I love the actual loft because of the location, the intimiate feeling (yes small, around 900 sq.ft),huge patio with the second floor apartments, and architecture. Oh yeah and the best part of this loft is it's location, walking distance to downtown Royal Oak. Also, the utilties are very cheap! However there are a few downsides to these lofts. First downside is when you have a neighbor above you that wears high heels, you hear it right through the ceiling and this was a problem with our neighbor who wore them during night time hours. Also, several neighbors would leave their garage doors open and this defeats the purpose of securing our vehicles in the garage which you have to pay $150 for a month! Third dislike is the neighbors are not very clean, they will leave trash in the halls and mailbox area. There was so much pile up of unwanted ads near the mailbox area, managment placed a trash can for everyone's use. Now everyone puts food and all kinds of unwanted items in the trash that make a horrible smell since it only get's taken out once a month. read more