I have been living here for 3 years. Its a quiet community, clean, on site laundry, plenty of…read moreparking, garages and affordable. When there is a maintenance issue they reply quickly. Pet friendly.

I have a relative who has lived there for a few years. My review is to address the situation with…read moregarbage and recycling. This picture sums up what it's like. The cans fill up quickly and they are only emptied once per week (mostly). Imagine if people were coming to visit you and this was the view as they enter. Something needs to be done. Most of the stuff in the recycle bin is not recyclable, and not collapsed or folded. The garbage is overflowing and the flies...OMG the flies. Someone is going to get sick if one of these flies gets into their home and unknowingly touches their food. This is just disgusting and completely unacceptable. And this is every week. Rent has increased close to $400 dollars in the last five years, but services are less. Rather than increase pick-up to twice a week, they let this continue. Part of the problem is the tenants, but complex this big should have the trash picked up twice per week. The people who work there don't live there, so they don't care. If you can afford the extra $, chose Tanglewood or Ridgedale, both are super clean. If my relative could afford to move they would. However, I think appropriately timed garbage pick up should not require an additional $400-$500/month in rent.

Pro: The apartment is relatively big compared to similar price. Quiet…read more Con: The male manager is extremely rude. They tend to hold the security deposit longer than they ever claim! When you call them back and ask, the male manager will literately threaten you! Very bad experience! Parking is very limited. If you come home later than 8pm, there won't be any common parking. The building is old. If you live on the first floor, good luck with all kinds of Cockroaches! The heating was very strong during winter and spring, and it's not adjustable at all.

I lived in this apartment for 6 years and I will miss this place. The super and maintenance guys…read moredoes a great job in maintaining the grass, parking lot, and apartment. If you have problems they come and help as soon as they can. When it snows they clean up the lot and sidewalks pretty good. The landscape is pretty well kept. It feels like you are quite at home with the trees, flowers, and green grass. I got to know my neighbors pretty well. They are nice people - students, singles, families, elders. It is a good mix. Also It was great to have a balcony and the laundry facility is right outside the parking lot. The location is also great for public transportation. It's 8 minutes to catch the Suburban bus by NJ Turnpike on rt18, 7 min drive down to New Brunswick train and about 10 min to Edison train station. Highland Park is a great walking town with lots of culture and diversity. You can walk to post office, grocery store, church, and restaurants. And also there are 2 parks to get some exercise - Donaldson Park at the end of the road and Johnson Park (bigger) 10 min away. The apartment is also within an hr from NY city, the jersey shore, and Philadelphia - plus or minus traffic of course.

My partner and I moved here from NYC during the pandemic and it was the best decision we made. I…read moreLOVE this place. From our spacious and beautiful apartment to the facilities to the management, everything about Plaza Square is wonderful. As a result of the pandemic, many amenities (gym, pool, lounge) were restricted but accessible nonetheless. It actually meant a lot that management cared so much for the health and safety of its residents and did their best to accommodate everyone's need for leisure and exercise safely. I love that Plaza Square has many unique layouts for its apartments, and is arranged in a way that allows a lot of light into the rooms. Our early days weren't very smooth (high utilities bills, internet issues) but management was super responsive and did their best to resolve them. Management makes a HUGE difference in the quality of where one lives, and I honestly believe Plaza Square has the best of the best in NB. They have been so responsive and engaged with the community since we moved here. A few friends who live in neighboring complexes have outwardly expressed feeling envious when they hear me rave about this place. Besides that, Plaza Square has outdoor and garage parking options, a cute dog run (with lots of pandemic doggies!), a gym, a beautiful lounge and pool, a great mailing system and clean and renovated spaces. There's not much else one could ask for. The only tip I would provide is to pick apartments away from the highway. They cost a little more, but are completely worth it for the lack of noise at night. We will unfortunately be moving out of state in a few months due to work, but if we could stay or had friends looking for a place in New Brunswick, we would recommend and sign with Plaza Square in a heartbeat.

First of all, don't be fooled by all the good reviews in 2021. There were actually several…read more"contests" that were held from June onwards for reviews for prizes to boost their past rating. Honestly, this place is OK if you want to worry about your car being damaged and being submerge under water during rainy/hurricane season. Or having the fire alarm constantly go off. Or having to step in dog poop every few days. Or having the sprinklers broken, leaving your doorway soaking wet and stinking of mold and being a health hazard. Your car parking spots would be taken up by random cars from the public (esp if you're parking on the top deck). Hallways are not camera monitored, so you'll probably end up finding dog poop at 8am in the morning while you walk to the nearest elevator and there's nothing management can do about it. Let's see what else? Your neighbors can be inconsiderate and the walls are paper thin. Garage doors actually never works, (but you wont know this until you're already deep 2 months into your rent and you constantly see everyone complaining and management does nothing) & there have been a lot of thefts. Garage panels are caving and falling in. The side doors (by the parking deck) do not lock, so anyone can come in. You pay trash fees, but you got to constantly bring your boxes down to the trash area? Not a big deal, but I am saying you're going to pay money for something that does not make sense, Plaza square used to be great prior to Covid, but boy are we glad to move further away to the city and pay more to experience nothing of the above! The only great thing about plaza is their OG maintenance crew. Over the past 2.5 years, we've made at least 30 friends (those kind where you actually have their numbers) in the community, there's only 7 who is currently living there now due to the increasing number of issues happening within the apartment complex. Also heard (and was verified by a few current tenants) that new management lacks communication with their tenants. There was no communication/updates about the recent water pipe burst that damaged over 30 apartments and the garage. That said, we don't care if they increase the rent, but why are we paying for the same things year after year and the building 's integrity is turning for the worse?