Harvard housing is plentiful in Cambridge. Harvard pretty much owns all the real estate that you…read morecan see, so there are a lot of options to choose from. 10 Akron St is a brand new residence hall available to Harvard grad students, faculty, and staff. It's first year of operation was the 2008/2009 school year. Unsurprisingly, it feels like a brand new dorm. Everything is clean and works. There is AC and heat that you get to control! Study rooms and outdoor patio areas with beautiful views of the Charles. There are HDTV flatscreens in the common rooms and kitchens placed throughout the halls for the occasional late-night study party. There are even 3x3x3ft storage lockers for each room in the basement (I store my folded up shipping boxes there). The kitchen is well-equipped with a full-size refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher. (Beware: a lot of Harvard dorms do not have dishwashers). There are large 11' windows that pour light into the bedrooms. The location is great. It's right on the Charles and a 10-15 minute walk from Harvard Square and Central Square. There's a Whole Foods and Shaws within 5 minutes walk. The only downside I can imagine is the size of the apartments. I have a two-bedroom convertible, which means that there are two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom. No living room. The bedrooms are ~11' x 15.5' and the kitchen is about 10' x 10'. The hallway opens to the kitchen and then the two bedrooms and bathroom are off of that. This means that my flatmate and I spend most of our time in our rooms. This hasn't been a problem at all for us but I can see how it might be for some. The way I figure, most of my free time is spent out in Harvard Sq. I have the option of studying in my room or, when I'm bugging out, going to a nearby study room for isolation with my books. Even dining hasn't proved to be a problem. I love to cook and have enjoyed using the kitchen. In my room, I have a dining room table in addition to all the normal bedroom stuff that allows me to dine in a fancy fashion when I like. Having seen a few of the other halls, I can say that I think HRES has done a pretty good job pricing these places. You get what you pay for. At 10 Akron, you get a great, clean dorm that functions very well but is a little different design than the tradition two-bedroom apartment. Rent includes all utilities and internet access, as well as, cable TV in the common rooms. It works well for me and I've enjoyed living here.

Paula and Bryan are amazing people. Living here is a cool starter for when you want you own place…read moreas a college student. Definitely would recommend this place to anybody.

This apartment complex is horrible. The WiFi was out the entire week of finals; shuttle does not…read morerun--ever; teens and drug addicts access the study rooms and downstairs and there is no security. Nothing ever gets repaired--nothing. No AC in the gym. No notifications of packages received. Lots of litter out front. No bathroom fans. Apt. not painted and carpet not replaced before move-in. Rent keeps going up. Disgusting how Vision Properties takes advantage of our students!!

I really didn't enjoy living in a building with Kathy as my landlord. She employed weird old…read moreconstruction workers to work on our apartment the first month, which was super uncomfortable for a single girl living alone. She threatened to have our car towed every 5 minutes when it wasn't parked how she liked it. She even screamed and shoved her finger in my face one time over parking in the wrong spot during a snow day (I didn't know it would snow over night). Our heating wasn't working/was way too expensive for how low we kept it and she kept telling us that leaving the heat on 62 was high for the winter and so of course a $350/month heating bill was normal. Meanwhile we were sleeping in parkas to keep from freezing in the night. To this day we think she had linked our apartments gas to the rest of the building and made us pay for it because every national grid inspection told us our gas bill should be around $55/month. One of the rooms the gas didn't work and she refused to have it fixed/replaced and said it worked fine, when it was literally 10 degrees colder in that room consistently. One of my roomies was a day or two late on rent and she threatened to have us all evicted when it was just a minor miscommunication with her family on the payment schedule. We also had to threaten taking her to court to get our security deposit back. She also leased the apartment for the next year out to other tenants without letting us know, so we were forced to move. Kathy might have cheap properties and good locations but some of the bullshit we had to deal with was not worth it. Now that I'm in a new housing situation with a respectful landlord, I realize how slimy she behaved and how she preyed on us students because it was our first apartment and we didn't know any better. I'm so glad to be done with her.

