Severance Corners Village Center

My wife and I love Severance Corners! So happy to have found a modern, very clean, and very well-​maintained apartment at a reasonable price. The leasing paperwork was simple and straightforward to complete, and the response from owner/​management was and has *always* been quite prompt. Jessica and Annie have always proven to be straightforward with us (this is our second living arrangement with Severance Corners, as we moved from a 1-​bedroom to a 2-​bedroom and 2-​bath suite just down the hall on the 1^st floor).
Maintenance is *very* prompt and thorough. Gary is responsible for all maintenance, and he has a couple of individuals (one who lives on-​site) helping with the various, small jobs which naturally crop up.
Snow removal is never a problem. I’m tickled that I don’t have to shovel, anymore! Lawn maintenance is top-​rate, and the flowers and shrubbery? Oh, my! *SO* very beautiful!
We live in the Red building (220 Perimeter Drive) facing the woods, and the building is currently undergoing new construction as multiple suites and apartments are being added. We live RIGHT NEXT to the construction (unit #101), and we are not bothered by the necessary, daytime noise, one bit. It’s amazing to us how quickly the workers accomplish various jobs to complete the building, inside and out. Jim Sullivan and several others *aways* took the time to acknowledge my «Good Mornings» with a smile and a wave, as well as brief statements before continuing their work.
All units come with washer/​dryer, gas stove, gas heating unit, central air for air conditioning, their own breaker box, as well as carpeting in the living and bedrooms. LOTS of cabinets in the kitchen and bathroom (s), as well as a supply closet (linen closet) in each bathroom or just off the bathroom. Yes, a dishwasher is provided, as well. This is the *perfect* spot for a young couple family saving for a new home, and, frankly, if we were younger we would seriously think about ownership of one of the nearby townhouses.
This «modern day gold town» (my terminology akin to the old western towns which sprung up as population centers moved for more and more employment opportunities) already enjoys a restaurant and local, adult watering hole. If you enjoy dancing, then this is perfect for you as a dance studio has well established roots, here. Next door to the dance studio is a hair-​dressing shop with which my wife enjoys. Several other businesses include a daycare for your children staffed by the very best the area has to offer, a newspaper, a couple of lawyers and real estate offices, as well as an opportunity to open one of your own!
An on-​site, recreation field (or Green) allows one to sunbathe or throw the frisbee around, play toss-​and-​catch, wiffleball, soccer, football, a basketball court, and a *separate* children’s playground for those under the age of 10 – 12 years.
Lastly, there are two hospitals located just minutes away, as well as hundreds of support staff for doctor’s appointments to treat any health ailment, all forms of dentistry, and the whatnot. Costcos, Rite Aid, and another huge grocery store is just 2-​miles away, as is the local bowling alley with a side-​business of Lazer-​tag! Mallets Bay, the Colchester Municipal Offices and the local schools (elementary and high school) are only 2 – 3 miles away.
As I said, we love it, here!
Tom & Linda Boyce
Unit #101

Pro:
Beautiful complex, close to a bar/​restaurant with weekly specials. The apartment is reasonably close to Shaws grocery store, a Costco, a CVS (all within 6 minute driving distance). It is 5 minutes away from mallets bay park, 15 minutes from the Cosway. Gary is the most amazing person who works there, he is wonderful at fixing things for the apartments. He is friendly, quick, and polite.
Con:
The walls are very thin in these apartments, so you can pretty much hear beyond all 6 walls of your apartment. Roommate’s daily activity, upstairs, downstairs, and sometimes even the neighbors from across the hallway. For the past 2 years, a neighbor has been notorious for playing music with surround sound speaker at middle of night (12 am to 3 am or 5 am), which was reported to the office many times by residents (more than 10 times). The landlord only sent email to them as warnings, and no action were ever taken. Those loud people are still living in the apartment.
The landlord do not take responsibility of anything, they lie about room opening as well, charge large amount of fee as deposit. The landlord did not take any action for the people who ignore the quiet hour rule of 8 am — 10 pm, yet they took some action for the parking spaces. Those who visit are required to park behind a green building, otherwise get towed (which no one would known where unless they are directed). Those actions were only taken during the day. a few nights, I came home from work at 9:10 pm to find all parking spaces occupied, and I personally found 9 cars did not have the apartment sticker, they are not being towed, causing great trouble for those who work late into the night.
In the winter, the snow truck gets to work at 5 am, the loud noises wake me up every single snow day. Image someone with depression not getting enough sleep… Yet the landlord says they do not have the authority to do anything about any of these.
Another concern that happened recently is the construction site near the red building. The construction used to start at around 6 am, with loud sound that would vibrate my entire room. I don’t even live in the red building. It must have been throwing those people off beds for those in the red building!
The residents were told to drive inconveniently around the site. So far, a lot of the residents I have met up reported spotting nails in their tire, and having to get them fixed for more than $ 30 some dollars. I also had my tire pressure light gone off, and I found multiple nails on my tires. One of the nail was at the inner side of the tire, which cannot be fixed for minimum amount of money, so I had to buy a new tire. The landlord responded that it is not in the agreement, so they will not take any responsibility, or pay for any of the costs.
In the newest contract (2015), the landlord NO VISITOR is allowed overnight, and NO PETS allowed in the blue building (that includes fish).
The housing for these apartments is not cheap, so if you decide to live here, please be aware of all the potential abuse people throw at you. I am from out of the state, and thanks to Severance corner, I now have a very negative view of Vermont in general.
Edited 8÷24÷2015
I just saw the review by Tom B. on 8÷18÷2015. It’s absolutely ridiculous. My friends who lived there for 2 years in the red building unit #101 just moved out in May 2015, the construction bothering them so much, they had to live temporally in the blue building. So this «Tom» is obviously lying. Now it could be that they moved in after May of 2015, however, they mentioned «Snow removal is never a problem. I’m tickled that I don’t have to shovel, anymore!» Unless it snows in the summer between May and August (which no, it never snowed during that time this year), they could not have known any information about snow removal. So the review is based on lies, and likely an advertisement typed up by one of the landlords. This is how low they would go to bring in customers.