I was going to just finish out my time here and just be DONE with this horrendous place, but I realized I would have liked somebody to warn me before renting here, so consider this your warning if you're presently considering...
This place is garbage.
To give a quick list of issues:
1. RATS. You will see them almost every time you walk outside. In fact, if you park on Anderson, you will often see them scurrying in and around the trash, in an alarming number. There was one week where no less than FIVE dead rats were within three yards of the back door.
2. TRASH. The street where you'll need to park is lined with it. If you park parallel to the building, you will often be stepping out into it.
3. SMELL. The hallways smell terrible. Smoke, weed, sweat, sometimes even pee. It's an ancient building that has never been 100% properly maintained. It smells like years of decay adding slowly up, hidden under layers and layers of paint and carpet. Sometimes it seeps into your apartment. I hold my breath every time I walk down the hallway.
4. SHOWER. An annoying issue. The water never stays at a constant temperature. I've been literally scalded (to the point my upper back was red) and then had a blast of arctic temperature water come roaring out seconds after. This happens at least once a shower. Sometimes it doesn't fade and you need to literally jump out to turn it off.
5. APARTMENT CLEANLINESS. It's just gross, dude. You walk in on day one and your apartment has clearly never been actively cared for by the management company. Splattering on the kitchen walls. Scratches on the cabinets. Decay in some areas of the floors, especially around the dusty, ancient heaters. Any paint on the walls is just layered year after year, often times the walls were clearly not cleaned before painting. It's clear they've always just skated by with the bare minimum, and it's starting to add up.
6. NOTHING IS UPDATED. This isn't a huge one, but it continues in the same vein of not giving a crap about the quality of product Mozart is providing. The kitchens are gross. The bathroom is equally dismal. The door locks all around the building are always troublesome.
7. MAIL. Oh boy. This is a big one. I have all of my packages sent to a friends house. Mail is just strewn about the lobby with no rhyme or reason, often not getting sorted for hours or days. Packages will often be found sitting outside in the entry way, easily accessible to anyone passing by. After I lost one in the first month, I knew I was playing with fire.
8. PETS. If you have a pet, especially a dog, do NOT live here. With all the garbage and rats, most of your walk is spent trying to keep them away from stuff that can get them sick. On top of that, there are NO garbage cans you can use anywhere in a four block radius of the building. There was a trash can on Alderson that residents were using since it was easily accessible and cleaned out on a weekly basis, but a maintenance man threw a fit at me for using it and proceeded to cuss me out. He threw the whole can out and made a whole scene, because heaven forbid Mozart make there residents lives 5% better and easier. The garbage room is very hard to access, especially with a dog in toe, and a bag of poop, so expect an uptick of people just throwing their dogs crap on Alderson. One more thing to look forward to for future residents!
RENT ANYWHERE ELSE. In fact, RENT WITH ANY OTHER MANAGEMENT COMPANY. It's clear from my experience that Mozart doesn't care about their residents, and they certainly don't care about the quality of their buildings and apartments.
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