Whitnall Garden Apartments

Cons: Horrible management, never followed through with any complaints/​concerns. Rude neighbors. Dog owners don’t pick up their dogs poop so you constantly have to clean your shoes off when you’re done walking and cleaning up after your own dog. Will never recommend these apartments. When I lived there, there were «newly renovated» signs out front… but that was hardly the case. Old counters and fixtures. No electrical outlet outside. Can’t even blow dry hair without having to turn off ALL of the lights so that the circuit doesn’t blow.
Pros: Dog friendly. Decent amount of storage. Decent size rooms. A lot of natural sunlight.

My husband and I looked at these apartments, but never rented here. The apartment we were shown was small, even for just 2 people. The bedroom had a wall made of cinder block which, I imagined, would be cold come winter. I also wondered how I was to decorate without causing damage… The apartment faced a busy street and we would have to walk around the building to get to our cars, which I was unwilling to do at night, alone, as I got home from work before my husband. I’m glad we chose not to rent here, because one night, while watching television in our new apartment, I saw something that I will never forget:
Animal Planet had a show called Infested! and a family had moved into these apartments, only to be plagued with raccoons in the attic!
Simply Google animal planet infested and look up season 1, episode 3.
Hopefully, they’ve improved since the show aired back in 2011, but I still get the willies just thinking that that could have been us!
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