Peanut Factory Flats

Janine Mator

Disclaimer: I have never lived here; this is my review as a current apartment hunter. The person I spoke with (Arlie) was very friendly, but otherwise this was a very frustrating experience. No one could tell me whether the unit I was interested in was on the ground floor (spoiler: it wasn't), and when I got to see the unit in person, it was NOTHING LIKE the layout they gave me or the images I saw online. No vaulted ceiling or open loft style at all, and definitely not the square feet that was advertised on the website. Just a small, low-ceilinged, poorly lit unit. Talking to the current resident confirmed my fears about car break-ins and package pirates. They actually used the word "intense" to describe the neighborhood and cited it as a reason for their moving out. I also learned that the HVAC system has been highly unreliable in the past, resulting in unliveable high temperatures and dealt with by inattentive maintenance. Apparently the company is hiring new staff to address these problems, but I'm not about to stake my future happiness on it. I don't think the bait-and-switch apartment tour was intentional, but it was still a huge disappointment and waste of my time.