The Waverly

I’ve been living here since September and I can’t rave enough about this place! The rooms are a nice size with our individual bathrooms and the community spaces in the unit are huge! I love the kitchen (I love to cook) and I’m glad that we have a pool for the summer! The gym is amazing and all of our leasing agents/ managers are great and very helpful! Another big plus is our mail room! We have lockers for when we get things delivered, I love how simple it is to locate and pick up my packages!

I absolutely love living at the Waverly. I live in one of the cottages, and it’s super nice and well maintained. The staff at the Waverly are some of the nicest people I’ve ever met they’re always smiling and genuinely helpful. Anytime we’ve had an issue, it’s been fixed within a day. Overall, it’s been a great place to live and I would definitely recommend it.

The apartment is great, very ideal for undergrads, grads, and folks who live on their own. The staff is very responsive, the units are fairly well maintained (some dings here and there, but to be expected with so many younger residents moving in and out of the space), and the amenities are worth it. It's definitely pricey, but individual leases give a bit of reassurance from any potential legal roommate drama. The area it's in is not the most developed, but there's a grocery store nearby and a few local restaurants, so not too bad. One thing to keep in mind - for places with multiple rooms, you either have to come in with your own roommates or rely on the Waverly's internal matching system. I had a very good match with my roommates, but I imagine some of it is luck of the draw. Overall, though, I am enjoying my stay at the Waverly.

Been at The Waverly for about three months and really like it! The apartments are clean, quiet, and well-kept. The UDel bus stop is right across from the main office, which makes it super convenient. Only downside is the WiFi, which can be pretty slow and unreliable. Otherwise, great place for students!

I've been here for 2 months so far, but I'm definitely enjoying. The amenities are great especially in the summer. The apartments are nice and seem largely well kept for a pretty cheap rent. Maintenance is quick at taking care of any issues.

I've been living here for over 6 months and love it! The staff are all extremely friendly and the maintenance is timely. The gym is super convenient and I really appreciate all of the events they hold for residents!

the apartment is super nice, comfortable, and feels like home. Management always does fun giveaways and offers free food and coffee, which makes the community feel really welcoming. It’s the little things like that that make living here such a great experience

I’ve lived here since June and absolutely love it! The staff is so welcoming and kind and maintenance is easy to get ahold of when necessary. All the amenities are awesome and my roommates and I love the resident events each month!

Living there was okay but move out was just slimy,, they will find any reason to charge repairs. They claim there is a dispute period but this is just not true. My roommate and I responded within this period and have not gotten a response, and after reading the lease turns out we agreed they are not required to show proof or anything. I suggest getting up to date on delaware renting laws (regarding security deposit) and really reading the fine print of the lease. Very disappointing considering how expensive the place is.

Living at the Waverly has by far been the best experience in Newark! There's so many amenities that are fit for whatever lifestyle you have. The staff is so incredibly knowledgeable, and I really appreciate the positive experience I've had with them!

Super great move in. Very easy to get my key. A/C wasnt working when we came in but they had maintenance come right away to fix it and it was working in a few hours

Lived at the Waverly for now 5 years, and I honestly can't complain! love the amenities and staff is super helpful!

Application was easy and straightforward, they even offer online tours

I lived here for 3 years (2017-2020) and LOVED it. Especially compared to the other apartment options in the Newark area this is the best for student living. I paid the same or less compared to most friends and had way more space and amenities. Living space: very spacious with nice appliances, nice vinyl flooring in the kitchen and living room, and marble countertops. The rooms each have their own bathroom which was life changing for me coming out of the dorms. The bedroom doors all lock from the in and outside like a front door lock so if you really don't trust your roommates you can lock your door everyday when you leave. There's a lot of windows so we had a ton of natural sun light come in everyday. The furnished apartments have perfect furniture pieces for students because they're virtually indestructible, not the comfiest tho. The TVs were really nice. The PORCH is luxurious. We had an end unit so we had a nice big porch and by our third year had filled it to the brim with plants (I mean Home Depot is rightttt there) Roommates: Yes, unless you sign a lease with enough people to fill every room, they can assign someone to any empty room. And yeah 1 of the 3 girls I lived with was basically evil. But again the doors all lock and you can fill out a form with anything they're doing that's not great for the living space and start a conversation with the apartment management about it, which was enough to keep her out of our way for the time we shared in that apartment. Maintenance: they will absolutely barge in to your apartment with not much warning besides one knock and annoying as that may be, you agree to it in the lease. Just don't walk around naked in the living room and you should be fine. The maintenance responds to most requests within the week which is nice and they fixed any of the problems we had with no issue. Bugs: for 95% of the time we were there we had no problems. I'm talking 2 years 9 months with not a single bug getting in, not even an ant. Until wasps suddenly were able to find their way directly into my bedroom through air vents for the last month or two I lived there, about 11 total wasps. Not sure what was up with that but hairspray works quite well to get em. Area: you shouldn't live here if you're not in college. Simple as that. Because college students are the most tolerant to basic annoyances. You will hear music blaring from cars sitting in the parking lot at 4am. You'll smell weed all around all the time. You'll see dog poop everywhere. You'll hear parties 3 or 4 nights per week and drunk people tripping up and down the steps. Nothin crazy, just very annoying if you're over the age of 22. The UD bus stops there which is nice. The parking is ample so we never ran out of space. BUT, beware of guests that come. They will tow a car with no pass that's not in a guest spot so fast it's crazy. And the fee to get the towed car is like $130 so save yourself the trouble and park in a guest spot or at the Home Depot. The fire pits and pools are really nice. The little events they put on are fun and usually result in free stuff. And the package office is nice to have, until the Amazon guy decides to deliver to "your door" directly except it's not your door at all and you have to check every door in the whole complex...yup happened several times. They charged a couple obnoxious fees in terms of how much of the security deposit we got back. But I basically had an amazing time living here and my friends and I all miss it dearly.

