I've lived at Carlton Arms North for 2 years now, and in April of '04 I will be moving to a new apartment. To be honest, the only reason I'm leaving is because of the unavailability of washer/dryer hookups in the units.

I realy love this community, and I'll be sad to have to leave. It's only a mile from where I work, a couple miles from my kids, and convenient to everything.

The apartment buildings are older, but very well maintained. The lakes intersperced throughout the property are loaded with life, and are quite healthy.

The office staff has always been pleasant to me, and they know me by name. The few maintenance complaints I've had (broken A/C, broken exterior door hinge, broken door lock) were all taken care of quickly -- usually within 24 hours. The maintenance people are even friendly from what I've seen.

The large number of big oak trees sometimes dump a constant barrage of leaves and other muck onto the parking lot and sidewalks. The maintenance people regularly blow-off all the paved areas of the property, keeping everything looking clean and neat.

While the bedrooms are of average size typically, the living room areas are usually quite spacious. The units also come with outside patios on the bottom floor for you gardeners out there.

There are 2 large pools on the property that are always nice and clean. The 2 laundry facilities have approximately 16 washers and dryers in each. Lately, I've noticed an increasing problem with the reliability of the equipment (at one point 8 washers were broken); but I believe this is mostly due to the way some of the residents choose to abuse it. Stuffing an entire 4 foot laundry hamper full of clothes into a single washer is NOT using the equipment properly!

They have a real job on their hand since there are a great many units to maintain; but the folks at Carlton Arms North seem to tackle the job with great tenacity!

Sorry to have to leave, but in the North end of Temple Terrace, you'd be hard-pressed to find a nicer place to live.

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