I've been here for three leasing terms and do not recommend living at The Hudson. I don't usually leave reviews for anything, but I thought it was worth is this time. The first two years I was there, it was a good place to live especially for the cost of rent; however, recently, it has recently gone down hill. They have done a lot of renovations to make the place look better (and it does), but it's still not worth living here, in my opinion. Please see pros and cons below.
Pros:
1. The gym is nice, convenient, and well kept
2. The pool is nice, well maintained, and spacious
3. Rent is a reasonable price
4. Well lit outside at night
5. Friendly office staff
Cons/Issues I've had recently:
1. At the beginning of my lease this term, I was about to get charged $50 for not having renters insurance when I did, in fact, have renter's insurance. The point of monthly renewal just didn't occur between when the last leasing term ended and first months rent of the new leasing term began. So their new system didn't register that I did have renter's insurance, and to get them to not charge my account, I had to get my mom and my insurance agent involved. In the end, I was not charged, and they handled it nicely, but this still shouldn't have happened.
2. They do not have enough 6 month leases available!! If you are graduating in the fall, then you are screwed because even if you call to renew early, they still probably will not have any available (which is what happened to me). Also, it is completely student housing, so you think there would be more available. Hopefully this changes soon.
3. Breaking the lease is not really an option because to do so, you have to pay the remainder of what you owe as if you had continued staying there for the entire leasing term. (and what graduate has a couple thousand dollars to spare to do that, not me lol)
4. The gate system is the most annoying thing in the world and has assaulted several cars. It's an arm and a gate, so if your friend is trying to come see you and wants to drive in behind another car, he can't unless he rides their tail. It doesn't stop bad people (it's not difficult to outsmart this gate), it's just a nuisance to good ones.
5. During my time at the Hudson, there was also a shooting right outside of my apartment building. (Although, this could happen anywhere)
6. The appliances are not that great. Just this year, my washer leaked when I had a load of laundry in it, and the water leaked through the floor into the ceiling of the apartment below us, which set off the downstairs neighbors' fire alarms at 1:00 am in the morning. Also, our dishwasher is currently broken as well. This past year, for a couple of our maintenance requests, it has taken forever for things to be fixed.
7. They're not that great at communicating. The last time a maintenance request was completed, they decided to lock all the bedroom doors. I've never locked my bedroom door the entire time I've been there and the key to my bed room door was in my room so essentially I got locked out. read more