These apartments are older, but adequate and well priced for the area. However, there are some concerns:
1. It's very likely they will tear down these apartments sometime in the next few years. The land that they sit on is "too valuable". There really isn't much you can do about this.
2. They gave me a large concession on my first year because the apartment had been empty for some time. For my first renewal, the only raise in cost was paying for cable TV ($40 group rate), instead of getting it for free. However, for my second renewal (july 2013), they tried to jack my rent up by $300 (through a base rent increase and a reduction of the concession). I told them the next day that this was unacceptable and that I would give notice immediately. She then wrote a number on a piece of paper which amounted to only a $150 raise in the rent, which I accepted.
3. They are renting a unit adjacent to mine to some people who have a short term lease for the summer. They are the worst neighbors in the world. They do not care about any of their neighbors, and they seem to understand that their actions have almost no consequences due to the transient nature of their tenancy. This experience has soiled an otherwise acceptable apartment.
I must object to the reviews making outrageous claims. These are not really fair.
1. The electricity has NEVER been turned off by the management in the 2 years I have lived here, nor has it ever gone out for more than a few minutes. It would be ILLEGAL for management to turn off the electricity that you pay for from an independent provider (Reliant, etc.)
2. They have worked most of the kinks out in the plumbing for B building. I don't know about other buildings, but the hot and old water here is suitable. They are not shutting the water off "once a week". It has not been shut off in my building for at least a few months.
3. In regards to "soliciting in the pool area" - I have not observed this in the B building. That seems rather absurd when taken at face value. Sometimes people sit near the pool into the evening and are noisy, but this is nothing compared to my downstairs neighbors from hell.
4. Almost all dogs are on leashes, but not all of their owners clean up after them. There's actually a really friendly cat that sleeps outside almost every day.
5. The gates work most of the time. The main problem is people propping open the building entry doors or damaging them so as to allow access without a key.
6. 3rd floor apartments will have a higher utility bill due to the flat roof. Corner 3rd floor apartments are the worst.
7. Sometimes such on the weekend etc the office staff is not the usual staff and they don't know about all of the issues going on, so try again during the week for better success.
No emergancy maintenace on duty to help only to take your call and to tell you they will get to it by the next day. Even if its your AC unit and in the middle of July summer heat.
Office staff turn around is bad expect a new face and with no knowledge on how to problem sovle anything. If you have packages delivered to you fallow the tracking number the office will don't know what they sign for, they don't keep a log and they sure as hell don't notify you.
NO RESIGNING DISCOUNTS AND YOU DON'T QUILIFY FOR ANY CURRENT RENTING SPECAILS FOR YOUR SECOND YEAR. DON'T WANT TO MOVE OR CAN'T AFFORD MOVING COSTS BE READY TO PAY "MARKET VALUE" PRICES as the office called it. Remember your paying for location and not quality, your paying for location and not great staff, and last but not least your paying for location and not even decent fixtures nothing is the unit could be qualified as newly renovated.
Painting a wall and the 2min crown molding in the living room and getting the carpet cleaned isn't newly renovated. Its a half fast job of trying to make this place seem great on pape
