The Meadows Apartments

As someone who is on his third apartment search in as many years, I am familiar with the poor state of apartment reviews online. Even when you manage to find a place with more than a handful of reviews, the majority tend to be written by previous tenants who were slighted in some way by the management. I’m sure at least some of that is due to expectations — what I am looking for in an apartment is not necessarily what you need, so we voice our opinions in a completely subjective manner. This is true for all things, I suppose, but we’re not dealing with reviewing a supermarket or restaurant — this is where we spend most of our time. This is where we live.
My ultimate goal when looking for an apartment is the illusion that I am the only one living in the complex. I don’t want to hear, see, smell (touch?) other people. This is where I go to recharge, to prepare to go out into the world again. The quality of construction is somewhat important to me, though not critical, so long as it works. Size, too, is negotiable, provided that the price is fair for the area.
There were many newer, larger, and more modern apartment complexes in Universal City, but I chose The Meadows for several reasons:
–Cheap: $ 625 for 550 square feet
–Free Electricity: I sweat at the drop of a hat and need the A/​C cranked at all times.
–The population: There are a large number of elderly and families living here, which I loved, because this is a demographic that doesn’t want to party, steal your belongings, or conflict with you in almost any way.
–The main detractor to The Meadows, and the reason for its low rent is the age of the complex, which has been around for at least fifty years, and are equipped with appliances that — while not quite as old as the apartments — were not in their infancy, either. I never had a problem with anything breaking.
With that, I lived at The Meadows for a year, and would have lived there longer had my job not taken me to other parts of the country. It was fine for me, a single guy, but bigger families or couples would probably benefit from one of their larger capacity units. The management was at all times very polite and I would recommend them again, provided you are looking for the same things I was looking for in an apartment.