I lived at Central Park Manor for four years and only left because I moved out of state. The units are clean, spacious, and well laid-out, with huge windows on the outside wall in the living room and bedroom, a gigantic walk-in closet, and plenty of storage space in the unit, plus I think there's additional storage elsewhere in the building that I never used. Parking in the lot is free, but garage spaces are available and completely worth the extra cost. There's always plenty of parking in the lot, on the street, or in the adjacent rec center lot for guests.
As others mentioned, the building is concrete and well-insulated. I only heard my neighbors through the walls perhaps a half dozen times and occasionally people in the hallway. Someone previously commented on exterior noise: I don't remember anything excessive, though my unit faced the parking lot/Mainstreet, not the school nor the recreational facility/park. Since it is on Mainstreet and near these, some typical noise of people living and cars passing is expected, and I never found it offensive or especially disruptive. Either it's been resolved or it's not an issue for the lot-facing units.
Management is friendly and helpful, and maintenance staff is prompt and does quality work. I didn't interact with other tenants often, but everyone was nice when I did, and there was a friendly neighbor living on my floor who often chatted with me briefly if we departed/arrived at the same time. People are neighborly when passing in the stairwell and small talk at the mailboxes sometimes.
Also as others have mentioned, the location is unbeatable. It's within walking distance of MANY places to eat, a local grocery, a second run cinema, mechanics, a performing arts center, etc, and across MN-7 there's Walgreens, Caribou, etc. A few minutes away by car are strip malls with more places to eat, department stores, and other retailers. It's less than a half hour from downtown Minneapolis, the airport, Valley Fair, and many cities/towns with stuff to do. Easy access to I-494, US-169 (and thereby, I-394 and MN-55), and MN-62; MN-7 is a few blocks north and MN-3/Excelsior Blvd is one block south. You can get anywhere easily.
I can't say enough good things about CPM. When apartment hunting, this was my first showing, but I signed right away, canceled my other showings, and never regretted it. At my recommendation, a coworker also viewed then rented a unit in the same building and stayed until moving into a house. read more
