Internet goes out weekly. They just blame it on Verizon. Not good when you have assignments due. Nice otherwise.

Would not recommend staying here. Lived here for three years from August 2021-August 2024 for convenience of not moving my stuff while in school. When I moved in, it was obvious that the place had not been freshly painted as there was scuffs, marks, and paint peeling in spots along the walls and ceiling. It was not a huge deal to me but I made sure to report them on the inspection form they gave for me to fill out. That form did not matter as they charged me hundreds of dollars worth of damages to repaint. Wi-fi regularly had issues during my 3 years with just being too slow to stream TV or going out entirely. Other student apartments on Toftrees did not have this issue. If you need reliable internet for school work, do not live here. Wi-fi was not the only issue at the station though. One winter hot water went out for a couple days and I know other residents who lost hot water for longer periods of time. The advertised amenities would regularly have issues and be shut down. They would take weeks to get them working. Our front door handle broke multiple times so we would have to walk around to the back door just to get into our apartment. The rooms were not sealed at all as there were visible openings around doorways so bugs will get in during the summer. Every time I came back at the start of the school year, there would be piles of dead rolly pollies and millipedes in the corners of rooms. There was no food left in the apartment, they just wander in through unsealed openings and die on the floor. The key fab readers at the clubhouse would regularly break and would not get fixed. If you wanted to go to the clubhouse after the front desk closes, you have to circle around the building to find a key reader that actually works so you can get in. Management does a poor job of communicating. After 2 years of being there, when my 3rd year of the lease started, it had an extra $300 charge. I eventually found out that it was for a bus pass that had been free the previous two years. When I complained that it had been free and they gave no notice that it would no longer be free, they claimed that it was never complimentary and I should have been paying for it previous years. So, either they don't pay attention to what they charge residents, or they lied to me so I stopped complaining about the extra charges. I feel its the later as I can't imagine this company would have been fine forgetting to send out $300 charges to all their tenants. When I had issues processing payments on their payment portal and had to call their corporate help line, no one answered after days of trying. Instead they had a 3rd party call center call me back to say that Landmark properties (the parent corporation) are unable to answer the phone and he had no information to give me regarding any of my issues and did not know when I would be able to get help from someone at the company. Maintenance guys and front desk staff were friendly with me but it's clear that management cheap out every way possible and then charges tenants for anything they possibly can. Their whole business is built on students not having many options for cheap housing. If you do choose to live here, take a picture of every square inch of the room otherwise they will charge you hundreds of dollars no matter what state the room was in when you moved in. read more

DO NOT SIGN A LEASE HERE!!!!!!! If I could give 0 stars, I would. This place is a money hungry scam, they will try to take money from you for any inconvenience possible. If you are thinking of signing a lease here DO NOT DO IT. I promise you that it will be the worst living experience there is. The WiFi is very slow and doesn't work most of the time. The AC in our unit did not work they had to install new ACs in the window. The people that work at the office all have an attitude and will never be able to help you with anything. I rarely write reviews, but because of how bad of an experience I had living here I had to write this review to help other people from getting scammed. You are better off living anywhere else but here. If you sign here just expect to pay way more than you expect because they are MONEY HUNGRY at any means possible. read more

After three years living here (mostly because of price and convenience to not move my stuff), I can confidently say I would not recommend living here for several reasons: 1. The WiFi is not reliable. It consistently goes down, especially if you are down the hill. Management will constantly say they are updating or fixing it but there has not been a change in three years. They fail to see the major investment that is necessary to fix the issue. 2. Maintenance will not believe your issues are real. My room was very humid when I came back at the beginning of the school year in 2022 to the point where I had mold on my shoes, furniture, etc. Maintenance had come multiple times and said there were not issues. Finally, they checked the AC and there was an issue leading to excess condensation. At one point, they stared at the black spots of my vent and said that it wasn't mold. 3. Management charges first and you have to ask questions later. I have repeatedly been charged for renter's insurance through the Station when I pay for my own through my insurance agent. I have been charged multiple months because management either forgot, lost my papers, or couldn't read my papers accurately to see my insurance policy. 4. Management wants to receive any money they can which includes fees you weren't expecting. I have never had to pay for a CATA bus pass even though it is in my lease. I do not use the bus, so I do not want one. For two years, it was never charged, and then I'm assuming the Station needed money. Next thing I knew, I had a $300 bus pass charge. This year, they provided a new 'service' for residents to have their information reported to the credit bureau. All residents were immediately opted in and had to pay unless they actively opted out. Based on the Station's poor choice of wording in their emails, I believed (as did others) that this 'service' was optional. However, the first of the month came, and I learned it was not. The Station does not care about turning a profit by making people happy and want to come back. read more

