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Southern Village Apartments: Sad to leave our home. (Recommending!)

2009-12-10T08:53:31-06:00

From tarheelalum72: I am sad to be leaving this great little village. I will miss the convince of the town center, great staff, and convenient location. This has been a great place to call home for the past 3 years. I highly recommend this community. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Southern Village Apts. review (Not Recommending)

2009-06-21T06:28:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments are small, dirty, run down and lacks privacy. The complex is extremely noisy. It's hard to get any sleep. However, it is near the hospital, and the school district is excellent. Overall, I would not recommend this complex. You would be better off renting a house. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: I am going to miss it! (Recommending!)

2009-03-11T14:52:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Southern Village Apartments for over two years and have really enjoyed my stay. I am graduating from UNC this May and will be relocating out of the area, but I am really going to miss Southern Village. Over the past two years, I have gotten to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2009-02-27T19:12:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: WOW..............I AM SOO VERY GLAD I TOOK THE TIME TO READ THE REVIEWS OF THE SOUTHERN VILLAGE APARTMENTS!!I LOVE THE COMMUNITY AND WAS CONSIDERING THE APARTMENTS. "BUT" WILL NOT MOVE IN BECAUSE OF THE REVIEWS! I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND STAFF HAVE NOT BEEN FIRED. THERE MUST ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Great place to live!!! (Recommending!)

2008-09-04T13:05:57-06:00

From Mapastar: This apartment complex and the commuity is wonderful!I have lived here for over 10 years and have been very happy with the management here!I have read several reviews here that are total lies about this place and the management!I have had no issues with the management here or had any ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Great Neighborhood, Bad Management, Other options in Southern Village! (Not Recommending)

2008-07-21T06:48:54-06:00

From Marie1717: I would not recommend living in Southern Village Apartments.The management has increased the price of rent, increased the price of water, and along with that you are still paying all other utilities. For the price that you would pay for a 1,000 square feet apartment (along with utilities), you can ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: very nice place to live (Recommending!)

2008-04-16T11:37:43-06:00

From Eismyname: I have lived here almost a year now and it's been great. The apartment is extremely nice and has much lower utility bills than people I know in other apartments. The apartments are expensive, but worth it. Managment is helpful and I haven't had any major problems, but the few ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Nice atmosphere with a convenient 'town square' (Recommending!)

2007-11-08T22:38:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I'm a transplant from NorthEast, and I chose Southern Village primarily because of the convenience mall, like a town square, in the middle of the housing complex (grocery store, med offices, restaurants, movie theater, elementray school, church, etc). I had looked at other rental places, but some seemed removed into ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Good so far (June to Sept. 2006) (Recommending!)

2006-09-15T16:05:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We moved into a two bedroom apartment in June. We have had a couple of management issues that were fixed without problem immediately (namely they replaced the toilet seat and left something loose which was then fixed as soon as we noticed a problem and called). It is a pet ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Nice place so far. (Recommending!)

2006-08-24T16:51:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Despite all the negative reviews I read here before moving in (in July), which sort of scared me, so far my experience has been very good. On the day I moved in, I told the staff my ice-maker wasn't working, and it was replaced within the hour. I haven't had ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Horrible Management-Croo;ks (Not Recommending)

2006-08-15T18:44:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Dont ever stay here! VERY VERY BAD MANAGEMENT. The management will eat up all your money. These people are just crooks. You can find great places within chapel hill for the same or even less rent. BEWARE!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2006-07-29T01:31:37-06:00

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Southern Village Apartments: Worst Managers I've ever met (Not Recommending)

2006-05-12T03:16:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Southern village apt managers treat you like you are some inferior kind. I had bug problem right after I moved in. I expected apology from the managers. Instead, they accused me of brining bugs with me when I moved in. I later confirmed with the neighbors that they have had ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Do Not Get Stuck in a Lease at Southern Village Apts. (Not Recommending)

2006-03-02T07:59:28-06:00

From cynthiajcohen@hotmail.com: Although the Southern Village community is a pleasant place to live, especially with the convenience of Weaver St. Market, etc., the apartment community here is substandard. Supposedly built in 1998, the fixtures and appliances in the units prove that they are much older or were reconstructed from another older apartment ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: I want to take this place to Atlanta with me! (Recommending!)

