Ponderosa Village Apartments

Good except no heating in bathroom which gets cold in winter. Tash bins are far and most of the time overflowing.

Compared to other student apartments, there are next to no ammenties such as a BBQ, pool, study room, or anything extra like that. They do have small events in the leasing office. Apartment director is rarely reachable. Office staff are kind but sometimes the director should answer questions instead.

The notice to move in/out in my experience and hearing other tenants' experiences really bad. They do not know when units may become available and rush you to move in or out. I remember they told a friend he could move in 1 week before the semester started. They are completely unorganized and need to have stricter rules on moving in and moving out instead of saying "we don't know" to "do you want to move in next week or your spot will be given up." Wifi is spoty depending on your building. You can hear the music from the intramural fields and football stadiums. Gym is very close.

Bike outside have not be taken care of since I moved in 2 years ago. This is ridiculous. Cut the bike locks and throw the bikes away so people can actually use the bike racks.

mail is delivered at the mailboxes or to your door. other residents seem nice.

the trash in te grass behind building M is gross. It seems that the university or ponderosa don't take responsibility for this piece of land and it needs to be cleaned up.

Overall, it is a good place to live because you are righton campus. That being said, parking for guests is unavailable unless you risk a risk or park illegally. The parking pass for yellow and orange lots are better when compared to parking permits at other apartments right near UNR. Apartments come unfurnished and management is reluctant to fix anything that costs them actual money.

Kitchen is very very small. Counter space is very limited there are like 3 counters you could use to cook but sharing with a roommate and having a microwave on one of the counters makes space crammed. I would have to take turns cooking because of the counter space.

This is a gated complex. Not completely secure as people give out codes for food delivery or other means.

Bedrooms are good. Closets are tiny. Bathrooms are good.

Depending on your apartment, you will either get lots of sun or none of it. Best thing about this apartment is its closeness to school and price when compared to other apartments that are walking distance from school. It is also comforting that all tenants are affiliated with the school.

I have liked my stay at Ponderosa village. I Live in a two-bedroom, two bathroom shared apartment. The environment is quiet and suitable for graduate study. Although you are randomly assigned roommates, I have been blessed to have mature, understanding roommates with whom we have agreed to turn our apartment into a home away from home. The residents are generally clean and respectful.

Incase of any maintenance issue, you can lodge a request and within two or three days it will be rectified.

There has yet to be a pathway to the Orange lot, despite that promise being made in Fall of 2023. We were supposed to get our deposits back, which was also promised to us in Fall 2023, and we have not heard anything about that.
When it snows here, they never prepare for it. They do not salt the walkways or shovel. There was slippery black ice on the pathways which are safety hazards for students. They also do not manage the snow in the parking lot. There is ice, melted snow and piles of snow making it hard to walk or drive there. That is interesting because they find time to send someone over to ticket people parking there, but cannot send someone here to make it safe during the snow.
There needs to be an update of appliances and cleaning of the apartments no matter your status is. It is not fair that students who have lived here and have had to pay the increased rent prices to not get the benefits of having a clean apartment with updated appliances. All we got was a shoulder shrug from Dean Kennedy as he said that is wasn't fair. We know that, thank you.
We asked about security cameras when our bikes and bike tires were stolen and we were told it was too expensive, but were given extra tasks of getting our bikes registered because they cannot mitigate the theft here.
The only thing I appreciate it the fact that we have an in-house washer and dryer and that it is on campus. Ponderosa is great in many ways, but there are ways where it can be better. Starting with keeping their promises.

First the pros: The bedroom is a decent size for a bed, desk and dresser. The bathroom is large with some storage. Some of the apartments have nice views. The doors are heavy and secure and with the gated courtyard it feels safe. Location is convenient for students and employees, but not exactly walking distance to restaurants or other venues.

The cons: Poor quality kitchen equipment, carpet and flooring. Tiny kitchen with not nearly enough storage space for two roommates. Long walk up an unpaved hill to parking - which is not included in the rent. Property is not well managed - particularly in the winter. Lots of campus noise. Way too expensive for what you get, especially when no amenities are included.

The carpets are very dirty (need to be changed between tenants) and the waste management system needs improvement, but every time I have submitted a maintenance request it has been taken care of quickly.

Pros: In-unit laundry, a separate lease & bedroom and bathroom from my roommate so I have some space of my own and don't have to worry about finding a new roommate if one moves out, gated courtyard & strong, heavy doors provide security, fairly big windows with lots of light, some apartments have nice views of the sunrise, right next to a campus shuttle stop.

Cons: Parking is a separate (expensive) charge, there is always trash everywhere, no paved walkway from the main parking lot to the apartments - which is fine, except when it's muddy, icy, etc., The shared kitchen - including fridge, cupboards, etc. is tiny and there is virtually NO closet or storage space., unkind & unresponsive management, no amenities, clearly cheap & bad quality appliances, carpets, etc., thin walls, very expensive and constantly rising prices for what you get given the wages in the area and the fact that this is supposed to be housing for notoriously underpaid grad students, right next to football & practice fields, so it's loud a lot.

Ponderosa Village is a solid housing option for grad students and faculty. The location is on campus, which makes walking to any class or office easy. There aren't really any amenities, but since it is on campus you can walk to any of the campus gyms, pools, and restaurants easily.

It's really the best price around here--especially for something on campus in addition to only having to share with 1 roommate and having a private bathroom (if youre in a 2 bedroom). There is literally no effort put into matching roommates or anything like that if you are renting a private room and don't already have someone you're planning to share with. Also, good luck with actually getting a room with someone if you're both moving in at the same time. Most people move in/out of shared spaces one at a time, so even if you sign up with a roommate, you'll probably get paired with a random person because there's no full 2 private rooms open for the year. Accommodations themselves are nice enough for the price and location. Also accessibility doesn't exist here so if you're on anything above first floor there's no elevators so make sure you prepare for that. The people and the community of folks living there themselves, though, are nice and pretty quiet. Only sound issues I've had are when there's sports games, but that comes with living right next to the stadium, I suppose.

Excellent, except for two issues:

1) The University allows one person to rent a 2-bed 2-bath, but the individual under lease can then have 3 other adults, with NO affiliation with the University, to live there. This leads to 3 adults behaving in a manner that is inappropriate for university housing.

2) This is the first time I've experienced University housing where families do not have their separate housing facility. Thankfully, I do not have children living very near me while I am trying to sleep and study.