Hilary Adams

The apartments themselves aren't bad, in my experience, though the buildings are definitely old and some of the water fixtures in my unit, including toilets and the garbage disposal in the kitchen sink, have needed repair. Like a lot of people have said here, you can't beat the price for the location and amenities. I've lived in Foxchase for about a year and a half, and the parking situation over the last 3-4 months has become untenable. My roommate and I both pay $10/month to park in any unreserved space in any of the parking lots around the community. Before, it used to be you could find a parking space in the lot in front of your own building if you arrived before 8-9 PM on a weeknight, and you could almost always find street parking nearby if you arrived after that. Recently, I've found that if I arrive after 10 PM, I can't find any unreserved spaces or street parking within a 5 minute walk of my building, which, for a woman, is incredibly nerve-wracking, especially given the number of assaults reported in the surrounding area. Not only that, but the same 3-4 reserved spaces in the lot near my building are vacant at this time, and remain vacant sometimes for weeks and weeks. I was informed by the admin office that there are residents who are away on business for months at a time who pay for reserved parking so they "have a guaranteed space when they return." My roommate arrived late one night (I'm talking 11:30 PM) to find no parking spaces in the lot or on the street near our building, but she was so tired and desperate that she parked in a reserved space. Her car was towed and she was charged $175 to get her car, and in addition to the cost of an Uber to get to the impound lot and the lost wages from her hourly job, she ended up shelling out over $300 to get her car back because someone called to have her towed. The best part? There's apparently a waiting list for reserved parking spaces that's 6 months long. And oh, by the way, whenever they schedule construction on the buildings, 8-10 (unreserved) parking spaces are taken up by dumpsters and reserved for service vehicles, further diminishing the number of available spaces for paying residents to park in. On the one hand, I get that the property owners want to keep making money off of people who can afford reserved spaces, but they need to address this parking shortage soon if they want to attract new residents or retain current residents. If this situation isn't remedied in a timely and considerate manner, I would seriously consider leaving at the end of my lease.