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Foundry on 19th

Updated 2026-07-21 · 1,593 reviewed · 229 listed · Scored from 159 Google reviews · How we rank ›

3.9(159) 65 composite score See reviews on Google ✓ Google-verified
Luxury & High-Rise Apartments
Foundry on 19th
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Luxury & High-Rise Apartments
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159

What We Found

Foundry delivers beautiful interiors and a walkable Greater Heights location, with some residents praising attentive leasing staff and clean common areas. However, recurring infrastructure failures-power outages, water loss, elevators down for days-paired with organized vehicle theft, unresponsive management, and billing mishaps leave many questioning whether the rent justifies the living experience. Strong initial impressions often sour within months.

Praised for
  • knowledgeable and friendly leasing staff (named Dina, Ileana)
  • clean property and modern amenities
  • excellent location and walkability
  • responsive management (when reached)
Watch-outs
  • frequent outages (power, water, WiFi)
  • vehicle theft and vandalism
  • poor security despite premium pricing
  • communication and response failures
  • maintenance and operational issues
  • deposit disputes and billing errors
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Best for: professionals prioritizing location and first-impression amenities over long-term reliability
Think twice if: infrastructure and security are critical to you; chronic outages and vehicle theft complaints span months, and management responsiveness is inconsistent

What this Community Does Well

  • knowledgeable leasing agents
  • modern amenities and design
  • walkable Heights location
  • clean common areas

What to Know Before Signing a Lease

  • Dina and Ileana named as exceptional leasing agents
  • frequent power outages, water loss lasting up to two days, WiFi down for four days
  • organized tire and wheel theft, vehicle vandalism reported repeatedly
  • package theft common; mail system changed to third-party vendor requiring monthly fees
  • elevator outages lasting multiple days
  • billing issues including double-charging
  • deposit disputes over cleaning standards and phantom damage charges

How Residents Rate Management, Maintainance & More

Luxury & High-Rise Apartments
striking gap: beautiful units and amenities attract residents, but infrastructure fragility and security gaps undermine the luxury positioning

How This Community Compares

  • Rated 3.9 against a 4.13 average across the 185 luxury & high-rise apartments businesses listed here.
  • Has more Google reviews than 33% of the businesses in this directory.

What Residents Are Saying

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How We Score Communities

How We Score
Star rating 28
Review volume 96
Review recency 100
Review sentiment 43
Profile completeness 100
Verification 30

Ratings by Category

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Common Questions About This Community

Does Foundry offer high-speed internet?
Yes, high-speed internet is listed as a service. However, multiple recent reviews report four-day WiFi outages and phone service dead zones; the building mandates White Sky provider and blocks direct internet access.
Is there parking, and is it secure?
Garage parking is available with paid access, but reviews document organized wheel and tire theft, vehicle vandalism, and management responses (suggesting residents lock cars, power washing during freezing weather) that residents find insufficient for the premium rent.
What happens to mail and packages?
The complex changed to a third-party mail system; residents can no longer receive personal mailed packages at their home and must use the building's address and pay monthly fees.

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Last updated 2026-07-21