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| - After 3 years of living here (I'm now moved out), it's about time I wrote my review about this place!
Unit: I lived in the bottom floor unit the entire term of the lease. Immediately there was a problem in the fact that there were no lights on the ceiling fans... not sure if that's the standard but come on. I bought my own and installed them, problem fixed. The unit was beautiful with very high ceilings, granite counter tops, and hardwood floors. Layout was "ok" I kind of had a gripe with my kitchen table being in the way of everything, but the table was a bit large (square). Other than that, the kitchen was kind of small but lots of storage space, full side-by-side washer/dryer, and a good sized closet despite not being a walk-in. Build quality was probably 3.5/5 stars if I had to rate.
Garage: Garage was tiny, my 328i barely fit, not sure how some people fit their larger cars, let alone some SUV's. Once in a while I would see a vehicle that just wouldn't fit and it's butt/nose would be sticking out. Detached, but not too far from my unit.
Parking: Visitor parking was super-volatile throughout the 3 year period. I purposely got a unit near the open visitor parking area as I didn't want any visitors to my place have to walk far just to park (omg so annoying). Sometimes it would be empty for weeks and sometimes it would be so packed that you'd see cars parked outside the complex along the street illegally, but it's not like they really had any other choice, unless they parked illegally somewhere else.
Amenities: I didn't use much of the small pool or the gym (small complex, so it didn't really need large pool), but they had BBQ grills outside and a Jacuzzi to complement the pool.
Neighbors: This is purely from my experience, and some things the apartment just can't control. Near the end of my 3rd year lease, I had some really disgusting neighbors. Trash near their apartment, packaging materials sprawled out in the walking area, and one time someone emptied their vacuum onto the small gravel area right near everyone's walkway (disgusting!!). Noise was a bit of an issue, as my upstairs neighbors (3 different families/couples) that lived above me were not aware that they lived above someone else - quite the stompers; I did not complain as my lease was ending anyways, but a definite factor on my decision to terminate the lease. Another was the pet issue - in my last few months there it was very clean and well controlled, but the majority of the time there were pet droppings that weren't cleaned up and I had to complain to the front office (once again not the apt's fault, irresponsible pet owners).
Wildlife: There were some critters out there over the 3 years, from a baby bat, to a baby rattlesnake (scary! but no harm done), some crazy looking spiders, but the apartment did a good job of keeping them out of my unit.
Office Staff: Through my 3 year tenure at Verde (Barossa at first), the office staff changed quite a bit, and none were bad nor awesome, except Nicole who was one of the best but I do not believe she was there by the time my lease had ended.
Overall, my experience was a decent one, what you'd typically expect from apartment living. Would I recommend it? Sure, if you pay the rent that they are offering now vs what I paid for when I first moved in and paid for until I moved out. :)
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