Six Years and Still Loving It!
August 17, 2024 - Review from Apartments.com
I am 74, recently retired, and have lived by myself in this second-level, two-bedroom apartment for the past six years. I enjoy bicycling every day on The Landings' and Navstar Community's beautifully-treed sidewalks. I spend many hours on my quiet deck, in the company of outdoor plants, YouTube documentaries, bird and cricket calls and tall pines and maples. Over the years (and with the mild apartment turnover I've witnessed) my neighbors have been unequivocally friendly and pleasant--barring ...
just a couple of (glaring) exceptions. But, given the precarious state of many people in this country and world, I continue to count myself as being among the very lucky ones. Like I said, attitude is latitude!
In sum, living here continues to be a GREAT, 4-to-5 Star, experience for me. Any endeavor can turn out to be whatever one wants/wishes it to be...One just has to approach things with enthusiasm, optimism and creativity. I affectionately call this apartment "my ashram of one" because daily living here deeply nourishes all parts of me. There's lots of fresh air, green spaces, quiet, trees...and it's safe, well lighted at night, and easily accessible to the natural beauties throughout Aquidneck Island as well as to such mundane necessities as service entities and shopping centers, Not surprisingly, I sleep well at night here; and during many days, the great Sun nourishes my beloved tropical bedroom plants through east, south AND west-facing, large windows.Being on second-floor, I can safely keep the windows and blinds open most times--and often imagine myself living both inside and outside both night and day. What a deal!
Finally, I'd love to remain here indefinitely--and the newly-installed management and maintenance teams are making everything even better and more attractive--BUT! The annual rent increases (8%/year, average, over the last six years--according to my HP 12C calculator) are quickly catching up to my fiscally very cautious nature. Luckily, though, my health continues to be A-1...and I am and have been a resilient survivor/adapter! So, "we'll see, we'll see."
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