Ballantyne Commons of Columbus

Do NOT rent here.

While the office and maintenance staff are pleasant, corporate policies and dealing with problems are most definitely NOT pleasant.

Today’s issue is the noise being produced after work hours. I was warned that there would be noise this week while the carpet in the apartment above me was replaced, at NO point was I informed it would be after the normal work hours of 8am - 5pm.

Work commenced at roughly 4 pm today. Knowing it would take more than an hour to do the work, I... called to express my concern and was told they would carry on with the construction till 8:30 pm - the same cut off time residents have for parties and normal excess noise.

When I brought to their attention that there is a huge difference between normal activities that are expected and construction work, they referred back to the residents’ guide for noise.

Their excuse is they were unable to schedule a third party contractor to work during normal business hours.

Let me be clear, this isn’t a little occasional noise, this is full on, nonstop, hammering, scraping, and demolition noises right above my head.

It’s odd that a multi-million dollar company can only contract with labor that works after business hours, knowing residents will be inconvenienced and their evening disrupted.

This is just one in a long stream of issues I have had since moving in the end of January. I can’t wait for my lease to end and to move.

There have been many other issues and I have tried to be patient and understanding, but this is a step too far. Lee mas

Where do I start, this place is out of control. the property manager is rude and can care less about your concerns they just recently sprayed the doors of the apartments with bleach and failed to notify of us this in advance. I came home and was bring groceries in, me and my girlfriend and i was holding the door for her to come in and the bleach ruined my Nike tech jacket. I called to advised them of what took place and the lady tells me its my fault. " she tells me that bleach is potent odor... and that I should have smelled it in the breeze way." smh ! by the way the doors are even filthier than before they so called clean the door. just yesterday maintenance came and fixed my sink from vibrating when using Hot water and now the water wont drain from either side of the sink. lol oh yea its a new owner every year. And they just continue to find new things to charge us for. Lee mas

Do not move here I am a current resident and I can’t wait to move the staff and manager are ride and lazy and the complex it’s self Is loud no security on the property this is definitely the worst complex ever

The short version: OVERPRICED, DOG POOP ON SIDEWALKS, PAPER THIN WALLS (if my neighbor sneezes, I hear it), EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS UNDER REPAIR, USELESS OFFICE STAFF (try calling the phone number right now, and I can guarantee you will never get a live person on the phone, but an answering machine that requires you to leave a message, but don't worry, they're just as useless in person)!

The apartment is nice, very clean with good maintenance department and nice neighbors for the most part. The office staff always smiles but beware of the horrible pool rules that are completely ridiculous. Such as NO DRINKING AT ALL OR YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. The office manager is always being nosey and sometimes rude. Parking is absolutely insane! I have to park at another bldg most of the time if I get home after 6pm and the weekends there is never any parking. No reserved parking space... for your apt like most places. Cars are continuously broken into and garages as well. However, they have an on site police officer that is always on call and will help out with any suspension of criminal activity. That makes it better. During school and in the mornings on weekdays plan on extra 15 minutes or more to get out of the complex due to it being across from 3 major schools and on a main road in the city. The Apts are newer and they are very nice but thin walls and floors, you can hear everything upstairs including the vacuum cleaners. For the money there are nicer places that are built better than The Crossings. The Rules here are absolutely insane and parking is a HUGE DEAL BREAKER. Lee mas