7166 at Belmar Urban Flats

This is a good place to live except for the cost. I lived here and it is waking distance to Belmar, has a quaint gym, outdoor pool and BBQ area, huge parking garage (reserved parking if you rent on the 4^th floor).
My only complaint would be the cost of rent. I lived here six months and they wanted to raise my rent around 11%. Belmar is no Aspen or Boulder (and those places honesty are also overpriced). I asked if they would meet halfway and increase my rent only 5.5% and they said «no» until two days here I moved. I left and am glad I did. No one should be spending this much to live in Lakewood. Oh and the walls are paper thin.

Have lived here for 6 months and absolutely love it. My apartment is beautiful, the office staff is always friendly and the maintenance crew is top notch. Combine that with all that Belmar offers and I am one happy camper.

Use to love this place… If I could give this place negative stars I would.
To be fair, when we first moved here it was pretty great. My roommate and I are in our 10^th of 12 months on the lease. I’m guessing sometime within the past few months we’ve gotten pretty much all new staff in the office. Around this time there was a very noticeable drop in quality of service and life at 7166 Belmar. From the constant urine in the hallways and stairwells to the garage gates being broken to even the doors to the building being broken or just propped open all day/​night… There is supposedly on-​site late night security. He must be busy dealing with other issues since most nights this summer the pool has been occupied well past 10pm. Wouldn’t be too much of an issue if not for the noise. I even called to report it one evening. I watched for 15 mins as no security guard showed up. The people just ended up walking out of the side door by themselves. The next morning I get an email saying the office checked the records of the doors opening or some nonsense and said they must have jumped a balcony. Apparently the security came down and just missed them. I told them they didn’t jump anything. They just walked through a door. Of course, I was told to call a more direct line to security next time. Cuz it’s my fault.
And don’t even get me started on the bizarre fire alarm nonsense. Nothing better than being woken up in the middle of the night to a building wide fire alarm for nothing. Multiple times. Check their FB page for people complaining about that.
Tonight I’m writing this because not only did the pool noise happen yet again, but tonight my roommate also came home to a used condom on our door knob. Pretty f***in’ disgusting. I just emailed them the complaint with a lovely picture.
Basically the kind of stuff you can expect here. The building is not secure. People from other apartments and around the surrounding low income neightborhoods just stroll through day and night. My roommate and I pay $ 1730 a month for a 1200sq ft s h i t show on Alameda and Wadsworth…
Do yourself a favor and look for a place around Highlands or Cherry Creek or Cap Hill or even downtown.

Honestly, I love living here. Do they have issues? Of course, but I think the pros outweigh those. It’d be good to start off by saying that almost everyone who lives here is friendly; I run into someone new every day. People usually pick up after themselves, they aren’t loud or disrespectful when using amenities, and when tenants gather around the lobby area or the pool, its just a laid-​back social environment.
I will say I’ve only lived here for about 9 months, so I didn’t experience the previous management. The current management is usually very responsive and supportive (though the phone is rarely answered, they do respond to emails and in-​person concerns pretty reasonably). I’ve only dealt with Monica and Cassandra– both awesome and always providing great service, which is amazing because I can’t imagine how many rude tenants they deal with every day. Maintenance staff are always friendly and helpful too. The hallways are regularly cleaned, the pool area is always kept up and cleaned, and our trash/​recycling is ALWAYS picked up when it’s supposed to be. 7166 is also prompt to put out salt and shovel all walkways before and while it’s snowing, so a big thumbs up to that. Also, it helps that you can usually find a spot in the garage during inclement weather.
In addition to the pool area, all other amenities are kept clean and upgraded: grills, gym, rec room, computer room and lobby areas all look great. I’ve only seen the hot tub be out-​of-​commission once during my entire stay here, and believe me, I use it like no other. I will say that most times I’ve used the computer room, it’s out of paper. This stinks, but it’s also expected when you live in such a huge complex and there are only 3 desktops. If the office is open, they will usually provide you with paper. Also, don’t expect a pristine grill if it’s 65 out and its a weekend, the pool is a casual community cook-​out zone (love it!), and it’s going to get heavy usage, period.
All maintenance issues do get handled, although if it’s not priority it may take longer. I did have one incident where I had an emergency maintenance request that was somehow «overlooked», but when I brought it up a second time to the office staff, they sent someone up IMMEDIATELY.
To address the door situation that has been mentioned: every now and then the fob system on a particular door will shut down, sometimes for weeks at a time. It definitely is a bummer, because we pay partially for that security feature. At the same time, it’s understandable that with heavy usage, that technology will fail now and again. That’s perhaps my biggest complaint: that these need to be treated as priority when broken, or find a new company to replace the fob access sensors.
Other than those few issues, this place is safe, friendly, clean and upscale. The location is also a given, and I’m always walking to target, whole foods, bars, restaurants, etc. Love it. If you have dogs, Belmar Park is right across Wadsworth Blvd: it’s beautiful, and usually isn’t crowded, which always amazes me. Unless something else comes up, I’ll plan on renewing my lease here.

