Drakeshire Apartments

This was my first apartment, and I am pleased with it. The apartments are spacious with a lot of storage, including storage outside of the unit, though I never used that. Admin and maintenance have always been responsive. Very little issue with pests and the like. Never hear anything from the other apartments through the walls, though if they are in the hallway you will hear them.

I did have a few issues, one where our AC was out near the beginning of summer. It took a few visits from maintenance and eventually they had to call in outside contractors to replace the entire unit. Additionally, the shower water pressure is not great. On the plus side, the water gets hot quickly.

My main issue is the laundry situation. There is one washer/dryer for the 8-unit building, and they are small. It costs 2.00 to wash and 1.75 to dry. Plus to fill up the laundry card you have to go to the leasing office, there's no app or machine in the building.

The kitchen is pretty small, especially if you have to keep things on the counters.

The location is great, you could walk to downtown if you wanted to (like a half mile), there's a 7-11, Rite Aid, and Busch's within walking distance and a good amount of restaurants as well.

The mail boxes can be pretty far, but I found it tolerable when I signed up for Informed Delivery through USPS so I didn't walk across the complex to an empty mailbox.

I also like how relatively small the complex is. No matter what building you're in you're not far from one of the exits.

Living in this community for more than 6 years!
Pros:
Safe and friendly community, more play area for kids and greeneries.
Easy assessable (walkable) to many stores and restaurants, near by to schools!
Prompt support provided the management for any issues raised in the apartment.
Responsive and friendly manager and staffs.
Much value for what you pay!
Cons:
Not allowing to move internally to another apartment even after staying 5 years.
Very few staffs need to be more professional.