Apartment Ratings | Bear Run Village Ratings and Reviews

Bear Run Village: Decent apartment, terrible location (Recommending!)

2008-07-17T11:40:04-06:00

From ross.michael.j@gmail.com: Nice place to live, but it's in the middle of no where. It's hard to even get a taxi come get you. Make sure to buy grocies, because there's no where to eat cheap within 20 minutes. On the plus side, I kung-fu kicked our door in... twice... and they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: NEW RESIDENT (Recommending!)

2008-07-14T15:19:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have not moved into bear run yet but will be at the end of next month. after living in dc for 4 years, some of the complaints are funny especially the parking. if you want the same spot close to your home each day for years, then yes people ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Parking is terrible!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-07-11T05:58:11-06:00

From tweety77: Okay, these newbies at Bear Run just haven't been here long enough to feel the pain.I've lived at Bear Run for 2 1/2 years, and the first year they raised our rent over $100 month! Then, on top of paying a decent sized rent for a townhouse, we share parking ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: I love it here (Recommending!)

2008-07-10T15:41:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I really like living here. I've been here for a year next week, and I have only good things to say. Maintenance is always around and willing to help, the office people are really nice, and the neighborhood is peaceful and beautiful. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Bear Run is Awesome (Recommending!)

2008-07-10T09:47:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I moved into Bear Run two months ago and love it here! Do not believe the negative reviews. Parking in ample and the maintance and office staff are great. I would definately recommed this place for its convenience and value the apartments and townhomes are beautiful! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Excellent!!! (Recommending!)

2008-05-24T22:54:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I don't care what anyone else says about Bear Run Village all of these complaints of parking are from people that cannot have the same exact parking spot they WANT everyday. Maintenance is great anytime I have had an issue it is addressed within 30 minutes. As for the gate ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Very happy here! Nice bright apartment, great view on top of hill, nice area to walk, great maintenance staff! (Recommending!)

2008-05-06T15:02:56-06:00

From happyheidiho: I've been here for one year and plan to stay for several more. I love my apartment. It's bright and has a nice size deck. I love having a washer and dryer in the unit. The fireplace heats up the whole apartment in the winter.Water, trash and sewage are included ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: GO ANYWHERE BUT BEAR RUN!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-02-17T20:45:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My roommate and I lived at Bear Run from 04/04-1/08 (44 months)we paid our extra $20 a month pet fee for having 2 dogs and all the other deposits ($150non-refundable and $150 refundable. In addition, we paid a $500 deposit just to move in. In 44 months we paid a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Agree with most of the gripes (Not Recommending)

2007-11-20T14:49:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Reading a lot of the reviews, I have to agree with a lot of the gripes about Bear Run. The "safety gate" was rarely if ever closed. Parking was an issue very often. Most of all, Bear Run tried to keep a large portion of my deposit as well. And ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: BEWARE (Not Recommending)

2007-10-09T15:27:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved out of my apartment after 2 years of living there with my dog. They tried to charge me to clean the carpet! Who doesn't put new carpet into an apartment after someone lived there for two years with an animal? With the rent I paid there, I would ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Looks Can Be Deceiving (Not Recommending)

2007-04-15T23:27:08-06:00

From dvd135@hotmail.com: Bear Run, although it looks pristine and landscaped beautifully, especially at clubhouse entrance, problems can soon abound. My wife/I moved in there right before Summer 3 yrs. ago. I saw bugs/insects I had never seen before crawling in under sill of patio window, especially after it rained. And when it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Terrible Place to Live (Not Recommending)

2007-02-28T07:17:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Would not give me my security deposit back, not as nice as they say, dirty carpets, pool is not clean.

Front gate rarely locked, no security guard.

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Bear Run Village: We Love it Here! (Recommending!)

2006-12-06T12:56:03-06:00

From RinaEdwards@Nauticom.net: We have been living here for 3 years and although we have had a few problems, the office staff has been more than willing to remedy them. The maintenance staff is friendly, courteous, respectful, helpful and efficient. Overall, we are so very happy here and glad that we chose Bear ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Overall Pleased (Recommending!)

2006-12-04T20:12:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We only lived at bear run for a year. The only problems we had were a little asshole chinese kid banging his bookbag on the wooden stairs and the parking was sometimes none existent. Maintenance was top notch and they were there within 24 hours. Rent went up so we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Interesting (Not Recommending)

2006-11-13T13:08:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I'm glad I read these comments now I don't feel so bad. I was about to sign my lease at Bear Run. We went to look at the apartment we were going to rent. We had all of our paperwork filled out and checks ready to go. Mysteriously after we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: (Recommending!)

