1016 Lofts Apartments

We love living at 1016 — the location is great and the neighbourhood is really diverse and fun. Plenty of things to do, even on weekend nights. The apartments are well secured, well managed, and perfect for us.

1016 Loft has been amazing so far. The moment we walked into the leasing office, we felt very welcomed and everyone was so helpful. I love how dog friendly they are too!

One quick note, the positive reviews on this site almost always mention owning Dogs some vary large and quite aggressive!
The staff is awful! Julie «the manager» will lie straight to your face. The secretary «no name» is Julie’s grinning mindless bulldog always ready and willing to snap and bite! My advice is to avoid her at all cost. Miguel «the ASSistant Manager» is the only decent person in the office, however he is being slowly castrated by Julie and is often forced to renege on his word. Julie is a numbers person, wishing to stay isolated in her office staring at the computer screen. She is «Bear Angry» anytime she is forced to move her huge bottom to respond to a question or retrieve a package. Referring to these buffoons as professional is analogous to installing a screen door on a submarine!
1016 Lofts is the biggest Kennel in Atlanta. Dogs ranging form ankle biters to Rottweilers (and even larger) roam the grounds with no leashes!!! Julie will tell you that the place has a no Pitt bull rule, however it like almost all rules is never enforced! I was attacked by a large dog and nothing was done about it! The endless Barking is maddening!!! The place is also full of «fake» rastaman types straight from Georgia Tech living off mommy & daddy’s credit card. They smoke so much skunk weed it seeps into your apartment through the patio door or any open window. Let’s not forget the «Compound» Atlanta’s hip-​hop super club. If they are having an event forget parking in the parking deck. If you are lucky enough to find a parking place and not get your car broken into of worse yet raped by the illegally parked denizens of the compound count yourself among the lucky and the brave!!!
i could go on about the summer pool parties that sound like an atomic bomb mixed with a rap concert and the multiple drug dealers and assorted other low-​lifers dwelling in this rat hole… but what’s the point? The expression «can’t put a silk hat on a pig» describes exactly what the owners of this «formally» ghetto building are trying to do!
Please do yourself a favor and checkout all the nice new apartment buildings on the west side. 1016 Lofts aka (Alta West) is a true S&^# hole.

I’ve lived at 1016 for 3 years and have had an amazing experience. I’m moving out in a few weeks and felt that it was my responsibility to tell others how awesome this place is.
My unit was great and very rarely did I have any issues. When I did, or when I just had questions about my lease in general, Miguel, Julie, and the rest of the staff were helpful, courteous, and very accommodating.
Beyond the location, the huge apartment, the friendly community, is the property manager Keith. He is literally the glue that holds the building together. He fought for a dog park and now there is one, which is probably the biggest perk of living here. I’ve got a big dog and it’s so easy to let him run around in there and get exercise with the other dogs. This will be the thing I miss the most about living here.
If you want a big, open apartment in town that’s nice, has a great view, but is also more affordable than the ridiculously priced buildings that have just opened up, then 1016 is where u should live. And if you have a dog, there isn’t a more dog friendly building in all of Atlanta.
This will probably get filtered out by Unilocal since my other reviews are all negative, but if you read this and you’re wondering if this is a good place to live; it most definitely is.

My dog & I are current residents, going on year 4 and I keep hoping everything stays as it is and I don’t (maybe ever!) have to move. I love this place because: location, concrete and very quiet units, open floor plans, pretty good security/​safety measures, the view-​the view-​the view, cleanliness, very speedy and thorough maintenance by very helpful and courteous team, great office staff who go out of their way to provide friendly and quick service, super pet friendliness, and did I mention location & the view? Corporate ownership is what it is, and I’ve had a few (minor) frustrations with that (for example, policy changes regarding key code access) but the local office staff are wonderful and have worked very hard to be available, accommodating, helpful – I think even outside their «job description” – and make it a delight to live here. Even if I have a problem or an issue, I know it will be addressed at least, and usually even improved if at all possible. This is a fairly large complex with a diverse tenant population: there are young professionals, local students, temporary/​corporate tenants, and the longer-​term city dwellers, nearly all walks of life. This appeals to me, and one should not be surprised that some of one’s neighbours stay up til 3am, or that semi’s or firetrucks go by at all hours of the night, or that you can hear the Compound on party nights. That’s city life. At the same time (and I live on a top floor on purpose), the units are remarkably private and quiet given the proximity of everyone else. Utilities have always been reasonable (my highest monthly was $ 190) and are now billed all together as one bill separate from the rent; you’ll pay separately in addition to that for your Internet, telephone, and cable… if you still give the cable demons money.
Also noted, this is a VERY pet friendly place, not only the property and amenities (they’ve just completed an enclosed off-​leash dog walk area), but even more so the staff. Know that there ARE consequently a lot of dogs and, among their owners, some who did not grow up the way we did — so from time to time there’s waste left on the ground or a dog not leashed. Still, as annoying as that can get, the staff go out of their way to clean things up. Heck, I do it myself just so it’s gone. And we all look forward to better accountability and shame for those owners!
RE a few other reviews here: The pool did, indeed, develop a crack a while back, and staff went out of their way to communicate the repair plans, which included fully draining & refilling the thing; the pool was closed for fewer than 4 weeks and is good as new. RE pits and pit mixes, there is no breed that has a corner on the market for ill-​behaved dogs, and it is the OWNERS who need remediation (there was this one guy with three little puff dogs who just ran everywhere, including up and under my big and very old border collie… and up my legs with their muddy paws. He’s moved away now.) I’m just sayin: it ain’t about the breed and frankly considering the sheer number of pets here, the staff does an outstanding job of providing pet access and also doing what they can to compensate for the bad behaviour of owners.
Summary? ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would move here again. If it went condo’s, I’d want to buy.

