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Birchwood Garden Apartments


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amandagirl05

Resident 2007 - 2010

5/17/2010

I lived there for 3 years in a lower level apartment on Tenn St. The manager is kind of intense and at first uncomfortable, but always helped me and gave my full deposit back. I locked myself out a few times and he let me in at no charge (even once during the night). I felt really safe there as a single female and my neighbors pretty much kept to themselves and were quiet. As far as the apartment itself, it had just been renovated (new everything except carpets and doors). Not sure how they were before, but post-renovation it was nice--a great value for the price. Negatives: The carpet is kind of shag and not very attractive You can't nail anything (only pins for window treatments, etc). Dirt gets in the windows and there are some spiders. In three years I saw one roach but only that one. It's really small so I didn't feel comfortable entertaining a lot of people at once. Positives: The tiles are nice and keep the prices down in the summer (my utilities were really cheap except for internet). It's a good neighborhood--right next to an elementary school and really close to grocery store, small park, etc. I could walk to KU campus (~15 min to edge). Each unit has a parking spot! (Others usually aren't hard to find although can be sometimes.) Appliances worked well. The heater is really noisy but you get used to it. My bedroom had a little walk-in closet which was great. Relatively thick walls, although if my neighbor above or nextdoor had the TV on really loud I could hear it (and can hear noise from stairwell) but not much you can do about that. They mow, shovel, etc. within reason. Although nearby side streets in Lawrence aren't always plowed and can be a problem with a lot of snow/ice. Overall, a really good value and I'd recommend the complex to someone who doesn't need a lot of space.

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