Apartment Ratings | Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace) Ratings and Reviews

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Unpleasant first time rental office experience (Recommending!)

2009-09-22T11:20:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I walked in to the property rental office today for the first time visit. I have to say that the property is excellent from what I saw on the outside. I did not have a very pleasant experience dealing with the rental office lady (I don't know her name...I didn't ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Horrible management and heating issues (Not Recommending)

2009-03-11T10:35:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live in Mae Brooke at renaissance in Perry drive. Since I will be moving for a new job, I got my lease renewed for 6 months, but my actual move date 3 months after the extension date. When I said can I extend for 9 months they said that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Not bad (Recommending!)

2009-03-09T19:24:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived in several apartments and this one is no worse or better than the others. It is clean when you move in and the maintenance crew has been helpful. We've got two really great neighbors but the neighbors directly above us seem to stomp around a lot... Parking can ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Luxury? (Not Recommending)

2009-02-23T11:00:39-06:00

From newtojersey: I lived on Perry Drive for almost two years. I was fortunate enough to have a situation arise where I could break lease and move out. I had a downstairs two bedroom unit, insulated on two sides and above. I had four major issues with this apartment:1. Shoddy construction - ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Do your walk-through a few times before choosing mae Brook. (Recommending!)

2009-02-09T12:04:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Granted I have lived here for about a year and a half and the first year was great, but lately the people who are slowly moving in are making this nice section horrible. One thing I think anyone can agree on in the Mae Brook section is that parking is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): RENAISSANCE TERRACE, BE CAREFUL RENTING THE E UNITS (3 BEDROOMS) (Not Recommending)

2008-11-23T01:29:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Pretty soon after I moved in I realized that the air conditioning was not properly working in my "luxury" really expensive 3 bedroom E unit, the second floor was extremely warm in Summer, no matter that the temp was set up at around 70 degrees. I made several phone calls ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Going down (Recommending!)

2008-10-07T09:04:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been renting at Maebrook at Renaissance (Perry Drive) for 2 and 1/2 years. In the last year or so, the tenants have not been keeping the place tidy. You see garbage in the parking lot sometimes. Most recently, I saw a neighbor with a dog and no pets ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Favorable 1st Impression (Recommending!)

2008-05-14T16:29:18-06:00

From ChicagoBoiler: I and my college buddy roommate have just been approved for a ground floor 2 bedroom apartment (model D) at Renaissance Terrace (on Azalea Drive) and will be moving in this summer. We did some serious research and I can say without hesitation that the various Renaissance apartment properties offer ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Decent Living (Recommending!)

2007-11-29T11:23:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been here since January of 2007 and the overall experience I've had has been a good one.I agree with one of the previous reviewers that this place can get pretty loud if you have noisy neighbors. The walls and ceilings don't do much in the way of drowning out ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Do not live downstairs! (Not Recommending)

2007-11-05T06:33:18-06:00

From zmuda444: Warning to anyone planning to move into Mae Brook:Do not rent a downstairs apartment. I have lived in several apartments before this one, and this is by far the worst. There are upstairs units above both mine and my roommates bedrooms and both are unbearable, so it just shows the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): no credit history? (Recommending!)

2007-08-20T23:35:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: has anyone been able to get approved without any credit history or co signer? ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Resident's opionion (Not Recommending)

2007-06-06T16:03:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in Rennaisance for just over 2 years. I was extremely pleased the first year with the quality and quickness of the maintenance staff, as well as with the diversity of my neighbors. However, over the past year, it seems as though the maintenance staff responds quickly to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Look elsewhere... (Not Recommending)

2007-05-29T14:20:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for 3 years. The constant construction is horrible. They continue to build more and more apartments with no regard to the fact that there are not enough parking spots and only one entrance/exit into the complex. Construction vehicles take up the much needed parking spaces. Broken glass, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Overall a nice apartment, but management is terrible (Renaissance - Mae Brook) (Not Recommending)

2007-03-15T21:24:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Parking: Places to park are abundant if you get home from work early. However, if you get home a little later, you will have to park and walk a little further than I'd like. They are constantly construction new buildings, so I fear that parking will be a much bigger ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): The Maintenance Team is Top Notch (Recommending!)

2006-10-18T13:41:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for years, when there's something that needs to be fixed, Joe has got his guys right on it.

Over all, I have to say I think this place is pretty great, the people are nice and even the paper pushers in the management office seem to know what ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): 3 years, great place. (Recommending!)

2006-08-18T14:51:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Back in 2003, my wife and I moved in to Renaissance Manor (right off of Lisa Place) as the first occupants of their brand new apartments. There was absolutely nothing that compared in the surrounding area from North Brunswick to South Brunswick.

Granted, there minor issues that come with renting, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Nicer than other apartments in area (Recommending!)

