Hamilton House is quietly tucked behind the hustle and bustle of SOM Center Road in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. If you are interested in a quality place, extremely safe, slightly higher premium - then look no further, you have arrived at Hamilton House.
PROS:
a) Not directly located on SOM Center. So, you have a very quiet neighborhood. At the same time, you have access to all establishments in Mayfield Hts. In fact, from Hamilton House you can walk (albeit a 15 minute stroll) to Micro-Center, Chipotle, Grocery Stores - in the summer/Fall.
b) Most of the residents are very elderly (senior citizens). So in effect, you don't have to put up with riff-raff in this apartment complex. Therefore, very safe for all practical purposes.
c) Hamilton House is better than other complexes in the Mayfield Hts area (the erstwhile Marsol apartments, K & D group's Gates Mills, Arbor Lakes etc). However, it occupies a price below the "Village at Mayfield", which in essence, is the premium price option in Mayfield Hts/Village area. This is a not bad thing - just give you a price point comparison. By "better" apartments, I mean - very clean halls, well lit (relatively speaking), functioning elevators, functioning security (buzzer/camera setup), well maintained swimming pool, trash chute clean-up (no overflowing trash) etc
d) Good maintenance staff. Very friendly front office - all adds up to prompt customer service. (Susan at the office and manager Bill do a very good job). Greg and Mike - maintenance department are professional and quick to respond to calls.
e) Quick snow removal (this matters in Mayfield Hts).
CONS:
a) For all practical purposes, you will have to make a left turn onto SOM Center Road. Due to the absence of a signal, this MIGHT mean some longer than expected wait (drive) times. Once again, this is not the apartment complex's fault, but one has to factor drive-times, traffic when living here. Just a heads-up.
b) The only cable+internet option available here is Time Warner (as of May 2014). Once again, not a deal-breaker in itself. This could be important to some folks.
c) Lastly (NOTE: this is a common occurrence amongst all property management companies across North East Ohio), if you break the lease during the term, you will cough up the entire remainder of your rent for the year.
As of March 2014, the total for a 2 Bedroom/1 Bathroom apartments was approximately ~860 (includes Rent + Electricity + Trash + Water). So definitely affordable for the services/amenities provided here.
Summary - Safe, Affordable, quiet apartments in Mayfield Hts. Highly recommended for professionals. read more