Haven at Avalon

My daughter was there for about 10 months and it was a terrible experience — for her. The walls to the apartments are paper thin. The next door neighbor called security on her practically every weekend. And the calls were like 10pm on a Friday night. She would be sitting on her porch w/​one other friend — talking. Every morning at 6am the neighbors above her had a dog — that was super excited to be going for a morning walk. She could hear the dog running all around. She never called security on the dog. They charged her 30/​mo for her cat — as rent. When she paid to get out of the lease, they kept the cat fee on the buy out charge — and the trash — even though she was gone for almost 2 months. Her mortgage for a 3BR house walkable to downtown Roswell and the restaurants on Canton is almost 400/​month less. People were always complaining about something & the average age is probably 40. As a young professional, there have to be better places to stay.

Grossly overpriced apartments that will do nothing for the neighborhood but create a constant in/​out stream of people. The smallest units average around $ 1800/​month which is right around Washington, DC pricing. On top of that, you get a cheap piece of shit refrigerator and appliances.
As previously mentioned by the manager, that apartments include gigabit internet, that is patently false. Unless she considers 50 Mbps gigabit. While a nice perk, 50 Mbps is far, far away from 1000 Mbps for free.
While the lifestyle you’d live would be isolated to this tiny new development, it does come with the peace of mind of being about an hour from the city (two hours with traffic) which can also aggravate someone when considering that a residence of similar size wouldn’t even cost this much in Buckhead! And if you think I’m kidding, compare this place to Camden Paces. Hahaha!!!
Nonsense. Don’t rent here and let them bring their prices back down to reality. On average, the smaller units are overpriced by about $ 350/​month.
Also, don’t give in to the nonsense pricing scheme that a lot of landlords now opt for. Pricing that changes each day and also dictates your renewal rate is not just nonsensical, it’s also a ripoff.
And we wonder why a recent study says 47% of Americans spend all or more of their monthly income just to pay the bills? It’s because housing is so ridiculously overpriced.

This place is gorgeous, and so convenient to so many things, including my work. I took a tour of a few apartments, with serious intentions of moving in. Then I was told the price of rent… is that in Pesos? That can’t be real.
I’ll keep looking.

I broke my AMLI lease just to come here in June. For a month, I paid double rent. I have NEVER been happier. The elevators can be a bit hot… for a moment’s ride. They can be a bit slow, but, most of the time, I ride them alone. The security is amazing. There were break ins at my nice AMLI apartment: two nights before I left, I came home to see someone who turned out to be the lookout, shining a flashlight in the bushes in front of my window. He had a good story that he was looking for his car keys that a girl had thrown there… two hours before… but, the next day, we got the notice that there was a break in fifteen minutes after my encounter. I’d met the lookout! My last night there, I slept at my daughter’s house. Here, I feel totally safe. There are security guards all over the place! I have neighbors but rarely hear a peep from them while I’m at home. The rooftop saltwater pool is amazing. The music that’s played there sounds best in the underwater speakers. The furniture up there is so fancy, like a resort. If I want, I can order Goldberg’s and they will deliver it up to the pool.
I have everything nearby. I don’t have to use my car if I don’t want to. Yesterday, I walked with my cart to Whole Foods. Sometimes I get my dinner there. It’s like having a private chef, but I don’t have to tip him. I get in all my veggies, too, easily, so my place comes with a chef! I spend less money on groceries, over all. I’m cooking for one. No waste to throw out. I can eat in a restaurant and take leftovers home!
When my grandkids come over, they love it. Grandma has cookies and gelato downstairs, a movie theater and the Plaza to play in with their bubble guns. If they come on Tuesday mornings in the summer, they can eat for free at Goldberg’s with each paid adult. My kids can drop the kids off, then go enjoy Avalon for the evening. They are just a text away if problems occur. The kids and I have a blast!
I can put my garbage outside my door in my can and it will be picked up. I am right over the Plaza, so, when they have a concert in the summer, I just open up my french doors and pull up a chair to be a part of it. (I have a one bedroom with no balcony.) I stay cool and have access to drinks and a restroom. I can look down at the Plaza and decide if I want to attend stuff… or not.
It is expensive, but, when I see all that comes with it, It seems like a bargain to me. When I wanted to enjoy a pretty day at my other apartment, I could walk out of my door and be in the parking lot. Here, I can stroll the neighborhood. There’s little traffic.
I moved here so I could wait for my condo to be completed. Now I struggle with wondering if, when the time comes, I will be able to tear myself away from it. As a widow, I have plenty of people to talk with, in Haven and in the Avalon stores. There’s always something special going on around here.
Every day here feels like I live in DisneyWorld. Haven has thought of everything. I’m still being surprised by all the things they thought of! The biggest secret about Haven at Avalon is this: if you knew the ‘extras’ you get in your lifestyle, you’d find a way to shell out the money and you’d think it was more than worth it. I learned the hard way: life is unpredictable. It can be shorter than you think. Live your life to the fullest with no regrets. In the end, you don’t regret what you did. You regret what you didn’t do.
Haven at Avalon was one of the best decisions I ever made. My kids look after me with eagle eyes! When I broke my lease, they thought I’d lost my mind! They were thrifty and skeptical at first, but now are now in TOTAL agreement. They want to move here, themselves! Phase two of my life has arrived, and it is unimaginably magical.

I have read the reviews above and while I do not agree completely with both the reviewers, there is some truth. Not being from the area I can only comment on what internet research has taught me.
My husband and I are moving to Atlanta this summer and were extremely excited to learn about Haven at Avalon; it seems everything was thought out with precision, passion and elegance at the forefront. We were ready to contact someone and place a deposit over the internet based on what we saw in the promotional videos and website.
Then my husband made an offhand comment about vacancy. Upon some research on craigslist, zillow, mls and other websites, we could not find a price within a thousand dollars of the rates Haven is charging. Granted, the comparable properties were not as nice or new, however they were larger. The pricing model makes little to no sense. We are firm believers in you get what you pay for; but understand this; a fool and his money are quick to part. While we love the Haven and think that the planning and execution was on point, someone must have significantly dropped the ball when it came to pricing.
If we are off base and do not understand Ga. rental pricing, we are open to a lesson, however it may be an uphill battle.
Regardless, we are moving to Atlanta this summer with a new job that my husband got and hope that we can find something similar in features.
Anything else out there like it??? We really like the 2 bed, 2 bath; is $ 2400 reasonable? What should we budget for? We would like something new with upscaled amenities, close to shopping and a nice lifestyle.
People who have been to Avalon, what is it like? Just another outdoor shopping centre or does it have the fairy dust that they claim it has?
Thanks

For the life of me, I cannot understand how someone in Miami has such a strong opinion of a neighborhood in Alpharetta, Georgia? And since I am a resident here– I know you are not.
That being said, yes they are expensive. You are paying for a lifestyle. I love the convenience of having all amenities at my doorstep without ever having to get into my car and drive. I love the service and the security that I receive. Not to mention the amazing group of neighbors that have come together to form a close knit community.
You get what you pay for.