The Point at Ames, ames-ia

Julian worked on my apartment and he did amazing. Super nice guy and worked really fast! Maintenance is always super quick when we put requests in!

Decent apartment until you try to move out without going into generational debt. They charged outrageous fees for anything they could. Charged us for all new furniture, on top of countless other things, when it was in identical condition as move-in (guarantee they wouldn't even replace the furniture with the fee funds anyway). Luckily I had taken pictures of absolutely everything when I moved in and made it out only owing 50$.

I’ve lived at the point for 2 years now and it’s a really nice college apartment and I always loved the fact that it’s furnished. I will be moving out because the rent prices are increasing too much though. I enjoy the small pool and our own washer and dryer plus dishwasher. They charged us a large fee for moving units last summer during move out time which sort of ruined the purpose of us moving to a unit where the rent wasn’t increasing as much. They do a lot of events and have a nice gym and tanning bed, and the apartment itself is nice though, but very thin walls.

My cousin and friends lived here for a year, it was fine. The maintenance was lazy came to “fix” the problem but never fixed anything. The biggest problem is moving out. They go through the whole apartment and charge you $1000, after you fully deep clean. They charged $150 for a 1 inch paint mark that was already there, that they probably made. They will end up using the same couch anyways. Everything they charged them for they put maintenance request in for and was supposedly fixed, but still got charged. They are only looking to screw you over when you move in to this POS. The place is small and you can hear everything that goes on in the hallways. Would not recommend this place to anyone.

A good student living place with helpful maintenance and staff. Nice interiors and decent amenities, although the counters and cupboards are cheap. Furnishings were solid, and it was nice not having to buy a bunch of furniture for the year. The location was very nice, and the parking situation was stellar compared to other apartment complexes. The worst part is the exorbitant move-out fees for normal wear and tear in a living space. After bleaching the tubs, we were all charged $30 for a “tub scrub.” We’re pretty sure they took a picture of the same tub and sent us all separate fees, but there’s no way to prove it either way. They also made us prepay our utilities for the last two months at almost double the cost of our normal usage. Absolutely ridiculous, especially since we still had to make another payment for "damages.” Would recommend, but plan on spending at least $150 when moving out.