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Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: exactly, very bad management (Not Recommending)

2010-01-06T14:26:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I agree with the previous speaker that the management is very poor. They are very friendly before you move in. After that everything is so-so. my building looks good from outside but the inside and apartment actually requir a lot of maintainence. They also adovocate the library. Can you call ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Worst Place i've ever Lived (Not Recommending)

2009-10-24T17:07:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Do not, i repeat, do not move into this place. In the course of the year, we had 6 mice that were killed, probably had countless more that we didn't catch, and we were on the 5th floor!!!!!! They were most likely attracted to the awful smell that seeped through ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: The WORST MANAGEMENT EVER (Not Recommending)

2009-10-21T06:40:00-06:00

From nami80: This is my 6th year in Shrewsbury Commons, the worst management ever.Every small issues are blown into a big air ballon.Property manager Erin O Connor is the worst unworthy manager i've ever seen , he sends notices for one or the other reasons to the residents.He also cleared/trashed out storage ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: this apartment is lead paint free! (Recommending!)

2009-09-14T08:45:01-06:00

From jingyoko: I found the apartment is a Lead Safe Homes from Health and Human Services.http://webapps.ehs.state.ma.us/Leadsafehomes/default.aspx ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Was good until the end (Not Recommending)

2009-03-25T14:02:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My wife and I moved into the complex around the summer of 07'. It was basically what we had expected. The grounds were kept very nice, the gym and pools were pretty cool, but nothing amazing. Very nice location, with many stores and restaurants nearby. We enjoyed our time there, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: review (Not Recommending)

2009-03-11T13:41:47-06:00

From athneiman: - the apartment was dirty on the date I moved in and walls are paper thin - hallways are smelly (Indian food)- the fitness room is tiny, and sometimes crowded- unsafe parking lot (somebody hit my car)- office staff are sometimes very rude and generally a pain to deal with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Here is my review (Recommending!)

2009-01-16T07:57:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Well I've been here for a year now. The place overall is ok and affordable. Great management staff, lots of parking, convenient to Route 9, 495, Mass pike. Nice gym and TV room. Two pools. There is also a nice library for studies! What I can complain is the laundry ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Nice Place (Recommending!)

2008-03-28T13:28:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been renting here for 4 years and I cannot complain. Yes, every apartment complex has issues. Maintenance is always within call and you don't need to worry about any specific stuff. There is no shortage of water. The force of water through the pipes is exceptional. The management ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: LITTLE INDIA!!!! Rent at your own risk. (Not Recommending)

2008-01-27T18:23:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived at Shrewsbury Commons for 2 years now. Our lease is up, and we are so excited to finally leave this place. In the 2 years there have been few pros, and many cons...Pros- Very beautiful exterior, landscaping - Nice carpeting,(only when YOU keep it clean) - decent ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Has its good and bad points (Recommending!)

2007-07-16T10:59:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The place has its ups and downs like most apartments:Good:- recently updated bathroom- clean- great grounds- quiet mostly- prompt & friendly maintenance- super friendly office staffSo-so:- lots of curry cooking smells- older kitchen appliances, but fully functioning- only 4 washers and 4 dryers for the building, only had to wait ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: One of the best! READ THIS FIRST (Recommending!)

2006-12-06T23:24:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here at the Commons now for almost two years. I can't understand why anyone would make the type of comments that they do. A $300 heating bill? LIE. My heating/electric bill was 22 dollars last month(November). Maybe it's because the person who wrote that is from India ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: LOVELY BUT UNSAFE (Recommending!)

2006-09-13T17:51:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It is the most beautiful quiet place ever with long winding walks and perfectly maintained grounds. I love the clubhouse with its books and the pool.

The people are very friendly.

the downside---

three incidents of break ins in the 4 months I lived there .We suspected someone in the maintanence must ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: The Hot Set Up!!!!!!! (Recommending!)

2006-08-08T13:57:29-06:00

From ccmuck81: I've been at the commons for almost two years. I move here after selling my house in Westboro of 29 years. That was very hard to do and the staff made me feel comfortable and welcome.I found the rents to be fair with the surrounding competition. The managment staff???? What ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Overpriced (Not Recommending)

2006-08-02T14:47:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Positives:

- Exterior is well-maintained
- Maintenance is usually responsive

Negatives:

- Overpriced

- Not very well insulated. Heat is electric and not very efficient due to bad insulation. My electric bill is over $300 in winter months. This makes the apartment more expensive.

- Parking is not assigned. If you come home late ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: We love the complex! (Recommending!)

