The Verge at Grand Forks, grand-forks-nd

I lived here for 3 years. Is this place perfect? No, some summers the pool wasn’t open, and there was no shuttle offered by the verge like I assumed there would be after seeing pictures of it on their website until living here for over a year. However, for the price? It is pretty good. The lease itself is heavily weighed into the favor of the company, and breaking it feels almost impossible. I was one of the lucky people that ended up with great roommates, however, that is not the case for every tenant, and many end up with a different experience. The staff are friendly overall, and maintenance team tends to be very quick to fix anything after an order gets put in. The place was bought out by a new company recently and from what I read online, they seem to have worse ratings than the previous company that owned The Verge, so whether this will be great or not for people living here is too early to tell. When I moved out, for example, I was charged an almost $250 cleaning fee, so be prepared for this when you leave, as well as to be charged a convenience fee if you choose to pay with a credit card. Another important factor to consider is during tours, The Verge claims that electric bill tends to be under $50, usually around $30-40, however not once do I ever remember it being this low.

I’ve been a resident at The Verge Grand Forks for 3 years, and it has been an awesome experience! The community, amenities, and staff have made it feel like home. I’ve truly enjoyed my time here and would highly recommend The Verge to anyone looking for a great place to live.

Defiantly a step up from the UND dorms a ton of space for storage, and a solid amount of amenities. Staff are nice too, helped me a lot during the application process. However the place was dirty though when we initially moved in but they had replaced all of the floors before then. I live on the ground floor and there are some bugs coming into the place unfortunately. I honestly wouldn’t suggest this place if you’re not a student, but it is better than UNDs apartments.

THIS IS A VERY LONG REVIEW BUT WORTH THE READ! PT.1 First and foremost, I moved in on 8/16/24 and that's when everything started going downhill. The way the verge does it is touring a specified unit that is for tours only and not rented out so you have no idea which apartment is actually yours until the day of move in. I was the first roommate of three to enter the apartment; as I walked in I noticed a giant hole in the pantry door like someone kicked it in. I then noticed that there is a smaller yet still very visible hole in the kitchen cabinet below the sink. I also noticed a very large burn mark above the stove on the ceiling. There were also so many paint splatters and marks from them repainting the walls on the floor in the kitchen. Two of the couches legs were bent/broken so when you got on the couch, it would wobble like it would completely break, but didn't. The armchair right next to it has a giant metal bar sticking out of it with the leather material still around it. The bar did not affect sitting in it, but was still very noticeable on the backside of the chair. I then went into my private bedroom, and noticed that my bathroom door handle was completely broken, and the door was not able to shut at all. I also looked at the mirror above the bathroom sink and it had nail holes all over the edges by being hung up with nails and they didn't bother to fill them in and repaint it. Mind you I was expecting a wonderful experience of living at the verge as they claim to have so many amenities and having amazing units but I was devastatingly proved that this would not be the case. When I put in a maintenance request to fix all of these things that very night, a man and a woman came banging on the door at 11 in the morning and yelling “maintenance!” We were very shocked and surprised that they didn't just knock nicely and talk to us with a somewhat kind voice. Instead, they were very rude and unpleasant. The lady started to put my bathroom door handle on but putting it on the completely wrong way, my boyfriend voiced that this was the wrong way, and she angrily tried to switch it and STILL put the door knob on the wrong way so the door wouldn't even shut. My boyfriend later had to fix it so the door would actually be able to shut. They also replaced the pantry door and kitchen cabinet with old and used replacements with visible marks on it; either from someone else's apartment or they were sitting in storage. The man also cleaned the burn on the ceiling with toilet cleaner, and yes, I realize there's bleach in it, but toilet cleaner is meant for the toilet NOT the ceiling which is right next to the stove where food is made. My roommate and I toured the place at the beginning of June 2024 and the pool was not filled, or up and running/ready to use. The day we moved in, we noticed that the pool was still not open. They claim to have such an amazing pool as their biggest amenity. After moving day my roommates and I figured they would try to get it running as summer was still in full swing for another month and a half. We were proved wrong once again. Fast-forward to now: the middle of June 2025 the pool has still not been up and running and they have claimed and announced multiple times that they are working on the pool, but nothing has changed, nor have I seen anyone working on it or making an effort to fix it. In the middle of November 2024 my roommate noticed that the heat was not on in the apartment and the thermostat said it was 65° in the apartment when it was set at 71°F with the heat on; mind you it was 15°F outside and the forecast called for an even colder night, this was at 4:30 PM when she called and told me. My roommate called the front desk and told them the issue we were having. She requested that maintenance come and get the heat running right away, but the employee on the phone stated that maintenance had left at 3 PM. The verge office closes at 6 PM. 6 PM. WHY IS MAINTENANCE LEAVING AT 3 PM WHEN THEY CLOSE AT 6. The lady contacted maintenance and maintenance said they would be... PT.2,3,4 IN PHOTOS>

if you are reading this. NEVER move into the verge. this was probably the worst living experience of my life. we moved into an apartment that already had a bunch of stuff broken in it such as the washer, towel racks, and the dirtiest floors imaginable (my roommate mopped 4 times the same day we moved in and the water was still coming out black) they do absolutely nothing to clean the apartment after tenants move out. and now after a year, i have definitely decided to move out and the verge is trying to charge me (and only me) $700 in “damages” despite me being the only tenant that actually cleaned all of the living spaces and also there being 4 other roommates that lived with me (2 of my original roommates subleased to 2 other people) so that is a total of 5 people living there but because they all moved out prior to the lease ending they are not being charged with anything. I am also not receiving my deposit back despite being told by 2 employees that i would.