Pickwick Farms, Indianapolis

I've lived in plenty of apartments in Indianapolis before, some good, some ...... well let's just say they were lack luster. I've stayed in Pickwick Farms for the last year and I have to say I am a FIRM believer that this is the BEST place for the price! The staff is friendly, repairs were done almost immediately, and what couldn't be done on-the-spot there was an accurate estimate of when it could be done. I will admit that I was a bit hesitant of staying here at first, the outdated metal sculptures kind of threw me off, but with the quality of the units for the price, the outstanding level of service, and the safety I feel at Pickwick Farms, I sincerely doubt I'll live anywhere else! When my opportunity came to reserve it again this year (2011) I jumped on it without a second thought. I will recommend this place to anyone!

It's convenience is a plus, the price is right; however, the attitude of it's leasing agent spoils any other positives there could be about the place. I actually over-heard a leasing agent named, Danielle literally tell off one of it's residents and she was even bold enough to get off the phone with the resident and tell me all about it - WOW! Imagine that coming from a place that prides itself as a friendly community. I understand they're in the process of remodeling which is greatly needed too. I can at least give them the benefit of the doubt for it's run-down appearence and can hardly wait to see it's enhancements from the highway. But all the remodeling in the world wouldn't be worth any long-term stay to have a leasing agent feel so confident in her job to freely tell it's residents off the way she was allowed to (expletives included). It was obviously clear that the agent expected no consequence or had no worries about her position, simply because she stated that she's family to the property manager.

The location is great and so are the amenities such as the bowling alley, basketball court and free cable but the cleanliness is not so great. Lots of leaves, spots of trash, and beat up cars makes the complex look bad. The refrigerator, stove, kitchen cabinets, and closets are old and needs updating. The balcony wood of my apt is rotted out and makes the complex look poor as well. I feel the beauty of this place and the staff is overexaggerated. I went over a week and a half without hot water and even when they did fix it the hot water ran out after 5min of usage.