I have been living here since 2010, initially started with one bedroom apartment and as family…read moreexpanded upgraded to two bedroom . Pros: - Near Mall, Walmart, Meijers and all major businesses on Prospect Ave. Literally you can walk . - University of Illinois discount - Very cordial and responsive staff. One time my AC unit stopped working on a weekend, called them and came within half an hour, offered me a window unit until they can get a new one on Monday. One time my sink motor gave out, replaced within a business day. Same with few repairs like paint etc. - Annual professional carpet cleaning with renewal of lease. - Spacious Apartments - Xfinity and Att have already been wired , once you activate , don't need to call anyone. - Water and waste charges are included in rent - I required a letter to be sent for proof of residence and good standing, they send within a day. - Small gym, pool available - Community center, small but can book for parties Cons: - Walls are thin and sometimes you can hear neighbors (trouble if they play loud music ) - No Uverse optic fiber so comcast has no competition and they charge whatever they want . Charge extra for Dish if placed in front of apartment - Only one trash site so if you live at the end you have to walk - Only electric heating and apartments are not well sealed so electricity bills average +200 / month for two bedroom apartment in winter. - No washer and dryers, you can rent for $15/month (space and fittings are there) Final Verdict: For the price, service and convenience of major business right next to apartments , I will recommend to everyone.

This is my second year living at Watersedge and had no reasons to move at the end of my lease term…read morein November 2016. The apartments (at least on the first floor where I live) have 10 ft. tall ceilings, a transom window over the patio door for extra natural lighting, easy clean windows that tip inward, and an exterior storage closet off the back patio. A bike would easily fit inside. A side-by-side W/D closet that can also store large amounts of gear if you don't want to buy or rent washer/dryer for use inside the apartment. One of my favorite design features is the almost 6 foot long stand-up bar that's basically a half-wall between kitchen and hallway with a countertop installed along the length of the hallway. I use it instead of having to buy a dining room table. I have a 50lb. DOGGIE and they are OK with pets, thank goodness! This was by far the best location of the 2 or 3 other places that I looked at prior to moving here. VERY convenient to grocery, all the north Prospect restaurants and to MarketPlace mall. Plus, I really appreciate maintenance is onsite 7 days a week. Very responsive to clearing snow and salting the sidewalks when icy. Bonus: the fitness room has decent treadmill and elliptical cardio machines but I haven't been to the swimming pool yet. This place is well kept all year long and the landscape crew comes once a week like clock work. I highly recommend, "Live at Watersedge"

I spent 2 years at the 709 W Green St apartment. Toward the end of our stay, John Gillespie…read moreinformed us that they would be adding a 2nd bathroom to our apartment. This is a major project, which very much affected our use of the apartment, and they scheduled it during the last 3 months of our lease, so there was no way we would benefit from it. When I explained this to John Gillespie, pointing out that I needed to use that space to assemble parts for my online business, he threatened to evict me for running a business out of the apartment (the 'business' was basically an ebay store, and in no way violated our lease terms). The other units in the building all had the same type of issue with Gillespie wanting to do major renovation work at the tail end of their lease. It was a gigantic problem for everyone living there. We had to go to the tenant's union multiple times, and get student legal involved. Eventually, Gillespie agreed not to perform the renovation work. Very near the end of our lease, I approached John Gillespie and proposed a trade: they could start their renovation work, if I could extend my lease by 3 days. He agreed, and they began work. After moving out, and waiting, we received our security deposit. John Gillespie subtracted as much as he possibly could, including several days of "holdover" amounting to hundreds of dollars, because I stayed in the apartment a few days after the lease ended (which is exactly what we agreed on). Basically, he committed fraud, and went back on his word. It took student legal 3 years go finally get our deposit money back from John Gillespie. I would never trust these snakes again. I really liked the maintenance guy, Jerry. But the manager, Bill, was such a sketchy guy, and the owner himself, John Gillespie, outright defrauded us.