this is another email i sent to upper management at Monogram on 1÷14÷15
NO ONE EVER RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINTS.
Hi,
my name is Cleve T*** and my wife and I have been residents at 7166 at Belmar since Feb 2012.
I am writing you because i have seen some drastic changes in the community lately that need to be brought up to management as i haven’t gotten anywhere with my buildings supervisors.
First, if you are not the right person, please forward this on to the manager of 7166 or the manager or C****n S****s.
When we first moved in, everything was always clean and maintained well. Communication with managers like Johnny and Cristina Aguilar was easy and prompt.
I’d say that in the past year or so things took a turn for the noticeably worst. Please understand that some of my issues may seem small but when your paying top dollar to live in what you call «creative luxury», these things all add up.
— When the weather drops below 25 degrees the doors in the A building that lead to the courtyard always freeze and malfunction. Thus causing my wife to walk around the building with an 18 mos old and whatever else in tow. This is exacerbated by the fact that the Custer ave is north facing and ALWAYS icy and unshovelled.
— when these doors fail people then prop them open with whatever they can find, usually stones from the courtyard. this now creates a SECURITY concern! please tell me how this is considered «TAILORED LIVING». sounds like someone is tailored to get raped.
— next is the lack of concern for the overflowing poop garbages that are placed around the building. no one ever empty’s them so people stop picking up their dog shit. theres dog shit all over the courtyard of the A building. go look for your self.
–so apparently maintenance people keep turning over, i wonder if its because of their leader, C****n…
this leads to a long turnover in maintenance requests. it took them over 1.5 weeks to respond to a leaky toilet!
–speaking of maintenance: we RENT (PAY FOR) storage units. one happens to be next to a water closet. this water closet has leaked at least 5 times since we’ve moved in. i’ve personally called maintenance a few times. they come. they fisx… the other day i move some furniture out and notice water damage and a moldy bag of clothes. i notify management. Monica is very nice and we discuss what happened. she tells me that C****n will get back to me. She does so after a few days and i explain what happened and show her pictures of the damage and the clothes. she tells me that she will discuss with management. she gets back to me and tells me that they concluded the damage wasn’t from the water closet but she will credit me $ 100 for the damage…
— so this leads to my next point and why i have ZERO faith in C****n S****s…
on ⁸⁄₁₈ i put a notice in on the monogram res site re: construction that was happening around 8PM. this woke my baby and caused her to stay up most of the night. the next day C****n called and explained how that shouldn’t have happened and she will get me a $ 100 gift card for my inconvenience.
I later come to find out that i know that owner of the construction company and he told me that he felt terrible and he gave C****n a $ 100 Target gift card for the resident that complained. C****n explained how she was sorry and she made Monica go out and buy the gift card on behalf of monogram.
this is a straight LIE and i will not deal with C****n anymore.
–lastly this leads to my last point: every time i call out the management for their faults they try to reach out as if we are friends. When i ask for a little bit of concession I’m given the corporate explanation of how they «can’t help»:
case in point… I’m given 7 days notice to resign lease or give notice to vacate… 7 DAYS?! to figure out where to relocate my family and all belongings. so i go to discuss with management and I’m told that even if i were to vacate early i have to pay thru Feb 10. Regardless, i signed a new lease on 1÷1÷15 because i just want to get out of 7166. so now i’m paying two rents because 7166 refuses to work with me.
i know at least 4 people moving out of the A building due to similar complaints.
I would like someone with more clout to give me a call to discuss. last time i emailed corporate, C****n apologized with some corporate jargon but nothing was done.
thanks,
Cleve T***

Time for a fresh review! Seeing as it’s been about 2 years since the last review and there has been some change of management (actually I lived there during two managements — Behringer Harvard Residential and Monogram Apartment). I lived here just under a year and I enjoyed my time here.
The location is really convenient. You can walk to Mile High Wine & Spirits (see my review on why I love them!), Whole Foods (no bueno, it’s too convenient and bad if you’re striving to save money!), Target, Cinemark (awesome theater with some great deals), and tons of shops, bars, and eateries within a 5 minute walk. I think I was definitely lucky to live on a quieter floor and side of the building. So I only noticed noise from certain corridors when roaming the building to check my mailbox or heading out to the pool/​hot tub. Occasionally I heard music through the walls, but what do you expect when you share 4 walls/​ceilings/​floor with other people (as in my case).
The covered and secure parking garage gets two thumbs up in my book! No paying extra for a parking space or private garage, just large covered garage that keeps the rain, snow, sleet, direct sun off of your car! And finding a spot was never a problem.
The amenities were nice. To name a few: free coffee or hot chocolate 24/​7, business center (with computers and printer), organized happy hours at World of Beer, 1^st Tuesday breakfast burritos, oh and valet trash! I absolutely loved that service. The no hassle cleaning fee was worth it and Monogram Apartment was quick to send what was left of my deposit back.
Just a few things to keep in mind:
–some residents have a bad habit of letting their dogs do their business in the stairwells or just outside the building on the sidewalk. Be careful where you step!!! If only it were possible to screen for bad pet owners in the leasing application stage…
–Maintenance was a bit slow, I always had to ask for updates on the status of my request and the work would be mostly done after a second reminder. What do I mean by «mostly»? For example, there was an incident regarding my bookshelf and mold from a water leak from the apartment above that didn’t quite get resolved, but I let it be since I was moving out within a few weeks.
–You have to pay for the light bulbs to get changed. All of my kitchen track lights went out within the first couple of months that I moved in, despite the fact that I was rarely home. So I didn’t bother to pay to get them replaced or buy replacements on my own while I lived there. Maybe I saved on energy that way…
–Generally, the area seems safe, oh except for that tiny incident on my second night of living there, where the SWAT team raided the house directly across the street from me at 4am (I may have been peering out my window watching some of it.). But if anything that means the bad guys were cleaned up and the neighborhood is all the safer! Needless to say, I was much more wary on the nights I went out or was walking home alone.

