When I moved to Spectra in April I figured it would be somewhere that I lived for a year and move…read moreon. However  now that it has been almost a year I couldn't imagine wanting to leave. There are three very important factors for why I will be renewing my lease at Spectra.   The first is the residents. While the Spectra staff love hosting events for residents and created a community (which is nice because a lot of us are young professionals who are new to the area) I am more of a quiet type. I haven't had any noise issues with neighbors being loud or rude. In fact all of residents are nice and say hi but they aren't going to be nosy or engage you in awkward small talk.   The second is the building. It is the best choice for luxury apartment living in downtown. While I also considered 777 and Hartford 21, I found 777 stuffy as the windows didn't open and Hartford 21's staff to be rude (and I hate white carpet). Spectra offers tonnes of amenities including a theatre, library, basketball court, and gym. The gym is my absolute favorite as I work out everyday. The gym is spacious so you don't feel like everyone is on top of each other. In fact I normally have the gym to myself. The apartments are extremely European which I like. The floor to ceiling windows, oversized bathroom with walk in shower, and city views are my favorite features of my apartment. The building is located on Constitution Plaza which is nice for when I run outdoors or want to go out for drinks or dinner. In addition the building is formerly a hotel so the walls are super thick and you rarely hear your neighbors. The third is the staff. Apparently the property management company has won multiple awards, I don't know much about it. What I do know is that they respond quickly to any issues, the office is open on Saturdays, and they are always welcoming and polite. While I can't report anything about the award winning maintance team as I haven't had any maintance issues in the year I've lived here, I do see them out in the building. I can only assume they are deserving of the award as the building is always impeccable. I highly recommend checking out Spectra when looking for a downtown apartment, you will not regret it.

I wish I could give this a zero ): I lived here for two years. There was a stabbing incident, and…read moreshortly thereafter they starting renting rooms in the building as an Air B n B. I tried to get out of my lease so many times and they would not let me without paying the full two years. I felt so trapped. The only saving grace was that my then fiancé lived in Boston so I would go as much as I could. I don't know what I would have done otherwise. It was brutal. Management was so rude to me. I still remember how horrible Jackie was (and this was like three years ago now). I was scared to write a review but I have lived in so many places after this and never had any issues. I even contacted a lawyer to see if I could get out of my lease but I was in law school and was worried about having issues before the bar exam. There are SO many nice buildings nearby. GO TO THOSE!

This place was a great starter apartment for me. I preferred a second floor with a balcony but took…read morea first floor instead due it being renovated. Everything was completely new including carpets, laminate flooring, granite counter tops, and stainless steel appliances. Rent was extremely reasonable for what I got. The only things I didn't like was the small odd layout of the "dining room" and the bedroom didn't have a ceiling fan nor was it cable ready. Wires had to be run from a splitter in the living room. Everything else was decent. Two large closets, utility closet near bathroom, and storage space in corner of living room for all my extra stuff. Appliances didn't malfunction simply because they were brand new. I totally lucked out in the neighbor department. Person above me was extremely quiet. Random noises were very sparse and could only hear vacuuming. No major deal breakers. Grounds were exceptionally maintained. There was always a landscaping company on site and the pool was spotless. Snow was always cleared in the winter as well. Management really cared about appearance and it showed. Right before I moved, they made a rec room, extra laundry room, and work out room. Never used it because there were machines closer to my apartment. Only moved because I needed to be closer to work.

Great location, attentive staff and maintenance team! My only complaint is the hot rodders on…read moreroute 5 are very loud! This location otherwise is wonderful! Close to the freeway, shopping, etc. My apartment is newly renovated and I love it!

Read 100% of the lease before you sign it. The landlord reserves the right to use your apartment as…read morea showing to new tenants in your last 60 days with 24 hours notice only. You are also REQUIRED to give them the keys and let them in or its cause for eviction. Not to mention, the rebuilt apartments are not good quality, the workers cut corners everywhere. You are also REQUIRED to tell them 2 months before the lease is up that youre not resigning or they charge you 20% increases PLUS 250 a month. Giving 2 months notice in this economy is virtually impossible. Especially since the lease says absolutely nothing about them being required to let me know if rent is raising or lowering at that 60 day remaining mark. My biggest frustration is them requiring you to run hot water ALL NIGHT so THEIR pipes dont freeze and then they will not reimburse you. Using my money to save their as*ess from having to repair something. Not to mention i had to reach out 3 times before receiving my lease paperwork. Management never picks up the phone, i will call and no answer. Then 5 seconds later when i walk in the door theyre all just sitting on their computers. Dont let the new shiny counters and "amenities" fool you. Youll pay 2000$ for an apartment slapped together in a month. Also its been two years since that others persons review and the dumpster is still a disgusting mess. The residents dont care, dog poop and pee everywhere too. Literally trash left everywhere next to the dumpster. When going on a tour, they'll tell you that they plow bright and early so there's no need to worry about that, but all they do is the one strip in the road and block your cars in. They never clear out the car spaces so there are mounds of ice in between each car. If none of this matters to you, its a good place to live and its in a good spot. If these things do bother you, look elsewhere

- I DO NOT LIVE HERE -…read more This review is based off the tour I had the other day and will hopefully answer some questions for future residents. Within a week of my tour request, I had 3 different voicemails from 3 different leasing agents trying to schedule with me. Our appointment was at 3pm, and our leasing agent was 10 minutes late. I don't think she ever introduced herself, because I don't remember her name. She also failed to acknowledge my partner and only addressed me. Turns out she's only been with the company for two months. She never asked me for any ID, even though the desk sign said it was required. OK. I gave her my price range and she took us on a golf cart to tour ground level, basic one bedroom. It did look outdated and had carpeted flooring. Then we drove over to see a two bedroom. Neither of the apartments looked like any of the images online. I asked to see the renovated one bedroom that was online. Looked much better, but the price was over $2000/month. False advertising using the basic apartment prices for the updated ones. The application fee is $50 per person. Utilities are NOT included. You have to pay an annual fee for the amenities. There are monthly garbage disposal fees, as well as a monthly $5 admin fee. The leasing agent only told me this because I asked... There are also annual and monthly pet fees PER pet. We were never shown the club house or gym, so I can't speak to that. What I can say is the club house had a boarded up window due to it being broken the day before by kids residing in the complex. The pool looked clean to me. All units have a washer and dryer. Maintenance is based off a work order system, with emergency requests taking priority. Pest control is onsite weekly to maintain the property. There are car ports you can rent for $50/month that have surveillance cameras. We saw some pretty expensive cars on the lot. The leasing agent told us to keep our doors locked. I asked the agent about safety in the area due to the mixed reviews about the complex. She said she knew nothing about the reviews and asked me what I meant. Huge red flag in my opinion. How can you sell a product you haven't researched? Anyways, I told her what I read (that residents mentioned roaches and shootouts) and her only explanation was that a new Jewish management company out of New Jersey (I think) took over a year and a half ago and have been working on changing things. However, old residents from prior management who "let anyone live here" (her words not mine) still reside in the complex. She says they deny many applicants weekly now in order to improve the complex standards. I asked her what the minimum credit score was for acceptance, and she couldn't even answer the question. I can't speak on the minimum requirements for having an application accepted. Overall, this place seemed very, very overpriced. I understand that is the market now, but nothing is included in this complex. It's base rent + everything, even if you don't want to use their amenities. AND you can't guarantee safety? Good luck.