BLVD

I came home at 1:14am and two guys laying down on the couch, I asked them if they stay here they said yeah I asked what apartment they said we don’t know, after I showed a badge they told me that they were resting till the morning so they can catch the bus. Never know if they here to steal or not.

I guess management did an awful work here in the past but I don’t know about that… I moved here 3 months ago and hadn’t have a problem so far… there are areas of improvement of course but nothing major at least from my experience… the apartments are nice, the appliances are new and nice as well.
My apartment came without a dryer and they got me one in no time so that showed good customer service.
Sure the elevator I use has been down for about 3 days total of the 100+ days I’ve been here so that’s not a big deal, they make sure fix it as soon as possible.
I read a lot of the reviews before moving but I also came and check the place for myself and liked it, it’s close to the dart, has amazing restaurants around it and it’s even close to the katy trail so it’s a nice place to live.

I have been living at BLVD apartments for about 2 months now and so far have had a good experience. I got a great deal on my apartment and its got an awesome kitchen which was important for me. Im not sure about the negative reviews about the office staff because they have always been quick to handle my problems.

This is the worst place I have ever rented at. Feel free to follow along with the pictures that I and other former residents have uploaded.
Where do I begin? The staff is in competent and condescending with problems including their online payment portal going down and slapping late fees on residents who couldn’t pay their rent because of it.
The residents are almost all fraternity and sorority run off who couldn’t make it into the houses. As such, there is frequent partying with Bud Light, plastic bottle vodka, vomit EVERYWHERE, noise constantly, wrecked décor, and a pool area that is destroyed every single Thursday to Sunday. Plus, there’s no security whatsoever so if you have a noise complaint, you’re out of luck.
Residents do not picking up after their animals with dog poop frequently gracing the hallways and the dog areas are a complete joke. The previously mentioned problem still persists here, but that’s not ALWAYS the resident’s fault because the maintenance staff will often go weeks without refiling the waste bags or taking the overall trash can to the curb. My dog was also attacked by a dog three times his size that slipped its leash.
The parking is a mess. The gate is broken almost every other day meaning that non-​residents can easily get into the parking garage and take up parking. Towing is enforced, but not too often meaning that on a busy Saturday, I’ve had to park at the DART station and walk to the complex. Additionally, there is no guest parking so any visitors you have are going to have the make the same trip from the DART’s parking lot. There’s also security cameras and my fiancée has had TWO bikes stolen despite being locked to the metal fence.
The elevators are constantly broken. If it doesn’t get to you within five minutes, it’s most likely broken again. You guys with groceries to take up to the fifth floor are going to get a great workout. Good thing too because the «gym» isn’t really going to help you with that. It’s nothing more than some treadmills, one machine, some dumbbells, some medicine balls, and yoga equipment with no kind of wipe down station for people to clean up after themselves.
The fire alarms are also going off whether it be pulling something out of the oven or the multiple instances where the entire building blared for two hours straight.
The management company is constantly changing hands which brings new rules and policies that will be outdated in a month or two when this trainwreck of a «luxury apartment» is sold off to another sap.
On the bright side, the apartments themselves are nice to look at, but for the high price, it’s not worth all the downsides.
Honestly, if the staff could hire on some halfway decent employees, install some security cameras, hire an actual security staff, and the kids who are living off of their rich parent’s dime learn how to be decent human beings, this would be a fantastic place to live. Yet as it stands, I’d rather spend the night in a jail cell.

