Terra Trace Apartments

Very reasonable price. Location is very good. Only complaints are communal sites such as hallways and pathways could be cleaner. Very friendly staff.

I’ve lived in a one bedroom apartment with my boyfriend for 3 years. We knew no one who had lived here prior or anyone who worked in the office. In the three years we’ve been here the entire rent has only gone up around $ 20 and that’s reasonable considering the cost of gas, water & DirectTv that the office pays for (I’m sure those have increased).
My biggest suggestion for you (no matter what complex you are looking at) is to make sure you see the actual apartment you are leasing before you sign. We saw ours when we toured and have loved it the whole time we lived here! It also doesn’t hurt that we were the only ones making the decision. Our parents weren’t there and didn’t force us to live here. I know that may be the case for some.
We don’t have parties or go out a lot, but noticed some buildings tend to party more than others. However, in our building, that’s all one bedrooms, it’s almost always dead quiet — very little disturbance or noise at all.
The location is great. Right near the stadium to ride the A or X bus, a city bus stops at the complex and it’s a 15 minute walk to the IMU.
Yes the appliances are older, but they all work perfectly fine and we knew moving in it was an older building. If something were to happen, I know matenience would take care of it. Working with the office and maintenance is always a pleasure. We’re nice to them and they are nice to us. Quick repairs, letting us back in our apartment if we get locked out, we even lost our mailbox key a few months ago and they changed the entire lock on the mailbox in two days. I’ve never had a complaint. They also go above and beyond with cookies/​snacks in the office and special treats during holidays.
I will say that, living here for two summers, the management also does loads of upgrades, and improvements each summer. Many apartments will receive new carpet, appliances, cabinets as they need to be replaced. They also repaint the interior hallways of the building nearly every year and have cleaning people clean them every few months.
With all of this I can honestly say that I HOPE and WISH my next apartment management and maintenance will be as nice and helpful as those at Terra Trace.

Bad upkeep, no visitor parking.
The slums! I visited my friends at terra trace (too ghetto for capitalization of the T’s) and had a terrible experience. Drawers in the kitchen were awful and a nearly dropped a drawer full of silverware on my foot — they just fall out. But the worst was parking — I parked in a place with no «private parking» signs around, but my car was towed during my visit! 50 feet away from the entrance was a small wooden sign that says «no parking without permit», but I didn’t see it in the dark. So my car was towed with no warning and I couldn’t get it back until 11 am the next day. (I tried to take a shower in the morning after crashing there due to my stolen car — my friend showered quickly, then I did, and the water was already cold! Broken water heater to add to the list of complaints…)
So if you move into terra trace, notice that you *cannot have visitors* unless they park several blocks away and walk through the ghetto neighborhood by the power plant to your apartment.
Even without your friends getting towed, it’s still a lousy place to live — everything is rather poorly maintained. Avoid!