Shadowbrook

When we moved in, the grounds here were beautiful and they still are. The amenities are nice as well. So it left a good first impression.

But after living here for most of a year, there are a few big drawbacks that anybody should be warned about before committing to live here.

1. Most of the apartments here are old and haven't been updated significantly in a while. Which means no AC and very old baseboard heaters, as well as single-pane windows and I'm assuming little-to-no insulation. The… result is it's hard to keep the place warm during the winter and the electric bill for our 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment costs us over $400 some months. That drops to around $100 during the summer, when we don't run the heat much.

2. After finishing 9 month lease, we were forced to sign a new lease for 9-12 months or face a $1,000 a month increase in our rent. We can't commit to that in our current situation, so we're stuck paying it until we can get out of here, likely having to pull our kids our of their schools mid-semester.

3. They have not done a good job communicating with us. Questions about our lease have gone unanswered even as the due date to sign a new lease was looming. Promises to have management review our rent increase and get back to us have also not happened. And when we went to them asking about the price of a 4 month lease, hoping for it to be a good bit cheaper than the month-to-month, they gave us a monthly price that was actually higher than the month-to-month rate. Which leaves us wondering if they'll raise our rent with each month that we remain on a month-to-month lease.

So while this is a nice place at first glance, be warned, once you've committed, you may be in for some nasty surprises. And I'm assuming these practices also apply to the other Prometheus properties in the area. Read More