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October 2025 by Micah Sieglaff
Great location. Good gated parking. Management is responsive with any urgent maintenance requests.
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October 2025 by Hannah Moore
I've been living at Academy Lofts for a few months now and absolutely love it! The apartments are amazing and so it the location. The building itself was also restored beautifully. I've had one or two maintenance issues come up but that just goes along with an older building. Management has been prompt and efficient in helping those problems but resolved. I've had nothing but a positive experience living here!
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September 2025 by James Arntz
I don’t understand the frustration and anger reflected in recent reviews. These loft apartments are unique in their drama and beauty, and plumbing or electrical problems that come up are perfectly normal for any older building and promptly handled by management. I’m happy and grateful for the opportunity to live in the Academy Lofts.
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July 2025 by Darcy Mentone
I strongly recommend avoiding anything listed by Fenton Investments. My father would call this place “putting lipstick on a pig.” Don’t let the charm of the building fool you—stay away.
Yes, the Academy Lofts is a beautiful old stone building in a historic neighborhood. I was drawn in by the high ceilings and tall windows. It looked great at first.
But once you move in, the problems start:
Plumbing is a mess. My dishwasher broke almost immediately and stayed broken even after being replaced. A year later, they finally discovered the real issue was the plumbing. The garbage disposal never worked, and the sink broke twice—I waited weeks for maintenance both times, with no way to wash dishes.
Maintenance is elusive. Requests go unanswered for days or weeks, and problems linger far too long.
Management is unprofessional and hostile. They rarely respond, and when they do, they’re combative and insulting. I’ve been parking my new car on the street for five months because I lost my gate clicker—and they refuse to replace it.
Safety concerns ignored. A hornet nest above my door grew to the size of a dessert plate. I was stung twice before they finally removed it—a month later, after multiple emails and calls. It’s back now. I notified them over a week ago. No response.
Bottom line: This place is mismanaged, neglected, and not worth the headache.
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March 2023 by Naomi Scherrer
We have been working with Avery to get information on the available apartments as well as the application process. She has gone above and beyond and has provided the best customer service I have ever received from a management company. Thank you!
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August 2022 by Nova NFT
Apartments are old everything breaks all the time. Park across the street is unsafe. Management is horrible. Would not recommend.
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August 2022 by Jake Broido
You can hear gunshots from the park across the street that houses dozens of homeless people per night. Would not recommend.
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July 2019 by John C.
The location is great. Easily walkable to downtown, but far enough away that the inconveniences of living downtown are mostly mitigated. The building is really cool. Thick rock/block construction - I can't hear any neighbors unless I'm in the hallway, or near the windows. Hardwood floors. 15' ceilings. Gated parking is limited, but there's lots of street parking. The only things I don't like are the single pane windows, they let in so much heat and some noise, and the small floorplan. I live in a small studio and there are bigger apartments available, but at a rather significant (to me) price premium. However, I'm not a big fan of the management company. No weekend or evening hours, even for maintenance requests. Even during business hours it can be spotty whether you get somebody, or just the machine nobody seems to check. Paper rent checks. Occasional reminders the building is smoke-free, despite the obvious pot smell on the first floor. The worst of Fenton : I had no idea a rent check hadn't arrived. Somebody silently put a note on the door indicating their intent to evict. I was home at the time and the first I heard of it was when I left that evening - a Friday - with no recourse other than to call my bank and wait for Monday. I wasn't evicted, but that was their first response, to threaten legal action. If they had knocked on the door instead I could have and would have paid, but I had no idea. Now I ask the 2nd or 3rd of every month if the check hasn't been deposited, she is less than thrilled to field this question and often simply doesn't. Not a great sign when the company won't confirm whether they've received payment prior to charging late fees. Other thoughts. Washer/dryer hookups is weird in an apartment at these price points. No amenities like pool, or green spaces - there is a park nearby. There is a lot of street parking. My unit is smaller than the advertised square footage, as was another unit I looked at. The wood floors may not be in great shape, take a good look before moving in.
