Metropolitan At Lincoln Station

Lived here for just over a year, and it was one of my favorite places I have ever lived. Rent was a bit pricey but that is every where.

Very nice area, I really enjoy living out here. I’ve actually left and come back to this community, in total lived in 2 apartments for about 4 years. Tons of development and this is of the most affordable apartment over here. Very convenient access to the lightrail which is awesome for downtown.
The one major complaint I have is parking, they have 2 different garages (one huge and one mini) if you’re by the huge one you’ll find a spot… might be up a couple floors, but you’ll find one. Currently I live by the mini, and get off work late at night, so by the time I get home there is absolutely no parking in the garage. either level. The spots are also small… my car has multiple dents from car doors hitting it :(they really need to make the spaces larger and maybe set it up so only residents can park in the garage.
The maintenance crew is very good about taking care of requests, normally issues are fixed in a couple hours. The staff in the office is generally friendly, like any leasing office very high turn over rate. The walls are also very thin, it sounds like the people above me are stomping at all times. I can hear my neighbors when they are on the phone or having real life conversations, I know they can hear me as well. There are, of course, minor frustrations that come up but I would say the biggest one is the parking, understand that living here is going to lead to a few new bruises on your car… they add character? Other than that not a bad community, for me there will always be some drawbacks, but if I’m in an area I’m comfortable in I’ll let it slide.

I have lived at the Metropolitan for over 4 years now. Like every good relationship there have been ups and downs, but survived them all. Some issues have been too many maintenance requests and issues with the overall appearance (trash overflowing, pet waste), parking situation (lights out in the underground parking garage, cars not moving for months on end, and other cars being parked in the handicap spots) are a few. However, on the opposite side the good things are that the maintenance issues are resolved quickly and done right the first time. Staff is friendly as well.

I am a current resident of Metropolitan at Lincoln Station. I have been staying in Metropolitan for past 3 and half years. I have so far enjoyed living here until a I had an experience after which I have come to re-​think my choice. My car was banged and left with big scars in the parking lot of Metropolitan. When I went to the office to discuss this matter, the person in the office was extremely careless and did not even bother to have someone take a look at what happened. This was extremely frustrating since few months back, a similar incident happened where a guy living in the community banged 10 – 12 cars and there was a big mess. Since the parking lot have no cameras there is no way to track the culprits but now I have to pay the price for someone else’s mistake. Now I think, my only mistake was to stay here for such a long time. I do not expect Metropolitan to pay the damages but I atleast expect the staff to be courteous enough to care for the existing residents and their vehicles parked in the property.

I had to move from Phoenix, AZ to Lone Tree, CO due to a job offer and I had no time to actually visit in-​person to scope out apartments. Therefore, I had to do all of my scouting online which can be quite misleading at times. I narrowed down Metropolitan at Lincoln station because it was one of the lower priced options (though still not cheap due to the current demand in the greater Denver area), it seemed to be in an incredibly convenient location (a mile from work, next door to the light rail, next to just about any type of shopping you could ask for), and based on the pictures and floor plans it looked decent.
So, I went ahead and contacted the leasing office and Sara Gerger, the assistant manager, did everything possible to help me. She recommended some great options based on my needs and budget, and upon request she even went to each unit and took additional photos for me so that I could see them (rather than relying on the professional pictures on the website). She also answered a –ton– of questions. We must have 30 – 40 emails that we’ve sent back and forth, and she was was always happy to help. So, I went ahead and took a chance on Metro and signed a lease electronically.
Upon move-​in day the office staff was incredibly helpful and kind. I’ve never been to Colorado before and they gave me all sorts of recommendations of things to do and restaurants to try out. Once entering my apartment for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised by how much nicer it looks in person than in the photos. The photos just do not capture the details well enough to do it justice. The apartment is large, clean, and smells good. Everything is in excellent condition. I’ve only been here a little over a week now and so I can’t comment on the maint. crew but I’ve heard good things. The only gripe I’ve had so far is that there is no elevator in the building and I happened to choose the unit on the top floor, so moving all of my stuff and furniture up 3 – 4 flights of stairs was a hassle, but I like to spin it off as a good work out. But consider that a fair warning to anyone who is unwilling to do that and get a unit down below.
The apartment complex location has turned out to be more convenient than I could’ve imagined. I’ve never lived somewhere so convenient in my life. Within about a 5 mile radius there is tons of restaurants, a huge Safeway, a Super Target, a movie theater, an XL Brunswick bowling alley, mini-​golf (according to the map, but I haven’t seen it), a Petsmart, an IKEA, a mall, the light rail, a brand new Kaiser (for those with that healthcare), a free shuttle service for employees of certain businesses nearby such as Kaiser, Charles Schwab and a couple others, a discount tire, and the list goes on. I think I might have even saw a DMV but a tree was blocking part of the title so I can’t say for sure yet.
To top things off, the mountain views are fantastic. I have a partial view from my balcony and I can see them clearly from work. Having never been in Colorado, it amazing to be able to walk outside and see snowy mountain peaks in the distance.
So in conclusion, the staff that I’ve interacted with so far have been wonderful. The apartment is everything I expected and more. The only downside so far has been no elevator. The convenience of this location is mind-​blowing, and the beauty of Colorado lives up to it’s reputation. Oh, and parking is not an issue.
If you’re on the line about this place and are trying to make a decision, I’d highly recommend giving this place a shot.

