The Laurel Apartments

Who knew …. I was in the market for a place to live, in the downtown STL area. I had searched, priced and journeyed to many of the available properties. It wasn’t until I met Maggie and she suggested that I consider, The LAUREL Once she showed me the units, I was awed. Not only by the floor plans, but the amount of square feet you get for the price. I am now a resident and it has been one of the best decisions I’ve made in life. I’m surrounded by great restaurants (SugarFire is in the same building). The Arch is minutes away and I am 1 (one)minute from the Dome and 5 minutes (walking) from the Cardinal Stadium. In conclusion, I am glad fate introduced me to Maggie, Katherine & Merelynn my “Laurel Angels”. I LOVE my place AND my LIFE, at the LAUREL Apartments @ Mercantile Exchange.

So it looks like the laurel has managed to have the honest reviews removed. That would explain the 5 star rating because, believe me when I say this is NOT 5 star material. I really wanted to add some pictures just to show you what is really out here as an amenity but there is no place to do that. So, I will just say, look at the common areas before you sign. The area behind the 100 building is very telling. The picnic table is falling apart, literally. The water in the fountain is green. with algae. or bacteria or something so there is a terrible mosquito problem. The grills we have access too are covered in rust. The pools were locked up all summer. All 3 of them. 2 remained covered the whole season. The price you pay for rent is just the base rate. Your lease bill won't be that number. There are add-on charges for basically everything they can possibly add. I don't mind paying for the water and sewer use. I DO mind paying for the water for irrigation. That's not something we agreed to in our lease but it didn't take long to figure out when a different building had a major leak and OUR water bill went up considerably. Think long and hard. There are too many apartments out there for basically the same money that DO offer amenities. And you don't have to beat the thieves to your packages when they are dropped in the floor of the gym instead of being delivered to you.

Resident from July 2020 - July 2021 Everything about my experience here was great, from the management, to the maintenance people, to the apartment itself. I would've lived here forever if I didn't want out of St. Louis lol

Whether it is work, school, or life in general that draws you to living downtown St. Louis, you cannot go wrong at the Laurel. It has all the amenities of a hotel with room service, dry cleaning, a workout facility, and a highly professional staff: to the serenity of the interior court yard that turns away the city's noise for an afternoon BBQ with friends or quite time with a favored book while catching a tan. I lived there 2 years and was sad to move away.