Pros: The apartment manager is competent, professional, and friendly and wants to make you feel at home; she always drops off little goodie bags with candy for Valentine’s, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. Maintenance requests were always fixed within 24 hours, from a broken disposal to water heater to A/C. Great water pressure in the shower and no issues with hot water. A/C is effective in summer and heater is toasty in winter if needed. Huge patio windows open to create a nice breeze in
...spring/fall. Good public transit connections (48 & 62 buses, Venus Orbit, and 3rd St light rail stop). Credit card reader for community laundry machines. 5-minute walk to Tempe Town Lake. 3 coffee shops, a few bars, and a dozen restaurants within a 10-minute walk. Safe neighborhood.
Cons: Kitchen/bathroom/bedroom cabinets are dated veneer particleboard. Airplanes are deafening with the windows open and traffic on Hardy Drive is loud. NW Tempe has few amenities so you have to drive down to Tempe Marketplace or Broadway/Southern or take multiple buses just for grocery stores/dry cleaners/banks/shopping/etc. No in-unit laundry machines. No recycling; you have to use the community bin in Jaycee Park on 5th Street.
Max of 2.