The Berkshires on St. Ives

Let’s talk about the Berkshires on St. Ives, shall we? When we came to look at the apartment, it looked great. Oh what fools we were. The day we moved in we had about 30 complaints, from the apartment reeking of cigg smoke, to burn holes in the carpet. Knowing we wouldn’t be living here terribly long, my husband and I opted to keep the apartment (after they got the smoke smell out). It hasn’t even been a year and so far we’ve had a substantial leak, and… get this… part of the ceiling paint fell on my husband’s head. Later on we found out, through the repair guy, that to save money the apartment complex opted to not prime the ceiling before painting. Charming. So there is a strong possibility that, again, ceiling will fall.
Also, some of the neighbors are less than desirable. Don’t get me wrong… some of our neighbors are very friendly, nice people. BUT… we have had multiple issues with the laundry… people drying their clothes with ours, people opening our dryer before our clothes could dry… etc. My husband has had to make a noise complaint to the police about people actually running around the outside of the apt and screaming exceptionally late (hey…were fun… but after 3am? I’m 32… not 21).
Oh…and expect to run into a large amount of dog poop on the grounds. It happens. Also, on a 95 degree day in SC… it doesn’t smell too pleasant.
Now…the upside of this place is the people who run the office. They are very pleasant, personable people, and they do try to respond to complaints quickly. The state of this place is not at all their fault… but that’s not helping me want to stay in this complex.
Maybe I could deal with this place if I was a 21 year old college student. Alas, I am old. And therefor have standards that I didn’t have when I was 21. We’re leaving when the lease is up this year.