Update: the massive snow mountain has been moved, so that's awesome! I'm hoping the hand railing will be put in soon, too. read more

The Station State College - Keeping weight off this leg is a challenge without easy access to the sidewalk, thick ice, and no hand railing. - University Housing Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

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TL;DR: the internet is abhorrent, fees galore, broken promises from management and clever wording in your lease. Save yourself the headaches and find somewhere else to live. Internet: They provide it, you can't outsource it (from Comcast for example), and it falls every day. This has been a reappearing feat for the last 3 years. Lease says they can modify or get rid of the internet all together and there is nothing you can do about it. This problem will persist for the remainder of The Station's life in State College. You'll get every excuse in the book from management. They will even go as far as to blame you for connecting wrong. They can do no wrong, and shame on you for expecting them to keep their word! Fees: For some reason, I have to pay ~$30 extra a month just for paying my rent with a credit card. This is referred to as a "convenience fee". Broken Promises and Clever Wording: This one mainly ties into the internet debacle. I have been applying pressure on this matter since I moved in. I've been told everything just to get me off their back. If you choose to make the mistake of living here, some friendly advice for you is to GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING. You cannot take their word for anything, and upper management would screw you over just for kicks. Given how critical a reliable internet connection is in a college student's daily life, I think it is fair to say that a reliable connection is a part of critical infrastructure. What kind of backwards administration advertises resigning your lease when their infrastructure is crumbling? This is a classic "while Rome burned, Nero fiddled" scenario. If you choose to sign, prepare to be disappointed. read more

First, internet. From an IT perspective the internet here is not only unreliable, but EXTREMELY user UNfriendly. The setup process is complicated for no reason with constant disconnecting and the need for you to purchase your own router. Several times we were left without service on important nights (like Sunday) and without any way of contacting support. There is also no cell phone service in the area strong enough to maintain a connection so hotspots were not an easy solution. Second, trash bins. The closest trash bin to our place? All the way at the bottom of the complex. No stairs. No shortcut. A solid 200 yard walk to the dumpster. Cmon now, such an easy fix. Three, random charges. We got charged a "Missing Key Fee" of $65. The key was returned, in daylight, on camera, and 4 phone calls and 2 in person visits later and we get "we still have to review your dispute". Managers were also rarely available to speak with us about it. Fourth, showers. The bathroom is large and spacious. Sure thats nice, but it does not retain heat. Stepping out of a warm shower into a freezing cold area was just a pet peeve of mine. Oh, and the hot water tank barely held enough for 3 *quick* showers in a row from all my roommates. It got cold quick. Probably a few other things I am forgetting, but definitely overpriced for the experience. Would not recommend. read more

1. The WiFi is the absolute worst. You will go DAYS without WiFi 2. They fabricate EVERYTHING. 3. Printers never work and when they do it will probably print 50 sheets of something someone else tried to print 4. They advertised "free coffee in the clubhouse" which is actually a tiny coffee maker that has not had coffee available for 6 months 5. They delay/lose packages 6. Pool is always closed (they advertised a year round pool but its actually closed in the winter) 7. Staff never have answers to your questions 8. Everything has a fee 9. They took a $3,000 deposit from my international roommate and agreed to returning it 30 days after she moved out... its been 3 months 10. Furniture is horrible and it varies per unit so ask to see the furniture of your exact unit I wish I could say you get what you pay for... but we pay A LOT so it doesn't make sense. read more

Jeremy is so nice! They have many opportunities for residents to get free treats & are always willing to go out of they're way for your needs/wants! Also wanted to add after reading other views, we have had maintenance come many times (house of girls that don't know how to fix anything) and each time they have come very quickly and have been very respectful and nice to us. We have never had any issues with any of the staff and we feel very lucky to be here. read more

