Charbonneau
1 Charbonneau, Columbia, SC 29201
803-252-1000  save favorite
AVERAGE RATING
recommended by:
29%

overall rating:
2.8
3.2
3.17 Parking:
2.7
2.66 Maintenance:
2.6
2.57 Construction:
3.3
3.31 Noise:
2.5
2.46 Grounds:
2.8
2.8 Safety:
3.0
3.0 Office Staff:
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Great location!

From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 7/17/2009
Years at this apartment: 2007 - 2008
 
I started out in a 1 bedroom unit toward the front of the complex by the office. It's a HUGE complex by the way. The apartment was extremely old and had a bad smell. The proximity to the woods caused a major bug problem too. I upgraded to a 2 bedroom 2 bath unit and I only decided to stay because of the location and price. I knew I wasn't going to stay long due to the fact that I would be buying a house soon. The second unit I moved into was in the very back of the complex. I was extremely lucky to not have noisy neighbors so I did have to put "minimal noise" but I did witness other units with noisy tenants. That really depends on your location. It's hit or miss on that. The unit was very old but had a great view of the rock quarry behind it off the screened in porch. I was very lucky the management changed before my transition and the new property manager was very nice and did her best to get all the maintanence issues under control. I had to have an A/C unit replaced while I was in that unit. This is a VERY old apartment complex so I can't imagine the list of maintanence everyday. The maintanence staff was also extremely incompetant so I'm imagining that added to the frustration of the front office staff. When I initially moved in the 1 bedroom the staff was HORRIBLE. WORST experience I'd ever had with customer service. Like I said, LUCKILY that changed when I moved into the 2 bedroom but I've heard that new property manager left some time ago. Not sure how it is today but I can say that the apartment is OLD. You'll probably have a lot of maintanence issues and I think due to the frustration of upkeep they aren't able to keep good employees in their front office. The price and location are great though if you're looking for something SHORT TERM. I don't think I could've dealt with that place long term though.

Recommended: YES
Overall Rating
2 out of 5
Parking:
3 of 5
Maintenance:
2 of 5
Construction: 1 of 5
Noise:
4 of 5
Grounds: 2 of 5
Safety: 2 of 5
Office Staff:
2 of 5
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