Regents on University

HUGE shout out to Maria who works as part of the staff. She has done everything to help me in my moving process. The pool area and courtyard look well kept and the rooms are super nice. THANK YOU MARIA FOR EVERYTHING.

Great apartment. After reading the reviews, they must have upgraded before I moved in because I’ve never had a problem with noise, the staff is nothing but friendly and professional, and the new shuttle system is awesome. Not to mention the amenities are sweet (tanning, volleyball courts, nice pool, gym, study room, coffee lounge, game room, internet, cable, the whole shabang).
Idk what people are talking about because the curfew for the pool is midnight. I never hear any loud music, although I do live on the third floor which I would recommend anyway because it’s close to the study rooms.
I think the issue with the shuttle some people have mentioned had to do with when I first moved in in September. At the beginning of the semester, they had to redo the shuttle system. Admittedly it was unreliable at times, but they hired new shuttle staff who are kind and always on time and they redid the shuttle schedule. Since then I’ve never had trouble getting to my class on time and have never had the shuttle show up late. Also, if you ride the shuttle get to know the one shuttle driver who will play your music if you sit in the front seat. He’s awesome. Anywayy …
The furniture that comes with the apartment is really nice, and my room is spacious and looks brand new. Plus it’s close to Tempe Marketplace and the PHX Rock Gym and right across the street from Geno’s pizza, and I like all of that, especially pizza, so yeah.
Someone said that all of the rooms have wood floors, but that’s not true. My room was carpet, so if you have a preference make sure to tell them.

Do not move in here.
People are out late at the pool playing loud music.
Everyone smokes openly the hallways and rooms and management does nothing about it, even though they claim to be «smoke free».
The model is nice, but the actual rooms are a mess. They barely clean them before you move in. I had to get parts of my oven, fridge, dryer, and air filters replaced within days of moving in.
The «shuttle» is always late and cram-​packed. It has made me late for class on multiple occasions.
There is no roommate matching, as advertised. The study room with «free printing» had broken printers for at least a month. Rent is extremely overpriced.
I’ve lived here for about 2 months and am counting down the days until my lease is up and I can move out.

I lived in a studio here for about a year. It’s a really nice complex with a convenient location. Not very loud or dirty. It’s all wood flooring and no carpet so it’s easy to clean up. I really like being able to keep my car in a garage parking area so it doesn’t overheat in the summer. I haven’t really had any bug problems or anything. There’s also free food sometimes!
I just had a few minor problems with the apartment overall.
First, the shower water is pretty weak. Second, the kitchen sink is too small and gets clogged easily. The wifi is decent but unreliable and disconnects you from time to time. The RU bus is never on time so I would just bike or drive. Sometimes I would wait for almost an hour for it to arrive, and it’s made me late to class more than a couple times.
I wish I could stay longer but it’s so freaking expensive so I’m moving somewhere cheaper but farther away. If you have the money I would recommend.

I’ve had a really great experience living at Regents on University! I think a lot of the bumps in the road came from a transition in management– everything seems to be smooth sailing now. I like that I have a MASSIVE closet in a two bedroom and that the furnishings still allow me to express my own style. It’s super close to Tempe Marketplace and the 101– making it easy to get most places. (Also close to my gas station of choice– QT :))

Regents on University (formally known as Block 1949, a better name I feel), is a furnished apartment for students about 2 miles from the ASU Tempe campus. It includes all utilities in the monthly rent cost except for electricity, which is billed separately and split between roommates. I am a graduate student and have lived at Regents for about 5 months starting in Aug 2014. I am in a regular 2 bedroom/​2bathroom apartment.
So, first off, I feel they take the Roommate Matching paper work and throw it in the trash. My roommate is the opposite of everything that I asked for. I wanted someone over 26 yrs old, but was willing to settle for 22 – 25, out of undergrad usually. Nope, mine is 20. I wanted someone who is clean. Mine leaves splattered oil all over the stove top, «grows clothes» on the lint trap, and throws away full containers of spoiled milk in the trash instead of dumping it. I wanted a serious student. Mine admitted to failing a class because noon was «too early of a deadline». I wanted someone that ate healthy and took care of themselves. Mine never cooks and only keeps Sunny Delight and Coco Puffs in the house.
One of the most annoying things about Regents is the lack of follow through. Pretty much every time they say they will do something, it either doesn’t happen or it is much later than they post. For example, I requested someone come and fix the low battery beeping smoke detector in my roommate’s room, who was out of state for the Holidays. I come home 4 days later, and no one had come by. I would go in there myself if I could. I’ve also called 3 times about the people upstairs where it regularly sounded like things were crashing and they were hitting the walls. By the time someone went by 3 hours later, they called back and said they didn’t hear anything. There should be no reason why my fan and walls are shaking by normal activity.
This also relates to quiet hours. I received a text stating that there would be strictly enforced quiet hours starting at 9PM from Jan 19^th to the 23^rd. What happened Monday night? A party until about 11:30PM. Then Wed it ended at 11PM. Fri night, some kid screaming in the courtyard at 4:30AM. There was also a time in December when the pool was closed until further notice and that really didn’t stop anyone. It is true it isn’t their fault a lot of inconsiderate immature spoiled brat kids live here, but if they say they are going to enforce a rule, they need to.
I suppose you get what you pay for, since the internet is exceedingly slow at random intervals. It really wasn’t that way when I moved in, so I’m not sure what happened. For a building that is supposedly for «students», this is a regular frustration when it comes to homework.
I also had issues with rent payment. I was told they would no longer do paper money orders and would only accept electronic money orders. I called my bank and they didn’t know what I was talking about. The office said I had to go to someone on a list like CheckSmart to get one. They would use the pin number I give them to do the electronic money order. I went there and the lady behind the counter had no idea what I was talking about. Of course, the office didn’t know what to say.
Now, there are some, but very few, redeeming qualities. First, the close proximity to campus makes it easy to ride my bike to class. Second, the apartment itself is fairly nice looking, mostly from the counter tops in the bathroom and kitchen and faux wood flooring. The biggest sell for me though was the amount of personal space relative to shared space. I’ve seen apartments in the area that had massive kitchens and living rooms, but rooms in which you could barely walk around the bed and just a slide door closet. Personally, I never spend time in the living room, so a good size room, a private bathroom and a walk in closet were very attractive to me. This is probably the best aspect about Regents.