University Crossing formerly University Commons
2215 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502
785-539-0500  WEBSITE save favorite
AVERAGE RATING
recommended by:
22%

overall rating:
1.8
3.4
3.38 Parking:
2.5
2.46 Maintenance:
2.2
2.23 Construction:
2.0
2.0 Noise:
2.5
2.46 Grounds:
3.0
3.0 Safety:
1.9
1.92 Office Staff:
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One Time Resident - Never Again

From: JM19
Date posted: 7/4/2008
Years at this apartment: 2007 - 2008
 
I can't even begin to explain how disgusted and disappointed I am with this place. This was my very first apartment, and I have certainly learned from the experience. Please note how very low the staff scores with even the reviewers who recommend the place. One or two you can write off, but these statistics are shameful.

For the first time resident, prepare to pay $329 a month for a four bedroom apartment. Yes, that does mean they're pulling in $1316 a month for the four bedroom apartment. You will pay this amount, along with the deposit, for the first two weeks, and then be ready to fork it out again for the upcoming month. But don't you worry, because it'll all be worth it when you enter your disgustingly filthy apartment! Prepare to find wonderful surprises like leftover socks, old mattress covers, snuffed out cigarettes underneath your bed, mold in the windows, at least one toilet that doesn't flush, and much more! Plan a whole day of fun for the family to come up with you and clean before you move in your things. Don't you worry, the staff will say. The last cleaning crew wasn't very good, but we're getting a new one for next year. *big smile*

After moving in, diligently mark down all of the damage in your rooms. You'll sure wish you had later. If you're super lucky, you'll get the bathroom with mold behind the toilet, or even the room with ants leaking through the window. Call the maintenance crew, and they'll get back to you after you've sent several requests. Once there, enjoy watching them obviously paint over the mold spot, and tell your roommate that the ants aren't their responsibility. If the toilet doesn't work when you get there, it's because you're a girl and have obviously been flushing feminine products. Silly you!

Rest from all your worries while your neighbors scream around you. It's OK on Saturday at 2 A.M. Not so much on Wednesday at 4 A.M. Go ahead and call the noise complaint hotline. But oh no! The woman tells you she's not even located in Kansas. She'll call someone right away to ask those crazy kids to calm down. You'll fall asleep to the soothing sounds of no one arriving. Oh well, you can just dodge around the trash, beer cans, random food, and then clean up the vomit on your car before you head off to work on two hours of sleep.

Parents, be prepared to deal with the staff. They're not going to listen to the resident, and probably won't listen to you until you show up in person. Would you like to talk to the manager' He's out. But the assistant would love to help you with the limited amount of things she can with a big grin on her face. Goodness, don't they smile pretty when they point you to the free tanning'

The only positive for this place is that the placement for roommates worked rather well. Of the four of us, not a single one is returning. Do not let this place take advantage of any inexperience with apartments. I am looking for a new place, and have been much wiser about my choices. I enjoy meeting people and new experiences, but this was a disaster I hope to never repeat.

Recommended: NO
Overall Rating
1 out of 5
Parking:
3 of 5
Maintenance:
1 of 5
Construction: 2 of 5
Noise:
1 of 5
Grounds: 1 of 5
Safety: 3 of 5
Office Staff:
1 of 5
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