Knitting Factory Loft Apartments

i have lived in the knitting factory for a year now. so far things have gone fairly well. i love my apartment. it is by far the nicest i have ever lived in. i only have a couple of complaints.
before i moved in i was excited about the on site gym but quickly learned that it is crap. first of all, it is about 75 degrees in there. you start sweating before you even start working out. the machines are all crap. possibly purchased in the 80s. and the tvs get no channels.
the business center is also a serious joke. the computers restart literally every 5 minutes. you cannot get anything done on them.
the only other complaint i have is that the maintenance department is terrible. the day that i moved in i was told that someone from maint would be installing a shower curtain rod that day. it never happened. –and of course, i moved in on a friday so couldnt get ahold of anyone until monday. i ended up buying and installing my own. that same week i reported that my dishwasher didnt work. no one ever showed up to fix it. i fixed it myself. yesterday i reported that my smoke detector was alarming because the battery was dead. it isnt just a little chirp like the usual alarm. it is an extremely loud ear piercing beep. of course, it started beeping after hours on tuesday night. it is now thursday morning and i just complained about it again and the maint guy acted like no one had even told him about it. i cant fix this myself because the ceilings are so high that i cannot reach it. hopefully, someone will show up soon to fix it.
i know it sounds like a lot of issues but overall it is a great place. i really do like it here.

Hopefully my review of the Knitting Factory Lofts won’t be taken as unhelpful or outdated, seeing as how my husband and I lived there back in 2004 to 2007. However, some of the problems we experienced might be valid questions to ask about if you’re considering this place. Some of the strengths of this place probably still hold as well.
The other reviewers are right about the income restrictions. We also thought it was kind of pricey for rent considering how much income you were capped at.
The apartments themselves are gorgeous and very safe. Tall, 15 foot ceilings, giant windows, laundry in unit, dishwasher, community party room, and a community theater room that can be reserved. Cats and dogs were allowed at the time. The property manager also allowed us to paint if we wanted to. There is a Pick ‘N Save about a block away and a nice park on the west side of the building.
The windows, while new and very good quality, paired with brick walls with seemingly no insulation at all did result in some cold drafts in the winter, however. I’d say our corner bedroom was at least 7 degrees colder than what our heat was set to.
Those tall ceilings also create some noise problems. We could hear pretty much any TV or music our downstairs neighbors listened to. Also, they smoked and that would seep through wherever the cracks were and that was a huge nuisance.
We had lots of issues with the parking lots. Our apartment was situated by the lot closest to the building. After a while you get used to the near constant beeping of the gate opening and closing, but it could really drive you crazy. We chose to park our cars in the cheaper lot across the street. This gate regularly malfunctioned. I remember one day our cars were essentially «trapped» inside and we could not get them out to go to work. The maintenance company could not be reached, our manager at the time didn’t seem to care and arrived an hour after posted office hours to deal with the situation. Gorman Co. was unresponsive after multiple attempts to reach them on the issue. My husband and I both missed an entire day’s work due to them dragging their feet and giving us incorrect times that it would be repaired.
The Lofts are situated near a factory that, I think crushes metal, and stuff. If your apartment is situated on the east side of the building, you have to sign a waiver saying that you understand that you can’t use the noise from the nearby factory as grounds for early termination of your lease. We were okay with signing this and the noise didn’t bother us too much. It kind of sounded like waves crashing? So, yeah, not bad if you have a good imagination!

I’ve lived here for the past three years and I love it. They’re the nicest loft apartments ive resided in since I first started renting in 2003. This is an «income restrictions,» property so for one person you have to make at least 18k and you can’t make more than like 38k. I could be off a lil. So if your income falls in this range you can enjoy huge ceilings, spacious walk-​in closets, dishwasher, washer/​dryer in every unit, gated parking, and they used to allow dogs (cause I still have mine) but I think only cats now., oh the fact that the park is right next door is just a plus for many reasons. The staff/​employees like to throw parties where they’ll include tenants and they have contests in which you might win a prize or money.

One of my friends lived here for a while.
These apartments are nice, but expensive. They are also Section 42 restricted (not Section 8!), which means they are income restricted. You have to make between $ 18k and $ 42k or something like that. I dont know how the people that live in there afford all the nice cars (lots of beamers and caddies in the parking lot), but it seems to work for them despite having a majority of their income being sucked up by rent.
It is like big brother watching you inside with as many cameras as the management has spread throughout the premise. holy crap. There must be at least 32 cameras focused on you just going from the parking lot to the elevator inside.
They have gated parking both on site (attached the building) and a block down the road, which they, of course, charge for, and provide you with a garage door opener type RF device to signal when to open/​close the gate.
Right next door is the Mitchell Park where the Mitchell Domes are. Not bad, but there are a LOT of bums and whatnot roaming around there.
The neighborhood is not bad during the day, but its advisable NOT to walk around after dark. It can be creepy, but that’s living in an urban downtown environment for you. Despite that you feel safe in the apartment and surrounding area.
There is a Pick N Save Grocery store a couple blocks down, so its convenient.
The expressway is right around the corner.
They allow pets (both cats and dogs).
Overall I’d have to say 3 stars. your milage may vary.