River View

Tarheel05

Resident • 2001 - 2005

Been here 4 years

Current management doesn't do much (last management mulched yearly, pressure washed the buildings, etc.) and the place hasn't been painted in a LONG time. Do not rent on the ground floor, as stereos and chatter will be right out your window as cars pull up. Electricity in the summer is ~$75, in winter ~$100/mo. Another unit I was in it was only $35/mo in summer, but it was under trees!!<br>Not a lot of loud undergrads compared to the rest of town, but I agree with another reviewer that current management is letting more sketchy folks in. They still haven't replaced the maintenance guy who left (and he would fix your a/c on a 95o day when it went out!!)

anonymous

Resident • 2003 - 2005

Love it

I have lived here for 2 years now and am still in love with the place. Granted, they do need to find a new maintenance person soon, but everything else is wonderful. The noise level is as close to zero as possible. The neighbors are all nice. The manager is sweet and tries to help you out with whatever you need. I have never felt unsafe here and never had any problems with safety. Parking is never a problem. The apartments are somewhat small, but the coziness and nice large deck makes up for it. Overall, I love this place.

joliving

Resident • 2003 - 2005

Value, maybe but not recommended

You can get a good value at a little less than $600 for a one bedroom in an area that is not the ------, but...<br>You aren't close enough to town to walk or bike anywhere.<br>Difficult to head west on 40<br>New management is basically incompetent, but nice<br>Have been without on site repair for months<br>Decline in the # of students and increase in the # of sketchy residents [see management above, old management gave a discount to attract students and new apparently does not]<br>Also maintenance even when it was on site was pretty bad.<br>Poor insulation=high energy bills<br><br>All in all not recommended.

Cyrcie

Resident • 2002 - 2004

Fantastic place to live!

I recently had someone drive by and ask me while I was unloading my groceries from my car if I enjoyed living at Chambers Ridge Apartments and how safe I felt it was. They told me about this website and how our community has been bashed. Don't believe everything you read. My stay here has been great. The staff is very helpful, the property is well kept, and it's very quiet. The only time I've seen a police car here was when an officer lived in my building. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else in Carrboro.

anonymous

Resident • 2004

Lock your doors and hide your valuables

Do not leave anything in your car if you plan on living here. The parking lot isn't very well lit and I've been robbed just visiting the place.

anonymous

Resident • 2004

is okaaay

They are really eager to get people, so play hardball with your negotiations. Parking is easy. Heating bill will be HIGH. I think the apartments are really variable, depending on location. Ours is ideal; others are not. Not everyone who lives here knows it, but by virtue of living at Chambers Ridge, you get a free membership to Millenium gym -- which is great. The maintence guy is this really nice elderly old man, who probably could be a little quicker but he is mostly efficient and definitely has his charm. <br> <br>

anonymous

Resident • 2000 - 2001

AGREED - DON´ T LIVE HERE!

While everyone appears to be very nice, my living in this apartment was awful. My apartment was VERY dark, as it was an UNDERGROUND, WOODS apartment (I was originally given a 1st floor, GROUND apartment). Upon move-out, I discovered a literal infestation of centipedes and milipedes, which I had complained about profusely BEFORE move-out. The spray that was used was not adequate for the apartment I was living in. Too dark, no alarm systems, and my plumbing also busted. It took the maintenance guy several days to complete the work. Perhaps that was because there was only one maintenance man.

solmaverick

Resident • 1999 - 2001

DONT LIVE HERE!

We have lived here for over 2 years- over which the property has been in steady decline. The buildings are old and deteriorating. We had a WATER MAIN break in our apt and flood it. The maintenance guy said it was a shoddy plumb job, and they were fixing them when they broke, not before hand. essentially, wait for apts to flood and then change the $5 elbow joint. The neighborhood is poorly lit and surrounding streets just plain dark. We watched the police arrest a man at gunpoint from our back porch. The management raises rent and puts nothing back into the buildings... There are several other apts in the area that have competitive prices.