Willow Creek Crossing

I've lived here 4 times on and off since 1991. It used to be a good place to live. One of the few left on the Southside . Rather than go into detail about all of the problems or issues that we have had in the last 9 months concerning Neighbors dogs dog poo and people with criminal records staying in the building,lack of parking and dumpsters overflowing with garbage. From the bottom of my family's heart we say to you... please consider other options I hope to save your family the troubles that… mine has incurred in the last 9 months. Read More

When we first moved in to Willow Creek I loved it. My boyfriend and I got lucky and there was a ground floor apartment (a Strausburg) facing the woods available; which was perfect for our two, small dogs. $530 plus a monthly pet fee. The first issue was with the pet fee. First the said it was $15 extra a month for pets. It was only AFTER we had signed our lease that we were told we would be paying $15 PER pet.
Parking was terrible. We shared a vehicle and could rarely find parking in the lot… directly in front of our building. When we moved in, we noted that the exhaust fan in our bathroom didn't work well and made a terrible grinding noise. Maintenance said they fixed it but clearly didn’t. The carpet in the apartment was old and mostly flattened, and the whole apartment smelled like old cigarettes.
We signed a second year lease for an added $50 per month. After a few months, we ran into some financial trouble and realized we needed to move out. They did allow us to break our lease (and trust me we are very grateful for that) and we moved out at the end of June 2017. The apartment was rented quickly so they told us we wouldn’t owe any money and that we would be getting our deposit back as long as we cleaned the apartment and hadn’t broken anything.
We received a bill at the end of July. They charged us for the carpet, paint, a flea treatment (which wouldn't have been needed if they replaced the carpet, also, my dogs didn't have fleas when we moved in) and rent through the middle of July, So instead of getting our $400 deposit back, we owed $466
My boyfriend and I are both college students in our mid-twenties. We don’t really need this kind of thing on our credit, so we decided to just deal with it. I have pictures proving the carpet wasn’t in bad shape and the walls were yellowed and smoke stained (we don't smoke), but we feared being sent to collections so we just paid them. At our age having poor credit could mean not getting financial aid for school, not being able to rent a place to live, or not being able to get a car or house.
So, with this review I hope to persuade any potential renters from choosing Willow Creek Crossing as a place to live. They don’t care about the people who live there, they only care about getting as much money out of you as possible. I get it, it’s a business, but if you’re going to live someplace that’s going to take advantage of you, at least choose one that is better quality. Read More

I was new to Fort Wayne and needed a place that was close to my job. I found Willow Creek Crossing online, submitted my application, and was accepted within 8 hours. I was amazed that I could get a two bedroom one bath room apartment for $520. The state I previously lived in was one of the more affordable states south of the Mason-Dixon line but that size apartment for that price was not possible. The staff has been great. I had a small maintenance issue when I moved in. The maintenance staff… was prompt and corrected the problems right away. Some of the landscaping staff even helped me get a heavy piece of furniture in my apartment when I had no other help available. My experience at Willow Creek Crossing has been great. Read More

The campus as a whole of the complex is beautiful, large field for dog walkling, main street is very well lit. The grounds crew does a very good job , office staff helpful and friendly. My apartment is a bit too small for me, I have a 2 bedroom, but the living\ dinning area is just 1 room, . Very boxed in feeling, I would LOVE to have a little bigger space.