BLVD Living has a lot of positives and negatives. A lot of the negatives are relatively easy fixes so hopefully this is helpful to you, Lincoln. I write this as I am finishing my 12 month lease this month.
The actual apartment: I live in an efficiency and the layout is more rectangular so it feels more like a one bedroom than other efficiencies I looked at. There are two full sized closets and enough cabinets in the kitchen area to make up for the lack of pantry. All of the surfaces are really easy to clean and maintenance is quick. I imagine the maintenance people are nice too because I left a note asking if they could let my cats out of the bathroom when they were finished and they did. It’s the little things. I have not had any noise issues (4^th floor for those who are wondering) and I often forget that I am in an apartment because it seems like there is no sign of life outside my door. From talking to other residents, it seems the trick is to get an inside facing apartment, not one facing the street/​with windows over the bars.
Management switch/​Office: The resident portal has been down for three months now. It seems that everything on the website works but it doesn’t recognize my log in information anymore. This would not really be an issue for me except the new management company has made no effort to let me know how much I owe them each month (amount differs due to utility charge). A bill in my mailbox 5 ft from your office, a letter on my door, an owl… anything. Most of the time I work during business hours so I call but it takes about 10 calls for someone to pick up the phone. Now here is the part where I want Lincoln to pay attention because this can really be helped. Please, for the sake of all future residents, find some room in your 2016 budget for an ACD system. This will put callers in a queue and allow your agents to finish with the person in front of them without the phone ringing off the hook and it will allow the caller to be put on hold versus calling 15 times in a row. I know this is not the first time you have heard of ACD because every single business (exaggeration) has one.
Continued: I tried to renew my lease twice in the office and the first time the prices were not ready and the second time they had not sent out «renewal invitations» yet. This turned into a waste of my time so I signed with a different complex (closer to work and an overall win for me). When I told BLVD they responded by saying I would still have to adhere to the 60 day rule. At that point I thought we were just making up our own rules so I was a little shocked. Since I initiated the renewal before my 60 days I went ahead and sent an email to the manager and she got it cleared up pretty quickly. Thank you, Autumn, for addressing my problem so efficiently.
Elevators: I cannot speak for all elevators, but, 1A has been on and off for about six (?) months now. The main reason this is frustrating to me is because not all of the elevators and stair cases go to the basement. If you are parked in the basement and your main elevator goes down, it gets pretty frustrating. I have stopped parking in the basement because of it which is inconvenient because frankly it has larger aisles and more parking. The first time this happened I had no idea so I just finished a 12 hour (not exaggerating I remember it well) workday, had quite a large amount of groceries with me, and no idea how to get to my apartment as this place is a maze and I never prepared for the elevator to go down (silly me). Future residents, if the light turns on then turns off, it is not coming. Always be prepared with a secondary route to your apartment. In that scenario, again, a note on the elevator, an email, an owl. We just have so many methods of communication these days it’s abominable to me any time something is not properly communicated.
Parking: Not finding spots has never been an issue and I work in hospitality so sometimes I come in at 5 and other times I find spots at 10pm. There are less spots after a certain hour, but I always find one. I can’t help but to think the people saying they have to park in other lots are exaggerating a little. Also, there is a visitor lot in the same garage as residents – just separated by a gate.
Overall (Lincoln), I have had a lovely time here. I would not have even written a review if it were not for the rent/​portal… it has been three months and that is too long for nothing to happen and the renewal/​60 day fiasco. If neither of those happened, I would have spent a lot less time with your office team and not realized that there are no systems in place whatsoever. The team is full of outgoing, friendly individuals. They even seem frustrated with the lack of direction and functionality of the office.
Overall (Future Residents), the apartments have good storage options and are not noisy if your window isn’t above a bar. I’m sure you will have a portal log-​in because you are new. Great for students.

I wish there was a way I could give this place –5 stars! It is absolutely the worst complex I’ve EVER lived in and I’ve lived in quite a few since college. First of all, construction has been going on for an entire year on the street in front of the complex! This keeps Worcola street hard to maneuver. It’s like death con trying to get out of the parking garage without getting your car hit. The gates are constantly broken from drunken people running into them. Trash and pigeons EVERYWHERE! My car constantly had bird poop on it from sitting in that garage. No visitor parking. My friends came over during Christmas and had to switch out their cars every 30 mins to keep from getting towed. The elevators are always broken and it takes months to fix because there are only 2 techs to fix them in the state. When they do work, get ready to enjoy a nice ride down with should spilled coffee, dog piss/​poop or my favorite… vomit! Gross! The hallway carpet is also filthy. Since most residents are students and know they won’t be living there for long, they tend to leave crap on the floor. There was pizza on the floor where someone was eating pieces and dropping it as they went along! Shopping carts from the Kroger across the street are frequently in the hall. And there was also the wonderful gnat problem in the building since no pest control ever came out. And my favorite thing ever was ordering packages and them being stolen from my doorstep! Had to put a big ghetto sign by my door to please not leave packages since people steal. I was soooo incredibly happy to move out last week. Please avoid this place if you’re a young professional looking for a nice environment to live in!

They tow cars all the time, and its not like the parking lot is full, not once did I ever had trouble finding parking because there where «to many cars» parked without a permit. its absolute nonsense and a way for the building to get extra revenue without actually providing anything of value to the renters

I would not recommend anyone living here. The elevators are ALWAYS broken. The buildings are dirty and not taken care of. The people living here allow their animals to pee and poop on the carpet in the buildings and nobody seems to care. Sometimes the people in the office are nice, but rarely can do anything for you. I’m glad to finally be out of there.

The WORST apartments EVER!!! I’m not telling you not to live here but if you decide to move here and your car gets broken into multiple times, or people accidently walk into your apartment, or you come across glass at the dog park and pool and Management does nothing about it or managment over charges you and doesnt refund you your money because they are so disorginized and they have ditsy college kids running the place, or outside lights stay off for days at a time, or you come across rats that run in between your legs and management does nothing about it and tells you what you want to hear just to shut you up, I could go on and on about the issues here but I’ve wasted enough of my time on this review. If you do move here consider yourself warned! I’m counting down the days until my lease is up!

