I actually posted this on another website on 12/02/201 but thought I'd share it here. (I lived in…read moreLancaster Lakes Apartments from 2011 to 2012 - We STILL miss this place!).
When I received a job offer in Pontiac, MI last year, my boyfriend and I didn't have much time to find a place to live.
Because I wanted to find the perfect apartment on one income, this involved traveling to over 60 different complexes between Royal Oak, Livonia, Clarkston, Waterford, and all surrounding areas.
You name an apartment and we probably at least looked at it online.
We first found Lancaster Hills on our second (and last) day of searching. It was the first apartment we had found for the day and although we both loved it, I wanted to see the other places on my list.
Needless to say, we ended up finding nothing that even came close to comparing to Lancaster Hills!
The apartment was spacious, it was economical, it had two full bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a HUGE kitchen, and then there s the VIEW! The view in our back yard is of a small wooded area and it s just beautiful.
I do have a small list of things I'd like to see improved: The lighting in the parking lots and roads is not so great. You have to be very careful going around curves at night so you don't hit deer or people walking their dogs.
The other downside is the parking lots. While Lancaster Lakes IS making progress on getting these redone, it is slow. There are pretty big potholes in the parking lots - You have to watch your step, especially in the winter when the snow is covering them.
The only other thing on the outside I would recommend is some painting and touching up to the buildings - When we go down our stairs, the window is just beautiful, but it's so full of cobwebs and hasn't been painted in a while.
My only complaint about the inside of the apartment is the water - We started having issues with our dishes having this type of filmy/powder on them. Turns out it's from calcium in the water. That all said, I don't know if it's something that Lancaster Lakes can fix, but they have offered recommendations: For dishwashers, use LemiShine. It'll help keep it off your dishes. For water, just use a filtered water system.
Although there were some negatives listed, they are not NEARLY bad enough to get us to move We've lived here now for just over a year and just recently renewed our lease here.
I would highly recommend living here to anyone. We have wonderful neighbors and Clarkston in general is just a great city.
The office staff is great and after looking at SEVERAL other places, Lancaster Lakes offers the most room for the price. The maintenance staff is prompt and friendly, and we couldn't be happier here!
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UPDATE 11/22/2013:
After renewing our lease, less than a month later we found out we were moving to Washington for work.
While they could not show the apartment or anything, the office staff made me finding someone to take over the lease an easy one. I posted a couple of ads on Craigslist, had a local family member show the apartment, and did all the paperwork and everything over the internet (we had been in Washington about three months before I finally found someone to take over).
I still keep in touch with the office every now and then and would not hesitate to move back there IN A MINUTE! I hope to one day end up back in the Clarkston area and I will DEFINITELY be moving to Lancaster! :)