Apartment Ratings | Colony House Ratings and Reviews

Colony House: A/C system is terrible - no parking (Not Recommending)

2008-10-11T06:09:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The rent is relatively cheap if you consider it includes all bill paid. However, the HVAC system is extremely antiquated...forced air system. A/C is only on from Memorial Day to Labor Day and the heat is on Labor Day to Memorial Day. Parking is a nightmare...if you get home late ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Colony House: A Nightmare on George Street (Not Recommending)

2008-08-26T13:35:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After four years of fallng ceilings, buckling floors and inadequate heat and air conditioning, I have concluded that location, location, location isn't all it's cracked up to be. The repairs needed to get this to 'luxury' status are too numerous - and for the owners, too expensive - to mention. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: this place SUCKS. it's NOT a luxury apt. so many things to tell you: (Not Recommending)

2008-06-07T20:07:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: this place bills itself as a luxury apt.Don't be fooled by the (semi) nice lobby.The apts are all OLD, as in 1960s old. And they show it too. Yes there are hard wood floors....old, wood floors. Yes you have a view of the park if you are lucky enough to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Good & Bad (Recommending!)

2007-11-21T15:15:07-06:00

From sea1787: As with any place, there are good and bad things. So your ultimate decision comes down to what you value more and what you can do without.THE GOOD:Location - You can literally walk out the front entrance to Buccleuch Park to play tennis, run, or just enjoy the open area. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: A little over 1/2 way through the lease, not a bad place to live (Recommending!)

2006-08-09T10:33:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Good:
Nice apartments, harwood floors, lots of space, tons of closets. Great view of the park on one side and Raritan River on the other. Very close to highways and there's a shuttle to the train station in the mornings. All utilities are included. Ample parking. Doormen, maintencence people, and management ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: In between, read this review if you want the 's & -'s (Recommending!)

2006-06-03T23:32:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Iﾀﾙm in between when it comes to the Colony House. Plenty of things I do and do not like about these apartments such as it has a wonderful park in the front, and the higher you room are the better your view is. The doorman help you load your groceries ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: a wonderful a place to live (Recommending!)

2006-05-05T18:50:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived in the Colony House for almost five years. It's a wonderful place to live. My one-bedroom is huge, with enormous closets and balcony. People gasp at the layout and the view when they first visit. The building is surrounded by parks, the neighborhood is safe, and a free ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Don't get fooled by the first look (Not Recommending)

2005-10-25T11:48:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When the management show you around before you sign anything, everything is so great. The lady in the office is nice, everyone say hi to you. After you move in, forget about it.
You will at least have to put three request for fixing anything in your room. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Very Pleased (Recommending!)

2005-07-26T13:47:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in the Colony House for close to two months now and it is absolutely wonderful. Compared to other luxury apartments in the area it is extremely affordable. My apartment has a wonderful view and is extremely spacious.
All of the neighbors are very nice and many ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Best apartments in New Brunswick! (Recommending!)

2005-07-18T21:00:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Recently I've been doing apartment shopping and the only apartment that treated my roommates and I as equals and not as little immature kids is the colony house. The problem is that we are college students and once leasing management gets a look at us, they start to treat us ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Ok, for your first time. (Not Recommending)

2005-07-08T17:59:04-06:00

From Ecthroi: I'm a new graduate in my early 20s taking my first steps into the real world. From this stand point, the Colony House is awesome. Especially since I've come from crappy crappy apartments near campus. BUT, I plan to move out once my lease is up and never come back.

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

Colony House: Just fine (Recommending!)

2005-05-17T21:15:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Spacious apartment, lots of closets. The heating/cooling system is a bit antiquated. Relatively new appliances in kitchen. Love the hard wood floors. Ample free parking. Pleasant doormen. Beautiful park out the front door. I enjoy living here. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: I Like It... (Recommending!)

