Jefferson 2nd Apartment Thoughts

illusionsx
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:02:06 +0000

I have a few friends who live there and like it; I have a few friends who live there and don’t. I, personally, wouldn’t live there.

It’s fine during the day, but the complex is literally the dividing mark between what’s decent and new and what’s really really sketchy. I’ve never heard about much crime there, but it’s not somewhere you’d want to walk around at in the night.

Visitor parking is a huge pain. If it’s late, it’s much easier for visitors to find street parking a few blocks away and walk to the complex. Visitors get to park on the top floor of the garage, which you have to come down from your room and let them in for.

No idea about the bus - one of the main perks is that is is definitely close enough to walk to campus from. Probably faster to do that than wait for the bus, sometimes.

Be warned - the rooms are small. Not unlivable, and the private bathrooms and walk-in closets are really nice, but you don’t have room for much more than the bed, desk and dresser other than an aisle of walking space.

Also, it’s really loud. That’s going to be a problem in most complexes in Gainesville, but Jefferson’s walls are paper-thin and the biggest complaint I get from friends who live there is that they can hear their neighbor sneeze. If someone’s throwing a party in your near vicinity, expect to stay up unless you’re a heavy sleeper.