Amanda Stone

Similar to reviews, the apartments are fine, but be wary of management. The two starts are for the wonderful maintenance staff who are kind, prompt, and very good at their jobs. -Paid for a garage but still had to pay for parking. Office staff claimed it wasn't a parking fee but a "snow removal fee" even though it was stated as parking. -Got a flat tire driving into said garage. Found a handful of screws and nails in the gutter in front of garage (could have found more, but this was in about a minute of cleaning). Brought this to the attention of management. They didn't care or think to send someone out to clean. Just said, oh well anyone could drive around here and just throw nails and screws around. Tire was toast. Had to buy a new one. -The big key was the move-out surprises. First, our lease renewal came. Read the fine print. You MUST notify them that you do not wish to renew within a short time window, otherwise you will get slammed with additional fees (thankfully I had read reviews online prior to move-out and learned this after others learned this lesson the hard way). Next, you are required to pay at least a minimum cleaning fee. This was not disclosed in the lease anywhere. When I inquired with AIMCO about where this was in the lease, there was a clause that said "Tenant must adhere to moveout instructions." Blank check in there for them. If you already pay a monthly pet fee, you still have to pay an additional pet cleaning fee. Also, the maintenance staff warned me about the drip pans thankfully. He said it doesn't matter if they're clean or not - buy your own new ones, leave a receipt on the stove, and keep a copy. Otherwise prepare to pay $50 for new drip pans. -Random fees - "non-refundable pet deposit" (a deposit is something you would get back, so this is a fee), a "billing" fee for utilities (but not all utilities bundled, not sure how this is convenient for tenants), and a "move-in fee." -When our lease was nearing being up, we got our new proposed lease renewal rate. We didn't renew, but they offered the new tenants a much lower rate than we were offered. The two stars are for location convenience, the gym being pretty nice, and the really great maintenance staff. If you plan to live here, just be prepared to pay a lot more than is initially presented at lease signing/move-in.