The Fields of New Durham Apartment Homes

our time here because they really save your electric bill in the summer when you’re on the second floor(your AC will be running all day in the summer, but your heat won’t be needed in the winter since your downstairs neighbor will be heating your apartment haha). If it’s something they do replace, it’s likely you’ll actually get downgraded in model, that’s how it went for our dishwasher when it broke…we went from a digital, more modern model to an older analogue one. at the very least get the same model as before, we pay enough in rent to cover it. Second: the noise. If you end up in a unit in the 1984 building good luck because all you’ll hear is semi-trucks engine braking & locals racing down 421 all day & night. If you’re a light sleeper, you’re going to hate your life. I have for the last two years. This isn’t the complexes fault, but be aware if you end up with a unit in that building, you’ll wanna sound proof your windows more! Also in terms of noise, the air conditioner (at least in my second floor apartment) is the loudest thing in the unit. You’ll have to blast your TV to hear anything over it. Poor placement is the issue. Third: if you have a dog and live on the second floor be careful when you walk them. People who live on the first floor tend to think it’s okay to chain their dogs up unattended & pretend the complex is their back yard. So be prepared for unsupervised dogs & lots of poop. It’s always been the worst around the pond in terms of dog doo. The people who work on property are awesome, especially maintenance. They’re pretty quick to respond to work orders. However, there have been multiple occasions where I’d try to go to the office and no one was there, and then I’d come back at the time they listed they’d be back only to have the time pushed back which is annoying to say the least. There’s also been a revolving door on people who work in the office so be prepared for that.

everything that has been taken care of for us especially the heated pool! Who knows we may be back when we retire haha.

Instead of offering us somewhere to shower, Amy told us we would have to find a friend/family member who has a place we can shower OR said she could "terminate our lease today and we can find somewhere else to go that has what we want" as if that is helpful. She also suggested we start waking up earlier so emergency maintenance can come each morning to relight the water heater for us. I work as an elementary school teacher and wake up early as it is- Amy said emergency maintenance needs to come in an hour while in reality we have waited up to 3 in the past. My roommate and I are moving out in June and that can't come soon enough. I have never been treated so poorly in my life. Be warned before you consider moving in.

second lease. We also have a really loud knocking sound in my kid's bedroom/bathroom. We send the video to the leasing manager. Hopefully that will be rectified, as my children are 7 and 4 are scared!!! Not happy at all at the moment. Thinking this was a bad move for my family and I.

minor issues. The onsite Gym/Pool is a very nice perk We now have a brand New Parking Lot-no more potholes/etc. The former management I suspect, would have never done this-and, I can't imagine the cost of this major renovation. It is also much quieter here-no loud parties and such anymore. I am often 'on call' and thus I do need to sleep. Plus, they have done other outside nice cosmetic improvements for us recently. And, since I do work very long hours for my employer, I love the dedicated Saturday Hours. After I arrived here under the former management, partial Sat. hours were then cancelled w/o any explanation given. And the minor 'package situation' I do know will be resolved shortly, as well. I however, do Not need a call/text (this is the purpose of tracking #s), nor do I require my incoming packages to be hand delivered to my residence like a valet service-which the former team did do-a nice little perk I do agree/but, very 'little else' was done for the residents of any major significance; as elucidated above. So hopefully soon there will be a 'workable solution' to this, that in essence will be a 'happy medium' for the residents as well as for the new Management Team. I suspect this is coming in very short order. The apartment complex staff also is so very nice and courteous and a pure joy to deal with. Not always the case in a large complex such this, as we all know. Deena and Marie/etc. are so cool and so willing to go out of their way to help us. Even when they are super busy/they maintain a very positive attitude and they also 'listen' and are open to suggestions(a lost art in this country in my opinion). Maintenance repairs are done quickly/and, to my satisfaction-which was Not the case in the past. I shall give 'The Fields of New Durham' (love the new name!) a 5 Star (Plus) Rating. -I've now officially cancelled my former plan to move to Valparaiso when my lease expires on April/2010.