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| - Indoors: The apartments still appear fairly new and the kitchen looks great with granite countertops. My favorite aspect, though, has to be the large floor-to-ceiling windows.
Location: This is smack dab in Southend. It's a 10 minute walk to the edge of Uptown, but it's also right next to the Bland St. rail station which will take you all the way throughout Uptown. The Southend community has many small shops, a few restaurants (The Common Market, Phat Burrito, and Price's Chicken Coop come to mind), and bars a plenty but unless your room is right next to them you don't hear much noise. In terms of safety, the apartment complex is gated and I haven't seen many sketchy characters loitering.
Noise: For the most part, it's a quaint apartment complex except when during weekend parties--particularly around holidays. This really, though, is dependent on your actual location. Apartments located near the center pool/courtyard area and those right next to the rail tracks (which run till approximately midnight) get the most noise.
Pool: Large but shallow (deepest point is 5 feet). There's also a normal-size spa. Usually the spa is occupied as well as various people tanning around the pool during the daytime. On weekends, people tend to barbecue.
Gym: Most crowded at night around 9 or 10pm. There are 2 treadmills, 2 ellipticals, 5 stationary bikes, and various weightlifting items on the second floor.
Overall, it's a great place to live for young professionals who work in the city and especially nice if you don't want to live right next to work.
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