Julie K

Review of Sterling Central Apartments

First of all, let me start out by saying I haven't...

First of all, let me start out by saying I haven't had anything dramatically bad happen to me here. Like, no rent lost, car broken into, maintenance issues, horrible staff service, etc. I just want to write about the overall experience. This place looks nice online and even on the outside and in the offices in person, but don't let that fool you. Pay close attention if you visit this place.
PROS:
Close to school and many great things in the area.
Shuttle service.
Lots of get togethers and parties.
The pools are fun and have grills.
You can lock up your room in the apartments if you want extra protection of your things.
CONS:
The #1 thing is safety. There have been a few reports of attacks (including sexual) in the parking garages.
Very expensive. (They are actually lowering the cost some, probably because they are losing residents).
SO dirty. The hallways are littered and nasty, stairways smell like pee 24/7, elevators are gross, parking garages littered, etc.
It's loud. I don't even mind partying, I party as well, but people here will be raging at 5am on a Tuesday during finals week really?
Parking can be a pain. I live on the first floor, and sometimes have to park up on the fourth floor.
Silverfish problem. If you don't know what these are, look them up. All my roommates and many people I know in both buildings have these in their apartments. They are nocturnal and usually found in bathrooms and kitchens. They're everywhere. It's so disgusting.
Staff. I've actually only had friendly encounters with them, but unfortunately most of them are young and don't know what they are doing, especially in a place with so many residents.
Rules aren't enforced really. They say it's no smoking, but I've seen some staff smoking. I've seen people with pets, people parking where they shouldn't, etc.
The whole going green thing. It's a nice concept, but a pain to live in. The lights are pretty dim, the carpets never seem clean, and the washers and dryers are small and my clothes never smell as clean as they should, if that makes sense.
Internet. Extremely slow connection. My boyfriend (a total tech. nerd) did a test on it, and was shocked with how BAD it was, lol.
Walls are very thin. A lot of apartment complexes are like this, but these are so thin I feel bad making noise in my own apartment sometimes.
Driving. People in the garages are reckless and stupid. I can't tell you how many times I've almost been hit.
Trash situation. There isn't enough space for all the residents to put their trash bags in the shoot. It's a horrible setup.
Alarms go off in the halls, not too much, but enough to get on your nerves.
Amenities. A lot of them don't work, like treadmills, computers, etc.
Space. These apartments are SO small for the price. As a college student I know it's normal too pay too much for too little, lol, but here it's just ridiculous.

With all that stated I would highly suggest you look elsewhere. I'm a very positive person, but I don't like living here. I'm not miserable, but I can't wait to move once my lease is up. Hope this helps.