Campus Lodge, norman-ok

DANGEROUS TO LIVE HERE AS A WOMAN-velo property Ive lived here for 2 years and I’ve had nothing really nice to say. First, I had to fight these people while pregnant to fix my washer and dryer and they didn’t do it until WELL after my baby was born, we’ve experienced roaches that we had to get rid of on our own. We’ve dealt with horrible neighbors, which have left alcohol bottles on our patio. No security even though they claimed they had “excellent on call security” and my neighbors are always bringing strange people, drinking and smoking in their units which seeps through the walls. The amenities aren’t maintained very well, the fire pit that they advertise is not there, people are always drinking and breaking glass in the pool area. There’s a constant revolving door of employees so there’s never any one consistent. Management changes it seems to be weekly. And there’s never anyone warm or welcoming. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE! My neighbor has a little baby and is a stay at home mom and there was a homeless man who frequently trespasses the property, CHASED HER and tried to body slam his way into her home with her children in there this week! I am terrified to be home alone or here at all. I do not feel safe. There is no security patrolling despite claims. I have 2 months left on my lease and they refuse to negotiate with me to end it or to mitigate expenses despite Colorado law. And they’re offering 6 weeks free to new residents but won’t apply that to the remainder of my lease so my children and I feel safe. There are constantly men targeting women on the trail nearby as well. Please consider somewhere else! They want to charge me the remaining of my lease + an extra month’s worth in order to leave. These people ONLY care about your money. Do not move here. Management is not timely and you will have to beg for help or to feel safe in your own home. I’ve tried to contact the cardinal group that they are ran by and have been ignored, have not heard back. It’s not worth your money. You’ll pay a luxury price to live in the ghetto. Edit: My house consistently floods and I’m positive we have mold that they’ve never addressed. The maintenance comes in and wrecks everything, has flooded my house due to negligence and not knowing what they were doing, and they constantly make my house smell like cigarettes (the times they have come-rarely) I’ve also had to beg them to fix my stove which has a malfunctioning burner that burns EVERYTHING no matter how low I put the burner. As someone who cooks daily, it is a huge inconvenience for my family and I. My stove vent also does not work causing my smoke alarm to alert every-time something smokes slightly which terrifies my children so I’m limited on things I normally like cooking. Living here has been one of the biggest regrets of my life. We’ve had to fix so much on our own

I have been trying to receive reimbursement for two suits that I had to get dry cleaned after they were damaged by contractors at the Millennium Norman Student Apartment location. The Cardinal Groups Policy is to have you claim an online gift card, pay a fee to have it mailed to your house and then PAY another fee to use the card to do a money order for physical cash rather than give a check. When I asked if this option was possible the Site Manager told me that was not an option and gift cards were the only way. However, after three weeks of fighting for a check, since I would have lost money way from all of the fees on my suits cleaning FINALLY she caved and asked for a check for me. Since I moved out and completed my portion of my lease agreement I have been cut from contact as previously stated. My lease threatens late fees in excess of $50 a day for the first three days of late payment and $100 for every day after. I called and asked to talk to the site manager because I did not feel comfortable settling my account balance was going on out of fear of this situation occurring and was promptly informed that if I did not pay, late fees that could not be removed would be added to my account. The site management team has been unresponsive and unwilling to help me in this process due to them being “too busy”. I have a well documented paper trail including the damages the contractors caused in our unit including the improper reconnection of our units stove and dryer. Both of which could’ve caused a fire. The only reason we discovered the stove and dryer were improperly hooked up was a maintenance worker who came to fix the toilets in the unit that were not hooked up properly decided to check since other units that had flooring renovations happen. When I informed the site manager of this issue they did not care and said that it was not her problem and since I did not take photos of the stove hookup, which was not possible since the maintenance employee fixed it immediately so it did not cause a fire. Considering all of the time and effort that I had to put into cleaning my unit in the middle of my semester, a few weeks before finals and my move out date, the nearly $8500 in rent payments I made during my time at millennium I am disappointed in how my situation was handled.

