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Brookchester Apartments: Don't do it (Not Recommending)

2008-07-24T18:04:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don't rent here!!! If I ever move back to Bergen County, I would never go there again. Maintenance was horrible, along with the noise. Management doesn't care what happens. They will rent to anybody. They have a NO PET policy, but there are plenty of dogs there. The only good ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Beautiful Apartment in a Great Neighborhood (Recommending!)

2008-03-01T10:22:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Brookchester Apartments for the past 2 years and I love living here. My apartment is a new renovated one with allnew applicances and beautiful hardwood floors. The Management Staffhas always been great!The neighborhood is safe and I have always feltcomfortable. I would just like to say ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Beware neighbors on rent control, check neighbors status b4 moving in! (Not Recommending)

2008-02-24T00:38:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have a neighbor who out of the gate pounded on my walls at all hours esp 11:00 pm - 5:00 am. Found out he is on rent control and has been here 30 years so made me his life and I expect every previous tenant. I also am convinced ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Poor maintainance, Avoid if u can (Not Recommending)

2008-01-07T11:40:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The maintainance is poor. Very slow in responding. Too many insects everywhere. Lots of web.. Only good thing is cheap rent. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: You can do better (Not Recommending)

2007-10-31T11:15:16-06:00

From lookoutforyou: I lived here for 3 years, and the apartment are very old and falling apart.pros; New Milford is a nice town, safe.cons; Cracks in ceiling, and walls 1st floor - cats underneath the building Mold Water leaks No Parking after 9:00 Flooded parking lots Nasty maintenance department Loud banging of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: no way.. think again please (Not Recommending)

2007-10-16T18:28:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ok... how do i start brookchester apartment is the worse place to rent..i had never in my life ever lived in a place like this..well let me start telling u why.well the 1st time we moved here it was like this, my family n i were very happy because finally ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Rip off!! Managment scams you!! Beware!! plastering is no renovating!! (Not Recommending)

2007-10-11T14:54:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Where do i start!! No Parking, building is falling apart, water leaks in bathroom and bedroom, maintenance never fixed anything and i lived there for 3 years. Loud!! i mean LOUD banging noises from steam pipes under the floors. Steam leaks out of the heaters. the painter paints on top ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: It's Okay.... (Recommending!)

2007-08-02T10:47:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Brookchester is Ok... That being said... I did find 1 cockroach in my 1 year there. (Could have been worse)In my court everyone was 65 . My apartment was a little ruin down. That being said.. supermarket is extremely close as well as Pizza, Dry Cleaner, Blockbuster, CVS. Supper close ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: ok for the price! (Not Recommending)

2007-02-20T11:40:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i have been living in one bedroom apartment since 7 months..i never found any roaches,but our neighbors are very noisy at times...bad insulation.I think the materials are too cheap coz my bathroom window turned rusty and can see many cracks all around the apartment...i got a newly renovated kitchen,which is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: TERRIBLE!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-29T22:22:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into Brookchester last January. I was fresh out of college and excited about living in a "real grown up apartment". Hey, anything is better than a dorm room right? THINK AGAIN! On the day that I moved in, i saw a dead bug on the stairs. I had ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: It's ok, as long as you don't need more room later on. (Not Recommending)

2006-12-14T13:42:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in brookchester for 8 years (one bedroom apartment). At the beginning, my wife and I were thrilled as it was our first apartment and seemed big for the few things we had. Over the years we noticed that there was no enough room for everything we accumulated (useful ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Best Deal in Bergen County (Recommending!)

2006-11-30T00:19:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living at Brookchester Apartments for the past two years. My apartment is beautiful, everything is new. This community is quiet and safe, my neighbors are great. You can't get a better deal than this in Bergen County, I highly reccomend these apartments. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Happy to be here (Recommending!)

