Gramercy at Buckhead

Avoid this complex, it is awful!
In a nutshell:
–we were robbed (odds that there was no security camera outside a first floor apartment)
–hallways are dirty
–the pumps on both pools don’t work and the pools are dirty
–the security lock on door from the garage into the apartment has been broken for weeks
–elevator sounds like it is ready to die
–people do not pick up after their dogs
–mulch in the back smells awful and permeates the hallway
–we keep getting cigarette butts on our balcony because someone on a higher deck chooses to drop them
–they have a gate that you cannot see if you drive an SUV. It has been knock down many times by residents. They charged us $ 800+ for the repair when we accidentally knock it down. It is a great money maker for this complex.
–they tried to charge us $ 75 for garbage left in the garage (we didn’t do it)
–if I try to find one thing positive I can, the layout of the apartment and size is nice… hence that is my one star!

Moved in last week (only spent 3 nights) and moving out as soon as possible.
Before move: agreed to do my paperwork when I got there, but still received a call twice asking me to send my paperwork (they got my name wrong twice)
Day 1: My move-​in was delayed 30 minutes because the Comcast truck was blocking my uhaul. Ended up paying my movers for 2 hrs but only 1 ½ hr of moving was done. After a 13 hr drive and moving I took a shower to find out it was broken and shot water all over my bathroom. I fixed it myself. I then asked for a tour of the complex and the there was only one person there who was swamped and told me to come back tomorrow.
Day 2: The garbage I left from the move was not taken by the valet trash I am required to pay extra for. I invited my cousin to come over and there was no visitor parking available. When he tried pulling out he was stuck because two cars were trying to get up to the roof. When I asked the leasing office if he could park in one of the many open resident spots she said he would get booted. After my cousin left because of the parking situation. I then went down and asked for another tour and they were too busy again.
I had to travel the first week for my new job.
Day 3: Return home after a 5 hr flight and week living out of my suitcase. My swipe does not work. Called the maintenance line and since it was not an emergency I had to wait two hrs for someone to buzz me in.
Day 4: Go down to the leasing office to get my swipe fixed. They said it should work. After returning home from errands it did not work again! I told them I was thinking about moving out and they said they would send maintenance on Mon to make sure everything is working. After looking at other apartment I take a shower then, WHAP! got nailed in the head with my showerhead. At least it will be fixed on Monday. Probably moving out before then.
Great location, but not worth the stress of renting here. If I put up with this much spending less than 72 hrs here, I could not imagine what my life would be like living here for the full 12 month lease!

Don’t live here if u ever want to have a visitor. They only have about 20 – 30 spots designated for visitors and they are always full. All of my friends have been booted here because this apartment complex decreased the number of visitor parking spots. Why? Because they are obviously idiots. All my friends get booted every time they visit me. Moving out in a couple of months! Can’t wait!

An overpriced frat house.
The Gramercy is relatively nice place in a decent location of Buckhead. It’s located just steps from the strip of bars on Roswell that is overrun by frat bros, hipsters and barefooted drunk girls carrying their high heels. Because of this most of the residents seem to be this same demographic… not that there’s anything wrong with that, if you’re into that kind of thing.
I can ignore the loud parties that occur from time to time and the stinky hallways that occur from «Trash Valet» (a ‘resident service’ I’ve discovered in Atlanta that seems like a clever ruse to screw you out of more money), but because of the demographic element, the management treats the residents like kids they have to keep in order.
Even though they have two-​leveled, controlled access parking, the management felt the need to subcontracted a parking company to hassle it’s resident. I guess because the party kids sneak their friends in and take up parking spots… or something like that.
I was booted the first week because management forgot to give me a parking sticker. «Opps.our bad.» I was once again booted recently, costing me $ 75 to remove the boot, plus another $ 100 due to missing our show while waiting on the parking company.
This quick-​to-​boot mentality the Gramercy uses is both a big hassle and, if there was an emergency, quite dangerous to it’s residence who may need to quickly get to a hospital. While they claim it’s to help the residents, they are cutting off their nose to spite their face, causing a hassle for the residents who over pay to live there. From a customer service stand point it makes very little sense to me.
That said, if you’re a young 20-​something who is looking for a place to live that’ll allow you to get hammered and walk back home, this could be your place… that is if you don’t mind your car being booted half the time.
If you’re a professional, I’d steer clear of the place. All the hassle is not worth the expensive amount they charge for an apartment.

I’ve lived in Gramercy over the past year and have really enjoyed my time here. My apartment is beautiful/​spacious, and I’ve enjoyed the amenities.
It might help that I’m on the top floor, but I’ve felt incredibly safe in this complex, and I’ve barely dealt with any parking issues — especially now that they’ve expanded guest parking to the entire top floor of the deck. Highly recommend for those in their young — mid 20s looking for a nice place to live near the Buckhead shopping/​dining/​night scene!