Hanover Alewife

Next! This building is poor insulated for sound. Noise can be heard from above and below. Walking above sounds like stomping.. From below your apartment you can enjoy the sounds of muffled conversation, laughter, and shouting in your bedroom. Cambridge police have been called multiple times because of excessive noise. It's hit or miss if they hear the noise. I've had many nights with excessive neighbor noise several times a week, up to 4am. Local management has been contacted and offered to move me to another unit at my cost. The noise is explained away as it's a wood mid-level apartment building, not a high-rise. Eye roll. There is no guarantee the noise issues would be solved. You can walk down the hall in the evening and hear music and conversation coming through the doors of many units. Local management enforcement of quiet enjoyment, tenant rights, is lacking. They are only available up to 6 or 7pm depending on the day, so verification of excess noise and putting a stop to it has been unsuccessful. Recording of the noise and demand to get out of the lease are stalled. The lease asks for nearly $6000 as a penalty to walk away from the lease. Management fails to provide quiet enjoyment, and still wants tenant to pay excess fees to get out of this place. Save your money, go elsewhere!

The building is state of the art for a very reasonable price. The building staff is extremely helpful and friendly. We love our first few months here and think the value is unbeatable in the area.

The apartments are lovely and quiet, a major plus for living in a large building, and our neighbors are friendly. The staff is wonderful, they always know who we are, are eager to help and are super responsive to any needs that come up. And for dog owners, the close location to pet friendly areas (dog parks, fresh pond, the reservation and Minuteman) is fabulous. Hanover Alewife is a great place to call home!

I have been enjoying cozy days at this beautifully designed apartment with warm and nice residents. Staffs here are so friendly and helpful.

Probably the best quality apartment you can get in a decent location.