Aggie Square

Yikes!
The location is close to Savemart and that’s pretty much all I can say that’s great for this place. I only stayed here for a day and I was ready to move out.
The rooms are extremely tiny, if you’re thinking of doing doubles, you might want to reconsider, though I do know some friends who made it happen. The living room is quite spacious so if you’re willing to have tight rooms, you can take it easy in the living room.
Their are bus stops close by and the new F line is right in front of Aggie Square. Bikes are another story, they literally have the worst bike locks. You will definitely get your bike stolen if you lock it on their floor locks. Though due to the convenience of the bus system, you don’t really need a bike.
Overall, my stay here was a bit miserable and with how much the people I was staying with pay, I think there are a lot of other opportunities in Davis that you can go with.

Pros:
— Accessibility to campus: near several bus lines or a straight shoot down Anderson via bike
— Savemart and several restaurants across the street, Marketplace down the block
— Evenly sized bedrooms make all roommates feel they get a fair share of space
— Divided bathroom sections are convenient for a multi-​person household
— Alvarado has tons of student-​occupied complexes, so you’ll probably have friends living nearby
— Management was normally friendly and helpful to me and usually responded to repair requests in a timely manner.
— The common areas are pretty big and were good for hosting parties.
Cons:
–The rumors about not getting most of your security deposit back are true. Management told us that our house, while we were living in it, warranted a medium clean as-​is and a nice cleaning would get us a «light clean», maybe even none. We scrubbed everything until it sparkled and were still charged for a medium clean.
— The Aggie Square community is pretty anti-​social.
— The gym is very small but, since I prefer the ARC’s atmosphere, this didn’t particularly bother me.
–There is no way to use the stove without dirtying the drip pans like crazy, which looks really bad. You’re also apparently expected to replace them yourself before move-​out.
Mainly, moving out is quite stressful. You’re initially told that «normal wear and tear» is expected but you are charged to clean it in order to make it look like-​new.

I don’t personally live here, but have friends here whom I visit quite frequently.
The place is very open, clean, and inviting. The pool/​hot tub area is very clean and bright and even has legitimate barbecue equipment for use.
The apartments themselves are about a B+. Some of the painting in various rooms seem to be done haphazardly. The fans/​vents in the shower and toilet rooms are noisy. (I find the whole «separate rooms for the shower, sink, and toilet» thing quite convenient… and even more sanitary?) The kitchen could use an update. I hate electric stoves, but it’s hard to find apartments with gas stoves in Davis.
The rooms themselves are a bit small, but they’re around your typical room-​size for Davis. One of my biggest peeves about the place is that if you close the door to your room and do not have the window open, you’ll nearly suffocate. I’m sure that sounds crazy, but from the 4 guys whom I know that live there, they all say the same thing. The walls are pretty thin, so you can hear everything, even the neighbors talking sometimes.
My favorite part would have to be the living room. It’s very open and has a gorgeous, huge window with sliding blinds. The carpet is fairly new.
The look outside the complex itself is very nice. The landscape is always upkept and there are a lot of trees and grass around, if you’re into that sort of thing (like I am!).
It’s not a terribly loud place. Only a mile away from campus; right across the street from Save-​mart, Quickly’s, and Shell; right down the street from Safeway and Gamestop!
I couldn’t tell you about the managers of the place, but I do know that from time to time there is free food down at the clubhouse, which is, of course, a plus!
Had I scoped out quite a few other places first, I would not mind if I had to live here.

I can’t say enough about this place. It’s a very quiet place to live and is maintained daily. The apartment manager knows my apartment by name, and the maintenance team shows up within minutes whenever we have any issues with our appliances or furnishings that come with the apartment. Marijean is very professional and so is the maintenance staff. If I wasn’t buying a house next year I’d definitely stay here for a third year!
P. s. they also have a nice pool, and apartment events with free food, burgers and raffle! (free wifi as well)

This is a very nice place to live. I’ve lived her for about 6 months now and it is very nice. If you are looking for a 2 bedroom place, this is the best bang for your buck in Davis: $ 1220 for a 2 bedroom. That may seem pricy, but by Davis standards its not. Its cheaper to live in Davis if you have a bunch of room mates.
The pros:
1. Its directly across the street from Savemart. Literally a 3 minute walk from a grocery store!
2. You have THREE bus lines: G, J, and F
3. Its only a 10 minute bike ride straight shot down Anderson to go to campus
4. The apartment itself is bright and open. The cupboards in the kitchen are white and the carpets are light so it doesn’t feel dark and dreary like many other complexes. We have energy efficient windows that let in lots of light.
5. The rooms are the same size, which is a plus in terms of equal share. The bathroom also has a nice design: the toilet and shower are seperated so you can still use the restroom while your room mate is in the shower.
6. There is a seperate storage room in the unit with a rack for storage. Its a great place to keep a litter box if you have a cat.
7. The management is perfectly nice and respectful and all repairs we needed have been done quickly.
The cons
1. The «gym» leaves a lot to be desired. Its small, but hey, just go to the ARC
2. The pool/​spa hours are only till 10, which is a bit early imo.
3. If you are by covell, there is a bit of traffic noise but you will learn to
tune it out and its not so bad.
8/​30/​11UPDATE: Upon move out, I am less than happy and have changed my review from 5 stars to 3. The walk through was utterly ridiculous: because we did not use q-​tips to clean the microwave vents, it was marked «dirty», because we did not scrub down the window tracks with q-​tips, they were marked «dirty». Because there was one crumb in the cupboards, they were marked dirty, and no joke, a hair in the rubber part of the refrigerator door qualified the fridge as being «dirty». The apartment was in a condition that other places I’ve lived in and moved out of would have found perfectly acceptable and clean, and yet somehow they have given us an estimate around $ 600 for cleaning and painting. Depending on how much this actually turns out to be, I will update this post again and adjust my «star rating» accordingly.

Aggie Square was the first apartment complex I lived in after the dorms. There were four of us in a three bedroom; we didn’t realize that each room was exactly the same size so my roommate and I shared what was really a single room. That was fine though.
When we moved in, the electricity on the entire front wall (which ran through the living room and all bedrooms) was out… and wasn’t fixed for a month. When our dish disposal broke, it also wasn’t fixed for a few weeks. When our toilet clogged up horribly (thanks to a particularly inane roommate) we had to call RotoRooter ourselves! The fact that this was on PIcnic Day made it even worse.
The management when we lived there were two girls who we thought were twins… I’m not sure if that’s true. They were either cold or fake-​nice, depending on which of us went in to report a problem.
The people who live there are also antisocial. Luckily most of our friends lived on Alvarado because I didn’t meet a single person in the complex, and there are tons of apartments there.
We were also really worried about getting our security deposit back because we’d heard that doesn’t happen at Aggie Square, but we somehow got it all back.