Avoid these property managers at all costs. The apartments themselves are very nice, but they are…read morerun by a bunch of morons. When we moved into the apartment, the dryer was broken, (which they didn't fix for 2 weeks), our sink was leaking, and there was food all over the floor. They are incredibly disorganized and unresponsive to your maintenance requests. They constantly come up with lame excuses for why something is broken or why they didn't fix it sooner. We've had a mold problem since we moved in, and they still haven't done anything about it even though we called about it 3 months ago. The tipping point for me was when water stopped coming into our apartment, and it wasn't fixed for multiple days. You shouldn't be paying this much for rent in Champaign, IL when the apartments are run by textbook slumlords.

After leaving the dorms (w00t Allen Hall) and moving out into what I then thought was "real life,"…read moreLincoln Place seemed like the best choice. The prices for 3-bedrooms were decent and hey, it's not CPM (Campus Property Management, the worst managers in CU) right? There are three buildings in the complex that open onto a grass courtyard with barbecue pits that is just perfect for hanging out, playing a game of touch football with friends, or a vigorous hacky-sack circle. The north and south buildings have laundry facilities on the top floors (there are 3 floors in each) while the west building has a larger, locked one on the ground floor facing the courtyard. The apartments themselves are standard college fare: carpets and couches that hide dinginess, stucco ceilings, and older appliances. Where Lincoln Place really sets itself apart from other companies is in the reasonable prices and the responsive management. While I lived there, the complex manager was a very nice guy named Corey (it might be Cory) who cut the grass, responded VERY quickly to service calls and helped with any random thing. I cannot stress how nice it is to have the manager actually living on site when a pipe bursts at 3 in the morning! One other little thing I appreciated from LPA, they give you pre-addressed, stamped envelopes for your rent checks. This is such a nice thought for college students who don't tend to be the most prepared and is indicative of their general attitude as a company.

I completely agree with the other reviewer about Lincoln place…read more I just loved the apartment. my roommates and i would blast stuff all day/night but I could barely hear them! the walls are built very well. The first year, we were able to haggle down the price due to how understanding cory was. throughout the two years there I had zero problems with cory. Broken door? no problem. fixed on the same day. broken shower? no problem. On top of this, I got most of the deposit back at the end of both years. I'm just in regret right now because I'm forced to be at cpm due to my laziness. I would go back to lincoln place in a heart beat if i could.

We rented a two-bedroom at Amber Pointe for six years, 2015 - 2021. It was safe and quiet, with…read moreample parking and a nice swimming pool. The apartment was well-maintained and spacious. The on-site property manager was wonderful. She helped us with repairs and any other issues very promptly. We were often out of town, but I never worried about the apartment (burst pipes, package deliveries, etc.) because the property manager was totally reliable and always understanding.

This apartment complex is a wonderful community based on the two years I have been here. Nice and…read morequiet neighbors and excellent management. Repairs are done in a very timely manner. Usually I have had maintenance respond within a day or two. The grounds are also maintained well. The office staff are also very friendly and they go above and beyond to accommodate with the needs of the residents. They even installed a bike rack near my building based on a request. There is also a bus stop close by (2U and 2C).

My Wife and I own a home for over 40 years. It was a big…read moredecision to down size to a apartment. We are enjoying living at our luxury apartment at the Landing. Supper great Management team. You treated like Family. and by name. If you should need maintenance , no problem, they are in-house. You find your neighbors very friendly. Do yourself a favor and check out, you will not be sorry. I could say more, but I am heading to The 24/7 indoor heated pool. Gary

I live near two properties they "manage". The properties are falling apart, and I have witnessed…read morebroken windows and doors, damaged roofs and fences remained unfixed for months at a time. It's a bane living next to their properties, so imagine what it must be like living in them... You get what you pay for, so to speak.

