A Constant Headache
September 25, 2025 - Review from Apartments.com
Truly my worst living experience in Columbus. When I moved in there were signs advertising the heated resort style pool open year round. During my lease, Champion property management changed this to the pool being closed every September with all outside amenities locked off. Yet the already high rent continues climbing.
When backing out of my parking spot, a rivet sticking high out of a concrete stopper caught my bumper, ripping it off completely. I went without a car for a week and my insurance ...
went up, but all communications were met with deflection and no apology. The rivet was quietly fixed - their only concern was liability, not tenants.
I received an email about “routine property checks” noticing my expired tags, threatening to tow my car immediately. Yet they never address overflowing trash cans at exits or the disgusting steel pipe residents must use to poke trash down the fly-infested garbage chute.
I’ve had constant electrical problems requiring outlet rewiring. The fire alarm goes off every few months causing mass evacuations. There have been TWO massive car pile-ups on Route 23 that destroyed multiple tenant cars, never addressed by the building or Champion.
After not renewing my lease, there’s been a non-stop parade of Champion staff entering my apartment. They claim 24-hour notice but tie notes to doorknobs with ribbons - no email or text. If working from home for 18 hours, I never see it. Every entry has some elusive reason: radon, lenders, vendors.
I’ve always paid rent on time and caused no problems. Other Columbus apartments let you pack in peace and inspect after move-out. With Champion and Caldera, tenant privacy and comfort matter little, and non-renewing tenants are just obstacles to flipping apartments.
If that’s your idea of luxury living, you might not mind. Otherwise, spend your money anywhere but these steep rents.
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