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5401 Chimney Rock


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drewbot6

Resident 2011 - 2012

8/18/2012

I have enjoyed my time here at 5401 Chimney Rock, just renewed my lease. I like the somewhat old-fashioned buildings and look of the place, and it's kept up pretty well. The kitchen equipment is pretty old, maybe 80s or 70s, but it works just fine. The only thing I don't like is the microwave protrudes over the stove giving you very little space to work with when you're cooking, especially on the back burners. My one-bedroom apartment is very spacious, and I like layout of it, nice and cozy. There's access to the bathroom from the bedroom and the dining room, so visitors can easily get in there. Staff is always really friendly and helpful, and they do nice things like provide breakfast and have events, and I won tickets to Schlitterbahn in a raffle when I renewed my lease. Maintenance has always done a good job when I put in a request. As you'll probably notice it's not in the most upscale neighborhood, which doesn't bother me much but then again I live alone and am not overly afraid of crime. They have the security guard which is nice, from all I can tell they do their job well. I have no real idea of what the crime rate around here is, but I do hear a lot of sirens at night, more so because my apartment is right next to the street. If you don't like noise I suggest making sure your apartment is closer to the center of the complex, something I was stupid enough to not check, though I have gotten used to the noise to the point I hardly even notice it anymore. Only other complaint I have is it seems they should have a better way of communicating policies. This is my first apartment on my own, so maybe this is just standard and I don't know, but there are some strict guidelines, to parking for example, that I just didn't know when I moved in, and from what it sounds like I'm lucky I didn't get towed my first night. I don't expect to go over in detail every policy and every part of the lease, but maybe there should be a few documents outlining important policies and/or guidelines given out so you don't have to search through the lease to find everything. Also, I couldn't have anyway because I wasn't given a copy of my first lease. I asked for a copy when I renewed and got it, but then realized I wasn't told anything about renewing my parking permit. So I had to go back for that, and now I have to wait to talk to somebody Monday about it. I would just suggest thinking about more effective ways to communicate about these things. The pools are small, but are nice and clean most of the time. No hot tubs. All apartments have some sort of patio/balcony, mine has a nice big almost mini-backyard, which I haven't utilized as much as I should yet, but probably will more now because I just got a grill. Which is another nice thing, you can grill outside your apartment (which may only be the case if you have one of the bigger patios, I'm not sure). Overall, this is a nice place for cheap in a good location in terms of proximity to central Houston.

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