The Rockland

Not a great area, very loud - people fight outside at 3 am and others in my building play loud music in the middle of the night. management is useless, and property is poorly maintained.

affordable but noisy and not safe

The reason I live here is really because I can’t afford another place. I had mice and mold problems in my apartment and it was very hard to live in. Also they never pick up the trash and it acumulates for days in the halls. They offered me shuttle to campus as part of the pack but it never happened. Pool and hot tub are always broken. Gym is all broken and has very low quality. They hold a huge amount of money for the security deposit for international students and heard they don’t give it back by the end of the contract.

This apartment has a nice location close to campus with a KU bust stop right outside the complex. The apartment is good to live at for one year as an individual living alone with one cat, however I have had issues with pests, my stove, and my air conditioner when I moved in, in June.

Rockland might be a good place if you do not spend much time at home. the location is good as it is on a walking distance to campus, has a bus stop in front of the property and has supermarkets and restaurants around the corner. Besides that the place is terrible. The price is higher than other places, maintenance will take months to reach you unless it represents a threat to the unit, services like trash collection and internet to not work consistently and the furniture provided is below average. If your research does not requires you to move to anoher country, just live in a different place.

From the moment I got there, the apartment was filthy. They claim to clean between residents, but I have never seen this level of filth. Body fluids on the bathroom floor, the carpet had probably NEVER been vacuumed, and general stickiness and residue on appliances and surfaces. You pay $10 per month, mandatorily, for trash pickup and it comes maybe half the time. You cannot opt out, either. You pay and they come when they feel like it. They aren't respectful of privacy - instead of having a convo with you about when they plan to enter, they come and go as they please. Apartment has very little storage space - no closets, except for the bedroom closet. The pool and hot tub are almost never available to use. There have been two shootings in 6 months. They have a security gate that's supposed to be closed at night, but they don't ever close it. It smells like weed all the time. Most of the amenities that would attract one to this apartment are unavailable. Please read the google reviews before moving here.

The Rockland is a pretty decent place to live. The outside of the buildings were redone and the actual apartments are nice inside. I really like how the units come with an in unit washer/dryer and furnishings. The only complaint I would have is that the parking lots are full of pot holes and the grass is not always mowed. Overall, its close to campus and you get what you pay for.

Close to the bus stop, but that's all.

The two points that led me to choose this place are the location and furniture. The apartment is well located as it has supermarkets and restaurants on a walking distance which is good particularly on Sundays when there are no buses running. There is a bus stop just outside the property and campus is also on a (quite long) walking distance. Also, as an international student without a car, having a furnished apartment helps even though the furniture is very basic. Since my research field requires me to leave the country often, it was cheaper than paying for a storage or buying new stuff every time I returned. However, besides that, this place is terrible. Rent and electricity are expensive, staff is not helpful, third-part services like trash and internet does not work all the time and the staff will say you need to contact them directly to solve your problem, and maintenance and cleaning is very poor. I found a very dirty apartment with pet excrement everywhere when I moved in and the best the staff can do is "lend you cleaning material". I am focused on finishing my degree and getting out of here as soon as possible, so this works for me. But if you want to enjoy your student life or if your field does not require you to move abroad frequently, I would recommend looking for another place.

Good apartments, close to many grocery stores and restaurants, bus stop right outside to get to main campus, walking distance from west campus. Rent a little on the higher end, but preferable if looking for furnished apartment.