Republic on Main

Good: High Ceilings, Well maintained premises, Some utilities paid by rent, Decent workout room, Good rec. room, Your own bathroom, Unit laundry, Big sink, Decent living room, Close to Campus, Close to park, Friendly staff, Prompt maintenance, Full size beds, Good water pressure/temperature. Bad: Internet is bad, Interior finishings (paint splotches, shower spills onto floor, bed was stained, carpet was stained, carpet not stapled down completely), Parking spots for only half the residents (about 330 residents, like 150 parking spots), The parking does suck. If you don't have a spot (Which costs about 500 a year), you will need to park 5-10 minutes away. AND all the spots that they tell you is free parking (which I am grateful for) is only 48 hour parking, so you can get tickets for that (I only got one for my 2 years there, but I used my car regularly) Their personnel, especially the maintenance, is great. Every request I put in they addressed and had FIXED within 48 hours. Crazy good service. They interior was nothing like the showroom. The shower was especially bad, as there were marks on the shower walls, grout unpeeling everywhere, and the shower door would let water out. The rest of the room wasn't that bad, but there were stains here and there. On top of that, they charged me 75 to clean the bathroom when I left. I cleaned it 2x, and I get that I'm not a professional cleaner but I think I left it as good as I got it (my roomate had his mom help and still got charged lol, I don't know what their standard is) Hopefully the use that money to actually get some of those stains out. Their workout room is good for an apartment, only big thing missing is a rack. If they had that it would be complete, but honestly I loved working out there. Also its 24/7 which is nice. Internet was fine for web browsing. If you do any gaming, the wifi is actually bad. I got a screenshot of my ping going above 10,000 (yes you read that right). They've tried to fix it and it hasn't gotten better. They do have ethernet, but only one port for the entire 4 bedroom apartment. To end a good note, the proximity to campus is nice, and that cannot be overstated. When you are walking everyday, a quarter mile makes a very big difference. Summary: It was sold as a posh apartment for an average price, turned out to be a mostly good apartment with some unpleasant surprises for an average price with some fees. A good apartment, but not great.

The location is great and outside looks nice, but on the inside there are lots of paint splatter stains that have been there since the building was first painted. The tops of the doors aren't painted, showing that its construction was rushed. Some of the cabinets and the trimming isn't squared up and the doors have spacing underneath large enough for a baby raccoon to join you for dinnertime. The bedroom itself is a nice size but the kitchen is comically small. Having a washer and dryer is nice and the appliances work well. It's nice that there is a Ethernet port in the apartment, but only one for a setup with four rooms seems like an oversight, one I had to fix with 100+ feet of cable and multiple switches. TLDR: Looks nice and the stuff works but costs were cut any and everywhere they could find. Was barely worth the price before they proceeded to increase the rates and nullify the benefits they were offering to returning tenets.

Everything is great, except the “high speed internet access” needs to be renamed to “below average speed internet access”... My only complaint.

I lived there for two years, and overall it was lovely. It is in a great location (10 mins walking time from campus, 15 min walking time to downtown). The office is always really friendly, and everyone gets their personal bathroom (best part in my opinion). The only downside is the parking lot. It costs 35 dollars, and sometimes you can't even find a place to park. There is no free parking around the complex either, so having friends come to you is super difficult.

It may look nice and new but the rooms are cheaply built. The walls are made of cardboard and furniture is already falling apart. The rooms are very small. Would not stay here again.