It has been a great transitional experience here at Hixon Yard after selling our Bend home. Yes,…read morethis place offers an unmatched living experience in Bend and the staff here have been outstanding.
Shout out to KILEY Thompson who is an amazing ambassador to Avenue 5 the parent company, we just cannot say enough great things about her positive and helpful attitude. Everyone at Hixon has been great including maintenance.
From Move in (Samantha) to Move out (Kiley) it has all been run very professionally.
LOCATION: incredible if you're into everything you need being just below you or very near to you. I mean everything including public transportation. Walking distant to Old Mill, Galveston Area, and Downtown. Food Food Food, herb shops, bars, nail salon, massage, workout, juice bar, market, liquor store... and big name concerts. When we move out in a few days I am on a diet this place is so much fun and it shows.
Since 95% + of the people who love or work here have no idea; we shopped at Ray's Market back in the day, I think our unit was 6 floors above the vegetable section... Bend history, long story, and a big snow storm 2017, check it out.
QUALITY of UNITS: We lived in a 6th floor one bedroom (West Facing) as we were waiting on our two bedroom two bath unit with a large deck with garage door on the 6th floor, which was great and we've been there a little over a year.
BUILDOUT: The buildout is about what would be expected, very nice and 6th floor units offer nicer appliances and a few other upgrades but more expensive of course.
AMENITIES of HIXON: Aside from the Residents Lounge on the 6th floor, there is a fire pit on the first floor as well. One of the best espresso bars is also located in the lobby on the first floor. There is a nice large indoor / outdoor lounge area on the first floor and dog or goat run just outside as well. I have not actually seen any goats ; )
STAFF: Very Professional and attentive to every need. Yes, it is easy to criticize as a few residents (very small percentage) here are lazy slobs and create unnecessary work for the staff and add stress for some residents who then complain in reviews but get real kids you're messing with people's jobs for no reason... so annoying but the staff deals with these situations and rolls with it, not sure how they do it I think they all need a raise.
OVERALL VALUE: Very good, it is equitable, this is not an inexpensive place to live but easily you could live here without a car and commute walking, biking, or public transportation. There is paid underground parking (recommended) for cars and MC as well as a huge bike storage area.
TIP: Think about the Sun and how it will affect your enjoyment and power bill for AC. We feel the North exposure is best as it is quiet and there is no direct sun. It does get a bit noisy early on the west and South facing units as the garbage company lets you know they're working at 4 am on Wednesdays. There are only 6 two bed two bath units with the garage door decks, I think the best are 613, 615 (best), 617, and 618 which has no deck.
See you Hixon it's been fun!