Gravier Place Apartments

Run by HRI which is terrible. The building is run down and HRI is doing construction on a new building across the street. Construction noise goes ²⁴⁄₇ and they won’t stop despite complaints from everyone in the neighborhood. Save yourself the headaches, aggravations and Spend your money somewhere else!!!

I lived in this complex from 2009 – 2013 and here are my thoughts from that experience:
Good stuff:
Because it’s a much older building, it has cheapest rent you’ll find in the area. That was the main reason I, a poor student at the time, decided to live there. Large pets are allowed. 3– and 6-​month leases are available. I’m almost certain it’s the only place in the CBD with 3-​bedroom units. Maintenance was reasonably responsive the times I’ve needed them. Office staff was friendly, though their hands often seemed tied by higher-​up management when it came to addressing issues with the building. No pest issues, units were sprayed regularly.
Oh yeah, for a long time the night doorman was an absolutely hilarious guy who claimed to be a former personal chef for Lil Wayne. Sadly, he has since moved on to other things and been replaced with generic nontalkative eyes-​glued-​to-​iphone-​all-​night security people.
Bad stuff:
Hope you like noise! It’s close to Bourbon and the Superdome and the old windows do a terrible job keeping out street noise. Bonus if your unit is close to the Hilton parking garage next door: people honk their horns all the time in there because of all the cramped blind turns. I had to use earplugs to go to sleep a few times a month.
The «gym» is a complete joke. I came downstairs one day and a bunch of late-​80s era cardio equipment had been excavated out of god-​knows-​where and dropped in a previously empty room on the ground floor. As of last month, both of the bikes didn’t work and the treadmill constantly flashed that it needed maintenance. The elliptical’s creakier than my grandma’s arthritic knees.
The rooftop deck and pool isn’t much better. Almost all of the furniture is about to fall apart and unstable. Both grills don’t work. The «cabana» area is locked and not available for casual day-​to-​day use. The entire roof was closed for repairs for about half a year a while back because holes were popping up in the deck from people walking around (scary).
Some questionable tenants. There’s an on-​going problem with graffiti in the elevators (hooray for swastikas!). Vomit in the lobby, urine in the elevator, I’ve seen it all man.
Just plain weird:
Some closets in my unit were so shallow that the doors couldn’t slide closed when hangers were put in them. Almost none of my walls were at 90-​degree angles to each other.
The bottom line is you’re kind of stuck with this place if you want to rent in the CBD and you’re cheap and/​or have a large dog. If not, consider if the things I disliked matter to you and see things for yourself on the tour. The place isn’t a dump, but you definitely get what you pay for.

Pros: Great location, and the apartment itself is spacious. Any problems we’ve had with the apartment has been addressed within a day. They are pet friendly, and even the trash room has a bit of class.
Cons: They really try to nickle and dime you. We got a three month lease so in addition to our monthly rate, there is a short term lease fee, a cable fee (which should be included in the quote but may be added on), an administrative fee (which seems to including cleaning the apartment– something I’ve never been charged before), along with the standard, background check and credit check.
The Cabana Room, which stated everywhere on their site is included as an amenity is locked at all times and can be rented for $ 200 a weekend. I’d be fine with a rental fee if it was open the rest of the time, and you’d pay to use it privately but it’s not an amenity if it’s not available.
The Gym is not a gym, it’s a cardio center. There are no weights, no mats, no balance balls. It is strictly a room full of cardio equipment.
It is what it is, I like my fees up front and when they aren’t I feel like someone on the other end is being dishonest.
My neighbors are friendly and I’ve enjoyed my stay here, but if you’re looking to rent, you should be aware of the way they work.

I am staying here as a short term corporate renter and it is fine in that capacity. If i were looking for a long term place in CBD I’d probably look elsewhere.
Upon arrival I discovered my apartment had roaches, the pest control was called a day later and it has been OK since then. The water always seems to run hot, despite turning on the cold faucet. The gym is small and in horrible condition, the pool area furniture is very unstable and looks much nicer on the website.
The garage is very tight, ramps are hard to navigate and see other cars exiting/​entering against the direction you are driving. The parking spaces are small, the garage is not connected to the building and residents must park in limited spaces on floors 6 – 10.
Overall, I’m glad I’m only in this apartment complex for a few weeks, but it is close to everything… except a good grocery store.

Moved in about a month ago and I like the place. Awesome CBD location, very clean common areas, and the building has been very quiet. BEST OF ALL they will do a 3 or 6 month lease, this works out great if you are just moving to the city and don’t know for sure where you want to be. The rooftop pool is not open yet but it looks great. I had a couple of move in maintenance issues and they responded quickly.