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Preserve at Commerce


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cjulie

Resident 2013 - 2015

5/1/2015

We are current renters at Preserve at Commerce. We have been here two years. After the first year, our rent only was raised $25. Our second lease renewal was given to us last week and the increase was $105. We were given 2 weeks to decide if we would sign for 9 or more months or pay month to month with a 15% fee (which makes our fee over $200) In addition there was no option for a 6 month lease. We were told that Bigos management needs to keep up with the current market conditions. We looked for apartments all over the Twin Cities before deciding on this apartment. We felt that the initial rent prices were reasonable for the area (much further from the cities than other apartments). The initial prices were also more understandable when looking at the amenities in the apartment itself. We are in a 3 bedroom and there is only a living room wall a/c and one bedroom wall a/c. This means that the other two bedrooms (where our baby and toddler sleep) get extremely hot with no a/c in the summer. The only way to fix this is to close all blinds/curtains, crank the a/c in the living room 24/7 and blow fans into the rooms. This means you spend all summer in a dark apartment with a very large electricity bill and (in my case) children who are very uncomfortable sleeping in their rooms. On a positive note- the management, maintenance and cleaning staff are EXCEPTIONAL. We are just very disappointed in the very dated number of a/c wall units in a 3 bedroom apartment and the high and quick jump in our rent (with little notice before the renewal due date). We will be leaving as soon as possible due to these two problems.

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