I just signed a lease with Rent Champaign. I corresponded with a few different people there through…read moreout the process of looking at places and deciding to rent with them. They were all very friendly and informative! Joe showed us the place and we loved it! Great price and location! He was very professional and courteous. When we went in to sign the lease he didn't just hand us a pen and say sign her,e they took the time to go through each clause of the lease and explain it all as well as answer any questions I had. I'm very excited to call this new place our home and work with Rent Champaign as our landlords for the foreseeable future.

Very nice one bedroom. Well maintained. Carports. Friendly…read moreneighbors. Easy shopping.

I lived here in a 1 bedroom unit for 7 years in grad school and only moved out because I got a job…read morein another city. It's a quiet building with considerate neighbors, and the landlord, John Hamilton, is fantastic and has always been great about having things fixed as soon as they break. It's in a beautiful area with brick streets and tons of trees, and West Side Park is only a block away. It always felt like a really safe area, and despite having things shipped to me all the time I only had one package go missing in 7 years (compared to where I live now, where I had 2 packages stolen in the first month). Units have wall air conditioners and dishwashers, and there's parking in the back, with covered parking available for a small charge (great in winter). My unit also had a ceiling fan in the bedroom and a huge walk-in closet I mostly used for storage. Downtown Champaign and a couple of bus lines are within close walking distance, with Illinois Terminal just a few more blocks out, and the university and the big commercial centers north of I-74 on Neil and Prospect are a short drive away.

Stayed with Smith Apartments for 4 years out of my 6 years stay at Champaign , first 2 years in…read more1010 W clark and next 2 years in 511 W Church. They are exceptionally good landlord. Very responsive to maintenance tickets, extremely helpful in things like early move-in, temporary storage- anything they can offer help on. Both of my apartments were big, nice and clean. I don't have a single incident that bothered during my stay with them. Most of all, they helped me find sublease for last couple of months because I got relocated and guess what they also temporarily furnished my unfurnished apartment for the sublease. I highly recommend Smith Apartments!!!

I'll break this review in two sections: management, and the apartment itself, since I can only…read morereally comment on the building I lived in. Smith Apartments is family owned, so you don't have to jump through hoops to figure out who you need to talk to for anything. Emails were always answered promptly, and in general, there was pretty good communication between management and residents. You can set your rent to pay automatically, so that can be super helpful if you tend to forget to make rent payments. The biggest flaw I saw was that maintenance requests were not always processed quickly. When I moved in, the bathroom sinks were dripping, and it took a couple weeks for those to get fixed. Sometimes we had to send a reminder email or two to get a job finished. However, you'll note I still gave them a 5 star rating. I'd like to give a 4.5, but this is one of those cases where I think it's more appropriate to round up. My security deposit was returned quickly, and the few small deductions to it were justified, so no complaints there either. The building I lived in was 1010 W Clark in Urbana. These two bedroom apartments were originally rented to four students, and as a result, they're huge! Rent was rather cheap, especially for the size of the apartment. I shared the apartment with my boyfriend and another roommate, and there were definitely no issues with space. The furniture is reminiscent of the '70s, but seemed to be pretty sturdy. The beds weren't the best, but they did offer to replace them if needed. My couch was probably the worst of what we were given, but it was obviously near the end of its life, and I'm pretty sure it was replaced when I moved out. I especially loved how there was a large storage closet in the apartments. During the winter, we fit two bikes in there easily. I guess my only complaint would be that the kitchen didn't have enough cupboards or counterspace, but I also cook and bake a lot, so I think it would be fine for the average college student. I never had any problem with noise from other residents, and the laundry room was always kept clean. The location is great if your classes are closer to north campus, but it wasn't bad getting to the main quad at all. Additionally, there are a bunch of restaurants right in your backyard, which is great if you don't cook or are just looking for greasy drunk food. Sometimes you can hear the drive-through from Niro's at night, but it's not normally an issue. Overall, I really liked living with Smith Apartments. I definitely would have stayed in the same apartment had I not graduated and moved.