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greggowaffle79 t1_jddl9ia wrote

I've lived at 295J for a couple years and have had a positive experience so far. Huge plus for me is the parking situation and proximity to the Light Rail (which can easily connect to PATH). I mainly do street parking in the area which isn't too bad, but most of the spots have twice per week street cleaning from 10am-noon, so your husband would have to play around that. I hear that monthly parking at LSP parking lot is doable, and is ~$60/month, but i've never tried it since I drive to work everyday and dealing with the street cleaning schedule hasn't been an issue (other than going on vacation). The building also has garage parking, but it's expensive (>$200/month).

There are two major construction projects going on nearby, and is pretty loud during the day, but they don't do much at night. I've never considered it an issue since I don't work from home.

In-unit laundry is great, haven't had any issues with it. Gym access is great as well. The weight lifting and cardio rooms are separated which can be nice as you don't have to deal with as many people at once. The pool is kinda whatever, pretty small, and more for just hanging out in the sun while occasionally dipping in. They have rules on accessing the pool which have changed over time (need to get an ID made, and need to pay to have guests with you, although I haven't seen them be super stringent on this).

One thing i'd like to mention is that that the footprint of the building itself is very large. Depending on where your apartment is, it can be a long walk from the entrance/elevator. I believe the apartments are priced accordingly (i.e. higher prices on the eastern side, which also happens to face LSP).

Safety-wise, I think the area is decent. It's certainly not a bustling downtown area, but also isn't super sketchy.

My major cons are:

  1. Kitchen sink is very small, height-wise. Makes it difficult to put dishes in there while also dealing with other cooking-related tasks. Can be used as positive encouragement to wash your sooner rather than let them pile up though
  2. Bathdoom door is a slider that is pretty flimsy, and the lock doesn't work properly. Not a huge deal to me, but just feels cheap
  3. The whole building uses an app called Latch to access your apartment door, and all other areas (gym, main entrance, pool/patio, etc.). On my phone, it's fairly buggy/slow and gets annoying. I mentioned that the gym being separated based on weights/cardio is a positive, but having to use the app to go between them makes it annoying
  4. Overall, things just feel pretty cheap, while giving the false look of being decent quality. I don't particularly mind too much though as i'm not the type to bring friends/family over all the time. You mentioned Bridget and Sawyer as other options, and doing a quick look, they seem quite a bit more expensive, so if that is you/your husband's standard, then you might notice the cheapness of this place.
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dreamcicle11 OP t1_jddmov7 wrote

Thank you so much!! We honestly need to be more budget conscious so I was hoping 295J would work out! I’m not able to move with him, so we have to account for frequent flights and other things. We also don’t anticipate having a lot of visitors other than myself and maybe our younger siblings, so quality isn’t a huge deal. I will work from home during the day when visiting but can always go elsewhere in the building, and he will be gone pretty much all day unless he is on nights or post call so construction shouldn’t be a problem.

I really really appreciate your feedback! It’s so helpful to hear from an actual resident and has made me few more confident in probably choosing 295J. We don’t live in a luxury building right now but do have gym access and a package room, so things like that are always nice.

Thank you again!!!

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greggowaffle79 t1_jddng03 wrote

You're welcome, glad I could help! If you have any other questions feel free to reach out.

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dreamcicle11 OP t1_jddnqqx wrote

Thank you! I really appreciate it again. Hope to cross paths someday if we do end up moving there!

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CupOfGamma t1_jde9f1i wrote

One of my friends used to live at 295j before moving to the Urby downtown recently. Agreed on Latch it is hit or miss, on my iPhone it worked fine, but on some Androids it might lag when opening doors or the progress bar would get stuck. Still I've seen worse, whatever the app the Dvora buildings use would actually just not work at all sometimes.

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