I would save yourself a lot of headaches and find another apartment to live in.
I lived here for one year and was thrilled when I finally moved out. The complex is nice, however I wish I would not have gotten lured in by their «free» starbucks coffee and fancy preview apartment.
The management was my biggest problem with this place. Smiling faces when selling you on their amenities, but do not treat you with respect after they have you under contract.
There are known issues with the apartments that they will not disclose to you when you sign a contract. A previous maintenance employee said that several apartments had the same issue as ours — a loud dripping noise in the wall — that was «impossible to fix». How convenient, they didn’t mention that when I forked over my money to them. I was offered a chance to get out of my lease, but the management changed and the new management would not honor that proposal.
I was late on my rent one time only because, somehow, autopay got turned off. They tacked on $ 100 in late fees. When I went to the office to pay it with my certified cashier’s check (within the deadline given to me), suddenly it was $ 130 in late fees. Another trip to the bank, another cashier’s check, another very disappointing and frustrating day.
Belmar — the shops, restaurants, and grocery stores — is GREAT.
7166 at Belmar — the apartments — is not.
If I were you, I’d avoid it.

I have lived here for a year and have never had a problem. The ladies in the office are so nice. When I moved in, I think most of them had only been there for a few months so if there was a problem with management at one point, I’ve never experienced it. I get packages all the time and work until 5 – 6 every day so the office being open until 7 was a huge selling point to me (I don’t have to wait until the weekend to get my stuff!)
In a year, I’ve only had one maintenance request and they came out same day, on a Saturday nonetheless! The stairwells aren’t always clean but the hallways are. I never use the trash chutes because they have valet trash service. You have to make sure you put it out during the designated hours; I’ve had neighbors put out stinky trash in the middle of the day so the hallway would smell but I let the office know about it one time and never had a problem after that. Plus, the water pressure is awesome! I’ve lived places where it was a sad trickle but it’s great here.
This place is as close as you can get to Belmar without actually living above the shops in Belmar. I’ve definitely recommended it to people and will continue to do so.

I lived here for 2 years and saw management change over 3 or 4 times.
The apartments themselves are nice and contemporary, well maintained, new. No complaints. Management and maintenance can be hot and cold, though I had mostly good experiences. I was a good tenant, paid rent on time, paid my dog rent, had no complaints, etc. and after 2 years, the complex increased my rent by 300%. They offered to take $ 10/​month off my rent when I reminded them of this. HA. The manager at the time cited «most renters are transient and don’t stay here for very long because of life changes, like marriages or home-​ownership…» So if I choose to stay single and rent, it’s my fault that I eventually have to pay more for the same place I’ve lived in for years already?
Obviously I did not continue to live here. The community is relatively quiet. I lived in the A building– the smaller of the 2– overlooking the courtyard. I had friends in the B building that said there were a lot of parties, unruly neighbors, and hijinx happening at the pool on the regular. In 2 years, I probably dealt with the stupidity of drunken neighbors only a handful of times.
The ceilings are thin though. If you don’t live on the 4^th floor, you will hear everything that happens upstairs– vacuuming at 7:30am on a Saturday morning, an elliptical machine that sounds like it’ll fall through the ceiling at any second, a creaky bed… You catch my drift…
And don’t let your dog off-​leash anywhere on premises. Lakewood PD Animal Control will be called and they will fine and ticket you, especially if your dog isn’t licensed in Jefferson County.
Not a bad place to live but could have been better.

NO, AVOID, WARNING, DANGEROUS! Lived at 7166 Belmar in 2011 and nothing but trouble. Management does not do their job when you voice your opinion. More than 10 cars had their windows shot out including my own. Dog poop in the hallways, trash and broken glass on the floor in the disposal area plus lazy security could care less .
Grafiti gang signs on walls and drunks walk in the covered parking lot at night looking for open cars.
Not a good area for families because of the busy streets and construction
7166 BELMAR HAS A FALSE IMAGE, dont be fooled.
.Pool is over crowded and not very clean.