Williamsburg On the Wabash

The worst apartment I have ever lived in twenty years!

I called the leasing office to ask if I had a package there, as the deliverymen have become fond of delivering packages WITHOUT posting a slip on your door OR (my favorite) posting a slip on your door when they’re still making rounds and haven’t actually delivered your package to the leasing office yet. When I asked if I had a package, the leasing chick refused to go and look, stating that they have over 400 residents and they don’t have time to do that (even though ive lived here over a year and they’ve done it many times). I’m sorry, GTFO, every time I walk in that mf, there’s a bunch of people sitting around twiddling their thumbs. The room with the packages is TWO FEET AWAY. You’re being PAID to do these things, why should I walk aaaalll the way up there just to find out my package is still on the truck or you can’t find it? That’s your job, you’re being paid to accept my packages. They LITERALLY do nothing to service residents but finagle you into signing leases and accept packages. lazy af.

I agree with most of the other reviewers. I stayed here from ⁰⁸⁄₂₀₁₁ to ¹²⁄₂₀₁₂ and did not have a very pleasant experience. My studio apartment was was not clean at move in and had ancient appliances and fittings. The office staff almost never co-​operated. I would not recommend this place.

One star is saying too much. Do not waste your time. Run run run run run away as fast as you can. These people do not care about your needs as a tenant and will give you zero customer service. They have been through multiple managers in the past 6 months alone. You can continue to read these reviews and they still don’t do justice for how terrible this staff is. The management and staff are the worst of the worst. The buildings are old and everything is done half ass and cheap as can be. There are much better options out there. It will pay in the long run to run away from these apartments. After living in over 5 corporate apartments never did I think this kind of corporation could still be ran. Blows my mind. I feel sorry for the people who were and are stuck here as long as me. Make sure you read all reviews as I’m willing to bet my legs there isn’t one good post.

Tried to rent a apartment today at this apartment complex for my son who is coming back for spring semester at Purdue from study abroad. Spoke to Lydia on phone at least 2 times before heading over from Il. To look at apartment. I got prices over the phone 2 times and confirmed that a efficiency 2 plans would be available starting on jan9. Arrived at appointment to a place that is a mess. It is under construction but told we are to pay premium rent prices for new ammenties and upgraded apartments. This is where it gets interesting amentities arent in yet and wont be during my sons short term lease. Then were told units we came to see were no longer available only 1 bedrooms available for about $ 100 more a month. Another woman in office kept interrupting our conversation and telling Lydia what to say very unprofessional. Neither seemed to know what they were talking about. Prices I was quoted had changed overnight gone up. Also Lydia had told me over phone I could pay 75.00 a month more for a shorter lease till may 31. She checked with owner or mger and called me back agreeing to this. Now they said that call never happened. ALL prices changed overnight and could change again by morning. I asked if apartment my son would get would be renovated at these high prices she didnt know which ones were renovated and which ones were not done. Strange being mgt job is to keep track I would think. Asked if she could find out no answer. I own property as well as my mom who was with me. Rentals is our family business so this appointment was hard to understand. We left shaking our heads. Never have I experienced bait and switch sales tactics. Or maybe just completely incompetent staff. Asked around and everyone said the management keeps changing and had bad comments. Note to owner– Your leasing staff is RUINING your business! Couple of hours after we left property Lydia calls with good news we now have the unit you
wanted for your son the efficiency!!! Since upsale didnt work now she trys to get us back over there with more fake promises over the phone. No Thanks!!! We rented happily from Granite property magt. They were a dream to work with. P. S. the unit they showed as show unit was absolutely filthy. If your going to use it as a model at least clean it. Put your best foot forward. If this is how the management acts to rent a unit I cant imagine how bad they woud be to deal with upon living at complex. I never write reviews but was so upset by this leasing staff i needed to warn others. Also i am a business owner and see that the owner is trying to upgrade his or her facility and probably has no idea the staff is killing his or her business. I was there to sign a lease. I left writing this !

The management at Williamsburg on the Wabash is horrific. The previous management was pretty average, but once new management took over, I, and everyone I know here, has hated living here.
Did you know that the management at Williamsburg on the Wabash consists entirely of board-​certified veterinarians? Oh that’s right, it doesn’t, which is funny since they require that you declaw your cats –a procedure some vets won’t even do as they consider it cruel– and fix all of your cats and dogs. My dog is fixed because I chose to fix him, but to have an apartment manager who clearly can’t do his or her own job mandate surgery for my animal is insane.
The air conditioner in my unit might be the first one ever made. I’ll have to get a museum curator out here to check. In addition to being an antique, I have to get on a chair to adjust its settings. Not only is it ineffective, there are scorch marks all around the holes in the outlet and the prongs are black. I’m not an expert, but I deemed this a fire hazard. So I submitted a maintenance request that was never attended to. Then I called the office two weeks later and informed them that my air conditioner was surely going to ignite. Maintenance never came. This was over a month ago.
Do you like strangers going in and out of your apartment without letting you know they were there? Then Williamsburg on the Wabash is the place for you!!! If maintenance DOES respond to your request, don’t expect them to leave a note! But it’s more fun that way, right?
The parking lot is cluttered with storage containers, which gives it a nice, downtown Columbus, industrial feel.
The paint job in my «renovated» apartment is accented with HAIR. There is HAIR in my paint job. Long, dark hairs.
There are 3 washers and 3 dryers per 36 apartments. You even get to pay $ 5 for a special laundry card.
The doggy bags were out for WEEKS. So my neighbor called the office (like it says to do on the boxes) and the office clerk told him that the bags were there as «a courtesy». That’s right, these people really don’t try. In fact, I’m fairly certain they get paid to not try.
All in all, whenever I pay my monthly rent, I get that fluttery I’m-throwing-my-money-in-a-furnace feeling. That feeling will surely be magnified once my spark-​throwing air conditioner finally burns my building to the ground.
Thanks for all you refuse to do, Williamsburg on the Wabash; it’s truly remarkable.