Apartment Ratings | Briarcliffe Ratings and Reviews

Briarcliffe: Nice and affordable apartment (Recommending!)

2009-12-03T16:06:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just recently moved in and I am very happy about my apartment. I got a great deal on rent and the office staff really worked with me. I enjoy being able to swim indoors when its cold outside too:) I would recommend living here. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Friendly Staff (Recommending!)

2009-12-03T13:27:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been a resident here for a while. I have to say that I was not sure about all the managment change recently. To my suprise they have really started taking care of this place. They finally fixed the tredmill in the gym! They also put the lights up ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Dogs (Not Recommending)

2009-08-06T16:03:19-06:00

From ypsicouple: This place is great except for rude people and their dogs. For instance, I had to move out because of a dog that kept barking at 2313 e jolly #17. Management would do nothing about it. They do not follow any of the restrictions they have on pets either. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Horrible! Renter BEWARE (Not Recommending)

2009-06-22T12:18:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: New management is RUDE and offers no help, one clerk named Kenya just answers phones and rolls her eyes at residents that call to complain. Her only response is to say, "submit your issues in writing" and hangs up; in addition she refuses to give anyone the corporate phone number. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Tons of Space (Recommending!)

2009-06-07T13:58:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved to Briarcliff a few months ago and I really like my townhome. Every time I've had to talk to the staff, they've been really nice and helpful. My townhome has all the stuff in it I asked for it to have and my neighbors are ok; pretty much ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: DO NOT LIVE HERE! (Not Recommending)

2009-05-28T08:29:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Please, please, please DO NOT LIVE HERE. You will have a horrible experience - read the other previous reviews. First of all, the management is horrible. Everyone is rude and the turnover is significant. They do not know what they are doing and they violate the Michigan Consumer Protection Act ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Briarcliffe is still a nice place... (Recommending!)

2009-05-25T00:13:09-06:00

From cat667: Ok, some things did change when Elemental management took over the property from AIMC) -- but generally, Briarcliffe is still a nice place to call home.SpaceMy boyfriend and I share a 2BR & 1.5 bath town home on the property. The bedrooms are an average size (10x11 or so). Each ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: New Management is Horrible (Not Recommending)

2009-05-21T08:19:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for almost 2 years and will be leaving. The first year was a different management company, and I had no problems. Now the new management company CLEARLY is not on top of things. Last winter, they NEVER plowed. We live in Michigan...you HAVE to plow. My ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Not Worth It (Not Recommending)

2009-03-31T07:27:08-06:00

From lgargus: I lived at Briarcliff for 2 years......The first year, under AIMCO mngmt, was amzing, no problems, no nothing. NOW, this past year has been horrible. We have had mice 3 times. Not because of us, but bc of ppl who live behind us and the mice burrow through the walls! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: It is an ok place (Recommending!)

2009-01-20T15:03:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I cant say much else about it. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Don't move here! (Not Recommending)

2009-01-15T19:58:50-06:00

From cornflakes33: I have been living at Briarcliffe for a little over six months, and I can't wait until the first of June comes around and I can get out of here. I have had a number of bad experiences with management and the maintenance, including maintenance entering my apartment without my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: LOOK ELSEWHERE (Not Recommending)

2008-07-21T11:32:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: New management has recently taken over and appear to know absoluetly nothing about how to manage. The units are OLD and therefor have many issues as buildings do as they age, in the townhomes the floors are uneven and it feels like you may fall through in some areas. Parking.. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Swift to change policies and add fees! (Not Recommending)

2008-01-11T10:59:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for 8 months, but will be leaving when my lease renews. It was nice when we moved in, but we soon found out that getting anything fixed in our Apartment was impossible to say the least. When they did come in to fix something, it was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Wonderful Community (Recommending!)

2007-10-31T15:33:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in a month ago and so far love this community!--the office staff is great the pool and fitness center along with the saunas are all very nice and fairly well maintained!!-i have great neighbors!!!!no complaints!!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: DO NOT RENT!! (Not Recommending)

2007-06-29T16:56:36-06:00

From notobriarcliffe: We were promised special rates due to being college students (my wife and I) and now since they have gone through 4 managers since we've moved in, they will not honor it. They made a big deal about there pool being open all year around and it was not. My ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Excellent Place to call Home! (Recommending!)

2007-05-05T11:15:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don't listen to what any of these reviews say. Briarcliffe is an excellent place to live! I moved in December of 2006 and the current office staff is here to stay; they are very friendly, helpful and everything gets done on time.

Most of the other reviews were from before ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: bad experiance (Not Recommending)

2007-02-12T09:56:40-06:00

From cmdrocks: move in was OK, they were helpful as I had to do everything from another state.
stay was not the best, bad neighbors on both sides. fights and parties in the middle of the night.
move out was terrable!! maintenance entered without warning, changed the locks and left the door unsecured ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: (Not Recommending)

2007-01-27T21:02:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: the staff sucks we've had 5 managaers yes five in the last 8 months. the last one was horriablly racest. now the manager that we have thinks everybody is stupid. they tell us that they can't get someone in here to fit there time table. FOR 6 MONTHS!!!!!! WE KNOW ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Hate it (Not Recommending)

2006-11-06T07:41:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don't bother considering the amenities. The fitness room was closed half of last year, and now it is open most of the equipment is broken.

The pool heater has been broken for over a year, so if you like swimming..forget it, it is freezing even in the middle of summer, and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Like a home! (Recommending!)

2006-10-15T15:42:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been living here since April and although there has been a lot of change in the office I feel they have finally found a system that works and I really like the feel I get when I walk into the office. If they can't help me they call back ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: So Far So Good! (Recommending!)

