First, let me say that I don't usually go around giving five-star reviews for anything. I am strict in my consumer criticism and a very severe evaluator of my purchases, be it a can opener bought at the dollar store, or a brand new $30,000 car. So my high rating of STARLINE APARTMENTS should say something to you.

I have been living here for almost a year now. When I came to take a look at what STARLINE had to offer, the first thing I noticed about the place was the beautiful setting. Not too big, not too small, secluded, clean, tidy and decent, without being flashy. There may not be an uppity-up clubhouse that looks like a palace, but the one that's there is pretty and clean. There's no tropical, three-star pool, but the one that's there is more than enough for the needs of the community. The next thing I noticed was the staff. Professional, friendly, always smiling. Proud of their job and of what they have to offer. Then I saw the layout of the apartment and nearly fainted. Beautiful balcony, large utility room, two full baths, and even an incredibly big walk-in closet. I have *never* seen a walk-in closet this big. You can put a bed in there. Literally.

After moving here I kept waiting for the catch. "There's no way this place can be so perfect", I thought. "There must be something wrong". Still, nothing has happened. The residents (mainly families) are all friendly without being nosy. The place is *incredibly* quiet. I mean no boom cars, no yells, no nothing. The staff keep the common areas very clean, and the maintenance workers are super. Last time I called for a non-emergency request, the maintenance crew were at my place in 8 minutes. No kidding.

Finally, the place is just 14 minutes from downtown (take I-40, or Murfreesboro Road, or even Thompson Lane -all are good), without being in an urban setting at all.

So to summarize, you'd be crazy not to want to move here. I will try to keep this post updated as time goes on. If you have further questions about my review, or about what it's like living here, you can email me at purges"at"gmail.com

PS. I forgot to mention the how greatly insulated the apartments are. The usual electric bill (includes heating and heated water) runs at around $36. During a very cold December I paid $81, but that was an incredibly cold month, very atypical.

=============AN UPDATE=============

It has now been another year since I wrote the above review, and nothing has really happened to make me change my opinion. The office staff have changed, and the new ladies are not as helpful and friendly as the old ones. At the beginning there were some reactions from residents about they way these new staff members behaved, but they have since then revised their act and everything is going smoothly. Also, since I wrote my initial review I have noticed that the walls that separate apartments are not as thick as they could be, and I think I can sometimes hear the people with whom I share a wall. But that is on rare occasions and I have never had to complain or anything. Very peaceful on the whole.
============ANOTHER UPDATE============
It is now summer of 2006 and I thought I'd follow up this review with a further update. Most of the things I've written above are basically still accurate. The major change I've been witnessing during the past two years has been the constitution of residents in the complex. For some reason, the majority of new residents now seems to be Middle Eastern. I don't know why this is. It may be that Arabs are settling down in that part of Nashville. It may be that most native citizens are able to afford house payments and fewer of us now live in apartments. It does, however, represent a general trend in Nashville, as now officially one in six Nashvillians is foreign-born (!). Having said that, however, the Arabs that live near my apartment are very polite, quiet, and hard-working, and their children are very well-behaved. So I am not in any way put off by their concentration in this apartment complex. Nevertheless, they do tend to keep to themselves, so if you are looking for a hip, outgoing apartment community, then you are not going to get it here at Starline.

The other issue I have observed is that the new office management are not as eager to enforce the laws and regulations of the community. They do, eventually, but you need to pressure them very hard to do so. On many a summer night, young males hang out at the pool way past the 10pm closing time. I feel for the people who live by the pool, because I am sure they are extremely annoyed by that.

The third issue I have noticed is that the so-called resident "security" person (basically a cop who's offered reduced rent by the administration) is quite selective about whose concerns he responds to. There have been times when he has not responded to emergency calls (basically to do with noise, etc, nothing critical). So keep that in mind.

These are some things I've noted since I last wrote. Overall, I think Starline still offers an exceptional value for money. Could it be why so many foreign-born are preferring it' They are usually much more frugal than we are!! Good luck!

User Responses
From: theand	Date: 06/10/2006
This is a fantastic review! Answered all my questions as a prospective renter.
From: luk4apt	Date: 06/28/2006
The rent is so low. it's too good to be true. can someone else living there please share some views? Thanks! God bless you!
From: Anonymous	Date: 01/09/2009
I was reading your thoughts on Arabics, well I'm married to an Arabic and the reason that there more to themselves is not just because of 9/11 but because of there culture, most Arabics are ------ (Islam)and in Isam it's about peice not harm to others the most polite people you will ever meet, and giving they have very strict life styles and god is there first priority the reason they pick nicer places is because they actually do things with there lives unlike some foriegn people that come here to just play. I just wanted to give you a better insight people sometimes are standoffish of others that they don't know about and that sometimes givess people a bad vibe, but these people are such great people and love the culture, you will never have to worry about loud music all hours of the night or day!! I hope that I answered any thoughts that you might have been uncomfortable saying.
From: Anonymous	Date: 02/14/2009
Hey, thanks for the clarification, though I certainly don't want to come down as anti-----. As I mentioned in my post, "the Arabs that live near my apartment are very polite, quiet, and hard-working, and their children are very well-behaved". I wish some of our American compatriots were as conscientious, polite and hardworking as the Middle Easter folks that live here. [Lingg]

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