I've been living here for 3 years and I believe I can honestly share some thoughts about this place.

The best feature of this place is the location, it's unbeatable, right next to 400 and 10mins away from I-75 & 85. It's walking distance to Lenox mall, Phipps plaza, Target and Publix. All major brokerage firms have a branch office within 5 mins of this place, and the same goes for major banks. If you are a person who likes urban living and to have everything within 2 miles radius and doesn't mind to pay higher rent, this is a place to be considered.

Now, there're a few things I would like to share with future residents since you won't know about this after you've moved in here.

I've heard some complaints from residents on first floor about bugs problem. I lived on 2nd floor and rarely seeing any bugs around. So, if you can't stand bugs, stay away from first floor.

Swimming pool area tends to be noisy around summer, people drinking and kids running and screaming. If you like to have a quiet and private apartment, stay away from swimming pool area.

This place has the highest power failure rate that i've seen in atlanta. It ranges from 3 secs (which you'll curse if you're working on your pc) to 4hrs (a night without lights or afternoon without A/C). The 3 secs power failure happens once or twice every week. The long haul power failure happens once every 3 months or so.

Be careful if your assigned unit is right next to the staircase. Since the public staircase was built attaching to your bedroom wall, thus everytime if someone is walking up and down the staircase, it would create a deep and loud trembling noise in your room. To avoid this problem, choose the top floor.

Another thing is the bathroom plumbing. I can't say this happen to every unit but I do believe they're sharing the same plumbing structure. Basically, you can hear what's the person is doing upstairs. You can definitely hear every single flush, or if they are using their bathroom sink. If it's at night and quiet, you would probably hear a bit more, which i'm not going to discuss here. To be fair, you would probably get used to the noise after a month or two, but it's embarrassing if you have guests over. Again, to avoid this problem, choose the top floor.

Tenants, some would greet, some would give you a nod and a smile, some would just mind their own business. Pretty standard, i would not ask for any more or less.

Security, I've heard 3 broke-ins over 3 years living here. To me, that's a pretty low rate compare to other apartments.

Traffic, It's getting worse. More and more people are moving to Buckhead area and the roads are still the same. Expect really bad traffic during rush hours and a month before Christmas.

Maintenance response time is pretty good, usually respond within reasonable time frame depends on the level of emergency. However, I do notice there's more garbage piled up at dumpster and stairway getting less clean under new management.

There's a new construction site going on right next to the apartment compound, so expect some noise and dust for 2006-2007.

The apartment switced to a new management since beginning of 2006. Personally, I found the new management is tougher to deal with, their culture is more businesslike and less on personal level. I really miss Penelope, our old property manager.

I can sincerely say that I've got a good bargain for rent vs. value over the last 3 years. The new management decided to raise the rent to match surrounding buckhead area, which is around $1100/mth for one bedroom apartment. For that reason, I've decided to look around and I've found plenty of apartments (5-10 mins away from buckhead) offering at the same price range but more space, much better amenities, and above all, newer construction and more modern fixtures in the apartment.

So, if you must absolutely living in Buckhead, this is still a place to be considered. If you are looking for rent vs. value, I would skip living here.

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