5225 Maple Ave Apartments

We have really enjoyed living in the community at 5225 Maple Ave Apartments. The CARES team is amazing and does an excellent job of helping bond the residents with fun activities and thoughtful gestures. The apartment is wonderful, spacious and modern. It is a good value, has lot of closets and cabinets, and a laundry room. Our neighbors are great. There tends to be a lot of medical interns or nurses due to its closeness to the hospitals. The neighborhood is an excellent location in proximity to fun activities and work, and the Medical District is transitioning into the place to be. Minor negatives: With a grocery across the street, there is a lot of debris around the outside that blows into the complex all the time. The cleaning products used in the public areas of the building don’t smell clean — more like motor oil.

As I am writing this review, my a/​c is out of service. This is the second time in 2015 that my air conditioning has not been working.
I have lived here since 2013 and I have to say the only reason I stayed was out of convenience. The staff is very unaware of what is happening on the property. The gates almost never work. There are always people allowing their animals to urinate in the areas where people walk through to enter the actual gates.
There have been several times where I have had to walk around the building because the gate I normally use simply would not open… Try doing that with about 30 pounds of groceries in your arms.
I live in the back of the building and there have been times where I would have to walk all the way to the front just to let guests in which I think defeats the purpose of even having anyone dial things on a keypad. Just goes to show how often things function here. You can often see gates being held open by ropes and hinges of gates laying on the ground. My faucet was actually broken until just a few months ago on the maintenance man’s 5^th visit and I’ve been here since 2013…
In closing I also think the staff is very unprofessional. The leasing agent is basically an airhead and can’t help you with your questions if you have any. Also if you have a problem or a concern or if you’re bringing things to their attention often enough, they will gossip about you and say that you’re a problem. overall, dish out the extra couple hundred dollars for units with washers and dryers, functioning gates, and overall better finishes. The area is nice and there are definitely better, newer options that will save you time and medication for your headaches.
And if you’re curious, the lease will not be renewed.

Don’t move here. This place is a joke. I’ve had a ton of friends who’ve lived here, and they all are moved out within a year. It’s run down and extremely over priced for what it is. The hallways always smell like cigarettes, dog urine, or are just complete filth. Not to mention the homeless people who constantly wander around the complex.
What I find funny is all these good reviews on here, which are more than likely ⁹⁄₁₀ fake. Let’s remember it isn’t hard to post a review. Anyone can do it. including friends/​family of employees. Take my word for it, or you can look for yourself. But don’t let the one beautifully staged apt fool you, bc I can assure you it’s the only one with all those finishes.
Good luck everybody! Also, If you’re looking into moving into this area, look into the southwestern down the street, or alta maple station. Both have incredible finishes on the inside and out. (They don’t skimp like 5225 maple does)
****Also, gates are never EVER secured. There’s actually a back residential gate currently in the back. with a piece of cardboard covering the fob panel that says «OPEN» …REAL SECURE AND SAFE HUH?!

My roommate and I lived here for about a year and a half. I had a great experience with my apartment! The 2 bedroom apartment we had was a great size. The bathrooms were enormous and had kind of an industrial feel to them, which I loved (and miss tremendously). The kitchen was large and very open.
The location is so so so so great. It’s close enough to uptown without paying uptown rent prices!!! It’s just past the shady part of maple ave, too. It’s easy to get to and close to the major roads, which is really convenient. The super mercado across the street was a real plus! It was easy to pop over if I was cooking and forgot an ingredient while grocery shopping.
The management left something to be desired, and the gym equipment functionality was hit or miss. The pool is really nice, though!
The real downsides to living here are the really loud planes coming in and out of the nearby love field airport. I mean… Really loud. Also, the gates were really hard to get guests in and out of.
Anyway, I’m glad I lived there! I recommend it to anyone moving to Dallas!

My roommate and I love living here, in fact we just renewed our lease. It is hard — really hard — to get as much sq. footage as we have for what we pay this close to downtown. We have around 1,100 sq. feet and pay an incredibly reasonable price!
I love that there are not a lot of apartments in the complex. It makes for a really relaxed and friendly environment. We face the street with magnificent French doors that open to Maple. High ceilings and spacious bedrooms make our apartment complete.
The staff, from management to facilities are all incredibly friendly. Christina in the office is my favorite. Always smiling and eager to help! her!
If you are looking for a great space that is close to downtown, Cedar Springs and Uptown, check out what 5225 has to offer.