2005-05-11T11:22:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am relocating to Atlanta for work and family, yet it makes me sad to think about leaving Southern Village. I have lived in various apartments for the last 10 years (in NC and GA) and have to say that this has been, by far, the best experience of all. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: An Okay place to live (Recommending!)

2005-04-28T17:43:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Southern Village was a nice place to live for the past two years. The past office staff was bad but the new staff is much better. The apartments are okay; I've seen better in other places in Durham. It is pricey and the only way I recommend to people to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Pricey but worth it (Recommending!)

2005-03-30T09:59:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Even though there are cheaper apartments for rent in Chapel Hill, I would still recommend Southern Village Apartments. Many of my friends pay less at other complexes, but they do not have the same atmosphere, convenience or beauty. Being in walking distance from Weaver STreet Market is great and I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: DO NOT RENT HERE! (Not Recommending)

2005-03-12T22:58:44-06:00

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Southern Village Apartments: Apartment Managers should stop writing here (Not Recommending)

2004-10-03T22:03:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Southern Village Apartment managers write here from time to time to raise the rating. It is disgusting the way they praise themselves - how kind the manegers are - while people complain about the annoying managers. And they can't stop writing about their cookies, which practically nobody eats but the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Great! (Recommending!)

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

From zz89: I have enjoyed staying in Southern Village Apartments! My family and I come from Korea and this place was highly recommended by lots of people. It close to UNC and shopping. I will miss the ladies in the office with the cookies and the great maintainence staff. I would recommend ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: love the village! (Recommending!)

2004-05-22T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i have enjoyed my stay at southern village. i really like the village with shops and weaver street market. i am pleased with the cleanliness of the entire community and the friendliness of everyone. the staff was great with anything i had to report or comment on. thanks for a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Great stay! (Recommending!)

2004-05-14T00:00:00-06:00

From PopJB1978: I have thoroughly enjoyed living at Southern Village Apartments. I have lived here for about 2 years now and have loved every minute of it. The ladies in the office are friendly and helpful. Gary is always quick to help fix things in my apartment. The only bad thing I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Don't waste your money (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: With that much of money, you can get much better/solid apartment with mucy nicer management staffs. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Very nice time there (Recommending!)

2004-05-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was impressed with the apartments and the people at the office. They were very nice to me while I stayed there and were very helpful when I moved in -- gave me directions to everything! I will miss Southern Village. I would recommend it to my friends and family ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: A great place to live (Recommending!)

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

From franckp: My wife and I lived in a 2-bedrooms appartment in Southern Village for a year and a half and we truly enjoyed it. The staff is courteous and always solved our problems quickly. The pool is great and the gym is decently sized- I used it once a week.
The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Re: you should blame the apt for power outage (Not Recommending)

2004-01-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This comment is in response to the article below, which wrote that we should not blame Southrn village apartment(SVA) for power outage, but blame Duke Power.

No. You should blame the SVA for their incompetent construction. I was living in SVA during the power outage. Two days after the power ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Don´t rent (Not Recommending)

2003-12-31T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The office staff is very rude. If you do rent there, play close attention to the lease agreement (if you´d call it that). Even though your lease has an end date, you still need to coplete a "Notice of Vacancy" two months before your lease ends. If you do not, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: good place for children (Recommending!)

2003-12-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: my family enjoyed living in the apartments for one year. the bedrooms are a good size. the bathrooms could be a little bigger with a jaccuzi-like bathtub. the playground and all the walking trails are nice and clean. the staff was always nice and friendly to my wife and kids. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Last post on power outage (Recommending!)

