The Lofts 125

The reason why I am writing this review today is because I feel I was «saved» by being rejected from a potential loft. Yes I was totally desperate to find a cheap rental fast so I was open minded enough to consider Pawtucket Rhode Island even though I knew it would be inconvenient for a non driver like me. I told Jenni over the phone I’d love to view a loft and that My furnishings were in storage. I told her how long I spent living in hotels here in Boston and I was tired of living in hotels with my two pets. I told her my cc score would be low and I would have been more than happy to pay extra money in advance but she wasted my time and charged me money for a credit application only to not even bother to call me the following day. I told her I was on a deadline and It was truly imperative for me to have housing soon. The other property manager seemed kind and helpful. I told him my cc score would be low because my parent’s died of cancer four years ago and the hospice that my father died in did something to hurt my credit. I had unpaid bills from these medical bills and even though I provided Jenny with necessary contacts and references my good friend Gregory told me Jenny at the leasing office had not even bothered to contact him and I am going to assume that even though I was able to pay $ 2400 a month in the city of Chicago for a year Jenny was ignorant enough to think I was unable to afford $ 900 a month for her run down over priced units. The people here are heartless. They are in it for the money only and they think that rules are rules you are only a number to them so if you don’t quite cut muster and you are not part of the «norm» don’t waste your time here. I missed out on work to go out of my way to take a train all the way from Boston to this shitty place just to on a «tour» have Jenny get my hopes up then promptly ignore my calls and not check my other rental references. I hope Jenny faces a proper karma where she will be judged solely on her «performance» and her cc score. Don’t bother visiting this site. In fact when her assistant David wanted to demonstrate how the shower head works it broke off in his hands. Its shoddy worksmanship here and there were no washers and dryers set up in the building even though the ad stated there would be a laundry room. These people are liars. Here is an accurate review not a made up one like the 5 star reviews you saw here.

The worst place I have ever lived.

My boyfriend and I had a positive experience at Lofts 125. Jenny and crew were prompt with us about getting maintenance done and she always returned my phone calls within 24 hours.
I’d like to address some of the problems others have mentioned here, though, as I did witness a few of them going on.
First, people who live at the Lofts need to be charged a pet deposit or pet rent of some kind. This will either deter them from leaving their dog do all over or will pay for someone to be hired to take care of it. I only ever saw one dog «accident» in a hallway and it was gone when I returned down the hall 15 min later, so I assume the owner (or a good samaritan) picked it up. This kind of thing isn’t something that the property management is 100% responsible for. While it is their job to maintain the property, it is the dog owner’s job to clean up their dog’s messes. I own a dog who lived with me at the Lofts and was very responsible about cleaning up after her, but there are plenty of people who don’t share that sentiment for one reason or another.
In terms of rats, we did have a mouse or two, but once we called maintenance they immediately (and I mean within HOURS) had a guy come up with traps and stuff to seal the small hole with. After this they had exterminators come and handle the problem and within a few days there were no more mice. A few notes, though. First, the Lofts are very, very old. (I believe the building was originally built in the late 18^th century) They are situated in New England, and during the late fall, mice are NOT an uncommon issue for old buildings to have. When I reported the issue, they handled it promptly.
Our one issue that we never did get fixed was a faulty light fixture on the ceiling in the living room. We asked a few times to get it fixed or replaced, but it never wound up getting done. I was going to take a star off for that, but how we were treated when we moved out caused me to put it right back on.
My boyfriend and I were laid off from our jobs within a week of each other. Jenny was not only understanding about us having to be two weeks late on rent, but she also made sure the late fee was waived and stopped by more than once just to see how we were hanging in there (once just coming in to chat for a half hour or so). She was so kind to us! Eventually, we wound up finding work… but across the country, and we regrettably had to move with very little notice. We were concerned about there being a penalty of some kind for breaking our lease early, but there was none… and Jenny said many times how sorry she was to lose us as tenants and that she was sorry to see us go.
Honestly, any of the problems we encountered were really minor compared to how nice it was to live at the Lofts. We actually had no issues with Jenny and nothing we encountered was anything abnormal for a building of that age and size. Pawtucket is meh, but it’s close enough to Providence and (regardless of what people say) Providence traffic is NEVER bad… though being originally from Boston I’m fairly well convinced that outside of my hometown and maybe LA, most people have no idea what bad traffic really is.
If my career ever takes me back to that area, I would happily live at the Lofts again.

There comes a point when one goes from feeling sorrow for someone to feeling regretful for allowing a situation to occur. This is exactly how I feel about Jenny Bogan and First National Development.
Since college, all I wanted to live in was a converted factory loft. The wooden floors, soaring ceilings, oversized windows and most importantly, the exposed brick.
After touring the building and being shown a unit that was still under construction in June 2011, I decided to go ahead and sign a lease beginning August 1 2011. It was not only explained to me what still needed to be finished, but GUARANTEED to be finished for my August 1^st move in date. This deadline was crucial considering I moved over 300 miles away from anyone and everyone that I knew.
As my move-​in date was fast approaching, I noticed that work on my unit had come to a stand still. After reaching out to Jenny to check the status, I was reassured that the unit would be finished on time and that they were on schedule. Having a false trust in her, I continued to pack and prepare to move in.
August 1^st came… and went… as did the 7^th…14^th…21^st… and so on. They «generously» allowed me to move my personal belongings into the unit, but was told that I was not allowed to occupy the unit because they have not had it inspected yet.
I met with Garfield Spencer (Managing Partner for First National Development) and was told that it would (once again) be about another week until I could stay in my unit. After hearing this I asked him «Do you have a place to go to sleep tonight, to rest your head and a bed to call your own» after he answered I responded «I’m glad you do, because I don’t. My bed is currently thrown against the wall by your workers in a unit that I am not allowed to occupy». Showing no compassion or effort to make things right, he left.
I was offered a temporary unit to stay in until my unit was completed, however, as I was preparing to move in, Jenny had rented out the unit and the new tenants were already moving in.
Once my unit was FINALLY inspected and the certificate of occupancy was signed in mid-​September, I started making the unit feel like home. One good thing about this community, management allows you to paint the walls as you please. For me however, this came at the cost of management using my unit as their «model» unit to show investors as well as possible tenants. I was rarely given 24 hour notice (if at all). Even when asked, and I politely said no, my unit was still shown to god knows who. (The closet door being left open and my dead bold being left unlocked were dead giveaways.)
I was told that I would have air conditioning within my unit, however this was just one item on the list that was «back ordered». Countless items that are easily obtained at any local home improvement store were conveniently «back ordered». This began to not only frustrate me, but concern me about what other items for my unit that I would have to go without.
Other than the short cuts that were taken, lack of professionalism, shoddy workmanship and down right ignorance on how to properly install appliances and a heating unit, I did enjoy my time living at The 125 Lofts.
If there were a change in management/​ownership to ones who actually take pride in their work, keep their word and are up front and honest with their tenants, I would definitely move back in.

