The Manhattan

I’ve been meaning to write a review on the Manhattan for a while now but am just getting to it now. I was reminded to when we renewed our lease, and we live in the Tower.
We moved in January of 2015, and are SO happy with our decision. We moved from Boston and lived in a nightmare apartment, so we were really selective when choosing an apartment in Denver. Extremely reasonably priced — we face the mountains so don’t hear any noise from the train, and have a beautiful view of the sunset each night. For our 1 bed + den that’s around 1,100 sq ft, we pay somewhere around $ 1,900 which compared to other buildings around us is a steal. (My friend literally lives across the street and pays $ 1,800 for a 600 sq ft 1 bed).
We also never hear our neighbors, have had no noise complaints at all — and management is AMAZING. The leasing office is always quick to respond and happy to help with anything, and the maintenance staff is fantastic. Whenever I have something that needs to be fixed (even if it’s just changing a bulb which I could probably do myself), they have it done within an hour.
I feel very safe living here (my husband travels a lot) and there are a few cute restaurants right around the area. We also got a puppy 6 months ago and as other Unilocalers have mentioned, this building has got to be the most pet-​friendly building in all of Denver. My dog practically chases the maintenance guys around (or runs around looking for them) because they always carry treats in their pockets to give to the dogs.
We will be renting here until we are ready to buy!

Hello!
I’m back to let readers know my husband and I are enjoying living in the Manhattan Lofts so much that last year we renewed our lease for the maximum period possible, which will take us through August, 2016. This even though with new construction going on all around the neighborhood we had our choice of a newer apartment, but we chose to stay with the best management and maintenance teams in town, bar none! Even knowing we are going to lose our views when the new apartment buildings go up in 2017 wasn’t going to budge us. And we intend to renew again in August.
So if you are looking for comfort, a well managed apartment complex, a pet friendly environment including a dog park, respectful neighbors, an attractively designed apartment complex, a great location, and a park one block away to picnic in during the summer, come to The Manhattan Lofts. Caution… I did not give it five stars for two reasons. The apartments with views of the city look directly onto the freight trains ²⁴⁄₇. The trains are working trains and are very, very noisy. Be forewarned. The second reason is the tacky, rubberized «wood» flooring throughout the apartment, except in the bedrooms, which are carpeted.

Lived there for a little over a year before being re-​located back to Portland.
The leasing/​front office ladies were always on top of everything. They were super helpful with any questions and always seems actually interested in making sure you were taken care of. Also the maintenance staff was top notch! We frequently saw them in the elevators during the day and they always had a smile on their face and seemed generally happy. Also they took care of any issue ASAP and without hesitation.
We lived on an upper floor and faced West, so we had almost zero noise from the trains. I would imagine that if you are facing the city (east) that the noise could be a little over whelming at times as the trains are loud and almost constantly running. We found our apartment to be one of the quietest we’ve ever been in. The concrete construction really dampens any noise you might get from your neighbors.
This also might be the most dog friendly apartment in Denver (we had 2 dogs) so on occasion there may be some dog urine in the elevator (we maybe saw it 3 – 4 times our entire stay) and there will almost always be a dog somewhere around the complex. If this isn’t your cup of tee you might look elsewhere. Having the Rail Yard dog park across the street is such an amazing convenience.
Parking was easy and our car was always dry and protected from the elements but if you have friends visiting be aware that everywhere around this place is 2hr parking and the city monitors it vigorously.
We loved our stay at the Manhattan!

Great place to live! I NEVER hear my neighbors — the building is so solid (I’m on towers side). Yes, I definitely hear the train, but I’ve grown to actually like it. I’d take trains over hearing neighbors any day.
Management does a great job! I work in commercial property management and it’s a thankless job for the most part. Things are easy, safe, and you can choose to be as social as you want. Resident events are great! Always try to go!

One of the best apartment buildings in Denver. Sure, there are a few problems — the noise on the city side of the building due to the trains, the fact that the building is so dog-​friendly that they struggle with dog urine in the elevator and outside the building. But factor in the astonishing views of the mountains and city, the location — right between LoDo and LoHi and next to a gorgeous park, a heated garage, superb maintenance staff, a great and responsive front desk, friendly neighbors, a young professional community atmosphere, and a nice pool, gym, and club room, it’s hard to argue that this isn’t one of the nicest apartment buildings in the city.

Great place and great management company

The facility and management is very good at this property, the real downside is the noise from the trains daily and nightly. We live in a corner upper north/​east side flat and you cannot hear yourself sometimes with the trains coupling or wheels screeching or engines dieseling ²⁴⁄₇. If you are a light sleeper or crave some quietness from your hectic day do not consider this property! Multiple engines park right in front of the building and their whistling and dinging drive you crazy. Can’t wait to get out of here!

I have been looking for a safe place to move into relocating from San Diego and have found that prices are much higher than I thought. After hearing a lot of «No that’s not in your price range,» today I received a call back from the Manhattan apartments.
Martha was first off nicer than anyone ever on the phone! She personally wished me luck in my move and career change. She then offered the names of several other places that may be in my range, yet in the proximity of where she thought I’d enjoy life best.
I cannot believe people are still willing to put their best foot forward and actually take the time to help. I have felt very frustrated, not to mention terrified of this change but because of her call I would tell anyone to at least give the Manhattan a try. I’m still hoping something will open up there before I arrive but am thankful to someone just being nicer than usual.
Thank you Martha.

Location wise this place is awesome! Other than that, if you’re willing to pay about $ 500-​$ 1000 more than any other place in the area than go ahead. Not sure what you pay for other than hilarious people trying to show off, because they live in an overpriced apartment. If it is safety you think you’re paying for than good luck, because I have seen fights and had a buddy get mugged right in the front of the building (or at least attempted, he’s huge). You’re better off either paying a mortgage or at least shopping around the area for a cheaper place because you will get the same value. Few other things to expect here… Elevators are constantly malfunctioning in the old building, smells like pee in the lobby, and the front desk employees are not very friendly. If you’re living here now I am sorry you got robbed, you just don’t know it yet.

I moved in here a little less than a month ago and so far I LOVE it.
The office staff are super friendly and very helpful. I literally woke up with a baby bird in my apartment one morning (have no idea how i let it in) and called Kristin downstairs. She sent mainteance right up and even inquired with a smile the next time I talked to her about how my pet was doing? :)
My apartment is spacious and well noise-​proofed. I’m IN LOVE with my bathroom. The fixtures are beautiful, the tub is deep and spacious and the water pressure is amazing! Also, I LOVE my view. I get to watch the sunset over the mountains everyday!
The pool is FAR FROM scummy. I spent a few hours out last Wednesday and it was clean and gorgeous. It’s even tiled so that it doesn’t eat up the bottom of your feet.
My neighbors are so/​so. Some are super friendly and some are anti-​social. I like the vibe of the building in general — seems there are quite a few single professionals which I like.
There is one downside, however, the smell on the street, particularly in front of the building is strong and wreaks of dog urine. i’m not sure if it’s embedded in the rug out front or just pungent from the sheer number of dogs relieving themselves. i’d be happy to pay $ 20/​month fee to have them wash down the sidewalks, rugs and planters out front every morning to help alliviate this (if they don’t do it already).
I highly recommend living here.

Very fun place to live. The only downside, the maintenance crew (just the one with short gray hair) thinks they are playground monitors and likes to yell at us while we are drinking out of glass bottles. The pool is also scummy a lot of the time, ugh.
A very dog friendly community where most people have 2 dogs, and they are finishing building a dog park across the street. I love it here and everyone who lives here is friendly and nice.