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Top Amenities
- Building Laundry Room
- Central A/C
- Controlled Access
- Elevators
- Fitness Center
- Granite Countertops
- Hardwood Floors
- Parking Garage
- Pet Friendly
- Stainless Steel Appliances
- Walk-in Closets
About this Location
9 min via 1 (bus)
15 min walk
4 (bus) - 3 min
neighborhood
Pricing
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Bedrooms
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Walk-in Closets
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Building Related
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Elevators
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Kitchen
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Dishwasher
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Granite Countertops
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Microwave
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Refrigerator
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Stainless Steel Appliances
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Stove & Oven
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Laundry
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Building Laundry Room
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Living Room
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Central A/C
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Hardwood Floors
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Parking & Transportation
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Parking Garage
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Security & Maintenance
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Controlled Access
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Sports & Fitness
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Fitness Center
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Overall rating 7.3/10, based on 30 renter reviews Write a review
First year review of Santa Monica at Federal
I really enjoy the apartment and location. It’s close to great restaurants and easy access to other parts of LA. The downsides, cell service black hole, packages are not secure and only 2 parking spots for three residents.
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
Great, standard property
I haven't had any issues at all with the apartment in general, with the sole exception that there is no one collecting packages and some delivery people won't go door-to-door so some packages have gotten stolen/gone missing.
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
Convenient location, kind of loud
Conveniently located, but loud as my windows face Santa Monica Ave. It's great for students, but I plan to move after graduation.
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
Santa Monica at Federal Review
Great for Anderson students - convenient and easy
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
Reliable and Convenient!
Wiseman buildings are reliable and high quality, if a bit bland and cookie-cutter. You pay a bit of a premium for the convenience but it worked well for me and my roommates, all of whom moved to LA from across the country and were able to set everything up without actually visiting the complex.
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
Great spot, ok mgmt
Spacious apartment well insulated in top floor so doesn’t get too cold or hot ever. Elevator is a bit troublesome and they have run out of parking spots for building which are quite expensive. Additionally the maintenance request process is not too bad through the portal but my onboarding to join the lease with existing roommates was very annoying as Dee one of the property managers is quite scatterbrained and forgetful. Other than that tons of Anderson students in building and noise from Santa Monica Blvd doesn’t bother me.
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Roommates
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1 bed / 3 baths
Great Apartment
Living here has been great, good location good apartment. Nothing really to complain about, although there is some decent road noise from Santa Monica Blvd.
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
Responsive Management & Big Floor Plans
Wiseman isn't everyone's favorite, but management here is better than at some other Wisemans. I'm happy here because the places are pretty nice and clean and new-looking, plus our place is really big, and we don't pay that much, considering. Plus, 15 min drive to campus, can walk to Sundowners some weeks, and plenty of classmates live walkable from here.
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
Issues with pipes, laundry machine, blinds, etc.
Pros: looks nice on the outside, one bathroom per room, very nice bathrooms and covered parking available. Many neighbors are UCLA students so we get together and its fun
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Piping: two neighbors had floods, water just started coming out from the ceiling. Me? I enjoy a pipe tapping on my wall every time somebody flushed the toilet, I particularly enjoy it at 4am when I need to sleep.
Laundry Machine: smells bad, they wont replace it
Blinds: I gave up on opening the blinds in my room because every time one of them falls off. They will replace them, but after 3 replacements im done
Stolen packages: There is a 30% chance your mail will be stolen and Wiseman takes no responsibility.
Dirt: The halls in between apartments are exposed to the elements and color white. They are always full of dirt.
You won't be able to have friends over, because any semblance of noise and a security guard is standing on your door.
Stay away from this Wiseman.
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
Just Ok
Wiseman is sometimes responsive, and sometimes they are completely impossible to get ahold of. Very hit or miss. Building is not secure at all and very easy to gain access to. We've had a ton of packages get stolen during our time here, management seems uninterested in doing anything to solve the problem. Location is terrible, surrounding streets are always congested. Apartments look nice but are made with shoddy materials.
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Roommates
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3 beds / 3 baths
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15 (bus)
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