Apartment Ratings | Village of Barrett's Run Ratings and Reviews

Village of Barrett's Run: (Not Recommending)

2009-12-01T21:24:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in one of the townhomes for 1 year. For the amount of rent being paid, these townhomes are NOT WORTH IT... 1) the office staff is rude!! they do not want to help you when you have any kind of maintenance issue. They act as if you are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: AWFUL OFFICE STAFF (Not Recommending)

2009-07-02T11:30:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived here for a year. The staff at this place are so terrible. There is a new face in there every time you go into the office and no one knows what the heck is going on at any given time. We have had eviction notices saying that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: I would never live here again!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-06-13T10:49:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I rented one of the town homes. 2 weeks after we moved in, one of the bedroom windows leaked in a rain storm causing the living room ceiling to fall in. Took 2 weeks to fix. Every time it got really cold out, we couldn't use the washer because the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: perfect for Christiana residents/PGYs (Recommending!)

2009-04-25T08:23:32-06:00

From borborygmii@gmail.com: i'm a pgy-1 at Christiana and have a 1 BD/BA unit at barrett's. i've been happy living at barrett's run this past year. my unit is on the east of barrett's and faces east to trees. the area is safe and quiet. i am a light sleeper and noise from ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Nice but expensive (Recommending!)

2009-01-08T11:23:05-06:00

From andrewvargo@hotmail.com: I am about to finish my first yearly lease here and I have been very satisfied. Basically the only reasons we are leaving is that we want to get a larger dog which they don't allow. Also it is expensive for a one bedroom apartment. It is very large and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: They'll rip you off (Not Recommending)

2008-12-01T11:53:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been living in a 2nd floor apt for 2 years. I recently found out my neighbors (in a 1st floor apt) who moved in a month after me have been paying over $100/mo less! They had a slight increase when they renewed after the 1st year. When I mentioned ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: STAY AWAY!! FAR AWAY!! (Not Recommending)

2008-10-20T12:43:12-06:00

From itaintnocover: At first this place looked very nice. The leasing office personnell were very helpful, and nice. Then about a month after we moved in it was awful. They tried to charge us late fees, even though our rent was in on time. And it took them over 2 months to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Big NO NO... (Not Recommending)

2008-08-02T15:09:47-06:00

From livenkickin06: For the price, definitely NOT worth it here....1. Sue people before checking their own books and records.They tried to sue me after misplacing my rent checks. Two months in a row I received letters from them that I had not paid rent. When I went to the office to confront, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Nice Place (Recommending!)

2008-05-18T13:07:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a graduate student going to the University of Delaware and I really like it here. I live in the apartments. The place is clean and kept up well. It's a pretty big apartment. We had a problem with our dishwasher and they came and fixed it right away. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Nah... I'd Pass (Not Recommending)

2008-03-28T21:12:15-06:00

From metsbeliever: We went to see the place in November of 07. It wasn't bad nor was it anything to rave about. The model apartments look great but the actual apartment we were to get, well, not so great. It was much more shabby and older looking then the models we were ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Maintenance & staff are terrible, but everything else is ok (Not Recommending)

2008-03-23T18:24:18-06:00

From mnemosynei: My family and I have lived here for almost 3 years. We have a townhouse that's in the Barrett's Run community but is also confusingly, sometimes called "The Preserves" or "Valley Stream Townhomes." We are finally getting out of this place and hope that this review is helpful to others.

*Maintenance*
This ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Overpriced, Decent apartments, shady characters, Rude management (Not Recommending)

2008-02-15T16:38:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments themselves are nice, but the outsides can get quite dark at night. Insufficient lighting. Not so lively neighborhood. My first night here, I noticed many shady looking characters loitering and smoking in some corners. My second month, the management tried to sue me for not paying some money ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Very Nice Place to Live (Recommending!)

2008-01-02T11:25:08-06:00

From yardiegirl88: My husband and I eventually moved here from New Jersey after a bad experience at the Village of Windhover in Newark, DE. We drove around the neighborhood and asked the current renters how they liked it. They said they had no problems with their townhouse and that maintenance was swift ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Management is rude, inconsiderate, and unhelpful (Not Recommending)

2007-07-18T15:18:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I applied for a townhouse in this complex, after I went through the entire process of applying and laying down a hold fee, they told me I was approved. We got all excited. Then they said they made a mistake and "accidentally put me in the approval pile when I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Not bad (except the pool) (Recommending!)

