Apartment Ratings | Oak Park Village Ratings and Reviews

Oak Park Village: (Recommending!)

2009-07-01T09:15:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I think they are very good at taking care of the grounds - freshly mulched and even when there was a hail storm - they came around and cleaned up all the sidewalks including our patio's freeing them of all the debris in a timely manner. The staff are very ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Not a bad place to live. (Recommending!)

2009-06-05T08:54:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in to Oak Park in November of 2008, so I haven't lived here very long, but it's one of the nicer places I've lived, and it's at a decent price. I live in a townhome, so I haven't experienced the larger water bills other have talked about, and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Good place to live (Recommending!)

2009-03-25T17:18:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: All in all, it's a pretty decent place to live. The townhouses are a little old, but in good condition. The maintanence is quick to respond to any problems and they allow dogs which is a plus in my opinion. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: No Regard for Residents (Not Recommending)

2009-02-09T10:01:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had a very poor experience with the management. The townhouse itself was nice w/ no complaints there but the management was HORRIBLE!!! They truly have no regard for their residents and the residents' safety. They are a business and that's how they treat you. Everything came down to what ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: good management,pretty good place, some bad neighbors (Recommending!)

2009-01-17T15:06:05-06:00

From Leisha1985: I'll list the cons first then the pros. First of all when you first move in the apartments will need a GOOD cleaning. The carpet and all that is clean but the cupboars, chandeliers or any place you wouldn't normally look are probably pretty dusty. While we lived here our ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Alright (Recommending!)

2009-01-14T11:31:23-06:00

From c_bulock: I've been living in Oak Park Village for two years now. Overall things are okay. Not sure what other people have mentioned about maintenance issues, but the few times I've called, someone has been out almost immediately to fix the issues. Where my townhouse is located, there are garages everywhere, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Don't rent from these people!!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-11-07T05:20:39-06:00

From ihateoakpark08: Do NOT rent from these people. I mean it!!! Maintenance is good, the apartments are roomy but they are COMPLETELY unreasonable. We have paid on time every time for years. I have an unexpected expense, contact them, and tell them we are going to pay on the 15th (with late ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: My Experience-GREAT PLACE!!! (Recommending!)

2008-10-28T14:19:22-06:00

From MSUfox: I have lived her for five months and I have not had a bad experience with staff, maintenance, neighbors, or community. I was a little hesitant at first, due to it being on the South side of Lansing. I heard bad things about the area, which I have come to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Best value in town! (Recommending!)

2008-08-21T20:43:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Well I have only been here for 5 months, but the last 5 months have been great! I love the layout of the townhouses and they gave us many to choose from. My townhouse also comes with a brand new washer and dryer in the basement for no extra charge. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: STAY AWAY from Oak Park Village (Not Recommending)

2008-08-16T20:27:11-06:00

From lansingbest: Please find some oher place. I'm listing some of the issues I have been facing since I moved in May 2008.1.Capet was not clean, it was not vaccumed and nails found all over the apartment.2.A/C stopped working for fourth since I moved in. Technicians will show up on the fouth ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Very Bad Management.. .They cheat (Not Recommending)

2008-08-15T20:42:03-06:00

From hemahema_k: If you have seen oakpark you would have seen the apartments are good and the site is also good. DO NOT LET that get you into signing the lease. Here are the problems1. If you decide to break the lease, you have to pay 4 months of rent (That is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: PICK A DIFFERENT COMPANY (Not Recommending)

2008-06-27T10:49:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Oak Park for 9 months before my husbands job got transferred to the western side of the state where there are no AIMCO apartments around. We had someone who wanted to sublease but Oak Park would absolutely NOT let us out of our lease. They said no ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Office Staff are confused and misinformed. (Not Recommending)

2008-05-28T14:17:15-06:00

From haydener: I lived in Oak Park for four months before transferring to another AIMCO owned community in Grand Rapids. The apartments are inexpensive and not really all that bad. Our only real problem is with the office staff. We had a problem with them before we even got to our move ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: 2 Good Years (Recommending!)

