Prairie Pointe Student Living, ankeny-ia

A couple months in and so far a decent place to live. 1st floor apartments get maintenance in a very timely manner and maintenance is generally helpful. Our apartment was clean and well maintained upon moving in with a few things that needed fixing. A good place to live for college students and a decent place to make friends. The roommate matching was very helpful for finding girls similar to me! Like any apartment be very thorough with documentation when moving in though as if there is damage YOU didn’t document they will bill you for it. Overall for a college apartment and location it’s great!

Predatory apartment complex. Make sure you take move-in and move-out photos. Filthy apartment (included a few of the pictures) when student moved in and charged for items on move-out that were not his apartment. Office staff does not respond to emails or phone calls unless it’s about renting a unit. The only nice thing is the proximity to campus, but let your students know they’re going to get hit with vague additional charges that don’t line up with the lease.

I recently moved into Prairie Pointe for my student living experience, as it is my first year of college, and I couldn't be happier! The amenities are fantastic, with a great study lounge and a gym that makes it easy to stay active. The staff is super friendly and always ready to help with any issues. The location is perfect for getting to campus and nearby shops. Overall, it's a great place to live as a student, and I highly recommend it!

I wish I would have never let my daughter move in here. Dirty apartment when we moved in which I took & have pictures of. Party’s all the time that they would call the cop on many times. And to top it off keeping her deposit & charging her another $100 for what?!? I have pictures of move out day also. Spend time cleaning everything better then when she moved in. She pretty much stayed in her room to sleep as she worked full time & went to school. Never used the living room. Little kitchen use. I plan on getting a lawyer this is totally uncalled for. Please find your child somewhere else to live. Below are move in day pictures.

If you're looking for Ankeny Student living, you're better off finding a regular apartment complex. To start, office staff do the bare minimum about any complaints or issues. Be ready to hear that it's "he said, she said" when you have three words against one. Secondly, at move-out, my family and I cleaned really well, and I had minimal damage, since we wanted to get our deposit back and minimal charges. The only problems were a few spots on two walls where command strips took off a little paint. I was charged four separate painting charges that total up to nearly $175. Along with $50 in other cleaning charges, you get no explanation for the charges. The place is also party central. There's not a single quiet night. It's obvious most kids there only want to drink. They're shouting off balconies, throwing things off balconies, doing donuts and burnouts in the parking lot. There are piles of trash on patios. The patio next to us had 4 beer boxes full of empty cans sitting on it for half the year. Mice are constantly heard in the ceilings because of other kids' disgusting lifestyles. I hope you like your patio decorated with vomit. The pictures and tour may look nice, but it's nothing compared to living here. Mind you, I've heard absolutely zero about getting any bit of a deposit back. I haven't heard anything better about the other student living on the DMACC Ankeny campus, so save your money and find a real apartment complex.