Reviews

It's a quiet place to live ...

I lived it for a little over two years (January 2015-May 2017) and it has been one of my favorite places to live. I did just move out, mostly to move away from the noise, traffic, and crowds of the DTC, and get into something a little bigger with central air and heat. However, Arabella really felt like home. I generally had good experiences with my neighbors and staff, everyone was super friendly. It is an older, smaller place, and it has baseboard heaters and a wall unit AC in the living room and they each barely get the job done, but I still generally found it comfortable. A couple of weeks in July and August would get almost unbearable but I'd just lay out a small mattress in the living room and sleep under the AC when it got too hot. This might sound really weird coming from a more modern apartment, but honestly I kind of liked the ritual. The property is really beautiful, the advantage of the older place is nice big old trees. Lots of squirrels and rabbits around too makes it feel a lot less like you're living in the city. I really liked the unorthodox view too; you look one way and see trees and grass, and another and you see towering office buildings. The park a block over is gorgeous as well. Almost all the trees change in the fall and there are so many colors (and it had some great pokestops while it lasted). In the winter they decorate the trees up and down the streets with lights, it's really charming and I like how much work they put into this area. There were some more/different restaurants in the area when I moved in that I miss as they changed out, but I mostly found substitutes, and new ones (like Pokecity) that I never tried but they seemed really popular. I'd go over to Landmark a lot, and Bara is one of my favorite sushi restaurants. I liked living near the Microcenter too, maybe a little too much. I never made very many maintenance requests, never really had any problems with anything in my unit thankfully, so I can't really comment on that. The couple of times I did interact with them though they were always really pleasant. I will say they were more prompt than the maintenance at my new place. I almost liken this place to living in a dorm for adults, in (mostly) a good way. Being close quarters to people, I would frequently meet and talk to my neighbors and they were super cool. A lot of them would go to the restaurants and bars around there too. It's mostly young adults who like to go out and do stuff, whether it's eat, drink, or outdoorsy stuff, it seemed like a fairly social and mature group of people I was around. Being a much smaller community, it was easier to get to know people and the office staff knew who I was and greeted me pleasantly. Some of the amenities are kind of basic (an old laptop and free printer in the club house, a small gym, recycling in a dumpster at the corner of the property) but I always found it charming how it wasn't trying to be some exclusive upscale place. Not to say this place isn't nice, I think they did a great job on the renovations, the kitchens look great, if a bit small. I really loved living here, and the area is so nice. I'll miss it, I have some great memories from living here and hope anyone else enjoys it as much as I did.

I lived it for a little over two years (January 2015-May 2017) and it has been one of my favorite places to live. I did just move out, mostly to move away from the noise, traffic, and crowds of the DTC, and get into something a little bigger with central air and heat. However, Arabella really felt like home. I generally had good experiences with my neighbors and staff, everyone was super friendly. It is an older, smaller place, and it has baseboard heaters and a wall unit AC in the living room and they each barely get the job done, but I still generally found it comfortable. A couple of weeks in July and August would get almost unbearable but I'd just lay out a small mattress in the living room and sleep under the AC when it got too hot. This might sound really weird coming from a more modern apartment, but honestly I kind of liked the ritual. The property is really beautiful, the advantage of the older place is nice big old trees. Lots of squirrels and rabbits around too makes it feel a lot less like you're living in the city. I really liked the unorthodox view too; you look one way and see trees and grass, and another and you see towering office buildings. The park a block over is gorgeous as well. Almost all the trees change in the fall and there are so many colors (and it had some great pokestops while it lasted). In the winter they decorate the trees up and down the streets with lights, it's really charming and I like how much work they put into this area. There were some more/different restaurants in the area when I moved in that I miss as they changed out, but I mostly found substitutes, and new ones (like Pokecity) that I never tried but they seemed really popular. I'd go over to Landmark a lot, and Bara is one of my favorite sushi restaurants. I liked living near the Microcenter too, maybe a little too much. I never made very many maintenance requests, never really had any problems with anything in my unit thankfully, so I can't really comment on that. The couple of times I did interact with them though they were always really pleasant. I will say they were more prompt than the maintenance at my new place. I almost liken this place to living in a dorm for adults, in (mostly) a good way. Being close quarters to people, I would frequently meet and talk to my neighbors and they were super cool. A lot of them would go to the restaurants and bars around there too. It's mostly young adults who like to go out and do stuff, whether it's eat, drink, or outdoorsy stuff, it seemed like a fairly social and mature group of people I was around. Being a much smaller community, it was easier to get to know people and the office staff knew who I was and greeted me pleasantly. Some of the amenities are kind of basic (an old laptop and free printer in the club house, a small gym, recycling in a dumpster at the corner of the property) but I always found it charming how it wasn't trying to be some exclusive upscale place. Not to say this place isn't nice, I think they did a great job on the renovations, the kitchens look great, if a bit small. I really loved living here, and the area is so nice. I'll miss it, I have some great memories from living here and hope anyone else enjoys it as much as I did.

