DO NOT LIVE HERE! DO NOT LIVE HERE--
As someone who has been at this location for a couple years I have many reasons.
1. Rent is due within the first 4 days of the month. Oftentimes they are not in the office (which is fine), so you leave your deposit in their dropbox. However, they do not always check this before putting notices on your door reminding you that there is a $75 fee if you do not pay by the 4th. Uhm.... I did pay on time, it's sitting in the box.
2. The manager of the apartments has a very obnoxious and loud voice. You can hear her as she roams around daily, talks with potentials, any tenant she runs into, and handymen.
3. The manager of the apartments may or may not recognize you (even though you have lived there awhile) and consequently interrogate you and your friend for doing absolutely nothing except for try to walk upstairs to your apartment.
4. DO NOT EVER lock yourself out of your apartment. I once forgot my purse inside with my keys and when I went downstairs (exactly below my apartment) to ask to have it unlocked so I could go to work, they demanded to see I.D. Well.. I'd love to show you that but it's locked in my apartment IN MY BAG WITH MY KEYS, sooooooooooo yeah. They said they wouldn't do it, these were the OWNERS of the complex who clearly did not recognize me as their neighbor directly above. I went to work WITHOUT my bag.
5. You will not get your security deposit back and it is a full months rent. After living in a space for a couple year, what should be considered normal wear and tear is "tenant responsibility" to fix. This place is old, and who knows what shoddy job has been done to make it appear fine. Within the first few weeks the brick around our stove had already cracked and we have NOT used that ONCE in the entire time here.
6. No pets are allowed (not even with a pet fee or deposit). HOWEVER the OWNER's son has a dog. UNFAIR.
7. No PIANOs allowed. Uhm... okay.
8. The complex is old, the fixtures and appliances are really ancient as well. The washers and dryers leave clothes with funky smells despite laundry softener and switching machines. The dryers will not fully dry your clothes on on 45 minute cycle. There is only one newer machine and that doesn't work very well.
9. The neighbors host loud parties, playing music at high decibels and sometimes get into arguments which sound pretty sketchy. Bottles crashing / fighting / drunken screaming etc...
10. If you live in an apartment facing the courtyard, BEWARE! Those who go outside to smoke will probably be doing so below your window. where the smell of tobacco will permeate your living room. I'm not sure if this is allowed or not, because the APARTMENT MANAGER herself is sometimes the one smoking.
11. Any chance the apartment manager gets, she will try to talk your ear off. Even when you are on your way to work, or trying to enjoy your day off. Thankfully her voice is so loud you know when to avoid going out or to take the elevator.
12. The rent is TOO HIGH for what you actually get. Save yourself the headache and go somewhere else. read more