The Residences at Capitol Heights

Dont move here. You car will get vandalized in the garage and the leasing office will take no steps to prevent it from happening SEVERAL more times. NO cameras at all. The rent a cop security gaurd is never here.

I’ve been living here for almost a year, and there is no way I can give this place any less than 5 stars. If you are looking for an apartment in Cap Hill, I recommend that you look no further!
Are you going to find in-​unit laundry, a 24 hour concierge, or a rooftop pool here? No (I wish!!). But what you will find are nice, clean apartments and a WONDERFUL management team. Now, prior to this I was living in Boulder and dealing largely with student rental companies, so an internet savvy chimpanzee would seem good in comparison. Nevertheless, I truly feel like the management here goes above and beyond to keep tenants satisfied. Any maintenance request I have ever submitted has been acknowledged within 24 hours, and if they need to do maintenance for the whole building (ie, test the fire alarms) or leave the office early they actually notify you in advance. Not only do they actually know your name when you walk into the office, but they’ll probably remember something about you too– I have a pet chinchilla and whenever I see Wendy (the office manager) she’ll ask me how he is doing. It makes it seem like they are genuinely interested in you as person, not just as a source of rent money. I mean, they even hung holiday gift bags on everyone’s doors in December. I could barely get my previous places to respond to a maintenance request, let alone leave me a gift bag for Christmas!
The location is also FANTASTIC. You are a block away from the Capitol, and get beautiful views of both the capitol building and the mountains! Cap Hill itself is pretty cool and places like Benny Blancos and the Beauty Bar are right up the block. Plus you can get to places in Uptown, Lodo, Baker, Colfax, even 5 Points, within 10 minutes on your bike. The Denver Art Museum, amongst others, is a 5 minute walk. Don’t feel like walking or biking? Well it’s your lucky day, because I’m pretty sure about 75% of Denver’s bus lines stop within a couple blocks of here (don’t quote me on that). At the very least, the 16 (w colfax), 15 (e colfax), and the 0 (broadway), quite possibly the most useful bus routes in Denver, stop 2 blocks away. Civic Center Station is also just a 5 minute walk. I even commuted to Boulder for school while living here, it’s a very quick bus or bike ride down to Union Station.
The apartments are not what I would call luxurious, but they are well updated, spacious, and comfortable. Almost every unit has a balcony as far as I can tell. I rent a studio right now, and I love it! It’s a great size for a studio, plus it has a massive balcony that faces out towards the mountains. One slight downside is that unlike most of the 1 and bdrm units, the studios do not come with AC– but they will allow you to install a window unit so it’s not really a problem. They offer storage units in the basement for $ 15/​month and there are laundry machines on nearly every floor. There’s even a workout room on the sixth floor. It’s definitely not anything special– just a stairmaster, treadmill, and a weight machine– but it’s still nice that they offer it. If I’m trying to workout inside though, I usually stick to running laps in the buildings stairwell, which probably sounds weird but hey… it’s a good leg workout and the stairs are very well lit! In fact, the whole building is very secure– you need a fob to get into the front door at all times, or into the parking garage at night. They also have a service patrol the garage. There’s a callbox at the main entrance which you can add your number to so you can buzz visitors up. Oh… and you can have pets! Although there is a somewhat lengthy restricted breed list for dogs, so that’s something to be aware of.
The ONLY downside of this building is the price of renting. They do have some units that are available with government assistance, but I’m pretty sure it is only specific units. Don’t know the details on that part. I pay the «market value» rent for my studio, including my parking spot, which comes out to $ 995/​monthly (this does NOT include utilities, probably 40 – 60 more) and I believe they are increasing the rent next year. Given the location and quality of the building (and the management), I would hardly consider this price «unfair», however, it’s definitely not cheap! My lease is almost up and I am so, so sad to be moving. If it were not for the fact that I was moving in with roommates I would stay here as long as I could!
Sorry for writing an entire book about this place, but I always appreciate having a tenant’s perspective when making a rental decision. Hope this helped!

When I was looking at apartments, this was by far the best I saw in the Capitol Heights neighborhood. The updated apartments were definitely much nicer than comparable places around it in the same price range. The views are also great, and the leasing office was wonderful and helpful. The main reason I chose to not live here was the lack of a washer/​dryer in the apartment, mismatched updates (i.e., nice new counters in the kitchen but not in the bathroom), and the cost of parking in the garage. That being said, it was my top choice had I not decided to just stay in my lovely current place.

The management is fantastic, and the maintenance guys are always punctual. The apartments are all fairly large and if you qualify for government assistance you can get a seriously nice apartment for fairly inexpensive.