*Update: 2/10/2016…read more Gas/electric bill: Heat insulation is very poor, so to keep my monthly bill down, I kept the temperature set low and used space heaters. My bill averaged $120/month for December and January. According to my nyseg bill statement, the previous tenant paid around $300/month during the winter. I'm guessing that's around how much you would pay if you set the temperature around 70 degrees. Maintenance is still very prompt. You can expect to have someone come the next day after your request, sometimes even same day. When it rains or snows, the area above my washer sometimes leaks water. *** I've only lived here for a month-- here are my thoughts so far (I will update again later). The apartment: I'm in the Dorchester, the smallest two bedroom unit. Overall, they are pretty nicely remodeled, although you can tell some places, like the closets and the doors, that they were just painted over, not new. Sound insulation between units seem very good. My neighbors have a young child and I rarely hear anything. I haven't received an electric/heat bill yet, so I can't comment on that. Management: I put in two maintenance request when I moved in because I found that the bathroom sink wasn't draining properly and that the drying machine doesn't work. The sink was fixed promptly (i put in a request on Friday and it was fixed the following Monday). I have yet to have a working drying machine. It's not a big deal, but I hope they replace/fix it soon. The location: I really love the location of this apartment. It's close to Binghamton downtown, yet situated in a beautiful park. I take the bus to work everyday and find it convenient. Most tenants have cars and there are plenty of parking places.

Update 8/30/14 Got…read moremy security deposit back from Legacy Bay in the mail today. Almost the full amount - they gave an itemized breakdown of what they deducted. They only deducted $35 from the entire security deposit because they had to fill, sand, and paint a few holes in the wall from adhesive wall hooks that I used all over the place that pulled off the paint from the wall. This is completely fair, and I expected them to make a small deduction from the security deposit. I also received the deposit back less than a month after I moved out - very prompt!!! This concludes my experience with Legacy Bay, and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a new home. I was very happy with my experience living there, and do not believe that I could have done better, short of purchasing a home (which is what I did! yay!).

I give 5 stars to Twin River Commons, Binghamton…read more My daughter stays here for school, and it has been a great experience. The building is very clean, well-maintained, and feels very secure. It's also in a nice area of town. No complaints at all -- highly recommend. It's like a luxury hotel. The grounds are nice. There's an inner courtyard, safe and secure where the students can congregate and barbecue.

It's a great location but the office overcharged me $315 for the month of July. The office…read morepersonnel are unable / unwilling to address this problem. Also my apartment was so dirty when I moved in it took me 3 hours to clean 4 rooms. I do like the furniture with the exception of the bed which is hard and uncomfortable. Views of the river are blocked by filthy windows Also they changed my room assignment on the first day from 256a to 223a because the first assigned room was very dirty. The computer still has me listed in the wrong room. They gave me a survey to complete regarding the inspection of the property that was supposed to be done 24 hours after moving in. I am already out. Bizarre

I have really enjoyed being a resident here and have renewed my lease for another year. Amenities…read moreare great and love having a gym in my building. Lots of goodies and treats at the resident events. Staff is very helpful and understanding. It's so nice having a washer and dryer and full kitchen in my apartment

Apartments and building are clean and well maintained. Staff is super friendly and helpful.read more

Christina does an excellent job cleaning my home! She's thorough, meticulous and always checks with…read moreme to see if I need particular attention in a certain area of the house. Her prices are competitive and good value. I'm very happy with Sparkle Cleaning!

From the owner: Choose Sparkle Cleaning! Because we outshine the rest!!…read more I have over 25 + years of cleaning experience! I’m flexible, will work with your schedule, and your cleaning needs! My prices are flat rate, my supplies and equipment are included with my prices! Professional and locally owned, can provide references as needed!

I prefer the Me Club to the U club, but that's just Me. Whereas this isn't me. It's U…read more U Club, that is. These are apartments right behind the mall and close to the university so perfect for college kids but expensive and not very well maintained so it's a mixed bag. I wouldn't want to live in these apartments, mainly because they constantly smell like weed, sometimes cigarettes but allllways weed... if you're a college kid and you don't mind the smell of weed, maybe these can be great places for you to live and much better than on campus.

