Colette Evans

Review of Reedhouse Consulting

EDIT: At this point in time, I have knocked 2 star...

EDIT: At this point in time, I have knocked 2 stars from my original 4 star rating. Under the new management, all of these issues have not been addressed and they have decided to focus on cosmetic upgrades instead. The construction is around the property is chaotic and inconvenient-- but I could ignore that if it had actually been to address things like the inefficient and loud HVAC or the state of disrepair that often causes insects to come into units. Maintenance is also much slower than I previously stated.

I originally paid $825 for a one bedroom apartment and despite the problems, was content with that price point when considering location. The new management has raised this price point to $1200 alongside now having to pay utilities that I've heard may cost an additional $300 on top of the new rent. This price is not worth it for what you get. As someone who's lived here for as long as I have, I feel confident in saying so. You won't get your money's worth.

For the sake of transparency, I've not changed any of the wording for my original review below. Please be aware that it was speaking of the old management and the old price point:

Been living at these apartments for about three years now, and my experience has been overall positive-- otherwise I'd have moved! I think the biggest plus is how spacious the one bedroom layout is as well as how quick maintenance is to help you with any problems. They and the management have always been great to me! They're quick to inform residents via email about any important information and the overall atmosphere of the place has been very laid back and friendly. Can''t beat the location, either.

I do feel it's important, though, to list some of the things that may have been nice to know before I moved in. For one, the bugs. If you're afraid of spiders then you might not have a great time in the Summers. I usually find pretty sizable ones in my unit about once every two weeks, and there are definitely a ton of webs around the property if you keep an eye out. I'm in a second story unit, so I don't know if first floor would have it worse or not. Ants are a constant annoyance as well, especially if you have a pet that's as messy of an eater as mine is. As long as you keep relatively tidy and position food bowls with a little strategy, they rarely become a huge issue but they rarely go away for very long either. I've never had a huge amount of them, but enough for some concern on occasion.

Other than the bugs, there are some minor things that never really detracted from my experience but are worth noting. A chunk of the outlets in my unit don't hold the plug in place and one of the outlets just doesn't work entirely. The heating and AC when in use are much louder than you'd expect, enough to make you have to change the volume on whatever you're watching in order to hear anything above it. Maybe it's just a setting mine's been on since I moved in, but I definitely wasn't expecting it to be as loud as it was and I haven't noticed any way to adjust it. The angle my doorway is at also meant that in order to get my couch in we had to bring it up through the second story balcony-- not anything I'd count as a negative, but at least a warning to be more prepared for that than we were when moving it in!

Any negatives listed are far outweighed by the positives, though. You can't beat the location or the people, and I've never had a bad experience with management nor any of the people living in the complex. Everyone's just so friendly, and I love that! Such close access to the nature trail section of the greenbelt is amazing, and anyone visiting me has never had any issues with finding parking close to my unit. Maintenance is quick and helpful and the grounds are really nice too; no wonder the spiders love to hang out here!