I moved in on May 14th and there have been some ups and downs, but for the most part I love living here. I really don't think there are any 5 star apartments in LA. Having lived in DTLA for 17 years now and in The Pegasus, South Park by Windsor, The Skyline (condos), Santee Court, Belmont Station, Axis on 12th, and Broadway Palace, I can say even with all the cons listed below (they are minimal issues) compared to some of the crap I've dealt with in some of the other places. The staff, amenities, and balconies/view, far make-up for everything else!
Starting with the Pros of Olympic and Hill:
- The Staff - they are truly amazing. There is 24/7 front desk/concierge/security and they are all always extremely helpful and friendly. You can always get ahold of them 24/7 and they are great about addressing issues promptly.
- Secure building - if you don't live here you literally have to stop at the front desk to get to the apartments because our key fobs only take us to amenity floors with only amenities on the floor, to the floor our parking spot is on, and to the floor our apartment is on.
- Parking - lots of parking! And you don't need a fob to get in, it reads your license plate. There's also public parking for guests, and there's delivery driver/ride-share spots so there's always convenient parking for food delivery/ride-share pickup waiting.
- Amenities - This is one of the main reasons we chose this place. Extensive, top notch Fitness center, personal infrared saunas (4 of them!), plus an additional steam room and dry sauna room, so many grills, sand volleyball, basketball, pickle ball, pool, hot tub, cold plunge, and so much more! The pet amenities are great too. Dog park and HUGE spa/grooming room.
- Balconies/View - my balcony is over 100 sq feet and my view (facing north) is to die for! The view of the mountains and city skyline is great.
- The apartment finishes - the finishes in the apartment are beautiful. The refrigerator and dishwasher blend in and look like the cabinetry.
- Large Bathroom - the bathroom is huge, the lighting is great, and there's lots of storage.
- Washer/Dryer - the washer and dryer are really top notch appliances.
The cons:
- Sound - unfortunately I have a neighbor who is not mentally well and we have to call security/the cops often because he screams and bangs on walls. He is apparently in the process of eviction but he keeps our floor awake often. There are also a lot of barking dogs and you can hear hallway activity easily. Not great for sound sensitive folks, but honestly the only place I've lived in DTLA where I haven't had noise issues was The Skyline Condos, built forever ago for one and the owner of the condo we rented from took extra soundproofing measures when they renovated.
- Refrigerator - lol, it is basically a step up from a mini fridge. I'm in a small 1-BR so maybe bigger apartments have normal size refrigerators. I didn't even think to open the fridge when I toured. The dishwasher is small too but it's not as bad.
- Electric Stove Top - not a fan. And then there's another abnormally small appliance - the oven below it.
- Bedroom/Closet space - in the small 1-BR the closet space is limited and the Bedroom area is tiny. If you have a King size bed, that's really all you'll have room for. I had to get a Queen so I could fit 2 dressers to make up for closet space and it's super tight. Also went with a super basic bed frame with lots of room under for more storage.
- Cost of Parking - yikes. It's bad. Paying $290/month for my EV space and there's a waitlist for that. Got mine around my 6 week mark of living here. My regular space was $275. My original space on the very bottom floor of parking was $250.
- No bathtub - No bathtub which I will really miss, but the walk in shower is huge and the shower fixture is really nice with good water pressure/temperature.
- Internet - they include this on your ledger and it's $70/month and it's not always great for being $70/month, however, if you go with the building internet (you can cancel it and get your own with 30 days notice) you'll have wifi in the lobby, in the upper parking lots, and the elevator corridor/hallways on your floor where there's no cell service on the upper floors anyway. I'm on 44 outside of my apartment my phone tends to go on SOS. read more