East Edge, tuscaloosa-al

East edge was a wonderful experience. I went in for a tour because I am going to Alabama for the fall. I had a Jasmine showing me for the tour and she was very nice. Im definitely thinking about signing here everyone was very nice.

My son moved in today, August 2024. The complex seems to be changing management companies. I’m hopeful the new company is able to clean and maintain the apartments better than the way many have found their kids places this summer. My son is in a renovated, 4BR, 4BA apartment with a balcony. The renovations are pretty nice overall and the apartment is spacious! Good bones. It’s an older complex so there are some issues—light is missing in laundry room, disgusting filters (that one boy went and changed himself because it was so nasty), weird touch up paint, poor cleaning of kitchen and bathroom. But overall, the place has such potential so I’m hoping the new management can really invest money in fixing issues and keeping maintenance up. Parking is fine so far and the building feels solidly built to me.

This place isnt any good to live in. There are flea infestations, and they dont offer a good environment for college students. Its overpriced unless youre an elite scholarship level student and the wifi issues there make it so that you can barely do your online schoolwork. Some apartments are renovated and some are moldy and disgusting. They take advantage of their good location to the university and i would not recommend living there as a college student.

MAKE SURE TO RECORD THE CONDITION OF THE APARTMENT BEFORE MOVE IN!!!! They WILL try and charge you for damages you did not do!! Truly would not even recommend living here for free. The ONLY good thing about it is the location. My student would have had a better living experience in the dorms. Even if you are on scholarship it is not worth it. The least helpful office of all time, mold everywhere, apartments in awful shape, and management and maintenance absolutely nowhere to be found. I wish I could give it 0 starts. Just know if the apartment you get is subpar you have hit the jackpot because it could be disgusting.

I have lived here for 2.5 years and have had very minimal complaints. I technically am leased through the university but the front office has always been extremely responsive to my maintenance requests and courteous. There has only been one instance where the parking lot was full and I often park at night. I never encounter noise from neighbors and my apartment has held up quite nicely, and we have reliable appliances. The AC used to break often but maintenance put in a long-term fix which has helped. It has also been very safe (only one instance of break-ins I can recall). The only major cons are there is mild mold growth in the bathroom (everywhere in Tuscaloosa has it and it goes away if you clean properly) and the train noise, but we all get used to it. I would highly recommend living here especially if you are on scholarship.