All the conveniences of modern Madison living, just steps away from UW Madison campus, shops, restaurants, cafes, and more! Our properties are conveniently located within walking distance to all Madison has to offer - UW Madison & Edgewood campuses, businesses, Capitol Square, State Street, Madison's beautiful lakefronts, and more.
We offer a variety of housing options from renovated historic homes to luxury new construction apartments, and efficiencies to single family homes. Now renting for Fall 2022! Telluride, Whistler & Breckenridge Apartments offer a variety of floorplans, from cozy 1-bedroom to spacious 5-bedroom apartments.
We offer a variety of housing options from renovated historic homes to luxury new construction apartments, and efficiencies to single family homes. Now renting for Fall 2022! Telluride, Whistler & Breckenridge Apartments offer a variety of floorplans, from cozy 1-bedroom to spacious 5-bedroom apartments.
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For over 30 years, we've helped the Madison area find apartments to call home. Whether it's near the lake, the UW Madison campus, or the Edgewood campus, we know that the biggest factor in choosing an apartment is location. Live in the heart of the UW-Madison campus! Memorial Union is located at one end and the Edgewater at the other end.
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Abby S.
Oct 02, 2021
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DO NOT SIGN A LEASE HERE AND IF YOU ARE A PARENT DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD SIGN HERE (specific to telluride but I'm sure none of the J Michael properties are any better). J Michael WILL scam you and try to make money off of you. They have awful customer service and are notorious for lying about damages to collect a security deposit. This company is taking advantage of college kids looking for housing and it is disgusting that they prey on these kids to make money. Do better. And if you're reading this, save yourself the trouble and DO NOT SIGN WITH J MICHAEL. Oh and they will also promise
Amanda
Sep 29, 2021
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The worst management company I have ever dealt with- Major security issues (Twice people who were not permitted to be on my balcony came on and when I told them they had zero concern) and took multiple things out of our security deposit that were not listed on the lease and that we listed as damaged prior to move in. We contacted them multiple times about infestations of bugs and never heard back. Not to mention, they are not friendly. While they have buildings in good locations DO NOT LIVE WITH THEM!!!!
Colton Stetzer
Feb 15, 2021
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Jake Kaplan
Dec 24, 2020
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The only reason I am giving them 2 stars instead of 1 is because I lived in two separate J Michael apartment buildings and was very pleased with the response time for maintenance requests as a tenant. However, J Michael seems to view the security deposits as a source of revenue and tends to take advantage of college students living there. I left my apartment in good condition with little to no damages except a few nail holes in the wall and not only did they keep my security deposit, they also charged me an additional $2000 on top of it. Never have I seen in my life such a scheme for money but
Dalila Ricci
Nov 28, 2020
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If I could give below 0 stars I would. If you find yourself looking for housing with JMichael no matter how good the pricing is DO NOT SIGN A LEASE WITH THEM. In my years living in Madison as a student I have signed with different property managers every year and this company was BY FAR the worst experience. They will take 70-80% of your security deposit and make you pay for issues from years past they have not corrected and make you pay the $60|hr maintenance cost for the smallest things like having the blind string tied up. The room condition survey given out during move in is extremely vague
Dan R.
Nov 11, 2020
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If I could leave a 0 star review, I would. J Michael Real Estate care's only about money and taking advantage of college students. The apartment I lived in was continually dirty, only being cleaned once per semester (there was constantly a smell of vomit in the stairwell). At the end of the year, they claimed that a modem they owned was not left behind, when, in fact, it was left in plain sight in the middle of the apartment. They of course took this out of our security deposit (which they see as a way to make money when students have their hands tied behind their back). After numerous emails
Kennah Rose
Oct 03, 2020
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I lived at their property near Wingra for years and renting with J Michael was such a great experience. The office staff goes above and beyond and were very responsive. When I had to move out I was glad to see they charged for damage and cleaning very reasonably and I got almost my entire security deposit back.
Dominic Rivera
Oct 01, 2020
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So basically, they have snakes at 2/3 of their properties. Not snakes as in snitches or narcs but as in the actual reptiles. Additionally, the management team is not responsive to issues and believes they will just work themselves out. The elevator has broken at least 20 times, our fobs to get in and out of the building frequently do not work and maintenance requests are met with a wait time of roughly 6 months for even simple fixes. In addition, whether the fault be the property manager who is failing to stick up for their tenants and their rights, or the fault is of Iowa City train station which
Jim Hartnett
Sep 16, 2020
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Update in response to owner: whether a work order was completed or not completed. The fact is that the original bed in the unit was removed by local management. I know this because I moved the replacement bed that was owned by us. This was done before the start of the semester at the beginning of the lease. Bottomline is that J Michael is lying about removing the bed and charged us for the replacement bed. I would not recommend doing any business with them. They are not honest or trustworthy.
