Apartment Review for Irving Properties - Minneapolis, MN

Current resident here. First of all, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume the few positive comments are from folks living in the one or two decent buildings they charge higher rent on. They certainly don't give two shakes for our complex, especially for being in a very rentable neighborhood... Seriously, I've never experienced, or been told by other residents who speak English, that repairs are EVER done appropriately. In our case, repairs have just been ignored. Some of these reviews mentioned similar BS problems that I share. 1. HORRIBLE "heat paid" scam. Heat paid = When it's 10-below, you should be able to turn up the thermostat for relative comfort. Period. Our thermostat has been set at 90 in a small apartment with a max achievable temp this fall of about 70, right now it's 60. If I move the thermostat to 50, no change, same tepid heat. Either the thermostat is busted or just installed for looks. They say if there's "some heat," there's heat. Guess what, that doesn't work. After adding a space heater, WE pay for electric heat in a bogus "heat-paid" apt. 2.Plexiglass windows in here. Really? Even the "Family Ties" vintage windows elsewhere are too expensive to replace? I have a commemorative Twins cup from the Dome that's thicker than the kitchen window. 3. Someone mentioned having a bad building super? None of the tenants I've spoken too know our super's last name, apt #, phone, email, nothin'. In case of emergency on weekends/holidays, we leave a voicemail/email at Irvings main office, then on Monday might get a call back. 4. Due to #3, spent a weekend with no power. Main fuse or line was destroyed somehow on Friday. They "fixed it" via tinkering in walls, leaving a complete mess in the box on Monday eve, and told us "NEVER touch it." Note: Working fuses should be in the "ON" position, half of ours only work on the "In-between." 5. Still can't get UPS or deliveries. Front buzzer-box was broken on move-in, several phone/email requests to fix. Nothing. Same with the stove 3/4 out of order, numerous dead electrical outlets, curtain rods, and light fixtures. 6. Before signing lease, we were shown an empty unit w/ no appliances and told, word-for-word, "EVERYTHING in here will be replaced with new appliances." And the guy joked, "you'd better never call me because everything will be new." This EXACT tactic, empty apt for viewing, informing of "all new everything," was used on two others who recently moved in... WELL, unless the front door is a time machine, appliances from 1991 ARE NOT NEW. There was stagnant, burned-on grease lining the stove - it's so beat-up that the knobs have no numbers legible after decades of wear. The "new" fridge came with name emblem worn completely off. The legit new item is a sink cabinet combo off the clearance shelf at Wal-mart. Already lost two drawers and a cabinet door that I repaired myself. The particle board crap keeps shedding into my cookware, and I don't like rewashing everything before every use. 7. I've never lived anyplace where safety rails need to be replaced on a monthly basis, or sit for months before being fixed. Not so safe. Myself, and other tenants agree; they're nice and great and convincing for the first WEEK. Then, you're invisible to them unless your rent's late...