Forma 2016 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612

"Previously lived here but moved to be closer to work. Things I really liked about living here: -Cleanliness - their cleaning staff is really detail oriented and cleans on a daily basis. I never had issues with unclean facilities. -Close to BART Line. 19th Street BART is a block away and that connects you to SF / East Bay. -Timely Service Work - most of my services requests were addressed within 1-2 days. -Service - all leasing/service staff are really friendly and helpful to work with. -Lounge Areas - theres 2 Lounge areas that are extremely nice for WFH. one of them has meeting rooms should you need them. -Rooftop Views of the Bay - the rooftops are super nice and have beautiful views of the Bay. It was super nice to grab dinner and watch the sun set. -Security - the property has security guards after hours. They have always been really friendly and helpful. -Community Events - the team planned some really cool events throughout the year I stayed. (Throwback 2000s, Halloween, Holiday, etc)"

"I love this building; the neighborhood, the staff, and the community. The gym is lovely. The area is central. Since I’ve moved here, 2 weeks ago, I’ve had a slew of free local concerts at Frank ogawa and other fun events in the area. The Bart is literally a block away. There’s a park, Snow Park, that has a small dog unofficial meetup. The dog run on site is convenient. And the two amenity spaces are beautiful. The staff mostly live onsite and want to build a beautiful community within the building. They’ve all been friendly and inviting. I especially want to call out Marcus who made the application process smooth, easy, and stress free, and Johnny (or Jonny?) who was very kind and jovial while he was fixing the window. They have made this big building feel like a home. I hope to live here for decades to come."

"Having had lived here it started off as a great property then the car stackers consistently were down or malfunctioned. The quality of service that we experienced as one of the first people to move in the building then to the move out process felt very impersonal and not what I saw holland being. When I tried to reach out for support with car stackers leaving voicemail and the Emegency voicemail they did not respond or even acknowledge with a sorry we were able to be reached. If you have a car find a different place to park and save yourself the headache. They also aren’t clear with what move out looks like and all the charges that come with it."

"A few features: beautiful building, nice amenities (roof top is amazing), friendly and helpful staff, individual unit ac/heating, nice gym! A few criticisms: front door key fob reader is the worst lol, walls are on the thinner side, odors travel super well from unit to unit from their central ventilation. I used to live at the uptown across the street a few years ago, and was debating between there and Forma. Forma won because I liked that it was new and it had air conditioning. After living here for a bit I'm happy with my decision, but it is definitely pricey. Not sure how owning a car would work if you want to live here (car garage is the smallest I've seen) but a word of caution if you're looking, there is no street parking on the corner it sits on. It's downtown too, so good luck finding parking, close by. There is a garage next door but that thing looks closed all the time."

"I’ve lived around the Bay moving from apartment to apartment and I’ve never received the quality of hospitality and care that Forma provided. Molly, Desmond, and Marcus were all amazing leasing agents that answered all of our questions and took us through whatever we needed. Living here, all of the staff have provided such care to whatever I needed. When I had a package, they let me know. Whenever anything went wrong, they were there. It sounds superfluous, but this has been been much better than any experience I’ve had in Oakland and Berkeley."