West Sixth

Love living here! Great location and friendly staff :)

I moved into W6 in August and have just renewed my lease for the following year. Of all the apartments near campus (Vista del Sol, University House, etc.) W6 is the priciest but by far my favorite.
The community is more upscale compared to surrounding apartments so it’s not just ASU students, which was a breath of fresh air for a graduate student who wanted a change from the loud, partying environment I was experiencing in previous years.
The amenities are really nice and the staff has always been extremely helpful. on several occasions they even helped me carry heavy furniture pieces up to my place the first few weeks of move in, which is obviously not in their job description.
The views are great and can be especially nice depending on where your apartment is facing, my apartment (1 bedroom, 1 bathroom) came with a huge balcony, modern finishes and was the perfect size for one person.
Aside from the increasing prices, which is understandable because of the prime location but still in my opinion too expensive and the elevators frequently being out of maintenance, I had a positive experience thus far and would highly recommend it to others!

I would recommend to anyone considering moving into West 6^th to making a serious reconsideration of that decision. While I did live there for a little over two years, the living conditions deteriorated to the point that I was forced to move.
I had some major plumbing problems that management was unable to resolve. I had water backing into the kitchen sink along with a strong odor of sewer gases. The master bathroom had some major plumbing problems with the venting system that caused some loud noises to emanate from the drains when using the bath tub or shower. There was an occasional odor of sewer gas in the bathroom that was not normal. Management failed to repair the condition, so I used the Arizona Landlord Tenant Act to terminate the lease early. In my opinion, the plumbing problems could have lead to some serious safety and health concerns in the apartment. I had to threaten court action to get my security deposit back, and even then it took well over the 14 business days required by the law to return that security deposit.
The elevators in Tower 2 continue to be a problem. I would estimate that better than 50% of the time, one or two elevators are non-​functional. If you like waiting for elevators during busy times, then you would be at home in Tower 2. I find it hard to believe that management cannot keep the elevators functional.
The parking garage and driver conduct in the garage are a continuing problem. I’m surprised management does not address that issue. It is a matter of time before there will be serious injuries to pedestrians walking to and from their autos in the garage. The noisy exhaust systems on many of the cars in that garage are a real nuisance.
While the location of West 6^th may look inviting, be careful. Twice a year, Tempe conducts their Festival of the Arts, and streets all around West 6^th are closed to regular traffic. Getting into and out of the parking garage requires driving through the Chase parking facility and fighting that traffic that comes with the festival. It can take up to 30 minutes to get into or out of the parking garage thanks to the traffic and having to drive through the Chase parking structure.
I would expect noise based on the location of the apartments, but the noise in that location does get verve racking at times. The Tempe Fire Department rolls their trucks and ambulances all hours of the day and night. Hearing the fire truck air horns at 3:00 AM is not my idea of ideal living. The trains that move right next to the apartment buildings day and night are noisy. Finally, being along the approach and departure path to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport definitely adds more noise, especially during the maximum departure and arrival times. If the weather is nice and you want the doors to the patios open to enjoy that nice weather, you cannot hear yourself think inside you apartment thanks to the jet traffic.
Considering all of that, the prices one has to pay for renting at West 6^th is way over priced. The amenities mentioned on their web site are not worth the extra cost when one considers all the other problems associated with West 6^th.

The only redeeming quality about West 6^th is the location and Amenities when they work.
The property management team are slum lords that operate out of a nice location. Jeremy Leverett, Jennifer Kohler, Dominic Bush and Preon Evans are the most inconsistent, rude management team I have ever witnessed.
They will lie, threaten you with eviction and up charge you whenever they feel the need. Please view the other reviews on this site they will provide evidence of the ill treatment and miss management residents experience on a day to day basis. The three elevators in tower two hardly every all work and a majority of the time we can only utilize one elevator which is ridiculous considering this is a 30 floor building, the price we are paying for rent is crazy when you see how we are treated as residents. Flooding is very common.
Often you can catch the management team wearing Air Jordan’s and arriving late to open the building in the morning and after their hour lunch break. You would think that the «nicest» apartment complex in Tempe would have a more strict dress code for there employees. A majority of these guys look like they are headed to a rap concert/​basketball game and not to work.
Overall my experience at West 6^th has been horrible and the management team lead by Jeremy and Jennifer management do not care about the building or our concerns. I would advise moving somewhere else I wish I would have

I am used to the rent rates in Seattle, so W6 was a good deal. You could get better in AZ, but W6 is a high rise with a lot of amenities. It is conveniently located near the airport and ASU. I had a blast here when taking classes at ASU. It is not all college kids, there are a lot of professionals since it is so close to the airport and still upscale. I would have my conflict with the staff on a few occasions, but most are really nice. You can get more bang for your buck, but W6 is in such a convenient location. I feel like most of the staffed laughed about me, but overall i think they are all nice people. I am quite a character so I can take the jokes! If you are a traveling professional or serious student. this place is perfect.

