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fed1987

Resident 2010 - 2012

11/9/2012

We absolutely loved living here! Unfortunately, the parking has been an issue all along (not enough resident spots so have to walk from visitor parking often) and the increase in monthly rent the valet trash service has increased our monthly rate to the point we can no longer live here. We started out paying about $875 a month for the big 2bedroom/2bath 2 and years ago, now they want us paying $1,005 a month and that s only because they are only raising our rates a little at a time (apparently they want people paying like $1,200 a month for our apartment and that is outrageous for what you get). These apartments are now way overpriced for the location considering it is one of the worst areas of Garland. The apartments are great, but I would much rather live in a safer area for cheaper. Overall, these are great apartments with amazing staff. However, they have a tendency to attract the wrong kind of residents (we have had some serious issues with neighbors and have felt unsafe often) and are located in a very bad area so that the rent has become much more than these apartments are worth. I am feeling less and less safe in the apartment complex yet the rent keeps going up. I can t go to the local stores after dark because of safety issues (always expect to be hit up for money both in the stores and in parking lots if you go anywhere in the area any time of day) and while working for Garland ISD I have been told many times to avoid this area because it s the one place in Garland you definitely do not want to be. Lyles MS and Lakeview High School (the surrounding schools) are viewed as the worst in the GISD by many of the GISD employees. I also have had to become very cautious when walking from my car to the apartment as there are often questionable characters hanging out in the parking lots and we have even had issues with a resident continually blocking us from our apartment door. Our neighbors are always smoking and the smoke, which I am allergic to, is constantly coming in to our bedroom through the vent. We have had people fighting in front of our apartment yelling and shoving each other in to our wall and we have had issues with neighbors having parties, playing instruments and having loud music playing late in to the night. The apartments themselves are nice and have great staff but the other residents and surrounding area decrease the value dramatically while rent keeps going up way above what these apartments are actually worth given these circumstances. I absolutely love the maintenance staff (Joe is the primary maintenance guy and is always very nice) and the manager (Kelly is really sweet). I am very fond of the apartment layout and have enjoyed our stay here very much. However, the other residents can cause some serious problems and I hate being scared to go to the store past dark. I have recommended these apartments to friends in the past, but at this point, with the increased safety concerns and the increased rent, I really feel you can do better elsewhere unless you are looking to live around these kinds of people at this price. Like I ve said, the staff and apartments are great! It s the location and other residents that cause the problems and at this point the price is definitely not worth it.

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