The Yard

Management office is very undertrained with high turnover, so if you need help with administration issues, etc. expect to feel frustrated. Additionally, the walls are very thin and you can hear everything. Inexplicably, all of the bedroom doors have a 2-3 in gap that exacerbates the noise issue.

However, the plus's outweigh the cons in my opinion:
- Proximity to other MBAs and their housing options (e.g. Hill St., 618, etc.)
- pre-furnished with furniture that's pretty sturdy and easy to clean
- you can get your own attached bathrooms
- dishwasher and in-unit W/D
- nice, big common space that you can use to organize larger social gatherings
- mgmt is bad, but the maintenance team is SO FAST and responsive

Furnished & easy to get everywhere
Building is managed super badly but it’s new and has everything you need

There's often a lot of complaining about various issues but generally the employees are good about fixing issues. Also location is second to none and that's probably the most important aspect in your MBA1 year.

Great experience

I think the Yard is a great place to live for MBA students. I know not everyone shares the same opinion as me but it's a 15 min walk from Ross, the units are spacious, everyone has their own bathroom, there's plenty of amenities (gym, pool, business center, lounge area).

The things that I don't like are the proximity to the train (you can hear it pretty loudly sometimes but after a while you get used to it), the lack of windows to allow natural lighting (we have 1 window in the main room but it's kinda small), and the management isn't great at addressing issues. But to be honest I haven't had to ask them for much in the 2 years I've lived here.

The Yard management will do the bare minimum needed - and sometimes you have to push them to do that. I will say, the location of my specific unit is right by: the train, the trash compactor, the trash collection, and the shuttle, so it stays NOISY (and I moved from NYC). But, The Yard is an incredibly convenient location, it is pre-furnished, and it's definitely nice to live near lots of other Rossers (at The Yard and nearby). Aside from finding a house, which requires much more independent effort, I do actually think The Yard is a solid place to live. No the best. But solid. It's fine.

unreliable management but very convenient amenities

Good place if you want to be among people

The yard is great for meetups with other MBAs and the short walk to Ross. However, the management is terrible.

Very Expensive