Linwood Park looks good on paper but it's not worth living here. The apartments are very old, there are so many bugs, & the maintenance office is useless.
The older property is something you can get over especially with the (lower-ish) price but be very aware what you're signing up for. Unless the apartment states it's been explicitly renovated expect old flooring, bad paint jobs, old appliances, & structural flaws. There is no central AC, which wouldn't be such a problem but you have to pay to
...INSTALL the unit AND for the panels for an AC unit you purchase yourself. Maybe you'd be lucky to get an apt where they already have the AC installed, if not be ready to pay $200 on top of the unit. Also the laundry room is very unkept - the machines are old & only accepts coins. It's 2020, have a card option.
The bugs here are uncontrollable. I have tried all sprays & found all visible holes but they still manage to get in here. This probably goes back to the age of the complex but it's been a really big nuisance, beyond the normal amount of bugs.
I truly don't understand the point of the maintenance office. When I signed the lease, one of the selling points was that there was an office that always has spare keys, would help answer questions, & help tenants feel secure. I locked myself out once & I was told 'we don't have a spare key on file I think the realtor never returned it' & I was so confused because is it the tenants job to make sure the realtor returns the spare key? No next steps on it & they told me to 'call a locksmith'. Nice. There was recently a black out in the area & they sent an email stating the black-out & that they would be working with PSEG to get the power back on asap (this was really appreciated, great communication). But when I responded asking for an updated ETA the following day I was told 'contact PSEG.' Okay, that's fine then why not state that in the original email? Or state in the email that there will be no further updates outside of this ONE because they didn't even let tenants know that the power was back on. Just all around nonsense fees, policies & processes that make no sense and have no benefit to the tenant.
This has been a horrible place to live. Whoever manages this complex doesn't care about making it better they only work to maintain what they have which gets worse year over year. I would not recommend anyone to rent or purchase property at Linwood. Be very very mindful when you decide to live here.