2006-11-29T15:28:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: New Milford is a nice quiet safe town and i really enjoyed my neighbors at Brookchester.
The apartments are newly renovated and for $999 a month you cannot beat the price/ammenities in Bergen county.
The rental office staff are very friendly and extemely helpful with information about the surrounding area(s) ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: If you Like HUGE BUGS this place is for you! (Not Recommending)

2006-11-16T09:48:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for a couple of months and it is very depressing! A month ago i woke up at night to get some water from the fridge and i saw 2 huge water bugs the size of your pinkie running toward me! Thank god i have a cat ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Don't be fooled by the P.R. of the website and brochures ... (Not Recommending)

2006-11-04T13:45:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Much of what has been written about here is entirely true. The walls and floors/ceilings must literally be paper thin as you hear EVERYTHING around you. You feel like you're roommates with everyone in the neighborhood. And you're not exactly doing business with high-class people here, as anyone with half ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Don't even think about it (Not Recommending)

2006-09-30T16:55:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This apartment complex is terrible. I have only lived here for a few months and already I want out! I found 8 Centipedes in every room in the apartment, in one week. I have no idea where they come from. I have also found several waterbugs in the bedroom and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Been here 10 months, not worth it (Not Recommending)

2006-09-06T07:38:34-06:00

From brookchester_hell: This place is a sh*thole. I have lived here since November 2005 and have had nothing but problems. Parking is a nightmare. If you are not home by 9pm, good luck with finding a spot. And the cops are good with giving you parking tickets if you are just an ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: crackhead central (Not Recommending)

2006-08-01T17:02:11-06:00

From nappychicken: if you want to live in an apartment complex where insects, and rodents rule , and cats are always outside makin crazy dieing noises , on occasion you'll hear this crazy cat lady out late at night screaming " morris" repeadetly i kid you not, yo no words can describe ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: A Rip Off (Not Recommending)

2006-05-22T14:43:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in this complex for 10 months and I cannot wait until my lease expires. I have considered breaking my lease on several occasions because the living conditions here just seem to unbearable...especially having a small child. My first apartment was roach infested beyond belief!!!! They were everywhere ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: THIS PLACE ISN'T WORTH IT! (Not Recommending)

2006-04-30T15:21:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I happened to rent a garden level apartment recommended by management. What a huge mistake! First of all, it's true about the walls being too thin. I not only hear the animal that lives upstairs but the neighbors that live 3 doors down, seriously. Second of all, yes, there are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: A NICE PLACE TO LIVE (Recommending!)

2005-12-29T11:40:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been a resident at Brookchester for the past 2 years. I have read the others complaints about parking and wonder why they wouldn't rent a garage. Its only $75.00 a month. And then you dont have to deal with removing snow off it. I have no complaints, my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: a nice place (Recommending!)

2005-11-29T10:43:10-06:00

From siafu: I moved to brookchest this summer.after reading many reviews here ,I chose a upstairs end unit ,and pay 75/mo for a garage.The apt here is very nice and queit ,close to H-mart and KING-FONG market(that`s my favorite).I didnt found any roaches here,but many cute cats and small dogs.Before 9 PM ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Keep looking! (Not Recommending)

2005-10-21T10:41:24-06:00

From Tenant11111: I have lived at Brookchester for 6 months now and I can't wait to move out. I have not had the horribly bad experiences that some of these reviews discuss but I have had my share of unacceptable occurrences. I live in a renovated studio apartment. It's very obvious that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Re: You are all crazy (Not Recommending)

2005-07-27T16:49:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Are you sure you are talking about Brookchester Apts? How the heck are they fitting all those "new" things in the closet they call a kitchen and a box they call a bathroom?
We lived there for 4 years and hated it!! Maintenance was a joke. They took their sweet ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: NICE QUIET COMMUNITY (Recommending!)

2005-06-16T11:28:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: BROOKCHESTER APARTMENTS HAS BEEN A GREAT PLACE FOR ME TO LIVE. A QUIET , SAFE ,
CLEAN COMMUNITY. THE NEW RENOVATED APTS.
ARE BEAUTIFULL, EVERYTHING IS BRAND NEW.

... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Renter Beware.... Run Even After Renovation (Not Recommending)

2005-06-08T14:27:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Where to start I hate these apartments and can't wait till the day my lease is up, it is such a nightmare I am thinking of breaking my lease as no amount of money is worth this misery. I have not had a decient nights sleep in over 6 months.

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

Brookchester Apartments: Shitty place to live - DONT LIVE HERE!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-05-23T12:34:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is a very nasty and a dirty place to live. I strongly believe I am paying too much rent for this shithole place. First of all the windows are old, my fuc@@@in neighbor is this dirty old woman who leaves her cigarrete budds on the porch and I have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: BEAUTIFULLLY RENOVATED APARTMENTS AT A GREAT PRICE (Recommending!)

2005-04-25T13:59:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: BROOKCHESTER APARTMENTS ARE NOW FULLY RENOVATED. MY APARTMENTS HAS NEW MAPLE KITCHEN CABINETS, A BRAND NEW DISHWASHER,
BRAND NEW REFRIGERATOR, BRAND NEW AC'S,
BRAND NEW BATHROOM VANITY, REFINISHED HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND IT WAS FRESHLY PAINTED BEFORE I MOVED IN.
THIS IS A REALLY LARGE COMMUNITY BUT REALLY PEACEFUL AND QUIET.
I ALWAYS FEEL EXTRA ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Not bad for Bergen county prices (Recommending!)

2005-04-17T20:59:19-06:00

From suechan: The rent and the quality of these apartments is not bad for the expensive Bergen County, NY metro area. Still, you get what you pay for.
POSITIVES:
I never hear the next door neighbors, and upstairs isn't too bad with noise. Safety has never been a problem for apartments, cars or the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Waterbugs are NOT roaches!! (Recommending!)

2005-03-23T07:52:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: - Yes the heat is on full blast, but I have figured a way to regulate the heat on my own so that my apartment is comfortable

- There are waterbugs that live under the apartments in the crawl space. Solution is to buy steel wool and stuff every hole by ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: You All Are Crazy (Recommending!)

2005-02-04T11:26:34-06:00

From Genius0218: I have lived in Brookchester Apartments for 8 months. I have had minimal problems. And, the problems I have had, maintenance has been more than willing to fix.

Here, however, is how you minimize your problems at Brookchester. I moved into a renovated apartment. My apartment has brand-new refrigerator (full-size), dishwasher, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: DIUDTING DISGUSTING DISGUSTIN...A NO NO (Not Recommending)

2005-01-04T12:13:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you are thinking about moving here...then think again.... This is the worst place to live in. First of all the walls are so thin that you can hear your neighbor sneeze, 2nd this place is roach infested and management does not care at all, 3rd the apartment is beaten ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Shop around before you settle for Brookchester (Not Recommending)

2004-12-14T13:46:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You get what you pay for. The rent is one of the lowest in the area and the location cannot be beat. But you also get:

*No way to regulate the heat in the winter. Most people have their ACs full blast.
*Roaches.
*Let me say it again...roaches.
*Horrible snow removal. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Not bad (Recommending!)

2004-09-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Not a bad place to live. The space is very small. In the winter the heat is on blast, sometimes we have to turn on the AC. Management and maintaince always calls back in a reasonable time frame. They should use stronger fixtures in the bathroom. The only thing that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Many years there with minimal problems... (Recommending!)

