The Preserve At Greison Trail

The entrance to the complex is just lovely. The complex won an award a few years ago because of the greenery on the leasing office grounds. Once you pass the gate, it’s a little bit of a different story. Dead flower bushes and pet feces littering the grassy areas (despite the FEW pet cleanup stations around the complex) meet your eyes way more often than not. Seriously, don’t walk in the grass, you will step on poop. The groundskeepers are doing a better job at keeping the shrubs trimmed and the grass alive.
The pool is very nice, but make sure you understand your lease before trying to use it or have friends over to use it. The amenities are nothing extraordinary, especially considering you’ll be paying about $ 200 more for half of what other complexes offer. I do love that there are laundry appliances in the units; I’m not a fan of communal laundry rooms.
The complex does have a front gate, but it’s pretty pointless as the rest of the complex attached to the main road is not gated. There is a wide open area a little past the front gate that cars like to drive down to get into the complex when they can’t get through the front gate. My fiancé has almost been hit twice by cars driving over the sidewalk. The lack of a fence wouldn’t be so much of a concern if it weren’t for the surrounding neighborhood. The makeshift driveway is situated right across the street from a sketchy BP gas station. The other complexes in the area are not gated and have had reports of in-​home robberies and car thefts, so I’d think this complex would invest in all around security instead of just the consolation gate at the true entrance to the complex.
The management company was changed a month after we moved in and we have had nothing but issues. The manager admitted that the craftsmanship of the buildings was not «up to par» so, invest in some ear plugs. You will hear your neighbors every move, upstairs, and you’ll probably hear your downstairs neighbor banging on your ceiling. The complex is right next to a heavily used round-​about so, expect to hear lots of traffic (honking, firetrucks, ambulances) at all hours of the day and night. The units facing the roads lack any kind of noise-​cancelling attributes so, again, invest in ear plugs.
Since the change, 3 to 4 months ago, our online resident portal has been a nightmare. Forget about being able to pay online. I tried it once, it didn’t take the payment and I ended up getting hit with fees that the complex insisted was my fault.
If you are a parent, you might want to look elsewhere. There is no playground or play area for the kids (seeing that all of the grassy areas are covered in dog feces) and with the way that the residents drive through the complex, I’d be nervous to let my child walk around without me.
Recently, a breed restriction was enacted, which would explain why the complex looks a lot emptier than it did when I moved in. I’ll say that I am very happy that it isn’t as hard to find parking, anymore. Although, now, my service animal misses his buddies.
If you absolutely can’t find more for less, this is not a bad option, at all. This review should help you avoid some of the headaches we encountered to make it more of a pleasant experience. But, if you can avoid it, do. The complex is going down and I’m breaking my lease to save my sanity and some money.