Kelly Tsaltas

Review of Netbridge

I have been living in Rosemont Plaza for a little ...

I have been living in Rosemont Plaza for a little more than six months now. Like any apartment building, it has pros and cons. Here s a comprehensive list what I ve noticed so far.

Pros:
-It s centrally located, and I ve never had problems turning in and out of the complex. If you re turning left into the complex it might take you a little longer, but you can always go as the stop light turns. No issues there. Most importantly, the area and the building are SAFE.

-Anne in the office and Preston in maintenance have been amazing since the day I moved in. I had very short notice from my moving company that my furniture had arrived, and Anne helped me reserve an elevator on the spot! Any issues I ve had maintenance-wise have always been resolved within 24 hours.

-Neighbors are great. I m sure this depends on your floor and unit, but I have dealt with A LOT of issues with neighbors in the past, and so far I ve not had any here. The population here seems to be graduate students and older.

-My unit is beautiful. It was remodeled before I moved in, which I m sure has something to do with it. I m not sure if all apartments are of a similar quality.

-Rent is very nearly all-inclusive, with the exception of Internet. With that considered, I think it s a pretty fair price for the area, though it is still a little high in my opinion.

-There is always parking available. BUT, I will say that because this building also has commercial use as well, it is really tough to find a good spot during business hours, and you often have to park in the back lot. That said, it s not a bad walk. Just a little inconvenient.

-The building provides shopping carts so that tenants can use them for groceries, luggage, etc. I thought this was an awesome idea!! It saves your arm muscles if you have a parking spot that s a little farther away.

- Excellent water pressure and hot water.

Cons:
-The AC/heating unit doesn t cycle - it s just on or off - and the temperature is chosen by the management. This was more of an issue for me when it was cold outside, because for some reason the heaters were set to Arizona in August temperature. You can adjust the fan speed though, which helps you be able to moderate the temperature. Not the end of the world, but not ideal.

-The laundry room seems to always have machines out of order and is often crowded. The dryers are awful. Even on the lowest delicate heat setting, they burn my clothing. I am also peeved about the fact that we have to pay for laundry considering the rent prices in the building, but I am not from the area, and I hear that it is actually typical to pay for laundry. I just don t like shelling out 30 bucks a month.

-The building allows smoking in individual units. This was unheard of to me. Where I m from it is illegal to smoke any apartment building, even in individual units. For me, this has not yet been an issue, but I can t imagine if someone in the unit below or next door to me smoked. My furniture and clothing would be affected, and there s is nothing anyone can do to tell them to stop, since it s legal.

-There is somewhat regular construction, though in my opinion it has never been terribly disruptive. I will say that it is frustrating that sometimes tenants get only 24 hours notice of water being shut off, because if I don t leave my apartment during that time, I won t be aware. I work from home a few days a week, so that has been an issue at times for me.

-I did notice the whole 90-day notice to move out thing...I think that s asking a bit much. Every other apartment I have lived in has had 30-60 days notice, and most of the time it has been 30 days.

As a side note, I ve never lived in a building this big before, and so I am quite enjoying the little perks, like having elevators and a trash room (with recycling!). I think anyone else moving here from a smaller walk-up building will also appreciate those tidbits!