Channing's Mark
11282 Taylor Draper Ln, Austin, TX 78759
512-343-9688  WEBSITE save favorite
AVERAGE RATING
recommended by:
26%

overall rating:
2.9
3.0
3.05 Parking:
3.0
3.05 Maintenance:
2.7
2.68 Construction:
3.2
3.18 Noise:
2.9
2.87 Grounds:
3.4
3.37 Safety:
2.9
2.92 Office Staff:
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LOOK before you LEAP...

From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 9/6/2008
Years at this apartment: 2007 - 2008
User Response is available. 4 responses
 
...into a contract. I am fairly new to this community, and I have a good piece of advice: if you are to live on the first or second floors, be sure to meet the person or persons who will be living above you BEFORE you decide to move in. If the manager won't take you there, go yourself.
I understand that the walls/ceilings in some of these older places are thin, but I had no idea of the level of noise that could constantly emminate from having a couple of "lardies" living directly above you. My upstairs neighbors seem to be completely inconsdierate and even oblivious to the fact that there is someone living below them, when they both know very well that there is.
Anyway, it sounds like the Stay Puft marshmallow man and the old Star Jones gave birth to twin Fatty Arbuckle's, and they stomp through thier apartment in the early hours of the evening, and ALL DAY on the weekends. Oh, what a nice treat it was when, on one occasion, I woke up to the grotesque sounds of them making sweet, fat love. I had to just lie there and try not to picture thier unsightly, figureless, portly bodies melding into one another (I assume this is where terms like "porking" and "pressing ham" come from). I just find it ludicrous that I have to live in my apartment and act like nothing is going on while they romp around above me, slathering themselves in bacon grease and feeding each other raw chicken liver. If I had the chance, I would invite them to switch places with me for a day, invite about 175 of my fattest friends over, and we would all jump up and down in unison for hours on end in a desperate effort to try and replicate the noise that these orcas make on a daily basis.
Other than that, I enjoy the place. The manager is okay, nicer when you are giving the complex a look than she is after you sign, but I guess that is okay. Everyong pretty much keeps to themselves here, and that is the way us older people like it.

Like I said, just know your situation with the people/monsters upstairs.

Recommended: YES
Overall Rating
3 out of 5
Parking:
3 of 5
Maintenance:
3 of 5
Construction: 3 of 5
Noise:
3 of 5
Grounds: 3 of 5
Safety: 3 of 5
Office Staff:
3 of 5
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User Responses

From: Anonymous Date: 09/06/2008
Are you kidding me.............. Good grief.... go talk to them and politely explain your predicament and the age of these apartments and ask them to please be considerate. But to write a scathing and demeaning review about the complex is unfair.
From: Anonymous Date: 10/03/2008
Yes!!! What a great idea. I would love to do just that. However, there are three main things that have kept me from doing so: 1. I am superstitious about interrupting chili dog eating contests. 2. I have always had a fear of knocking on someone's door and being devoured on sight. 3. I would rather walk around my apartment with road cones duct-taped to both of my ears (to HELP drown out the waddling noise of these bulbous creatures) than be trapped in the dark, humid, acidic jail of the monster's jowels. Thanks, though.
From: Anonymous Date: 06/30/2009
Your the MAN!!! This may be the greatest article I have ever read. Here's how to solve your problem: locate Buffalo Bill and let himk know the where abouts of a new skin source. You will find peace atlast.
From: Anonymous Date: 10/04/2009
This is the funniest thing ever! I love you! LOL - thanks for making my day. Your situation isn't funny, but you certainly are!
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