Central Park Manor Apartamentos

in Central Park Manor was easily the best apartment experience I've had.

having a dishwasher, air conditioning unit, and lots of closet/storage space. We CONSTANTLY walk to restaurants like Pub 819, Chipotle, and LTD Brewing, and often catch a movie down the street at the $3 cinema. If you like easy access to the city while still having a small-town vibe, CPM is the place for you!

lot, on the street, or in the adjacent rec center lot for guests. As others mentioned, the building is concrete and well-insulated. I only heard my neighbors through the walls perhaps a half dozen times and occasionally people in the hallway. Someone previously commented on exterior noise: I don't remember anything excessive, though my unit faced the parking lot/Mainstreet, not the school nor the recreational facility/park. Since it is on Mainstreet and near these, some typical noise of people living and cars passing is expected, and I never found it offensive or especially disruptive. Either it's been resolved or it's not an issue for the lot-facing units. Management is friendly and helpful, and maintenance staff is prompt and does quality work. I didn't interact with other tenants often, but everyone was nice when I did, and there was a friendly neighbor living on my floor who often chatted with me briefly if we departed/arrived at the same time. People are neighborly when passing in the stairwell and small talk at the mailboxes sometimes. Also as others have mentioned, the location is unbeatable. It's within walking distance of MANY places to eat, a local grocery, a second run cinema, mechanics, a performing arts center, etc, and across MN-7 there's Walgreens, Caribou, etc. A few minutes away by car are strip malls with more places to eat, department stores, and other retailers. It's less than a half hour from downtown Minneapolis, the airport, Valley Fair, and many cities/towns with stuff to do. Easy access to I-494, US-169 (and thereby, I-394 and MN-55), and MN-62; MN-7 is a few blocks north and MN-3/Excelsior Blvd is one block south. You can get anywhere easily. I can't say enough good things about CPM. When apartment hunting, this was my first showing, but I signed right away, canceled my other showings, and never regretted it. At my recommendation, a coworker also viewed then rented a unit in the same building and stayed until moving into a house.

lost them, they frequently shut off the water for no reason. If we lose power in the middle of the night, there is no one available until 9:30am to deal with that issue-when all of us are at work. On top of that, they frequently make changes to their office hours to make them even more inconvenient for the residents. I wish I could stay in this apartment because the location is perfect and the apartment is beautiful. I have to move because I cannot bear to deal with the huge burden of rigid, uncaring, condescending management.

been added or upgraded since I moved in. It's definitely a value in this area. Whenever something breaks, the issue is addressed as soon as I put in the request (both my dishwasher and air conditioner were replaced in a day or two when they broke). I've had a great experience living here and would definitely encourage people to consider making this their home too!