Kelly Farms Apartments

SUMMARY: Pick your poison. If you want to pay a huge chunk of money every month for senseless style, absurd cost, excessive bugs, awful AC units, careless maintenance, shoddy groundskeeping, and ultimately something that looks nice with cheap, lazy construction and neglectful management, then go for it. If you can stand living somewhere less pretty but equally functional, save yourself the money.
BUILT FOR APPEARANCE, NOT FUNCTION: This place was designed to look nice with little consideration for functionality. Seems like the bulk of their budget went to granite countertops. ***The living room has no screened windows*** By far the stupidest/worst design I’ve ever seen for reasons detailed in the bugs section below. The one bedroom units have ONE towel rack in the bathroom above the toilet. The light switches are behind the door. The cabinets above the kitchen counter and drawers below are incredibly shallow and narrow, respectively, and barely accommodate normal size plates and utensil holders. There are also large gaps between my bedroom baseboards and floor (more lazy construction). The carpet is super cheap in both quality and installation, so be prepared to step on plenty of staples/nails/whatever was used to install it.
ASTRONOMICAL PRICE INCREASES: My rent for a one bedroom with an attached garage was $1000 a month when I moved here in August 2021. The following year, my rent jumped up to $1060, despite being told I could expect only a $10-15 increase each year. I locked in a two year lease because we were told a second $50 jump would occur a few months later. I just received a renewal “offer” for $1215. With internet and utilities, that’s pushing $1400 a month. Those are Chicagoland numbers, not mid-Missouri. That’s over a 20% increase in just three years and an absolute rip off. The higher ups keep their salaries while the rest of us suffer.
BUGS GALORE: To reiterate, the living room just has a door that opens to the balcony. I and a handful of other people have hanging screens in the doorway, but they aren’t secure on the bottom and don’t keep out anything that flies or crawls. Further, the screens in the bedroom windows don’t fit securely in the frame, which leaves gaps for critters to get in. I’ve also had fruit fly infestations every fall. They show up in August and disappear in a few months.
LOUD AC UNITS: Never in my life have I experienced so many loud, rattling air conditioners. Forget about any peace and quiet. The property must’ve gotten a bulk deal on half ass units when this place was built. I’ve been told multiple times by the office that the units rattle as they get “older”, and there’s nothing that can be done. My parents’ AC unit is over 30 years old and has never made noise like that.
MAINTENANCE ISSUES: When I moved in, the primary maintenance guy was friendly, easy to talk to, and willing to work with me and explain the best options when I needed a handful of repairs after I moved in. It feels like the complex grabbed a random group of guys off the street as replacements. For the last three years, I’ve been requesting that maintenance guys either *remove their shoes* or *wear protective booties* when they’re in my apartment. Every time I call the office, they tell me they’ll get it done. Every time I submit a maintenance order, I request the same. Not once has it happened. I prefer that people not leave dirty prints on my bathmat.
GROUNDSKEEPING, OR LACK THEREOF: The company for groundskeeping is All in One. We are repeatedly told “they manage other properties”. I’m guessing management keeps them around because they’re cheap labor. The young trees in the large, grassy area behind my building have been dead or dying for the entire three years I’ve lived here. I’ve noticed the same issue by the villas (owned by the complex) across from us. The trucks plow snow right down the middle of the lots and don’t bother clearing anything between or behind parked cars or at the end of drive

I have loved living at Kelly Farms. My apartment is so nice, spacious, and safe. The closets are huge, and there is overall lots of storage space. There is an Amazon locker, which is super helpful, too. I like that you have to be over 22 to live here, so it is never too noisy. I have never really had any problems, but when I've called the front desk before for help, they were very kind and accommodating! Overall, super nice place to live. I plan to stay here all my years in Columbia, and I've recommended it to my friends, too.

All of the amenities are up to date, and the community is in a great location! I’ve found that their floor plans offer plenty of space no matter which one you choose.

The best apartment I have ever had in my life. Great maintenance. Clean.

Highly recommend Kelly Farms. Really nice apartments in a really nice area. It's at the end of Stadium so it's secluded but also right next to Zaxby's and Taco Bell and right off of 61.

Kelly Farms might be one of the pricier options in town, but we have had a great experience living there. It is quiet, maintenance staff is supportive and punctual, and it's a great location to school. The worst part is it is expensive, but when our rent went up with the inflation hike, we looked at some other places and realized that we were getting top quality for that price whereas some other options were a similar price, maybe $100 cheaper and not as nice.

It's fairly close to campus, safe, usually very quiet, and has the most responsive management of anywhere I've lived in Columbia (I've dealt with 3 other local management companies.) It's a more expensive option, but I have a beautiful apartment that I get a lot of use out of.

Extremely quiet and safe place to live. I was a bit hesitant living in an apartment that opens to the outside since I am a woman who lives alone, but I love it! The place is super spacious, pet friendly, and was very clean when I moved in. I do wish utilities were included, but it didn’t seem like most apartments I looked at had that option anyways.

I only have one real complaint and it’s that the living room doesn’t have a window to open. It’s a balcony door with no screen so I don’t feel comfortable leaving it open to allow all the bugs to come inside. My bedroom has three windows with screens that open like normal, and I kind of wish it were the opposite! My room is always bright while my living room tends to be on the darker side. That might just be my apartment’s orientation, but i think an extra window would have helped. Regardless, I am looking forward to living here all 3 years of Law School

The apartments are very well furnished and modern. The single car garage is one of my favorite features. It’s a pretty quiet place without a lot of loud college kids.

Great but expensive!