2006-08-04T12:19:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Over the past ten years I've lived in several different apartments in the area - from private homes to various rental complexes - and can honestly say this is the nicest place I have rented thus far. Many of the problems people report are the same no matter where you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): illtreated potential renter (Not Recommending)

2006-07-20T12:02:23-06:00

From akito88001@yahoo.com: Hi
My wife and I were considering leasing at Mae Brook (the new apartments) and we went to the office. I spoke to one of the front office ladies and wanted to make a note of some thing she said and asked for a pen. She was not able to understand ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Rip Off - Daylight robbery (Not Recommending)

2006-05-03T14:54:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Middlesex Mgmt is very well known to steal their renter's security deposit.
The Super who went on a walk through after we moved out did not complain much. But ended up charging for faults which were non-existent. The Super possibly earns a commission for pointing out problems supposedly caused by renters ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): The worst - stay away from Middlesex Management (Not Recommending)

2006-03-18T10:52:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Renaissance Terrace for four years and it is an experience I would like to forget. Lets start with the location, do you like the sound of trains. Well the North East Corridor line of NJ Transit passes right behind the complex. This train runs very often and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Great location, nice environment (Recommending!)

2006-01-31T08:37:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I liked this place alot but had to move because of a job relocation ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Social Problems galore (Not Recommending)

2005-09-26T06:08:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Today 12-15 FBI agents with GUNS DRAWN ran into the courtyard of Bldg 18, at about 6am. Local police allover the place, FBI guys screaming "Open UP" at the door of the apt on the inside corner- that occupies the 2nd and 3rd floor. GUNS DRAWN!!! children getting ready for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): The management is horrendous (Not Recommending)

2005-06-27T01:18:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management is terrible! Middlesex Management is unfriendly, unprofessional, and to sum it up, they are assholes. The neighborhood is nice, and the apartments are fairly new, but the layout is awkward and it is not worth dealing with the poor management. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Rip Off - Middlesex Management never gets back to you! (Not Recommending)

2005-02-10T14:33:26-06:00

From xlokiita@hotmail.com: Everything about the apartment was nice except lack of insulation and cheaply made cabinets and appliances. I moved out because i was going to get married. We (my roommate and I) did the walk through and they found 2 damages. A month later we received our deposit and to our ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): (Recommending!)

2005-01-18T11:21:25-06:00

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

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): don't let the newness fool you search around theres better (Not Recommending)

2005-01-06T13:56:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in building 900 first one to ever rent the building. was living in a dump before this place so it was a breath of fresh air. Not clean when i moved in. Cheaply built. no insalation. heard tv's and walking from upstairs. snow and parking are the worst. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Parking at Renaissance (Recommending!)

2004-12-08T14:23:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there for 3 years before moving out. The truth regarding parking is that the parking lots are not distributed evenly amongst the homes. What this means is that some lucky renters have an abundance of parking to choose from, while others park 1/8 mile from their apartment. So ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): New Tenants! (Recommending!)

2004-11-26T12:52:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: So far I haven't had any problems with the rental office, people were very polite with us, and i really can't say anything about a broken accent when I have one myself... sundays are full house, seems like parking will be a hasle... we rented a duplex, obviously we'll not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): The Whole Scoop (Recommending!)

2004-10-09T11:12:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Positive: Ren Terrace looks clean. Rooms are nice, bright, and spacious. Plenty of storage. No assigned parking needed because there's always space available. Maintenance has always been quick to respond and repair. Full washer and dryer was a plus. Shoprite is so conveniently close!

Negative: I lived on the 1st floor. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): New and spacious (Recommending!)

2004-07-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You might hear your neighbors flush the toilet, but you are not living in a single family house, and hearing some noise come with living in an appartment.
I've lived here for 2.5 years and love the fact that every thing is new and modern. Plus the kitchens are great and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): If you want to get ripped off and treated poorly then this place is for you (Not Recommending)

2004-03-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in Renaissance Manor which was the newer section. My first week there I had a leak from the people upstairs which ruined my kitchen. I moved out and to date Im still waiting for the supers to repair it. I later had another leak from the people uspatirs ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Amazing place to live... (Recommending!)

2004-02-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Parking is easy and close to apartment. Apartments are huge and cheap and have new appliances. Woman in rental office is a moron though and needs to speak english better. I love it though, and I have never once heard our neighbors and they have two kids. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Potential renter (Not Recommending)

2004-01-26T00:00:00-06:00

From kharrell: I have read the comments on this aprtment and I am glad I did! My husband and I were considering this place b/c we thought it had all the anemiies we need, goo dparking, close to shopping, pool for the kids, good construction, curtious staff ( I have been trying ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Tons of Space, good place to live (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I have for the most part had no problems with living here. i have never heard my neighbors once besides plumbing. Walls and construction is poor and cheap, but its rare to find places this big. It has everything near by (grocery store, reteraunts, shops). I haven´t ever parked more ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Do NOT waste your money (Not Recommending)

