520 Elm St Apartments

insulation (particularly vs. upstairs or downstairs) is virtually non-existent. You can look forward to being woken up from your sleep virtually every day either morning and/or night assuming your sleep schedule doesn't perfectly match the person above or below you - all footsteps, wardrobe opens/closes and cupboard opens/closes will be heard in detail. The loud water pump noise is the worst, followed closely by bathroom fan. The new 'management' may not even be aware of how bad it is because the have not proactively interacted with any of the residents. The new apartments with hardwood floors look nice, but again it's superficial as the building itself is devoid of any sound insulation; the hardwood floors surely make things worse still; the high prices are hilarious - they are just not worth the price when you factor in the fundamental building shortcomings - it's a shame buildings like this got planning permission in the first place - the standard is so bad. You might get lucky and have someone above/below you who is is mindful and tries to be be quiet, but don't hold your breath. If they significantly upgraded the sound insulation on every floor, the apartments might be closer to being worth what they are trying to charge.

over $4,600, were highly dubious and, I believed, unlawful as they were for ordinary wear and tear, items that had already exceeded their life expectancy, etc. After I sent the owners a letter demanding the return of my security deposit, they magically produced an "updated" invoice showing an additional $800 in painting expenses and also claimed unspecified additional expenses. I sued the owners of The Palms and was awarded the return of my full security deposit by the court. I am in touch with two other tenants who have also had similar security deposit issues, so I do not believe that my experience was an isolated incident. I cannot in good conscience recommend this complex based on my horrific move-out experience.