My son rented an apartment at the Franklin. Management team is top-notch, super accessible and small enough that they don't treat you as a number. Highly highly recommend. read more

I lived at The Grove at Latimer for a year and absolutely loved it! Literally the first day I moved in our ice maker in our freezer wasn't working.. so I called the office and told them. Within an hour there was the maintenance staff and a brand new fridge standing at my front door. I was so surprised! The management is awesome, they are very helpful and flexible. Whenever I had a problem they always found out a way to help me. The maintenance staff is also very good. As I said before they are very quick and do a thorough job. I have never had to call for the same problem twice. The area is very nice and parking is NEVER a problem. There was always a place to park. I also really liked having access to the work out facility and the pool. Every time I had a new friend over they always commented about how nice my apartment was (and all for a decent price, too!). Last, one of my favorite parts about the grove was that we lived in a 3-bedroom so each roommate had a bathroom and walk-in closet to themselves. Loved it and I would recommend it to all of my friends! read more

I lived in one of the Avenues houses for 8 years. We LOVED it and were sad to leave. The house was nice - spacious, lots of light. The maintenance staff always responded promptly and effectively. And, for a student family (we got engaged, married, and had two kids while living in our Abodes house!), the Avenues homes are VERY conveniently-located. Upon moving out there was a minor miscalculation regarding charges, but even that was resolved quickly. Abodes was also always reasonable regarding late fees - I had two kids during the time we rented from them, and ended up paying rent late in the fiasco. They forgave late fees, which they didn't have to do (obviously) and a lot of management companies/landlords would not have. Abodes has integrity. When we signed our lease, there was a verbal agreement that there would be a washer and dryer in our home. When it came time to move in, the washer/dryer they had intended to install wasn't available. They honored the verbal agreement and purchased a new washer/dryer unit for our home. We have recommended Abodes to multiple people, and will continue to do so. read more

I was really pretty happy with the place overall if I disregarded the light right outside the bedroom window. Even with blackout/reflective tape, it was still never dark in the bedroom. I was pretty used to taking care of things myself, but the one time I did send in a maintenance request, they only completed half of it. And what the did fix- a leaky faucet- started leaking again within a week. I was warned about this place and their move-out practices before I moved in, and I really wish I had listened. I definitely agree with the previous review- they are thieves! On moveout, they stated there was one stain on the carpet that may not come out with standard cleaning, and noted that they might have to replace it. Come to get the bill, and they want to replace the whole carpet! On some shady pics from an iphone- can't even tell what place it is! The amount of money that they charged for cleaning, etc., is unreal! Save yourself some grief. I've heard they do this to lots of people, especially students and those that move out of state. I can attest for myself that what they charged is ABSURD! I wish I had never moved in there. read more

I lived at their Woods at Latimer property for almost 3 years while I completed school. I had a few maintenance issues during that time, but nothing was major. They were quick to respond. I had great neighbors, the community was quiet, and the office was always helpful when I had rent issues. My apartment was small, but really nice. I would rent from them again for sure. read more

I really enjoyed living at the Woods at Latimer. Maintenance was responsive, the apartment was well designed, and the complex was quiet. It was super convenient to shopping and IU campus (about a 20 min bike ride or 10 min bus ride; the bus to IU stops right across the street from the complex). Based on reviews I read elsewhere before moving in, I was worried they would hit me with exorbitant charges upon moveout. This did not happen -- I received at least some of my deposit back. They did charge me to get the apartment move-in ready for the next tenants (for example they charged for carpet cleaning even though I left the carpets in great condition), which I find annoying, but unfortunately that seems to be standard practice in Bloomington. Overall I think Abodes is better than most Bloomington landlords. I miss living there and would recommend it to anyone seeking a quiet place to live in Bloomington. read more

I lived in an Abodes property for two years. I can honestly say that I don't have any real complaints. The location was great, the apartment set-up was great, and maintenance took care of every request really quickly (even though one maintenance guy makes smart comments and almost always thinks that you had something to do with what's gone wrong in your apartment). The neighborhood was really quiet when I first moved in, but after the first year some of the new residents threw parties on the major party weekends and I could definitely hear their entire conversations. But like I said that was only on the major party weekends. The office staff are really nice and are always willing to help with and situations that come up. Even going above and beyond in my particular case. read more

