I have lived here from 2005 - 2008 and let me just say that this was the worst living exeprience ever. I was renting this apartment from the owner and paying a very high rent ($1050) for a 1 bedroom apartment. However I was told that there is heat, air and working out facility included in that. However, for as long as I stayed here the gym was barely functional. There were broken equipment always and even though I asked for maintenance to get it fixed a million times, nothing was done. About heat..well lets just say that if you decide to live here pray for your survival. My apartment had a single pane window and there were leaks and drafts everywhere. When I requested maintenance to increase the heat they siad that it was simply not possible. About air conditioning, well .... management desnt start the air well into end of june or beginning of july. So even if the temperature is above 90 for 2 weeks they do not budge on their decision. And if you decide to open the windows in summer to get air, then you will have a spider infestation in you space. You cannot bring your own heater or ac in the aprtment and if you ever do there will be a fuse soon enough. In fact my bedroom was so unlivable all round the year due to low heat in winter and excess heat in summer that I had to sleep in my living room. The maintenance is lazy and does real shoddy work. And if it rains, then there is always a leak in the building or water seepage from some floor and it shows up on your ceiling or carpet. The maintenance is very expensive too. Though I was renting I had to call mainatenance because of a leaking faucet and they charged the owner a hefty $150 for just looking at it. So buyers beware!!! and that too after the owners already pay a high monthly assesment. The parking is another joke. They advertize it as valet parking; its in the basement where you pay another hefty fee compared to surrounding buildings. My new car was scratched couple of times by someone. When I inquired about it with the management they were extremely rude and belittling. To add to that they sent a madeup late fee charge and when I provided them with all proof of payments made they started threatening me that my car will be towed. The neighbours are extremely loud and noisy, I had to call the front desk so many times because there was so many times that people were partying late in the night and that too during weekdays. I am not old and I do not mind the noise sometimes but if I have to go to work the next day and its difficult if someone is making noise next doors then it becomes verry annoying. This building has many students renting but there are many retired people living here too. The laundry room has sufficient machines but most of them are not functional and the ones which are , are always occupied by people who use more than 5 or 6 machine at one time and then leave their clothes in there while they are at home doing something else. Pets are allowed in this building but pet owners don't clean up after their pets. In fact while I was there, there would be circulars out every month saying that pet owners cleans their dogs after they do their thing but....I have a friend who recently moved in that building and she told me about a new scam the management is playing there. They have upped the monthly assesment and now including DirectTV and internet. But her DirectTV and internet hardly ever works and she has to deal with calling the non existent customer service at MDU communications the service provider for DirectTV almost every week. Oh!! and she also told me something about bedbug infestation....yuk!.If I had to recommend this building to anyone, I would give them my honest experience. The positive about this location is the lake and transportation. But you can get another building for lower rent here then go for that option. It will be better peace of mind than living here.
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