Drakes Pond

555 South Drake Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
269-349-2555 WEBSITE save favorite

AVERAGE RATING

recommended by:
44%

overall rating:

3.0

Parking:

3.4

Maintenance:

2.9

Construction:

3.1

Noise:

3.6

Grounds:

3.2

Safety:

3.3

Office Staff:

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08/28/2011

Awesome

YES

5.0

The staff and maintenance crew are wonderful. Nothing but helpful and warm caring individuals. I have lived here over a year with my 3 kids and am very grateful for this wonderful community.

08/16/2011

Wonderful

YES

4.0

Been living here for about 18 months. Great place to live.

05/16/2011

DO NOT LIVE HERE

1.0

These apartments are far from luxury and charge wayyy too much! We have lived here for 13 months. We signed a lease for 15 months. We just closed on a house and wanted to break out lease 2 months early. ... more

10/26/2010

Honest Jon Takes on Anonymous (Management obviously) response - Part 1

2.0

Thanks for your response Anonymous! I won't debate the garage space given your honest response that it doesn't fit all sizes. Though I'm not sure how much wider a hummer is to your "full size sedan", I would plead with ... more

09/15/2010

Drakes Pond Luxury Apartments

YES

5.0

I've lived here for close to a year and, while some of the construction issues mentioned in other reviews may be partially true, I've not once had a problem with the not bomb proof walls. I'm in a 3rd floor apartment, ... more

04/04/2010

I hate this place

1.0

01/08/2010

pathetic construction

3.0

08/18/2009

Nice

YES

5.0

03/01/2009

Satisfied with most everything here!

YES

4.0

02/18/2009

no title

1.0

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Drakes Pond is an apartment community located in Kalamazoo , MI . The following apartment communities are located nearby: Country Club Park ( 0.1 miles), Seville Apartments (formerly Mount Royal Townhomes) ( 0.4 miles), and Nottingham Place ( 0.4 miles).

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01/07/2009	Unsafe, horrible staff and old apartments	NO	1.0
11/02/2008	overpriced homeless bum hangout	NO	2.0
09/02/2008	Most of the posts here say it all!! Stay Clear of Drakes..	NO	1.0
09/01/2008	NOT worth the OUTRAGEOUS costs!	NO	3.0
08/31/2008	Terrible stay away at all costs!	NO	1.0
07/02/2008	Don't rent here	NO	1.0
03/28/2008	Great experience.	YES	5.0
08/21/2007	Horrible and heres why:	NO	2.0
08/20/2007	I would rent again.	YES	4.0
08/03/2007	Sex Offenders	YES	3.0
08/01/2007	Not too bad	YES	5.0
07/27/2007	Have been back 3 times...	YES	4.0
07/19/2007	average - don't plan on spending more than a year here	NO	2.0
06/18/2007	Renters Beware!!!!!	NO	1.0
04/12/2007	Worth the price!	YES	5.0
11/21/2006	Alright place to live.	YES	4.0
11/13/2006	More trouble than it's worth...	NO	2.0
09/09/2006	Warning -- Avoid this place!!!	NO	3.0
08/30/2006	This place is fine!	YES	4.0
08/06/2006	Average at best...	NO	2.0
07/07/2006	Wasps, moldy and damp, roaches, over billed elec	NO	1.0
06/30/2006	Liked it here	YES	5.0
06/27/2006	worst place ever	NO	1.0
06/22/2006	Love it here.	YES	5.0
06/12/2006	I really like it here :)	YES	5.0
05/02/2006	Poor Customer Service	NO	1.0
01/17/2006	Not That Bad - Jeez	YES	4.0
11/21/2005	Hidden costs, poor maintenace, mgmt bad?	NO	1.0
10/14/2005	Apartments-Great Maintenance-Horrible	NO	4.0
09/02/2005	A great place to live!	YES	5.0
08/22/2005	What are you people talking about - this place is great!!!	YES	5.0
08/05/2005	Use ApartmentRatings to choose another place!	NO	1.0
08/04/2005	Not recomended !	NO	1.0
07/21/2005	Overpriced, rude lame staff, RUN AWAY!	NO	1.0
03/29/2005	Best Place in Kalamazoo	YES	5.0
03/17/2005	Great Place to Live	YES	5.0
02/15/2005	Rude, Nasty Staff	NO	1.0
12/09/2004	Live s	NO	2.0
12/08/2004	nice for interns	YES	4.0
12/07/2004	Wonderful Place to live	YES	5.0
12/03/2004	One Word - Cockroaches!	NO	2.0
10/19/2004	Unsafe!!	NO	1.0
09/25/2004	not so great	NO	3.0
08/05/2004	bad school district and over priced	NO	2.0
07/05/2004	Best place to live in Kalamzoo	YES	5.0
04/20/2004	GOOD	YES	5.0
03/18/2004	getiing better	YES	4.0
03/16/2004	BE WEARY AND DONT LIVE HERE	NO	2.0
03/01/2004	Not So Great	NO	2.0
01/20/2004	very poor	NO	3.0
01/06/2004	Good for the New Year	YES	5.0
12/07/2003	Totally Beautiful!	YES	4.0
12/03/2003	Eat a ----	NO	2.0
11/26/2003	Overall - good	YES	4.0
11/24/2003	Best Place I have ever lived	YES	3.0
10/24/2003	Appearances can be deceiving!!!	NO	2.0
08/20/2003	Not worth your money	NO	2.0
06/30/2003	Too expensive for what you get.	NO	2.0
04/10/2003	Mrbsmith is a Fraud	YES	5.0
03/06/2003	Best Maintenance Service Around	YES	3.0
02/24/2003	Great place to call home! UPDATED 8/4/06	YES	5.0
02/24/2003	Good experience	YES	5.0
02/17/2003	Yeah its ok	YES	3.0
01/14/2003	Not a bad place after all!	NO	3.0
09/24/2002	Terrible	NO	3.0
09/23/2002	HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
04/25/2002	Over priced but a nice place	YES	3.0
12/21/2001	Great place to live!	YES	4.0
12/18/2001	Short Term stay	YES	3.0