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North Druid Hills, 500 Briarvista Way NE | Atlanta
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  •  Building Laundry Room
  •  Cat friendly
  •  Dog friendly
  •  Fitness Center
  •  Granite Countertops
  •  Hardwood Floors
  •  Oversize or penthouse units
  •  Parking Garage  
  •  Resident Lounge
  •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  •  Swimming Pool
  •  Tennis Courts

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7.0
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178 Reviews

About this Location

Whole Foods Market
4 min walk
30 (bus) - 3 min
16/6 (bus) - 5 min
Lots of bars and
restaurants nearby
In a quiet
neighborhood
La Vista Park
18 min walk

Pricing 

1 Bedroom, 1 Bath
$1,005+
2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath
$1,559+
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$1,615+
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$2,215+
3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths
$2,325+
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(844) 329-2122
  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
  • Entertainment

    •  Game Room
    •  Grilling Station
    •  Media Room
    •  Resident Events
    •  Resident Lounge
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Microwave
    •  Refrigerator
    •  Stove & Oven
  • Landscape

    •  Courtyard
  • Laundry

    •  Building Laundry Room
    •  Washer and Dryer Hookups In Unit  
  • Living Room

    •  Air Conditioning
    •  Ceiling Fans
    •  Fireplace
    •  Hardwood Floors
    •  High Ceilings
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Electric Car Charging Stations
    •  Parking Garage  
  • Pet Terms & Amenities

    •  Cat friendly
    •  Dog friendly
    •  Max Pets Limit  
    •  Pet deposit for cats  
    •  Pet deposit for dogs  
    •  Restricted breeds  
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  Controlled Access
    •  Gated Community
  • Sports & Fitness

    •  Fitness Center
    •  Swimming Pool
    •  Tennis Courts
  • Storage

    •  Extra Storage
  • Unique Unit Types

    •  Oversize or penthouse units
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Overall rating 7.0/10, based on 178 renter reviews Write a review

7.4
Location
7.0
Amenities
5.5
Management
7.0
Value
7.3
Social
8.1
Safety
Excellent
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Good
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Post Briarcliff

Accessible to campus, nice gym, two nice pools, leasing office is great, quiet complex, lots of green space, 15mins to midtown

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Nice

Nice location (close to campus). Near a lot of neighborhoods/shopping centers with lots of grocery stores and restaurants. Not the cutest area/not a lot of walking areas nearby. The apartment itself is a little older but they are nice. There are a lot of grill areas/2 pool areas. There are also a lot of medical students in the complex.

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Great option

Quiet, safe, tons of parking...no complaints. Pretty spacious and clean...mostly modern...close to campus and groceries/food...probably is better for people with a car but that isn't a must have either

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Cheap rent, nice amenities, good community

Post Briarcliff (aka MAA Briarcliff, they changed their name) is great bang for your buck for an apartment you live in during medical school. Cheap rent for a very nice and spacious apartment, really nice amenities and lots of beautiful scenery and outdoors areas nearby. Usually a lot of medical students live there, and there are great areas to gather (pool, grill areas). Management/maintenance can be a bit scatterbrained, but a very good place to live all things considered. Great location, too! Right near Emory and very close to grocery stores, restaurants, and other places of interest. Also, Google Fiber access and free parking is good.

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Pretty Standard

I knew I wanted to live along but be near other medical students, so Post Briarcliff was the perfect choice as it also had the cheapest rent for a 1 bed 1 bath that I could find. Management can be a bit slow on responding to issue and some things may require going to the office to make sure they are resolved. There is a quick turnaround on maintenance requests and I have always been satisfied on how things were repaired or replaced. I live on the first floor and the floor are thin, so unfortunately I can hear my upstairs neighbor very often (talking, laughing, footsteps). All in all, it's pretty good for the price and location is excellent as it usually only takes me about 5 minutes to get from the parking lot of Post to the Michael Deck on campus.

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It's average..could be better

I could not visit Atlanta to check out apartments before I moved in so I relied heavily on the management team at Post Briarcliff. I asked them for a unit with marble countertops and stainless steel appliances (these were my only must-haves). They could not confirm if the unit I was getting had those "because the current tenants hadn't moved out yet." That was very strange to me. Usually, the management team at apartment complexes can ask tenants to view their units or ask them for information about their units. It was a frustrating back-and-forth process. Then when I moved in, I noticed the tub was extremely dirty; turns out it needed to be resurfaced - why hadn't they done that BEFORE I moved in?! I had never experienced something like that before, and I have rented in NYC...Also, they took forever to give us our referral bonuses though they had a large sign at the front and back of the complex stating that they were. In addition, I have had a host of maintenance problems; some were completely fixed quickly, and others, not so much.

