I have lived here for three years in two different buildings. I went from a 2 Br to a 1 Br. Overall I haven't had many of issues with living here, I have enjoyed living here, I've always felt safe and secure. I have not had any issues with neighbors (except one yappy dog). However, I do know people who have had issues with this complex.
The Area: within a 1/2 mile of Oakwood, OH, about 1mi from the UD Campus. You can walk to a nice park, several running trails, 5 minute drive to Kroger.
The
...Grounds: Very well kept, the area is clean and well maintained, nice dog park. The pool is nice. The exercise room is a joke. There are not a lot of kids, the apartment is made up of mostly grad students from UD, its relatively quiet in a park like setting.
Laundry Rooms: The laundry rooms are in the basement of each building. My first building, the basement looked like it was straight out of a set of a scary movie. Dark, dingy, and smells like mildew. Plus the crawl spaces are open, those add extra creep factor. The second building is a little better, the basement feels airy-er and I don't mind doing laundry down there. Still the same smell.
Maintenance: Relatively prompt (1-3 days), I've had a good repair, and a repair that was shoddy.
Extra Storage Space: In the basement there are wooden cubicles (probably 4' x 8') for extra storage. Convenient.
The Apartments: Small square footage but excellent use of space. Good storage space in 3 closets (1Br) (lots of head room in closets). You can't fit more than a queen bed in the bedroom. Kitchen has a mini oven which is a pain.
Heating/ AC: Baseboard heat. In my first apartment we had a major problem with soot damaging the walls from the baseboard heat. In my second apartment the problem wasn't prevalent, but I did see some soot discoloration arising from the heater. The heat works well and you don't need to run it a lot. The A/C is a wall unit. Sort of works. Cross ventilation is questionable or nonexistent depending on the apartment you are in.
Windows: Nice Size, but only single pane windows. They fog up, collect a lot of condensation, and are very cold in the winter. You can feel drafts. Some of the plaster along the window casings are crumbling in lots of places.
Mold: Several of my friends have had lots of mold issues. I haven't had a problem, with anywhere but my bathroom. I think the mold is behind the tile, I bleach my tub and shower tiles once a week and cracks in the caulking are questionably dark.
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