Trostel Square Apartments

I've lived here for several years, and the spacious apartments and nice location drew me in. Unfortunately many things have drew me out:

-Management does not communicate nor take care of things.
-The elevator was broken for 2+ months, and only after many weeks did we get any notice about it or anything being done to fix it.
-There was a break-in inside the garage because of an unsecured door to the outside. Management never notified us, a resident had to make their own signs and put them in... the elevator and on each floor.
-If you need to dispose of anything large (furniture), you’re on your own. The office will not arrange anything (even with their existing waste disposal services) and the city has told me that they (the property) are responsible for these pickups, not covered by the city.
-General lack of consideration for their residents in the decisions they make, things are worse now than 2 years ago, but we’re paying more than ever. Why?

-Rent increases yearly with no justification, over the past 2 years rent has increased 12% for me despite being told rent increases were “negligible” during a tour of the complex. No improvements or renovations have been done in this time - the property continues to get dirtier and management does nothing. The halls regularly have trash in them and more stains appear weekly.

Bottom line: There are far better managed properties with similar accommodations & apartments for less, even on the same street. A high-potential complex spoiled by bad management. I will not stay anywhere managed by Inland Real Estate - they’re the root of the problem.
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By far one of the best locations in Milwaukee - right on the river, central to Water, Brady. Unfortunately it’s completely overshadowed by terrible management with no accountability. A few examples of this that occurred within the span of our 1 year lease:
-Broken elevator for two months with no official email communication shared until 6 weeks in. Management tapes computer paper to the doors as their preferred communication method.
-Two billing systems that share two different monthly charges... - DO NOT SET UP AUTO PAY.
-Mail and car theft (in lobby and underground parking garage) that goes unreported and is not communicated to residents.
-Unsafe as entry from one parking lot door doesn't require badge access. This was brought up multiple times to management and our concerns were ignored.
-Trash and recycling bins are left full for weeks and left in the middle of the alley blocking cars

Bottom line: Save yourself the headache. DO NOT RENT HERE.


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I have lived at Trostel for the past 3 years. The previous management and maintenance staff were fantastic. However, in the past 3 months alone the front office has let their building fall into disarray. Multiple break ins, poor physical security, armed robberies, and no communication from management. Building infrastructure is poor and management somehow justifies a rent increase every year. This will be my last year living here. A word of advice, do not rent.

I have it three stars because there is both bad and good. There are no security cameras and because of our location we had several incidents of cars being broken into, stolen, or windows just being smashed. Happened several times with no solution.

Management is fine, sometimes unapproachable, unknowledgeable, and difficult to work with. It’s expensive to live here and they raised our rent after a year of living there and continuing to raise rent.

It is super dog friendly and a great... community of other residents. So if you have a little dog go perfect spot for you.

Rooms are generously sized. Washer and dry are eh but awesome to be in unit. I enjoyed my time living here but I’m happy to be going off on new adventures.

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Loved out stay at Trostel Square from move in to moving out. My wife and I along with our animals felt like this was community with great neighbors and access to downtown without being right in the heart of it. The units had the most space you can have for the cheapest price in the city which was a huge selling point. Having a dog was great since there was a little play area out front and being able to do the river walk was a bonus. Karen and Sarah were great and took care of all our needs. ... Highly recommend if you are looking downtown since you will not be disappointed!!! Read More