Lived here a little over 2 years.
Pros:
1. Beautiful view
2. friendly office staff
3. great pool and workout center (pool closes at midnight)
4. I found it to be quieter than most people say and unless fire alarms went off, didn’t have trouble sleeping
Cons:
1. elevators often breakdown and smell like booze
2. frequent fire alarms going off
3. parking lot is dangerous with people driving recklessly around blind corners
4. Late fees aren’t bad but when they do occur the office staff can’t do much about them, probably because W6 is run by big corporation
5. Not as much of a community feel as other complexes I’ve lived at in Tempe (aka don’t get to know your neighbors as well.)
In general, I moved here thinking it’d be a nice place for young professionals, but there are better options on mill. I don’t regret my time here but looking forward to moving on.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you! This place is a joke! The only good thing I have to say about this place is the view — and that’s if you’re in Tower 2 facing west. No thanks to all the crappy views that face into other people’s apartments or onto mill avenue where you can hear the loud bars and late night mating grounds. If you want to hear the bad stuff onwards.
The staff and students who live here are rude, disrespectful, and completely incompetent. A party animal going nowhere is life’s dream and a decent person trying to make something of themselves’ nightmare. The flash Arabs that live here are the worst with their loud, obnoxious cars and heavy cologne stinking up the elevators for lack of bathing. Your Tom Ford cologne or crazy expensive decked out car isn’t going to get you laid! I’m just saying it like it is. These people need a wake up call. Every time they Vroom! Vroom! through the parking lot and set off all the car alarms I wanna pull my hair out! They’re not the only ones at it though. The stuck up university kids are just as bad. The no smoking rule is a joke. You’re not supposed to smoke in your apartments or on the balcony but it goes on. All you have to do is see all the cigarette butts at the bottom of the towers. I’ve seen a lit cigarette butt fly past my balcony at night, not to mention the ones I’ve found on my patio. It’s not only gross but a fire hazard. The guy below me smokes something that stinks! Every time he does it I have to go inside because it smells so bad. Also, neighbors are extremely inconsiderate with their music. I’m totally fine if you want to jam out during the day, but once it gets past midnight I’ve had it. The guy that lives above me has parties sometimes and has had his music on blast as late as 4 a.m. Not cool. Oh, and if you’re even more unfortunate like me, you might live next to a person with a yappy dog. FML. Chancers will sometimes ask you to fob them up to the 7^th floor where the pool is; obviously because they don’t live here and they want to get to the party or use the amenities. Annoying! If you live in Tower 2 facing west, yes the view is the best but you pay for it with the loud plane noises, fire truck and police sirens (fire truck station is right next door), and the train! (Train tracks are right across the street.) Also, you’re not supposed to wash your balcony and pour the water over the edge, but tenants will pretend they didn’t get the memo and do it anyway, so your balcony windows will be muddied and the view ruined. And maintenance only comes round once a year to wash the outside of the windows so you’re left with dirty windows for the majority of the year. The only good thing this place has, ruined by the idiots living above me! As far as the apartment goes, the one bedroom is nice but too small for two people. It baffles me how the balcony is so large and the apartment is so small. The elevators don’t work sometimes. Management hassles you with rent reminders even if you pay your rent on time. They also hassle you to renew your lease come January. No thanks! I’m trying to get out of this awful place! Three months before moving out they’ll do a «move-​out inspection» which basically translates to a «trying to screw you over inspection». They take pictures of all the things you have hanging on the walls so they can charge you for them when you move out. This place has to be the most overpriced apartment complex in Tempe, yet the only good thing you pay for is the view. Just say no!

