Its such a meme that apartments in this city in a high rise cost so much more than renting townhouses

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Realistically you’ll probably just have to put up with until you can move.

“Luxury” doesn’t mean anything anymore

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My boss would walk and get Shophouse 3-4 times a week, and would eat it in the tiny workspace we were renting. I tried it, the food was good, but my goodness it smelled like warm vomit. We all begged him to at least throw the bowl out in the office kitchen, but he never did and we would sit and suffer the stench on those warm spring/summer days... RIP ShopHouse.

You’d have a point if these were the ritz Carlton residences but it’s not actually a luxury building

Are we supposed to be trouble shooting how to get management to turn off the compactor every night?

Hi! So we dealt with this exact situation (but in Rockville) where the trash compactor was right above our apartment and obviously something we did not know when we toured.

Here is what we did: Look up quiet hour laws in your location, say that that you cannot sleep or it keeps waking you up, and it is ultimately affecting your sleep and health. Better if you can record the sound (like in a voice notes)/ note how often it goes off/ or best have management stand in your building to hear the noise.

Email management regarding that. They will probably ignore you so you start emailing EVERYONE you possibly could. See if you can find corporate numbers or whoever owns the apartment and cite that law and the above about your sleep and health. Better yet if you can call them. I cannot recall now if we reached someone by phone or email - but I think we annoyed someone (I don't think they liked our 1am voicemails) enough that they made the building management do something.

The best we could compromise with the apartment was that they would put it on a timer so that it did not run between the quiet hours (for us it was 11-7am). And then also get a number or POC you can call when it gets stuck or the timing gets off.

I’m not sure where you’re getting shaming out of my comment. And they asked what to do… I responded.

It's not corporate bootlicking to expect someone to be responsible enough to do a little bit of research before they're willing to drop $2,000+ per month on an apartment.

It sucks, but unless the compactor was moved there after OP moved in (which I highly doubt), this is pretty much the equivalent of those people who complain about noise from the bar they chose to live by.

Luxury just means expensive at this point; the only buildings that aren't "luxury" are crumbling, rat-infested shitholes. And sometimes even then.

Instead of shaming them while not answering the question, how about not responding while *not answering the question?

I'm not sure what response you expected but I wouldn't call the response of "they can't move the compactor so your options are move or adapt" "bootlicking". Acknowledging the reality of your options and what you signed up for is hardly defending them (I'm not even sure what you think is defensive there).

There’s something to be said about the building not accounting for the noise level in the unit adjacent to the trash compactor. A lot of these newer “luxury” apartments are built with paper thin walls and noise pollution is a major concern for most people. I think it’s reasonable to expect better from companies charging luxury prices.

There's nothing the building can do about it, like at all, and they're not going to make rent lower for that unit until they have people cancelling leases and not renewing at a greater rate than the rest of the building. That's pretty much all they can do. OP just has to decide if they want to live there and deal or not.

I’ve never rented without asking the location of things like trash, washer/dryer, elevators, etc etc simply bc I want everything convenient but it also helps you avoid noise

That lawsuit would go no where quick

Move, preferably to an older and rent controlled building that has been nicely renovated. "Luxuries" and amenities are often just marketing nonsense to cover up flaws and charge way more than your unit is worth. I've had a great experience with Keener so far - all issues are fixed the day I write a ticket, and it's quiet.

Fool me once….

Move

Should’ve looked around before signing, you can’t expect them to suspend trash service for 1/3 of every day for you

B) would be a fantastic idea, especially if you signed the lease saying you were living alone, a great way to get evicted.

Well, what do you expect the company to do, bend over backward to accommodate your lack of due diligence?

I hate hearing this. See if you can transfer within the building with no charge or if they will let you out of your lease early.

Just a reminder for next time to do your research.

Units with "issues" are priced lower than other comparable units on higher floors or with better views for a reason.