Apartment Ratings | Fairfax Apartments Ratings and Reviews

Fairfax Apartments: Haunted??? (Recommending!)

2008-06-22T12:05:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I liked living in the Fairfax and it was the strangest place. It was my first apartment and I was a student at Pitt. The rent was pricey but it was safe. The location is excellent. Management was pretty good too. Not many things broke in my apartment so maintenance ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: pricey but worth it! (Recommending!)

2008-06-14T08:37:56-06:00

From IHSDoc: I lived in the Fairfax for two years. I wouldn't have moved out if I had not to change cities, and I can't imagine finding a new apartment that will be as nice as the Fairfax. Yes - the building is old, but it has been renovated and it's maintained ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Polite staff but terrible management (Not Recommending)

2007-04-02T16:03:26-06:00

From gym222: It is safe and nice for Oakland. Management on the other hand is terrible. Rent increases dramatically every year, Management wanted to terminate my lease 3 months early with no compensation, CMU students can get loud. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Eveything is wacked (Not Recommending)

2006-07-05T11:40:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: this is really horible apartment.
It was very cold in February, and I complained about it for six or seven times.
They did something, but never got it worked.
Those piggy landlords should have been in my room. They never imagined how cold the room was. I usually spent in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Nicer than most, but not worth the $$ (Not Recommending)

2005-12-22T23:10:33-06:00

From weezermf: I lived in the Fairfax from 8/99-4/00. I was disappointed to find that living on the east side of the building gave me trains all night long, bus noise all night long, the garbage truck at 5 a.m. (living on the 7th floor did not help as one previous poster ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Decent place to live with rip off management! (Not Recommending)

2005-09-20T13:30:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It is a decent place, maintainence is fairly efficient though the management is always out to rip you off.

If your window faces the garden, you are in for constant buzzing sound from the power generator, not fun!

They charged me $360 after i left because they claim the apartment was in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Secure building, great place to live (Recommending!)

2005-08-17T17:03:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I rented a studio apartment here for four years and was generally happy with it. The building is safe and secure. The unit was spacious given comparable units in the area. Management was extremely friendly and accommodating. Rent was a bit higher than other apartments in the area, but it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: This place is an old Haunted Mansion (Not Recommending)

2005-07-10T14:05:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is an old building, old elevators. I have got stuck in the Freight Elevator over 10 times and onece I even got charged since I called emergency services to get me out.
Staff is rude and unfriendly. Apartments are old, Kitchen sucks. Old appliances. No dishwaher, No chimeny. Fire alarm ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Its a nice place to live in the heart of it all. (Recommending!)

2005-05-30T22:27:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here over 6 years and have never had any problems with the supernatural or otherwise. The complex is very clean and neat and the maintence staff is extremely helpful. It also has a very nice exercise room and a roof top sun deck. I also have used ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Haunted--so true!! (Not Recommending)

2005-04-16T22:53:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there for a year and decided to move out because of the strange things that happened there. There were three of us sharing an apartment, and all of us were too creeped out to talk about our experiences until we moved to a new place. I still get ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Not awful, but not the best, either (Not Recommending)

2005-04-16T16:09:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: As a first year law student I was looking for a mixture of quiet living and proximity to the University (Pitt). While the proximity is fine, the noise has not been. Trains running several blocks away sound like they're in your living room, and nearby apartments outside the building are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Haunted (no joke) (Not Recommending)

2004-10-25T20:07:24-06:00

From mokenstef: Most will dismiss this as crazy talk, but the Fairfax is an extremely eerie place to say the least. Lived in a studio there alone 1996-97 while attending CMU. Before moving in, I had heard from former tenants about strange things happening there (i.e. elevator door and bell going bonkers ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Overpriced and almost a college dorm (Not Recommending)

2004-07-03T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overpriced. This is not a place for young professionals or graduate students. The college kids are extremely loud and leave garbage everywhere, not to mention they smoke in the hallways which can stink up your room. The hallways always smell and the rooms are very dark and very old. If ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Great place (Recommending!)

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

From Vegaschrissy313: I loved everything about the Fairfax! The maintenance people, the office people, and the building itself was great! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2004-06-11T00:00:00-06:00

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Fairfax Apartments: not impressed, overpriced w/ problems (Not Recommending)

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

From valhrona: i lived here first yr of med school and while it was an ok place, there were a few key factors that drove me from the fairfax:

The Good: relatively clean, appears well-maintained. management were friendly. great location...walkable to cmu or u pitt.
safe...lots of elderly in building.

The Bad: NOISE! and Parking. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: wonderful place to live (Recommending!)

2002-07-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in this apartment building several years ago while attending college in pittsburgh. Since then I have lived in 3 other apartment complexes which were luxury complexes with multiple pools and hot tubs/fitness centers. Nothing has ever come close to Fairfax. At Fairfax, the apartments were very well maintained. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: Excellent choice for a first time renter! (Recommending!)

2002-04-15T00:00:00-06:00

From toothgal28@hotmail.com: Renting an apartment at the Fairfax was one of my all-time life experiences so far. If only I didn´t have to move cities....I probably would have rented my apartment in the Fairfax forever! The people are perfection. Camille, Millie, Mary, Rockie, Gary,Billy,Linda,David "the Painter" are the best people on earth. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Fairfax Apartments: (Recommending!)

2002-02-06T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: These apartment are very nice although somewhat pricy. They are very clean and are painted after every tenant, along with a carpet steaming. Office personnel are very nice and accomodating. Maintenence is here the same day a reqest for service is entered. The closet space is amazing for a one ... [click to read full apartment review]