Avalon Somerville Station

Having lived here for about half a year now my only advice is to stay away. It's a place that looks great on paper but fire alarms constantly go off, power and internet keeps going out, and for being "entirely smoke free" there's a constant weed scent lingering. Dog owners have been leaving waste in the hallways and stairs, and enjoy listening to your neighbors all day because the walls and ceilings are dead thin. Management doesn't seem interested in fixing underlying problems aside from email... blasts reminding people that XYZ violates the leasing terms. Definitely not the expected experience given the high price point. Read More

The worst rental experience I have had, especially given the amount we paid on rent. Cheap labor and material used to stitch this place up at make it appealing at first sight. We were the first tenants in our unit and early in our lease we had to call maintenance for nails sticking out of the carpet and cabinet shelves falling off the hinges. On top of all that, floors were uneven and the internet was extremely bad and required the company to come out several times to service the building which... made it difficult to work from home. All of this would gave been a bit more tolerable if the leasing office did not misinform us numerous times about fees upon move in and again upon move out. Absolutely no accountability for the misinformation. Only one person in that office was actually genuine, honest, and professional but, unfortunately, they were rarely there. Definitely money hungry Read More