2006-09-21T14:54:12-06:00

From dontbesohyper: The apartment is not worth the pricey rent, but other than that it's pretty decent. Everything was clean and in working order when I moved in. I had to call maintenance twice and they literally came over within a half hour and fixed the issue the first attempt. The office ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Great! (Recommending!)

2006-07-14T02:00:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I recently moved out of town for his job. We lived at Bear Run for 3 years.

We both miss our great neighbors and the wonderful maintenance crew. Bear Run is such a friendly community. We knew not only our breezeway neighbors, but people from all over ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: not everything it's cracked up to be (Not Recommending)

2006-06-08T16:01:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for two years, and after reading everyone else's reviews I have to agree with alot of them. The walls are way too thin-when I first moved in, I thought someone was breaking into my house, when I realized it was the neighbors walking up the stairs. Place ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: unbelievable (Not Recommending)

2006-05-30T19:54:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: we moved out and had a few carpet flaws and we did steam clean the rooms and about 2 weeks later we recieve a bill for $2800 !! for a few flaws they charged us for recarpeting all rooms ! very unreasonable and felt unsafe with all the cars speeding ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Great (Recommending!)

2006-04-26T21:07:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I really had a wonderful experience here. I have a big dog and the entire grounds were very pet friendly. All of the maintenance people were very timely and friendly. There were no noise complaints and all of the people I ran into were very friendly. Great area behind the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Not worth the price (Not Recommending)

2008-02-18T12:26:03-06:00

From newrenter406: Bear Run is a fairly nice place to live, but it is not worth what they charge to live here. The rent is so high, and the reviews about the maintance not salting/plowing is correct. I couldn't even leave last week when we had the big snow because my car ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: it's Ok (Not Recommending)

2006-03-21T10:52:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you have kids don't move in, there are no playgrounds and people drive through this place like it's a raceway.
Maintenace is awesome, but the rent goes up every month, I can hear my upstairs neighbors when they flush the toilet and when people go upstairs using the steps sounds ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Very Disappointing (Not Recommending)

2006-03-13T20:53:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in this complex for 3 years. I watched the rating on this website go from upper 80's to the 50's-with good reason. Bear Run has gone through management several times over the past 3 years and it's gone completely down hill. The security gate took over a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Stay away! Don't even try. (Not Recommending)

2006-02-21T12:12:03-06:00

From unte: Everything related to this place is a lie.
Everything is poor, management, construction, gate, don't even try to approach this place, you will be dissapointed. Run while you can. (from Bear Run). ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: (Recommending!)

2006-01-13T07:06:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at bear run for almost 2 years. I really like it here. The staff and maintenance crew are very nice and helpful. I really do not have any complaints about this complex- I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to live in the North Hills area. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Regreted every minute (Not Recommending)

2005-12-19T13:56:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is terrible. I wouldn't wish the horrible, lying management on anyone. The gates don't work, though they promise at move in they are just temporarily being fixed....it doesn't take years to fix the gates. Even on the one day a week the gates did work, it came down ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: No significant problems... (Recommending!)

2005-12-12T15:18:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I really enjoy my townhouse at Bear Run...I've only lived here for 3 months, but my roommates have for over a year. We've had no major problems...the only complaints i have are thin walls. i can hear the neighbor's baby crying every once in awhile. And the shower head of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: freezing shower (Not Recommending)

2005-11-28T12:53:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Nice area and nice looking building. Major drawback is that in winter the first level bathroom gets really cold and it takes the water in the shower about 3 minutes to warm up. Also dislike very much that the heat is run by the hot water, so you can either ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: POOR MANAGEMENT, ONLY LIES! (Not Recommending)

2005-11-21T13:41:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management is horrible, never responded our letters and survey. Could not get hold of the management. The staff said that they don't know to much.
The rent went up every year. The carpet and walls were never cleaned in 5 years.
The gate was broken since 2004.
Garage door broken ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Another classic - you cannot judge a book by its cover (Not Recommending)

2005-10-15T16:53:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: On first appearances, the place seems great. However, encounter an issue and it is all over for you!! Be sure to get everything that is said in writing so that you have a leg to stand on when things go south.
Also, the building is extremely poor in construction. We ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: great location, bad construction (Not Recommending)

2005-10-13T13:14:50-06:00

From apartmentfree: Ill admit that Bear Run is in a great location with easy access to the city but that was the only thing I loved about the place. Overall it left me with a bad taste in my mouth because of the poor construction of the building (s). The people who ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: I am glad I lived at the BRV. (Recommending!)

2005-08-25T00:34:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am moving to a different city and wish I could take BRV with me. I was bit jacked because they charged ridiculously for some move out things... $60 to clean a stove top which i replaces the burner thingers before I left... $40 for a shower cleaning (well it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: I Love Calling Bear Run Home! (Recommending!)