2006-07-22T09:49:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We moved into our apartment this year. We love it! The apartment is clean and comfortable and we enjoy it very much. From day one of looking to move to this complex the staff was great in helping us get exactly the unit we were interested in. The office staff ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Management sucks (Not Recommending)

2006-06-27T17:04:03-06:00

From hajsdf: If you can stay away from this place please do - the management here sucks. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: bad managment (Not Recommending)

2006-06-26T18:32:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I dont normally post messages on sites like this. But I really feel the need to let people know about the managment here. If there is a single person who will change his mind after reading this review - I will feel its good.
I have lived in about 4-5 ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Not happy (Not Recommending)

2006-05-07T14:57:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am happy that I am finally moving out of this place. Before moving here I lived in three nearby communities and I didn't feel the need to post an review about those apartments as my experience with them was OK.

First of all, rents are high here compared to other ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Unsafe Place (Not Recommending)

2006-04-26T16:39:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in this apartment for a while and I would not recommend this place. There have been number of thefts in the apartments here and people in the office pretends as if they knows nothing; not even once mgmt alerted other residents. No doubt, mgmt is not responsible for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Lovely (Recommending!)

2006-03-02T23:37:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been living here for 7 months & haven't had any major complaints. The apartments are pretty quiet & safe. There is a camera facing the front door so you can see who is there before buzzing them in. Any problems that have occured were resolved within 24 hours..replaced light ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Keep out!! (Not Recommending)

2005-11-02T21:00:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Rent - Very expensive!!

The staff - very rude

Maintenance - used to be better; but not bad; A lot of the maintenance guys are RUDE
Laundry- very expensive and most of the time the machines don't work; No refund for the $$ that you literally drop down the drain. There is a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Noisy, Smelly, Dirty (Not Recommending)

2005-08-26T17:03:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartment was dirty on the date I moved in. Noisy next door tenant whose music and video game sounds are blaring into the wee hours of the morning on a daily basis. The upstairs tenant has a habit of overflowing their toilet. The raw sewage from upstairs drains into ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2005-08-26T16:40:17-06:00

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Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Renting In commons (Not Recommending)

2005-07-18T14:12:05-06:00

From krin9@yahoo.com: I have been living in Commons for the last 7 months.
The apts are substandard. The heating bills in winter are very high,
goes beyaond 250. So ready to bear it. The maintainace people are rude.
The staff talk soothly in the beginning but later don't care you. So ready for that
treatment. There ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Not bad....Not good (Not Recommending)

2005-06-30T10:17:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Too expensive, BAD management staff (not all of them though.) The new management staff (they go through management like there's no tomorow!!) allways seems nice. The staff that's been around for a while seems to think the place is there's, and the tennents are a nusance. The walls are paper ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2005-03-22T11:58:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived at Shrewsbury Commons for two years. What finally drove us away was the unwarranted price increase (um, $925 for what? Are you installing a dishwasher?) and the cooking odors. The Indian food creeps into your apartment and it's awful. There's no need to walk into your building and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Too much for too little (Not Recommending)

2005-02-09T08:18:47-06:00

From Crake: Great location, great grounds, poorly built and maintained apartments. Highly overpriced ($1260 for <800 sq.ft.). Corcoran, the management company, just bought the apartments across the street so they now control the "going rate". I live on the top floor and I can tell you that ANY odor generated below me ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Safe, but expensive and noisy (Recommending!)

2004-12-29T11:28:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall I would say it is a good place to live. I've had a few issues over my time here. The noise level and get a bit loud on occasions. I was placed next to a noisy family that decided to put their children in the room that shared the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Overall - Great place to live (Recommending!)

2004-07-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been at Shrewsbury Commons for just over a year and have found it a great place to live. June in the office rented the apt. to me and she couldn't have been nicer or more knowledgable. If I ever have an issue or question, I see her because I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: good if you don't plan to break the lease (Not Recommending)

2004-05-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I think the rental agents, Josh and Mike, are very receptive and really care about your experiance at Shrewsbury Commons. I received a good deal on the apartment and the maintanence has been excellent.

The only thing to be warry of is the $2000 fee for breaking the lease. I personally ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Excellent Place to Live (Recommending!)

2004-03-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am leving in Shrewsbury commons for 2 years and will continue for another a year. Joshua, The new property manager is very polite and customer friendly. He is considerate, understand the business and provides different deals in the rent.

Maintainance is also good. Overall a nice place to live.

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

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: It's definitely gone downhill.... (Not Recommending)

2009-08-04T11:19:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into this apartment complex back in 2003. The staff was very friendly and helpful, and I found the area to be safe, well cared for, and clean. Since then, things have gone downhill considerably. Some of the recent issues I've run into:- Pest control- Over the past 6 ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: (Recommending!)

2004-02-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Joshua in the office was very helpful and consistantly went out of his way. A special thank you to him. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Expensive but OK, and dont break the lease (Recommending!)

2004-01-29T00:00:00-06:00

From ethvdijk: I lived here for a short period...yes I broke the lease and had to pay 2000$ plus two months rent (i.e. you have to tell them two months before you leave).

