After reading other reviews as another resident, I needed to address some of the concerns expressed, because we've been living here for several months and it has actually been wonderful.\r
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First, we love the features in the apartments. Few apartments in Salt Lake are this nicely appointed. Our porch is so large it wraps. The bathroom is huge and includes a roman oval tub. The kitchen is large with a built in pantry and enough cupboards to more than double the storage space we had in the old places. I was actually able to fit everything in cupboards, and the marble countertops are gorgeous. The open layout allows me to cook while my boyfriend watches tv and yet still be able to chat the whole time. We couldn't be happier with the upgrade. And while it is a pain for our friends that smoke to have to walk down to the street to light up, it's been nice to not have to choke on my neighbors smoke, or see used butts while walking around on the property. Oh, and did I mention the view? We can see the mountains to the east from our porch, and have a beautiful view of the south end of the valley. It's fantastic, especially on the fourth of July!\r
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My absolute favorite part of the apartments however, is the sound proofing. Our downstairs neighbors dog might go off barking, and the only way I'll know? If we both have our windows open. In our old apartments I actually once heard a zipper being undone in the apartment below...and regularly had to complain about noise from my neighbors base obsession, compared to that migraine hell, this is just sublime.\r
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Now to address the concerns in previous reviews...\r
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Fees- Yes, they do charge for a number of things. We pay for two parking spots, and are on the waiting list for a garage. We also pay to rent a storage closet since our layout didn't come with one. These do raise the cost, but honestly they're in line with what other apartments/services charge for similar things, so it's not a big deal to us.\r
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Parking- The parking situation is not ridiculously tight, our guests constantly remark about how easy it is to find parking. I think this is because between purchasing a garage and the ability to buy multiple covered parking spots instead of only being assigned one(that you still have to pay for) like other complexes residents don't need to use up the extras. The complex is also very well lit, the fact that the awnings for the covered parking have lights, and that there are lights all around the buildings makes it feel so much safer than everywhere else we've lived.\r
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Gas Bill- We haven't had a winter bill for our gas yet however, since we've always lived in third floor apartments and our electric bill was only about 80% of what it has been in other apartments even though I was actually home and the AC was on all day I'm not too concerned about the gas bill for the winter. The insulation seems great.\r
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Electric Company- Some of the light switches are connected in a different order than I would choose. That's the only thing we've found to complain about electrically...and there's actually a lot to be impressed with in comparison to other apartments that we've lived in. There is an outlet on literally every wall over five feet, sometimes two. Previous apartments have made it a pain in the but to do the layouts I wanted, we've had to run power cords ridiculous distances. Not here. We've never had a breaker flip, or any issues with overloading. \r
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Maintenance- Every time we've put in a request for maintenance they've arrived within 2-3 hours, and everything has been fixed the first time. The maintenance guy is very friendly, and helps with advice on how to avoid future problems without blaming you for ""breaking"" things. \r
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Snow- I can't actually speak to that one yet. We've only been here for the summer. However given how quickly maintenance responds, I'm really not too concerned about this one.
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