W6 is the most expensive apartment in the area so one should expect a lot. Here are the pros: it’s a great location for students (I can’t believe people who aren’t students actually live here) and the amenities are nice when they’re not broken. The view was fantastic.
This will take awhile but now for the cons: I heard about the management problems but thought I’ll never have to deal with them anyway which was a big mistake. the office staff is the worst I’ve ever seen. I had numerous problems when signing my lease the people working there were completely incompetent who must have failed there entry level business classes. There were misspelling in emails, misquoted my rent three times upon moving in, literally had me sign a contract for an apartment then told me they rented me the wrong one and I needed to sign to a different one which is totally unethical, and probably illegal and never apologized for it. They really don’t care about the residents. Another story is they gave me an eviction notice saying I was parking my car in front of the building and honking my horn excessively which I have never done. I went down to the office 30 seconds after they slid it in my door and one of the idiots who works there response is «we’re closed, your gonna have to take that up with someone in the morning» they apparently weren’t closed enough to slide that in my door like the unprofessional cowards they are. The security guards knew it wasn’t me who was being disruptive and it was an error so they voided the notice but I never once got an apology for something that was completely unprofessional and the offices fault. Oh and even though I told them which car was being disruptive they were never evicted and still live there doing the same stuff. It really blows my mind how a supposedly luxury complex could have such bad staff. The HR manager really should be fired immediately.
Also the place is built very cheap the elevators will break multiple times a month and they’ll send you emails about pipes bursting and other problems that will have them shut down the amenities or your water.
There’s no guest parking the office will try to tell you there is but your guests have to pay by the hour so you better not have friends if you live here.
The parking garage is underground which you would think is nice but it is very narrow and goes four floors under. There are no cameras or cell phone service 40ft underground so it is a huge safety/​security risk in a neighborhood that isn’t very safe. Seriously if wanted to commit a crime that would be the place to do it. I had my passport and cash stolen out of my car only to go to the office to tell me there’s is no cameras down there, despite the sign next to the garage entrance claiming its monitored. Multiple people had there cars broken in to when I was there.
The rooms are nice but small which wasn’t a big problem for me but if you value space there are better options out there. You can tell it was built on the cheap walls are thin, elevators break, wifi doesn’t work in study rooms, etc.
Overall West 6^th is a place with a great view and great location but with all the money I pay and to still have such a terrible office staff as well as all the problems that have occurred since living here there are WAY better options for the price. If you live here your gonna be disappointed and if you want a place to call home look somewhere else you will never feel like that with this staff.

Expensive, bad service, noisy, and it’s a low quality building. It has the most expensive rent in tempe, and you don’t get what you paid for. I lived there for two years and everything going from bad to worse. Sorry guys but this the truth. A lot of parties and a lot of police actions happened when I was there.

Neighbors are quiet and friendly, I always feel safe. But El Hefe across the street is terrible! (So loud!) It is so close to campus though and the apartment looks great on the inside so it’s worth dealing with the noise on the weekend. Only other draw back is that there is no guest parking.

I moved to Tempe in July for school and instantly fell in love with the West 6^th apartments. Beautiful apartments, lots of room, I LOVE the facilities that come with it (gym, pool, Jacuzzi, bbqs, printer/​scanner/​study room, game room ect.) The management is friendly and they try very hard to make your experience living here as home-​y as possible. After reading the other reviews I have to be honest and say yes, the elevators are a bit shotty at times but I never had an issue getting to my floor or too long of a wait; but other than that I have not experienced anything horrendous or even bad (*knocks on wood*)
The location is perfect! Lots of restaurants, bars and life around. Right next to the most comfortable movie theater I’ve been to on the west coast. Also, if you’re an introvert (like myself) who doesn’t really enjoy too much public /​group activity I would highly recommend this building for you for this reason. the balcony and its magnificent view of the sunset.
Overall; I would say I am very happy living here.

It is a beautiful building, but the maintenance staff has issues. My daughter has been without hot water in her apartment for the last two weeks. Messages have been left by herself and her roommate, and now by me. I am hoping that they quickly resolve this issue and credit her a large sum on the rent, as I am sure management isn’t taking cold showers. Also, all year long, I have been getting emails about the broken elevators, WHAT? Get it together W6. Parents are paying for broken stuff, and cold showers. This is the «nicest building» in Tempe? We love that the building is secure, and pretty etc. What we don’t love is being ignore and things not in good working order.

