The Continuum

I have the 400 sqft studio apartment and thought this would be a good place to stay as I work towards my Ph.D. I am writing on my pc currently using a hotspot from my phone. I pay around $1400 a month for this studio apartment and have issues with wifi/ethernet, A/C, Heating, mold on move in, noise, bad management and more. For this high price I thought everything would be perfect... On move-in day, my A/C was not working, it was 78 F in my apartment. I had talked with the office and submitted a maintenance request. They simply told me it was fine and to just turn it on the 'high' setting... 5 months later with 5 other maintenance requests and also talking to the front office, my A/C was finally replaced as I requested. So a third of my lease I spent in 76-80F temperatures in my apartment with no A/C unit offered until it was already fixed. When the freeze came, my Heating did not work. It was 62 F in my apartment for a week. They gave me a portable heating unit and this solved the issue. I spoke with the manager continuum apartments and requested to have the lease terminated with no fees. He told me I should have reached out more, that my feelings were justified, that he was new and trying to fix previous issues, and he could do nothing for me. Worst of all I am now having internet connectivity issues. I have 3 exams this week and will not be able to take them at my apartment because of the internet connectivity issues. I was also staying over the previous summer and they had this issue with internet connectivity before... The elevators were broken on move in, and the parking garage elevator was broken for a few months. The parking garage is a complete joke. I pay $50/month for parking and the garage is always filthy. To my shock, they are using the second floor as some ridiculous parking service called 'park near UF' and ACTUAL residents may not park on the second floor.... what? also it is $5/day for any visitors to park on the very top floor. So when my family comes, they charge me $20 for them to park in an empty floor on the top of a filthy parking garage that I already pay $50/month to use. I signed up very early (around November) so that I could have a prime unit.. I specifically asked to not be on the first floor and that is all. I was first put on the first floor, but after calling, they put me on the top floor. However, my window is facing this weird abandoned building with broken windows about 50 feet away from my window, a rather ugly view for someone that signed up so early. Needless to say, you will get ripped off if you say here. I am not getting what I pay for and am not being compensated. FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE, there are PLENTY of better places. But I will say that the manager is amazing at what he does, he is a great front desk person. I do feel secure as they have security and large doors only accessible by key-fob. It is a very nice looking apartment complex and it suitable for pets. The location is nice and is close to the university (although there are some not so nice places close by). In other words, there are nice things about this place but overall for a graduate student, this is a terrible experience and wont change in the immediate future.

I would recommend visiting before signing a lease. The downtown area is sketchy and if you don’t have a car it will be a hassle. The apartment itself is spacious but not the nicest to live in. You can hear your neighbors. There are also bugs that are present depending on the season.

Overall, fully furnished, cheap apartments for strictly grad students at UF. Decent community. Mediocre amenities. Close to downtown. 5 minutes from main campus.

If I could emphasize one thing, management is TERRIBLE. They do not respond in a timely fashion and are not there to help. They do not let you move in early even if your program starts before the move in date. They will lie to you about a variety of things and breach the contract.

The apartments are relatively cheap given what is included. You have a fully furnished apartment with your major utilities covered. The amenities are average-mediocre at best. The pool is generally clean and not terrible. The gym is small, lacks equipment, and broken equipment is not replaced.

The apartments themselves are dirty. Ours was not thoroughly cleaned and the AC unit was broken. Exterior of apartments is dark and dirty. Elevators often broken down and non functioning. Doors often broken and non functioning. Lots of homeless around the apartment complex that will follow you around. Cars are broken into. Apartments are fully furnished but its standard fare. Not very spacious apartments but you get what you pay for. The parking garage is not connected to the buildings so you will have to go all the way down to ground floor and then across the courtyard back into your building back UP the stairs just to bring home groceries etc.

Walls are thin and you are right by downtown and university ave. EXTREMELY loud. Almost impossible to sleep with all the noise pollution.

If you are looking to save money this is an OK option close to the school which is very cheap given everything included. If you can afford to pay an extra 300-500 a month, go somewhere else.

Management can be slow to respond, but it very nice. Walls can be thin, and sleeping at night can be difficult if your apartment is facing University Ave because cars will be loud. Otherwise very nice apartment, with lots of space, and a really good price. All grad students is a plus.

There is no central A/C and there is a humidity problem throughout the community. All inclusive rent is nice, but the management company is difficult and does not prioritize updates.

The Continuum changed management recently, and there has been more events and the staff has been more responsive. The internet connection is a little sketchy. The internet company is sketchy. They are on a contract for a couple more years so hopefully they'll change to another company

The experience has been good. I enjoy having a small gym and pool that you can access. There is also a parking garage for the complex which is nice, but it isn't as well lit as I would prefer.

The Continuum's studio apartments are a good value. They come with all utilities included and basic furniture. The location can get a little loud at night, but is otherwise fairly quiet. There are lots of other law school students also living here, and it's not too far from the law school itself. The furnishings are decent, and there's good storage space under the bed and in the closet. The only thing is that the bathroom in the studio lacks some sort of cabinet or storage space.

The walls are thin and when I moved in it was very VERY apparent that no one had cleaned the apartment beforehand. However, it is very well located. I will say this apartment is overpriced for what it is, but that's basically any apartment in Gainesville located anywhere convient.

The apartment is spacious and comfortable. I don’t have a car, and rely on the bus to take me places. Using the RTS has been easy and the apartment complex is located in a spot where it is easy to walk to places.