Used to be a great complex in Excelsior. Not so, since Marathon Management took over in 2017. First thing Marathon Mgmt did was to raise my rent by over $200/month for same lease with same terms and conditions. They drove out long term residents and especially seniors. But, the problem is no changes were made to buildings, grounds, nor apartments. Most they did in my building was to paint laundry room, even though it didn't need it. They hired a new Resident Management that they fired due to numerous police calls directed at her behavior after 2 months. Never replaced with an onsite Resident Manager. Used to have long term residents that now the majority have moved out or in the process of moving. Just overall negligence of the property, buildings and apartments. Small stoves, refrigerators, old repainted cabinets (COATS of paint). Brown walls, brown flooring, brown OLD carpeting. No A/C, no elevators, no handrails to building entrances, no dishwashers (despite what they advertise), no amenities to speak of. Expect a long walk to bring your groceries in, especially hazardous in the winter. They do take dogs as a lure to attract new residents, but your dog will have to remain in your apartment for 99% of the time. If your dog barks inside or outside, expect a violation. Dog pen that contains feces continually, stay away if you value the health of your dog. Dogs have been relegated to play on the tar grounds by the outside garages as to not disturb residents. Used to be the grounds were places for residents to gather on picnic tables with their dogs. No longer the case. Barren grounds in front and back of two buildings. Once sidewalks lined with lilies have been left to die and barren in front to two buildings. Inside of buildings are not kept. Carpeting in buildings are over 10 years old and never shampooed. The stench in building is terrible. Blamed on dogs, their excuse not to rectify the situation. Used to be buildings were cleaned thoroughly. The new caretaker spends 7 minutes per week per building. Caretaker is extremely rude and harasses residents. She blames residents for issues due to her negligence of cleaning the buildings. Just plain laziness and no accountability to mgmt. Curbs are crumbling in complex and driveways. Stairs to buildings are cracked. If you have children there are no areas for them to play. Many residents with children have moved out since new management took over in 2017. It is a shame what has happened to this complex. I have lived here for several years, so I know what the condition of this complex is compared to what it once was. These days apt complexes are offering so many incentives for new renters - move in allowances, one month's free rent, etc. So many amenities and just GENERAL improved living conditions are available that are lacking at this complex for sometimes less than $150-200/month. Don't be fooled just because this complex purports to accept dogs. Many complexes accept and treats dogs as family - this is not one! read more

Step Back into History! Live in the Past! Relive the 50's!. New management, and yes, they've made some improvements to the property, re-paved the parking lot, did some landscaping, put new doors on the the 4 buildings, but DO NOT and WILL NOT do any changes to the apartments. Some have hardwood floors, which are decent. Fixtures like sinks, bathtubs, kitchens are right outta the 50's. The only thing "modern" in the kitchen is a sprayer in the ugly 2-hole sink, leaky, lousy faucets, bathrooms and kitchen. The kitchen drawers are falling apart, held together with sheetrock screws. Multiple coats of paint on wood trim, lousy layers of caulk on the bath floors and kitchen area. It's always hot in the winter. I was told to regulate the heat, open a window, even in the dead of winter. There are 2 outlets in the kitchen and one is behind the refrigerator. not many outlets elsewhere. Washer/dryer credit-card paying doesn't work-get lots of quarters. The 'fridge' is wire shelves, nothing stands up. Cheap plastic blinds, very dusty all the time from the aged building. Other residents reported rotting wood and mold in the lower level apts. Recent action this spring included extensive notes from the mgmt regarding 'pests' and 'grease' in the units, causing 'pest problems'. A number of 'pest control' vans out front this spring. New documents you must sign to accept responsibility and pay damages if you have 'pest problems'. More like building problems. You better like dogs-they are everywhere, bark incessantly. The mgmt does nothing for YOU. Rents have increased dramatically, as have garage stalls in worn-out spaces. If you look, be aware of what you see. Ask a lot of questions. Good Luck read more

1.0 star rating 4/21/2014 The only way you would want to rent at this horribly maintained dump is if you have a dog and insist on living in Excelsior (because it's the only place in town that allows dogs). Otherwise stay away! I lived there 4 years. Got a good price when i moved in from the rental manager who naturally got fired a year later because all the tenants liked her and she did a great job. The place went severely downhill from there. The parking lot is disgusting and hasn't been repaved in probably over 25 yearsand is strewn with litter all the time. The sidewalks are cracked , with ridges and potholes and they pitifully just patched a "few" areas a couple years ago to be cheap instead of resurfacing all of them which are from the original build in 1963 and look like sidewalks in an abandoned area of Detroit! Have a problem with noisy neighbors or a dog barking all the time? Management ingnores it and does nothing. I had 9 people living illegally next door to me for months and 4 times asked that something be done about it from all the excessive noise and door slamming and parties they were throwing on weekday nights. Nothing was done about it. NO maintenance person on site so the sidewalks don't get shoveled till at least a day or two after snowfall. Parking lot is even worse. 10 inches we got in April , the lot wasn't plowed for 5 days after. Had to shovel out my own parking spot in the middle of the night. Real nice!!! Also, apartments are old and have ZERO soundproofing between units. So you can hear everything next door, and I mean EVERYTHING!I asked that the heat be fixed 2 years ago because valves pop and there's hammering in the walls especially in the middle of the night. Nothing was done about it. Boiler exploded on XMas eve two years in the building next to mine so all the residents had to evacuate for the night and VIP Properties made no effort to reimburse anyone for motel rooms or discount their rent the next month. Complete slumlord company. This place is equivalent to living in the projects! Read less Edit review read more