Meadowbrook Apartments

For what it is - student housing that's close to campus - I haven't any major complaints about the property itself. Sometimes you have to bother management a couple of times for your maintenance requests to be looked at, but this has happened one time out of five for me, so it's not a major thing.
Rent goes up by ~$30 each year, which is just small enough to not want to bother making one move out, but having lived here for 2 years now, it's enough to be a push factor.
Kind of personal but I've had issues replacing a roommate that flew the coop, and a rigorous and selective application process does mean that if I'm still around after a year (which is dubious) then moving down to a studio will certainly be an Ordeal that I may not want to deal with. It's possible, in other words, that my time at Meadowbrook is ending.
That being said, proximal bus lines, nearness to campus, a fitness center, and a splendid surrounding area are all very strong points in Meadowbrook's favor. Rent is high but I wouldn't say it's unfair -- I just feel the pinch due to the aforementioned roommate situation.

I live alone and have lived in studio apartments before. This is the smallest I have lived in, however, its enough space for just me. They do offer furniture at no extra cost which is very beneficial. They do take care of any problems you have in the unit. However, if they are doing their own repairs on the building, that doesn't involve them going into your apartment, they haven't been good at notifying people. Thus, at times it has been very inconvenient or scary because there is someone outside on your terrace painting or fixing something. The door that allows you to get into the apartment building isn't locked and about a year ago a random person came in and set fire to our stairwell at 4am. You would think at this point they would have some sort of security to keep a stranger from coming in again but they just fixed the carpeting and the walls and that was it. Additionally, when I renewed my lease this last year it went up 50 dollars and as a graduate student I was appauled being that a lot of the student here are undergraduate or graduate students. Reason being is that we are on a stipend or have jobs that don't pay very much to just budget in an extra 50 dollars a month without taking it from somewhere else. I like my apartment and as I mentioned it is very cozy just for me but definitely can do better. However, I do not plan to renew this coming year.

It's close to the campus, safe and has a calm and sweet ambience. The problem is the management company/agent/manager. The person who I call for any problem doesn’t response well and rude. They are short of stuffs as well. They took two months for our work order and some of them were pretty urgent. But they kept on telling they have a lot to do.

The rent is too much. Other apt companies do not ask for this much rent for 2b1b apts. On top of that, they are increasing the rent each year by more than $70, which is too much.

Living in the top floor will be quiet. It might be a little bit noisy if living on the ground floor, especially when the neighbor upstairs is a noisemaker.

The maintenance is not so responsive during peak season. You can get a quick response, if the situation is really urgent.

It’s kinda far from downtown/restaurants/grocery stores. Though it’s a quiet neighborhood to me. The furniture and stuff is a bit of old, but mostly working ok. The bus line 30 is making going to campus easier if not driving.

It is really close to university, but the apartments are not in that good shape, but still fine for a student.

Close to campus, but maintenance is unhelpful.

Great location very close to school. Old apartments and not renovated but still a nice complex. Free open parking and the bus comes through the complex and will take you right to the campus. No major complaints since I moved in

Everything is in good working condition despite being old. However, it is a bit expensive because of being close to campus. I would suggest to look more if you could drive or take the bus to campus

The property manager is one of the rudest, most incompetent people I have ever met. The rest of the staff are excellent.