I chose Post because I did not have a car when I started and it is close to school and the Emory shuttle stops by here and a few GBS students who I had met were also living here.

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Good Community

Lots of Goizueta MBAs stay within Post, which makes it a very lively community. The apartments are good but the closest grocery store is a mile away and Emory shuttles come at a frequency of 20 mins

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The management is terrible, if you can tolerate that then the apartment is worth it

The management is truly terrible. They seem nice when you first go and everything looks great but once you sign they don't care about you anymore. I've been charged fees for things that I had already done, I had issues setting up my bank and they charged me for that, they are unresponsive, unhelpful, people have not received their referral bonus, I was delayed in moving in because they didn't send me the contract, I could go on... There is not a single human in the office that is rational and helpful. The apartment is cheap and the amenities are otherwise fine but just hope you don't have to deal with anyone in management.

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Post Briarcliff Review

Good apartment

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Large space, easy living, close to campus

Post (Now MAA) Briarcliff is a good development to live at if you want to be close to campus and want a larger space. I live in a one bedroom unit that has been renovated and is over 800 SF and has a large balcony. There are two pools, a gym, a car wash station/vacuum and the community is gated - the gate does not work sometimes and is left open. Management isn't amazing, but it has not been a true problem for me as I have not had any issues that I have really needed them to resolve. I live on the top floor and have never had any noise problems from the people on either side of me. Parking is easy right outside. I had thought that a ton of GBS students would live here based on reviews the past few years, but people have migrated towards Decatur and Old Fourth Ward so there are only a few remaining at Post. You are not that close to bars here, but there is easy access to grocery store and shops to run errands etc.

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 34 Recs

Mellow Mushroom
Waikikie Hawaiian BBQ
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grocery 1 Rec

Whole Foods Market
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convenience 1 Rec

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fitness 11 Recs

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coffee 6 Recs

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About North Druid Hills

North Druid Hills is a trendy suburb, part of the Druid Hill neighborhood, known for its charm, community, and culture. It is close enough to Atlanta for anyone looking to commute or enjoy the city life while also enjoying a suburban lifestyle. North Druid Hills is home to top-rated universities, ...
Trendy
Quiet and Safe
Rich Cultural Area
Suburb Close to City
Signature Restaurants
Lots of Graduate Students
Median rents in North Druid Hills
Studio
$
1,500
1 Bedroom
$
1,700
2 Bedroom
$
1,600

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It's a prime location for getting around the city! I can get to midtown, Decatur, inman park, etc. in about a 20 min drive or less. The drive to school each morning is about 10-15 mins with little to no traffic. The area is safe with tons of restaurants and shopping. The only downside is that it's not close to any prime nightlife scene, but Ubers aren't too expensive. Incredibly safe which is something I was looking for as a woman living alone. There's no perfect place, but for the amount of space I have (850 sq ft), safety, proximity to school, and easy access to other areas in the city, it can't be beat.
North Druid Hills is a lovely neighborhood and one that I am happy to be living in as my first exposure to Atlanta. There are beautiful tree lined streets and its proximity to Emory is a great selling point.
Beautiful houses and trees, calm, quiet community.
It's an open area with trees. Very close to Emory campus as well as the Toco Hills plaza (Kroger, Publix, many restaurants). Further down Clairmont at the intersection with North Decatur road, there's another Publix as well as some other restaurants in the plaza.

Golden Drop Cafe--which has outdoor seating incase the pandemic is still uncontrolled when you read this--is just 3 min. down the road. Mason Mill Park, which has tennis courts, a pavillion, and walking trails, is also very near.
Very convenient location as far being somewhat close to a lot of different areas though it itself isn't where the night life or all the best restaurant areas are. Lots of grocery options very close by, including Whole Foods, Krogers and Publix.
My wife and I love walking through the beautiful homes in the local neighborhood. It is a very safe area even at night.
You can find any type of store or restaurant that you would ever need within a 5-15 minute drive.
My wife and I go on walks around sunset most nights through the neighborhood. Have never felt unsafe. Neighbors are all very friendly along our walks. Lots of beautiful homes to gawk at.

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