-you can't beat the ultra conveinace of being so close to shopping or a any place to eat. All are within walking distance.
Having said all that - I gave them a second star for two reasons: it is very quiet - I rarely hear any noise from upstairs, and the only noise I hear is faint footsteps; and because, although they only gave me four days to try and find another place, they did offer to let me out of the lease and give me my money back.
-the entry stairs and foyers leading up to the apartment are wood and I can imagine over time these are going to look very unsightly as they degrade
One other issue that I've found after being here for over a year (but not the complex's fault): the water-supply in Middletown is horrible! I don't drink it because it tastes funny, and, if I use them at all, I only use the ice-cubes from the automatic ice-maker by putting them in a clean zip-lock before putting them in my drink. Also, if the toilet in my spare bathroom is not flushed at least once every three days or so (I live alone, but do have frequent guests), a gelatinous film grows inside the toilet under the surface of the water. According to the apartment manager, it's because of the high mineral content in the water, but regardless of why, it's pretty disgusting!
-unlike most other apartments I have been in you get no seperate outside storage room. Unless you want to rent a garage
-the finishes inside the apartment are nice minus those mentioned above.
-the main room is wider than it is deeper makikg wall space for a large couch or entertainment center impossible.
-fitness center and pool are not even built yet, and by the time they are summer will be over.
Lovely dog park, gym, and pool.
The biggest problem was: two months after applying, 5 weeks after being approved, but only 9 days before move-in, [they] tell me that the apartment I'm getting is a handicapped-accessible apartment: I no longer have a bathtub in the apartment; I lost the kitchen pantry; I lost lower cabinet and drawer space in the kitchen; and I lost storage space in the bedroom closets.
They (the architects, according to the manager's office) claim that a 2-bedroom is 1255 sq. ft., but I took a tape measure and measured from one end of the apartment to the other, and I found that the actual square footage is somewhere between 1040 and 1044 sq. ft. - nowhere near 1255 sq. ft. they claim!
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-no elevators.
-it is very quiet here, and you do hardly hear anyone from inside your apartment or around in the community.
-there is not enough kitchen lighting
That's it hope the review was helpful.
-the actual square footage of the apartment is much less than advertised.
Cons:
Other design issues: the kitchen sink is smaller than a table place-mat; there are no drawers or medicine cabinet in the master bathroom, so you have to store everything either on the counter or under the sink; the only towel-rack in the master bathroom is behind the bathroom door, as far as possible from the shower; and, on the gas stove, if you lean against the knobs you can inadvertently turn on the burners - when you push on them and let go, they can pop back out in an ON position.
The good news is, I did move out of the handicap apartment, but even doing that had issues, simply because I moved into the very 1st building in the complex. So, I got stuck with electrical cooking instead of gas - but given the knob situation (see below), that's not so bad - and the insulation in the walls and flooring is not as good. I.e., the neighbors in the new apartment are a lot noisier. I also am now in a southern-facing building which means more sunlight, more AC usage, and, because the windows were not fully sealed when installed, a mite infestation in both bedrooms.
I have very mixed feelings on this apartment community. Here is what I see at the pros and cons:
I still have the same square-footage issue, same tiny kitchen sink, a similar issue with the towel bar - instead of being at the opposite end, it is now behind the toilet, which means reaching over the toilet to get to it - the pool/clubhouse/fitness center has still not been built, etc. But, I did gain back the bathtub and the kitchen pantry, and I did get a better refrigerator. And, I got an extra window in the master bedroom.
Beautiful apartments, close to shopping centers
-the decks are also made of deck wood which also will look unslighty, but the biggest designer flaw here is that it is not a solid floor so if I spill a drink or want to water pants or wash my deck off it cascades down to everyone's deck below!
-the shower surround installed in the master bathroom is simply stupid. It is too small. It features a ledge that you can sit on which takes up valuable shower space, and or right where you would want to stand to take a shower. There is no lip on the door on the surround so even when using a shower curtain you walk out to a puddle of water on the floor.
(Heavily edited - apparently Google doesn't like long reviews) Original review is below:
Pros:
-they must have installed the smallest hot water heater known to man because after 10 mins you have no more hot water.
BTW, I did bump my review up to the 3 stars, simply because the (current) staff has been extremely friendly and helpful; although they did, once again, publish everyone's email by not blind-copying everyone.
-the monthly rent seems to be on par if not just slightly high.
-traffic going north on 301 and 896 in the mornings is horrible.
UPDATE: So, it's been more than a year since I moved here, yet I am still living here. Why? I had planned to move out, and was going to give my 30-day notice, but it turns out that was if I planned to stay - to move out, I needed to give a 60-day notice. More than two months before my lease was up, I received a letter from the complex telling me that I had less than ten days to decide whether or not I was moving out. Obviously, I went into a scramble mode. Unfortunately, my 3 fallback places had no availability until 3 to 4 months after my lease was up, so I had no choice but to stay.
-why in 2017 are their apartment built without a ceiling fan / light combo in each room is beyond me. Not only is there no ceiling fan or light in each room there isn't even an electrical out in the ceiling if you wanted to add one!
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