Julian32 at Highland Square

Great location and amenities for the price, responsive staff and maintenance. Pros: -Excellent location; both for drivers and carless -Parking option; I didn't find it expensive because it's literally market price -WIFI & utilities included; for ppl complaining about Wifi being slow, it's not, it's your hardware/software configuration, pay someone in IT who can help you utilize the full speed capacity -1 bed is very large, and don't forget the patio, 1bd have unit width patio, it's massive, you can have bikes plus lawn furniture and still have room left. I had a corner unit which was a steal for the view. -Keyless main entry; could be better if upgraded to each unit. -Nice rooftop patio Cons: -Sustained elevator problem, however, apparently, it's due to parts shortage -Dated and small kitchen -Lighting fixture inadequate -Laundry room can sometimes be unclean; lots of irresponsible pet owners. I time it right after they clean it. -People saying studio is small, ok, it's a studio, if you have a king sized bed, studio clearly isn't for you. -gated parking requires separate key -noise, this one is true, I didn't find it annoying but you really could hear people, mostly through the kitchen/bathroom vents -smoke, also true, it's hard to say but I think some even came through the kitchen vent
Apr 28th, 2023

Here are the pros and cons of living at Julian32... Pros: -Location, location, location -Free street parking nearby (2-3 blocks away) -Friendly neighbors -HUGE balconies -The renovated units are decent -Price Cons: -Paper-thin walls. Trust me, you can hear EVERYTHING, including music at a normal volume, conversations, sneezing, etc. -No A/C. I mean come on... this isn't Colorado in the 80's. It's hot here now. -It took 2 weeks after my move-in before I was put into the callbox to buzz in deliveries and guests. -Shared laundry room with inefficient machines. -Elevators are slow and constantly malfunctioning. One of them stops working every other week. -Shared heat. Despite having a thermostat in the unit, you have no control over the heat. The heat is constantly blasting in the Fall, Winter, and Spring (including 80F days in April). You will never get relief from the heat in this building. I bought a window A/C unit to run year-round just to get some sleep without sweating through my sheets. I'm not kidding. I would run my A/C unit even when it was -5F outside. -The studio apartments are ridiculously tiny. My king sized bed took up the majority of the space. -Management claims this building is smoke-free, but I had to tape up the vent in my kitchen to prevent cigarette smoke odor from coming in from the unit below mine. Despite complaining multiple times, I got no relief until that person moved out. -Poor communication. If there's a busted pipe or other emergency work order that disrupts your sleep, you'll hear about it 2 days later or not at all, and with the age of the building, there are A LOT of emergency work orders. -At the time that I lived there, one of the maintenance workers lived on my floor, and there was constant, loud noise all throughout the workday. It wasn't a great place to try to work from home. All in all, Julian32 is a 2/5 because the cons far outweigh the pros. I lived there for a year. Sometimes I miss the location, but I have no desire to move back. The location is not worth the headaches that occur inside the building. Don't be fooled by the great price.
Feb 20th, 2023

Location is easily the best part. I haven't had any maintenance problems (moved in a month or so ago). Rooms are lovely. Only problem is the wifi. I'm not an expert but I think it's a bandwidth problem, considering it is highly unreliable in the evenings. I've contacted management but they didn't seem too concerned about it. Considering many other reviews have the same complaints, I wouldn't bet on it being improved anytime soon.
Nov 22nd, 2021

Everything is fine except for the internet. As others have mentioned, its highly unpredictable and inconsistent.
Oct 4th, 2021

Feb 5th, 2021