163 Franklin Street

This building doesn't seem stellar from the outside but the apartments (I was in 105) are a great size for the price. You are relatively close to downtown and it's very walkable to restaurants and Scalzi park. It looks underwhelming but I had a great experience living here. Miguel is a top notch maintenance man. He's the sole maintenance person for multiple buildings and works better than a team of maintenance people in other apartments in the area. The front desk staff (when they are there) are friendly and attentive. I don't recommend paying $75 for parking when there is an abundance of street parking and parking permits are not enforced. I would also confirm that your lease states that you are responsible for water, sewer, and trash. I moved in and started getting bills for those utilities even though my lease did not state that I was responsible to pay them, despite management claiming that it did. After some back and forth, I did not pay for those utilities as my lease did not obligate me to do so. The building is also very secure unless there are people who leave their patio doors unlocked and vulnerable, but I didn't have that experience. The property manager allowed me to break my lease 15 days early at no extra charge and did not leave me on the hook for a month's rent where I wasn't living there. The rent price also didn't go up at all when the lease was up-- it stayed at $2400/month.

Long time resident and very pleased with the new ownership and investment in the property. Building isn't overwhelming in size and has a nice community feeling. I love the location and ease to walk into downtown or your favorite local spot like Murphy's Townhouse.