Colony House Apartments

Spacious, has balcony, located right at the edge of a park and a river so lots of nature and nice places to walk right outside, close to Rutgers/RWJ campuses

Apartments are super spacious, a lot of room and relatively good quality, they are renovating units throughout the entire complex so prices may increase, but prices are still better than downtown new brunswick apartments. It is equidistant to the Piscataway campus and new brunswick hospital, about a 5 minute drive to each, 3 minutes to the new brunswick hospital if you make all the green lights. Overall, good experience, utilities except for internet is included in the monthly rent, and the rent is fixed. Usual layout is one bigger master bedroom with a full bathroom and one regular bedroom with one freestanding full bathroom, also 24 hour security/doorman

I wanted to live somewhere for medical school where I wouldn't have to move between 1st/2nd year (in Piscataway) and 3rd/4th year (in New Brunswick). Colony House is geographically in between Busch campus and the RWJ hospital.

The apartment overall been fantastic, very spacious, good sound-proofing, reliable water/electric, no issues with bugs/mice. There is a receptionist at all times, who handles packages and keeps a watch on the apartment, making it feel very safe. I've also found that maintenance is very prompt, usually they get to my apartment 1 day after I send in a work request.

My only complaints are that there is no range-hood for the stove, the parking can be far away, and all the social events are a drive away. There is a dedicated parking lot which is large and usually has enough space, but you may end up parking quite far away from the building adding a 3-4 extra minute walk.

The apartment complex is a little far from downtown (about 1.5 miles) but there is a nice park right in front of it, which has tennis courts, a basketball court, picnic tables/benches, baseball fields, outdoor workout equipment, and a large, gravel tracks for leisurely strolls. The staff are very kind and helpful if anything goes wrong. The rent is cheaper than most NB places but slightly more than Piscataway residences; however, the amenities are very nice, utilities are included, the apartments are huge, and there is ample parking in the back. Overall, very happy with this place!