"3"^^ . . . "11"^^ . "4"^^ . "If I could give 2.5 stars i would have. I've lived here for almost a year and though the apartment and ground are indeed very nice, I do have some pretty serious complaints. As everyone else has said, the AC is VERY LOUD!! You do have to turn up the volume on the TV. Volume goes up, down, up, down, up, down...drives you crazy. It makes it hard to talk on the phone too.\n\nAfter being here a few months, all of a sudden my cable went out. Well, I called Cable and after several workmen had come and taken a look, I was told that most likely the people either above or below me, tried to steal my cable and ended up cutting me off. The office staff offended two of the cable men and then refused to fix the problem, saying that it would take cutting into the wall and looking at the wires in all three apartments and they weren't allowed to do that. Needless to say, I had to move my TV. I've heard from several different companies that the wiring in these buildings is all bad and there are constant problems. I asked the office to at least check the apartments upstairs and downstairs to see if they had indeed tried to steal my cable and even though they said they checked and didn't find anything, I spoke to the people downstairs and was told nobody from the office ever checked.\n\nThe appliances in the apartments are not great. My fridge causes so much condensation, most of my leftovers get ruined. The stove will tell you it's reach the desired temperature, but my thermometer says there's a 200 degree difference. I always clean off my dishes by hand, so I can't say how good the dishwasher is. I've always had to use community washer and dryers, but my apartment has its own full size washer and dryer, that is so convenient, I can't really complain about them.\n\nMy biggest complaint is with the customer service, if you have a complaint. I can't ever hear the neighbors that live next to me, but I do hear every stomp of the kid upstairs and even though I've complained to the office 3 times about his unusually loud stomping around and I've talked to him directly 3 separate times, the office has never done anything about it. I'm pretty sure he's up there playing a wii or some other game and it literally rattles my windows and makes my ceiling fan shake. Also, the covered spaces are for tenants only, with parking permits ( only 1 per apartment, no matter how many rooms you have ) but parking is never enforced. Tenants let guests park in covered spaces ALL THE TIME. I really wouldn't mind so much, if I didn't have a disability that makes it very painful to walk. I always make sure my guests park in uncovered spaces. I hoped my neighbors would be just as conscientious, but apparently they are not.\n\nThe other issue I have is with the crickets. They are everywhere and are somehow getting into my apartment and I have to spray every month or more and even then I still end up sharing my apartment with them. I also had roaches for a short while, I think because my downstairs neighbors moved out, but that luckily only last a short while. YUCK! I'm a very clean person, who never leaves out food, so that was really gross.\n\nAnother reviewer said there were granite counter tops, not true, at least in my apartment. It's just some kind of laminate, that looks like granite. I do like the tubs/showers, as they are very big and easy to clean. I really like the layout of my apartment and large size with a great view of the pool. My apartment has a handy built-in desk. There are built-in selves in some apartments with window seats, which look really nice. There are built-in shelves in the shower. I suggest buying a new shower head though, cause the ones they have are not great. Water pressure is OK and the water heaters are very large. My electric bill is rather high in the summer, for an apartment. I would think it's even worse on the top floors. They have community events that usually involve free food. You can pay your rent online, which is handy if you forget and the office is closed, but there is a fee associated with the online payments. Pets are allowed, but I was told they really don't do anything if you have a dog living next to you with separation anxiety.\n\nMaintenance is also an issue. I don't like maintenance coming into my apartment without covering their shoes and have asked on multiple occasions to make sure maintenance wears booties in my apartment, but many times when they show up, they don't have them. I have to keep bags by the doors and I know that if I'm not home, they aren't going to bother to put them on. Many times I've vacuumed the carpet before they've come and have found bootprints on the carpet. Also, if you have two baths they refuse to come to your apartment after hours to help you with a maintenance emergency, so whatever is wrong has to stay that way until well into the next day. While this place is very pretty, there are drawbacks that would keep me from living in another Picerne property."^^ . "1"^^ . "2013-08-14T00:00:00"^^ . .