44 Monroe

Awesome place to live! If you want downtown city life, look no further. Everyone in the office is great! Work orders get done quickly, within the hour! Breathtaking views, everyone in the building is nice and welcoming. You’re a short walk away from everything. Valley Bar and Seamus McCaffrey’s is literally feet away from you. I read other reviews and I think those negative reviews are ridiculous! This place is great! Hands down the nicest living in downtown Phoenix!

Downtown living at it’s best! The management team has been responsive and professional. The location is superb, the team here at 44 Monroe are friendly and helpful and the residents very welcoming! Now, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the views, these views are truly magnificent!!! We are loving the sunsets and the splendor of the city at night! Urban living isn’t for everyone but if it’s your lifestyle then 44 Monroe is for you!

After seeing some of the shocking reviews I am compelled to provide a truthful review of 44 Monroe.
Initially I moved to 44 Monroe in 2011 and was here for 2 years in an absolutely gorgeous apartment on the 27^th floor. In 2013 I moved to another state for just under 2 years and during that 2 years I couldn’t wait to move back to 44 Monroe. I moved back the first chance I had and I have no intention of EVER leaving unless I am forced to.
I’m a single woman in my 50’s and feel very safe and secure in this beautiful building. The staff are fantastic and make me feel like this is my home and not just a rented apartment. The only time I had any issue to report they were on top of it almost immediately.
The building is well taken care of, clean, with contemporary décor. You will never find a bug, spider, etc. in the building. The walls are extremely soundproof and in my 3 years here I have never heard a sound through the walls from a neighbor. I would challenge anyone to find another building at this price point with soundproof walls.
I don’t use the amenities, however, when my adult children visit they do use them and there have been no complaints from them… They love it here and are happy that they don’t have to worry about me being safe.
As for some of the negative comments in other reviews about the residents I find the comments shocking and feel 100% that they are untrue or come from people who have an agenda to try and cause problems. 44 Monroe residents are friendly and professional. The residency is a very diverse population of all age groups and from many walks of life. I personally like that.

We moved to 44 Monroe a few weeks ago and I gotta say, this is our new standard. The management team is friendly, knowledgeable and most importantly, responsive. The view from our place takes my breath away almost nightly and the best part is they dog friendly! I’m so glad we moved here when we did. I can’t speak for previous management but The HSL team definitely know what they’re doing.

I’ve lived here with my boyfriend for 7 months and we have enjoyed every minute. The common areas are well kept, staff and residents are friendly, its close to the light rail, and we have unbelievable views of Downtown Phoenix. My only complaint is that the building is cooled by an air chiller so it sometimes gets warm in the middle of the night. On the other hand, our utility bills have been extremely low considering we keep the temperature in the mid to low ’70’s. The management has been very attentive when we’ve needed their assistance. I would recommend this building to anyone who works downtown or has ever wanted to live in a high-​rise apartment.

New management has ruined this downtown experience. AC issues handled without sense of urgency. No «like» compensation for lodging while they resolved issues which still remain unresolved. Staff rejects packages because of conflict with AC issue so basically my Fathers day was ruined since UPS was told that I no longer live here. Management just apologizes without any real action. Staff is completely unprofessional. Never lived somewhere that a hostile living environment was created. All I want to do is move out. Near $ 2000 a month for this? No thank you. NOTE: I have attempted to resolve matters but they refuse to work with me.

I recently went to check out 44 Monroe as a prospective tenant. The lobby was very classic and clean. I really wanted to like this place. Everything after that gets disappointing. I have to agree with previous reviewers that yes there are some questionable residents at this very expensive high rise apartment. The elevators are basic and clean. After getting out of the elevator I noticed the hallways were dark, not so clean and had a peculiar smell. It smelled like old smoke and as we approached the apartment door I smelled fresh weed. The apartment I previewed had all carpet flooring except in the kitchen and bathroom. I think they said they only have carpet in apartments. The one bedroom was very large with a big balcony for around $ 1700 a month.
The pool area is big and mostly enclosed except a small area is exposed to sunlight. They have a very nice outdoor clubhouse/​patio near the pool.
This apartment will appeal to you if you don’t mind carpet, smoke and interesting people. Also if you don’t care much for a pool.
I truly believe they should rethink their policy on smoking. It will preserve the building much better and it will be a lot more appealing to prospective residents. The cigarette smoke gets stuck EVERYWHERE for YEARS. I remember my family rented apartments before and we could smell old smoke any time we turned on the AC because the vents were dirty.
I hope I helped some of you with your downtown apartment search.

