4550 Cherry Creek

We are very disappointed in 4550 Cherry Creek. The elevators (last week we were stuck and the fire department had to rescue us) are constantly going down. Today, 1 passenger elevator is working. The freight elevator is reserved for move ins/​outs. That’s it, one elevator for over 200 apartments. We had the same elevator issues late last year, when for over a month we had one working elevator. I talked to the manager and his boss and they think this is acceptable. The exercise equipment (promised new for months) is in need of repair. The spa hasn’t worked in months — management tells us «a part is on order». For months, come on. Regarding management, PLAIN AND SIMPLE, THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE TENANTS.

These apartments are great. Concrete construction so they’re hardly as noisy as most apartments. The quality here and unique features sets it apart from other apartments where we’ve all seen the same played out same white granite countertops on the same dark cheap composite cabinets. The only thing keeping this apartment from 5 stars is the staff/concierge’s attitude. They seem apathetic and lackluster about their job and their residents since they have so many. Ignoring them, the apartments themselves are great with some amazing views (if you live on a high enough floor to see them).

I absolutely love living here!
Our apartment is by far the envy of all of our friends (granted, that may be due to the fact that we have excellent decorating skills), but honestly, people are blown away when they come and visit us.
Let’s start at the parking garage, shall we?
We have two spots here in the garage and I can honestly say that we both fee very secure leaving our vehicles in there. The gates have never failed (unlike so many other complex’s security gates).
The hallways. Depending on what floor you’re on, you either have a cool gray scale on the walls with updated carpet, or you have a horribly hideous yellow paint. Fear not, the complex is slowly getting it all updated.
The pool/​hot tub… These two amenities are open year around and are definitely the place to be during the summer months.
The gym. Super nice facility that is never crowded. The equipment is all brand new and is hardly ever used.
Our apartment. Our bedroom is HUGE! We have a huge California king bed from Restoration Hardware along with a dresser and 400 pound mirror also from that store in that one room, and we still have plenty of room to play.
The bathroom is said to be huge. It boasts a double sink and large soaking tub/​shower combo.
Our closet could easily be turned into a second bedroom if we wanted. (Not really, we have waaay too much of a clothing obsession to do such a thing.)
The living room has REAL hardwood floor and is also very spacious.
The kitchen is admittedly small (my only complaint about our particular apartment) but has new appliances and stone countertops.
There’s a dining room that we turned into our dog room. (Yes this building is VERY dog friendly).
The leasing office personnel are simply amazing. We LOVE Alicia and think she’s absolutely gorgeous. They’re always very attentive and will go beyond the call of duty to help you.
The concierge is mostly awesome. We have however had our issues with one particular employee that works the concierge desk, but we try and avoid her if possible.
Moving in is a breeze with the huge service elevator that new residents can reserve for the day. We fit all of our stuff into the elevator in 3 trips.
My only «complaint» would be that occasionally the elevators do go out of service and it takes quite awhile to get them all back up and running. (I believe we were down to one and two elevators for the whole building for a month at one time). When the building is as big as ours is, I feel it imperative that all the elevators work.

Close to everything, very convenient and not a bad building. Workers are nice and the people who live here as well are extremely nice and some are very fun.

I lived here for almost 2 years and have been back and forth about my review. Now that I’ve moved out, I feel I can give a more accurate review. There were great things about this place and not so great things as well. I will start with the CONS…
CONS:
The day we moved in and the day we moved out (1 year and 10months later) we had issues with the freight elevator. We moved in on a day of a blizzard and the last thing we wanted was elevator issues. It’s not anybody’s fault but it was a pain and cost more time for my movers who we were paying hourly for. Be sure to reserve that thing and double confirm that you have it reserved!
The pool during the summer is a SHOW! Always packed, and people partying pretty hard. They tried to tone it down the first summer we were there, but it got bad again the following summer. The pool gets dirty and I would never step foot in it,
The elevators can sometimes be a NIGHTMARE! I know management works very hard to get them fixed but sometimes ¾ will be down… there are a ton of people who live here, so that can be a while before you see the elevator.
Lastly, I think the fact residents have to pay for parking is absurd. It’s NOT downtown Denver. Rent is already super high here. I think parking should be part of rent, but that’s just me…
PROS:
The security who is there everyday made my day everyday. They brewed fresh coffee and they were on point every day all the time. Gloria and Matt are some of the best people on earth! I miss them already! You will be in good hands because of these people at the front desk.
The gym is nice and never too crowded.
The management deals with so many people so I can’t imagine how difficult their job must be. I appreciated everything they could do in their power while I lived there.
Dog-​friendly building. They always had treats at the front desk and my puppy always needed to make a pit stop there to get a treat from Gloria.
All in all, I think it’s a good place to live if you don’t have a long commute. Traffic on COlorado Blvd can be a nightmare so that is the ultimate reason we had to move.

