Collegetown Terrace

The actual apartment is beautiful but WiFi issues / fire alarms constantly going off have been very disruptive. Management does not respond to issues in a timely manner - i think there are better options than this

The apartment is fine. Furnished but the furniture could be better (a little out of fashion). The common areas are always full so not the best experience using them.

The location is excellent. Can walk to collegetown, campus, or the Commons. It's nice to be around other MBA students as many live there. You have access to study rooms, which is helpful. There is covered parking but for a fee.
The downsides are that the walls are really thin. I can sometimes hear apartment next to me.

Fire alarm in 106 Valentine has been broken for 3 months. The building fire alarm will randomly go off for no reason roughly every other week, including at 4AM. Door buzzer system has been broken for 5 months and management is not even trying to fix it. Was the last gym in Ithaca to reopen during COVID and is still only operating for very limited hours. Internet has been terrible since the school year started and will randomly drop out at any point during the day. Much better options at both Maplewood and City Center for graduate students.

Great, spacious and fully furnished apartment

Don't recommend living in CTT

The walls are super thin. You can even hear your neighbours on a phone call. The shuttle service timings never align with my schedule. The gym was closed for the longest time and we had to almost threaten to sue to get it opened, even after the NY Governor allowed them to be open. The only plus thing is that it has a washer, dryer and dishwasher.

Pick anywhere else to live except Collegetown Terrace. Any perceived benefit or convenience is far outweighed by careless, incompetent management. A few of many negative experiences:

-Management lost my recurring payments form, which I only discovered because they suddenly insisted my rent was late.

-The "high-speed" internet is a cheap contract with Spectrum resulting in frequent internet outages (every 30 minutes for the past several months). They only acted to lobby Spectrum for service improvements after a massive number of complaints. They created a temporary fix, but service quickly returned to its former abysmal state. Management no longer wants to handle this issue and has told residents to contact Spectrum directly even though they own the policy.

-Management nearly towed my car despite paying $900 for a parking pass because they failed to notify me that they created new parking passes. They have my plates and vehicle information but are too lazy to bother to check.

-Despite the change in New York State policy around COVID-19 and fitness centers (two months ago as of writing this) management has continued to put off finding a solution to open their gyms. They continue to blame external factors and provide vague information when pressed for updates.

-Maintenance workers have relentlessly pounded on my door in early morning hours and failed to identify themselves. One maintenance worker was wearing a shirt advocating for ownership of semi-automatic weapons (unprofessional and unacceptable in any workplace, regardless of your stance).

Generally good. A bit expensive. Wifi was terrible but better now.

I moved to CTT because it is a convenient place to live, and it is that. Other than that, it is over-priced and mediocre. The wifi is absolute garbage and has been an unresolved issue from day one. Most of the front office staff is friendly.