Pros: convenient location, very close to everything (Lowe's, Giant, BJ's, Goodwill, DMV, you name it!). Quiet-ish and safe neighborhood, there are lots of kids so expect some noise but not too crazy. Nice neighbors. Pet friendly. Plenty of space and closet space in the apartment. Modern appliances. Bergers' staff is nice and reasonable. AC works beautifully in the summer. Super energy efficient (I only use about 60 kwh per month). When my oven broken they came in and replaced it the next business
...day.
Cons: This is the reason why I'm moving out. The apartment is old with modern appliances but it doesn't hide the fact that it's old and not holding up well -- my floor is sloped at over 15 degrees and is took them over 3 months to come and fix it. Window screens are broken and does not prevent bugs from coming in, therefore I cannot open my windows until it is too cold to open them anyway. The carpet smells moldy. My bathroom door frame is missing a piece and won't close, it is not yet fixed after my 3 months of living here. When you call the office even during normal office hours it's hard to get a hold of them, you have to show up to the office in person or leave a voice mail and hope they will return the call within a week. You can hear the neighbors WALKING upstairs, there's no way to avoid this unless they tiptoe.
I don't shop that much, so inconvenience of waiting to get everything fixed in the apartment triumphs the convenient location. I also understand that I'm just unlucky to have this many problems because there aren't many apartments in this neighborhood with sinking floor. I would give a 4 star if not for my floor, and the general complaint is about the maintenance turnaround time.
I would neither recommend or discourage future residents from coming here based on my experience, therefore the 3 star.
