Norcross Station Apartments

Norcross is a good and comfortable option in Cville, though it is undoubtedly overpriced for the quality of living it delivers. I outline the goods and the bads below.

The good:
- The location is very convenient: only 1.5 blocks away from the Downtown Mall, where there’s a decent selection of restaurants, bars, charming little stores, and a CVS. You can hear free concerts held in the Pavilion from your apartment on Friday evenings!
- The noise level is not bad unless you live in the oldest... warehouse building.
- Management is generally responsive, though staff turnover is frequent. Repair regularly changes your smoke alarm battery and air filter and arranges pest control to spray if you need it, which is better practice than most other places I’ve rented.

The bad:
- This apartment is by no means “luxurious.” The inside feels old, even in the newer buildings. The air vents sometimes deliver smells of the toilet or cooking exhaust.
- Not having an elevator in the building can be a bummer when you really need it.
- Unless I got consistently unlucky, the dumpster was overflowed almost half of the time I was trying to dispose of trash. Given the amount of rent charged, I thought they could do better in arranging more frequent trash pickup.
- The parking space feels unnecessarily narrow when lots of parking spots are vacant.
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