Mystic Place

I lived here for three years (ages 24 – 27), and they will go down as three of the best years of my living situations.
I’ll start with Theresa, the woman whose position I don’t totally know the name of, but she clearly runs shit. She’s friendly, kind, helpful, flexible — there is no positive adjective that I WOULDN’T assign to this woman. I felt a kinship with her the day she gave us the tour of the place and my roommate and I signed the papers that very day.
In the three years since, the custodial and maintenance staff has been great (shout out to Ephrem Linares! You’re my dude!), they have been INSANELY responsive to any issue or concern, and the building has always felt safe and comfortable.
In the winter, the lot is always always always plowed and maintained. All year, the gym is never too packed. The movie theatre and the other amenities the building has are great. I don’t have a family, but they have a ton of kid-​friendly community activities too. And their rec area — tennis courts, basketball hoop, playground — is great.
I mean, I can’t say enough good things.

Needing to move from NYC to Boston, I was very concerned about finding the right place to live. After looking at downtown, North End and Charlestown, I decided on Medford. This was primarily due to my needs for rent, commuting distance, and accessibility to neighborhood restaurants, bars, and whatnot in Sommerville, Cambridge, Downtown et al.
Theresa at Mystic Place is absolutely fantastic to work it. I simply can’t overstate this enough. After initially reading all of the reviews, viewing photos, etc, honestly, I was feeling quite hesitant, but having lived in the apartment complex for about a year, I can say that I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER. To the point where several co-​workers and friends are looking to move in as well.
I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know much of the staff as well as the security guards, and they have been nothing but helpful and lovely. I order many, many packages (probably single-​handedly keeping Amazon in business) and security at the front gate are always top notch. Also, I went with garaged parking, which was exactly what I needed given this past winter (10′ of snow!).
In closing, no apartment or apartment complex is perfect, but I’ve had very few issues here. Anything I did have, the front office took care of immediately. I’d definitely recommend Mystic Place if you’re in the market for condo-​esque living.

After years of living in terrible Davis Square houses, it’s almost creepy how well things work for the most part. Trash is taken out, lawns are manicured, snow is shoveled, the air is always dry, and the perfect temperature you want it to be… The units themselves are perfect and identical, with spotless walls and carpets.
Honestly, this started out as a 4 star review when I started, however, the lack of attention to detail and lack of transparency of the management and operation over the last 6 months has continued to leave a bad taste in my mouth. We had some problems moving in, their call center was unresponsive and useless, and there are many things that were supposed to be taken care of that weren’t.
Pros:
–Cheap parking. $ 25/​month for a covered spot on the third floor of the garage, with prices varying slightly between floors.
— 20 minute walk to the T (although, Orange line, ick), and buses that run every half hour.
— You can contact maintenance online, with a pretty easy-​to-​use website, although it’s been hit-​or-​miss whether or not they actually respond.
— Inexpensive rent for such well-​maintained, clean, units. 936 square feet, 2 BR, $ 1965/​month
Cons:
— Except for Theresa (the person who convinces you to sign the lease), extremely rude staff, especially the security guards. No one seems happy to be working there.
— Issues receiving USPS packages. USPS cannot deliver packages to the complex, and trying to resolve the issue has landed me in the middle of a weird political fight between the post office and the complex manager. Currently, I pick them up from the post office on Saturday morning :-p
— Frequent water shutoffs. I found another review that said the same thing, I asked one of the staff members about it before I signed the lease, and she said she couldn’t remember the last time it happened, but if it did, there would be plenty of notice, and it would happen at 2am. So… Moved in about six months ago and it’s happened EVERY month, like clockwork. Sometimes they let you know beforehand, sometimes it’s a surprise. Always in the morning or evening (9am or 9pm). Plan your showering times accordingly :-p
— Weird smells in the hallways and laundry rooms, including urine (!) and pot. Odor-​free in the apartment, but you can smell *everyone’s* cooking (and other smells) in the humid, non-​temperature-​controlled public areas. Units are required, by law, to be kept to a certain temperature, hallways are not — and, man, do they take advantage of that.
— The «security» gate provides absolutely no security, is constantly broken, and only serves to cause problems getting pizza delivered and friends to visit. I talked to a guard, one of the times it was broken — apparently some kid ran into it on his bicycle and snapped the board. It’s made out of really flimsy pine (the Fire Department complained about it beating up their trucks when they crashed through it, on the multiple visits to the old folks who lived in the unit and called emergency services for every stupid thing). They replaced it with an almost balsa-​wood-​like substitute.
— Lots of poor people living in section 8 housing in the complex, also it’s right next to a subsidized housing neighborhood. I’ll just leave it at that…
Edit: Solid three stars and has fallen to two. Management has good intentions, but are more or less incompetent at their jobs. Maintenance worker came into my apartment to do a repair that was for another address in the facility, left work order full of another person’s personal information on my kitchen table when I got home — super creepy.
Had a weird passive-​aggressive handwritten letter delivered to me, letting me know I could break the lease and move out if I wanted to. Had gotten in a discussion with one of the staff members, who said that all parking gates just «break», for months at a time, that was to be expected of all gates, and there’s nothing they can do about it. Her argument was: «your iPhone is broken sometimes, right?» I shit you not. Parking gates are like iPhones.
Extremely loud fire alarms go off fairly often with no rhyme or reason. No one checks to see if there’s a fire or evacuates the building — you just stick in a pair of earplugs and continue about your day until the fire department gets there to turn them off. This happened three times in the same day once — we were never notified of what the issue was, or given any instruction to evacuate. Why do they have the fire alarms there? I don’t know. Just to bother us, I guess.
I’ll keep living here in the foreseeable future only because I’ve moved so often since college, and one of my requirements for moving again was that we’d stay put for a while, but man, I really wish I had looked at other buildings