I’ve lived at the Metropolitan for 2 years and love it. The staff are friendly and helpful. Maintenance is by far the best! Susan is very knowledgeable, and very friendly, and by far the most professional. Anytime I have an issue and put in a maintenance request, it is repaired immediately. The Metropolitan is convenient, as my son uses the light rail to get to Metro State, and I love the proximity to major highways and restaurants. The metropolitan is a great place to live. I’m very happy here.

This place is always upgrading to keep up with the times! Maintenance is always on top of things in the apartments or the grounds! Great place to live and having the Light Rail 100 yards away is a bonus!!!

Love this place! I have lived at the metro in two different units for over 3 years and find this place clean, mostly quiet and very conveniently located. Pool, hot tub and a couple of bars/​restaurants within walking distance (Clock Tower Grill). What’s not to like?
I also have a garage that is only steps from my unit. I pull in and can walk straight into the building without ever being outside. This is very convenient in the winter months. If I don’t feel like driving the Lincoln Station light rail is a short walk away. The staff is also great and very responsive to any issues that arrive.

I have lived here for two years and my husband for the last 4. We absolutely love this place, and sadly, and not sadly, we are moving and buying a house. I am totally going to miss being able to call maintenance. The maintenance staff is amazing, and Susan is great about getting to know the tenants. She is super helpful and knowledgeable and always trying to make sure everyone feels taken care of. We are really going to miss her :(
The apartments are the largest and best layout of anywhere we’ve seen in the area. A lot of people seem to be complaining about the rent, but I honestly hadn’t found an open layout with as much sq ft for the price, plus amenities.
We have enjoyed the gym, yoga studio, pool and the clubhouse. The pool area has been recently renovated and is an amazing space for entertaining in the summer months. The pool is open year round too, so if you have kids that get cabin fever in the winter, there is nothing better than letting them get the crazy out in the well heated pool when it’s subzero weather.
We’ve rented the clubhouse for parties and it’s just an overall amazing space.
With any apartment living situation you will run into things that are less than perfect. It’s like working in a large office. There will always be that person that smokes way too much weed and doesn’t open a window and stinks up the hallway, the idiot that throws cigarette butts on the ground RIGHT next to the ashtray???, that guy that didn’t pick up his dog’s poo, or let their dog poo in the hallway etc… But, I do have to say that they grounds people do a really great job getting these issues cleaned up in a timely manner.
I totally recommend this place to everyone. Who doesn’t love a year round pool and an open floor plan and awesome outdoor space. Also, it is a very walkable location. We can walk tot he grocery store (about 1.5 miles), to the bowling alley, Fox & Hound, Mellow Mushroom, Movie Theatre etc…

I have lived here for almost 3 years and I truly love it. Yes, it’s an apartment complex so you are going to have things you don’t like with neighbors and all that but who cares? That’s what you get for living in the apartment complex, so I don’t get why people complain lol
The staff has been amazing to me, always knows who I am, even if I don’t come in as often as I was, and the maintenance staff is ALWAYS speedy with requests. There was a time I had about 5 requests all within 2 weeks and they got them done right away, friendly, and loves to get to know you. It honestly has been because of Susan, Cameron (maintenance crew), and Karl, who is one of the leasing agents that have kept me still wanting to live here!!! I am always happy to renew my lease!

I’ve been meaning to update this but I’ve been busy.
After my snafu with the garage, the staff immediately contacted me and apologized. They, not only, provided me with a a garage, they also waived the first month; they didn’t have to do it, but they did.
Things have definitely quiet down and it’s more peaceful at night.
Maintenance team is still awesome and speedy.

