I've been living here for a couple of months now, here are some facts about Birchview:

1. Great bang for the buck overall, good size, most units have new kitchens, I have two walk-in closets, all have pretty large balconies, some are placed in nice courtyards layouts with different types of trees.

2. Staff is fair. Don't waste your time trying to get them to fix anything cosmetic they don't seem to care or have time to put a new cover on an outside light bulb or repaint a door if it looks worn, however when stuff is broken they move quickly. When my toilet broke they came out and replace it immediately, the guy was nice.

3. Apartment is all electric, heat, stove, etc. (can be $200 in winter, spring/fall closer to $120). When I looked at other apartments that included heat/hot water they were about $150-200 a month more expensive so one way or another you're still paying for heat. If you like to BLAST the heat this may not be the place for you.

4. Nice enough neighbors. The community is quiet and peaceful, the common areas are clean but older than others. People say Hi but that's about it..

5. New side versus Old side. The new side has a more attractive tan brick exterior, the old side has your standard dark red brick. I've been in both and I really like the layouts of the older ones much better, more closet space and it seemed like better build quality, they do look worst on the outside though. They are the same in price just about.

6. Close to everything. It's right off of exit 9 on Rt. 287, you're 5 minutes from Target, Walmart, Stop N Shop, Regal Cinemas and about 10 minutes to the Bridgewater Commons Mall.

Overall I very happy. If you need to be in this general area, I would recommend it, but if you can live down in the Plainsboro area, prices there seemed lower and the apartment communities are much newer.

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