Do not move here. I have lived there for 8 years and my living conditions were poor. Just to give you an idea of what to expect . First and foremost the electric bill is outrageous. They own the electricity there even though it's provided through Peco. My average electric bill was between 150-200 for a two bedroom apt and I was rarely home. Second, you are going to get a lot of bugs in your place. I'm talking those giant centipedes crawling all over your wall and ceiling and dropping down into your bed when you sleep. I know this sounds more like a horror movie but it's the Gods honest truth. They also rent a large portion of the appts to a halfway house company called the Horizon house. People in this company are constantly transporting patients from apt to apt in the late hours of the night slamming the common door and the patients will roam around outside like its a mental institution.
The walls are paper thin. You will hear full blown conversations from your neighbors living above or below you.
The washer and dryer are small. The dryer takes forever to dryer anything and your bathroom they are located in will fill up with dust and balls of lint from the dryer. So expect to be breathing that stuff I on a regular basis.
They will also jack your rent up 3% every year. The ice removal on the sidewalk is poor. I normally don't take this type of time to write such a review for anything but I wanted to make everyone aware what to expect. Btw if you complain to the office about anything they really don't give a rats --- about your issues. The one girl in the office, Jennifer is nice but the rest just forget it.
I wish I could say it's even safe to live there but it's really not. Especially on the first floor. Recently there was a guy that kept breaking into apts through the bedroom window and stolen$60k with of stuff. He had gotten caught finally but was doing this for months. I've locked myself out of my apt once and managed to get back in sliding a credit card between the hinges of the common door. Yeah, real secure.
Also, don't expect to get your own parking space. For a few years I literally had to jump or climb a small fence when I got home from work at night because the place is flooded with way too many cars. Sometimes you may have to walk a block or two.
So you ask why did I live here for 8 years? Well let's just say I've had a hefty child support payment for a long time and it was pretty difficult to save money. I hope every finds this review helpful. If you move in anyways, good luck and don't say you weren't warned .