Unfortunately never even got the pleasure of living here. The customer service and sheer behavior of the office employees made quite sure of that!
I applied for a 1 bedroom apartment online, and paid right away with my debit card. I was then emailed back by Christina, stating the unit I had applied for was meant for students only. This wasn’t mentioned anywhere in the site, or in the application I completed. But she said that she could either find me a unit that matched my needs or offer a refund. I chose the refund, as there were other equally as great apartments for a fraction of the prices 5225 Maple was offering. She then told me that I would receive a check in the amount of my payment within 2 weeks. It was unfortunate that I couldn’t get an immediate refund, but I agreed to wait.
2 weeks went by, nothing. I called and got nowhere. Then I was told that I would receive the check within 30 days, which was supposedly their «policy.» 30 days went by, nothing. I called and was told that the check hadn’t even been mailed out! Seriously fed up at this point, as it has been about 46 days, and I have yet to receive my money.
Yesterday I was promised by a manager of the property that I would receive the check Certified Mail, as I had originally requested them to do (but they refused). Let’s hope they honor their word today. If office associates represent themselves in such a rude and inefficient way to potential renters, in no way would I ever want to live here, or would suggest anyone else to.

I lived in a 2 bedroom for a year and a half, and I just signed a new year lease on a 1 bedroom. I guess that kind of tipped my hand?
At 5225 maple, there are some things that require ‘getting used to’. The area is on the rough side, so if you love taking long walks in the evenings, this probably isn’t the location for you, you probably want to be deeper in uptown.
The grounds; Nice and well maintained. There is little vegetation outside of the central area, but I see that as a plus. I lived in an apartment that was OVERGROWN and beautiful with ivy and tons of trees and bushes, but the bugs and tree roaches were EVERYWHERE. With lots of vegetation and old construction, it’s almost impossible to keep the pests (bugs rats) out. This is on the newer side of construction. Lots of asphalt, but an aesthetically pleasing internal guest area. The amenities are a bit lacking. I don’t grill much, and the swimming pool is small and often crowded. The exercise room is just right for me, open ²⁴⁄₇ and lots of up to date equipment. The security is top notch. The only way for an unwanted guest to get in is to sneak behind someone using a gate remote, but that’s something that can’t be avoided. Someone mentioned homeless people, and I have to disagree. I’ve lived here almost 2 years, and except for the occasional bums walking by the building, I’ve seen like 1 or 2 that quickly got shoo-​ed away.
Everytime I have a run in with the staff, it brightens my day. They are always extremely helpful and will work with you on a solution and be lenient if there are issues. I had a hasty move-​out and they went above and beyond to help me and make sure I had a good fit in my new place. The only thing I like more than the staff are all of the tenants I’ve met. They’re always professional, clean, considerate, and very friendly. I’ve never had consistent noise problems (except some occasional lengthy love-​making sessions from my upstairs neighbors, and I’m not one to spoil a good time) and you really do get used to the sound of the planes. After a couple weeks, you won’t even notice them. One night I had my window open and one came close and scared me half to death, and I realized that the windows and walls were great insulators to keep out excess noise. Sweet.
To the woman complaining about the sponsored events (there’s a nice couple that organizes brunches, card games, game nights, marshmallow roasts, just to name a few) I say then either don’t go, or just pop in and get your free food. I would like to personally apologize that you are a huge sourpuss. :P
The rent is on the average to slightly above average in terms of price range for the area, but there really isn’t much else out there that’s habitable for me. I looked around and either they’re cheaper but run down or WAAAY too expensive with actually less sq. ft. (SOUTHWESTERN) I find 5225 to be the right fit for me.
PROS:
–Awesome staff and friendly tenants
–Decent price/​sqft
–Great location
–EXTREMELY attentive maintenance staff.
CONS:
–I forgot to mention, but AT&T bought out the apt, so if you want net/​tv/​phone, you HAVE to go through them. AT&T sucks, but not as bad as time warner.
–mediocre amenities
–SOME persistent noise (street traffic, planes, trains, but this comes with the area and I personally don’t notice it anymore)
–I have heard SOME gripes from pet owners, but some have no complaints. I don’t have a pet and I don’t know what issues are being had, but there may be some out there.