I lived at the Woods at Latimer while at IU. The management is AWFUL. Before I moved in, I put down a deposit and reserved and was promised an apartment facing the woods. I was clear that I didn't want to live there if I was facing the mall parking lot. So I arrive to move in, all my stuff in a U-Haul, graduate school starts in 3 days, and they take me to the worst apartment, overlooking the mall parking lot, bright with flood lights all night!!! I was furious. At least the bedroom was on the other side, but it was still not dark because that was the apartment parking lot! They had given away all the other places, it was either this, or a really large unit that was like $500 more per month, or start looking for a new place that second. I didn't feel that I had any choice, what with the U-Haul and grad school starting in 3 days. So I moved in and got settled, furious. It didn't look like the carpets had been cleaned (a little gross), but the woman who checked me in insisted they had. There was a wall with pale spots on it, like it had been spotted with primer for some reason but not painted over. She insisted that was normal. I hung pictures over it. The apartment itself was ok, nothing special but not bad. Standard medium-grade modern apartment. Not much went wrong, but it was a pretty new apartment. Then move-out comes. I had a move-out appointment first thing in the morning that they blew off (on purpose it turns out, so they could charge me for things that I didn't do). After a half hour I called and was told they had somehow written the appointment in the wrong book so the manager didn't know, but he'd be over soon. Long wait. Called again, more run around. A couple of hours passes, still no one. I'd had no coffee or food because everything was packed. I was supposed to be on the road hours earlier, and now I was starving and running really late. I called over again and she said he'd still be a while longer, so I said tell him not to come in the next half hour then, because I have got to go get a cup of coffee and a muffin. I go do that and come back to find that during that exact time, he *allegedly* came and inspected, but now he can't be found anywhere so we can't possibly find out what he thought!! Seriously?!? He is nowhere?!? This was SO SHADY. One of the handymen was in the area and I tried to get him to help and he smirked at me and said 'oh you really shouldn't have gone to get coffee.' Like he totally knew that it was a scam designed to inspect when you were out and charge you for a lot of fake stuff and keep your deposit. So I finally have to just hit the road (it was afternoon at that point!), and of course they charged me over $1,000 for repainting walls that weren't properly painted before I moved in, and all kinds of other made-up crap. I keep a really clean house, no shoes inside, sock-feet only, I vacuum and clean weekly. This was TOTAL BS. But they knew I was moving away, and they had their scam all in place. THIEVES. read more

I lived at Woodlawn Crossing and I loved it! The location was beautiful and the apartment had so much character, It sits right on the wood line and is a few blocks from bryan park. As far as dealing with people in the leasing office goes, they honestly couldn't be greater. I am going into my 3rd year leasing from them and I have rented from other places around Bloomington and have never dealt with such nice people. They keep everything on a pretty personal level as far as remembering your name when you go in to pay rent and they really look out for everyone's best interest. The maintenance guy's are very good as well. They get on the work orders very quickly day of. They all are just great people to lease from! read more

