Foxridge Apartments

Several months ago I made several attempts to contact a competent office manager to discuss the issuse of obvious nonresidents using the parking lot that I pay to have cleaned and pay to have a guaranteed spot to park in when I come home. People visiting in town homes located across the street from our building and NOT in any way affiliated with this apartment complex have seen it fit to repeatedly use our parking lot to park in, because they donot want to walk a few extra feet to get to the home where they are visiting.
After being put in touch with a manager the issue was being taken care of in a professional manner. Nonresident parkers were given notices and seemed not to return… but there are always new people. After witnessing a vehicle repeatedly parking on our parking lot in the space closest to the townhomes across the street where they are seen going (sometimes carrying a duffel bag and staying for multiple days at a worsetime) and then coming from… where they cautiously walk to their car while making sure noone is watching… and then get in and leave.
When I contacted the office about this, and gave them the information they needed to find out about this car… I was told that they were registered at the complex office. What bothers me about this is that it obviously does not seem like they are residents… considering their odd behavior on the parking lot and also because I have NEVER seen them approach the building at any time since parking here… so how could they e allowed to register to use the parking lot that I pay for… when they do not.
Not surpisingly the office has failed to explain this odd situation… so with that being said… it is amazingly frustrating that this would be allowed to happen. I am still not fully aware of the situation… and will update my review… for better or for worse when I know more.
APRIL 2, 2016
Updating my recent review… we not believe that office workers are allowing their firends to register their vhecials to park in the parking lot… when they have absolutely nothing to do with being here at this complex… not to mention an increase in other non registered/​non residents using our parking lot. I am not 100% sure this is fact… just going on speculation since management is avoiding me like the plague. Also… parking your vhecial in a different spot of the parking lot that you should not be allowed to park in doesn’t make it ok.
I am tired of being given the run around by management. I have taken steps to CONTACT the HOA… and according to them unless your a short term visitor of a person not only REGISTERED BUT ALSO LIVING HERE IN THIS PARTICULAR COMPLEX BUILDING YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE PARKING LOT… YOU ARE ALSO NOT ALLOWED TO REGISTER YOUR VHECIAL TO PARK IN THE COMPLEX PARKING LOT.
I am not sure at this point management has no plans to improve on this issue. Parking stickers would be an ideal solution but I am sure management won’t deal with the expense or make the effort to have them.
On another note I have really enjoyed watching random people back their cars up to the complex dumpster and toss their trash… look around to make sure noone saw them and then drive away… but that’s best left for another day. one grievance at a time. I would however like to thank the office for its amazing lack of training of their employees. The only answer any of them seem to have about parking policy is «I don’t know,» which. as you could imagen has been extremely annoying. Between their lack of training and knowledge (which they cannot be blamed for) and management’s blatant unwillingness to deal with this situation… it hardly makes the pools… park…and many basket ball/​tennis courts provided by Foxridge worth the drama.

Enjoyable place to live. The rent is on the high end though, but there are some good amenities like free gym and pool. I live in the grad/​professional section and for the most part its quiet. Maintainance is very prompt as well.

Overall Summary: Prices are decent if you have roommates, although seem slightly overpriced for quality of product. The apartments are adequate. They are functional, rant payment is easy, location is decent, and maintenance responds quickly to all urgent complaints (easy to report too). The apartments are old, well worn (lots of visible paint layers, poor carpentry), and appliances are not modern (cheapest management can find in good condition).
Parking: Lots of parking located all throughout facility. Not covered. Not assigned. So if you’re having friends over or have multiple vehicles, no problem.
Noise: The walls are medium thickness, but the floor/​ceiling has no noise insulation at all — you hear EVERYTHING above or below you. Avoid the 2^nd story for this reason. Try to get professional/​grad housing for quieter neighbors, as you will hear everything.
Grounds: Buildings are uninspired and dull. Absolutely boring/​ugly. However, the grass is well kept, there are nice fields (especially by the pond) for sports. The tennis courts, basketball courts, and pools are fun — but are often crowded when it is nice out.
Safety: I left my apartment unlocked almost the entire time there. I had packages left at my door for days at a time without worrying. My vehicle was often unlocked. Never had any concern for my safety at Foxridge. There is no security service, but it is not a high-​crime area by any means.
Construction: Everything was made to be as cost-​efficient as possible in the building. Cheap wood buildings with hastily carpentry inside.
Maintenance: Quality of work is not the best, but there is 24-​hour service. They respond quickly.
Staff: The staff has too many tenants to manage and is usually clueless when you ask them a question. They know the script to sell you the lease, but if it’s not on the homepage of the website, they’re idiots. They don’t use their heads. Unless your question is on the FAQ page, don’t expect them to know the answer. But they are nice.

I’m living here now, in the graduate/​professional section. No parties, nice and quiet, I have a great view of the farm and tech campus. They do regular maintenance, it’s a little pricey, but they include water and «heat», so really there’s not much to complain about.

3.5 stars!
i lived here for 2 years during my undergard. i felt like it’s the best deal for the quality & space of the place compared to all other apartments in blacksburg. the apartments are bigger than other places. it’s clean and under pretty good condition.
3 bedroom is the best option! unless you get a 4 bedroom + den and share it with 5 people!
the buses run every 15 minutes. so it’s not too bad. although if you’re catching the bus at a busy hour, you may have to take the next bus because of the crazy crowd. there’s also a trail in the back of foxridge that will take you to campus. it only takes about 15 – 20 minutes.
there’s also a food lion right by foxridge, so you don’t have to go far to do grocery shopping.
foxridge also do lots of activities/​fun stuff/​free food/​give aways/​movie nights almost weekly or every other week.
the only complaint was that … there are lots of parties there … so it can get loud for a long time.
overall, pretty good place to live. i miss living there.

I lived here while I was at Tech in the graduate/​professional section. Basically, these are pretty nice apartments, especially for the price. I had a roommate and we had a 2 bedroom 1.5 bath that was completely brand new. There was a lot of space and a dishwasher and a washer/​dryer in the apartment. Foxridge also provides a good number of amenities such as pools and stuff, but I never used them. There is a bus that goes through here that will take you to campus, plus it is a short walk to campus from here too so you don’t have to deal with parking everyday. Overall a decent place to live and at least the section I lived in was quiet enough so you could sleep, but close enough to other things for going out.