I moved into the 4550 Cherry Creek building a few weeks ago and am really glad that I chose this apartment building. The staff is very friendly and helpful and it appears that the building is very well managed.
Here are the plusses, I have experienced so far:
— Pet Friendly
— Close to the Cherry Creek Bike Path
— Away from all the construction going on in Cherry Creek proper
— close to a real nice King Soopers, Whole Foods and Target.
— close to nice dining
— indoor parking available as well as short-​term (hourly) guest parking
— the elevators are all in working order (I haven’t experienced any problems with them as mentioned in previous reviews)
— The apartments have nice attributes such as granite tile countertops and hardwood floor, crown molding, tall ceilings, cement walls etc.
— the residents have all been very pleasant. There’s a real mix of college students, retirees, young professionals but not many kids.
— quick turnaround of maintenance and going above and beyond what I asked them to do. (except the hardwood floors, they weren’t willing to put another coat of polyurethane on them when it was obvious it needed it)
— amenities are very nice and are maintained regularly, such as the fitness center, pool and hot tub area, party room and business center.
— They hold free yoga classes during the evening, twice a week and hold a monthly book club.
— The building is located far enough away from Colorado Blvd so you don’t experience much road noise. It feels very urban-​residential.
— The western view of the mountains is spectacular on a clear day and the east view is also nice for watching the sunrise in the morning.
The only minuses was not getting my hardwood floors finished with just one more coat.
Also, I felt the application process was somewhat cumbersome. I don’t know if it was because of computer error or the inexperience of the sales group. Make sure you lock in your rental price and get it in writing, because the price and move-​in dates change day-​to-​day. I thought by paying the application fee and completing an application on-​line was all I needed to do to lock in my price. It all worked out though, because I ended up with a nicer unit on a higher floor for less money. But this may not always be the case. It’s all about supply and demand.
Overall I’m really glad I moved here and look forward to becoming a part of this community.

I have been living at 4550 Cherry Creek for 4 months now. For me, it is a great place to live. The people in the rental office and concierge’s are very friendly and helpful. The apartment is quiet for the most part. I have also found that most of the residents are very friendly.
In response to some other reviews:
3 of the 4 elevator are usually in operation. The 4^th elevator is reserved for freight.
There is free coffee and bottled water 24 hours a day. If you abuse that, then you have a problem, not the concierge.
I can only imagine that the other reviews were written by immature young people. Bottom line: if you are an adult and can afford the rent, this is probably the best place to live in Cherry Creek.

Good: Pool, high ceilings and proximity to Cherry Creek Trail
Bad: Unusual mixture of clientele — increasingly skewed to highly affluent «fly-​boys» who drive hyper-​colored luxury cars, smoke incessantly, liter profusely and drown themselves in odoriferous cologne.
Ugly: Only 1 of 4 elevators in operation at any given time, with very frequent total blackouts. Hardly optimal for a 24 floor building.

