I lived in MM for 3 years and am very torn between my experience here. Overall, any good experiences i did have are far outweighed by the bad.
Pros: apartments are nice, appliances work well, common spaces and gym are nice to have. Located close to FH for easy commuting. In a nice location of JP ("up and coming"), and close to great food and downtown JP.
Cons:
- not a smoke free community as advertised. many residents smoke in their apartment, on the balcony and in the common areas. I first
...lived in a street level apt in building B for two years. Eventually had to move out to a third floor apartment because residents were constantly smoking outside the window. I could never open my windows. Moving to the 3rd floor did not solve the problem as many residents smoke on their balconies and in the courtyard. I addressed this with management multiple times (over email, face-to-face conversations), and was always assured it would be addressed. Then I would see the same residents smoking on their balcony. MM should not advertise themselves as a smoke free community without being more strict on their policy.
- mess dog owners! As a dog owner myself, I understand that dogs have to pee and poop. However, we had multiple issues with finding dog poop/pee in the stairway or elevator. Some entrances we stopped using because of the smell of urine. The biggest issue we had was our upstairs neighbor letting their dog pee on their balcony, which would leak down to ours. Again, addressed this directly with management, and the situation never got better.
- Management has gone down hill over last three years. While we lived there, we saw 4 different property managers come in. The current management is unprofessional, unresponsive, and will say they are addressing things that never actually get addressed. We had multiple issues with property manager right at the end of our time at MM with emailing or calling us back, or missing phone appointments we had set up with him.
Overall, the apartments not built well enough to justify the price, and don't have a responsive enough management to justify the price.
Expect to smell constant smoke fumes, dog pee (maybe even have to clean it up off your porch), hear the train, overpay for parking and living, and then when you decide it's an issue, don't expect management to be compromising or do anything to resolve it.
Would not recommend living here.
*breed restrictions.