I lived at Church St for one year. Lisa was one of the easiest and most accommodating person I have…read moreever met. I started looking for one bedroom apartments and stumbled across her complex. One phone call with her and I knew it was a great fit. I went and toured the complex and when I arrived at the complex, she was up to her hands and knees cleaning the unit I was interested in. She even gave me other options on other units. Super accommodating. Lisa was a fantastic owner and I had no issues with her. I would recommend anybody looking for one bedroom apartments in Central to rent with Church St!

I've lived at Church St for 2 years and I have NEVER experienced what these people are talking…read moreabout! This has been the quietest apartments I've ever lived in. I've never felt unsafe in any way. Lisa has been amazing and is always one phone away to help with anything I've needed. I see alot of untruths in those other reviews and it makes me sad to know that people are willing to hurt a persons business by being needlessly vindictive. If you are looking for a one bedroom apartment, these are great.

Easy to work with. They showed up immediate any time there was an issue. It always felt safe.read more

Between four people the rent is $4000 a month, so not really worth it for Central, South Carolina…read more I've lived here for one year and here's why I wouldn't live here again: 1. We've had ceiling leaks, flooding in our bottom floor several times, broken washing machine almost immediately after we moved in, our AC has been broken several times during the summer time, and a flooding dishwasher. 2.The lazy river is a nice to have although it could definitely be cleaned more often along with the hot tub. 3.Power and wifi outages are common (we were one of the only student housing complexes with no power or hot water for 4 days during hurricane Helene). 4. I saw a video of a ridge resident this year who turned her sink on to straight brown water. 5. In the middle of my lease this school year their portal was compromised so we had to switch to a new portal where I am charged a lot of random fees not listed in my lease agreement. Mind you, they apparently "lost" my lease agreement for a little so that was sketch. Talking to them about any of this is a nightmare. 6. When we had leaks and flooding issues in our house, we were being up-charged for the industrial fans and dehumidifiers that were brought in, causing our electric bill to sky rocket. We communicated that we should not be responsible for this cost discrepancy. After weeks of following up and communicated this to the manager, we were continuously left with no response and were never compensated for this. 7. I got towed out of my own driveway even thought I had a brand new parking pass, (costed me $180). I also had a guest get towed at the ridge so definitely read the guest parking rules as they are super unclear. 8. Also if you have a long distance bf/gf or fiance, don't count on you being able to have them stay here with you for longer than 3 days. We've been threatened with fines ($250) several times for our roommates fiance (who has to fly all the way from Alaska) staying here. The lease agreement states that we can apply for exceptions to this rule, which we tried to communicate and follow through with but it became very clear that they were unwilling to provide us with a process on how to proceed with an application to this exception. 9. I'd beware of some of the positive reviews as residents have been offered giveaway entries to leave reviews. 10. My roommate was walking her dog one night and was approached by the trash collector employee. He was very persistent on getting her number despite her saying she was in a relationship. He made her so uncomfortable to the point that she eventually gave her number to him and he called her in front of her to make sure it wasn't a fake number she gave. He then texted her the same night to which she didn't respond. The next day the trash collectors fiance called her to talk about the situation. We didn't feel comfortable enough to tell the leasing office as we didn't believe we had the relationship with them to see an outcome. 11. My roommate was sitting on the shuttle one day and the ridge bus driver pulled over and stopped the bus at Lowe's and made her and one other random student get off the bus (unprovoked). He started to film them and started yelling inappropriate things at them. He then left them near Lowe's for them to WALK home while he drove off to drop the rest of the residents off at the ridge. Very traumatizing for my roommate. Positive feedback: The only reason why I'm giving a 2 star instead of a 1 star rating is because most of the staff are really kind and helpful, I especially really like Hannah at the front desk and the maintenance guys. The shuttle system is also great and their drivers.The common areas and landscaping maintenance is done very well, everything is well kept and clean

I moved into this apartment looking for a cheaper option compared to others. When I went to tour,…read morethe man said that they were remodeling so I wasn't able to. Eventually, we moved in and it was fine; not the nicest but not bad for what I was paying. Within the first month (August), my townhouse flooded and it wasn't fixed until November. Although maintenance was helpful most of the time, the main office and managers did nothing until my father sent an email. Along with this, we've had many issues with our water and sewer bill. I called them on the phone many times to report issues and express concerns about our extremely high water bill and they would always come and check and tell me that nothing is wrong with my apartment and to stop using as much water. Due to their neglect, we have had to pay an absurd amount of money in bills and management couldn't care less about it because there was nothing in writing despite all of my calls. I highly suggest not living here and looking for other places.

Heather is the worst excuse for a landlord I've ever seen. Truly useless and doesn't even try to…read morepretend that she cares about her tenants. The office hours are a joke and don't even bother trying to call when they're open anyways because nobody will bother picking up. There are a few half-decent things about the place but it is forever overshadowed by how terrible the leasing office is. It is NOT. WORTH. IT.

If I could give this place a 0 I would. The management staff has been extremely unhelpful…read moreespecially regarding the balcony "repairs" they have been doing to the apartments on the property for the past 3 months. There is also no option now to have pest control in the bedrooms either as they removed that option. Cockroaches are a constant here. Would not recommend.

I LOVE living here!!! The amenities are exceptional and the maintenance team is amazing!! I have…read morenever had any issues and recently resigned my lease. I also love that it is so close to campus/on the bus route!!

