I moved out after living there for 2 years. The lease was over and university as well.
Once we had a flood on the apartment after a pipe issue on the upper unit. Our apartment was a mess, a lot of things stopped working, the walls and ceiling ended up really bad and they just refunded a router that became useless. This thing happened sometime during 2008. We never got our walls and ceiling repainted or at least maintained.
The old man in the management was rude to some people (he is not there anymore), and of course there was always problems. Electricity would go off every since. The trash truck is the most noisy thing ever! If your apartment faces the back alley, good luck or get used to it! (twice a week, around 4:30 am). The Red Sox world is just part of being there, so I wouldn't count it as a cons. A dog lived during the second year on the upper unit. We could feel even when the dog was having a dream, so imagine how was it when the dog ran from side to side.
I just received the check for the refund of our deposit. They took the last month out, they also took out a legal/professional fee and so the check is almost a joke. Now I would have to deal with that without being in Boston and some how I believe that they will get in trouble since I have the contract right here and there are things that just will never match.
I hope this review helps.
Pros: Berklee, Northeastern, Boston Cons, NEC, Green Line T
Cons: Many many
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