Meadowbrook Apartments

Meadowbrook is probably one of the best locations for student housing. The complex has a variety of student and professional residents. Their "expansion" buildings are nice looking but noisy, with thin walls and ceilings. They have a good routine for dealing with noise and nuisance complaints, but in my case there have been horrible ongoing problems. Older buildings seem quieter, but in some cases have reported mold and other problems which have been slow to be fixed. My experience with maintenance has been excellent. Management is "okay."

For the rent we're paying, it's a good deal. Maintenance service could be much better but the location is great and the apartments are pretty decent too.

Roughy beginning with them because they double sold our apartment but they accommodated to us and help us get moved in as soon as they can. They fix things pretty quickly when you do a maintenance request. I usually find close parking to my apartment. Rent is easy to pay and straight forward

a bit pricey for how dated these apartments are but great location

It's of average quality.

The first year was not bad. However, the second year they left me without a shower for an entire month and it was acceptable to them because I could "take a bath". They also renew your lease without your permission because they add it to the contract and make no exceptions even after leaving you without a shower, not apologizing and then not even as to give you a discount on the next months rent. The management is very poorly professional. They also did nothing to increase security after a random person was able to access the building and start a fire. The building holding all the studio apartments has a long hall connecting the enterences to the studio apartment and two door on either end of the building to get to the hallway there are no locks to the outside doors.

My apartment unit is in good shape, and we haven’t had major problems so far. Do be warned, maintenance is slow. Meadowbrook includes many buildings and units. I would recommend touring the unit you will rent ahead of time because there seems to be a large range of conditions they are in. It’s very close to KU’s western and main campuses (about 25 minute walk to main part of campus, about 10 to the edge of campus) and right across the street from the bus station, which is great!

It's more expensive than it's worth, but that's largely true of renting in general. As always, it'll be cheaper with roommates. For Meadowbrook, your experience will greatly depend on the leasing agent you end up working with, and the office is not the fastest at responding once you're in the system. The buildings themselves are fine but they're not new by any means.

Overall, a great place to live close to campus, but definitely not worth half my monthly pay. Thick walls. One of the cheaper places to live in Lawrence. In-unit washer/dryer, which is great, and incredibly close to the bus station if you're without a car. As far as communication and services from the complex, it's mediocre at best. During the winter, the snowplows often trap cars in their parking spaces, and the complex refuses to help you. Covered parking is an extra fee per month. Maintenance often takes around a week to be fulfilled, unless it's an emergency.

For what it is - student housing that's close to campus - I haven't any major complaints about the property itself. Sometimes you have to bother management a couple of times for your maintenance requests to be looked at, but this has happened one time out of five for me, so it's not a major thing.
Rent goes up by ~$30 each year, which is just small enough to not want to bother making one move out, but having lived here for 2 years now, it's enough to be a push factor.
Kind of personal but I've had issues replacing a roommate that flew the coop, and a rigorous and selective application process does mean that if I'm still around after a year (which is dubious) then moving down to a studio will certainly be an Ordeal that I may not want to deal with. It's possible, in other words, that my time at Meadowbrook is ending.
That being said, proximal bus lines, nearness to campus, a fitness center, and a splendid surrounding area are all very strong points in Meadowbrook's favor. Rent is high but I wouldn't say it's unfair -- I just feel the pinch due to the aforementioned roommate situation.