Forest Pointe Apartments

First, I want to make it clear that the apartments themselves are not that great, but that the available and kind people in the office are what pushed this complex to a 4 instead of a 3.
Price is a little high for the area – I’m paying $ 689/​mo for 2bed/​2bath with washer and dryer. Not terrible, but you can find better around here.
The location is great, especially if you want to live in Norman but have to commute. It’s less than 5 mins from OU campus, it’s right on highway 9 so it doesn’t take too long to get up to OKC or to get on I-​35 south. It’s also right on 12^th aka Sooner aka highway 77 so it’s a straight shot south to noble or north to Moore or Midwest city. However, it is also right by the train tracks so you’ll be hearing it. Not to mention the ambient highway noises of horns and police sirens, but it’s usually not too bad in this area.
Next major point: the apartments themselves. Bugs. Bugs bugs bugs. The trade-​off for the nice, forest-​y looking complex with a great location right next to everything is that there are soooo many bugs. We had a bad cave cricket problem, we often find fiddlebacks and other fun spider friends hiding out in the shower or on the wall. However, they have people by to spray every week so I was pleasantly surprised to find a lack of bugs only a few days after requesting a spray.
Most of the apartments are a bit outdated. We’ve had drips in the faucets, doors that have shrunken or expanded and had to be fixed because they couldn’t close, and the worst one – the a/​c has gone out twice this summer. They respond quickly to requests, but when your a/​c goes out on a Friday afternoon and they’re closed all weekend, and it’s 100 °F outside, it sure doesn’t feel fast.
The washer and dryer are decent, and very very small. Be prepared to do a lot of loads of laundry.
The complex does have a laundromat, a pool with a large deck, tanning beds for free tanning, and a workout room with some weights, treadmills and ellipticals.
Last special points of interest! The closets are huge, the kitchen/​dining area is very small, the people are pretty friendly, they allow cats and dogs for a $ 300 deposit, and they often have specials for a discounted month’s rent, no deposit etc when you sign your lease. Also there’s a Wal-​Mart being built within walking distance, so you have that to look forward to.