Ive broken down my review so you can go and read about the area youre the most interested in. Interior: Its pretty comparable to...
Ive broken down my review so you can go and read about the area youre the most interested in.
Interior:
Its pretty comparable to most other apartment layouts in the city; nothing about it is really unique. The light fixtures in the apartment werent thought out though: no light in the laundry area so you have to turn on all of the kitchen lights to see what youre doing in the dark closet; the small dome light in the bedroom is so faint, you have to buy an extra light just to see in the bedroom. There is a light outside of your utility closet that helps no one but maintenance. The fridge is so close to the wall, you bang the handle on the wall whenever you open it. Im waiting for the day my husband puts a dent in the wall just by opening the fridge.
Safety:
I feel safe in my apartment. You have to sorta jump through hoops to get to my door which is annoying for visitors, but idc because it makes it hard for those who shouldnt be in the building. The area is... well, during the day I feel ok walking around the neighborhood, at night, Im not feeling it. Armed robberies and shootings have happened over here, but thats just Atlanta living right? (Though its sad to say, thats just living period /: ) I felt a little safer living in O4W though. We have a security guard on the property who makes his presence known which I very much do appreciate. Ive heard him in the garage telling people they needed to leave the property so he takes his job seriously
Noise:
The apartment itself is noisy: you share the garage with businesses and restaurants so you hear all of the 1-2am bar goers as they slam their car doors, yell at each other and laugh and scream because their cars were booted. All the car alarms that go off randomly are annoying as well. The apartment is noisy inside as well, my apartment pops and creaks all day and night. I had a friend from out of town sleep on my air mattress and she said your apartment is so loud. Random noises kept waking me up. Yeah, welcome to my every day life lol. Ive complained to the office about the random knocking and popping and they dont know what it is. Also, because everyone has hardwood floors, you hear every step of your neighbors. Our upstairs neighbor wakes up at 6 am, she wakes us up as well as she walks around in her heels. We used to hear her banging on her roommates door to wake them up before she left. (She would abruptly wake me up as well with the knocking) We had to complain to get that stopped. We have only lived here for 8 months and the apartment smoke alarms in the whole building have gone off at least a half dozen times. And they BLARE!!!!!! They are always so apologetic but its annoying that it keeps happening. Not to mention, my smoke alarm in my apartment goes off dang near every time I open the oven. Its like they fire alarms in the apartment are super faulty.
Amenities:
The gym is ok. Its missing some basic equipment that weve emailed to suggest and have been ignored. (No email back) The cleaning lady does a very poor job of cleaning the room so make sure you clean the equipment yourself before you use the amenities. Shes mopped the treadmills with a soaking wet MOP; it was so wet, the manager looked at them and deemed them too wet to safely run on. The pool is cool. It cant be used all year round because its not heated, but there is an amazing city view from the roof.
Location:
Its a decent location. Its not close to like your basic grocery stores unless you want to go to the Atlantic station Publix or the old Kroger down the street. The nicer groceries are about a 15-20 min drive. Its not super close to basic needs, just experiences like high end restaurants and bars. Its nice that its close to the highway though.
Staff:
Overall, we probably wont renew our lease, but Im not shocked there have been ppl whove lived here since they first opened. Its somewhat convenient and the staff is pretty nice for the most part. They usually, not always, do what they can when it comes to the things that they can control.