Le Reve Patisserie & Cafe

7610 Harwood Avenue | Wauwatosa, WI | (414) 778-3333

Open for lunch from 11am-2pm Monday through Friday, Le Reve is a French experience you will want to revisit again and again. Delight in their unmatched pastries, lunch hors d’oeuvres, and extensive non-alcoholic drink menu. They have an incredible sandwich list and upscale crepe options, as well. Dine in or order for carry out if you’re having a busier day. Located only 2 minutes away from our Wilshire Manor community in Wauwatosa, this is a perfect spot for those working from home too.

BelAir Cantina

6817 North Avenue | Wauwatosa, WI | (414) 988-8533

Dine in, curbside, or pick-up is available starting at 11am on weekdays. Serving up mouth watering tacos and burritos, you may go back to the office with their yummy left overs. This restaurant offers gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options to choose from too. It’s a great choice for working lunches or a quick carryout. BelAir says it best themselves, “The BelAir vibe is at once laid-back and full of energy—the perfect spot to gather.”

Ono Kine Grindz

7215 W. North Avenue | Wauwatosa, WI | (414) 778-0727

Voted Best BBQ and Deli in Milwaukee, Ono Kine Grindz opens at 11am, Tuesday-Friday for lunch. From addicting Ahi Poke to Kalua Pig, your taste buds will definitely thank you for visiting. If your schedule is packed, simply order online and scoop from their North Ave. location. 4 minutes away from Wilshire Manor Apartments, residents have another amazingly delicious lunch option nearby.

Cafe Hollandar

7677 W. State Street | Wauwatosa, WI | (414) 475-6771

Opening early at 9am, this European-inspired cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It’s a very popular pick for Wauwatosa locals and for good reason! Found in the heart of the Village, Cafe Hollander’s menu is packed with flavor. The lunch options are endless with delectable burgers, sandwiches, and a variety of grand cafe plates. Oh, and they keep eggs on the menu all day long. YUM!

Skip the leftovers or boring lunch options and hop over to one of these appetizing spots instead. All within a few minutes walk or drive from our Wauwatosa community of Wilshire Manor Apartments, our residents get the pick of the litter every day! If you’re looking for a new home surrounded by amazing dining options, check out Wilshire’s availability here. 

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Typical Maintenance Requests

Typical maintenance items include clogged toilets, light bulb replacements, and garbage disposal concerns. These are requests residents are able to resolve themselves in a lot of instances. Battery replacements for a smoke detector or garage remote are two other examples.

When to submit these types of requests?

Cathedral ceilings are such a perk! The only downfall is when you notice a light bulb burned out and you can’t reach it to replace it. This is also the case if you hear your smoke detector chirping, but you cannot access it from a small step ladder. Submit a request for direct maintenance whenever safety is a concern, like climbing a tall ladder.

Many times, residents may even have questions as to what sort of light bulb or battery to purchase. Our managers can share links to different retailers that sell each type of bulb or battery used at their property too.

Anyone who’s ever clogged a toilet and experienced the fear of rising water knows how important it is not to test the porcelain God’s. Should you not succeed you may end up flooding your bathroom. Instead of avoiding eye contact with your property manager, maintenance staff, or potenial downstairs neighbor for the remainder of your residency, we suggest submitting a maintenance request right away.

While certain items can be corrected with ease, there are things residents may not feel comfortable handling without assistance. Thankfully, we’ve created video turtorials for residents at all Morgenson Realty properties to utilize for that not-so-typical stuff. Resetting your garbage disposal or a tripped breaker shouldn’t be cause for stress or feeling inconvenienced by maintenance staff in your apartment. That same location on our website allows residents to login to their portal and submit maintenance remotely. To learn more about the benefits of submitting maintenance online, click here.

Why it’s Important to Submit Minor Requests

We rely on our residents to ensure a smaller problem does not become a much larger one. Informing your property manager of a minor maintenance matter can be a good guide of what is a residents responsibility and what is the responsibility of the property management company.

There are also times our managers can correct the issue themselves without maintenance. In other instances, we may already have a third-party vendor on-site and be able to send them over to look at your request immediately. 

Emergency Maintenance

Let us open by saying, anything you consider to be an emergency maintenance concern should be called in right away. We are lucky that our policies allow for several lines of defense when it comes to emergencies. Property Managers for all Morgenson Realty Company, Inc. locations have smart phones on their person 24/7. This allows a resident to call at any time, day or night. Our teams have saved contacts and alarm montioring companies that also communicate with them directly. Major property accidents or emergencies can set off alarms that alert our staff immediately, as well. These communications can also be received by our maintenance team.

When to submit emergency maintenance requests?

Water leaking from your toilet, dishwasher or under your sink. Your refrigerator won’t stay cool, your heat isn’t working or your toilet is running. All of these examples are reasons to submit maintenance immediately. Additionally, broken door locks or unexplained power outages, though uncommon, are serious matters that are our responsibility to fix too. For anything outside our maintenance teams capabilities, we contact a third party vendor to assist.

This is true when it comes to common area concerns too. If a resident notices water dripping in underground parking, that is cause for an emergency maintenance request. If you hear your neighbors arguing past quiet hours however, that would not be consider an emergency. Your communities emergency phone line should be used when appropriate and for serious situations only.

Why it’s Important to Submit Emergency Maintenance Requests

There are two main reasons it’s imporant to submit an urgent request. If the situation presents a safety risk or property damage – you should reach out right away.

Avoiding charges upon moving out of your apartment is also a good reason. If your toilet is running, but you never contact management, there is no way of knowing when it started. If your properties water utility bill is paid by the management company, that could lead to losing money from your security deposit.

Unfortunately, no property manager or maintenance technician can anticipate every problem. Your position as a renter is an important one in keeping an eye on your apartment home. If you’re unsure of the level of importance on a certain maintenance item please feel free to call/email/text your property manager. They will be happy to provide guidance or schedule a member of our maintenance staff to look into the concern.

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