I have been living at Barrington Apartments for almost 2 years now. It's a big apartment complex with some good features including a nice office with 2 swimming pools. The pools are closed on days where I wanted to go for a swim or days I have time to swim. The deep pool seems to be closed all the time while the kiddy pool is open most often, really frustrating. Barrington hosts different parties throughout the year, sometimes with a food vendor being there to provide delicious food. My favorite is the pool party.
The apartments themselves are nice with spacious rooms, depending on which option you get. Upper level apartments are a nightmare during the summer heat. The thermostat does not get down to 70 degree Fahrenheit until past midnight. Their AC system is not equipped to withstand the summer heat. Ground level apartments are better overall. The worst part is even with the crappy AC system, the electric bill is $200 a month for a large 1 bedroom, which is ridiculous for paying that much and not even comfortable. I have told management several times but nothing can be done. Now it just write "Your AC sucks" on the resident portal whenever I get my electric bill.
One other problem was ants infestation but they got an exterminator to come and exterminated them. So that problem was addressed. Besides some issues, no safety concerns whatsoever and the surrounding neighborhood seems nice.
Came home at 6:30 PM after a long day of work and the thermostat in the apartment was 85 degrees. This is unacceptable and ridiculous. I would give them a zero star if I could. I would not recommend anyone to live here unless you like to live in an oven. I have been way lenient already. I would like for the staffs to live here to feel what I am currently feeling.
Update: They were able to come in and fix the issue but I feel like they didn't take the original complaint seriously. It took them the second time before they get a exterminator to exterminate ants in the apartment. They didn't take the first complaint about the AC problem seriously either and didn't do anything about it. They should refund about $200 a month for electricity for a single room apartment. read more