Motor Wheel has been my home for the past 8 years. The community is friendly, the building is…read moreclean and well maintained in all seasons. The staff responds promptly to maintenance requests and are pleasant and easy to deal with. The grounds are lovely. The apartments are unique and very quiet. The underground parking is awesome in all seasons. I was so happy to find such a beautiful place to live and remain totally satisfied with my choice, (obviously!).

The Motor Wheel Lofts are a well-dressed version of a repurposed factory -- a true gold standard…read morefor how to restore a historical building. Throughout my time living there, the management was absent and verbally abusive. It is not obvious at first, but Harry Helper, the developer and owner, is married to the building manager, Shelia. Harry's office is in the adjacent building, so he is on the property often. Shelia, however, is rarely on the property. Few people have met her irl. There are cameras everywhere and Harry will use them to stalk and find you at will. He stays in one of the lofts right off the mail room on the first floor and has been known to roam the third floor at late hours of the night and early morning in his pajamas. Yes, you read that correctly. The emails you received are most always from Shelia and she clearly has no beat on the daily operations. A few examples: 1) Shortly after I moved in I noticed a box propped up against the wall near my parking space. I received an angry email from Shelia stating that no personal items are permitted in parking spaces (despite the fact that other residents keep items in theirs) and to move that box immediately. I responded and made it clear it wasn't mine. Multiple additional email were sent to me that had this similar request. I finally gave them three choices to 1) Move said box from my spot, 2) Assign me a new parking space 3) Prorate my parking and I will gladly park outside for free. That did it, they moved the box. 2) A few months later I had a sticker on my driver's side window stating that I am parked on an angle too close to the pile of glass panes stored adjacent to my parking spot. So, again, I offered choices to resolve the situation 1) Assign me a new spot that is not adjacent to delicate items, 2) Prorate my parking and I will happily park outside for free or 3) Move the glass panes to a more safe location. They finally backed off. 3) There was a carbon monoxide leak in the building and one of my dogs had an accident on the elevator as a result. I put in a maintenance request as stipulated in the lease agreement and still received a rather acidic email from Shelia attempting to school me on the proper reporting procedure in such a case. She clearly had no clue that I had put in a ticket hours before her email as the staff had already cleaned it up. 4) I rescued a second dog very suddenly a few months after one of my dogs passed away. Since it was a quick adoption, I didn't get prior approval for this dog. But I didn't feel bad about it because even though I emailed Shelia after my first pup died I continued to receive and paid the second dog pet fee for those two months when I had one dog. Also, other residents have done the same and not getting prior approval wasn't an issue for them. I bumped into Harry about two weeks after I adopted my new rescue. He said nothing about my new dog and only informed me that he had just fertilized the lawn and to take care of the pups. A few days later I got an angry email from Shelia saying I was in violation of the lease agreement. I apologized to her and begged her forgiveness and she was cool. Then a few weeks later, I was walking the dogs early in the morning, and I noticed Harry walking the perimeter of the property. I was off property and noticed he made a b-line for us when we stepped back on property. He proceeded to verbally assault me in the most aggressive way anyone has ever spoken to me. I am deeply sad for Harry as he is an unhappy person with anger management issues. As he yelled, my dogs were barking so loudly and he said that my new rescue had to be off the property in 24 hours. He gave me NO latitude to respond as there was no conversation, he proceeded to yell at me and he commented that he was recording the 'interaction.' I didn't know Michigan renter's laws at the time so I kept my pup at a friend's house. I had to get a lawyer and fight him on this. I brought my rescue pup back home and only emailed notice that I had done so after a few days. And it was only then that Shelia mentioned or rather fabricated incidents of escalating complaints. I got an angry email stating that if I didn't remove the dog from the premises immediately that Harry was going to call animal services and slap me with fines. My lawyer was amazing to guide me through this as Harry had no authority to do any of what he threatened. It was clear after a nearly two month battle back and forth that it had little to do with my dog at that point. One of the more senior residents told me that for some reason Harry and Shelia appear to victimize every resident that has lived in my unit (228 so beware!). I swiftly moved out and they proceeded to erroneously charge me for 'damages' in excess of my security deposit in the amount of $1,600. I pray that Harry and Shelia find happiness because no amount of Rivians or Tesla Cyber Trucks can fill that void.