I lived in a phase 2 townhouse for two years now (will be moving out for my senior year). There's a…read morelot of criticism towards Uclub that I feel isn't fair, however, there is also a lot that isn't discussed. I will be alternating positive and negative aspects (11 total): 1) SO MUCH NOISE... the walls are so thin. Way thinner than campus like literally hear your roommates talk in their room. Even worse, THERES A VENT RIGHT ON TOP OF EVERY DOOR. WHY... Such a bad decision. Everything from downstairs gets amplified through the big open staircase. When I'm in my room I can hear whole conversations from downstairs. If the TV is on, you can hear it as if there is no door. 2) Very quick and friendly maintenance. Every time I call they come by the following day or two. They have replaced my lights, installed a shower filter I ordered from amazon. Even installed a bidet attachment I ordered... And they do this quick. I know some people are complaining about them coming in when you aren't home, but there is now an option when filing a work order that asks if you grant them permission. 3) The price is kind of outrageous compared to what they're offering. They're now requiring utility fees as if you are not paying enough. I am currently paying 1k a month. My next house will be 450 + utilities, It's much bigger, also has a pool, better kitchen. 4) The location is really good. I walk to campus most of the time. takes 25ish minutes at a calm pace (15-20 if i'm late). And every 15 min there is a bus that can take you to campus (as long as the shuttle is running). IF YOU HAVE A CAR: If travel is not a problem then just find a place westside, you'll get a better house for less money. 5) The lighting is atrocious. I feel like i'm in a cave here. It actually gets me a little depressed. Downstairs is insanely dark. We had to buy our own lights because the ones provided are so bad. I literally set up a strip of lightbulbs across my room just so I could have better lighting. There's only one window downstairs. It feels like a basement... 6) Lots of closet space, I made a mini gym in my closet 7) There is NO PARKING for guests!! There is a small lot fit for maybe 25 cars. After about 5pm it is filled. There is no parking allowed in the other lots after dark, and there are no other lots anywhere in the area (I looked). You would literally have to pray there was parking if you wanted to have friends overnight. 8) Gym is right there. Literally walk over it's very convenient 9) Gym has no bench press. The only other gym in the plaza is planet fitness which also has no bench press...rip. 10) The study area is very convenient. The study rooms are usually taken but if you're lucky or stay long enough you can take a room. There's also a game room that no one uses haha 11) The floors are a certain material that makes it kind of difficult to get in there. It's fake wood with crevasses

Wow, this place has absolutely everything to offer. From a gym to brand new restaurants to coffee…read moremachine. This is my first year living at the building and I'm honestly so happy with everything!

They put on a front that they are luxury living, but they are not. The only reason I leased this…read moreplace was because of the movie theater and hot tub, but they got rid of the movie theater and the hot tub hasn't been open since before the pandemic. Laundry machines don't work, & your personal belongings are not respected in the communal laundry room. The lobby is very nice to fool you into thinking the rest of the building is also as nice, but its pretty average overpriced student housing. Customer service is unsatisfactory. The keycards don't work well, the parking garage is tight and leaks rust all over the cars. Walls are too thin and can hear everything from not only the neighbors in the next door apartment, but can also hear every single thing from outside. The fire alarms are too sensitive and they go off multiple times a day. The windows do not open which is pretty inconvenient as well as does not help the fire alarm situation. You can not turn the temperature down past 70 degrees in the rooms. No kitchen drawers in some of the apartments, no windows in the living rooms and kitchen. Front door to apartment broken for months, and was not readily taken care of. this was very unsettling considering anyone throughout the building could have been able to get in. Coffee cups in the lobby are not properly restocked. Printer never works. Fit kitchen makes the whole place smell like fish.

I worked here as maintenance supervisor many years ago …read more Mr Travis wants things right and never once refused to spend money or second gess me in anyway . He spent thousands on a new boiler Every time someone moved out thousands were spent to get the apartment perfect .complete cleaning full painting new outlets and switches Mr Travis is a class act .unfortunately long story short he furnished uniforms and they were green and white .he's a great guy but I had iron in my water at home that in time made the white on my uniforms turn off white . And that created problems .he never once was upset by my work He does his best and not a problem with him spending money to make his tenants happy I'm thinking of retirement there . NED Woodruff

I would have to agree with the previous review about this building. The second you enter the…read morebuilding there is an awful smell that hits you, a mixture between a moldy smell and a chemical smell. The building is extremely old and noise is an extremely common complaint among the residents. I would definitely rate this building very low in terms of the quality of amenities and its maintenance. Finally, and not to be ignored, the manager is extremely extremely rude. The front desk tries to clean up after him and she is quite nice but you can't put a liptstick on a pig. I would definitely look at some of the more modern apartment buildings built in the area if you want a high(er) quality of life.

upon sending in half of our application, we were summarily rejected for "not making enough money."…read morelet's make one thing clear, we would be making in excess of 4-5 times the monthly rent in income, so that is straight up bull to begin with. furthermore, we hadn't even finished the second half of the application because you have to have each party (my fiancee and myself) apply separately. This lightning-speed rejection letter seems to be mass produced and highly impersonal, as if used to mass reject anyone who isn't a local college student who has mommy and daddy Gates / Beezos paying their way through college. trust me, if i made any more money i wouldn't be renting an apartment...

