Chelsey Brown

Review of Gables Mill

This is going to be long because I moved from out ...

This is going to be long because I moved from out of state and had never been to ATL before, so all of my apt research was online through third party sites. Based on those reviews and ratings, I almost didn t check Gables Mills out.. so glad I did. I toured a bunch of communities, and this was the only place that gave me the feels-like-home vibe.

I ve lived here for two months now. When I moved for work, I only had a few days to find a place to live, but Lauren & Ty in the front office made that part easy. They re extremely kind, still remember my name, and take great care in their work. I haven t needed to call them with anything, but every time I ve walked into the office, unless all staff were already talking to a current/prospective resident, at least one person stopped what they were doing at their desk to help me.

The apartment: I have a 1BR (the bigger size), and I think the rent amount is very reasonable considering what all you get. It s spacious, there s a washer/dryer included, water/pest/trash is included and the appliances are energy-saving. Side note on that, I usually keep the AC running cool between 70-73 and I honestly didn t expect to see much of a $ difference, but my electric bill has only been around $40 vs the $70-100 I was used to from all the other places I ve lived.

The community: It is gated and pretty quiet. The trash valet is very convenient. They have weekend office hours and receive packages for you. The pool isn t the greatest I ve seen, but still a decent size, and in my experience no one has ever blared music, there are no kids splashing or running around unsupervised, etc. If you play tennis, the courts look really nice. The gym area is small, but open 24hrs. I m pretty sure there s free printing offered in the business center, you just have to bring your own paper. There s also a little car self-service area if you need to vacuum or rinse (big fan of this, I d never seen this offered anywhere before). One thing they do not currently have is a large dark park area BUT they do have waste bag stations throughout. So with the amenities, Gables Mill probably won t win if you re looking at quantity or at being the fanciest or newest, but in my opinion they provide all the basic necessities to help make life a little easier and a little more enjoyable.

What they do win at is location, especially if you work south of 285. I work in midtown; my morning commute is usually only 15 minutes and my rush hour commute is usually 20-25min max (vs the other side of 75 which looks like bumper bumper traffic every day). I ve only experienced heavy traffic going home a few times, either due to a) a wreck or b) a Braves night game, because we re less really close to Sun Trust Park/the Battery. I think that s more of a pro than a con though. Target, Publix, TJ Maxx, Kroger, Barnes & Noble, a lot of restaurants (sit down and fast food): all 5-10 min away - and closer than it looks on google maps, you just have to go through a few stoplights.

As for other issues I d read in reviews before-
Bugs: It s near a wooded area, so outside you will see spiders and roaches. Inside, that hasn t been my experience. I did find ants on my counter one day but I didn t report it because one $4 can of Raid took care of that.

Occasional water outages: true, I think I ve gotten 2-3 email notifications, but my apt has only been affected once and the water was only off for a few hours. This part really in the staff s control, especially when the issue started at the city s water plant. They communicate as best they can, and for local line breaks they work as quickly as they can to fix.

Apathetic staff/management: definitely not my experience. From what I ve personally seen, they care a great deal!