Kenton Commons

The Good: The neighbors are nice. The apartments are alright, as far as places without proper flooring go. The location is good.
The Bad: The owner, Mark, is a grade a d-​bag – rude, arrogant, and completely unconcerned with his tenants. He takes forever to fix things when they break, he bullies and talks down to many of the tenants, and he’s more likely to brush you off than take a moment to listen to your concerns. He also seems to be under the impression that bare sub-​flooring and a loft layout make for a luxury apartment, and has been aggressively hiking the rent. I’ve had worse landlords, but not many. Avoid.

3 years after moving from Kenton Commons I decided to upgrade my rating to «Meh.» Not because of the building, but because I miss Kenton and there aren’t a lot of apartment options in that area. The owner must have been in a good mood to allow the other reviewer to paint and change her lighting fixtures– I was not allowed to do any of that and it would have definitely improved the place.
Other than that, I don’t think it’s a great price. I paid $ 800/​mo (includes $ 25/​mo for my cat) for a 600 sf studio– which did not include utilities. After 2 years, certain aspects just grated my nerves (slamming entrance door that can be heard throughout the building, crappy washing machines, dirty hallways, cheap construction, constant mold issues, and the family on my floor who’s dog peed in my plants).
The perks are the location, atrium, location, uhhhhh… I have seen a corner apartment and 2-​story apt that are quite nice. Maybe my particular unit wasn’t the greatest.
My review is not meant to be a dis, rather a «heads up» for future renters.

My fiancé and I lived here for 10 months.
The owner Mark is an arrogant, self absorbed, non caring a**hole.
A couple days after moving in I burnt myself on the top of the stove. The stove was not on, the oven was. I carefully started feeling around and very quickly noticed that ALL of the top and most of the front oven door were too hot to touch. I mean blisters if you do here, not just uncomfortable heat. So, I brought this to his attention and he sent his «appliance specialist» to check it out. In the meantime I did some research on the «top of the line Kenmore appliances» online and found out they came from Kenmore’s «Estate» line and are basically their lowest end budget line of applkiances. I also found other reports of the same problem. The guy came looked it over opened the door, turned it on, said he doesn’t see a problem with it! So, I call the owner and ask him to come to the apartment. He came over and was completely unconcerned, even after touching it himself and having to jerk his hand quickly away!!! Even after explaining that I had a 5 year old that would be visiting and if she tripped in that direction and caught herself or fell into the oven door she would be severely burnt!!! He never did ANYTHING about this issue. I eventually opened up the front panel and stove top and found that there was NO INSULATION inside. I went out and purchased the insulation and put it in myself.
Secondly, these apartments are not even finished! nails and screws not all the way flush all over the place, no carpet or any flooring just shellaced particle board, unpainted trim. huge gaps between trim and windows and doors, just really crappy workmanship or laziness, but most likely just a cheap tightwad owner.
Manager is worthless unless you lock yourself out and even then you better hope he is home!
NO storage
THIN walls
NO elevator so plan on carrying your furniture up stairs if you are on floors 2 or 3.
NO parking on normal days. If there is an event going on in the park, which there always is, plan on parking at least 3 blocks away.
VERY expensive.

I live here. The other reviews are accurate, to a point. Apartment living is what it is. If you don’t want to hear your neighbors, you shouldn’t live in an apartment. the beauty of the location is the vibrant local eateries and shops all within walking distance. It is on the main max line down Interstate. It is surrounded by mostly residential neighborhoods with seemingly little crime or hoodlums roaming the streets. It seems to be an unpolished gem in a very nice, updated and evolving neighborhood. I love the park a stones throw from my front door. There are a few businesses in the bottom floor, including a wonderful wine shop with amazing owners; there is a new «pub» (full service bar) also located in the building. Small enough to be neighborhood friendly without being too pretentious; some spa type businesses, a day care among other businesses. The apartments are not 5 star, but 3.5 I think would be a fair assessment. And if you don’t like the loft style before moving in, knowing that there is little to no storage, the choice is the renters. I personally love the style of the building with a fresh air open «atrium’ style and the freedom to place plants and out door style chairs and benches on the decks outside of the apartments. It personalizes the space and makes it feel homey. I love the location.

Next to a pretty nice park and close to shopping. But virtually no storage in the apartments! More importantly, there is a serious lack of commuication between the owner and on-​site manager. They kind of give you the run around if you’re not careful. Lastly, it’s pricey and doesn’t include water utilies. Street parking.