The Good:
1. The front staff is so wonderful and sweet. When our air conditioning was on the fritz they arranged for us to spend the night in the model apartment.
2. The maintenance staff is quick to respond. On another occasion when our air conditioning was on the fritz, within minutes of submitting the on-line work request, a maintenance worker was knocking on our door.
3. I loved living by the light rail trail. It's a 1.5 mile run to uptown. We could walk back from Panthers games. It's a half mile walk to Sycamore Brewery. Triple C Brewery and Good Bottle are literally next door. Mac's Speed Shop and Long Animal Hospital are across the street. They are building a Harris Teeter across the street too.
4. The apartments themselves are very nice, from the lighting fixtures to the cabinetry.
The Bad:
1. I'm in my forties, and felt that Silos -- and the South End neighborhood -- is a little too young for me. Go to the pool on the weekend and you'll think you're on spring break. There are way too many in the pool getting drunk, so it's definitely not a family atmosphere.
2. Tenants don't pick up after their dogs. Even though the complex has plenty of bags and trash cans around the area, you see poop everywhere. My dog was constantly getting some kind of stomach bug.
3. Safety is an issue. One night our neighbor's car was broken into. We later found out that it happened to at least five other cars, but the complex did nothing to notify the tenants. We found that odd. It's a gated community, but one block over it can be pretty sketch.