2004-07-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved to Brookchester, when I was just out of College, with my then girlfriend. The price was great, and gave us the opportunity to save money. The neighborhood was beautiful, and still is very nice to this day. The large trees make for a country setting, and shopping and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Big Mistake! (Not Recommending)

2004-05-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place was nasty!!! All kind of bugs, BIG ROACHES and every other type of bug!! The managent with nice at first, but after one time of letting them about the bug problem they became SO MEAN!!! So much more problems to tell...We were just counting the days when the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: ROACHES (Not Recommending)

2004-01-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had so many roaches, they were walking on my mouth while I slept. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Not worth the Rent (Not Recommending)

2003-12-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Lived here for 2 straight years - parking leaves little to be desired. People park in large lot however they please (they do not park within the painted lines). People park in Fire zones. Some vehicles don´t move for weeks on end - others are commercial vehicles which according to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Roach-infested and drugs (Not Recommending)

2003-10-23T00:00:00-06:00

From ChristyT23@aol.com: I lived in a second floor, 2 bedroom for a little over a year. It was disgusting. We had roaches and other bugs, and the place was falling apart. The website says "ample parking".... ha, they´ve gotta be kidding. Often times I´d come home at night and have to park ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: not worth it (Not Recommending)

2003-09-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: at first, you seem to believe that you´re getting quite a deal - where else can you get an apartment for $820/month? BUT, be prepared for some problems, a major one being waterbugs. One week after moving in I saw something huge and black scurry across my floor - didn´t ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: not so bad (Recommending!)

2003-09-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Parking after 10:30 is a nightmare, and just forget about having 2 cars. TERRIBLE snow clearing during the winter. Forget about getting to work for a few days when it´s bad. They towed one of my cars after I didn´t move it for 1 week. Even though they will have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Be Prepared (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: Apt is ok for the money. It is cheap and safe to live. The parking is ok as long as you dont come home after 10:30PM. Then be prepared to drive around or "make your own spot". Maintenance is less than attentive. Be prepared for major attitude. And to do ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Low Price but not worth it! (Not Recommending)

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

From Lj9799: This apartment is relatively cheap. But you got what you pay for. Thin walls, I mean THIN walls. You hear your neighbors every move. You have to pray nobody would move in next to you. Too hot in winter and spring. They could heat it up in May or Even ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Below average (Not Recommending)

2003-05-30T00:00:00-06:00

From sashenka@hotmail.com: Buildings are very old. Build with pore quality. Constant problem with the heat. Basement constantly flooded with the hot water. That causes bad smell and high humid. Problems with the parking. Not enough spaces. No assigned parking spaces at all. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: ok (Recommending!)

2003-04-02T00:00:00-06:00

From zrev: ENVIRONMENT NICE, building structure shotty. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Nice and quiet place to live (Recommending!)

2003-03-07T00:00:00-06:00

From dennisrick: This place is nice and quiet to live. Affordable, nice people and family freindly. The managment office employees are very nice and helpfull. One of the things that was appealing to me was how safe it was to live their. I use to live on the 1st floor and I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Don´t live in this Hell Hole (Not Recommending)

2003-02-13T00:00:00-06:00

From wcasler@optonline.net: We have been stuck at this place since 1997. They will tow your car if you don´t move it from day to day "watch out" Service sucks, We had no heat for three Days "-30 outside" , and it took 6 phone callsover 3 days to get anything done. BUGS ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: ok if you are trying to save $$$ (Recommending!)

2003-01-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After reading the other reviews I had to write that the major complaints - the parking and the heat - are definately true. If you get home after 8pm it is difficult to find parking near your apartment. It is very hot in the winter but I guess that is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: Best price in Bergen County (Recommending!)

2002-10-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This apt complex is large, but well maintained. The hardword floors are beautiful. NYC tranportation is a 3 minute walk from my apt and the train to Hoboken is only a 10 min walk. This is great for me since I work in NYC. The price can´t be beat especially ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brookchester Apartments: not that bad! (Recommending!)

2002-05-01T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: the last reviewer- i don´t know where he/she lives, but i have been there for one year, and haven´t had any of those problems. the complex is huge, so he may be in a bad section or something. they do NOT leave the heat on all year round. they turn ... [click to read full apartment review]