If you are considering moving either to the Commons, Thayer or the School House also known as…read moreFarrell Properties all in the same complex owned by Boves Brothers...DON'T! They make it look and sound cozie but there are so many undisclosed horror stories I've learned over the past 15 years. Sooo many tenants have moved out since Boves recently purchased the properties. Rent is going to be going up, they charge $500.00 security deposit on any pet + a $25.00 a month rental fee for that pet which they do state in their web site. I've heard reliable stories of tenants moving out and still are because they've bought homes with the money they've spent on rent towards their mortgage and just the name Boves scares them away. Maintenance is very slow to respond, one instance, a past tenant had serious black mold issues and they called and called till finally at least a month later, someone came by to look at the issue. Calls go un-returned as do most emails. Maintenance always look like they hate their job. So, unless you don't mind migraines, this is the place for you. Otherwise take this advice and save yourselves before you sign that lease. Just look them up on other review sites and news articles like Seven Days on-line. Concerned Citizen

We lived here for 1 year, mostly because we could do everything from out of state…read more Pros: Location. We loved living walking distance to a grocery store, and Leddy Park was basically like a big backyard (which was nice because we have a dog). The amenities were nice. Not sure how the gym was during peak hours, but at 5:30 every morning, it was just me and one other person most weekdays, sometimes just me. Free laundry, storage (we've got two 17' kayaks - it was good to have a place for them), and the dog washing station (which we actually used!) were nice perks, but nothing we couldn't have lived without. Cons: While everything initially seemed really nice, it was not too long before we realized that the construction was extremely cheap. It seemed like a rush-job that they wanted to put up as quickly as possible so they could move people in. The price for our pretty small apartment was steep, but we were willing to pay because of the amenities. The drywall began cracking almost immediately and we could hear the comings, goings, and daily routines of our neighbors (of which, there were many). The biggest con was far and away the management. Getting anything fixed in the apartment was a total nightmare. Emails and calls would go unanswered. When we tried to move out, they attempted to take almost our entire security deposit (which included a $500 pet deposit). Despite paying on time every month, the management treated us like we were delinquent on payments and left the apartment trashed (which, I assure you, we did not! Luckily, Burlington has a pretty strict law regarding timeliness of security deposit payments back to renters (14 days to do so, or else they owe the entire thing back with no deductions) and my job (UVM) offers free legal services to employees. I had a lawyer draft a letter and received my entire deposit within 48 hours, along with an extremely rude email from the property manager detailing exactly why she felt it ok to break the law in this regard.