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I'll start this review by saying that I loved living in Ahwatukee. The location was great with Fry's right across the street, library nearby, movie theatre and Target right up the road. But unfortunately, the cost of living here just wasn't worth it. Of course this place does the good old switcharoo; you see a model and it's great, then you get into your unit and it's...well. Not what you expect. Unless you expect yellow bathroom countertops and a washer/dryer combo that takes three dry cycles to really get the job done.
The gym was recently renovated and closed for three days for a tacky paint job and a new layout. The machines weren't updated but thankfully they got rid of the disinfecting wipes, perfect for the people who love leaving their gym equipment sweaty and gross.
Many tenants here don't have any regard for you as a neighbor, so don't expect a lot of peace and quiet. Children run around screaming out of fun on the days they're not screaming from being yelled at by their parents and to this day I'm convinced my upstairs neighbors were elephants who loved Zumba or constantly moving their furniture to hide dead bodies.
The real downside was the move out. If and when you do, don't leave anything behind because they'll charge you for it. Don't clean your oven because they'll say they need to replace the drip pans. Don't open or close your blinds because they'll fall off and you'll have to store them in the closet and you'll get charged for that too. Don't turn your keys in a day early because god forbid you're a teacher with meetings after school the day your lease is up, because they'll charge you for that too. Come to think of it, you just shouldn't live here.
I will say that this is the perfect place for you if you love TERMITES. Yup, we had them in our apartment too. First in the kitchen, where the complex waited a few days to really do anything about. Then in the hallway. Then finally in the laundry room. The apartment has to know about their termite issue but do they care? Nope. This is also the perfect place for you if you like parking your car across the street at Fry's because parking here is a joke, or if you like your A/C broken in the middle of summer for a week.
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