Please read if you are considering moving here!
(I want to preface this by saying that I am student who has very low standards for living after living in a loud college dorm and even an abusive house. This is far from an overly critical review or overreaction.)
I really wanted to like Cambridge Crossing Apartments because the location and price are great. But my boyfriend and I ended our lease after one year because of the unbearable noise. We lived right next to the playground, and because there were many large families that lived there, there were always children using the playground (sometimes up to twenty kids at once). From the hours of 10am to 10pm, the children would scream, shout, and yell with no regard for the other people who lived there.
This is not normal playground noises; this is high decibel, unrelenting, unsupervised screaming. They also biked and would loiter in the breezeways, stairs, sidewalks, and even the parking lot which was extremely dangerous. There have been many close calls with children running and biking in front of moving cars. Children also climbed and played on non-playground objects like tables and fences, hit and destroyed the shrubbery, threw bark around, left their personal items like bikes and shoes in the middle of sidewalks, and generally did not treat the complex well. It felt like we were living in a poorly run daycare. Because of this, we had to invest hundreds of dollars into noise cancelling headphones and white noise machines in order to drown out the noise, but because it was so loud you could still hear the screaming (even with the windows closed). Many of our guests would refuse to come to our apartment because of it. After a while it started to take a large toll on our mental health to be hearing so many disturbing noises.
My boyfriend and I had attempted to talk with the families and their kids dozens of times, but got nothing out of it, even though the parents admitted that it was an issue. We also brought this up with the management about ten times through email and phone, and they either did not respond or would just say that there was really nothing they could do since so many families lived there. The only good thing is that the management sent out notices regarding the noise about once every couple of months because they got so many complaints from residents, but the notices fell on deaf ears. I'm also assuming that the management did not follow through with their promises to give them personal warnings, even though they said they would numerous times, because we never noticed a change in noise. This is really worrisome and says a lot about the management considering that the excessive noise was clearly going against the lease. This made us and the many other residents who were affected by the noise feel extremely unheard. Especially because during that time, many people (including my boyfriend and I) had to work and do school from home due to the pandemic, so it was very difficult to get things done. Living in our new apartment, I am now realizing how bad it actually was.
If you value reasonable apartment noise, considerate neighbors, and a management that not only listens to you, but also acts to solve issues, this is not the place for you (unless you live FAR from the playground). Especially if you or one of your housemates are sensitive to loud, sharp, and/or bellowing noises (pets, veterans, people with PTSD/anxiety/migraines), or if you work graveyard shifts and have to sleep during the day, please do not move here. If you have young children, this may be a good option for you. Just please be mindful of the behavior and noise of your children. If not for the noise, I would have given this apartment 4 stars, so that is saying something. I would not move back there, even for free. read more