Dre C.
Yelp
If all you care about is location, then these apartments might be a possibility for you But honestly, I'm sure you can find places that cost less. If you care about things like, maintenance requests being addressed in a timely manner, leasing office staff that's polite, cleanliness common areas, gym equipment that work .... then AVOID, AVOID, AVOID! I could write a book on the number of issues I've had ... including the apartment we lived in, the common areas, and the staff. Everything from my rent check being lost and having to debate late fees, to maintenance requests never being addressed.
The ironic thing is, when we moved in they told us about their customer service guarantee and that any service requests not addressed within 24 hours would result in rent deductions for that month. As soon as we moved in, we had an issue with our washing machine, which was preventing us from doing any laundry... We went to the office to report this and one of the staff members took it down. 2 days later, we hear nothing... we follow up and they indicated that the maintenance request was never entered into the system. ooookkkkk?! and was rent compensated, - - nope, b/c they say the never received the request, so they won't start the clock until they acknowledge the request. Not mention, they gave us attitude when we asked about their service guarantee policy and looked at us like it was our fault for the service request not being entered. This should have been a sign - we had MANY maintenance requests and it was almost guaranteed that 1) it would not be addressed in a timely manner unless you made a huge fuss or micro managed the situation, and 2) it would not be fixed properly the first time. Every maintenance request required multiple visits, for even for the most basic items.
Other examples:
- Oh, there was the time where we were locked inside the building and was unable to exit - - The door to exit the building on our floor had a faulty lock, and I was unable to GET OUT of the building (as in trapped from the inside) - - fire hazard anyone?
- There was construction on our floor to fix something, and the garbage and extra materials was left in our hallway for about 3 weeks
- One time when it rained for several days straight, the ceiling fell through in the apartment entrance way - really bad , cheap construction we came to expect
- They changed their visitor parking policy multiple times while we were there - - each time becoming more restrictive. Seems unfair to change the parking policy in the middle of a lease since this was something that was a deciding factor when choosing an apartment to live in...
Seriously, I could go on and on, but I don't want to waste any more time on these people. Beware, ... they'll promise you the world and show you a pretty model apartment - - but if you actually decide to move in, it's all down hill from there. It's an awesome location, so they can get away with the terrible service and charging a lot $$ b/c there will also be pple who want easy metro access.