Quiet complex. Management is friendly and gets done whatever is needed. Excellent value. It's no…read moremore than 15 mins to anywhere on the greater Lansing area. Close to i69 and us27. I lived here a total of 7 years and have never had an issue

This review is no longer true. From: Chad E. "5/19/2017…read moreQuiet complex. Management is friendly and gets done whatever is needed." Today, if I could give this a "zero" rating I would. I have lived here for almost 3 years and in the last several months my neighbor has wakened me at 6:00 am with an alarm that has gone on for up to 1 1/2 hours. (I'm retired; I don't need to wake at 6 am) I have recorded this alarm several times and played it for the management, on property, who says there's nothing they can do. Even though the lease says, "3.1 RULES AND REGULATIONS 16. No musical instruments, radios, televisions or phonographs shall be operated in a manner that is disturbing or annoying to other Tenants, nor shall ANY disturbing noises be made at any time." DISGRACEFUL

If you want your credit score to drop 150 points then you can choose Berrytree…read more I have lived in Berrytree for more than two years. In Fall 2021, I moved into a new1b1b apartment at Berrytree. Everything went well, until I did the Move-In Inspection. I notice there are many furniture in the apartment what I didn't expect to have, I told them please move out those furniture.Guess what, they existing in my apartment until I move out! I put a mark on the inspection paper that said the sofa was damaged with many scratching marks, but after I moved out they still charged me three hundred for that "trash". Back to the topic, I just graduated from MSU and got a master's offer from UT-Austin. During this summer, I am preparing to find a new apartment in Austin. The dramatic thing happened, after I finished my application, the new apartment told me I have an unpaid rent. My application was be denied.Then I found out that Berrytree charge me six hundreds dollar when I move out and didn't let me know. They just gave this to a collection company WITHOUT ANY, I mean ANY notice(NO Email and No phone calls ) to me before they did that. So, my credit score dropped from 750 to 605 and I have an unpaid rent record on my credit history. I feel so angry and helpless. I don't know why Berrytree did that to me. Is that because I am an international student so they think they can charge me extra money for no reason and put me in this despair situation. I am going to Austin for my future study this August, but I can't rent a public apartment there. If I get any notice saying " oh you have an unpaid balance on your account, if I think yes that's what I need to pay I will pay it or I will figure out a way to fix it. Credit is very important to everybody. I am in China right now, the communication between me, the collection agency and the new apartment in Austin are very diverse. I can't sleep well for almost two weeks. I just need explanations from Berrytree and Fairness to all future residents, especially international students and Chinese students!

The maintenance crew is very nice and so are the people in the leasing office. Its a quite complex…read moreto live in and not to far or close from campus.

I had a good time at Madison Apartments. I don't know about management beforehand, but the…read moremanagement team this year has been extremely friendly and responsive to my questions and concerns. They have been very accommodating and easy to work with, especially when I signed the lease just a few weeks before the fall semester started. Maintenance is responsive, and quick to fix things. There was a section of time where my heater didn't work properly, and the maintenance was professional and courteous, despite me having called them to repair it over and over after it broke several times. Everything they did, whether it was work orders or in home tours, they contacted me well beforehand to give me advance warning, which allowed me to clean up the apartment before they arrived. The neighborhood is really quiet, and I haven't heard any partying since I got here. It was a good environment to study and relax. The rooms are well lit, and well ventilated, making it easy to concentrate on studying. There are a lot of convenient places to eat around here, especially due to its close proximity to Frandor Shopping Center, however, it is a bit of a walk (~15 minutes). The closest bus stop to get to campus is the #1 bus stop at the bottom of Frandor, so a car is advised if you don't want to deal with the cold and snow in winter. The highway runs right beside Madison Apartments, so if you want to travel, it's pretty easy to access the highway. Personally, I find that the highway really helps me sleep at night, however, I can see how it might annoy some others. Ordering packages to be delivered can be a pain sometimes, since there isn't an adequate place to leave the packages, unless someone lets the mailman inside the complex. My advice would be to use FedEx and UPS' options to drop at a nearby store. UPS has a store in Frandor, and FedEx has one right outside of MSU campus, making both areas easy to access if you are a student. Internet is only offered by Comcast and AT&T, which has decent internet but can be a bit annoying due to disconnects. There is fiber-optic that is expanding into the neighborhood, and I believe they've already contacted early adopters to start their plans. I do not know if the apartments here have it yet, but I believe that it might be a better deal than Comcast or AT&T if they do manage to have it. Overall, I really enjoyed my experience at Madison Apartments. I really liked the apartment itself, as well as the neighborhood around it. Getting to places might be a bit difficult if you don't have a car, but I didn't think it was too bad. The management and maintenance are really easy to communicate with. If I hadn't already signed on with other roommates to a different place, I probably would've continued my lease here, but it's definitely on the table if I decide to live somewhere else in Lansing after a year.

Tenant for 4 years now, initially this was a cost-effective apartment that fit my needs well. Not…read moreso much anymore, there are units with as much room and as many amenities for less. Most recently they have started to charge us a flat rate for water and heat in addition to our rent and new renters insurance fee. Mind you water and heat was previously included in our rent. Despite my misgivings about how DTN would charge you for air if they could, they do have an amazing maintenance team. Our maintenance requests are taken care of in a timely fashion, and an emergency number is available for residents to call anytime of the day/week. As for location, it is adjacent to the highway but we haven't had any issues with noise bar some occasions. The neighborhood that the complex is situated in has a large park not too far away and is great for walking/jogging.

I have lived here since 2015. I love this place. Clean, quiet, well maintained, staff are…read moreawesome.