Apartment Review for Olentangy Commons Apartments - Columbus, OH

I lived here for almost three years after my wife and I were married as she finished up school. We even brought our first child home to Olentangy Commons. When Richelle was there, it was awful. She was a terrible property manager. Thankfully she left and they brought in a new manager and new staff folks, and the difference was incredible. My advice: get to know at least one of the leasing agents in the office. It was so nice to have one person I could go to when I had any issues. After we found out my wife was pregnant, we realized the need to move up to a 2-BR, but wanted to keep a low rental rate. I worked with the people in the office and was able to upgrade to a 2-BR for pennies on the dollar over what I was paying for a 1-BR, thanks to some incentives they offered me. Now, for the apartments, I never lived in one of the renovated ones, but as far as the standard apartments go. They're, well, standard. Obviously appliances, countertops, fixtures are outdated, but they get the job done. It's not like living in a downtown high-rise condo, but it's a good place to live. I always felt very, very safe in Olentangy Commons (and mind you, I had a child here), I never had an issue with parking, maintenance was quick to respond to my problems. At times, it could get a little noisy outside, not because of parties, but just people coming home at 2 in the morning with their voices raised (my son, though, learned to sleep through anything, which I'm thankful for). The grounds are well-maintained, etc. Again, Olentangy Commons is not flashy, but it's a solid apartment community, and I don't regret living here at all.