I have lived at Ansley Forest for a few months and my lease isn't up just yet. As soon as it is, though, I'm tempted to stay. When I first "toured" the complex I wanted to run. (Not visually what I was looking for.) Oddly enough, it's the place I ended up picking.

My rent is ridiculously low compared to other apartment communities in the area. Everything is included in rent except for electricity and cable (if you choose it). Cooking is gas, which intimidated me at first considering I'd never used it, but I've found that it's basically the same as electric and I'm satisfied. The rooms are smaller than in my previous apartment, but I make do quite easily. I have enough storage room which is nice. The few times I've had maintenance issues (absolutely NOTHING severe, just random little issues that I wanted fixed) the staff was between decently and very quick to address this.

MANY people here have dogs, which is great for me because I love animals. Overall they seem to clean up after their pets. The people I've encountered are friendly, and I do feel safe in this area (despite what I originally thought of it). The grounds are not pretty. The best sights are what the residents keep in their yards and on their balconies. Publix, Kroger, Blockbuster, Moes, liquor store, other stuff (Ansley Mall) are all within walking distance (right across the street) which is a very big plus for me. MARTA stops here as well, but I don't use it.

Parking is decent I'd say. While I never have problems finding A spot, I do not often find a spot right in front of my building. That's because I live in a highly congested area where about 4 buildings meet with very few spots. I do find parking late at night, though, and I still feel safe walking from my car inside to the apartment. I just wish they'd told me beforehand that my actual apartment was in such a packed spot. There are physical impairments to my place. For instance, there are holes - yes holes - in the tub that were very shoddily patched up. There are also remnants of mold in the shower that I had to clean, HOWEVER... as a Biology major I STILL feel safe enough in this place to stay. You hear "mold" and you're like "ugh".. They really should have cleaned some of the place better in most of the rooms (like around the stove before I moved in), but it isn't like I couldn't do it myself. So I did.

I have only used the laundry facility once or twice, so sorry but I don't have much input on that. But there are a number of machines for resident use. You pay for them, of course. $1.00 for wash, $1.25 to dry I think. The washers are very small, but maybe that's because I cram a whole lot of clothes in there at once. But they got clean, so no worries.

What else' I don't care much either way for the office staff or the maintenance people I see walking around a lot. I'm sure they're ok. I get what I need out of the place. I have NOT had a bug problem, though, or (knock on wood) heard of any break-ins or anything like that. So: I feel safe, the apartment is sufficient, parking's fine, the location is WONDERFUL (one-ish mile from Piedmont Park), and for the price this is a GREAT deal. That's about it.

User Responses
From: ashleyvwest	Date: 01/13/2009
We're coming up on the end of our 3rd year living here. Our rent has stayed the same everytime (knock on wood). Also, they will offer you a choice of having your carpet cleaned, installing a ceiling fan, removing or adding wallpaper to the kitchen or bathroom(s). I'm not sure what size unit you are in, but the ceilings fans dropped our electricity bill during the summer by almost half.
From: Anonymous	Date: 04/20/2009
I have a question. My wife, toddler son, and I will be moving to Atlanta this summer. Ansley Forest looks very good to us. We are concerned however, that the apartments do not have families with young kids and preschoolers. Is this concern true? Would you recommend us to move to AF?
From: Raysajam	Date: 05/19/2009
Hi. I have seen a few families here. More often than not, though, you will see many singles - lots of men, some couples. My friend lives here with her young kids and husband. One of their neighbors is a family with young children. That person's neighbor is a family. Where I live there don't seem to be any kids except for visitors. I don't know what my user name will show as (not logged in), but I wrote this original post and like it says -- overall I would STILL probably stay. I don't have kids, though. I like the convenience of everything. My friend's kids don't seem to have a problem with the place. It's secluded enough to where you don't appear to need to worry about your kids getting lost or hit or anything. I mean how fast can someone drive in this place? I hope that helps. Sorry it's a delayed response. Good luck!

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