I've lived here over a year
Pros:
-One of the cheaper places you'll find within 10-15 minutes of downtown Ann Arbor that isn't in Ypsi
-Safety: I've come back at all hours of the night and never felt unsafe walking back to my apartment, I've never heard of anyone having issues (break ins, home invasions, cars broken into, etc.)
-Apartment layouts are nice, feel spacious, and kitchens are in pretty good shape. For how old they are, they appear to be pretty well taken care of
-Maintenance is
...usually pretty quick to respond to issues, although I've had a few issues that have been reported and never fixed or required multiple follow ups
Cons:
-Lack of a dishwasher kind of stinks, it's something I've had in every other apartment I've lived in, even without a clothes washer/dryer
-The basements are pretty disgusting: dirty, lots of insects (found a bunch in the dryer still hanging around), took me about a month of living here before I finally got a storage locker in the basement (every resident is supposed to have one)
-The bathrooms have a giant window right at chest level and no extractor which I found kind of unsettling, I ended up putting a window tint over it and hanging a curtain after removing the blinds that were already there since they tended to stick together
-Lots of issues with insects getting inside, I've probably killed 20 stinkbugs over the course of winter that have been flying around my living room or bathroom. This got a little better after sealing my bathroom window with tape.
-The apartments were built with a flat roof so heat doesn't really have anywhere to go meaning if you live on the second floor, expect it to be hot and running your AC constantly. I'm not sure if the AC units built into the living room (*no central AC*) are just old or if the insulation is poor but it seems to have trouble just cooling down the living room and forgot about it cooling your kitchen or bedroom. I had to buy a portable AC unit so I could sleep at night.
Other thoughts:
-The apartments are literally right next to the highway, if you come from an area that is normally quiet at night, forget about sleeping with your window open, there is constantly traffic on 23.
-Management is usually pretty good when you can get a hold of them but they're pretty bad about following up on phone calls or issues you report. Some people may like having management that sort of "leaves you alone" but it's kind of inconvenient when you are trying to report a problem.
Max of 2. $300 non-refundable pet deposit.