So apartment hunting is not fun. Especially when you are new to the area. I went to M street, 935 M (technically, they were closed) and I figured I’d run into the same thing as M street since they are across from each other. Gables 820 (which I will review in a bit) and finally here. I was excited to see these as I’ve never lived in a loft before. I parked by Chow Baby, which I have to say had a hard time finding the leasing parking since I only saw the chow baby valet sign initially. There are spots right beside the valet to park at. I walk in and was greeted by a nice office. I was greeted by Janet and told to have a seat. One thing that I thought was peculiar was that she didn’t stand to greet me. Not a big thing, but all the other places did. She asked my name, the usual questions. After a day of doing this, it’s tiresome. After I told her what I was looking for, she asked me if I was interested in seeing the smaller one bedroom apartment. I told her I needed a good amount of space and preferred their larger one bedroom or possibly their two bedroom one bath option since it was in my price range. She said they didn’t have a large one bedroom to show or the two bedroom. I went ahead and looked at the small one bedroom. The property is great, loved the center courtyard and the pool looks great. The gym and business center were nice. She asked me some questions while we walked around, but honestly it seemed like it was all about her rather than me and what I was looking for. It just felt like I was being shown around by hippie teen. Every other word was either «totally», «awesome», «vibe» and «artsy». Then after a sentence the always spectacular «you know what I mean/​» statement. We get back to the office and go over some of the prices and apartments. She quoted me on several of the small one bedrooms (not what I wanted) and then some of the larger ones coming up. She seemed nice, but not all together in being organized. While I was there, a tenant that came in and a maintenance guy that was walking out greeted her and then she told him she was looking for a package. He went and got it. I think that is awesome! Never been to a place that has done that. Kudos! While the leasing agent was trying to get me quotes and droning on I heard the other office worker about to take a person on a tour. He clearly said, «Give me two seconds while I go grab the key to the two bedroom that is the most like the larger one bedroom.» My internal voice screamed, «I want to see that!» Anyway, I grabbed the brochure and left. Honestly it felt like I was there forever and didn’t get what I wanted. A little while later, I called the office back. I spoke to the man that was working there and I asked about seeing an apartment and what he had available. He asked what specifically I was needing and then told me that he didn’t have a large version of the one bedroom to show me, but he did have a two bedroom one bath he could show me. I was a little mad. I told him I would come by when I had the time. I can’t believe I spent all that time there and wasn’t shown what I wanted to see. I loved the community and everyone seemed great, but I have lived in apartments most of my adult life. I know you deal with the leasing person 80% of the time. I just didn’t feel comfortable in having her handle something if it came up and the fact that I feel my time was wasted. I found another place to live, and after my lease is up I will go back to see if anything has changed. It’s a shame.

I lived here for many years and have always experienced the highest degree of professionalism and excellent maintenance. They keep it extremely clean and it shows. I never had issues with pests or trashy surroundings. The pool sparkles, the gym smells like fresh laundry, and they are always updating the grounds. Maintenance has typically come on the same day for any request and the guys are simply awesome. Great nhood, nice pool, clean and up to date resident gym, gated and covered parking with video surveillance, and nice wifi cyber café. The Nhood is blowing up with new restaurants and stores everyday. I had a baby, so I needed to flee to the burbs. Rent is higher, but you pay for less riff raff living near you which is worth every penny.
Cons:
They are pet friendly, but I have seen some pits and pit mixes (tenants prob lied about the dog’s breed to mgmt) which can be concerning if you happen to have kids.
The concrete isn’t soundproof, so you will hear loud parties, annoying ga tech students who whoot, heavy walkers above you, and crazy weekend noise from the nearby Compound nightclub. That is what you get though when you live in the city and in an apt bldg.

1016 Lofts Apartments are a complex of very urban, industrial, trendy apartments in the up-​and-​coming Westside of Atlanta not far from Georgia Tech and a stone’s throw from places like Ormsby’s and Bacchanalia.
In addition to being so conveniently located to many restaurants and shops in the area, the Lofts are very nice inside. I visited one of my friend’s places a few weeks ago and she has a great one bedroom loft-​style apartment looking towards Midtown that is perfectly suited to her.
The floors are concrete, the bedroom and bathroom are the only ones closed off from the rest of the open floor plan and the little balcony outside would be perfect to spend some time on during the nice weather.
According to her, prices are reasonable for the space (not outrageous like some places in Buckhead and Midtown), and she loves being within walking distance of places and just a 10 minutes’ drive to her job in Midtown. While the lofts aren’t exactly to my taste (I’d prefer more carpeting and less concrete, myself), I’m really glad she’s happy there.
I think the 1016 Lofts would be a perfect fit for someone looking for a more urban-​style apartment on the hip and trendy Westside.