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anonymous

Resident 2007 - 2010

3/14/2010

I have lived at studio house for 3 years from fall 2007-summer 2010. When I first moved in the kitchen was not remodeled, I believe all the kitchens have since been remodeled. The new remodeled kitchen is a massive improvement, and I love the kitchen area in my apartment. The apartment is a decent size and there is lots of closet space. The dtn website now says all of the apartment are partially or fully furnished. My apartment was unfurnished and still all of the furniture is mine, so I cannot speak to that aspect of the apartment. I agree with the other review that it is fairly quiet. I will note though- you cannot hear much between walls in the apartments, but can hear well through the door to the hall, so it can be louder if you happen to have others living in the building who like to socialize in the hall. It has seemed well insulated to me, I have very few problems with bugs getting in my apartment which is awesome to me. I haven't had to many major repair issues and all those I did have were fixed. The electric bill is not bad at all, I have the cheapest electric bill of anyone I know and that includes people living alone in other apartments. The downsides for me are: all things outside rent cost a lot. $41/month for internet. $41/month for cable. Parking sucks. There is not enough parking spots for everyone and if you do get a parking spot when there are still some available it's another $40/month. The new kitchens have dishwashers, but the piping does not seem to be made to accommodate the new increased use of the dishwashers and you have to be careful because it will back up into the bathtub if the piping gets overwhelmed (like if I use the dishwasher and run the sink at the same time, or if I run my dishwasher and my neighbor runs their dishwasher at the same time). It's fairly expensive. You pay a lot for the convenience of being right across the street from campus. There is only one washer and one dryer for the whole building, these are located on the second floor in what looks like a maintenance closet. It took me about a month to find it when I first moved in. Oh, and there is no office or staff in the building, everything you do will have to go through the oaks which is a ways down michigan avenue. This includes turning in your rent at the oaks.

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