Lol hi I lived here for 2 years and just moved back.

It is a good deal, has parking, but yes it is a dump. I have never had pest issues though due to my behemoth whale cats. It used to smell really bad in the common areas but now it’s a little better, so that’s a perk. I got my packages delivered to the mail room today with the logic if anyone steals it I’ll get my money from Amazon, but you are right, I wouldn’t get anything valuable from family shipped here. Of course garbage chutes are dirty lol. Also the back parking lot turns into an ice skating rink due to the lack of salt and plowing combined with the shape of the building blocking the sun.

I have laid out roach bait and traps for my time here before and now and have only stumbled upon a couple, which pails in comparison to some of the places I’ve lived in other parts of this country. I do keep a tidy home though and would never leave food out obviously?

The fire alarms do go off all the time because folks cook Smokey cuisine and keep their doors open to waft it into the halls and they smoke inside cause folks are simply inconsiderate. This has a lot to do with the smell I previously complained about which was worse a few years back.

You get what you can afford sadly lol.

Edit: all in all this apartment isn’t for the faint of heart, but it is a convenient location, has flexible leases, and is more affordable than the fancy downtown ones.