We moved from the Brewery District to The Julian in September 2016 and plan to stay for many years. We love living downtown as we are close to many restaurants, festivals, attractions and most importantly a short walk to work. We love being a central spot our friends and family can meet at before venturing to The Arts Festival, Pride, Jazz and Rib Festival, The Commons, COSI, races, etc. We really enjoy being able to take nightly walks around The Scioto Mile or changing it up by walking to the Scioto Audubon Park or Schiller Park.
The PROS: friendly office and maintenance staff; Starbucks machine in the lobby; key fob entrance; decent sized gym for a smaller building; almost monthly resident events; great views of Red, White and Boom; beautiful rooftop views of the city, comfortable outside seating and a grill; main larger lobby and smaller sitting areas on each floor; resident managers for weekend/evening emergencies; large windows that let in amazing light; walking distance to parks, the museum, Arena District, close access to the CBUS and COTA Connect for the airport; laundry room for washing bedding and larger loads; and, if you are a dog person there is a nice green space across the road.
The CONS: larger electric bills with extreme temperatures (give and take with the views of the large windows); louder HVAC; noise between apartments and hallway noise (just a part of communal apartment living); dogs barking from time to time (another part of communal apartment living); hefty yearly rent increases (downtown rent continues to rise everywhere); stairwells are not swept that often; and, paying for parking (put apparently that is common everywhere downtown now).
Downtown continues to grow with many new apartment complexes being built, but The Julian has the historical character we enjoy with modern conveniences. read more