Royal Mills Riverpoint

I lived in the Royal Mills for the 2015 year and there are plenty of pros and cons to it.
Pros:
Beautiful apartments and place to show off to your friends and family. Not everyone will ever get to experience living in a place right on the Pawtuxet River or the «mill» lifestyle. My apartment was on the smaller size (one bed, one bath 900 square foot apartment). With my rent included heat (electric) and water. Additionally, each unit comes with your own washer and dryer which is a huge plus for me. I was lucky enough to have an apartment with a view of the river and patio area. You have the option of a parking space outside or in the heated garage. I chose the garage. The management was pretty much always there when you needed them for something along with maintenance that was usually just a phone call away for most situations. The apartments are animal friendly so you could call that a pro or con depending if you like animals.
Cons:
The walk from the garage for me took about 5 minutes which wasn’t typically awful unless you had a lot of stuff to carry or groceries. I would suggest a hand truck. Another issue was the walls. They are almost paper thin and if you have a noisy neighbor (which I did) can really affect you. I did however complain after multiple attempts to resolve the issue with the neighbor myself. Management did make contact and spoke with the neighbor but it was extremely annoying dealing with the lack of privacy. On top of that neighbor I also had another neighbor on the other side of my apartment that loved to smoke marijuana. If you’re like me, I can’t stand it or the smell so that was annoying as well. Another issue going back to the garage, would have to be the parking situation inside. If you have two vehicles it is a constant car switching system. You and your spouse (or roommate) will always have to switch cars up and down. You also have to learn how to park on the lift or you’re going to be stuck paying for some damage due to the confined space.
Overall, Royal Mills was genuinely a good experience for my girlfriend and I. It was my first apartment before purchasing my own home and I can say it was a nice place to live and an experience to look back on and say «I did that». Management also was very helpful letting me end my lease early and renting out the apartment prior to me even leaving. It gave me the opportunity to get my security deposit back and was a very big plus for me. The management there will usually always go above and beyond for you.
Happy living!

My wife and I have lived at Royal Mills for over 3 years. We are very happy here in the «Mills» community. I recently read a review of Royal Mills and found some inaccuracies in that review. Yes the rents are high, but if you look at other rental communities in the area, you will find the rents higher for less amenities.
Our rent is $ 1750 per month for approximately 1800 square feet. We have two bedrooms, two full bath rooms, a great room comprising the living area and dining area, a kitchen and an office/​den. The rent includes heat and water utilities. The utility that we pay is the electric.
There are two parking garages here, a large upper garage and smaller lower garage. The rent INCLUDES one parking space. If you need a second space, its an additional $ 50 per month, or you can park across the street at the Greenway Bike Path parking lot. (I do not recommend parking on Providence Street) Yes, both garages are a mess with road sand from the winter and they definitely need to be cleaned. However, our vehicle is secure and warm in the garage, so we don’t have to worry about vandelism. Yes, you may have to walk 5 minutes or so to get to your vehicle in one of the garages, but that walk can be out of doors in the summer or completely in doors during the winter, or during rain storms so that you are not exposed to the elements. You can reach either garage walking completely indoors from anywhere on the property.
We do not own a dog, so we do not visit the dog park. I do know that there is a very large hole there, which according to a communication that we recently received will be addressed and repaired before the end of the month. There are other numerous holes which it appears, the dogs that visit the park, have dug.
There are gas grills located on the deck and they are supplied by Royal Mills, as well as the propane fuel required for the grills to operate. We have never had an issue with the grills operating properly. The only occasional issue is that there are too many tenants and not enough grills.
When the electrical power goes down (which has only happened to us twice since we have been here, there is a generator that kicks on. The generator is not capable, nor is it meant, to supply power to the entire property. The generator supplies power to the fire suppression system as well as the main elevator… That is all. It is more than adequate and power is usually returned within a few hours. How many people who own their own homes have the luxury of a generator supplying their electricity to their entire house when the power goes down.
As far as the carpets are concerned, we recently requested that our carpets be cleaned and with a week maintenance was here and spent the afternoon in our apartment with the steam cleaner. They did a great job.
Speaking of maintenance, if you have an emergency, such as loss of heat or air conditioning, which we had last winter, they were in our apartment within a few hours of us calling. In our situation, I discovered that the heat was down a 5am. I placed a call and got the answering service and we had heat again by noon. The maintenance crew does a great job here. If you have a non-​emergency, (such as your microwave died) you may have to wait several days for the problem to be resolved. While I’m on the subject of response to tenants needs, we have never had a single issue that was not acted upon very quickly by the property management here.
Just a quick note on the air conditioning. The apartments here have 17 foot ceilings. Given that fact, the air conditioning system does a terrific job. We are always comfortable during the hot and humid summer months. But, there is a price to pay for that comfort and yes, your electric bill will hover between $ 150 and $ 200 per month while using your air.
As far as our gym is concerned… I have seen what other rental properties have tried to pass off as a gym. No our gym is not LA Fitness, but it is large and well equipped. There are three tread mills, two eliptical machines, two stationary bikes, one four station universal, a bench press /​military press machine, a quad /​ham string machine, a lat machine, free weigh dumb bells, kettle bells, a tricep dip station and a punching bag. I work out in our gym four or five days per week and it beats the hell out of paying $ 30 bucks a month to LA Fitness.
As I stated at the start of this review, my wife and I could not be happier here. We have, and will continue to, highly recommend this community to others. No rental community is perfect, and God knows we have our issues (windows not cleaned in 3 years) but we are under new ownership since April and that ownership has been spending quite a bit of money here in the form of cleaned carpets in the corridors, freshly painted walls in the corridors, new carpeting where needed, new TV’s in the gym, new paint on all railings, etc. In short, its a great place to live!

I have been a resident here for 2 years and I have yet to have a positive experience. The only reason why I am choosing to give 2 stars instead of 1 is because my loft apartment is of decent size.
Besides that here is what to expect living at Royal Mills:
–Extremely high rent for apartment living.
–A small dog park with a sinkhole that is big enough to swallow a large dog. In addition to that the entrance to the dog park is riddled with broken glass.
–A generator that is inoperable, so if you lose power (which has happened to me 3 times) expect to wait days before it is restored. Hope you have family and friends that live close by
–Gas grills that look nice but do not work.
–Be prepared to walk long distances from your car to your apartment. The garage is absolutely gross. Water and dust has built up so much that it is impossible to keep your car clean. Street parking is dangerous. My car was hit 3 times in my first 6 months living here and when I finally was given a spot inside the garage my rent went up $ 50 as a result.
–The central air systems in the units are extremely inefficient. In the summer you can expect to pay electrical bills that hover around $ 200 a month.
–Carpets dirty
–Courtyards are unkept
–Elevators are available but are slow and you can count on them breaking down weekly.
–Maintenance is only around during the week until 4−5pm.
–Visitor parking is non-​existent. Management will tell you to have visitors park in the school across the street but they do not guarantee that you will not get toed.
— You will most likely need an additional storage unit to go along with your apartment. Storage is minimal at best.
— The gym is small with few machines.
–Management is slow to react to resident claims.
Fees to expect:
–Pet fee = $ 350
–Parking fee = $ 50
–Rent = Extremely high regardless of the unit. My unit is a one bedroom loft and the monthly total is around $ 1500. That does not include utilities.
Good Luck if you choose to reside here.