Pros:
- decent location in downtown SS
- big apartments
- some have patios (you have to call to ask about this though, they don't advertise it on their website)
- pet friendly
- management is courteous and responsive for the most part, occasional annoyance but nothing terrible
- good online portal to pay rent and make maintenance requests which generally get taken of quickly
- I haven't see any mice and only occasional bugs which were handled when I reported it (I do have cats though)
- decent
...value esp considering utilities are included
- verizon fios available
- fitness center just reopened and its nice
- pool is beautiful
Cons
- this year they didn't give any guest passes for pool despite their website saying each apartment got one visitor's pass. Hopefully just a covid thing and we'll get visitor passes next year.
- shared laundry. Haven't had issues getting a machine but sometimes can be a bit messy in there
- occasional garbage pileup in dumpster area. They've been changing their trash/recycle service but seems to be an ongoing experiment
- pretty big complex so just getting out of it (walking) to the main road can take like 10 minutes and sometimes uber or delivery drivers have trouble finding your building
- occasional smells or loud music from other apartments. Hasn't been a big bother to me as I usually shut my windows when it happens, but if you're not laid back about these things, it could be annoying.
- occasional elevator outages. Again, not a big problem for me because of the floor I'm on, but for people on higher floors, could be an imposition
- occasional fire alarms, on average once every few months
- definitely not a luxury complex, no doorman to get your packages, but they do have amazon hub and I haven't had anything stolen/missing when left in front of my door. The apartments are decent but the buildings are not particularly impressive and other than a fitness center now and a pool in the summer, there's no other real amenities (although there are vending machines in every building)
- occasional incidents reported like carjacking (it's a big complex with lots of cameras everywhere and I feel safe enough but stuff does happen)
Bottom line: I'm good here for now, saving money etc., eventually I'd like something nicer but for what I'm paying and what I'm getting, I feel satisfied.
Pet Friendly.