Nedgie M.

Full details below but I do not recommend doing business with Chris Johnson. He isn't ethical and once money has been exchanged he becomes flaky without notice; he does not reply to messages, calls or emails and will block your number at his convenience.

Update 12/7/21: After several personnel had to contact Chris because he did not have the courtesy to respond via phone or to apologize for his uncalled for behavior, I received a response that of course is *eye roll*. Proceed with caution dealing with Chris Johnson at Loft5900.
Also he keeps deleting my reviews which is appalling since any potential patron deserves to know what they could be walking into.
Update as of 12/6/21: The venue is still nice and I stand by that but please be mindful of the lack of professionalism from Chris Johnson. There is a refundable fee that's on the contract for cleaning post an event.
I asked how the refund would be returned and nothing. Between text and calls, there has been no response from Chris. My event was 2-weeks ago and it's annoying that I can't get an update about this refund. I called last week and when he did pick up, he said that he's working on it. Again, I told Chris I sent a text with my Cashapp and Zelle info just in case he needed to know how to send this refund.
Fast forward to today, Chris blocked my number. How do I know? The message I received said that this number is no longer receiving calls from me. So I called from a different line and the call went through fine.
What I don't understand is how a business owner thinks this kind of action is ok? EVEN IF I happen to be ineligible for a refund, he should communicate that and not block me as if I'm searching for him for some personal reason. I'm so irked with black-owned businesses that do people like this and wonder why they get shady reviews.
I want my refund and to close out this situation. I would say proceed with caution working with Chris Johnson.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Review: Loft5900 was such a nice venue to host an event ok!
The venue: The front door locks after 7p but Chris (owner) will unlock it so it stays open. Getting upstairs to the actual space, you have to take an elevator to the 5th floor and it's the 1st door to your left I believe. There are 3 elevators but only one was active in the evening. It is a bit quaint in that elevator but worth it to come up to the space for guests to dance. Really a nice setup and spacious.
Chris: Chris was the owner and who I was in primary contact with. He was responsive via message to my questions and concerns I had since I booked the venue about 3-months in advance. If there was a lag time in messaging, he would call me afterwards to reply to the questions. I appreciated that and how I was able to access him.
Contract: The contract does outline the fees for renting items as well as fees for outside items. Reading the contract to the tee and feel free to ask for validation of questions you may have. There are cleaning fees if you rent furniture. Essentially reading the contract and you'll know what to expect. Confirmation emails and text are sent when you pay the deposit and any other fees to be able to reference; it's almost immediate
Day of Event: 2-weeks prior to my event, I sent a text message about what items I wanted. Chris and his team cleaned the couches and brought out the tables and chairs I needed 30 minutes before my setup time at 7p so they were there when I arrived and I could state where to put them
Alcohol: Like mentioned in the contract section, if you have a cash bar there is a fee and your own bar another fee. Either selection requires you to have the bartender by the venue. JeVaughn, was the absolute best! He was so good as the bartender. He knew how to mix and he was adaptable. I ran out of cups yall and here comes JeVaughn saying let's call it shot hour so the drinks kept flowing. The line for drinks was never long because he was efficient and had super hearing to hear things past the music. Definitely a kudos to him.
Post event: We had to make sure to throw out the trash and have your own trash bags and pick up anything you came with. Otherwise the team came in a picked up the rental spots and cleaned from 1am-2am; very prompt with that.
Overall, I had a good experience. Some reviews of people's experience made me nervous but Chris and team were helpful and many if not all things were laid out in ink; having communications via text allowed for me to reference back and if anything, I could call Chris or he would call me back. This was a smooth process from renting the venue to the day of and in between. I recommend it.