I have been living here since 2 years and just renewed the lease for one more year. This place have all the important things which I needed when I first rented it out in 2012. Like:
— Close proximity to Boston & Cambridge (Drive is about 10 mins on an average)
— Just a mile away from Davis Square and Wellington T stations. (If you don’t have a car, then there is a bus service running which takes you to these stations — just outside the building)
— Less than 5 mins to I-​93.
— Beautifully maintained landscaping.
— Well equipped gym along with Tennis and Basketball courts.
— Great management. (More than willing to help whenever you step into the office).
— Very reliable maintenance system and crew. (You will receive a notice couple of days in advance if they are fixing something)
— Nobody can beat their rent in the area. All the utilities, amenities and parking is included in the rent. (For a 2 bedroom, rent is close to $ 1900.
For a potential renter which is willing to move to this area, I would highly recommend this place. It has great value for the money that you pay for. I have had a great experience living here.

I live here since 2 years now and just extended for another year. Very pleased with the location, apartments, services, etc.
Pros:
1. Quiet and away from the city noise but only 10 mins to Boston and Cambridge
2. Grocery, pharmacy, restaurants, starbucks, dunkin, T stop, gas station everything is within 1 mile distance.
3. Free parking with garage option for as low as $ 30/​month. Free for guests as well
4. Gym is great, tennis courts, garden, walking paths, etc
5. Laundry on every floor, 2 washers and 2 dryers per floor
6. Good rent for 1BHK and 2BHK and very spacious apartments
7. Good response to maintenance and emergency situations
Cons:
1. Cannot walk to the T stop so need a car. There is a bus service which has good frequency but have to rely on it.

I have lived here for almost 2 years and must say that this indeed is a nice place to stay. Its very conveniently located
Here are the pros which I can think of
1) Free Parking.
2)Electricity /​Heat /​Hot water /​Trash removal /​Air conditioning all included in the rent
3)Very fast maintenance service
4) Well maintained gym, common lobby and Tennis courts
5) Helpful and friendly leasing staff
6) Laundary on every floor. (I never really had to wait for laundry on my floor to clear up… it was always available… in the event when it was not… I would just use a laundry on a different floor… so that was never an issue)
7) Great rent .in the 1900’s for a 2BR. This is a great value compared to all other apartment complexes near by… which are way too expensive
8) Gated parking
9) Very close to stop and shop, eateries and a shopping mall
Cons :
1) Not walking distance from the train station (about 1.2 miles away). You need to depend on the bus service for that. So if you have a car this is not an issue. Btw the bus services are very frequent, and considering the fact that the train station is just 20 mins walking .this does not look like a big of a deal. I have many friends who rely on the bus service and they find that very convenient. BUT then again… if you chose to stay near the train station then the rent is way way high… almost 600 – 800 $ more and no utilities included at all making it really very expensive.
Anyone wanting to rent this place, I strongly suggest to pay a visit once at least and see it for yourself and then make a decision. On a personal note I am really very happy with this place for the price and amenities that it has to offer and have renewed my lease for the third year already…

I lived here for almost a year, moved for work reasons. I was skeptical about moving here at first because of some of the reviews I read. I am very picky about apartments and I really enjoyed my time here.
I had a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom. I believe it was around $ 1900/​month. I loved the floor to ceiling windows in the living room. I didn’t have a dining table so my living room was extra spacious! My bedroom was also very large, however there wasn’t a walk — in closet but I did just fine without one. The bathroom was a good size.
There is a lot of closet space through the apartment for storage and other things which worked out well.
The kitchen isn’t huge but it’s a good space. I cooked just about everynight and loved the layout. Wish they had gas stoves though!
And now for the rest: I had read reviews that these buildings had mice. I lived on the 9^th floor and I had no sign of any mice during my stay. I am a complete clean freak so I would’ve freaked if I saw any kind of bug or creature.
There is a laundry room located on every floor. I’m used to having my own washer and dryer so it did gross me out a little but it gets the job done. I would go check on my clothes every few minutes to make sure they were still there. I never had a problem with anyone taking anything.
One thing I noticed during my stay was the smell. There was ALWAYS a weird odor throughout the entire building and it would go into my apartment. I had glade Plugins in every wall but it still didn’t work. Still don’t know what that was.
The gym is tiny but again, it gets the job done.
Convenience: I would take the bus to the train every morning. It’s a great location, especially if you have a car. Sometimes I would walk to the train. that would take about 20 minutes. The apartment is right next to a grocery store and small shopping mall.
Overall i do recommend this place. for the pricing and area. I would live here again but they don’t allow dogs. and I have a dog now!

Lived here for 2 years. I like the price and convenience of the location. But if you are excited about the «laundry» in the buildings — stay away!
You will end up using a laundromat 1 mile from the property because the washers at Mystic Place don’t do much washing. Your clothes wouldn’t even have the smell of the detergent sometimes.

I moved in here in November. I got a 2 bedroom corner unit with a balcony for $ 1775. You get one month free, so it is $ 1638 per. Also got a $ 500 gift card free with 1 year rent. Parking is free in the lot, or you can rent spaces between $ 10 dollars and $ 50 dollars per month. The best thing about this place is that with no traffic, you can be in the city in 10 minutes. For the price with this location, you cant beat it. Theresa is really friendly and nice to work with for all the lease signing info.