This place is an absolute nightmare for violating privacy rights. This apartment keeps tabs on you and has random inspections whenever they feel like it. They know the status of our apartments so well that they asked if they could use our apartment to show earlier in the year because it was so clean and decorated. This is just the beginning of a lengthy complaint. Maintenance comes in groups of 2-4 men between the ages of 30-50 and lets themselves in your apartment even if you tell them to wait. Twice now, I have woken up to them pounding on my door for a random inspection and have yelled for them to wait so I could put appropriate clothes on and they WALK IN ANYWAY. We have a female only apartment and on numerous occasions maintenance has just let themselves into our apartment and OUR BEDROOMS when we were sleeping, half dressed, or not home. My roommate was sleeping and only in underwear when they knocked on her door to check her room. This is completely absurd and inhumane. We are adults paying a ton of money to live in these "luxury" apartments and these people monitor us like we are children and completely violate all privacy policies. In the lease it clearly states that any inspections for the apartment must be written and the tenants must be notified 7 days in advance. The Station sent an email less than 24 hours before they started inspections. In the lease it doesn't state that they will be doing monthly or quarterly inspections, yet they randomly announce inspections without notice. As a female who has had my apartment and room invaded while I was sleeping and not fully dressed, I feel violated and enraged. My roommates have all agreed that they feel the same way. In addition to this, the maintenance woke me up to inspect my bedroom and made a comment asking if my dog, my ESA, would bite him. Not to mention, they tried reporting my ESA as an illegal pet earlier in the year. That was a huge issue because the other great thing about this apartment complex is that when you have an issue and need to talk to a manager--THEY SIMPLY CANNOT BE REACHED AND DO NOT CARE TO BE BOTHERED. I have brought this issue up to the leasing agents who were supposed to pass it on to management, but it's very obvious that management doesn't give a crap about the tenants. I will be looking into further legal action, but as a warning to any females (or anyone in general) thinking about leasing here--BE ADVISED and I would recommend looking elsewhere for off-campus housing. On a side note, all the other bad reviews on Google are truthful too. The internet is always down, ALWAYS. This company pays people and gives people incentives to write 5 star reviews to balance out the negative reviews. read more

DO NOT CHOOSE THIS PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!! I have stayed in couple of off campus residence place! Here is the worst place ever! Liar employee, unmatched model apt, worst service ever! [ Contact issue ] When we signed up for the lease, we had some concerns, so we tried to text them through both phone and emails. Trust me!!!! They never reply your email!!! Never, even though the case is in urgent, they will let you make a phone call! And they never show up on time at the office hour they put on their website! Because of that, we missed the apt type we booked, they switch us to another one. When ups deliver my furniture, the guy at the front desk told me they can hold my stuff at the common area, no matter how much there are, because I won't arrive until the second day. After I told ups this info, the lady employee calls me that she can't hold the stuff, nobody tells her that there will be so many stuff, and SHE RETURNS MY STUFF BACK TO THE UPS STORE WITHOUT ASKING ME FOR THE PERMISSION!!!! I have to call the driver to hold! They are in lack of communication among the staffs. [Bad Attitude] The employees' facial expressions just look like I owe them money! I don't know whether they are racist or not! They do treat people in different attitude. They refuse to search my package for me even though I showed that the package was delivered by tracking my delivery info, it has been delivered for 3 days, they didn't send me a notification, and the guy let me just wait????? WTF? And his face was like, I don't care !!??!???? Also the female employee!!!! She treats people without patience and always in a bad mood! YOU KNOW WHAT? We paid you rent and you have your salary! Why the fuck you give me that face??????????? If you have bad things happen in your life and you are in bad mood! Do not bring it to your customer, it's your work! I am not your friend or mom! Don't give me the that shitty face!!!!!!! [Unreasonable payment] Last month, the fee for my electricity was 3 dollars! But you know what! The platform fee will be 8! And for my roommate that will be only 5! Some will be 3? Tell me what happened to simple bill? When we signed up a lease, there was one instruction which told us there will be a transportation fee which due later. After we moved in we figure out that was a 299 fee for the bus transportation from station to college, however I have a car I do not need a ride for the bus and the routine onCampus was free, so I told him I do not need the transportation bus card I don't want to pay the 299. The bad attitude female employee told me that it is impossible to cancel the fee, she can do nothing about it this fee was included in our contract and bees which we shouldn't ignore. If we don't pay it and refusing paid a payment, it is OK, however, they will create a credit form for us, which shows that we didn't follow the contract. And the number for the transportation fee was TBD on the contract! Wow! Still! A face with ! [ Room Type ] Trust me, say use cheap paint. When I first moving, the smell of the cheap paint makes me feel uncomfortable, I saw that and got a headache and just keep sneezing for a week. I must keep my window open to let the smell goes away. They said they Are pet friendly apartment, however when I brought my dog call my sister to charge me 300 extra bucks for the dog fee, and $25 per month. I mean, you didn't feed my dog you didn't erase it why I should pay you about that, I do not think that means friendly. Also where we had a room tour with one of the employees, are pet friendly apartment, however when I brought my dog call my sister to charge me 300 extra bucks for the dog fee, and $25 per month. I mean, you didn't feed my dog you didn't erase it why I should pay you about that, I do not think that means friendly. Also when we had a room tour with one of the employees, he took us to a model house which everything was perfectly well there was a big room with closet and bassbath tube in the bathroom separately. He told us it will be exactly as my room will be. But you know what, my room was only to have size of the model room in the closet was in the bathroom without a door. And his furniture is not as the same as cs showed on the picture, we should have a rug under the sofa they don't have it, we should have a counter nearby the kitchen say do not have it, and what if winter comes the bathroom becomes moisture all my clothes will get hurt because of that. Someone explain to me that my room was specifically for the handicaps, so that I will have a smaller room but a larger bathroom, then why are you charge me as the same as the others, when we have different room types and we can I need to pay the exactly the same thing as the Live owners do. And asked excuse it talked about the handicapped room, the door from the room to the bathroom was too narrow to enter a wheelchair, in the room was too small to storage a wheelchair! Please tell me how is that possible to be a handicapped room. read more

