4th Street Commons Apartments, miami-fl

I’ve lived at 4th Street Commons for two years, it’s an off-campus apartment building close to the main FIU campus, and just wanted to let people know my experience so far. The rental rates are pretty low, but the experience living here has always been bad. There’s always noise, either construction or alarm testing which happens all the time, sometimes even unannounced and interrupts your sleep. My entire floor was just flooded since a faulty sprinkler went off, and we’ve suffered from flooding in the past, shoddy maintenance, infestations, and management that never listens. On some occasions we even had to leave temporarily due to damage. My living area and bedroom both suffered from pretty bad water damage. There’s also other issues, such as a real lack of parking, insane rent raises/fees ($100 key replacement), and the building itself is rarely cleaned, there’s always some pet waste or trash in the hallways. I would definitely recommend the surrounding apartments, such as 109 Tower or Lapis, they’re a tiny bit more pricy but, the management at 4th Street couldn’t be worse.

I’ve been living at this apartment complex for the past three years, and I’ve had a great experience overall! One of the biggest advantages is its close proximity to FIU’s campus, which makes it a really convenient place to live as a student. The location is great, and having the C-Store and the recently opened Bro Hot Chicken right downstairs makes it even better, especially when you need to grab something quickly or get food without having to leave the building. The amenities are nice, the property is well-maintained, and the staff has always been friendly and helpful. Overall, I’ve really enjoyed living here over the past three years and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a convenient and comfortable place to live near FIU!

So far, the experience has been great. I feel safe……but the management needs to listen to residents as well. It shouldn't be a one-way thing. Residents should have the right to contest some decisions. Also, can we have a dedicated spot for car wash PLEASE? We would also like to have a table-tennis (ping-pong) in the clubhouse 😉. Thank you!

I love this building! Ive lived here so far two years and plan to renew for a third! Ive had the 4x4 and rent is great for everything it includes. The gym is nice, although some new machines would be great! The yoga room is my favorite amenity, I use it to play Just Dance since it has sooo much space! My first year I had amazing roomates, I recently had a roomate issue and the building was so amazing when it came to listening to my concerns, they moved my room ASAP when I told them about the roomate situation which I really appreciate from them. When I transferred rooms I had left some things on accident and the building was nice enough to call and leave my items in the mail box instead of throwing them out. We do have construction going on sometimes but personally in my experience it was never too much of a bother, maybe the first week construction would wake me up but after that week I never heard it again. The only feedback I really have for this building is to add more signs in the parking garage, making it clear that it is a one way. We have some arrow signs but unfortunately residents still ride the wrong way. I think more arrows and maybe verbal signs stating "One Way, Right Only" would help the newer residents understand more. Another thing would be enforcing the trash chute policy, since sometimes residents don't throw their trash down the chute which leads to smells. When this happens the building does send cleaning to get rid of the smells which is great. The building is amazing, the residents dont respect it as they should by leaving the trash out, not cleaning up after pets, and making the parking garage dangerous, but that is the fault of residents, not the building so I do not hold that against the building. From what Ive seen the building does the best it can to deal with residents like these. Overall I love this building, and hope to stay for a long time. I am on the studio wait list now and really hope to get a studio here as soon as one comes up! I also plan on renewing a third term here with a studio instead of a 4x4. Ive had a great experience here overall, and thank the leasing office for all the help they've given me the past two years.

I stayed here for my summer term at FIU and couldn’t say I had the best experience. I moved in with my room looking disgusting and I wasn’t made aware that one of my roommates would have a dog, a pitbull, which I was uncomfortable with because it wasn’t a calm dog. I brought this to their attention and they said they’d look for another room for me and never did. There was a waitlist for parking so I had to leave my car at school instead of being able to park at my apartment which felt inconvenient. I truly feel like I would’ve been happier spending a little extra money to stay at Lapis instead. I do want to point out the good parts as well. The staff was pretty nice, I liked that there was security present, and the pool area is pretty.