The Embassy Apartments

"Orosz Properties is an absolute joke. What masqueraded as affordable student housing was an overpriced building on the verge of falling over. We’ve had nothing but problems from day 1 and Orosz has done absolutely nothing to fix any of them. We have no way to determine if our maintenance requests are going to be attended to and when we send emails we’re lucky to get a response. The most unprofessional team of people I have ever met. Scamming students is the name of their game. Our “new” fridge is leaking, toilet overflowing from the top, and the dryer doesn’t work at all (but still costs of course) and they have no sense of urgency to come fix the problems. Additionally, they charge $100 just to call emergency maintenance?! Absolutey awful, I will never rent with them again. Update as of 1/9/24: A year and a half ago or so when traveling through Madison, I noticed that the apartment referenced above was torn down to make space for a new high rise apartment building (520 West Johnson St). Assuming the new building is also owned by Orosz. Nothing says Madison campus area housing like replacing a crumbling over priced building with a brand new one thats even more overpriced rather than fixing issues in existing buildings."

"This is your basic, overpriced college apartment. The walls and windows are thin allowing loud noises from neighbors and the busy intersection below. Management behaved in an elitist manner and questions or concerns seemed like an inconvenience to them. They raised each laundry load by $0.75 within six months while the washers and dryers still didn't work. The building's front door was not always locked, and anyone could get into the building at night. The bike room is a joke with no room to store your bike in the middle rows unless you can carry your bike above your head each time you want to use it. Again, this is your typical, overpriced college apartment."

"Our house looked great at first, but the longer we lived in it, the more we saw how poor its condition was. There were unpatched holes in the walls that silverfish and centipedes regularly came through. Our water pressure was at best inconsistent, and would slow to a trickle for weeks at a time. When our coin operated washer and dryer were broken, we had to submit numerous work requests to get them fixed, and every time after they promised the maintenance had been performed we found that it had not been, and the machines were still broken. When they eventually decided to replace the washer and dryer, it took them close to two weeks to get the new machines after removing the old ones, during which time we had no way to do laundry at all. Look for someone(anyone) else to rent from. Orosz do not care about you, they only care about how to exploit you."

"My roommate and I lived at 1610 Chadbourne (Same building as 26 N Breese) from August 2019 to May 2020. Our building underwent intense renovations for 5 of the 9 months we lived with Orosz. These renovations entailed daily construction noise (often times it was so loud it shook our walls and ceiling), multiple water shut offs lasting anywhere from 2-8 hours at a time, toilet water leaking from our ceiling, wood stain and paint fumes, large semi trucks blocking our apartment windows for hours at a time, and multiple strangers entering our building on a daily basis (even during the peak of the COVID 19 pandemic). It was very clear throughout our entire renting experience that Orosz does not care about their tenants. Electricians attempted to enter our unit to work on the renovations during Wisconsin’s safer at home order. Orosz decided that these renovations were “essential” because their company was losing money. My roommate and I had to contact the city attorney’s office to prevent Orosz from illegally entering our unit and putting our health and safety at risk. After contacting the city attorney, we received multiple threatening emails from Orosz that made us fear for our safety even more. We were essentially bribed with a month off rent and an early lease termination in exchange for allowing them to enter illegally; we were so fed up with dealing with this company that we took the deal despite the risks to our health and safety. Overall, it was the worst renting experience of my life; I advise you to avoid this company at all costs. They made our lives even more difficult during an already unprecedented and emotionally draining time. If you value your physical safety or mental health, do not rent from Orosz."

"DO NOT LIVE HERE!!! Or if you do, don’t expect to get your security deposit back. We had written down and taken pictures of things wrong with our apartment before moving in and they still charged us for them when they moved out. They also charged us for a shelf that was nonexistent that they claim is “missing.” Clearly we really enjoyed taking that out of the closet and burning it along with all the dignity we left living here.They will fully take advantage of the fact you’re a college student and just want a place to live. Staff gives special treatment to some tenants and not other strictly on standing in the community."