Grandmarc at the Corner

teacher56
Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:25:52 +0000

Hazelorb, It is very commendable that you, by choice or necessity, are contributing to the costs of your education at UVA. The post I wrote was not about my child’s opinion of Grandmarc. My purpose in wriitng the post was to provide information about GM to parents and students who will soon be researching options for housing for next year. This process began for us in late October last year and there were few reviews available. Since we encountered some things that were not as expected from information we had at leasing time, I wanted to share that with others. Grandmarc is an extension of dorm life, as I fully expected. I do really like that my child is living in a community of other students, in a nice apartment, and within walking distance to the campus.

Safety in the area near the Corner is still of concern to me, and other parents I know. The fact is that students continue to be targeted and robbed in this area, even when walking with another person. Yes, it would be wise for them to be “home” before eleven pm, but many are not and return to their housing from varous venues at late hours. Their behavior and choices do not excuse crimes against them. I hope that the City of Charlottesville will place security cameras in these areas as other cities have done in their urban crime prone areas. Perhaps that will discourage those targeting students.