Blu on the Boulevard 8008 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70810

"I love Blu. The pool and the amenities are great for the price & I have a huge balcony on my apartment which I love. Stephen & Kadi both answered all of my questions prior to me moving in and continued to be professional and cordial. I recommended this place to my cousin and her fiance as well, because I really do enjoy living here. Due to a job opportunity, I will have to be terminating my lease early and Stephen was willing to look at all of my options with me & took the time to show that he really cared. Alicia is also very sweet and I believe she is a huge asset to the staff. I really enjoy being here and knowing if I ever have an issue, I can talk to Stephen, Kadi or Alicia and my issue will be resolved promptly and they will be easy to work with. 5⭐️"

"If you are going to pay for “luxury” this is not the place. Please find somewhere else to go. I personally felt as though I lived near the dumpster how often the door to door trash was never picked up. You can contact the manager and she's going to say they are working on finding a new company. I even contacted the trash company who’s going to claim they always pick up on time which is not true if you have a ring camera you can see for yourself. The property community area is well kept but the staircase for my building was filthy. Water gets turned off with very short notice as if you are living in a dorm. Apartment is cheaply updated not worth the price. Move out experience was awful."

"So I've lived here for a little over a year and did choose to renew. I will update this review when I move. The good: ---The apartments themselves are very nice. They're large, well designed, and comfortable. ---In my experience, the office staff have been really great. Michelle, Steven, Caitlyn, and Katie are consistently the best part of living here. ---The Complex is always clean and well-kept. ---The pool area and other amenities are really nice. ---Overall the community is quiet and safe. The bad: -Since I moved in last summer my thermostat has not worked right, causing the ac to run 12-hr/day over the summer. This has led to numerous electric bills well over $200. A half-dozen work-order were put in regarding the issue over the year, and while they've tired multiple times, it has not been resolved. ---I was forced to go almost a month with no internet. The first week was Cox's (required internet provider's) fault. The other was due to Blu. They declined to allow Cox to make the repairs required and rather than find a solution, they sent the technician away; leaving me with no internet for a significant duration. ---After the first year, the cost of living at Blu skyrockets. My monthly rent rose from $1,612 to $1,917 for a two-bedroom. They cost of parking was jacked up from $30 to $50, which I assume comes down from the management company (GreyStar), but that is outlandish. Will make a point to avoid GreyStar in the future. ---Package delivery is required to use third-party lockers managed by ParcelPending. The front office can't resolve package issues, and ParcelPending is a mess. I've had about $1,400 worth of packages lost due to this system. Granted, the issue is mostly through the carriers and ParcelPending, but since Blu basically requires tenants to go through this system if they want to receive packages, it's worth mentioning. Overall, this is a very nice place to live for a one-year lease. However, if you are looking for something more long-term I would definitely proceed with caution."

"Before i start this off, if you’d like more info, please reach out to me on social media @danahbananaa because I’d LOVE to convince you to stay far away from this place. The staff alone, made us expedite our search for a home. Lived here for six years with little to no issues until Greystar took over. From treating guests like burdens when there was no electricity for a week in 95 degree weather after a hurricane, to the Manager Michelle just being a downright rude and unpleasant person to be around. Then the gates always being broken, so crime became a huge problem, but when reporting crime, being told that it’s not their responsibility. Then them trying to charge us $800 for leftover rent, when we had already been month to month for several months and gave them a notice well over a month before leaving. But when we disputed it, they changed their reasoning for the fee and said it was because we turned our keys in late, which is not at all true. And they refuse to listen to us when we offer proof. 0/10 recommend."

"This was a great apartment to live in... at first. They are currently doing construction and it is more than an inconvenience. I understand that construction is needed, but it has taken up more than half the green spaces and amenities that I was paying for while living in. I signed onto a lease with a great deal, and when my lease was up, my rent went up by $300 a month. When I asked if there were any specials or what my options were for lease renewal, they never responded. Needless to say, I moved out."