2008-05-01T21:37:24-06:00

From lupino888: I'm in my last couple months in a 1 bedroom townhouse at Oak Park. I have been pleased overall with my 2 years here. My review only concerns the town homes, I don't think I've ever set foot in an apartment.Pros:- Town homes have a bit of a "yard" connected ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Office Staff Rude and Confused (Not Recommending)

2008-01-18T18:39:17-06:00

From Katt77: I lived at Oak Park for several years. They are extremely polite and helpfull when you sign your lease, but once they've got you things change. I'm was on an automatic debit, that they charge my card, so my bills should always be paid on time. I'v often been over ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Snow and Ice Not Cleared Sufficiently (Not Recommending)

2009-02-09T11:13:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Snow removal here has been a joke. It is not cleared in a timely manner and when it was cleared on time this year, a ring of snow was left around the parking cover making it nearly impossible to get my car (a Mitsubishi with little ground clearence) out of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Sometimes good, sometimes bad (Not Recommending)

2008-01-04T14:38:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When I was signing my lease, they did everything to make me happy. I got an apartment with new flooring, one month for free (the call center screwed up and told me that the monthly special was one month free, although not truly the case, I still won, ha ha) ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: A disgruntled resident (Not Recommending)

2007-10-30T05:51:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Iam living in this apartment for the past couple of years. Their maintenance sucks. Even if you call for emergency maintenance you can get only false promises and they are least bothered to make their residents satisfied. They are more interested in increasing the rents every year without improving their ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Oak Park Villiage - A Horrible Place to Live (Not Recommending)

2007-10-19T16:50:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Oak Park Village for almost 3 years, payed my rent on time, and never caused any probelems. The office staff is always extremely rude and refused to explain charges to me when they are billing be twice for water/sewer. As for crime, my next door neighbor's townhome ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Will not recommend to anyone. (Not Recommending)

2007-10-09T17:31:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived at oak park for 3 years. We have had to shovel and salt our sidewalks in the snow. It has taken 3 years to get the tree trimed that hit our windows. The basement still floods when it rains heavy. In July 2007 they told us if ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: amazed (Recommending!)

2007-10-09T15:13:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been a resident of Oak Park Village for 5 years now and, frankly, I'm amazed. I have yet to see the evidence of the break-ins, crime, and rudness mentioned. But then I pay my rent on time, keep the noise to a minimum, and in general, obey the rules ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Decent....in the right area...but HIGH COST! (Recommending!)

2007-06-24T22:00:29-06:00

From carrie640: I had a really good apartment when I moved in back in the spring of 2000. I was just off Willoughby and had an apartment on the main floor facing the woods. It was AWESOME...the view..and I LOVED the L-shaped kitchen.It wasn't all fun in games when I moved in, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: I wish we'd chosen another place (Not Recommending)

2007-10-10T09:51:57-06:00

From michelemybell: There were a million things wrong that we put on our move-in check list that weren't fixed when we actually moved in, although they had almost a month to get it taken care of. The grates over the vents weren't cleaned before they were painted, so there is painted hair ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Fucked Up Management (Not Recommending)

2007-05-16T12:10:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The front receptionist are very good to talk too, but the upper management is very screwed up. They are very cool the first time you come in, come time for lease renewal, everyone there is a bitch. I leased my apartment for 630 and they increased my renewed rent to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: need an apartment? (Recommending!)

2007-02-08T12:31:00-06:00

From wmickelwait@hotmail.com: i am transfering to med school in chicago this may...so i need someone to take over my lease for me starting in may. lease ends in sept. you can renew if you want to or get a bigger place. free garage with my townhome. i wil pay 1/2 of your ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Don't Live Here (Not Recommending)

2007-01-12T12:15:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I wish I had looked through these reviews before I moved into Oak Park. This was my first apartment and I had hoped for a more pleasant experience.

The apartments are very old. The maitenance is very poor. My cupboard face fell off the other day when I opened it. It ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: pretty decent (Recommending!)

2006-12-28T01:38:07-06:00

From gibknight: I moved here about 5 months ago. So far, I have had no immediate problems. When I moved in and turned in my sheet of items to check off in the apartment, everything that had been broken or damaged was replaced or fixed within one week.
The only other problem I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: DON'T MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2006-08-24T15:28:57-06:00

From Nothappy13: It is terrible how they treated us right from the start so we didn't move in. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Rip-Off (Not Recommending)

2006-08-15T11:23:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Trap. They won't give security deposit back even though I didn't even move into an apartment. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: (Not Recommending)

2006-07-03T23:25:08-06:00

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Oak Park Village: (Not Recommending)

2006-06-28T14:31:31-06:00

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Oak Park Village: Enjoyable experience (Recommending!)

2006-06-25T23:23:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Oak Park for a year and found it to be an enjoyable experience. I encountered no safety issues and found staff to be helpful and punctual. No substantial maintenance issues arose. Noise was not an issue in the townhomes. Parking was tight in the evenings and the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Nice & helpful Staff, Okay Community (Recommending!)

