The One at University City

Very convenient because it is one block from campus. It is a brand new updated building.

The management is horrendous. The maintenance department refuse to fix critical issues within the unit. I had no ac for 3 days and it took several emails and phone calls to their parent company for my complaint to be addressed.

Overpriced, and with low quality internet. Dirty

visible mold growing on personal property and apartment property. Took a month for the apartment to take action, and did not allow transfer till a different unit until parents got involved.

For people whose family’s don’t live in Miami or close enough to commute, there are basically no options for housing around FIU. Therefore, I was forced to choose to live at the One because it was one of two options I had. It is overpriced, and the walls are so thin it sounds like the people next to you are in the same room as you. The studios are as big as shoeboxes. Everyone is loud and the halls and elevators are dirty. It’s not an ideal place to live but basically FIU students’ only option to live close to school and not pay Brickell prices.

Very good, nice amenities and did not had any trouble.

If you are mainly at MMC, its extremely convenient to be able to walk to class in a matter of minutes, however this comes at the cost of very typical student living. The apartments are extremely small but livable. Amenities are very nice, I find myself at the pool all the time, but they close at 10pm so you cant use any of them past then (except for 1 study room that is open 24/7). The walls between apartments are relatively thin, I can usually hear my neighbors very clearly and people passing in the hallway, but the floors and ceilings are concrete so the above neighbors are not generally an issue. The maintenance team is great, usually very responsive to any requests made, and they do their best to keep the building clean. Since it is student living with a lot of undergraduates, I do find it gets pretty dirty and hallways can get smelly. There are options for buying fresh pre-made food and pantry items which I love having the option 24/7. The WiFi occasionally goes out or just gets super slow to where its almost impossible to get anything done, but each apt has its own router as well as access to the building WiFi, so if one isn't working the other usually works better (more of an inconvenience than anything, especially during online lectures). Parking was initially a nightmare since the gate was broken and people without parking would be in the garage. They started towing which has drastically reduced that issue but there are still security issues with the gate not being fixed. Parking is also increasing to $125/month (absolutely insane) but parking in the garages on campus right across the street is convenient if you dont mind the 5 minute walk to your car. Overall, its not too bad if you don't mind a smaller living space, noise really depends on who is around you, and price is comparable to the area.

Pros are, Cheaper than anything else in the area, allowed my non student GF to live with me. Allowed our cat. All the furniture and appliances are brand new up to date. A/C works. WiFi works 95% of the time. Fast enough to stream on too. Downsides are maintenance is slow, halls are dirty and hot, elevators don’t always work. They put a lot of pressure to renew after 3 months. Price went up to 1250$ which is still cheaper than most things in the area but the space is small and parking is 125$ a month too. Some people park their car on campus to get around that.

I have felt The One has been great for what I needed it for this year. Although it is a new building I think management rushed to get a lot of the building finished too soon so there has been quite a few fixes to some appliances. My unit has had issues with the air conditioning. It is a loud building. I recommend getting your own internet because the one provided is not stable. The apartment itself is a good location between both on site locations.

It was nice for one person and very close to school.