Village at Northwood

I stayed at the apartments for about a year and a half, and would say that it was an overall decent experience that was tainted by apartment management.

Pros: Moved into an apartment with new hardwood floors (at least according to Aliescha, the apartment manager), which was nice. The neighbors were mostly quiet and friendly, and the neighborhood was extremely quiet. There was a decent amount of equipment in the gym and no one was hardly ever in there. The dryers in the laundry room always… worked. There was a nice little park within walking distance of the apartment. Also, they built a new Dollar General right next to the apartments.

Cons: Upon move in, I discovered some hair and bobby pins stuck in the bathtub drain and what appeared to be cat vomit on both of the shelves in the master bedroom closet. So the apartment definitely wasn’t clean and move-in ready. I was given the maintenance man’s phone number for after service hours, which is nice but he never responded to my texts/calls once. The only way he would fulfill maintenance requests was if I either contacted Aliescha first or went through the apartment app. There were always 1-3 washers that would be broken. The gym was always super dirty and I got sick almost every time I’d workout there.

And then there’s Aliescha. She was always late to any of our appointments. She talks sweet to your face but is consistent in texting you in a way that’s condescending— like she’s mocking you and/or talking to a kid. Prior to moving in, she assured me that my then gf could move in without signing any paperwork. Yet when that time came, Aliescha texted me to have her come in and fill out the paperwork. There were several other times when she’ll promise you something in person but will go back on what she said over text and never give you anything in writing. Read More