2005-08-21T16:11:30-06:00

From grafx78@nauticom.net: I have lived at Bear Run for over 2 years and couldn't be happier. The staff are the most pleasant management staff at any community I have ever lived at (and I moved 6 times before moving here). I realize it looks like more and more complaints are being written ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: LOVE IT HERE!! (Recommending!)

2005-08-19T10:25:15-06:00

From jul0403: We LOVE it here. Our lease was just recently up and we briefly considered going elsewhere because it is a bit pricey at Bear Run but its worth the money. Any problem we ever had was taken care of immediately and without hassle. The management staff and maintenance staff are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: High rent, poor construction. (Not Recommending)

2005-08-17T16:33:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The rent is extremely high for what you get. These buildings were poorly constructed, and that is putting it mildly. In the winter, we would get horrible drafts from the windows, front door, and sliding doors. If you were to touch one of the exterior walls from inside the apartment, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Hell no (Not Recommending)

2005-07-14T16:51:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place will suck your wallet dry! You would think being a good tenant pays off.. Of course not, let's raise your rent every year, while providing the worst customer service possible. These are overpriced, dirty, bug infested condo's that are covered in fresh paint with high ceilings as to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Run away fast!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-07-06T08:24:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: To begin with, Bear Run has a preferred employer program that they do not advertise. In certain cases, if at least 5 people who work for the same company live there, a security deposit is not required and there is a discount on rent (a mere $15 a month). *This ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: (Not Recommending)

2005-05-27T13:42:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The worst experience ever! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Great place. (Recommending!)

2005-05-27T12:06:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: only compalint, the snow removal is not up to par with most other communities. I am part of several joint ventures that handle snow removal contracts in the Pittsburgh region, and this neighborhood has sub-par service. Don't get me wrong, the service guys are great people, but they lack the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: No Pollution (Recommending!)

2005-05-19T19:22:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My neighbor told me about this site and we are dumbfounded as to why someone would write that there is air pollution up here?? We are only ten minutes from town, but it's like we live in the country. There aren't any mills around-they don't even exist in Pittsburgh anymore.
Both ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: LOVE IT!!! (Recommending!)

2005-05-18T20:17:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I don't know what those other reviewers are talking about because this is the best place I have ever lived!! The staff is friendly and the property immaculate. Great place for singles too. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Nice amenities, but the construction is poor (Recommending!)

2005-05-03T15:28:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in Bear Run for just over a year. We fell in love with the layout of the apartment,and the fireplace was a nice bonus you don't find everywhere. Maintenance and staff are fantastic! Any problem you have is fixed most expeditiously...we've only had minor issues, by the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Great place to live (Recommending!)

2005-04-30T09:24:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living in Bear Run Village for almost a year. The place is great and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a place to live in the North Hills area of Pittsburgh. The office staff were wonderful, both before I moved in and after, with answering ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: A nice place to live (Recommending!)

2005-04-14T23:47:28-06:00

From amberjean519: bear run village is a beautiful place. i think it's great for young people who are either transient or just starting out. i woul like to see more amenities though (tennis courts, or a nicer gym). ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Stifling chemical odors (Not Recommending)

2005-03-03T22:33:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Whoever wrote about the air pollution up here on this hill is right. The odor from the mills and highways is stifling. Smells like tires burning. Maybe it's coming from the sewers. Don't know for sure, but it's making us pretty sick. Can't wait to move! Maybe that's why most ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: My dog went pee pee on the carpet (Recommending!)

2005-02-25T09:37:34-06:00

From EricDice: My dog peed and pooped on the carpet and they didn't even charge me! I was in a pet free building too. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Many problems, great location (Not Recommending)

2004-11-29T10:58:54-06:00

From sridhasr: A single furnace is used for both hot water and heating. This really sucks in winter. Hot water runs out really quickly. A single person can have 1/2 a bath and the rest of the family have to wait for till the water heats up. Bottom-line you shouldnt have to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Not so great (Not Recommending)

2004-11-09T09:59:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It's OK if you smoke. If you don't and you get a neighbor below you who does, you might as well. The smoke and cooking odors come right up through the floors, ductwork and fireplace.
If I open my sliding glass door and the neighbor is on her balcony below ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Excellent (Recommending!)

2004-04-22T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I´ve been living in Bear Run for just about a year. I´ve just renewed my lease to stay for another year. The apartment grounds are well kept. Whenever I´ve had a problem, it has always been addressed within a few hours. The pool is lovely, and the workout room and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Bear Run Village: Great (Recommending!)

2004-03-25T00:00:00-06:00

From Addie03: I moved to Bear Run in August 2003. It was the greatest move I made. The grounds are kept beautifully and in the winter the snow crew does a great job! The girls in the office are always courteous and helpful - always a smile on their face. When I ... [click to read full apartment review]