In general, I liked living at Arabella and I would consider living there again. There were some instances that were less than favorable but I always thought that it could have been much worse. I moved from out-of-state so I did all my lease negotiation online. When I arrived to pick up my keys I didn't get a tour and they didn't tell me where anything was. Having some sort of introduction to the complex would have been nice but it wasn't that hard to figure out on my own. During my first couple days there I called maintenance because my tub leaked nonstop after using it for the first time, the bathroom fan and garbage disposal didn't work, and my living room blinds didn't open/close. Maintenance did get to me the next day and they took care of everything, but there was a "mess" left after working in my bathroom. Another random thing was that there was a big water stain on my ceiling which was a concern since other reviews mentioned plumbing issues. Nothing happened though. The units are smaller than they appear on the website and there isn't much storage. (There are apartments out there that are bigger for the same price or less if you're lucky enough). They also do not have centralized AC but I was okay with my wall unit since I was in a studio. It worked fine. I probably called maintenance a handful of times during my one year stay for miscellaneous reasons, but they were always great and quick to respond. Oh, and the walls seemed very thin as I could hear everything in all the units that surrounded me, especially the loud guy that stomped 24/7 above me. That's apartment living though so there wasn't much I could really do about that... The location was nice, staff was always friendly, and I enjoyed the sense of community. I also liked being able to walk to nearby restaurants, bars, etc. As I said, I had a pretty good experience there and it seems like the reviews are improving overall. Worth checking out at the very least!

In general, I liked living at Arabella and I would consider living there again. There were some instances that were less than favorable but I always thought that it could have been much worse. I moved from out-of-state so I did all my lease negotiation online. When I arrived to pick up my keys I didn't get a tour and they didn't tell me where anything was. Having some sort of introduction to the complex would have been nice but it wasn't that hard to figure out on my own. During my first couple days there I called maintenance because my tub leaked nonstop after using it for the first time, the bathroom fan and garbage disposal didn't work, and my living room blinds didn't open/close. Maintenance did get to me the next day and they took care of everything, but there was a "mess" left after working in my bathroom. Another random thing was that there was a big water stain on my ceiling which was a concern since other reviews mentioned plumbing issues. Nothing happened though. The units are smaller than they appear on the website and there isn't much storage. (There are apartments out there that are bigger for the same price or less if you're lucky enough). They also do not have centralized AC but I was okay with my wall unit since I was in a studio. It worked fine. I probably called maintenance a handful of times during my one year stay for miscellaneous reasons, but they were always great and quick to respond. Oh, and the walls seemed very thin as I could hear everything in all the units that surrounded me, especially the loud guy that stomped 24/7 above me. That's apartment living though so there wasn't much I could really do about that... The location was nice, staff was always friendly, and I enjoyed the sense of community. I also liked being able to walk to nearby restaurants, bars, etc. As I said, I had a pretty good experience there and it seems like the reviews are improving overall. Worth checking out at the very least!

I lived at the Arabella for 9 months and had a great experience. This is a great place to get an apartment in the expensive DTC area at a pretty decent rate. If location and price are on the top of your priority list then this is a good option for you. Management treated me extremely fairly and worked with me when I was out of town and a little late to get them their rent. Unfortunately I had to leave my lease early. They made this process extremely easy and did not hit me nearly as hard as other apts I have lived in, and I appreciate that! If I were to stay I would have definitely stayed and more than likely re-sign for another year. Great location, fun pool, great for pet owners! Maintenance was great and always responded very quickly to my requests. I did have one issue that took over a month to get fixed but they were relying on a third party vendor to get it fixed. The sprinkler system had 2 powerful heads that were spraying my car every night. Just before I left I noticed the sprinkler company out adjusting the 2 heads too resolve the problem. It just took over a month of my car getting soaked. Not a big deal... Overall, super nice management and staff and they take care of any issues you may have quickly. My apartment unit was recently rehabed and in good shape. 5 stars for location, price, staff, pets, and pool, wood burning fire places, hot tub...

I lived at the Arabella for 9 months and had a great experience. This is a great place to get an apartment in the expensive DTC area at a pretty decent rate. If location and price are on the top of your priority list then this is a good option for you. Management treated me extremely fairly and worked with me when I was out of town and a little late to get them their rent. Unfortunately I had to leave my lease early. They made this process extremely easy and did not hit me nearly as hard as other apts I have lived in, and I appreciate that! If I were to stay I would have definitely stayed and more than likely re-sign for another year. Great location, fun pool, great for pet owners! Maintenance was great and always responded very quickly to my requests. I did have one issue that took over a month to get fixed but they were relying on a third party vendor to get it fixed. The sprinkler system had 2 powerful heads that were spraying my car every night. Just before I left I noticed the sprinkler company out adjusting the 2 heads too resolve the problem. It just took over a month of my car getting soaked. Not a big deal... Overall, super nice management and staff and they take care of any issues you may have quickly. My apartment unit was recently rehabed and in good shape. 5 stars for location, price, staff, pets, and pool, wood burning fire places, hot tub...

I lived at the Arabella for 9 months and had a great experience. This is a great place to get an apartment in the expensive DTC area at a pretty decent rate. If location and price are on the top of your priority list then this is a good option for you. Management treated me extremely fairly and worked with me when I was out of town and a little late to get them their rent. Unfortunately I had to leave my lease early. They made this process extremely easy and did not hit me nearly as hard as other apts I have lived in, and I appreciate that! If I were to stay I would have definitely stayed and more than likely re-sign for another year. Great location, fun pool, great for pet owners! Maintenance was great and always responded very quickly to my requests. I did have one issue that took over a month to get fixed but they were relying on a third party vendor to get it fixed. The sprinkler system had 2 powerful heads that were spraying my car every night. Just before I left I noticed the sprinkler company out adjusting the 2 heads too resolve the problem. It just took over a month of my car getting soaked. Not a big deal... Overall, super nice management and staff and they take care of any issues you may have quickly. My apartment unit was recently rehabed and in good shape. 5 stars for location, price, staff, pets, and pool, wood burning fire places, hot tub...