Wanted to love this place but it turned out to be my worst nightmare. A few months into my lease the apartment bathrooms started flooding. This happened 9+ times over the course of the next several months, and the smell was rancid and cause both me and my dog to suffer medical issues. The flooding would typically occur between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. so the flooding has a very serious impact on both my mental and physical health. The leasing office folks all seemed extremely nice at the time I signed my lease, so I expected them to be kind and helpful during this situation. I could not have been more wrong. I think the final straw for me was when the leasing manager began to insinuate that there could be legal repercussions to me saying that my apartment "flooded" because the damage did not fit their definition of "flood". I am not sure what flooding is to you, but if my floors and carpets are covered in poop-smelling water I consider that flooding. Both the leasing manager and general manager made me feel very afraid to share my situation with other residents or post photos of the flooding and damage online to warn other community members. They would tell me things like that their corporate office could come after me for sharing this information with others and I stayed silent because of it. But last month (nearly half a year since I stopped being a resident at The Waverly) the office did something that was so unprofessional that I knew I had to speak out about the atrocious way this apartment complex has treated me. They sent me a "past due" balance of around $30 that said, "We would like to give you a final chance to pay off your past due balance before you and your guarantor consequently receive a bad credit hit from it being sent to collections. Upon move out, you received a breakdown of these charges via email. " I checked all my records and saw no emails about these charges. I then called the office and they confirmed that I had not been notified about this bill previously. They then told me that I had less than a week to give them a cashier's check or else they would go to collections which would have a devastating impact on my life. I had since moved to the area but had to take a personal day off from work to go to my bank, get a cashier's check and deliver it to the front office. They would not allow me to pay online or with a normal check. It had to be a cashier's check and it had to be delivered within a few days. Despite extreme patience and constant communication from my end, the leasing office did not ever fix the flooding issue and told me the lease I signed gave them the power to basically say it was my problem. After doing some reading of the lease and looking into the tenant-landlord code in DE, I can confirm that this is true. Tenants in Delaware generally have no legal options and are at the mercy of the landlord or leasing office. This is why it is so important to make sure the place you are renting from has a leasing office with true morals and who want to make sure their residents are safe. Without this, you are truly screwed. The maintenance man was incredibly kind and did his best to help. Unfortunately, his best was just putting rags on the flooded carpet and floors to dry them faster. He told me he felt very bad for me and my situation and I appreciated that. My advice would be to not live here. If you are looking for better quality student housing I would recommend the One Easton. I used to live there and although the leasing office is rude, they are significantly more professional and generally do a good job.

I've lived here since I was an undergrad and when they first opened in 2014 and I still live here. Great community for students, grads and young working professionals. Amenities are top notch compared to the market and prices are reasonable. Staff is great and always friendly or ready to help. Overall had a great experience here :)

As someone who is currently in school, working two jobs, and trying to stay active, I would say this place has been great. They offer affordable prices, with an elevated living experience. The clubhouse amenities are amazing! The management is effective and quick with addressing any issues I've ever had while living here

Great amenities, customer service was exceptional, and Cassie was super helpful during the touring process from start to finish!

Management here is unprofessional and unorganized. I complained for over 4 months about a roommate related issue and you could tell they could care less. You could absolutely tell I was bothering them with my discomfort. Actually, the person handling my complaints (the account manager) is friends with the person I was complaining about! I feel as though she swept my concerns under the rug to save her friend. Which I read in a couple reviews that this often happens. After complaining for 4+ months their solution to this problem was a transfer. They explained to me that the room was the same size as the one I was in previously before and that it was a nice unit. Not even a day later they told me the apartment i originally signed a lease for was given away... why would you give an apartment away that was already signed for?????? They give me ANOTHER unit which again was described to be nice and offer amble enough space... I walk into this new unit and not only is it FILTHY but it literally smells like rotted trash and incense. The room is so small and again FILTHY. So I'm paying more for absolutely LESS now. Which is not fair because I am not the one who broke their lease agreement I am but the one that should be in a dirty small room! I would take your money to an actual apartment complex where you get more bang for your buck! I am disappointed with the way I was treated by the waverly!

I lived here for 2 years. I had a very bad experience. The first year I was on the second floor with loud neighbors above me, every move they made was audible through the thin ceiling. During the summer, management forced everyone in my unit to move across to a different building for some silly reason. They messed up the new room assignments, changing the room layout for each person and that issue was hard to correct. For the actual move, very little help was available. During the second year I had to replace the parking sticker which they charged $70 for. Every time I attempted to talk with someone about an issue at the office I was disrespected and treated poorly leaving me feeling helpless and frustrated. I regret living here and I advise anyone looking for apartments to go elsewhere.