Never sign a contract with the station! For starters, you will never have good internet, and they'll claim it's "fixed" throughout the year. The place may look nice for what you pay but it is built terribly and maintenance has agreed with us on this. We had maintenance come into our place more times than I can count, not due to anything we have done to the place, but just because it falls apart. For example, our fridge door just fell off the handle, the AC unit broke in summer, the water heater broke and caused a leak in the ceiling, and the dishwasher stopped working even though we barely ever used it because it didn't actually clean the dishes. There was mold growing on our bathroom walls, and they just painted over it and told us it was fine. Our doorknob was continuously stuck and they had to replace it multiple times, but they didn't have the correct doorknob for our door, which led to a hole in the door. We had a draft in the wintertime, and it raised our electric bill too. Also, if you have a problem or a serious concern, I recommend documenting everything the station says. There were multiple instances of miscommunication between the workers and managers. My account was charged for a hole in the wall and labeled as move-out damage when I never moved out; I had already renewed the contract another year and they were never in my apartment. They thought I was someone else, and it took all day to prove that there was not a hole in my wall. The people at the front desk were good workers, but management is clearly disordered and doesn't care for their residents. They'll charge you for everything and "provide" pictures of the damages, when in reality it's just little scuffs on the wall the size of a quarter and a toilet paper roll being left behind and they'll bill you 65 dollars for it. For what you have to pay to live here, it isn't worth it at all! There are much better options to stay in State College. Don't waste your time and money. read more

From the outside everything looks great- modern and new. However, there are a lot of problems within the complex and the way it is run. The first being that they basically lied to my roommates and I while leasing- telling us the bus ride is about 10 minutes or so and the bus comes in 10-15 minute intervals. That is all a LIE. The bus ride from the station to the library (middle of campus) takes 25-30 minutes, also the bus comes every 30 minutes so if you take early classes keep that in mind. The second issue is throwing out your trash!!! They only have one designated area to throw out your trash and it is extremely far for people who aren't placed directly near it. The walk is manageable while its nice out, but when it starts getting cold it will be even worse!!! Also, if you have a problem with anything (rent, your apartment etc.), you are constantly told to come back when management is there or fill out a work order form. Even when you fill out the stupid form, you are never called to discuss your issues, they just mark it as fixed and then ask you tor rate what they did. Honestly, I had a bug issue and they claimed they came and sprayed down the doors but I have no clue if they actually did since they didn't leave a note or anything. I think the way they handle things are unprofessional, slow-paced, the staff sometimes does not even know what to do. When it comes to packages- good luck! Half of the time they misplace them and take 15 minutes looking for your stuff, or they don't log it in right when its delivered. Honestly, avoid signing a lease here. I currently am regretting that I did. read more