Never had an issue living here. Rooms are big and the amenities are super nice. Location is…read moreperfect. Staff is kind, reasonable, and responsive. I'm seeing a lot of negative reviews on here but based off of everyone I know that lives here, they seem to be the loud minority.

I was a resident here and I would never recommend it! I am not one to leave hateful reviews but…read moreexperienced terrible conditions and customer service considering the price. The pool was often green for weeks, bathroom and gym unclean, and when we moved into the apartment it was clear by the dust (and drawer full of a past resident's things) that they had not properly cleaned if at all. I moved out in December, and continued to pay through July since they would not allow me to break my lease. They proceeded to charge me $300 for not returning my keys and parking pass, even though I did. They asked me to send "proof" that I turned them in, even though they were no longer in my possession and I had moved out 6+ months ago. They resolved our dispute as "closed permanently" and did not treat us with respect even though we paid them over $10,000 during the time I was not even living there alone.

My partner lived here several years ago. He lived there for several years and guess what management…read morewas horrible. The maintenance w as horrible. He and our dog were mauled by an unleashed dog. They didn't pay any of our medial bills and it was their fault. We had the neighbors smoking weed which entered our apartment through our fireplace. He had asthma. I can go on and on. About this place please stay away.

When looking for an apartment I was looking for safety. The manager told me it was very safe…read morehowever in my 1 year of living there I had 2 Incidences where police were called. 1 time an old man tried to break into my apartment. He was intoxicated and thought the apartment was his. When I called management the next day they never responded to my email. I had maintenance try to check my shower on a Friday night at 10 pm. They never said they were maintenance. After I moved out I asked management if all was good. She told me yes and took my keys. 5 months later I get a call from debt collection asking for $80. I was shocked considering I was never late on rent and knew nothing about it. When I called the apartment complex they said they need a clean up dog fee (which I was never told about) and said they mailed me a notice about it 10 days after I moved out. The address they mail to was that apartments address. They never called me or emailed. The manager told me that's not how they do things, if you owe money they immediately send it to debt collection.

It's cheap and has two pools, but those are the two best things. The apartments are out of date,…read moreand so are the appliances. Our stove and oven kept breaking. We also were given an ADA apartment, which is fine, but they didn't inform us that ADA rooms don't provide the following: Proper counter space and a door for the washer and dryer, as they displayed on the tour. So it is mainly just a lack of communication, bad appliances, office hours are unhelpful for full-time students, etc. You can find a house to live in, a 4x4, and rent it for cheaper and with more control. Don't live here. Also, a bunch of cockroaches all the time.

Beware of Unfair Charges and Poor Practices!!…read more Management here uses the lease to justify automatic charges for common area damages--without investigating who's responsible. They refused to provide time-stamped photos or repair invoices, yet still pursued payment. A $300 "holdover" fee was added even though staff had already entered the apartment before the move-out deadline. Returning briefly to collect belongings was treated as "failure to vacate," which is nothing more than a money grab. Unprofessional communication included unverified hearsay about the tenant. Transparency and fairness are severely lacking--think twice before renting here.

Expensive but nice. However.... the utilities are exorbitant, and you have no recourse. In…read moreaddition, when my daughter moved out, they made up $128 in cleaning fees such as "Dirty Window Sills", "Ceiling Fan Cleaning", "Restoration Fee". (See hidden fees below) These girls were incredibly conscientious and clean. What a scam. I would plan for an extra $500 on the price to pay for the utilities and made-up changes.

I lived in the collective for 3 years and just recently moved out so I figured I'd give a run down…read more I lived in a furnished 3 bedroom unit with a garage. I really enjoyed the neighborhood shuttle because it was my main transportation to campus but at times it could be running late or even be broken down all together so I wouldn't rely too heavily on it. Didn't have this problem often but it's worth noting. We never had any issues with our dishwasher or laundry dryer/washer which was amazing. Our fridge did leak water once but maintenance quickly handled it. Maintenance was so great. They always handled issues quickly, usually the same day. Sometimes it'd take a couple days but it was nothing too urgent that couldn't wait. One of the summers, we had a large water leak in our ceiling that caused many problems. Our wooden kitchen floors were destroyed and my roommate and I's bedrooms had some pretty bad water damage on the walls and carpet (pictures attached). I even had black mold growing in my closet because of this. When management replaced our floors, they claimed it was a "courtesy" as if it was our fault. They had a specialist come and clean the black mold but it was still very concerning. The worst part about my unit was the downstairs temperature. Because we had a garage, the downstairs would be freezing during the winter. It was practically unlivable. We couldn't spend any time in our living room. If you plan on getting a unit with a garage then be ready to bundle up come winter time. We had a furnished unit and the furniture was subpar. Our couch was pretty uncomfortable but my bed frame, desk, and dresser were alright. Although it's a gated community, the gates were almost always open, even at night. This led to some people's cars being broken into. The pool and clubhouse are really nice and well kept but there would be times when the pool would be super crowded because anybody could enter the neighborhood due to the gates being open. During the warmer months, there are lots of cockroaches. Not sure what anybody could've done about this but it was still annoying. Overall I don't think management really cared about our issues but rather just fixed them to shut us up or would come up with excuses. I wouldn't really recommend anyone living here but I'm sure there are worse places. Definitely way the pros and cons before choosing the collective.