2003-11-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When we first saw the apartment we thought this would be our dream home - we were moving in from out of state and had previously lived in a very small two bedroom. This had all the amenities you could want. We opted for a ground floor unit since we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Re: uncouteous office staff (Not Recommending)

2003-11-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The office staff have to learn more to be more courteous. Through my short experience there I found them to be impatient and non-courteous. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Beware of deposit ripoff (Not Recommending)

2003-11-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Our apartment was in good shape when we left, I expected to lose some money. But was I surprised when I found out that they took (stole) almost $800. They claimed the carpet was damaged and they had to replace it. Since they inspected without anyone in the apartment , ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): love it (Recommending!)

2003-10-04T00:00:00-06:00

From lelizriz: property is great, i dotn knwo what others are talkign abotu as far as noise? maintanece is very very prompt, next day service, and parkign isnt a problem. furthest ive had to parkis abotu a 2-3 city block walk. unless you buy your own house with a drive way dotn ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): not bad, not bad at all (Recommending!)

2003-10-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just got married and moved in Aug. I´ve read allot of these reviews prior to moving here, and must admit I was very discouraged. We had hit practically every rental complex in the area, and frankly, none looked as good as this.

The fact that this apartment is brand new ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Not worth the money and parking sucks!!! (Not Recommending)

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

From ron_jus@yahoo.com: Everyone, the comments are so true! Buildings are bad quality and you hear everything. You´re lucky if you have a 2 floor appartment with no one above you - but you hear your neighbors!
AND parking really sucks!! I was towed to PERTH AMBOY one night because I couldn´t find a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): They should´ve paid ME to live here... (Not Recommending)

2003-08-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is the biggest rip off place to live. I thought they´d be nice since they were new--do not judge a book by it´s cover here. The people above us had children who would run back and forth all night long. We heard dishwashers/washing machines going at all hours of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): What are the other reviewers talking about !?!? (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: My fianc and I moved into the Renaissance Manor apartment complex (same as Terrace) about 6 months ago. I honestly donﾒt know what these other reviewers are talking about. I would like to respond to some of their comments:
As for the walls being paper thin, I lived in a very ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): horrible, horrible! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: I lived in building 10 for awhile and it was the most awful rental experience Iﾴve ever had. These people built the buildings and moved renters in the next day - it was like some production line focused on quantity, not quality. The constructionﾴs horrible - walls are PAPER thin; ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Beware Dealing With Lona (Recommending!)

2003-05-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you have ever attempted to call the Renaissance Terrace rental office you will likely get a busy signal. Amazing how I can predict this.... the fact is, if you call any weekday, the rental agent Lona is working. She takes the phone off of the hook because it is, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Don´t wast your money !!!!! (Not Recommending)

2003-04-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Apartments are good in size ONLY! The appliances are cheap, the plumbing is horrible and the walls are paper thin. If you have a complaint or need something fixed be prepared to wait until they get ready to fix it or get back to you but donﾴt be late with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Only if youﾴre desperate (Not Recommending)

2003-04-03T00:00:00-06:00

From traveller73: I sure hope no hurricanes hit NJ, because this place would crumble! My pipes routintely froze this winter. The supers were always quick to respond, but they had to come several times as the pipes kept freezing. The last time, the pipes burst when they applied the heating device. Water ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Complete Nightmare!!! DO NOT RECOMMEND (Not Recommending)

2003-03-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You would think a brand new apartment wouldnﾴt have any problems, however, that wasnﾴt the case. I had traces of mud all over my carpet, walls were not spakeled completely and paint was used to hide the mistakes. I had chips on my kitchen counter and the best part is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): Lived in 4 apts in last 2yrs, this experience was a NIGHTMARE!!! (Not Recommending)

2003-03-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apts are poorly constructed and cheap in general.

Appliances, are cheap. The dishwasher rarely functioned properly if @ all, remember these apts are new everything should be mint!

Construction, " forget about it" they are building a new grocery store within 20yds of the apts, what a joke!

Storm clean up, yard ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): QUESTIONABLE (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: i lived her for 1 year and wasnt sad to leave. here is a list of the good and bad:

good:

2 full baths in most units

full size washer dryer

never heard tennants with baby next door EVER!

huge master bedroom with nice walk in closet.

BAD:

rent is too high

parking is a nightmare, ticketing, no ... [click to read full apartment review]

Maebrook at Renaissance (formerly Renaissance Terrace): More bad then good. (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: The bad:

Massive Train Noise
Poor construction
Costly utilities
Pool is just for show only, (hours are bad and the pool is very small)
Local Management is rude
Paid rent 10 days late one time and ended up with a Court Summons
High Rent (beware of first year specials)
Cannot directly speak to maintenance, can only leave a ... [click to read full apartment review]