My BMH housing experience was second to none. Kathy was nothing but helpful in finding me the right…read morefit apartment with good people around me who I could trust. Not only is it the best location for the University but the price and management is unbeatable. I would highly recommend any new students or current students who are looking for housing to give Kathy a call and let her take care of the rest. She treated me like I was one of her own kids. Fast snow removal, low utility costs, and available parking what could be better than that. BMH is a 5 star all around!

Peabody Terrance is one of the best place to live on Harvard University campus. This residence is…read moreonly open to graduate students, which makes this place nice & quite. Graduate Commons Program (GCP) complimented my stay here. Every week GCP organizes events (game nights, movie nights, lecture series by Harvard Professors and other various socializer events) that are open to all residents. These events are free to attend as the funding for them comes from our rent. Location is ideal since it is close to the highway and 10 minutes walk from campus. Harvard shuttle connects Peabody Terrance with various parts of the campus, and you can track the shuttle real time via your cell. - Rent is all inclusive and property management is active to address all maintenance requests. - There is a massive parking garage, but monthly rent is required to park your car. - There is ample parking on the streets (before 9 PM), so I didn't pay for garage parking. Street parking requires city of Cambridge parking sticker, which you easily get from city of Cambridge parking office. Cons: 1. Non-stop construction on the facility. 2. No air conditioning. However, you can get an a/c unit with property management's approval.

We loved living in Peabody Terrace. We lived in one of the towers on the 13th floor in a 2BR…read moreApartment with an excellent view over both the river and Boston. The apartment wasn't big but still had enough storage. Kitchen and bathroom were quite newly renovated and very clean when we moved in. For us being a family with small children PT was perfect, we quickly became part of the welcoming and friendly community, attending lots fun events every week. Thank you PT Community!

Poor management and incredibly high price for nothing. My 3 roommates and I (all female) have…read morerepeatedly found management in our apartment, unannounced. Staff are misleading when it comes to the lease and roommates, they will basically say anything to get you to sign. Many of the other reviews are entirely accurate regarding how not worth it this apartment is. Rent was roughly $1.7k for a very tiny bed space, thin walls, and constantly breaking utilities. Move out is 2 weeks before any other leases start so my roommate has to worry about being essentially homeless for 2 weeks before we move into our new unit (far far away from Lightview).

The staff are nice, and the new furnishing is pleasant. The place is overpriced for the area though…read more(over $1.3k/person for a tiny 4-person, dorm-like apartment), and there would often be hot water outages and the like. The community events were kind of nice but mainly performative. What's unacceptable, however, is how American Campus Communities insidiously steals oney from their residents. I went through the trouble of finding a student to re-lease from me for 2 months out of a 12-month lease, but only got my money back for 1 month after transferring my lease (the other student had to pay for both months, too). I went through correspondence after correspondence via email, phone, etc, and was ignored despite showing them my bank statements. This has happened to multiple Lightview residents I know, and Northeastern doesn't seem to care about them taking advantage of the occasional helpless student and violating the lease. Upsetting, shady, and predatory. I've heard rumors of other ACC properties screwing over broke college kids as well... Hopefully something can be done about this behavior.

Do NOT rent here if you can help it. They fleece renters for so much money in damage costs that…read moreshouldn't even be included or are beyond what something is worth. The prices are inflated to enormous amounts to the point of ridiculousness. They should be ashamed of themselves, treating renters and families like this. It's a disgrace and beyond greedy.

DO NOT RENT HERE. They make you pay the full month of rent for August but don't let you move in…read moreuntil the 21st. They do not make the contract clear at all and force you to sign contracts incredibly early putting you under the impression that they will 'sell out'. This never happens. When we moved in, everything was broken. It is now a month in and our fridge is still leaking despite being replaced and making consistent maintenance requests.

Company does not answer the phone at all, even during business hours. Absolute worst PM company…read moreI've ever dealt with.

remeber my face in the picture i was the one who you dissrespected and refused to resign my lease…read morebecause dreww listened to b.s.i not only cleaned your property when maintenance did nothing.one minuet drew said i was a great tenant but then dissrespected me.i even stopped a serious fire in my buliding.thanks for your respect.woudnt recomend yor place to dog!