This place is terrible. I live here now and pay $750/ month and never can stay on the WiFi. The wifi continues to boot me off so I can't even make calls or get work done. The staff up at the club house are very rude and ignorant. I was running late for class and needed to print a paper out and the printer was not working correct and used all the paper I had. So I went to the front desk and asked the worker if there was any chance I could use copy paper and she said "no sorry we are all out" in a very sarcastic way. Do not live here if you are trying to find a place to stay in state college. I will not be renewing my lease. read more

If you are looking for a place that looks nice from the outside but when you really sign the lease and realize half of the amenities don't work and the houses are poorly built then you might want to live here. I don't usually yelp but if I can help someone from not signing a lease here and getting stuck with a poorly run facility then I'll try. If you really want to stay somewhere that has a pool that works and other amenities that work then you might just want to sign a lease for the retreat. This place promised a pool to us when we signed, also a shuttle to downtown late night like the retreat. They shuffled most of the houses around last minute on the facts that they couldn't finish building them so we ended up in something different. Plus if you want to take your trash to the compactor you need a car to get there or be ready for a hefty walk with your garbage... Also the pool picture looks like there is a hot tub in the pool, it's not. It's just as cold as the pool. read more

The Station State College - Just days after pool opened... Broken and green with no sign of repair yet just like other amenities - University Housing Near Me - State College, Pennsylvania

This is one of the worst properties managed by Landmark Properties! As a former employee of over a year and and resident for two years, this has been the worst living situation ever. Management is forever changing but not surprised when you have people who harass you as your boss. The Station and Landmark Properties does not care about their staff nor do they care about their residents! If you look in the above comments I am the Charles the CA who went above and beyond to ensure everyone at The Station had a pleasant experience but unfortunately I had to resign as I was not respected by management. I gave my all to a place who just slapped me in the face. It's so sad to see they still have not progressed and they still do not care for residents. Mail is never entered on time , if you ever need anything time sensitive don't rely on mail to be in your mailbox. WiFi on this property is horrible, it's crazy there has been an WiFi outage since 7 this morning and The Station failed to notify residents until 11:18am. However it's 41 degrees and raining and The Station has people cutting grass. It is finals week and The Station once again does not have a plan to help residents. Also they want you to pay your rent on time but how can you for those working from home during COVID-19 and the property has horrible wifi! You are obviously unable to work! Don't ever call The Station because you will always get sent to the answering service, which has been the case for the last 5 months! It's crazy to see how employees are held to a different standard than old staff and shows the decline of this property. I have made my concerns to the corporate office but it is very apparent they condone this behavior. Please take a look how Landmark Properties is viewed on the Better Business Bureau. You do not want to lease here and unfortunately makes you not want to live at another Landmark Property again. This company only cares about money! That's why they don't care how high there turn over rate is. When I was employed at The Station we went through 6 managers as they were treated unfairly by upper management! Please really consider if you want to give this place your money! There are so many better properties in State College that will actually treat you fairly and respect you, as obviously The Station and Landmark Properties need a lesson in etiquette! The Station should honestly just be shut down or sold to another company to take better care of this property and it's residents! read more

Was visiting a friend for two hours when I go to leave and my truck was gone; I thought it was stolen but turns out it was towed. I would understand if the parking lot was full and the spots were needed but it looked to be less than half filled. There is a very small permit parking only sign posted on the side where no one can see. $270 to get it that night or $190 to wait until the morning. This unethical company they hire is taking advantage of students who don't have this kind of money to pay. The Station uses this shady company, Walks Towing, to extort hard working college students in a time where they should be focusing on learning for their future rather than trying to figure out where their vehicle is. Will never recommend the station to anyone and neither will my friend who lives there. He will no longer be renewing his lease. Hopefully these misers will someday realize it is not worth the extra few dollars to be so unnecessarily rude to the people who keep them in business. read more