2006-04-18T21:26:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved here because of the location, size of townhome, & the attached garage.

I thought the staff was very nice and went out of their way to make my move in very smooth.

I love the pool but wished there were more restrictions b/c there are many times there are kids ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Nice townhome - questionable neighborhood. (Not Recommending)

2006-04-13T11:19:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for 2 years and am now moving out. I recently adopted a dog and take him out frequently for walks at night. I'm concerned about the safety of the community now that I've been out at night. There are several lights out and there have been a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Not recommended (Not Recommending)

2006-03-23T01:43:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I stayed here in a townhouse which wasn't too bad, once I had cleaned it myself. The
"professional cleaners" left much to be desired. Grease and dirt caked on the cabinets, the vents appeared as though they had never been cleaned, just to start. I didn't have any problems the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: rents to anyone and everyone (Not Recommending)

2006-03-12T11:21:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you don't mind living around thugs, blue-collar workers, and students then this is the perfect place for you. The people are friendly, but this morning I noticed that our neighbor fights pit bulls. The dog has a severly broken leg and the owner just keeps it on a chain ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: What a joke (Not Recommending)

2006-02-11T12:40:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Signed lease, payed deposit and first months rent. 5 days before we picked up the keys they terminated the lease for previous late payments elsewhere. Have yet to see deposit and first months rent refunded. Have already contacted the FHEO and a lawyer. These people are ridiculous. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Great Home (Recommending!)

2005-10-22T23:11:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We will be moving into a new home soon, but we have thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Oak Park Village, especially our neighbors. During our two years here, we saw many changes, but they have all been for the better. We are leaving with no outstanding issues and recommend Oak ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Lansing GHETO (Not Recommending)

2005-09-26T12:23:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You can get a brand new apartment for what they charge here. Crime eveywhere. Break ins, street lights out, traffic in and out, paper thin walls but hey... the YMCA is on-site!! That's a plus?? I dont think so. Rude people to deal with. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: crappy experience (Not Recommending)

2005-09-08T13:23:46-06:00

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Oak Park Village: Great place to live! (Recommending!)

2005-03-04T10:18:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I love living here! The leasing staff is always courteous and know most of the residents by name, which is awesome considering the size of the community. They always are smiling and greet everyone who walks in the door. The maintenance staff is also always professional and for the most ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: So-so apartments (Not Recommending)

2005-01-31T16:06:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in this complex for almost five years. In that time, my rent has decreased $25 dollars per month due to their promotions for re-leasing. I have found the staff to be understanding and dependable.

On the other hand, I have had the ceiling to my ground level apartment ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Terrible Place To Live!! (Not Recommending)

2005-01-05T17:45:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My furnace breaks almost every day and I am still told every thing looks fine and that I was probably the cause and that they did not know what to tell me. When I called Aimco and told them that almost every day I wake up with no heat and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Great experience (Recommending!)

2004-12-21T17:11:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Oak Park Village is a great place to live. We love our townhome, and we can have a dog. We even have an attached garage! The staff is very nice.. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: great townhouses, TERRIBLE staff (Not Recommending)

2004-12-20T21:10:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Townhouse layout is HUGE (2200 sq ft inc basement), but the office staff is utterly terrible and will make your experience miserable. They are two-faced lying, cheating jerks who do everything to screw your move and make it hard as possible to move in. The maintenance staff is very slow ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: check with me before committing (Recommending!)

2004-10-04T12:08:00-06:00

From info@eubulus.net: management often offers money for referrals, email me and we can split the offering.

Been here since 2/04 - very enjoyable. Peaceful, pleasant complex. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: A nice place to live so far (Recommending!)

2004-02-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in here in September, and everything is great so far. The townhomes a super big and super nice. Also the people are really cool. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: Great place to live (Recommending!)

2004-02-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I love living at Oak Park VIllage the staff are wonderful and helpful of course not everything is perfect I had 1 maintenance request that took about a week and a few other minor issues but no one is perfect! If only we could live in a perfect world! They ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: I love it here!! (Recommending!)

2004-02-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been a long time resident since 1995. I have loved the changes that AIMCO has made to the community. The property has been completely rehabbed and looks brand new. The new landscape is beautiful, and the staff is friendly and helpful, the service is not perfect.. but the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Oak Park Village: DO NOT MOVE HERE!!! (Not Recommending)

2004-01-14T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived here for half a year and have had nothing but problems. When we moved in our place was not ready and smelled awful. We have had nothing but bad experiences with their ability to fix or answer repair requests. Now that it is winter the walkways are ... [click to read full apartment review]