Please be warned if you choose to live here — Elevator A in Building 1 NEVER works. They’ll take days to fix it, and then it will work for a few hours. Also, the garages are DIRTY. Trash is left all over the building. The hallways stink — especially since I am forced to walk down 3 hallways due to elevator problems every day. I get to practice holding my breath for 5 minutes every time. Warning… think this through before moving in. I will say — the 5^th floor is pretty quiet. That’s the one plus. Oh also — there’s no storage in the apartment. Soooo get creative in putting stuff away.

I’ve lived here for 10 months and will be moving soon.
Safety– never felt unsafe, different than key locks, fobs for everything etc.
Maintenance– quick and prompt, same day or next
Management– nice, haven’t had a hassle other than move in, time my car was towed, etc but they’re quick to respond
Facilities– clean especially with cleaners every day
Noise– I lived on the 2^nd floor above the bar called WOB and never had an issue
Neighbors– mostly college students, mix of professionals and family
Pool– obsessed. Loved it a lot, kind of small but it’s built on top of the building so no one driving buy can see you ran anyways
Move in– totally HELL. I had planned a move in, followed up for over 2 weeks… the day of… show up to a filthy apartment left by prior owners, some damage to walls that too this day hasn’t been fixed but I just forgot about it. After major complaints they sent someone to clean it… but first impression much?
Parking– limited… very limited # of spots. each resident gets their own, sometimes you can get a pass for friends. On occasion they wouldn’t give me a pass and tell my guests to park out front… I’ve had friends towed who visited for 30 minutes and left hazards on, I’ve had people ticketed for parking out front when the management says I can park out front overnight or for several hours. And I’ve gotten 1 ticket myself when I clearly have a resident sticker but there’s no more spots… At this point I’ve given up and just can’t wait to move to a place with more parking.
With that said, it’s safe, quiet, and a great location especially to food. I know when storms blow by and Dallas is basically out of energy this is the only strip that hasn’t had that issue.

I’m one of the people who signed up for Unilocal just to write this review.
I moved here in November 2014. I really like the unit. The interiors are nice. And the staff is friendly.
However, the common areas have gotten significantly worse since I moved. The gate to the garage breaks every couple of days. It’s common to have the gate wide open all during the weekend. A couple of months ago a car had both windows smashed. We have pigeons living in the garage and their poop is everywhere. The elevators in my building (not 1) constantly break. The stairs smell like dog poop and urine, and vomit is common during the weekends. The carpets in my hallway are disgusting. The hallway walls are stained. You will find trash anywhere. The grills aren’t cleaned regularly. People take the shopping carts from Kroger and leave them on the hallways. One night I woke at 3am with a loud racket and it was some idiot who threw a shopping cart down the stairs. People here don’t know how to throw the trash bags down the shute, they just leave the bags on the shute room blocking the door. This place is for students who don’t care about living in a safe and clean community. Complete disregard for the safety and peace of others.
If you come for a tour they will show you the model unit and take you around building 1 and the pool area which are the better kept areas. But be aware that the rest of the complex doesn’t look like that. Ask them to show you the other buildings on the higher floors, take the stairs, and walk around the garage.
Anyway, for the price, you can find something better. I won’t renew.

Parents and renters beware. Rude front desk people and the manager is lacking social skills as well. Get everything in writing no one has any honor and they tell you what you want to hear then when you ask about anything after signing the lease they pull out the lease and point out the teeny tiny small print and say «see» its right here. So get out your magnifying glass before you sign. Once you move in You will be walking down your own hallway to find beer cans and trash like there was a party in the halls all day. If you’ve never smelled pot, marijuana, you will know it very well for the length of your lease. It permeates the hallways and into your room and clothes. Its like living in a dump. Don’t expect the management to do anything about it. Tennant rights and privacy laws prevent them from intervening.

I am writing a review for the service I received when we were shown our apartment in which we did rent. Henry Livingston is awesome! First he greets every customer by getting up out of his chair and saying hello someone will be right with you! For a young man this is GREAT seeing! We viewed the apartment and Henry was extremely knowledgeable! I am a hard sell and I never write reviews but when I see an employee going beyond the «duty» to provide great service and not just a paycheck I want them and BLVD to know what a value he is to the apartment! Henry thank you for doing what you do!

I just moved in this spring and am shipping out over a thousand dollars a month for this hell hole of a apartment. Not to mention it is one of the «best» apartments in the whole complex.
Since I moved in I have had 5 problems such a my ac not working, my dryer ripping up all of my clothes, my circuit breaker tripping constantly, and more. And it’s not even been a month since I moved in yet…
I tried asking for service, but these people are the worse to ask for that. The people working the front desk are kids and don’t know anything about customer service if it hit them in the face. Every time I get maintenance, more problems seem to appear rather than getting fixed.
Please. For the safety of yourself and your wallet. Don’t stay here.