Finally out. Yes! Life is so much better now without dealing with these people. BTW, the manager just wrote a response to my initial review (after 2 months of no response). His comments were just a vague company line, without responding to a single issue I brought up.
I also think it is interesting that there are some additional reviews of this place (most very poor), that Unilocal categorizes as «not recommended». I would advise reading these reviews also (they can be found at the bottom of the page in a link with very small writing), stating they are not recommended reviews, but the experiences are very similar to mine and provide additional insight. If these reviews were taken into account I think the overall rating of this place would be somewhere between 1.5 and 2.0. Very poor for a place that rents a 2 bedroom apartment for $ 3,000 per month!
Best of luck.

I just moved out of the 44 Monroe building after a 10 month lease and I was counting the days to leave. We chose the location after leaving the Summit condo and wanted a central location. I have to agree with Elle V.‘s review about the cons of the place. We were in the one bedroom floorplan D, 1310 sq ft on the 11^th floor facing NE.
The Good: Lack of bugs. I never once saw a spider, a nat, anything. We faced the big net just north of the building and I loved being able to look out over the city and mountains. We never paid more than $ 80 for our electric. Location in downtown (closer to city center than the Summit) and easy access to I-​10. There was never any neighbor noise between floors or walls. Much better construction than a 2 – 3 story apartment complex. Trash shoots and recycling on your floor! I’ve always had to walk my garbage down to big, smelly bins and this was a FANTASTIC feature. Non busy gym but small and terrible views for your workout. Fast service on maintenance and Mike was always friendly. The counters and floors hide dirt (which is kind of a toss up since I hated not being able to tell how clean the surfaces were until you cleaned them and saw the dirt). Nice finishes in kitchen with travertine floors, granite countertops and gas stove. The closet in the D floor plan is located in the bathroom which is really convenient for getting ready in the morning. Common areas are well cleaned.
The Cons: Expensive rent. I realize that you pay for the location and the building but $ 1736 for a one bdrm is a LOT. When we were offered our renewal, the price increased to $ 1882. At the date of this writing, they are currently advertising our unit online for $ 1642 (before they add parking at $ 100).
I found the unit to be noisy from city noise. The lightrail bell every 20 min, the firetruck station, the police sirens, the helicopters, the fast cars… it all added up to a very noisy home. Maybe this is typical of downtown living but I found it to be annoying. We were also low enough to hear the alley dumptrucks at 6am and the parking garage to the north that got cleaned at 10:30pm. It sounded like a leaf blower for 2 hours. Super annoying!
The dishwasher was very temperamental and wasted way too much soap when it never emptied out during the wash. Forget about using those nifty dishwashing packets everyone is going to.
The stacked washer and dryer were some of the WORST appliances I’ve ever used. The washer took forever and dryer would wrinkle EVERYTHING. And then beeped when it was done until you stopped it. It demanded your attention. I tried everything I could to not have our jeans come out a twisted wreck but never figured it out. The stacked configuration was a pain to try and fold clothes so we had to invest in a wheeled laundry cart and an over the door clothes hanger.
Other cons include some of the weirdest neighbors. We were once threatened by a drunk person on the elevator that they would pee on us (you can’t make this stuff up). Some people were young professionals but none were overly friendly. You would encounter people in the elevator you just saw on the street that you thought were homeless. Nope. They were headed to the 22^nd floor. There aren’t too many resident functions but I’m not sure how many of these people you would actually want to meet.
We parked on the 6^th floor which meant 20 turns one way if you wanted to go ANYWHERE! Want to run quick to the grocery store? HA! Quick doesn’t exist at this location and the front two spots are metered during the week and always full at night. If you decided to walk to get something instead, the homeless people are everywhere and you can’t walk anywhere without one of them asking for money. Or randomly screaming. Or hitting on you. Never fun for a girl by herself.
The pool only gets sun a few hours and is the most boring pool EVER. The ONE grill is constantly broken or in use and generally smokers take over the patio for get togethers. The windows were cleaned twice in 10 months so we had to look at dirty windows from a sprinkling of rain and a sad bird outline for several months. There is a lack of security (people standing near garage door), but yet each floor is locked down and you can only access your floor and the garage level so that was a little comforting. I also once left my portable fan and on another occasion, a $ 35 MP3 player in the gym and never saw either again. Apparently paying a lot in rent doesn’t mean your classy or honest.
When you have visitors, they hate coming to the area. Downtown’s one way streets are a nightmare to anyone unfamiliar and if they come at night, all the nearby parking is taken and there is no visitor parking in the building. Staff at the front desk aren’t overly friendly and you are lucky to get a smile when you come home. Moving in and out is a major pain because their loading dock is small and will cost you extra in mover fees.
Overall, we were so glad to leave.