I lived here in 2008 back in college and it was a great place to live then and now. The management is friendly (I believe it’s under new management since then) but they are always courteous, professional and make sure that all of your needs are addressed promptly. The units themselves are nice — spacious and open. No complaints really — I guess homeless people steal your packages if left at your door but that’s nothing that can really be controlled by the management team. Same goes for people who I’ve read don’t like their neighbors. Overall, great space and location for the price!

We love living here! This is our 3^rd year here — I can’t say much about the thin walls because we are fortunate to live in a unit with nobody below above or next to us. Staff are all super friendly and maintenance is good about getting things done in a timely manner.

Very disappointed with the quality of the apt in general. Asked when we were looking about a 6 month lease. Were told they did offer these. What they neglect to mention is if you have to extend your lease after that by a month or two the rent skyrockets by at least $ 500 more per month even if you give more than a month’s notice that you need to extend. You are charged a pet «fee» at move in of $ 300 and that is not a deposit so even if your pet does no damage and the apt is left clean etc you do not receive any
of this back at move out. They do not make the inspection at move out at your convenience, it is their convenience that dictates when someone can check you out. Even if at that time that person says all is well and the apt is left pristine that is not the final checkout blessing. Another maintenance person checks later to finalize it. If you have left town by then you can get a charge later for something the first person did
not mention. The hallways are often dirty and smell. People smoke in the halls even though buildings are smoke free supposedly and there is no one checking on this. The doors to the main buildings were suppose to lock at 10 pm but often they did not even close well. People sat around the pool smoking and using pot and no one patrols
or check that and the spa for months did not work. The front office people are not overly helpful and seem much more concerned with getting every penny they can than any sort of high customer service. The only positive thing I can say is the maintenance folks are stellar and respond quickly, efficiently and are kind and polite to residents and pets.
Carpet in apt is the cheapest they could find. No ceiling fans except in
one bedroom. Air conditioner is so loud you can’t talk easily when it is
running. Trash is left laying around the grounds and dog poop that owners
do not pick up is just left.
Rent is more than many house notes. Ridiculous for the service you get

Love this place!!!
I am honestly shocked by the bad reviews on this page. I have only had one complaint and that was not the management’s fault.
First off, this place is gorgeous. The apartments are huge and have tons of kitchen and bathroom space. The apartments come with a built in desk in the living room area, which I love so that my boyfriend is not keeping me up late at night by using his computer in the bedroom. The kitchen has tons of space which is awesome (the pantries are soo deep). The bathrooms are big and beautiful, but that space would have done a lot better elsewhere (like the bedroom). I have a spacious walk in closet (so big I fit my dresser in there).
Even though the reviews here say otherwise, the hallways have never smelled to me… unless someone was cooking.
The management is wonderful! I had to move in at a time when they were not open (6:30 am on a Sunday) because it was the only time my moving company had available and one of the employees went out of his way to meet us off the clock and hand us the keys that early.
The pool and hot tub is beautiful and large. There are two gas grills and a fire pit by the pool for resident use. Only complaint is people allowing their 2.3…4. year olds to swim and play in the hot tub.
Most everyone there is friendly, people always want to chat.
There is a few parking garages, so yay for extra space and coverage in the snow. Although, the parking spots are tiny.
The workout room has plenty of good equipment and is open 24 hours. They also have a yoga room and a party room (equipped with a kitchen and free pool and shuffleboard)
I rarely hear my neighbors, the walls are pretty thick. Although, I do live next to the street and do hear the whirring of the cars.
It is right next to the light rail which is great. Just a 5 minute walk. I work downtown so this is great to beat 8 am/​5 pm traffic.
Also, it is close to everything!!! Park Meadows, places to dine out, target, sprouts, safeway, etc.
My one real complaint: I left a turtle statue outside of my door and the next night it was stolen… really?
Anyway, I love this place! and I hope the rent doesn’t get raised too much when my lease is up so I can stay for many more years, hopefully until I can buy a house.

