The Peninsula

Bad apartment ever!!! staff highly unfriendly as other people say, lose my package, increase the rent (more than $ 200) every half year. Noise every night, and drunk people walk every where in this apartment. My friends come here in the visitor parking, but towed by this apartment every time, suck it! The picture they offer you are almost fake, don’t believe it.

The staff was highly unfriendly and unhelpful. Vanessa, the reception girl, signed my package and returned my package, without any consent from me (the package’s owner and also a resident at Peninsula). She was highly irresponsible.
The apartment complex is full of party college kids. A drunk college kid urinated in front of my apartment once. Luckily I was getting back home and saw that.
I highly not recommend living here as there are many greater places to live in Boston.

If you’re attending UMass Boston and you’re looking for a place to stay, this is your best bet. Especially with the University shutting down a lot of parking due to construction. The Peninsula is a convenient 5 – 15 minute walk to class. I’ve been living here for the past two and a half years and I have not really found a reason to move elsewhere. I have thought about it, but the convenience is the thing that keeps me here. The staff here is friendly and will answer any questions or concerns that you have. If you need anything fixed in your apartment, maintenance does a great job of arriving usually within a 1 – 2 day period, depending on how serious your problem is and how busy they are. Management also gives you timely notice if they need to come into your apartment. Rent is reasonable if you live with roommates. Rent, requesting maintenance and checking your balance could all be done online.
The security here needs to be more proactive in handling noisy drunkards; instead I can see them encouraging them, ignoring them all together and just smoking, conveniently right above my apartment window. The gate to the parking lot is remote controlled, but people will lift the gate by hand to sneak in, which causes the gate to break; that is something security needs to be looking out for, especially because there is no CCTV in the parking lot to catch any accidents. Security isn’t very good or helpful and is the major downside of living here. But as long as you’re around the Peninsula/​UMass area, you’re generally safe. There’s gonna be a lot of drunks, who make a lot of noise but a lot of families around too, so it’s not completely like a dorm.
Overall, The Peninsula is a convenient and safe place to live.
Tips:
— Don’t forget your keys, ever. Hefty lockout fee.
— Pay to have your packages accepted by the leasing office.
— Respect that there are families living here as well.

I lived here for a year and a half. It is 100% NOT a luxury apartment but rather a glorified dorm. Security is rude, intrusive beyond professional boundaries and gets a real kick out of towing cars. They do everything they can to control all aspects of your living situation. Have friends? Forget it, their car is only allowed to park at Peninsula 14 times during the entire duration of the 12 month lease. The receptionist wouldn’t recognize a smile if slapped her, or manners for that matter.
Bottom line, do not live here unless you want trashy guys asking you to parties while you take out the trash, or don’t want drunk girls slamming on their door for their roommates to let them in every Thursday night at 2AM.
I couldn’t leave fast enough.

Poor apt. My friend purchased a parking spot, the apt removed my friend’s parking without notice. When my friend came to office they denied it and refused to solve problem.

Peninsula is a nice place to live! Yes lots of college kids live here and some need to learn to respect other’s rights but my apartment is lovely and the building is nice.

Descent place