My experience living at The Wave

I've been living at the wave for almost a year and wanted to share my experience. This building is like living in a frat house. There are tons of young kids who have frequent parties in the apartments, their balconies, and the roof. There are always "strangers" coming and going, and sometimes the front doors are even left open so that anyone passing by can come inside the building. There are also... [more]

I've been living at the wave for almost a year and wanted to share my experience. This building is like living in a frat house. There are tons of young kids who have frequent parties in the apartments, their balconies, and the roof. There are always "strangers" coming and going, and sometimes the front doors are even left open so that anyone passing by can come inside the building. There are also several airbnb units which we suspected for a few months and then finally confirmed with a quick internet search. The building is also poorly managed; repairs to our kitchen sink and windows (which wouldn't close fully for the entire duration of the winter) took over six months, and the repairman left messes in the apt after they were completed. The shared outdoor spaces are constantly dirty with spilled beverages, cigarette butts, and food remnants -- to the building's credit, they do have full-time custodians -- but the frequency with which these areas are used make it nearly impossible for them to keep up. The pool area smells of chlorine ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/12/shower-before-swimming_n_5658846.html ) and is used during off-hours as an infant swimming school... for infants in DIAPERS. The elevators, when working, are also extremely slow, because 80% of the building uses the single main elevator. [less]