2004-12-28T15:18:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Although I've only been here a few months, I've not really had that many problems. Sure, the walls are very thin, and every surface looks like it's been painted 1000 times - but my apartment is huge, there is tons of closet space, the parquet floors are really nice, & ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: trash (Not Recommending)

2004-10-21T00:48:55-06:00

From urbanxpert: This building is Trash--with a capital "T."

Roaches? Yes. Reviews on here by people who didn't see any must have been written either by:
(a) people who were REALLY lucky (based on my experience and that of all the other tenants I talked with while I lived there),
(b) people who were never ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: what's with the bad reviews... (Recommending!)

2004-10-04T17:18:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Colony House for 3 years. I don't remember it being bad as some of these comments. In fact, I've never seen a single roach. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: I dont know what these people are talking about (Recommending!)

2004-08-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Maybe for real people, this place might be bad, but for a college student, its a dream. I am paying less here than I was paying at my last house in NB. Many of the other places we looked at were more expensive, small, dirty and gross.

Comparably, this is affordable, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: A RIP OFF! Management are jerks once you sign the lease. (Not Recommending)

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

From mtricarico: CH is for suckers. Period. I can't believe I've paid $1600 in rent for the past 3 years for such a crappy hole of an apartment. Sure, it looks nice, and impresses people who visit for an evening, but they get to go home and not worry about the lack ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Yuck. "Luxury Hi-Rise?" What a joke! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: This building is terrible. I am breaking my lease and leaving early.

* horrible maintenance and lousy service from the office staff

* cockroaches (even though i keep my apartment in spotless condition)

* water system problems

* noise problems from pipes, etc. (building staff has done *nothing* to correct this)

* cheapo applicances (even ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Incomparable Views (Recommending!)

2004-03-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: First the good: the view is AMAZING... if you´re lucky enough to get an apartment on a high floor on the park side, which we have. The large balcony is wonderful for entertaining or relaxing on warm summer evenings.
The apartment itself offers large rooms and INSANE amounts of closet ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: COCKROACH (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: If you like to fight cockroach at night, here is the place. If you like to fight with management to get fixed something, here is the place. If you like to get ripped off by high rent. Here is the place. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Avoid, Avoid, Avoid! (Not Recommending)

2007-03-24T13:29:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Despite the recent change of ownership and management, this building is still terrible. Don't be fooled by the renovated lobby.

They bill themselves as a "luxury" building, but don't seem to realize what that really means. Forget about getting decent service here (except from three or four of the doormen), and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: managed by lowlife (Not Recommending)

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

From repoman@cbgb.net: They spent quite a bit of money on this place recently. I lived there during the renovation and was patient through the needed repairs. I was glad to see them trying to bring the place back to it´s state of former status as the nicest place to live in the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: I regret signing my lease here (Not Recommending)

2002-10-27T00:00:00-06:00

From sun_talk1234@yahoo.com: I recommend against this apartment building. Best thing for you to convince yourself is to visit it on a weekend and talk to the residents who walk in the park in the front- there´s a few at all times of the day in the weekend. I´m willing to wager a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Like getting ripped off? (Not Recommending)

2002-09-14T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is NOT a luxury apartment, but you are paying luxury rates for all the non-unit renovations, and rest assure your rent will be jacked up come renewal.
Ants. Bad floors, bad plumbing, no where to park - oh, and bet on your car getting towed because you´ll find out, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: SLUM (Not Recommending)

2002-08-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: They get away with billing this slum out as "luxury apartments" because they are constantly doing a half-assed renovation on something in this building that is in a constant state of decay. If you like bugs in your kitchen, worn, warped floors, a heating and A/C unit that kicks up ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: Do not move here (Not Recommending)

2002-07-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It took 2 years to get our cold water faucet fixed in the kitchen. In 4 years, our bathroom faucet leaks constantly, our ceiling fell, the floor tiles are coming up,and we had to fight a rather large cockroach problem in the kitchen. The apartment is not worth the astronomical ... [click to read full apartment review]

Colony House: (Not Recommending)

2002-05-29T00:00:00-06:00

From zephyrstrype: ... [click to read full apartment review]