DO NOT RENT! TERRIBLE MANAGEMENT! I lived in the groove at latimer for a year. i they rent by room with separate leases so i roomed with two guys who had lived there the previous year. i moved in to an apartment that was already TRASHED when my lease started. the carpet in the living room was completely ruined... one giant black stain from the front door to the back door. The kitchen countertops had burn marks and garbage disposal, sink, and dishwasher had all been broken and out of use. there were piles and piles of old cigarette buts they accumulated on the back porch and surrounding areas. (Later they threatened to charge me if I didnt clean them up) in my room, they just painted over dirt on the walls in my room and it was OBVIOUS, and the bathroom toilet barely flushed anything down.... during move in they send one of their student office assistants to do the inspection and her words upon opening the door was "....oh God." The assistant noticed and mentioned the carpet and we made it clear i was not responsible for the living room and kitchen damages since i had not even moved in and the were in horrendous condition. there was so much mold in the dish washer it took me two hours to clean by hand when i moved in. My roomates and i got along at first, especially after i cleaned a lot of their mess.... but soon it became clear that they wanted a PARTY BAR and not a home... they were serious, raging alcoholics that threw parties EVERY OTHER night blaring music at loud, floor bumping volumes until 6 A.M. racked up almost $400 in utilities every month from intentionally leaving the shower on every day for 4-6 HOURS..... SERIOUSLY. The roomates would get belligerently drunk every night and harass me to the point of barricading my door or sleeping in the closet to escape some of the music and constant SCREAMS coming from the living room and roommates bedrooms. There was NO Cooperation from my roomates or the office for the entire year. i went as far to call the cops on my own apartment to get one particular party shut down. I complained about these problems to the office and they did absolutely NOTHING. told them about the constant utility abuse, saying that i could not afford to live where the UTILITIES CONSISTENTLY HAD BEEN PUSHED AS HIGH AS THE RENT, and something needed to be done. After about 6 months and no signs of live from the office except to tell me how much money they wanted to charge me that month, they said they would check to see if there was a water leak which there was not. The office staff seems like they are only there when they want to be and never are sure of whats going on. they are constantly gone during business hours and never are sure of what they are charging you for (they tried charging me for july 2013 twice even tho i paid last months rent at the beginning of the lease. by half way through my lease i was mostly staying away from the apartment i was stuck in... i slept at my girlfriends so i could have a quiet sanitary place to sleep. i was paying abodes to live in a NIGHTMARE... and they could not care less. move out inspection: they had MY ROOMMATES MOM SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT. didnt ask the residents! they scheduled it when i was at work and surprise surprise they charged me equally for all the repairs to all the pre existing damages to the apartment despite previous arrangements and stuck me with a huge utility bill. they initially charged me over $5,000 for repairs! finally i got one of the roomates to confirm to the office i was not at all responsible for the carpet replacement. I Haven't lived at abodes for months and i am still paying them monthly to pay off the huge repair bill to an apartment that clearly wasn't in my control and for my roomates Utility rack ups. setting up the payments was a headache due to management as well, we agreed on monthly payments and so they attempted to get me to sign a promissory note that would have me twice the agreed upon payments a month.. luckily by this point i had learned how they try to scam money out of you so i caught it. i felt completely abandoned by the management of abodes... the only time they would talk to me was to get more money out of me but they would ignore all of my complaints.... of course i dont want to give them more money until i see some kind of effort to make my apartment livable, or at least give me a chance to get out of the lease! Living at abodes was the WORST DECISION of my adult life. i have NEVER seen an apartment complex as horrible as this one and i am only scratching the surface of the shady things that have been pulled here. if you want to throw away money or get in a lawsuit, this is the place for you. read more

This place looks nice, but as the old proverb goes, don't judge a book by its cover. As far as I can tell the maintenance crew has full authority to do as they wish and may actually run the place...? Not sure. Do as you wish, but for the money there are better places, Bloom, Fountain Park, the Crossing, etc. read more

If I could give them no stars, that would be a more accurate rating. The areas that Abodes has chosen to place their apartments are beautiful. For the most part, so are the apartments themselves. But, as stated before by other reviewers, they will steal from you. They will come up with mysterious fees on a monthly basis that will literally set you back hundreds of dollars on top of the steep rent. Management also has no control over their maintenance team, who on more than one occasion, have entered my apartment with no prior notice. There was no emergency or anything. When you're not home (and sometimes when they think you're not home) they will be in your apartment. There was one situation where I was home by myself and they tried to force their way into our apartment. I was terrified. I didn't know what to do. I lived in fear for an entire year. I have no physical proof of their breaking and entering, but that's exactly what they were doing. We also went six months with a faulty water heater. When I called to have it checked out, I got yelled at for calling after hours. This company and the people who work there are disgusting and should be taken to court. So if you love beautiful scenery and don't mind strangers coming into your apartment at all hours of day and night, then the Abodes properties are the place for you!! If you do decide to live in/at any of their properties, just make sure you take lots and lots of pictures before and after (they will take you to the cleaners). Have a camera or security system in place for when you're not at home (or even when you are). Choose wisely. read more

My husband and I lived at Woodlawn Crossing for 3 years; we first moved into a two-bedroom flat, and then when we got our large dog that needed more space, we couldn't bring ourselves to leave the complex- so we moved across the parking lot into a townhouse! A majority of the residents are IU grad students, law students with a few young professionals or mature undergrads in the mix. The location is perfect, as it is quiet and out of the way, but still an easy 20 min walk or short drive to campus. We were also really impressed with the management and maitenance team. Any time the occasional issue arose, the maintainance guys came the day after we submitted a service request (once they showed up within just a couple hours). They were always professional and friendly, and even brought treats for our dog. The leasing team was equally friendly and made our moves easy. We wish we could've stayed in Bloomington longer and were sad to leave this complex! read more