This was my first apartment in the Tempe area. They definitely have some pros and cons:
Pros:
- Right near an Orbit bus stop.
- Rent includes cable and HBO.
- It's easy to get a hold of people after hours. My keys were stolen late at night and they were available at all hours to help me.
- It's super close to Tempe Marketplace.
Cons:
- It's huge and full of rowdy college kids.
- It's on University.
- When I was there, their gym was a pathetic excuse for a gym. I had to get a membership at a real gym.
- The pool was under construction most of the time I was there.
- The move-in day was a complete mess.
- There was a break-in here almost every other week.
- It's overpriced in my opinion.
- I was supposed to get a $25 gift card after signing my lease and I never got it.
- They decided to clean out my mailbox before I even moved out and had no idea where all my mail had gone.
It was a good place to start, but I would not live there again. There are much nicer apartments in the area for cheaper. You just have to know where to look.