2007-07-14T13:33:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall its not a bad place to live. I have lived here for 3 years and have very little problems. Most of the residents appear to be claen cut-professional types.. not the kinda dirt bags you normally find in other rental areas. The only issue that I have had is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: terrible place (Not Recommending)

2007-04-19T07:45:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: extremely poor management.extremely poor leasing consultants.apartments are thrown together.shoddy worksmanship.water comes out of the faucet on the third floor of the townhouses at a trickle.burglary was a problem for us and for other people on our block.neighbors are out sitting in their vehicles at 3:00am .we were counting the minutes ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Nice place, beautiful apartments (Recommending!)

2007-02-13T16:14:04-06:00

From BoogaBear: Good value, nice area and good size for the price. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Great place (Recommending!)

2007-02-11T19:30:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Barrett's Run was the nicest property that i have been to. Customer service is outstanding. And as i stopped to talk to a neighbor they told me how great the maintenance staff is. Needless to say i am moving in on the 1st of march. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: MANAGEMENT SUCKS (Not Recommending)

2007-01-15T10:25:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THE APARTMENT WAS OK AS LONG AS YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MANAGEMENT STAFF IN THE OFFICE. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Good place to live (Recommending!)

2006-10-11T09:47:28-06:00

From rio99: My wife and I moved in June 2005. At the time, rent was extremely high and only through signing a 15 month lease were able to get the price under 1250/mo. The area has certainly changed since we moved in now that all the construction is done and the landscaping ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Great Service (Recommending!)

2006-09-13T18:44:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was coming in from out of town. When I emailed the leasing office, I was given a wealth of information including directions, traveling advise, and information about local public and private schools.
I was greeted promptly by the property manager and personally given a first class tour of a well ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Recommended, Indeed! (Recommending!)

2006-08-30T09:14:35-06:00

From renter523: Good construction.
Friendly neighbors.
Green grass.
Fair price.
Ample parking.
Free gym.
Weigh the options out for yourself. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: (Recommending!)

2006-08-14T11:58:06-06:00

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Village of Barrett's Run: Get a clue (Recommending!)

2006-08-05T12:24:46-06:00

From happygurl55: This is a very nice neighborhood!!!!! In even the nicest of neighborhoods you get a bad egg! The human nature of people cannot be helped be the office staff give them a break they work hard and are very nice and helpful!!!! I'm sure the people that had the drug ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Special incentives are great! (Recommending!)

2006-08-01T16:51:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The specials that are being offered on a fairly regular basis (I have been in the Leasing office 3 different times) are really good. If you compare quality along with price/sq. ft, you won't find a better deal. I also have a couple of collegues that live here and love ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Good Value (Recommending!)

2006-07-30T14:28:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Love it. Would recommend it to anyone. The price on the townhomes is well worth it when yo get in on a special. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Ratings don't seem fair (Recommending!)

2006-07-19T19:28:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have read through several different ratings for a lot of communities and I just want to say that you cannot always believe what you read. People leave anon. ratings and hit enter. That's the way of the world I guess.
Anyway, the village of Barrett's Run is a nice ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: (Not Recommending)

2006-07-14T14:30:37-06:00

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Village of Barrett's Run: Overall nice place! (Recommending!)

2006-06-20T16:19:07-06:00

From PD302: Very nice place with little or no noise. Barretts Run is not occupied with the common dirt bags with 2 families in a two bedroom- like in many complexes in New Castle County. My only issue was the moss/mildew on the back of a couple of buildings. It's nothing that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Liked it very much! (Recommending!)

2006-06-19T12:12:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I enjoyed my stay at Barrett's Run, which was a little under two years. I liked the apartment, the maintenance was attentive, the pool was nice, the office staff was friendly, the manager was accessible and professional, the price was fair. I don't know why other people were unhappy, but ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Clean and friendly (Recommending!)

2006-06-18T18:51:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: What I like best about Barrett's Run is that it always looks good. The grounds are well maintained and the outside appearance of the buildings is fresh and clean. I always feel good about driving into the neighborhood. The apartment is spacious and everything inside feels new. Although the rental ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: We like it (Recommending!)

2006-06-12T12:46:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Our apartment is spacious and we feel safe here. Of course, this is our first apartment since we both have "real" jobs so the apartments we've been in previously were REALLY bad! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Love it Love it (Recommending!)

