Deer Run Apartments

User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

I had the privaledge of living in the Deer Run community for almost 4 years. It was a wonderful experience for myself and my boys. We lived in a garden apartment in a small cul-de-sac with a total of seven units. Four on one side and three on the others. Three of the seven units had the same folks the entire time. Many folks have lived there for 15 - 20 years. One of my neighbors included. Several others turned over a few times. We were blessed with kind and helpful neighbors each time. Each apartment had it's own small yard area. We were allowed to plant flowers and make our patio area our own special place. Plus I cannot understate the convienience of walking in my own front door.

The apartment was very nice, featuring two full bathrooms. The laundry room was my favorite feature. With two boys I always had laundry to do. This was very convienient. Our apartment was very quiet. We could never hear voices through the walls. Occassionally I could hear a cupboard closing or if I was in the bathroom I could hear an exhaust fan running but for apartment living this was nothing.

The management team, headed by Debbie have always been outstanding and helpful and polite. They were even supportive during a very ugly divorce. The maintenence teams, headed by Dan are outstanding. In an emergency, dealing with regular wear and tear and even on a holiday weekend. I never had to wait more than a few hours or a day for their assistance. The entire team keeps a close watch on this nice little community and that ensures that it stays a clean, comfortable, safe place to live. That's significant to me!

Folks walk freely around Deer Run, little ones ride their bicycles, most are very friendly.

Winters can be a little rough. A big plow manages the main road that runs through the complex. The parking lot snow removal is mostly good. They have a man that works around the clock during snow storms clearing the parking lots. I never had trouble getting out. The Ice in the parking lot could be difficult but I just bought extra salt to throw around my car and on my own private walkway and it worked out fine. Living in Cleveland you have to be realistic, it's to be expected.

If I could suggest one thing to the corporation who owns Deer Run, we always wished they would put in a playground. This really is a large family complex / community. There are many children who would really benefit from a playground area. Both with the unhealthy weight issues facing children today and the smaller yard areas for playing in, a playground for convienence would have been appreciated and a family friendly resource for Deer Run. However, as a Twinsburg resident and with nearby Solon we are blessed to have many wonderful free community parks located within minutes.

I had to move due to the extensive physical needs of my son with profound disabilities but one day I could easily see myself comfortably living back at Deer Run again.

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User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

I loved it here! The manager, Debbie, is so sweet and helpful! I would definitely recommend living here!

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User Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

This apartment complex is the worst I have ever lived in. A lot of the neighbors are older and report you for even having your TV on past 10 PM. When you have your windows open, you can hear everyone that's close to being around you, with the windows closed, there isn't much seperating the walls, so you can even hear them if there is loud noises. I feel bad for the kids because they don't have any place to play other than the middle of the roads, and of course people call and complain about that as well.

Management believes every single report that comes in via telephone. We had 5 complaints for having a dog. We are allergic to pets and had nothing, yet the neighbors kept calling in complaints for having a dog, so they kept having random inspections in our apartment(with notices). The only soultion we came up with was to call in dog complaints to the people that were calling in the complaints against us.

I would have to say this apartment complex would be good if being able to hear your neighbors was reduced, and management stopped favoring and believing some of their tenants just because they file a complaint.

Currently we are still living in the complex, with plans to leave as soon as our lease expires and never returning to it. We have been there for 10 months now. 2 months to go...Thank goodness!

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