I am currently living at Penn place but am not going to renew my lease because it is too far from U of M. The staff at Penn and place are amazing, they always have these welcoming smiles and are always ready to help especially the female student staff. I have had a few maintenance issues and they have been fixed within 24hrs. They always have events which is good. In regards to the neighborhood safety you can't really blame the apartment, they have security guards but they are not reliable at all so be cautious. Also the roommate matching is a joke don't think u will find that perfect roommate but u can always work things out. I absolutely love Penn place , I lived in the 3 bedroom deluxe apartments and it is really spacious, I wish they had a place like this in Ann arbor with affordable prices. I don't know why most of the reviews are bad buy Penn place is an awesome student housing. one last thing they have laundry machines and dryers in each apartment how convenient is that?