An overpriced mediocracy..... If it's not the noise of the zooming traffic of the busy Addison Rd, then there are the loud trucks at the construction site facing the complex either idling their engines or reloading cargo....not to forget the screeching sounds coming from the factory which stands 20ft from the complex. One is literally 360 degrees surrounded by noise! Visit during the day, stand outside of your car and enjoy before making a decision to rent. Also, due to the old brick construction of the apt complex, the cracks in the wall transmit noise throughout the building: you can hear your neighbor's every move, hear what they're watching on tv and the company they keep. The worse is the literally constant noise of tenants allowing the heavy hallway door to slam shut behind them regardless if it's 10am or 2am. Then there are the poor dogs left home alone barking hours on end and not to forget the noisy garbage shoot where rude tenants dump their garbage after 10pm and as early as 4am. Because of the cracks in the Old bricks, it's also difficult and expensive to heat up in the winter.
Dirty. The hallway stairs and elevator smell of dog urine as POOR dogs crated for 8hrs in the apartments either pee themselves down the hallway stairs or track urine on their paws. There's a nice pond in the back, but the sitting area is covered with goose poop. The garbage rooms stink and recycle would pile up so that one couldn't even get to the garbage shoot. Management is unresponsive if not absent. The 55 unit complex had 1 single, overworked maintenance people.
Lack of Parking. If you got home from work at 8pm, good luck finding an empty spot. Now, one would think that paying $1,900/month For a 1 bedroom apartment would at least guarantee one a stinking parking space. Nope...When tenants complained about lack of parking, management Suggested that we park across the street in the unlit lot attached to some commercial building.
Unsafe. Criminal element from East Hartford and Hartford would break into neighbors' cars as well as steal expensive tires and rims. Many neighbors would come out in the morning, only to find their car hoisted up on cinder blocks, the car tireless and rimless. There was a camera on the building, but not working as management isn't there to protect your property but to collect rent. The break ins and car vandalism were almost a weekly occurrence when I and 3 other neighbors decided to move out. If you have an expensive car with fancy tires and rims, beware.
If you stay there beyond 2yrs, management will take you for a fool and it's guaranteed that your rent will go up $75-$100 every time that they slide That new lease under your door. They look to squeeze Out ever penny and yet not once would even change the AC filter, change the fire alarm battery before it started chirping or Tell you why the rent was going up yet again. Simply put, it's NOT worth what One pays for. read more