Old Hickory Square Apartments

Let me just start by saying that the management here was fine. The office staff were fine as well… However, I absolutely HATED my stay here. About 2 weeks into my lease I couldn’t wait to leave. 1.) I payed WAY too much for a small one bedroom on the third floor to walk out of my door and there be dog piss in the hall… 2.) everyone there is SO loud. My neighbors had parties all the time, and they also smoked pot and made the entire floor smell like it… Office staff did nothing. 3.) don’t leave anything outside of your door… Not even if you have to carry a one year old down stairs if you need to take out the trash because you’re a single mom and love by yourself. 4.) BUGS! So many disgusting nasty bugs!!! The people a few doors down had roaches in their oven!!! Basically, save your money and your sanity, move somewhere else. Now that I’m out of there I’m wayyyy happier.

These apartments come with to many inconviences, like the office doesn’t take packages, no trash pick up. for the price we pay, you would think they at least did that for the small complex and they do not salt bridges or walkways in the winter and told me they won’t because of not having room for the salt bags .I have fallen both winters and hurt myself… do not recommend

I have been a resident at Old Hickory Square for a little over two months now and am very happy with my decision to live there. First of all, the management and staff have been very helpful and professional. I’ve only had a couple of small issues and they were handled immediately. The property is well lit and clean. I have never seen a shopping cart on the property. My apartment is quiet and I can’t wait until the pool opens. The property has a surveillance system and I feel very safe at all times. As far as the dumpster goes, it’s a dumpster, what do you expect, right? I would and have recommended «The Square» to my friends.

The issues I have had here have nothing to do with the cleanliness or safety of the complex. They are nice apartments and I’ve never had an issue with it being dirty and I’ve never felt unsafe, even at night. I’ve never seen a shopping cart over here (doesn’t mean it doesn’t or didn’t happen, but I think it does mean, it’s not as often as the previous poster would like you to believe.) Maintenance is pretty good. If I have an issue, it’s typically taken care of the same or next day. (Aside from one issue with my tub that management was not able to correct after several attempts.) My experience here has been average. However, I don’t like the fact that they don’t accept/​hold packages in the office as this creates a HUGE inconvenience, especially if you often shop online. You either have to pay (UPS) to hold it at a local store (which is 2 minutes away, walking) or risk having it left outside of your door. Fortunately, fed-​ex does not charge a fee to leave your package at the store. So if you’re lucky, your package will ship fed-​ex. Also, if you don’t have a washer/​dryer, you may as well get ready to buy or rent them. They don’t have laundry facilities and the closest laundromat is easily 20 minutes away. Another inconvenience. No rent drop box, so if you work a 9 – 5 job (or 2) and have to fight rush hour traffic to get back home (or just have a busy schedule in general), you will either have to pay your rent early or online (which costs an extra fee –yet they fail to mention that aspect). Another inconvenience. Or you could always pay late… but then they are those fees again.
I do agree that the dumpster is an ongoing problem. It is often overflowing and it’s not that tenants purposely dont put the trash in the dumpster, it’s that they CAN’T! There is no room to even enter it at times because there is so much trash. Here’s a thought, put another dumpster on the property! Why does every person that lives in this complex have to put ALL of their trash in ONE 5×5 dumpster space?
Anyway, as I’ve said, my experience here has been average, at best. My biggest concerns are the huge inconveniences. Perhaps these are just kinks that they will work out in the future, as they are just now only about a year old. *fingers crossed*

Definitely not a place you want to live at if you care about cleanliness or safety. It’s across the street from a Walmart and you constantly see shopping carts that people bring over. A car with 2 windows busted out has been parked outside the door I exit for 2 weeks, I don’t want to see that everyday. People don’t throw the trash into the trash dumpster but instead leave it outside the dumpster. I’ve lived here for months and they just now put up doggy stations, there was never a concern for dog poop outside my door daily. The door that is supposed to keep strangers out is broken and has been for weeks. The property isn’t gated so you cant count on keeping people out, doesn’t help with a broken entry door. There isn’t enough lighting and doesn’t seem like a safe place to exit your car at late at night. The staff is nice and try to be helpful but with the owner of the property obviously not concerned about the tenants their hands are pretty much tied. Seems as tho they are more concerned about getting the apartments completely occupied than actually taking care of things that will keep current tenants happy and safe. I’d move to another property if you have an option, this place need tons of work.