2003-12-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ok, I stopped in one more time to see the reviews and noticed the response to my post (about blaming Duke Power, not SVA). Perhaps the other reviewer is an expert on power lines, but unless that is the case, it´s impossible to be sure what caused the prolonged outage. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: I have to agree with these comments (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: I have never lived in Southern Village Apartments. I do love the location and the third floor apts with the vaulted ceilings are nice, but it was the snotty attitude of the office staff lady that sent up a huge red flag in my book. Her comments were VERY derogitory ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: The Office staff is haughty, horrible and RUDE!!! (Not Recommending)

2003-10-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments are noisy and cheaply made. Water leaked from the bathroom a number of times. Towel racks, toilet paper holders, and other thing popped off of walls and cabinets.
The maintenance staff is nice. The Office staff is a horror show. They are haughty,
uncaring and RUDE (Pat, the Manager, among ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Furnished apartment definitely not worth it (Not Recommending)

2003-10-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We rented a furnished 3 bedroom apartment from Temporary Living Company for 3 1/2 months at the beginning of 2003. Taking into consideration that we paid $ 2,400 per month, we had expected to at least get a fully equipped unit. But to our surprise, there was less equipment than ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Sucks!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY (Not Recommending)

2003-09-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for two years and am very unhappy. I really dislike the staff; they are the most rude and snobby people I have ever met in my life. They think they are all that AND MORE. I mean come on, you lease apartments..wow you don´t even need ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: the apartment staffs (Not Recommending)

2003-09-18T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I´m relieved that I finally moved out of the Southern village apartment.I don´t have to face the haughty managers any more!! They are nightmare!

I doubt the apartment staffs would have kept the apartments occupied if it was not for the huge advertisement in the UNC business school. My friend in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: thanks for a great stay (Recommending!)

2003-09-17T00:00:00-06:00

From o2o_hop: i´ve thoroughly enjoyed my stay at southern village. i stayed for only a short time with my family, while our house was being built, but never had any problems or felt taken advantage of. the pool and walking trails are nice and neat. the office staff was great to my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Comments from 7/15 are staff (Not Recommending)

2003-09-07T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don´t you think it´s interesting that the only two positive reviews for this place are on the same day, and gave all 5s for reviews? Trust the real reviews; they´re coming from people who have integrity. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: save your money (Not Recommending)

2003-09-07T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: What a joke this place is. My home burned down and I had to live here for nine months. Instead of being smart and shopping around, I walked down the street and rented an apartment here for the sake of convenience. The office staff were thrilled to take advantage of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Excellent! (Recommending!)

2003-07-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My wife and I only stayed at Southern Village for a short time, but our stay was superb. The pool was always clean and neat. The landscaping was cut and trimmed professionally. The ladies in the office are great and courteous. We never had any problems from anyone. We hope ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Great Office Staff! (Recommending!)

2003-07-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I currently live at Southern Village and the office staff is great. They are always very helpful and excited to see me and my family. I´m surprised to see the previous comments so negative towards them. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Pros and Cons (Not Recommending)

2003-05-23T00:00:00-06:00

From Jen2003: I lived in Southern Village Apartment for one year, and moved out recently.

Pros:
1) The apartment is clean, fairly new (6-7 years old) and has nice floorplan.

2) neighborhood is safe.

3) Maintenance: It has small maintenance problems pretty often for a new apartment, but the maintenance people respond to problems ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: power and the staff (Not Recommending)

2003-05-15T00:00:00-06:00

From xing2000: Well. This is a really nice place to live.
However, I want to point two things

One, the ice strom of last year was terrible. Some apartments did not have power even for 7 days.

The other is the staff. I donﾢﾥt understand that they are nice. Well they usually smile. But ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Bravo to the staff (Recommending!)

2003-05-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am leaving Chapel Hill but want to express my sincere appreciation for the hospitality the staff showed our family while we were at Southern Village. They went out of their way to make us feel at home in a new place. Maintenance responded quickly to the few calls we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Great place to live!!! (Recommending!)

2003-05-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for years and can´t believe some of the previous comments. The staff is great and always helpful, courteous, and professional. Maintenance comes the same day you call for a request. My apartment was clean as a whistle when I moved in and the grounds are always ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: Ectricity is not secure in the area. (Not Recommending)

2003-02-23T00:00:00-06:00

From amy_82: When we lost power in snow storm last December:
most of apartments got power back in 2-3 days, but it took one week for Southern Village Apartment to get back the electricity due to some line problems.

Some windy day:
while most apartmens experienced a few seconds long electricity cut, Southern ... [click to read full apartment review]

Southern Village Apartments: not worth your money (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: This apartment is better than average apartment, but not good enough for the rent you pay. They have serious bug problem recently. They are very slow in responding to this problem. ... [click to read full apartment review]