2006-05-14T15:58:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The staff there aresuperfriendly to me. Apt is very spacious. I've never had any problems with noise. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: (Not Recommending)

2006-03-31T14:20:13-06:00

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Village of Barrett's Run: Never use the Club House for personal use (Not Recommending)

2006-03-30T14:19:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management of VBR is terrible. They try to get over on people. They cash checks that should be returned and make up lies about damage done to the property to try and get an extra dollar. Never use the club house and never move to VBR. It's a nightmare ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: I still live Here! I live in the townhouses... (Not Recommending)

2006-02-18T21:09:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live here in the townhouses and have been here more than a year. The townhouse I live in is decent, but the neighborhood is definitely getting worse. The only reason I am here is necessity, or I would move.

I agree with many of the sentiments about mis-management. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: bad staff and service (Not Recommending)

2005-12-03T09:15:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: extremely bad staff and uncooperative. Bad buy for money. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Do yourself a favor... DON'T LIVE HERE!!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-09-29T06:48:24-06:00

From Bagman97: I lived there for 2 years (up through May 2005) and all I have to take away is horrible memories toward the end.

When we first moved in the grounds were well maintained, the staff was more than happy to bend over backwards and all was well with world.

VBR ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Disabled and disappointed (Not Recommending)

2005-08-27T23:02:09-06:00

From diabledrenter57: I down sized from a 4bdrm colonial and thought this would be my retirement home but I am leaving as soon as my lease is up! For the amount of money we have to pay to live here I could afford a mortgage. I and my neighbors have been subjected ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: DON'T DO IT - Hind Sight is 20/20 (Not Recommending)

2005-08-18T17:58:21-06:00

From jerseyqueen75: If you are looking for your money's worth - don't move here.

The staff is constantly changing (important when you think of the rise of identity theft and the type of information leasing agents are privy to), the grounds are kept ok, but every week the trash dumpsters are always ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Bad Service. (Not Recommending)

2005-07-07T13:03:04-06:00

From MS0845@AOL.COM: The staff is terrible! Nothing was fixed when we moved in. The staff is very defensive. The trash is always over flowing into the parking lot and the work out room is a complete jock.

Dont make the same mistake we made...Go to Korman Properties in Bear, DE. Its just down ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Liked the place, not the staff (Recommending!)

2005-04-26T15:07:08-06:00

From Queenotu: The apartments themselves are spacious and comfortable. W/D in unit was extremely nice. Downside: Management was distant and not helpful at all. Several major maitenance problems throughout stay and some were very slow to be addressed. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: horrible staff - very uncooperative (Not Recommending)

2005-03-28T08:40:48-06:00

From asia2901: office staff should go to seminars or something to improve their customer services skills. It seems like they hate their jobs and always gives a dead-end answers to question that need some clarifications and will make you look stupid looking at them expecting more words other yes or no. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: General Complaint with the Management @ VBH (Not Recommending)

2004-11-18T15:28:03-06:00

From newarkrenter04: Many of the women in the management office are often, not willing to help out. The head of repairs is terrific and has a wonderful personality. Over the years, there has been an everychanging list of people working within the Leasing Office. The quality of the staff has deteriorated with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: worse management on the planet (Not Recommending)

2004-08-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Barrett's Run has the worse management I have ever had to deal with (and I have been renting since 1995). After I moved out I received my security deposit check and noticed how they charged us for things that were already damaged at the apartment before we moved in. We ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Not worth the money. (Not Recommending)

2004-08-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When I first moved in here, this was a nice community. Lately, it seems as if management is letting anyone move in here. It is getting rather "ghetto", to coin a bad phrase but its true. Lots of people loitering around at night, loud music being played etc. I don't ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: LOVE the staff! (Recommending!)

2004-08-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Usually I don't take the time to comment on such things, but there needs to be more customer service in the world like I've experienced at Barrett's Run. The girls in the office are wonderful! They work together, they always knew my name and when I moved in I brought ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Love it! (Recommending!)

2003-12-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been a resident for 3 years and was new to Delaware. The staff helped make my move as smooth as possible and went above and beyond what I expected them to do. I do not understand some of the comments that I am reading, I feel like I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: Friendly clean and responsive (Recommending!)

2003-11-17T00:00:00-06:00

From Daniel302@comcast.com: Just a note to say thank you to the staff here at Barretts Run. Ive been here just a short time but you have made me feel welcome and appreciated as a neighbor and as a tenant. The apartment is spacious and the maintanance staff has been responsive to even ... [click to read full apartment review]

Village of Barrett's Run: The apartment and grounds are amazing! (Recommending!)

2003-11-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been a resident for the past two and a half years at Barrettﾴs Run. The staff is always friendly and the grounds have never looked better. I hope they keep what appears to be the new standard in place! ... [click to read full apartment review]