Have been living here for almost a year and a half, and if the units weren’t so nice, I would have moved out by now. The review from Brandon M. is dead accurate. It feels like the property management company is working hard to sell their investment by renovating the place. What this means to residents is never at one time being able to come home normally. Most entrances blocked and construction signs everywhere. For example, the Pool was shut down last SUMMER for weeks to be redone. Can we think of a better time of year to redo the pool? Hmmmm…
Then, the lobby and hallways are still in the process of being renovated. 60 days my a**. We’re going on 100+ and still not done. Let’s say I come home from work and want to go to the gym. It’s 2 degrees outside and because of the renovations I am required to exit the building and come back around, even though it’s just down a hallway. This would have been fine in the summer, but nope. For how much you’re paying in rent, you would think they would plan these better.
Also late last year the gym was renovated. That was fine, only took a few weeks and provided free passes to the gym down the street, so not a huge inconvenience. But it is just one renovation leading to another inconvenience after another.
It would be great if they would stop renovating for a few weeks and spend time fixing the lifelines of the building. The obvious example the elevators. I think I’ve only seen a week where all four elevators were running to and from the 24 floors. A typical day is spent waiting outside your apartment for 5+ minutes for the one elevator that is packed with everyone in the building trying to leave. PLEASE SPEND MONEY TO FIX THE ELEVATORS!!!
Also, let’s fix the door ways so we can actually get into the building where we are supposed to. One of the doorways into the building from the Parking garage has been broken for days with no notice… and they have been made aware multiple times. When you’re coming home with 50 pounds of groceries in your hands and realize you need to walk back out, down a floor and back in, it becomes a hassle.
If they can stop renovating and fix the lifelines to the building, it would get 4 stars. Or, if you’re from Qatar you’ll be at home here.

4550 Cherry Creek is the perfect place to live, as long as (1) your parents are filthy rich, (2) you want to be close to DU so that you don’t put too many miles on your Porsche during your commute to class, and (3) you need a tall balcony from which to toss your cigarette butts at passing children.
If you’re reading this because you’re looking for a place to live, then I have to ask: What are you looking for? Is it location? Altitude? Amenities?
Unless you’re absolutely set on high-​rise life, I recommend choosing something– anything– else.
While the building itself is great, I can assure you that the management here will ruin your experience. Most of the current residents (myself included) are beyond dissatisfied with the service here.
In fact, it actually seems as if the management have realized how miserably they are failing at their roles, and have given up, deciding instead to see how much chaos and destruction they can create. That doesn’t make sense, you say? Have you EVER played Sim City? Because that’s what’s happening here. The kind folks in the leasing office have abandoned their dreams of a perfect megalopolis, and instead are repeatedly clicking on «monster,» and are now kicking back and watching Gojiro plow a path of destruction across their freshly-​zoned residential district.
For instance, the elevators stopped working for *three weeks* last year. Three weeks. It’s a 24-​floor building. Typically, only two of the four currently work now, so it takes a while to get to and from your place. Yes. the views are great (
), but is it really worth waiting 5 minutes to get upstairs?
Radio-​frequency key fobs must be swiped at two stations to get to your unit. Expect random and frequent fob failures.
Parking is a nightmare. The nightmare ends when you cough up the $ 50/​month for a reserved spot, but this is on top of already sky-​high rent.
The building feels safe, and there’s 24-​hour security, but it does border a sketchy neighborhood. My car was stolen from the parking garage. Yes, you read that right, and no, that’s not a joke. MY CAR WAS ACTUALLY STOLEN. It’s been months and I’m still in disbelief.
What else? Construction. It’s continuous. Various routes through the building are blocked, and there’s always the smell of paint lacquer.
But it can’t be all bad, right? Of course not. In terms of a living space, it’s a really nice place — hardwood floors, arched doorways, huge windows, granite countertops, good views (depending on height), pool, hot tub, decent gym, free Starbucks coffee machines, a concierge, weekly resident activities, and more.
I could refute any of the above pros (for instance, the concierge once tried to stop me from filling my coffee mug, saying I drank too much coffee), but I don’t deny the advantages.
I do, unfortunately, have to strike the concierge from the «pros» list. The current concierge, whose name rhymes with Schmelody, will inevitably either forget anything you ask her to do, or recommend you come back later, so that turns into more of a hassle than a convenience.
Lastly, demographics. It’s an odd mix. Around a third of the residents are older — mid 50’s. They’re generally nice people, except for the grumpy old man with the schnauzer. Around a half are DU students. Most of this group are middle eastern, bathe in designer cologne, and drive BMW M6s and Hummers. And the rest are the standard 20– and 30-​something crowd. Most everybody is friendly, although almost nobody goes to the social outings.
So there you go. Eight months of research. Watch out, though. Some asshole is about to click on «earthquake.» Or «carjacking.»