Yes would not recommend tower 2 facing the GREAT WALL OF CHINA… claustrophobic…lol…check it out… before you sign… don’t forget the Huge honking train 3 times a night… and the horrible women running the place… don’t look into her eyes she will turn to stone… and Security guards at $ 11.75 per hour… so you get what you pay for… with brown polyester and bad English… so wait… what can you do ??? …Don’t move in… save your money… want wait for the Cyclopes to be fired… but the owners have no idea… STUPID…

Alright people if you want a good laugh keep reading, if you want the cliff note version… Mold, broken elevators, thugs, terrible mgmt, good/​safe are but still has thieves aka DO NOT SIGN A LEASE HERE LOL I’m writing this review an entire year after I moved out of West 6^th bc upon my move out of my current apartment it seemed like everything was just a breeze, then I realized it was bc my last move (from w6) was such a JOKE.
I moved into W6 the first year that it was open. I lived in tower one in the three bedroom three bath unit, gorgeous 180deg view overlooking Mill Ave/​ASU. My friend lived three floors below me in the exact unit and when I was at her place she started telling me about how the ceiling in the master bedroom and the ceiling in the kitchen started dripping water, she said «be careful it’s happened to everyone below me, it’ll probably start happening to you guys soon.» I informed mgmt that I’d like to get the problem checked out. They suggested I fill out a formal work order online so that it gets checked out… Of course NOTHING gets taken care of. Dec. water started coming out of our ceilings. So I called down and told mgmt they needed to get someone up ASAP. The maintenance guy comes up and PAINTS over it. EVERYONE knows with water comes MOLD! The leak kept coming and every time we would file a work order he would come and paint over it, it wasn’t until my roommate and I were moving something’s around in her closet when we discovered there was mold growing ALL over her CLOSET, are you effing kidding me?!
Unfortunately for us this was when the leasing office wasn’t open on Sundays so we found the maintenance guy on duty and all he could do was put a tarp over it, until someone could assess the situation. It was like talking to a WALL with these people. Low and behold what did they find, MOLD! Mold, mold, mold EVERYWHERE and we had to move out of our apartment for TWO MONTHS while our apartment was getting new walls, air quality detection etc. Worst part was mgmt kept lying to us saying «Oh you’ll get to move back in this week…» and the contractors told us we’d be out for a WHILE. We had to stay on the 9^th floor in the «suites» where they made us feel COMPLETELY unwelcome. When I went down to the office to ask if someone could please fix the internet, the snobby leasing mgr goes «it works, I set it up, I know, you’re clearly doing something wrong» only for her to go up again to find it wasn’t working. SO RUDE. While we were displaced we of course didn’t have to pay rent but… really that’s all that you’re going to do for us? Any «high end luxury» apartment complex would go far beyond that to compensate for the things that we had to endure, with hopes to avoid any type of legal action, but not West 6^th. After we finally moved back in I was given an notice saying I hadn’t paid rent and that what was due had doubled since it had been 60 days since my last payment. LOL I DIDN’T EVEN LIVE THERE!
Mgmt does a pretty vigorous future resident screening process, yet they constantly let people in that cannot or should not be living there. For example my first neighbor often threw parties loud into the night, never had a job, and my roommates and I constantly heard loud knocking deep into various nights. We just assumed he was a drug dealer bc he fit the criteria etc. NOPE he actually robs banks, and we discovered that when the SWAT team started breaking down his door, as he was wanted for armed robbery. Mgmt of west sixth; how’d you miss that on your «proof of income» that each one of the residents had to fill out. I don’ t think «bank robbing» as an occupation seems fit?
Okay moving on to my SECOND neighbor (ps this all happened on the same floor) He was a total partier/​druggie. We’d ALWAYS call security on him bc he would knock on our door in the middle of the night after we told him many times we were NOT interested in hangin out. You’d think after hmm I don’t know maybe 10 complaints against him, mgmt would do something about it NOPE. But he did eventually move out, and you want to know when it was? When he DIED BC HE OVERDOSED ON HEROIN IN HIS APARTMENT. This part SERIOUSLY disgusts me. Maybe if this kid had gotten EVICTED like he should’ve his parents would’ve gotten an idea of how bad his problem was. MGMT HERE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES.
They DO NOT honor your lease agreements and when you bring it up and fight it they bring their lawyers into it, even when you are in the right. Pipes are EXTREMELY bad bc that building SAT there and then they tried to finish it so quickly they didn’t do it the RIGHT way. I was forced to MOVE OUT for a week when a pipe exploded and ruined tower 1 in May 2013, and of course mgmt proved to be assholes, SURPRISE. One of the windows shattered due to heat (and it happens A LOT) they just fail to mention it. And they just left the glass ALL OVER the «dog park» If you’re not waiting for the elevators it’s probably bc you’re stuck in one LOL. DONT DO IT

Major issues, I would avoid signing a long lease here. All three elevators barely work at the same time in tower 2, windows go months sometimes longer without being cleaned (so much for the nice views) and most units have been having hot/​cold and water pressure issues for nearly half of the year. Management is out of their depth with the complexities of the building and inundated with service requests to properly address all of the issues. Save your money, pay premium rent at other properties that are well ran.

