Colony Square Apts

Colony Square is a fairly decent place to reside. I lived there for two years during college at OSU — it was fairly cheap for the apartment when shared — ended up being about 325/​person. There is a pool in the front that was well-​kept when I was there, however, I can’t vouch for the current state with the current management.
Jim Spiegel was the manager when I was there — and he did an excellent job at keeping the residency clean/​maintained and fun. The noise at the apartment was not too bad — however, the walls are thin so if you live next to someone who plays loud music — it might be a miserable experience. However, management should be able to handle that concern.
The area is extremely diverse, a mosque down the street and an opportunity to intermingle with Chinese, Korean, etc.
Overall — I think it is A-​OK, but nothing more/​nothing less. Parking was free and abundant when I lived there, which was a big perk (I don’t know if they changed that policy).
The maintenance man (Jason) did an excellent job if he’s still there. I never had an issue with theft personally — can’t attest to others.

pros:
— cheap
— good location for price
— pool (in the summer)
— grills provided
— warm in the winter
— sufficient space
— kroger is close
cons:
— sweltering hot in the summer (no central ac)
— carpet was filthy, wanted us to pay more to replace
and lastly
— the pool from september — may. management didn’t drain the pool during the entire fall and winter, which now means during april, we’re looking out at essentially a lake that is full of algae, trash, and leaves. i would’ve given this place a ⁴⁄₅ if it weren’t for this last issue.