Cross posting my review of Parkway Plaza. Sell your property to someone who can manage it effectively. tl;dr? This place should be one of your absolute last resorts. Funny enough, this is a review that I had forgotten to make with all that I was going through at the time. This spring I started getting unsolicited emails from Parkway Plaza after 2-3 years (previously unsubscribed from all emails), so thanks for the reminder! I was moving back to State College at the age of 28 to start working full-time at Penn State. I settled on Parkway Plaza as they seemed to have decent units for decent price. Unfortunately I did not check the one-star reviews beforehand. Set up a tour, liked what I saw well enough, and signed my lease on the Dec 20th with a start date of the 24th. I didn't hear back on the next steps and followed up on the 23rd, then again on the 27th. Turns out they were out of office for the holiday. Paid rent/security deposit, showed up on the 29th with my first carload of belongings excited to move in. Coming into the office, I find that they're again down to a skeleton crew for new year. They go to get my key and such, but there isn't a prepared set like usual. I sit around for an hour or so while the employee (not their fault) calls a supervisor. Eventually we get my key, I open the door and my heart drops, the unit is clearly still occupied. Fortunately whoever lived there seemed to be out for the holiday, likely never even knew that some random man was given a key to their place. Apparently management were incompetent enough with some "new system" that they mistook a unit that would be available much later, as the occupant didn't renew, as immediately available. At this point we have one of the head honchos on the phone to essentially tell me "whoops!" and that I'm screwed. What they could offer me was a single bedroom in a shared unit, despite having already paid for and signed a solo lease for a one bedroom apartment. I'm a 28 year old guy working full-time with a LOT of reasons for needing a solo apartment. Moving in with random college dudes for an indefinite amount of time was simply not an option. That's beside the fact that this company is so incapable of their single intended purpose that they have to give incentives to mislead tenants into leaving a soulless positive review, burying the many genuine negative reviews by tenants suffering from their chronic negligence. Instead? I moved all my stuff into a storage unit and spent two weeks homeless while I desperately scrambled to find a new place. Anything to not give money to easily one of the worst rental businesses in the area. It was immediately clear after reading the negative reviews that I dodged a bullet by not living here. Frankly, it's only a matter of time until y'all exploit someone with money to burn and get sued for any of the varied negligence displayed over the years. Unfortunately, this place by design pulls in people who cannot afford better options. Closing thoughts for prospective tenants? Try for mom and pop type rentals, especially in the surrounding areas of State College proper. It takes some searching, but keep trying, just watch out for scams if you're checking somewhere like Craigslist. If you must rent with Faceless Housing Conglomerate ™️, consider every option other than Parkway Plaza, read various reviews while noting which reviews are liked by several people, and for the love of god please make them show you your unit before signing the lease (also, read the lease, the entire thing). Don't trust any of these companies any more than you have to, don't give them the benefit of the doubt. No matter how friendly their representatives may be, and there surely is the occasional gem, the company's interests are largely in squeezing as much money as possible out of inexperienced tenants who don't know how to or can't afford to push back. Closing thoughts for Parkway Plaza? None, don't bother with a generic corporate response either. I hope you go bankrupt and your properties end up with someone even vaguely decent.

I am no longer being evicted. (The situation below was resolved) This is an update to my previous review. I can now confidently say they are hiding behind the middle managers of this company in order to be able to do whatever the hell they want to their residents. I came down here today to make a formal complaint to the owner of the company about discriminatory practices that we're about to be enacted in evicting me. I have ADHD, dyslexia and autism and have been struggling to find support the past couple of years. In order to get the support, I learned that I needed to succeed in America. So I've started a business, created a non-profit and got a patent going. After my efforts were hindered due to complicated life circumstances and the internet going off, I got exceptionally upset at the lack of support and help I received at auroria student lofts. My frustrations were continued and further assistance was met with irritation and aggression rather than understanding and cooperation. I raised my voice and sweared which is apparently unprofessional. However, this is not. My working environment is if my home and I'm trying to get help from the people who own my home. I have a disability that makes it hard for me to manage my emotions and read others, so if they're all healthy and normal, why am I expected to bend my emotions to their feelings? Why is it a one-way streak? Regardless of that complaint, I came down here to make sure that a person heard and saw that I am rational and calm when I'm having a normal conversation. But I was unable to because the office is closed. No one works here. According to a few people in the office, I think they use this for training purposes or meetings. The real office is on the 15th floor and is locked. You will need a key to get up there. I'm a good citizen. I have no food in my cabinet because I've been paying $1,200 for a 300-700 squft apartment, All I'm expecting is $1,200 worth of customer service, maintenance, and for people to actually help. I came down here to complain in person due to my neurodivergent issues making it difficult to do things online and I found a closed empty office with no one in it which is the usual story in America I guess. While I was writing this review, I did receive a call from someone in the Cardinal group who's based out of California. He was very respectful and polite and he heard my side of the story. But as of right now I am still being evicted for discriminatory practices by a group of people who we're incapable of taking the time to listen to someone's words. If we judge people by the volume of their voice rather than the contents of their language, it's no wonder we are in the situation we are in today. I don't have a mean bone in my body. If you read my other reviews you will see I care about my community and I just want to make it. I'd recommend the Cardinal group guarantee that there is some way for someone to complain in person going forward. Because currently the only path forward for me is talking to a lawyer and discrimination agencies. And that's not okay because I should just be able to have a conversation with a person who can listen to me. If I as a person with autism, I'm expected to study your behavior and your intentions and attempt to infer your emotions which I have a difficult time understanding, then certainly you as a normal, sane, rational person. Can take the time out of your busy life full of video games, YouTube videos and drama to help me walk up a flight of stairs.

I am a 100% Disabled Veteran with a service dog and I have lived in Avian Apartments in Colorado Springs for 3.5 months. The harrasment and trespassing by tenants, the failure of management and maintenance and the newly implemented paid parking are all major failures and need to be reported to Colorado Springs Code Enforcement, Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. The 3+ months in AVIAN managed by Cardinal/Greystar has required me to seek Emergency Mental Health Treatment and Legal Services