9/16/22
Initially, started off as a pretty great experience. Workers were nice and helpful.
After being there for four months and having all of our payments paid on time, we had one instance where our rent payment didn't get processed by the bank but we were still able to get rent in the day after it was due. The Retreat took away our option to pay online after that, causing us to pay by cashiers check every rent from there forward. This was extremely inconvenient for us and felt unnecessary for two people who never had anything late prior or after that. Ever heard of second... chances?
On top of that, the apartment is built to look luxurious, but it truly felt like Walmart luxury. For example, the kitchen cabinets were cheap. Whenever you opened two at the same time, they clash, causing dents. The drawer handles would also bump into the draw adjacent to it if the adjacent drawer was not completely closed, causing dents again. Which, by the way, they will charge you for when you move out. Another example, is the walls are horribly insulated. In the winter, I could physically feel the wind draft on the inside of our apartment in our den. I literally felt like I was outside. The carpet was about the same temperature as it was outside on the patio. We had to put blankets around the window and the floor to keep the draft at bay.
Lastly, the move out process felt scammy, which you can see in others comments. On our initial final statement, they included pet damages for carpet replacement (we didn't even have a pet). After emailing about this, they then decided to change it to carpet wear and admitted to mistakenly charging us for another unit's damage. We lived in this apartment for 1 year, with no animals, and made no damage to our carpet. The carpet was 2 years old and had another tenants history with it. We also didn't get to complete our own initial walk-through of the apartment when we first moved in without one of the employees beside us, so they got to decide what was damaged by us and what wasn't before we moved in. They also charge you for scratch damage on laminate floor boards that no one can avoid creating.
To start, it seems like a great place, but you quickly come to the realization that it is not as nice as it seems. There are a lot of hidden things that you don't realize can ruin your experience (kitchen cabinets, the draft, etc).
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