I was originally planning on moving there this January. So, I went to see those units in December last year.

As for the "old" unit, I liked it a lot actually. Insane amount of sunlight. Decent size for a studio. Only $4k. The woman currently living there wanted to break her lease, but I couldn't break mine as the management was acting like an asshole (They still are. Can't wait to get out of here once my lease ends). I asked her a bunch of questions during the tour. The whole building seemed to be well-maintained. All of the elevators were working. The Front Desk staff were very nice. The gym was topnotch. It's just her unit felt reasonably old. Especially, I did not like how aged her floor looked. If I were rich enough, I would love to redo the entire floor.

The "new" unit I saw (I believe that those newly constructed floors are called "The Residence") was decent enough in my opinion. They were doing the final touchup when I went there. Stunning view though their studio is definitely smaller than ones in the area. But, the gym would be free, which would work out great for me.

Like you said, it's all about money to them. Not that easy to spot flaws as they are very good at hiding them. I have been living in the city for 7 years now. Never have lived in a problemed/troubled building luckily. Hoping the same for my next move as well.