I moved from Summit Chase in December. I was there for 3 years and would've stayed longer had it…read morenot been for a job transfer. I rented one of the townhomes on top of the hill. At first, I was really nervous about being all the way up at the top because of the snow and ice but the maintenance team kept the roads so clean- I never once had a problem! I did see the management turn over a few times while I was there but there was one lady I came to recognize- Heather. She was always very pleasant and accommodating. I've read the two previous reviews and given that they were written 2 days apart and use the same language, I'd have to say they're kind of fishy. Perhaps someone didn't receive the return on their security deposit they thought they should have. I, myself, did not have any problems when moving out or having my security deposit returned. If you're looking for clean, modern, living- you'll be happy here.

Similar apartments are much cheaper in the greater Binghamton area. The property is maintained very…read morewell but employees are constantly out smoking cigarettes during the day. If you are looking for an affordable quiet apartment I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere.

These apartments are one of the best in town. I remember driving all around searching in the…read morearea,The Clayton Village were located on a steep hill in a very nice neighborhood in Vestal. Right next to S.U.N.Y Binghamton University and down the hill in front of University Plaza + a 24 hours open Planet Fitness. The apartments had a basement which had individual personal storage with a lock for the tenants living there. It's also 2 or 3 miles from the Town Square Mall (which has a Walmart Supercenter, Sam's Club, B&N, TGI Fridays restaurant,etc). What I didn't like was that these apartments had one washing machine and dryer on each complex that took quarters, so you on occasions had to wait your turn if a neighbor occupy the laundry machines. Another bad thing is that there is no central A/C in these apartments, be sure to get a fan or a window A/C unit during the Summer. These apartments would be the best choice if your searching through out that area (which some of the neighborhoods especially Binghamton are run down and crime infested). Almost forgot they allow pets (of course you have to pay a pet fee) but they don't require you to declaw your cats or dogs, unlike some of the other apartments in the area.

"What could improve?" - Everything. I've rented from them for almost 3 years and there is always a…read moreproblem with the building or my apartment. I've come home from work and been locked out of the whole building because my key fob suddenly doesn't work (at least 6 times this has happened). In the middle of summer the AC stops working for weeks with no communication about it getting fixed. Now in the winter the heat stops working in the middle of the night and I have no hot water past 8 pm. The parking lot is supposed to be gated and closed off from traffic downtown; never happened (and my car got wrecked because of it) and people park in my spot that I pay for with my rent all the time. They want me to call when that happens but their hours are 8-4 pm and I work at a hospital so I get home late and no one answers. There's no elevator access for tenants so move in was a mess (i'm honestly terrified about moving out); when I broke my ankle I had to go up and down 3-4 flights of stairs every day with a boot and crutches. It was never stated that would be the case and in fact the tour I had explicitly mentioned the elevator. I was told they never included it in the "amenities" for tenant use so that shouldn't have been something I expected even though my apartment was on the third floor. No one is here in the building during the day if there's ever issues. Heck, the one manager left and we got a new one without any memo - I was texting and calling for weeks with no response until they finally told me. I would submit work orders on the app, call, text, and email and rarely get responses back. Or any resolution. For the rent I pay, I should be comfortable and not worry about getting into the building and having heat that night, and I should be getting updates from someone on the issues I contact them about. When I initially moved in, it was advertised to have a coffee lounge built and a rooftop access within the year - nothing. I frequently can't get my mail because delivery persons don't have access. My floors and doors are crooked; there was food in the fridge and cabinets when I moved in even though I'm the first and only one to live here. There's no window in my bedroom and my bedroom door doesn't stay closed. I could honestly go on and on. I have reached out multiple times and asked to meet with Josh the owner only to be ignored or blown off and I still have the emails for that. So this review is mostly for my own sanity at this point. I've made them aware of the issues and nothing has ever gotten fixed or improved.

I have yet to receive my security deposit and it is well past the 60 day wait I was told. When I…read morecall to ask what's going on (because they stopped responding to my emails), I was told to contact the owner. The owner of the property who I have never met or spoken to before because everything has always been dealt with through them. Stay away from them at all cost and they are very rude on top of that.