Amelia

Came in today to look at a unit that I thought was available turns out it’s not available till October 1 but the building itself was beautiful. The interior was clean. It smelled great. It was very inviting and the staff was wonderful. I talked to a few folks that live there and they were all pleased to live there.

This is the worst place I have ever lived in 60 years.

Beginning as early as 3:30 a.m. until around 7:00, the post office unloads and loads trucks. Back-up alarms and containers slamming to the ground (think of the sound steel makes as it hits concrete) are frequently heard. The postmaster and management refuse to do anything about it. Walgreens (a tenant of the Claremont – the owner of Amelia) accepts deliveries as early as 5:30 a.m. A tractor trailer circles the lot, backing up frequently… (with the backup alarm sounding). Trash and recycling collection from large dumpsters occurs as early as 5:00 a.m. by two separate vendors. It sometimes occurs every 15 minutes, and the dumpsters are slammed onto the truck and then back to the ground. These are Claremont’s vendors or their tenant’s vendors, yet they will not require the vendors adjust their service hours.

The walls between units are extremely thin and offer no noise abatement. I could easily hear conversations in the adjacent apartment.

Claremont allows smoking on balconies. Smoke wafts into open windows so your apartment will smell like cigarette smoke. Yyou could not keep windows open if you did not want to smell cigarettes.

The roof above the apartment leaked for over a year and was never properly fixed. It was still leaking as of the day I moved out.

The building has settled and floors are not level. Windows are poor quality, rattle when it’s windy, and offer no noise abatement from outside noise. They are difficult to open and close. The insulation is poor, so one of the bedrooms was always cold in the winter and had a serious draft from the window. The appliances are low quality, especially the dishwasher and washer / dryer. The washer is extremely noisy.

All of this comes at a price which is at the top range for this rental market. It is not at all worth the poor quality of life you will experience living here. The only bright spot is the property manager, who works hard to improve the experience, but does not seem to be supported in this effort by Claremont. Read More