I've been living at Lincoln on the Green for 4.5 years now, 4 years in a 2 bedroom 2nd floor, and now in a 1 bedroom 1st floor. The leasing lady back then (Glenda, I think) ok to work with, although her inability to hold a 1st floor apartment for 4 hours like she promised ticked me off. When me and my roommate returned, she said she has a 2nd floor apartment available and looked at use like we were crazy when we asked about the 1st floor one.

The parking is fine, I've never not found a spot, and only on occasions did I have to park further away, and that is because people sometimes would have guests, that's apartment life.

While I couldn't ever hear my neighbors, the ones above us could hear us. We were not loud, but even watching the TV on medium volume drove her crazy and she would stomp on her floor. I'm not sure what her problem was, but prior tenants never complained. Maybe she was just crazy. Overall, the neighbors are not bothersome, there is a large Indian community which are not disruptive, albeit a bit unfriendly or unsocial.

I'd say the racial make-up is about 40% Indian, 40% White, 20% black, if that is important to you. I've only been aware of 2 vehicle break-ins, and haven't heard of any apartment break-ins (I'm sure there have been some at some point, this IS Memphis, after all). The grounds are attractive enough. There are 2 pools, one which is crowded with noisy kids all the time, but that's apartment life. The other is kind of out of the way and quieter but closed most of the time without reason. The tennis court is pretty much monopolized by the Indian community 24/7, but it's nice to see that it's being used and kept up and actively used. The playground is well kept and there is a volleyball sand lot. The landscaping is well kept and nice to look at.

The inside of the apartment is about what you'd expect to pay for. Linoleum flooring in the bathroom and kitchen, generic apartment cheap fixtures, etc. I am not hard to please, but overall I think they are good apartments. One complaint I did have in the 2 bedroom unit was that the air conditioner would freeze up the coils all the time, which then led to an overflowing water tray, which means the air would not turn on. I became a pro at emptying that stupid thing of water, and should not have had to deal with it. A few times the stupid thing just broke, but maintenance personnel were responsive.

Reporting problems or just generally interacting with the office staff wasn't particularly pleasant. Several of the girls were rude, and acted like I'd offended them when asking for something. I think that is just their type of office girl mentality, though, so whatever.

When my roommate moved away, I was tasked with moving from a 2 bedroom to a 1 bedroom. The staff allowed me to move units with a simple $200 transfer fee and signing a new 12 month lease (I had 4 months to go on the 2 bedroom one), which I thought was a fair deal, especially since I pretty much got a fresh, clean new apartment out of it.

The one bedroom has a GREAT layout, with a great view of the golf course. I wish I'd lived here the entire time. I'll say that if you are on the first floor, prepare for bugs. I'm not sure what I'm paying for when it comes to pest control. When moving into the new unit, there were some loose fixtures, and 2 drawers that would not stay on their rails, and I reported in writing these issues during the walk through, but nothing was ever done. Since this is probably my last year here, I never bothered following up with them on why they were not fixed because I don't like dealing with the staff and it's not a deal-breaker.

The location I still think is pretty good, overall. Tons of restaurants, and shopping areas very close by. I had reservations initially, as Hickory Hill (the Memphis GHETTO) is not far away, but over the past 4.5 years, I've not seen it leak over much at all (unless you count the Wal-Mart client le, but that's any Wal-Mart when you have to go there). It's a stone's throw from Germantown and Collierville, so maybe that's what is keeping the ghetto from encroaching, but I do feel relatively safe. It's also not on a main road, so I think that has a lot to do with the low crime due to low opportunistic appeal with respect to break-ins. The traffic is generally corporate comings and goings from the nearby office complexes and corporate parks (International Paper, FedEx, Thomas and Betts) but is not bad beyond rush hour.

I would recommend this as a good temporary apartment and have enjoyed my time here.

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