I'm gonna be honest here- this is my first apartment living situation. I lived in townhouses up to this point, but when I saw Bent Tree had a loft floor plan, I fell in love with it. I moved in under previous management, and while they weren't worthy of a 10/10, they were friendly but did not answer e-mails and weren't the quickest when it came to maintenance issues. We had maintenance issues that started with the previous company and leaked over into the new management's ownership (not having hot water, windows that would not close in the middle of winter resulting in a $400 electric bill for a 1,000 sq foot apartment, a head size hole in the bathroom door from before we moved in and a few small things that weren't too big of an issue). We tried for about 2-3 months to get a new hot water heater that wasn't fixed until we threatened to put our rent in escrow (Aimco). When it was finally in the process of being replaced, we got the run around and were told that it was already replaced that morning, that they went to the wrong apartment, and that they were picking up tools, in that order via different phone calls. We placed a chair against our hot water heater to insure that it would be replaced, but when we came home to see it was still there, we knew it hadn't been touched. The old company fixed our windows after two months, but we later found out that those windows were meant for our neighbor, not us. Our front door did not latch, but they were quick to fix that (old company). During an open house with Aimco, I was not impressed with the attitude of the staff and the bad-mouthing of current residents. While people were trying to ask questions about trying to pay rent online and what fees would change, I wasn't happy to see the attitude that was given. To their credit, a few weeks ago, we had a garbage disposal issue that they fixed the next day. Aside from leasing office woes, I actually love the floor plan of this apartment. It's a little outdated but I don't mind. We live on the top floor and still experience a lot of loud noises from one neighbor to our right and our neighbors downstairs. That comes with apartment living, so I can't fault management for that. However, when we complained about the excessive partying and our walls shaking all weekend, they sent a letter to the entire building, rather than the problem apartment (old company). We haven't personally experienced the parking problems that other tenants have, but they did just add a 'premier parking' which is two spots at the front of the building and you can pay $45/month to park there. Or, you can walk 5 more feet and park in another spot for free. That wasn't a viable solution to the complex's problems. The dog park is a nice feature, I haven't used the pool so I can't attest to that. The location is great. I like being close to a CVS, Giant, multiple banks, restaurants, and I-66. Our building runs along Lee Hwy so we do have a lot of traffic noise, but you learn to deal with that. I believe some other buildings/sections of the complex have had issues with small crimes but we've never experienced that. It is IMPOSSIBLE to get in contact with the leasing office unless you go in person. They do not answer the phone, return messages or answer e-mails. There are a lot of fees associated with living here, they include: -A fee to pay your rent online (you don't have a choice but to do this, or pay by check with a $10 fee) + a fee for which card you use (based on the % of your rent) -$30/month for trash (Ours is often left for days) -$50/month for pets, ON TOP of an $800 deposit (400 refundable, 400 not) -$50/year + a credit card on file to pick up your packages?? -$15/month PER CAR to park or $45/month for "reserved" parking Plus a lot of outrageous things like the e-mail that told us that our balconies are to be used for "sitting purposes only" + this is a "no smoking" community. Anywhere. Not even in your car. Unsure what the fine for that is.