Devin B.
Yelp
We have lived here for a few years and absolutely loved the Abbey when we moved in. The apartments are nice, the appliances work well, and the maintenance staff is 10/10. However, things have really gone downhill over the past few months.
(1) There is trash inside and outside of the buildings. This includes stains and dirt in the hallways, all kinds of plastic trash and dog poop outside, and general messiness. They used to clean weekly indoors and outdoors, but that seems to have completely stopped.
(2) There are several residents who smoke marijuana indoors and fill the hallways and elevators with smoke. This is more than a smell - it is suffocating. Management is either unaware or unwilling to address this.
(3) The rent is not competitive with other, similar apartments in Charlotte. While the 1st year of the lease is market rate, management will quickly increase the rent for subsequent years. If you plan to live here more than 1 year, it is not cost effective. If you renew your lease, you will be paying much higher rates than the rates listed on the website.
(4) Management does not enforce COVID precautions. There are often residents with no masks on in the gym, elevators, and business center, and residents are required to retrieve their mail from a small closed-off room rather than a safe open area.
All these issues have been brought to management's attention, but they have failed to act on them for quite some time. We plan to move out when our current lease ends.
If any of these issues are addressed before we move out, I will update this review.