I lived in this apartment complex since April 2012, so about six months as of when I write this review. Let’s get a few things out of the way based on some of the other reviews I have read (not just on Unilocal). Then you can decide if you want to keep on reading.
I’m not sure what homeless people that other people have spoken about. I’ve never noticed anyone on the property that didn’t belong, so to speak. And walk my dogs off property on Maple and have yet to have an issue either. Perhaps things have changed since earlier reviews were written.
It’s an apartment. There will be noise from neighbors. If you actually pay attention and look at your paperwork, it clearly states what is acceptable neighbor/​community behavior and what is not. If you complain, they will do something. If you do not complain and take action, don’t slam the complex for your laziness.
That said, my roomie and I experienced quite a few challenges adjusting to life on a ground floor apartment thanks to some less than desirable neighbors. We talked multiple times with the staff and eventually the problems were rectified. My roomie even had a meeting with the upstairs neighbors mediated by the office staff to get everyone on the same page. So if you actually talk to the office staff, they do help.
We’ve only had to request maintenance a couple of times for some issues. They are extremely quick to respond, fixed everything right away and in the most recent instance, proactively brought a new air filter because the maintenance guy (can’t recall his name, but he has a great dog named Woody) remembered we hadn’t requested a filter in a while.
Of course, I would chalk this up to a couple of key things. When either of us run into someone from the office or maintenance staff, we actually say hi and ask how they’re doing… in my case, I usually see them while walking my dogs. So instead of just having a sense of entitlement and think that out of the hundreds of people that live here they will remember us, we’ve actually made it a point to be cordial to them. And guess what, they remember us and are quite nice to both of us.
For the apartments, I wouldn’t say that they are the greatest and newest because they aren’t, but for their age, they are pretty nice. We’re in a ground floor unit that is a loft style, so we have some slightly different amenities like concrete floors unlike the upper level units. We looked at those and admittedly, they are kind of boring.
The grounds of the complex are okay, nothing to write home about. My only real complaint is the dog «exercise» area. It is extremely small and the fencing/​guardrail (not sure what to call it) is not secure enough for my two dogs, so I can’t ever let them off leash outside at home. So, we go to some of the city-​run dog parks around town.
Noise. Number one rule… we’re in the city, it’s not going to be quiet. You can faintly hear planes going to Love Field, it’s located by an elevated portion of the DART rail and directly off a busy portion of Maple Avenue. None of these noises bother me because I’m accustomed to city living. If you need peace and quiet all the time, this is definitely not your place.
If you need something decently priced in the city, near Oak Lawn/​Uptown/​Love Field/​Medical District/​Highland Park, it is great. Close proximity to all locations, easy to get to Central/​Tollway and 35.

I’ve lived here for about 6 months, and about halfway through a 12 month lease. It’s not a bad place if you can get a good apartment. They have several options to choose from, various layouts, various designs. I’ll lay out some good and bad for you to help you out.
The good:
Great security, fast maintenance, nice courtyard area and outdoor space, decent workout room, good neighbors. It’s cheap for the area… around $ 1100 for a 2 bedroom, $ 900 or so for a one bedroom, covered parking is $ 80/​month. So not bad for the area it’s in. Also it’s a convenient drive to Deep Ellum, downtown, arts district, cedar springs, etc.
The bad:
Plane noise, Train noise (get an apartment on the side opposite of the train tracks), homeless people hanging out, front office doesn’t stop door-​door advertising. The management really isn’t great. They generally don’t care about much, but the maintenance guys are pretty nice.

Don’t let the looks fool you. Plumbing smelled like sewage when i first got here. Walls are thin, can hear everything. Too many parties, squeaky beds, techno music, can even hear man beating his wife upstairs. Dog owners dont pick up the poop. Laundry room doesnt work.

My ten month lease ended this past weekend and now I think I can give an honest review.
When I knew I was going to move to Dallas I flew down and checked out a few complexes, including 5225, Inwood on the Park, and City Ville. These places are all pretty similar and their prices look really good until you call. 5225 listed my unit between approximately $ 650 and $ 780/​month yet I paid $ 840/​month, which included a discount. Since I was living in Connecticut and was traveling for most of the summer I didn’t have time to make multiple trips to Dallas and hunt for apartments, of course it’s not easy when you aren’t familiar with the city and I didn’t even know what I wanted in an apartment other than a location close to school.
5225 offers various sized apartments, from studios to two bedrooms, with varied floor plans for each. Briefly, all the apartments have modern/​clean appliances, large bathroom (s), washer/​dryer hookups, and big walk in closets. Good features include: decent pool (no hot tub), laundry room, small work out area, optional covered parking ($ 50/​month), gated entry.
The not so good: airplane noise from Love Field… they literally fly right over the building. Some people have told me after a few years they didn’t even notice the planes, but for the 10 months I lived there I always heard them. Most times it wasn’t a huge distraction and just meant I had to turn up the TV when they were flying over. A frequent occurrence was an old propeller plane that flew in and out of Love which was so noisy it set off car alarms in the parking lot– it was really noisy.
The management never impressed me very much, they were friendly but were often ineffectual.
The really bad: horrible neighborhood with lots of homeless. Within spitting distance of my apartment was a DART rail– homeless people lived under the track in an empty lot. To give you idea of how close I was– when my windows were open I could hear their conversations (I’ve heard some crazy stuff). I saw them ever day I lived there and on one sunny Sunday afternoon saw two of them having sex, it was really nasty. Besides that, seeing homeless people out your window every day gets really depressing.
All in all, It was a fine 1^st apartment and I would recommend it to people who have never lived in Dallas but I wouldn’t want to live here again.