Fountain Place

There are mice crawling under the first floor patios, leaks all over the underground garage, and the cabinets and appliances are outdated and not energy efficient. Within the first six months of renting, our dishwasher, freezer, washer, shower, and patio door all needed to be fixed. Do not be fooled by the rent price — that does NOT include utilities; YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THEM. There is mold in my second bathroom and the toilet doesn’t flush right, so we don’t even use it! Expect to pay at least $ 1,300 a month for a two bedroom. The pool and locker areas smell like smoke, the cops are here all the time, and there are kids running in the street constantly. My neighbors above me stuff three kids in a two bedroom apartment and it sounds like elephants running around on my ceiling. It is NOT a quiet complex. I have never had a more negative experience in an apartment. ALSO — they recently were bought and underwent new management and gave residents ONE DAYS NOTICE for the change. They replaced almost the previous, friendly office staff. Oh, did I mention MICE UNDER PATIOS? This place is absolutely disgusting, I cannot believe how ridiculously overpriced it is too. DO NOT RENT HERE!!!

I really liked living here. Price was very good for a large apartment with underground parking and plenty of guest parking. Elevators worked great, it was quiet, the staff was friendly, maintenance staff was really nice and efficient.

These apartments are old, outdated, poorly maintained and moldy. You can smell the must emanating from the carpet as soon as you open the door. There are silverfish crawling over the floors at night. Disgusting! Can’t wait to move out.

Just a few initial impressions of my snap pick for a place to live in MSP:
1) It’s close to work — Good
2) It’s the picture of suburbian convenience — %90 Bad (congested and homogeneous)
3) It’s only 15 minutes from the city — Good
4) The buildings are shabby
5) Hallways are dark
6) Roads on grounds suck, but are being fixed at considerable inconvenience.
7) Junky fixtures in apartments
8) Outdated paint and appliances
9) Generous size (but I’m used to New York, so maybe it’s not that generous)
All in all, Fountainplace is livable, but the permanent smell of turbo curry in my apartment, poor quality of fixtures and appliances, and general shabbiness in my building make it more of a «when do I get out of this place?» situation. I’m sure there are better places nearby, but I just wasn’t able to look. I will update later.