2006-09-08T21:15:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My move-in at Briarcliffe was seamless! The office staff can sign for delivery, so my furniture was moved in before I even got there, plus packages can be delivered to the office, so if you're not home you don't have to run back and forth to the post office. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Peaceful living in the heart of Lansing! (Recommending!)

2006-05-26T17:17:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I love living here. The grounds are really peaceful, and I love having my own yard. My townhome has the best layout--it's like having your own condo. My finished basement is the BEST--we have a rec room down there that's great for entertaining.

My neighbors are friendly, without being too ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Getting worse day by day in all aspects (Not Recommending)

2006-04-17T15:41:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Hate the new Staff (Not Recommending)

2006-04-03T14:11:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I loved the home when Karen was the manager. She left or something late last Fall & not I can't stand the new management. They don't know my name, have dropped the ball on several service items & can't be trusted to keep secrets. I told them about problems with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Yay for Briarcliffe? (Recommending!)

2006-02-20T13:19:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall, I like it here, But here is what I do like, and don't like, about my apartment:
*The Shower! It's like playing the lotto everytime I want to get in, Am I going to win today and have a nice warm shower? Or am I going to lose and have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: On the fence (Recommending!)

2007-06-29T17:11:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Briarcliffe for two years and just moved out in May 2007. We really loved the place when we moved in. The apartment was great, maintnance was great and so was the office staff. In the past year things have been going downhill. There have several times that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: great except for thin walls (Not Recommending)

2005-07-25T13:50:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Great management though other staff will lie to you in order to get you to move in. Ultra thin walls and windows leave for unending noise. Crappy cars and loud exhausts galore. Trash everywhere.
Good maintenance. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Was great for 3 years but got screwed when I left too! (Not Recommending)

2005-05-14T00:50:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I stayed there for 3 years and basically loved it except for the increasingly GHETTO neighbors. I moved in on a special with no security deposit. I gave my notice, left the fwd address and thought I was done. 30 days later I got a "final bill" for 2 months ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Keep driving (Not Recommending)

2005-04-08T12:42:40-06:00

From wishleasewasover: I've lived here for almost a month now and wanted to warn others thinking about living here. The office staff is difficult to deal with, I called for maintenance b/c the heater wasn't working and Chad in the office said the worker would be right over. I guess what Chad ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Bad management (Not Recommending)

2005-04-07T15:41:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Living here has been quite an experience and not one that was of any good. When we moved into the apartment there were holes in the walls and patches that werent taken care. Also I hope you dont expect to have light covers or wall covers because you can forget ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: bulldoze it! (Not Recommending)

2005-03-21T12:55:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It is sad when the manaegr has to say something nice about herself.This place is a dump. water everywhere, repairs never get done, pet crap everywhere and I mean everywhere. So what there is a pool. I will get that somewhere else. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Horrible Maintenance Nightmare...asbestos, poor service (Not Recommending)

2005-03-07T10:05:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have only been here for seven months. We moved in to an unclean apartment; it was a pit! There had been some miscommunication that it was "ready". It took two weeks before they finished cleaining it. The bathtub was cracked and the walls and ceilings needed drywall work for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: nice.. (Recommending!)

2004-04-26T00:00:00-06:00

From mrthis: plenty of room in the townhouses, maintanance always showed up when asked, rent was discounted and washer and dryer added free of charge, lots of kids, pretty quiet, talked with lots of nieghbors ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Decent place to live, got screwed when I left though (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: I was denied the bulk of my security deposit, supposedly for failing to give 30 days notice I was vacating the premises. However I DID give 30 days, just not in writing, and was charged a pro-rated amount for 10 extra days, effectively reducing my security deposit refund to $10. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Overall, good place to live (Recommending!)

2002-12-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall Briarcliffe has been a great place to live. I´m a student at MSU and you can´t beat the price, size of the apartments, and location!! I also like being so close to the expressway, that makes everything really close and convenient! However, the maintenance crew is not always the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: All in all, a pleasant place to live. (Recommending!)

2002-11-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The townhomes offer a lot of square footage for the price and are convenient to expressways and shopping--almost like a central hub to the greater Lansing area. The management responds to maintenance requests very promptly, but the skill level of the maintenance technicians is somewhat lacking--we have had to have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Better and bigger than most! (Recommending!)

2002-10-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have to say that the SPACE is a nice change in these apartments! I liked the fact that there were storage spaces and washer/dryer in the basement of each building. Convenient location and I never had any problems.

Only be careful with paying your rent on time! Late fee ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Excellent Size & Friendly Staff (Recommending!)

2002-08-11T00:00:00-06:00

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Briarcliffe: Poorly Managed and Noisy (Not Recommending)

2002-07-04T00:00:00-06:00

From rentstoomuch: We had SEVERAL problems with noisy neighbors that were never addressed properly by management. We lived in the pet area...and you could definitely tell! There was dog crap all over, in spite of the supposed fee for not cleaning up after your pet. The maintenance sucked because most of the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Great apts, but.... (Recommending!)

2002-03-18T00:00:00-06:00

From urkinme@aol.com: Not a bad place to live, but God forbid you should have to break your lease!! AIMCO policy for lease break is 2 MONTHS RENT!!! On a townhouse, thats about $1700 bucks.
AIMCO policies are very rigid and the staff will enforce them for sure.

Maintenance staff was not the best, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: (Recommending!)

2002-02-22T00:00:00-06:00

From pds5274@yahoo.com: ... [click to read full apartment review]

Briarcliffe: Fine and affordable (Recommending!)

2001-07-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It was nearly ten years ago, but this place offered an excellent deal for the money and I had no troubles at all with apartment quality or neighbors. Maybe only drawback is traffic when turning left onto Jolly Road. ... [click to read full apartment review]