J Michael Real Estate at Telluride was horrible to deal with regarding our security deposit. At the beginning
J Michael Real Estate at Telluride was horrible to deal with regarding our security deposit. At the beginning
Jonah J.
Sep 01, 2020
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J Michael Real Estate are a bunch of crooks. They try to take advantage of college students by taking away their security deposits and creating fake charges that make no sense. Sarah ladwig is a criminal. Her license should be revoked as she doesn't know how to handle tenants. During the Madison riots, all she cared about was the trash that was left out on the porch, instead of the safety of her tenants. If you live with these fools, you are the fool
Cole Kempen
Aug 10, 2020
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I wish there was an option for 0 stars. They charged us for the smallest things that were “wrong” or “missing” in our apartment, many of which were present when we arrived. I’ve never had so much money taken out of my security deposit as J. Michael took out from ANY other real estate company in Madison. Our modem for wifi was present when my roommates and I moved out, yet they say it wasn’t there and charged us $200 anyway. We are still trying to work this out and we have been moved out for 3 months now. On top of this, we were waiting for weeks on a response from them on an urgent
Tracy A.
Oct 11, 2019
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I have seen some negative reviews about Whistler Apts in Iowa City, and feel it is also important to leave something positive.
While my daughter does not live at Whistler (yet), I want to express my appreciation for the top notch service Jessi Blackburn (Property Manager) has offered thus far.
Jessi promptly responded to our initial online inquiry and was able to arrange a tour that fit my daughter's extremely busy school/work schedule in record time!
As a US Military family, we move ALL the time and (with the exception of one assignment 10 yrs ago) we have always rented. That being said
While my daughter does not live at Whistler (yet), I want to express my appreciation for the top notch service Jessi Blackburn (Property Manager) has offered thus far.
Jessi promptly responded to our initial online inquiry and was able to arrange a tour that fit my daughter's extremely busy school/work schedule in record time!
As a US Military family, we move ALL the time and (with the exception of one assignment 10 yrs ago) we have always rented. That being said
Jake R.
Aug 27, 2019
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Possible the worst experience/property managers around the Iowa City area.
I'll start with the positives: Jessi in the office is really quick at getting back to tenants when there is an issue and whenever there is something wrong with the building such as elevators or garage doors or if you're locked out they're really efficient
Now to the cons: Total scam when it comes to charges and getting your security deposits back. Our apartment was with 8 hours worth of cleaning, in my right mind I can't think of any house/apartment that would require 8 hours worth of cleaning especially
I'll start with the positives: Jessi in the office is really quick at getting back to tenants when there is an issue and whenever there is something wrong with the building such as elevators or garage doors or if you're locked out they're really efficient
Now to the cons: Total scam when it comes to charges and getting your security deposits back. Our apartment was with 8 hours worth of cleaning, in my right mind I can't think of any house/apartment that would require 8 hours worth of cleaning especially
Roy M.
Aug 06, 2019
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I only have nice things to say about my two years of renting an apartment at the Whistler in Iowa City. The building was brand new and well taken care of by the J Michael staff. Jessi and Kevin were a pleasure to deal with and were always available to address any questions and concerns I had. You hear a lot of stories about problem realtors in downtown Iowa City, that is not the case with J Michael. As far as I know they manage three properties in Iowa City. (The Whistler, Telluride, Breckenridge) If you are looking for an off campus apartment in Iowa City, check them out.
Tim H.
Oct 10, 2018
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Scumbag real estate company that preys on college students. Out of all of the slumlords I had the displeasure of dealing with during my time at the University of Wisconsin Madison, they were hands down the worst. If you have to rent with them, be VERY thorough in what you fill out on your evaluation form before moving into the apartment and include pictures before and after because they will do their very best to completely screw you over. And make sure to look at your boxsprings because they will charge you for those at $150 a pop even though they are in perfect condition. They are as sleazy as
Emily M.
Sep 08, 2018
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If there was a star for below 0 that's what J. Michael would receive. They exploit students and unnecessarily charge them for their security deposit. We were charged for "ceiling cleaning." How does someone get a ceiling dirty? While yes, we are students. But we're not animals. We should NOT be charged for "dusty" blinds. Everyone I've ever met says don't live at J. Michael but we didn't listen. I wish we did. My friends and I lost over $1000 out of our security deposit when our previous apartments were met with full refunds. The service is a scam so
Sharon M.
Jul 07, 2017
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About the above reference to Sahra Ladwig not doing her job right. She does her job which is a Liasion between the property manager Shanda Kennedy and the tenants in a professional and caring
manner. She does have to do what the property manager tells her to do. She is one of the nicest, nicest, people we have met and leased with J Michael Real Estate because of her for five years.
Sharon M
manner. She does have to do what the property manager tells her to do. She is one of the nicest, nicest, people we have met and leased with J Michael Real Estate because of her for five years.
Sharon M
Allen G.
Feb 14, 2013
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