The Waterfront Apartments — Local services in Madison

actually so bad it’s not even funny anymore. the floors were so gross when we moved in all of our socks turned black on the bottom. we had to scrub it about 3 times until there wasn’t a layer of grime on the floor. at the coldest possible time our heater went out and they gave us space heaters but we couldn’t turn them very warm because the entire power went out in our apartment. also there was a hole one of the bedroom walls to the outside and when it rained outside, water came in through the wall. then when it got cold, freezing air came through the hole in the wall. also the parking situation is not great. if you choose to take a car here and pay almost 300 dollars a month to get a parking space, 1/3 of the time you try to park in your own garage there isn’t a space and you have to park randomly next to walls and in not real spots. recently the power went out on one part of the apartment and now we have no power and there’s a brown stain in our bathroom that appeared while we were on break and top this off it’s more expensive than almost any other apartment around us. there’s probably more...

I lived at the Waterfront all of this past year and my roommate and I are planning on living here another year. Waterfront has beautiful, quality apartments that still feel cozy and like home. We have great views of the lake from our balcony, and even better views from the pool & grill area. What I really like about Waterfront apartments is that it's really nice, but it still feels like home. I lived in an expensive, giant apartment complex before this and it never felt like home, I didn't know the management at all, everything was always packed... But here, management is really responsive and understanding, especially if you just go down to the office and talk to them, or shoot them an email. And while the amenities do fill up, it never feels like there's too many people, and often you can find yourself with the whole pool/study room/workout room to yourself. Waterfront is very chill but also cares about making your living experience the best it can be. I feel beyond lucky to be living here and I'm so excited I get to end my college career...

Good: Great location Roof pool can be nice sometimes Rooms and apartments are spacious 6th floor porch overlooking lake and capital was nice

Bad: Overpriced. It pretends to be upscale, but it's really just a facade. Many aspects of the building and rooms are cheap. The elevators. It seems petty, but these are legitimately the most obnoxious elevators I've ever encountered. It would often take up to 5 minutes waiting for one of the two elevators for 6 total floors. It mainly caters to students. The daily breakfast they market isn't available over student breaks and other times that students aren't mainly there. The perks weren't nearly as good as they marketed them. Free breakfast turned out to be a granola bar or a pop-tart. Promise of free gym access nearby was never fulfilled after we moved in. Can be obnoxiously loud and rowdy at times. The pool was shut down several times due to people getting out of hand or breaking glass in the...