The staff when I came in was very nice on top and deceptive from within. Only Kim was nice and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: re: not that bad (Recommending!)

2003-11-03T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Let me qualify by saying that I am NOT a member of the management. I have found the office staff to be extremely helpful (theyﾴre usually as nice to you as you are to them). They have followed through with complaints Iﾴve made, even checking back to see if the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Dissapointing (Not Recommending)

2003-10-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have to agree with the previous reviews mentioning that the staff are deceptive. I think they should spend less money on marketing and more on improving service and utilities.

One thing that was particularly dissapointing was that my apartment was not ready eventhough they have had more than a month ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Beware the lease! You'll end up losing thousands. (Not Recommending)

2003-09-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Their lease says if you need to break the lease, you must give them two months notice AND $2000 as a lease breakage fee. They do mention this when you sign the lease but who would think at the time that unforseen events may force you to break it? This ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Re: new male manager sucks (Recommending!)

2003-07-29T00:00:00-06:00

From Shrewsbury: Thank you for your feedback, but I think it would serve you better to address the issues you have than to sling insults anonymously. I would be glad to help you in any manner I can. My office is open for anyone to bring their concerns, questions, or comments so ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Amazing Quality; Great Value (Recommending!)

2003-07-29T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When I first arrived at Shrewsbury Commons I was amazed by the landscape and the service. Office people are professional and maintenece crew are good too. They were friendly, helpful, and worked as a cohesive unit. Definately a value with a good location. They offered tours too.

... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: new male manager sucks...... (Not Recommending)

2003-07-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Way too young and full of .......

Maintenance staff manager rude as hell, the only thing he has going for him is he knows the property well, but trust us, he does nothing for you..... ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: too many people from India (Not Recommending)

2003-07-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overrun and smelly place to live. Poor air quality and office staff not willing to do anything, espsecially Shilo who we all know is gone by now....thank god. She would tell you one thing and do another....there is a word for her I am sure I cannot use, but we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Buyer beware (Not Recommending)

2003-06-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: June is about the meanest landlady ever. The apartments arent worth what they cost. Managment will screw you over the first chance they get. I wish I had just moved on when I looked at this place...maybe my horrible experience will help others as I can and will warn anyone ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: If you wanna overpay for mediocrity, this is your place (Not Recommending)

2003-06-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments themselves are ok, not the greatest, but alright, the smells in the hallways can be horrendous at time, there really needs to be better external venting. Maintenance is alright, however the Management and Office staff are the WORST!! June is the most obnoxious ******* person I have ever ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: LOVELY PLACE TO LIVE (Recommending!)

2003-05-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Great place to live, people are nice. The Office staff and maintenance staff are very helpful and reasonable. Grounds are well maintained. A little pricy but worth it. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Very Nice Place (Recommending!)

2003-05-01T00:00:00-06:00

From ResidentShrewsComm:
I have lived at Shrewsbury Commons for almost 1 year. During that time the office and maintenance staff have been very professional and my experience has been positive. It is a nice place to live. Let me share an experience which prompted me to write this review. In April ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Has its good and its bad points (Not Recommending)

2003-03-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Its a nice place...way too expensive though. One rude staff member...but the others are wonderful. The smell in the halls does smell stringly of curry and other indian food...I´ve gotten used to it, but it made me feel sick at first. The pool closes very early in the summer, so ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: stuck in the 70´s (Not Recommending)

2002-09-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i found my apartment to be old, tired & outdated. my apartment needed the kitchen and bathroom completely remodeled & updated. you would think for the exorbitant rent, that they could at least equipe the kitchen with a dishwasher. Storage and closet space are sparce. the best amenity of my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: Itﾴs okay, except for...................... (Not Recommending)

2002-08-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: RENT: Way too High

ODORS: The continuous disgusting smell of India Food cooking...its great IF you like India food!

PARKING: Was ample if you didnt mind walking a great distance to your building

The grounds were beautiful!! Pools and tennis courts were all very nice. The apartments were older, but averagely maintained. We ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: (Recommending!)

2002-01-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: GOOD:
Didn´t try to keep deposit.

Location....pub nearly across street (Willys). Close to all routes.

Very quite at all time.....Large population of Indian People....very reserved.

BAD:
Old apartments don´t have dishwasher!

Most office people are helpful, except for June.....keep away from her.

Hard to make friends....people keep to themselves.

Need to give two mo. notice....large rent increase.
... [click to read full apartment review]

Shrewsbury Commons Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2002-01-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Office staff were sometimes very rude (one lady in particular). Our apartment was meant to have a dishwasher, but didnt. It was also much older than the one we were shown initially.
Pools are good although they close at 6 in the evening which was around when I got home from ... [click to read full apartment review]