My wife and I lived here three years…read more
The Good
Grounds: It's a gorgeous property to drive into, especially during spring. Feels like you're driving into a resort. Overall, the grounds are well maintained. Lots of trees and flowers. Many units have rear and front windows, making them feel more homey than modern apartments. There are multiple well-maintained grills and patio areas, too, and two dog parks. The pool is stunning.
Windows: The tall windows offer views of woods if you're lucky to have the right unit. The one in the kitchen was especially nice.
Staff: Overall, the maintenance team is quick to handle routine problems. The office staff were friendly, as well.
Parking et all: Parking is easy and abundent. Unlike other apartments we've lived in, they don't nitpick you with overreaching rules, like having stuff on your patio.
The Bad
20 years out of date: Unless things have changed since 2024, the apartments have designs and fixtures that are way, way overdue to be updated. The kitchen and bathrooms are subpar - peeling veneer on the cabinets, cheap appliances, chintzy flooring, peeling tubs. I'm pretty sure the lighting and HVAC were from the 80s. Overall, the color schemes are dark and a bit dreary and there are areas of many apartments I visited that were dark in large areas. I hear some units can have hard flooring upgrades, but ours was carpet, which just look outdated.
Some dumb design/layout choices: I had to duck under outdated, and too long ceiling fixtures. In addition, we had carpet extending to the bathroom sink! Why would anyone decide that's a good idea. One spilled lipstick and your carpet is forever stained.
Unreasonable price increases: We moved there for the amazing price of our 2 bedroom and the grounds. However, our rent went up $600/mos in the three years we lived there. Others have faced that, too, and, as a result, many families had moved out and more transient, roommate situations popped up. For nearly $2k a month, there are more modern apartments in the area to choose from.
Low ceilings: As a tall guy, the hallway ceiling in particular was so low that if I was wearing a hat, it would hit the ceiling light.
Leaks: We had a leak in our ceiling (that was promptly fixed) but our neighbor below often had leaking from our bathroom. My mother in law, who was on the bottom floor of a nearby building, also had mildew and leaks in her ceiling.
Stairs: If you live on a top floor like ours, you won't be able to get extra large furniture up the stairs as they curve too aggressively. We had to buy a modular couch, for example.
No sidewalks: For such a beautiful property, it was annoying to have to walk on busy roads with no sidewalks, and there is ample room to put them in. If you leave the property, the long walk up has to be done dodging fast cars.
Recommendations to the property manager:
Update those dreary kitchens, fixtures and bathrooms.
Install sidewalks.
How about a bike locker? Many newer apartments have them and there is no room to store a bike reasonably in these units.