BLVD would be twice as good is some of the residents that stay here were not so gross and lazy. The halls smell of puke and alcohol. But over all, it’s beautiful. Nice pool, doggy potty area. It’s a fun and relaxing place to stay at (if your a party type person).

There should be a no star review. I have been here 3 months and this is honestly the worst/​dirtiest apartment complex I’ve encountered. Using the word luxury is a joke. Notice all the other Unilocal reviews, the people who posted are not all Unilocalers, they open the account just to tell you how bad the experience they had was. I’m kicking myself for not readying the reviews. I’ve also personally reached out to the other Unilocal reviews and asked about their experience and it is worse then what the people posted. Let me start with the head managers, they are not customer service friendly and extremely rude. I was actually hung up on by one of the head manager. The building is disgusting please see pictures… I was told on day one the carpets would be replaced in the halls and this never happen, the hall carpets are stain and gross. The manager is cheap and decided to just steam the carpets which did nothing and common sense would tell you that steaming crap stain carpets won’t work. There is constant vomit in the stair wells and trash and the newest find is HOMELESS PEOPLE SNEAK INTO the garage and sleep under the stairs… THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! There is no onsite maintenance… Meaning if it’s after hours there maintenance has drive 20 min to get to you. The apartments are very loud! I was told «two feet of concrete all around you and they are virtually sound proof! Lol! I can hear everything around me and if you get stuck in the back of the building good luck sleeping in or ever napping. The building is mainly students hence the on going party. I asked if this was a student heavy complex when I moved in and was told nooooo mainly professionals. If you have a dog forget about the dog park, it’s gross! The complex rarely empties the crap and there’s poop all over including hall ways.
The Blvd apartments are dirty, overprice, loud apartments. I’ve literally gone to the present owners who are Lincoln properties and complained to the regional manager because current management could not handle the task of having someone walk the building daily to make sure elevators and stairwells and hallways are clean. The valet trash service is also a joke… I’ve been here 3 months and not once seen a pick up for my apartment. Read the apartment guide reviews too. Again people were so appalled by this apartment complex that they open an account just to vent.

BLVD APTS 5600 SMU BLVD
Nasty place. Incompetent staff.
If you like car door dings, filthy hallways, broken elevators, no parking at night, and staff that incorrectly enters your payment causing a 2 day hold on your bank account … sign right up!

Living at the BLVD was the absolute worst choice I could’ve made upon moving to Dallas.
1) Disgusting facilities. Trash everywhere. Smells like pot. There is dog feces and urine all over the place. The general smell is nauseating. Oh no – someone threw up outside your door or on the stairs? Too bad. It’s going to sit there for a week. If you have any ounce of preferred cleanliness, this place is not for you.
2) Management. The management at the BLVD and Shelby properties is dismal. They made a switch a few months before I moved, and it seemed to get A HAIR better, but not by much. It’s still run by college kids and recent college graduates who don’t understand customer service or professionalism.
3) It took me an entire month to get a call back from the manager. After several phone calls, follow ups, emails – EVEN A LETTER.
4) Hidden costs. They’ll charge the shit out of you after you leave. Don’t bother cleaning your apartment. You won’t be getting the deposit back– you’ll OWE them for something. New carpet? New paint. Just don’t waste your time.
5) The complex flooded three times while we were living there.
6) Noise outside the rooms. I was woken up nightly, REGULARLY. No guard on duty to take care of it. Someone once beat on my window in the middle of the night. Just for kicks, I guess?
7) The pool is disgusting.
8) Elevators constantly broken.
Long story short, if you’re a 19 year old SMU student living on someone else’s dime who wants to party, sure, go ahead and move in. If not, keep looking.

Avoid living here like it’s the Black Plague. If I could give ½ a star I would have, only for the modern and updated interiors.
This place is infested with gnats because the college kids are too lazy to actually put their trash down the chute and they just leave it in the halls. It’s filthy and always smells in the building. If you want anything repaired, It takes forever for them to respond to maintenance requests, if they ever even do.
The elevators are always broken and if they are working they are so incredibly slow, I could walk down the 5 flights of stairs faster. The walls are paper thin, you can hear everything from the halls, your neighbors and even the bars underneath. There’s not nearly enough parking in garage and there’s no guest parking so your guests WILL get towed and they’ll also have to park all the way at mocking bird station if you want anyone to come over.
This place is way over priced and definitely not at all worth it for what you get. The management and staff are not all that friendly either.