Pros Cons and Tips from Previous Resident
Pros for living here:
- Large open floor plans with high ceilings
- Daily trash collection at your front door
- Large walk-in closets
- Excellent appliances
- Large covered balconies/patios
- Wonderful property management staff
- Maintenance responds fast
- Grounds are very well maintained
- Package room is very organized
- Huge swimming pool
- Very dog friendly community (so many residents have cute dogs)
- Ample storage space - so many large closets!
- Solid walls
- Fun community events for residents throughout the year
- Beautiful common areas
- Garages are large and worth the extra $
- Huge bathrooms
- No bugs EVER!
Cons for living here:
- No microwave in kitchen (some may have one)
- Hot water runs out very fast (not ideal for anyone with long hair to wash)
- Water pressure is not great
- No free assigned parking spaces (costs extra for a space)
- Parking is very limited (especially after 5pm and weekends)
- So many residents smoke weed in their units and on the balcony's and the smell will come into your units
- There are a few extremely loud cars with giant exhausts that rev their engines in the parking lots every day which sound like explosions. You'll hear them throughout the day and well into the early morning hours. It's horrible!
- Gym and package room are not open 24/7
- Amazon does not have access to package room when staff is away, so deliveries get left in random places and often go missing or are hard to find
- Buildings closest to 202 have constant noise from main road (trucks, motorcycles, music blasting, sirens)
- No walking/bike trails (everyone walks and bikes in the parking lots)
- Dog park is more like a dog pen
- So many loud bored children (they play in the parking lot, hallways, and common areas
- Front buildings have to listen to car alarms going off constantly from neighboring car rental place
- FedEx deliveries requiring signature won't come to your unit and staff here won't sign for them (UPS will come to your door)
- Trash larger than a bag won't be collected and must be taken to the dumpsters (including broken down delivery boxes)
- Sound travels through ceiling very easily unless you live on the top floor (kids bounce basketballs in apartments)
- Kids will go door to door fundraising/ selling stuff
Tips for living here:
- Get yourself a cart for groceries, packages, and large trash for easy transport and use the elevators
- Don't rent a unit in the front 2 buildings unless noise doesn't bother you
- The top units are the best but also the most inconvenient to access
- Units close to the stairs have very heavy foot traffic at all hours
- Get a garage! Super convenient!
- If you are afraid of dogs, you probably won't like it here and if you have dogs, you will see grown men running away in fear
- If loud children give you anxiety, you won't like it here (these kids are LOUD and there are a ton of them)
- If you want some peace and quiet, chose one of the two rear buildings
- If you pick a unit in one of the front two buildings and can afford it, pay for a reserved parking space
- Have your FedEx signature delivery packages held for pickup
- Time your showers/ baths daily cause hot water runs cold fast and takes time to rebuild
- Use the fitness center in the morning or afternoon (treadmills are very limited)
- Use the pool in the morning or evening for less loud kids
- Watch out for bikers, kids, and people walking in parking lots! They are everywhere - even at night
- Halloween is widely celebrated here and kids will go door to door (be ready and secure any anxious dogs)
Final thoughts: This apartment complex is decent and well maintained and I was content living here and most of the issues I had were not with the property itself but with its residents and the location.
Property management needs to start addressing individuals who are being disrespectful instead of sending an email to the entire community. I'm almost certain the people those emails are meant for, are NOT reading them.
If only this property had less kids and more separation from the busy main road it would be great. read more