Lived there for one year because I was limited to a grad student's salary. I would never let my friends (or enemies) live there. \r
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I also had a pest problem, but not just ants... rodents! The management put rodent traps in our apartments as a ""courtesy"". The buildings are old, there are cracks around the windows (probably how the ants get in). The floors creak, the walls are paper thin. No matter how quiet my neighbors or I tried to be, we could hear each others conversations, alarms, etc.\r
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The other downside is the lack of amenities. The so-called ""gym"" is a small room which has three old machines (treadmill, bicycle, rowing) and two gym mats. It's attached to the office, so you only have access when the office is open!!!!! So basically you can only use the gym from 10 am- 5 pm. \r
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The manager is unfriendly and useless. Everytime I called about a problem, she was rude and tried to dismiss me. Also, she will do everything to deduct from your security deposit. WARNING: if you are moving out, make sure your are present for the apartment ""walk through"" or inpection which she does 2 weeks prior to your move-out date. I had $400 deducted for a ""damage"" requiring replacement of the bathroom counter. To this day, I have no idea what they were referring to.
Pros: Parking, location
Cons: Building quality, management
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