We have lived at AC Apts for over 2 years now and it is a great place to live. Radiant heat in the floors. If you live on the far end, you get views of the mountains to the East. Utilities are reasonable and having a gas fireplace and stacking washer/dryer in unit is awesome, you also get one space in the heated main garage. Don't store stuff in the garage though since it's a common area, and can't be really secure since people go in and out of there all the time. The buildings are secure though.
There are very few cons to living here! But there are a few and I will list here:
1)high turnover of residents since you are so close to base. But it's nice having so many nice, responsible soldiers nearby. The rowdy ones don't stick around, it's too expensive to be a "military frat house" like some places close to base might be. Mostly married couples. But don't expect to know your neighbors really.
2) although there is a digital key-carded main entry, other doors into the building are frequently left propped. It can't be truly secure with that kind of irresponsibility of the residents. For this and other reasons, the USPS will NOT leave packages at your door, usually neither will UPS or FedEx. We get around this somewhat by having all mail that we know will come as a package delivered to our work. Annoying, but not nearly as much as waiting and waiting for 90-120 minutes at the nearest post station which is the worst, slowest, most ghetto post office I have EVER been in. They hardly ever have more than 1 clerk at the counter and when they do, that only means they will work even slower if that's possible. Awful post office. And if you are used to the leasing office accepting packages on your behalf at other apt complexes where you have lived, it's not the case here.
3) I don't personally consider this a con but some might so I'm putting it. They do allow pets in the building up to 40lbs. And people who are stupid will break the poundage rule occasionally but they don't stay too long, once they are caught they are gone. The "rule" is up to 2 furry pets and up to a total of 40 lbs.
4)There is very little storage unless you pay extra for a 3rd floor unit with the vaulted ceilings which also has storage shelves built in. There are no rentable storage places elsewhere on property.
5) I don't know whether to put this as a pro or con. Depends on your furniture situation I guess. There is a high breakfast bar to eat at, but really there is no dining room area unless you want to squeeze in a tiny table somewhere. It's not really a family-friendly floor layout though. Living room is long and narrow, TV really has to go over the fireplace and woe to you if you have bigger than a 42". Odd angles in how you have to lay out furniture in the living room. But we do fit a sofa, a full size recliner, and a chair with ottoman in the living room. We could have a coffee table if my husband weren't such a gamer but we need to have speakers and a gaming chair in the middle of the room ;).
6) you only get one heated parking spot... Period. Your other car/vehicle must sit out in the cold and there are NO outside outlets to plug in a block heater :(
Other pros: they plow frequently in the winter, the parking lot has been passable every day except one since we've lived here. Maintenance is awesome and will fix things if you report them, but won't if you don't! You do have to be a "squeaky wheel". If something somehow slips through the cracks, keep asking. The apts are fairly new. Office staff (as mentioned) is excellent (can't say enough how great they are!!) but there aren't any official weekend hours. All units are 2BR, 2BA, which is a pro by itself. Units are just shy of 1100 sqft. read more