Very poor management. Was very enthusiastic to move in but on day one things went horribly. The storage closet we had rented mysteriously was unavailable and we were told the size we were quoted didn’t exist. Their solution to the problem was to give me a bunch of keys to wonder around the other, and much smaller, storage closets to try and find something else all the while I was paying movers by the hour to sit and wait. The apartment was not move in ready. The window screens were completely shredded, bathroom was dirty, carpet needed to be stretched. When the microwave door was opened the first time sparks and smoke shot out of the top and it needed to be replaced and the freezer was leaking into the fridge when the ice maker filled. They don’t accept responsibility for their mistakes. The pool is kept at a very cold temperature so don’t expect to get into it except maybe the hottest days of the year. They’ll say they can’t find your packaged every time you go to the office. They cash your rent checks then claim you never paid. The trash service will fling garbage around your hall so plan on taking it down yourself just to avoid problems. Many of the external doors are broken and stay open during the winter months. They charge for heating and cooling community areas. If your apartment is on the east side of the complex you will hear I-​25 and the light-​rail at all hours even with the windows closed (it’s deafening after a while). They recently resurfaced and painted every parking areas and gave just one days notice and towed peoples cars. No apartment is going to be perfect but their problems are habitual. Within the first few days of moving in we had decided to not renew our lease and considered just breaking the lease to be done with it. There are plenty of other apartments in the area for the same price that are better and more quiet.

Trailer park of Lone Tree. There was barf outside of my entrance for 3 weeks baking in the summer sun. My hallway always smells like cigarettes, pot, and/​or trash. It’s worth the extra $ 100 a month to live somewhere else nearby.
The staff is nice though.
I hear a baby crying above me that keeps me up at night. They were resurfacing the parking lot; I’m not sure if this has/​will be fixed, but the spots are incredibly tight. I usually have to do a 4 point turn to park.

These apartments are absolutely beautiful. And expensive — but I guess that can be expected for the area.
Pros? They were miraculous with our maintenance requests, never took more than a day to respond to (and we had several requests). Every time we put in a request they would leave extra of whatever behind (this is a good thing in my book – extra bug spray, a socket tester, paint). Walls were thick enough that I would only hear people coming in the building that were being extremely loud.
Again, these apartments are BEAUTIFUL. We lived in the 2 bedroom Lincoln floorplan, and I will probably never have the chance to love a closet like that again.
Cons? Parking was always terrible in the parking garage, I would park on top just to try and avoid getting scraped by people having to do 20-​point turns to get into a space. There was one building wide power outage (wasn’t so bad since it was literally in the middle of the night).
My view was of the first floor of the parking garage (yuck.) and lights would shine in through their blinds and my curtains.
The absolute worst part was moving out. I had left my card information on the online payment like it had been for the previous several months, and didn’t realize they would begin charging me month to month on that card even though I had put in my requests and they were fully aware we were leaving. I was able to get that money reimbursed ($ 1500!!!) but they had to make the check out to everyone listed on the lease. This made it impossible to deposit back into my bank account, they wouldn’t even let me do it if I had the other leaseholder present. I asked the apartment to cut a check with just my name and they said that was impossible, so I had to go to several banks just to find someone who would cash it for me. Definitely learned my lesson, take your card information off the website long before they can charge you extra.
Only got dinged in a few places for the deposit (like wall discoloration) since we had documented the move-​in sheet so heavily with issues.
Overall, I actually loved living here and wish I could afford to live here again, but definitely be careful with your online payments, and make sure you see the model before you move in so you know if you’ll have a terrible view or not.

I recently moved out of Metro, this place was horrible, I lived there for the duration of my 1 year lease only. First, there are rats… probably mice too, but more importantly, rats. I have seen them near the office building and near building #2. The valet trash service is a joke and just makes the hallways smell like garbage. The office staff is non-​responsive to questions and they’re not forthcoming with answers regarding deposits or lease terms. I did not feel safe living here and regularly noticed undercover cop cars touring the facilities. What a relief to move out!

I would NEVER EVER EVER recommend any live here! The management is absolutely horrific. I have had nothing but problems with this property. When my apartment flooded, they management and staff was rude and lacked communication. Not only did it take 1.5 days for the «emergency maintenance» to respond (yes, this happened on the weekend), but when they did, I was unaware when workers would be onsite. Metro’s did not offer to put me in a different unit or provide an option while my apartment was undergoing disaster recovery and repair.
Aside from the flood nightmare, the office had called excel and removed my name from excel TWO times in the course of my lease term causing headaches and fees.
My pothead neighbors must not have considered anyone lived around them and the hallways always reeked of weed and garbage. I lived on a corner unit and I would always have people outside smoking my window, yuck!
The parking spaces, forget about maintaining your car!!! the spots are so small that you WILL leave that apartment complex with several dings and scratches.
I wish there was a lower star to rate this complex!!!