I had all positive experiences living at the lofts for the 1.5 years I lived there. I moved in September 2009 and moved out in May 2011 only because I moved in with my boyfriend and we found a gorgeous house on the water.
I used to live in Unit 2305, a gorgeous two-​bedroom on the third floor. We were unaffected by the fire in that wing, thankfully and didn’t have any smoke or water damage.
I never had any real issues. no bugs, no leaks, no mice, no theft or anything. The one time my A/​C stopped working they were there with guys in a week or so which wasn’t bad because it never got that hot in there.
I also liked the people that lived near me. Everyone was very quiet (the perks of being on the top floor) and very friendly in the hallways. Oh and I never paid for gas because they never divided the meters. After at least a year they asked everyone to chip in $ 150 or so. Seems like a decent break depending on how long you’d lived there at the time.
Obviously there are a lot of negative experiences written here so I can’t speak for anyone else, but personally I loved living there and miss it often. Bringing groceries to the third floor was a pain, but the unit was great and everyone always gave me compliments when they visited. Oh, and if you get home after midnight, you’ll probably be fighting for a parking spot.

I lived at the lofts for half a year. The place is a disaster. The huge fire that burned down most of the un-​renovated complex happened the day my girlfriend and I moved in. That should have been a sign that it was a bad choice. The company that owns the place was investigated for fraud and for a while we were instructed to pay our rent to a lawyer’s office.
In any case, living there was miserable. We kept our apartment clean but it didn’t matter, there were still mice. Several of our neighbors let their dogs use the hallways for a bathroom and wouldn’t clean up after them. Several neighbors had dogs that couldn’t be left alone without barking for hours on end. The parking lot is a disaster as soon as it snows. No one moves their car for snow removal so you end up losing a quarter of the parking spaces in the winter.
Washer dryer hookups are nice, but you’d need to have a stackable washer/​dryer and those are expensive. You’ll end up bringing your laundry to a laundromat (luckily there’s one around the corner just a few blocks away) but carrying laundry up and down from the 3^rd floor is a pain. And no, we didn’t choose a 3^rd floor apartment. We chose a 1^st floor apartment but got stuck with a 3^rd floor unit when the fraud investigation for the arson started, First National Development (the owner of the building) had their assets frozen and they couldn’t finish the apartment we chose for an occupancy permit.
14′ high ceilings are cool, but expensive to heat. How much might it cost to heat? Whatever First National decides to charge you. They hadn’t gotten gas meters installed yet so at the end of the winter they just charged everyone whatever they wanted with no explanation. We asked to see a breakdown of how they determined what we owed but were ignored. I suspect they just divided the total gas bill by the number of units (with no regard to whether you have a 1 or 2 bedroom unit).
Jenny Bogan is very nice face to face. But if you have a problem and are trying to get a hold of her, good luck. She’ll dodge your calls and not call back.
If you do end up renting here, do not give them your last month’s rent. Let them keep your security deposit. It took us two months to get our deposit back. Our unit was immaculate when we left. There should have been no delay. They stopped answering calls from my girlfriend and would answer calls from my phone because they didn’t recognize the number. They told us on three different occasions that the check was in the mail. It was only after having a lawyer draft a letter for us and sending it to Jenny’s boss did we actually get a check from them.
And if you’re not from the area, Pawtucket sucks. There’s hardly anything to do. Providence isn’t far away, but traffic makes it a pain.
For anyone unfortunate enough to end up there, Olly’s pizza around the corner is good and they deliver. Yankee Spirits over in Attleboro has a great selection and great prices. And Armando’s is a nice butcher shop with really good prices and it’s literally across the street. Those are NOT reasons to live here though!
Oh and the good review from David should come with a caveat. He is a sort of unofficial employee of Jenny’s. He helps out around the building and should not be considered a neutral source. He is nice and helpful in person though.

Unfortunately, My review was removed but I am glad to see that someone else wrote the horrors of living here. I posted a review and the detail of the headache I moved into. I just filed a claim and they never responded. I know I will never see a dime of my mon ey and from talking to other previous tenants, they are on the same page. They are crooks and I am warning anyone if you move there to not expect the worst and if you plan on leaving, use your security for last month because you will be behind the resting of us still waiting. I am outraged that these lofts are still being rented. Jenny Bogan is the worst manager and the pathetic puppet for the real crooks… Rebecca and Garfield Spencer. They are the most pathetic, unprofessional developers I have ever come across.