Abbott Pointe

 
I've lived here for 3 years now. I have a top floor apartment.

Our heat went out for a week once, I wasn't putting up with that and got $20 per day the heat was out. Fine with me. Know you rights people.

I had a broken screen that I called quite a few times about - 6 weeks later the guy came to check my plumbing because someone else was having a problem and he didn't even know about the screen (but he fixed it that day).

The water used to be real bad - meaning it would fluctuate alot in temp - but it's been better.

One of the dryers is constantly broken, but we just never try that one anymore.

Parking lot lighting is a serious issue. Right by my apartment is very dark because the closest light is blocked by a tree.

Another issue is security. This is an issue in two ways. First they have a bikerack over in the dark between a dumpster and a fence where no windows can see it. Can you say thief heaven' It only took 1 day for my fiance's bike to have a wheel stolen when he left it there.

The other issue is the buildings themselves. The doors do not lock, the basement storage areas are made from a wood that is about as sturdy as card board - theft from those storage bins is a constant occurence - I'm lucky in that mine is right by a door so the thief would have to worry about someone walking in. Also in the basement there is no screen covering the window where the laundry is - this window is level with the ground. That means that thieves, squirrels, spiders, whatever could just waltz on in through the window. Who ever thought of putting a window level with the ground and not have a screen on it' (the window is also almost always open).

Good Things:

1. Heat/Water included.
2. Right by bus stop.
3. Cheap compared to other places.
4. Straight shot up abbott to campus - easy access to Saginaw for going to Okemos or Lansing.
5: Open/Free parking.
6: Relaxed about rules as far as pets/decorations. I once looked at a place and every question I asked was "Against Company Policy." Here they just said "Thats fine."

If they could just lock the laundry doors and move the bike rack I'd feel a whole lot better about this place.

Still, I'm on my third lease for a reason. Its a pretty big apartment for only $624 a month.

Oh and I agree - the office staff can at times be useless.

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