Great location is a plus as is the large pool and nice work out gym.
Down sides are:
Not enough doggie stations near each building, during winter snow they are not easily accessible which makes some dog owners just leave their doggie mess. As a pet friendly neighborhood that charges extra for dogs you would expect they would use "pet paw friendly" ice melt on the steps and walkways, but sadly they don't! What they do use not only burns the feet of our dogs, it also destroys the cement steps,
...stains sidewalks and stains the hallway rugs which looks terrible. Management has been made aware of the lack of doggie stations, their placement in winter and poor choice of ice melt yet they ignore those obvious problem with very simple resolutions. There's other problem is the front of buildings end up with large deep pools of snow melt or rain water due to poor drainage making access to buildings a challenge. Royal crest does not reinvest in the common areas of these buildings giving them a worn out dated look. Iron railings on balconies are rusting. Landscaping is very nice around the office building and pool as well as main entrance to Royal Crest but they come up short around individual buildings by leaving dead bushes, plants or small trees that should have been replaced. They no longer employ a security guard at the guard house gate located at the entrance. He used to patrol the parking lots discouraging car break ins but he's gone now for over a year. Apartments are smoke free but some residents do smoke in and around buildings. Management send out notices but little real enforcement is done. There is a fee for parking even though it's all outdoors for each car you have. Not everyone displays their parking sticker which means not everyone is paying their fee and finding spots can be tough. Management doesn't really enforce this requirement.
Bottom line is overall a nice community with great maintenance staff. Management is not as responsive as they should be and the property needs imagination to better utilize the existing open land for the pleasure of residents.
Examples: meet and greet social events other communities offer but not R.C., re-seed grassy areas that are worn out, doggie play areas, picnic areas, outside kids play area.Very Simple!
Rent is not cheap and the value you get for that rent diminishes with lack of yearly reinvestments. Good short-term place, maybe up to 18 months then it just gets stale.
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