As much as I love this complex I have to underrate it from a full 5 star not because the staff hasn’t done a good job but the building was built and forced to use sub standard materials and was a paused project for a few years that caused lots of issues with things like piping, elevators and HVAC. It’s still the best high rise living in Tempe but can be a bit of a frustration at times. 5 stars to the office team though.

I have never thought about writing a negative review in my life, but this apartment is extremely appalling that made me want to let everyone know.
I have been here for a year now. Heard about W6 because some friends used to live here. Despite their terrible comments on the management, I still thought about giving it a shot. But, I ABSOLUTELY REGRET making this decision. Tower two has more than 30 stories with three elevators; however, for 99% of the time, only two elevator works. 50% of the time, only ONE elevator works! It has been at least 5 days now with only one elevator working. If you need the elevator, you have to wait for at least 10minutes!
For some reason, there hasn’t been hot water for a few days. Apparently some other units are experiencing no cold water, so I literally have no idea what is going on!
You can report a million times about different issues to the office and they’d say they will fix it, BUT they never or for the most, things get fixed after a week.
The walls between apartments are extremely thin (not much better from the ordinary dorm rooms). I can ALWAYS hear my neighbor’s music! And being the unfortunate one, he plays music whenever he’s at home. So, I pretty much know his schedule back to back now after a year of living here… If you are a dedicated full-​time student, couples, or families that want somewhere peaceful to live in, THIS IS NOT A PLACE FOR YOU!
Very lastly as a side note, If you are a PARTY ANIMAL, CIGARETTE OR WEED SMOKER, this is a place for you! Management team doesn’t care about this place being a low-​class apartment at all. It’s pretty ironic because the apartment itself looks amazing and the rent is very expensive (which is suppose to mean that the quality of living should be great); however, the management and living lifestyle is terrible!
This is the worst apartment I have ever lived in!

I have lived at West Sixth for almost 1 year. The staff has been great and responsive to any issues I have had. Frankly there have been no negative things to comment about.
The location is perfect… close to light rail and restaurants, bars or any fun place you want. The energy of ASU is great and on a football game day it is the best!
I live in Tower one and have great views of the surrounding valley.
The amenities I really enjoy are the health club, awesome pool and hot tub (jumbotron is awesome at the pool) as well as the sense of community with friends I have made this year. Also there are multiple families here with kids like me so that is very cool.
Every month there are fun events in the building sponsored by local restaurants too.
It is an apartment with lots of units and I am sure quite a challenge to manage at time but I am very happy with my decision to move here and plan to renew my lease. I have alsoi recommended it to a few friends as well.

I read the reviews before we moved in (July 2013), and had to admit I was a little concerned about some of the things I read. Still, it was a step up from our previous place and cheaper to boot.
I have experienced none of the concerns that others have complained about. I find the management to be professional and responsible. I did hear a few residents complaining about one of the female managers and how she imposes BS fines for minor stuff, but I have not personally experienced any of that.
So far, I have met and made friends with other residents as a direct result of community events the management puts on. Maintenance is responsive, professional and friendly and everything seems to be kept clean. The elevators are slow at times, but never to the point where it has become a problem.
We had a neighbor above us who was very loud 0-​typical rowdy college stuff. But we could only hear them when they were on the balcony. After witnessing a bottle being thrown off their balcony and reporting them, I am happy to say they no longer live here.
My children love living here and have made a few friends in the building as well. From what I can tell, some of the negative reviews happened under different management. So, listen to the naysayers with a grain of salt.

West 6^th was the worst apartment and most expensive complex I lived in during my time as a student at ASU. The building was a bankrupt project that used to be known as Centerpoint. It was eventually completed and opened as West 6^th and it has a long list of problems. Elevators are one consistent issue in this building and that’s a BIG problem when you only have 3 elevators serving over 20 floors per tower and 4 levels of underground parking. There were multiple instances where the building was down to one elevator, including the day I had to move out!
The biggest disaster during the two years I lived at W6 was when a pipe broke a caused massive flood damage from the 8^th floor down. This all occurred the week of my college graduation and I was displaced for 6 days. Even when I was able to move back in, the effects of the water damage only augmented the mechanical issues that this building has that never seem to be resolved.
When you go to management for answers or with an issue they simply brush it off, they never offer any good will to their residents. To them, it’s not a place that you call home, it’s a business and they do not care.
It’s loud, full of mechanical issues, you’re helpless when you’re dissatisfied, and it’s expensive. I highly recommend looking elsewhere.