Crimson Student Living - opinions?

STLCrimsonMom
Sun, 22 Dec 2013 01:06:23 +0000

My DD currently lives there. We were very concerned at first, but it has been a positive experience so far. The surrounding neighborhood is not good. There have been armed robberies at the laundry mat by the Little Caesar’s behind Student Crimson Living this year.

However with that said, management has done their best to accommodated my worried mother concerns. I was extremely upset with the shooting on the property 2 years ago. We researched it with the police department. It was a stray bullet that randomly struck a visitor to the property around 2am in the morning. The gun was not fired on the property, but outside of it. As upsetting as it is, this unfortunately is the world we live in.

They did put my DD and her roommates in a ground floor, inside (pool view) apartment that is tornado safe. The security around the building is good. The entire complex is gated with security locks. I would insist that they be placed on the main site (where the pool and gym are located.) There are 3 building across the street. I did not want my daughter to have to cross the street anytime of day if she wanted to use the gym or pool.

Their transportation is reliable. DD was without a car for 2 weeks and had no problems getting to and from campus. The high school across the street is used for game day parking so when we visit for football games we can park for free in her complex and walk with the crowd to the stadium. It is also safe on game day nights to walk back with the crowd.

DD will live in her sorority house next year otherwise she would have re-signed to stay there. The rent was reasonable, utilities affordable, and it came furnished. Oh, one thing we did find odd. The apartments do not come with microwaves. Not a deal breaker, but something that didn’t occur to us that she would need after living in Riverside West (which came with a microwave.) PM me if you want more detailed information. I am happy to help!