Station 250 Apartments

They do nothing to block sound. Noise bleeding is awful. If you cant sleep, youre screwed as they do nothing about it. Find somewhere much better.

I haven’t been able to advance past the «questionnaire» portion!!! I inquired about this place through Avalon Communities website on July 7, 2015, received a response, via email, back from a contact (Lisa) onsite on July 8, 2015. Corresponded back and forth a bit getting more information. She then emailed me a questionnaire, which I immediately filled out and emailed right back to her. I didn’t receive a response right back acknowledging that she had received it, so I assumed maybe she got busy and had not checked yet. I emailed her the following day to follow up and she responded saying she had not received it, so I emailed it immediately again. She said she would forward it to someone else. I continued on with my life assuming I was on their waiting list and I was all set. I then decided to email Lisa again on July 15, 2015 and received a response from a Kyra saying that she didn’t see my application! I was a little frustrated, but not so much. I sent it AGAIN, but this time to Kyra. I actually forwarded the original message that I emailed to Lisa, so that she could see when I initially sent it and place me on the waitlist from that date. Once again, I continued on with my busy life and about August 30, 2015, when I finally had some free time I decided to go through my emails and follow up with folks. I noticed, wow, I haven’t heard from Station 250! Not an email, phone call or USPS mail. I emailed Kyra once AGAIN. I told her I wanted to follow up from July 15 and 8, which was over a month ago! She said she never received anything! Now, I’m extremely frustrated and upset! I keep calm and go with the flow. Email it AGAIN, confirm the email addresses (Kyra’s and Station 250’s). I finally call and speak with her on September 1, 2015, and confirm over the phone. Ask her if it’s possible it is going into a SPAM folder, she tells me she doesn’t have a SPAM folder! Everyone has a SPAM or JUNK folder or something similar to it! Where does your «junk» mail or unrecognizable mail go then??? I never received any messages back saying that my email was not or could not be delivered because the email address was wrong! Plus I confirmed it with her, so whose fault is this??? At this point had I’d known emailing was going to be an issue I would have just USPS mailed it (I didn’t do before because I figured it would have taken too long or gotten lost). Kyra says I can fax it to her, so I do that. I just called this morning on September 2, 2015 to see if she received my fax (no answer left a voicemail). I will be calling back right now again. Just called and Lisa answered and said she has received my fax! Seeing that this was a problem for over a month, you would think that someone would be courteous enough to give me a call just to say we received your fax! Sooooo over this place! I’m starting to think that there is a deeper issue here… I want to launch an investigation because maybe you do not want any more folks who are looking to move in under your Affordable Housing Program living there!!! Or is it something else???

The property is in a great location for commuting and it is very close to Legacy Place. Station 250 allows federal subsidized housing (section 8). However, the customer service here is terrible. The amenities are drastically unattended and often out of service. When I brought issues to management’s attention, I would get a quick response stating that the matter would be taken care of. Unfortunately, no corrective measures were taken. After 10 or so complaints about the building services, I asked if my fiancé and I could break the lease term given that Avalon didn’t keep up their end of the bargain. The property manager responded by stating that she believed the reason we wanted to leave was because she thought we wanted to buy a property, and that she couldn’t allow us to break our lease for that reason. This response made us very upset. Not only did this property manager blame the tenants for wanting to leave the property, she lied to justify it. The truth is that I have owned other property for some time and don’t plan on buying anything soon. My fiancé and I are looking into other options for housing because we believe with Station 250 we are not getting what we pay for. When I asked whether I should speak to the corporate office about the issues, the Property Manager instructed me that I could complain to her corporate offices, but that it would be futile because they direct everything to her anyway. :O… Compared to other Avalon properties, this place is poorly run.

I am sorry the previous reviewer had a bad experience here. I’ve been here two months and am very happy with the whole facility. The size of the apartment is what it is when you preview it. To me they are spacious. In my one bedroom I have a huge bathroom with double sinks a shower and a soaking tub. The washer and dryer are full size and the kitchen fit out is high quality in my opinion.
As to noise, no dog adjoining me on any of the four adjoining apartments that I can tell. And I would almost swear there is no one living next to me. I rarely hear anything from the neighbors. That was one of my concerns about moving into an apartment from a house but it has not been an issue.
An added bonus is that since I moved in I have not turned the heat on. And my apartment is above 70 degrees all the time. Neighbors must be heating the walls or something.
The parking is a wait in line situation. One just opened up for me after 2 months waiting.
I’m paying $ 2k for a one bedroom. Not cheap by any means, and especially Dedham. However, looking at the alternatives it is still hard to beat that. I walk to the train to get to work and walk to all the shops and restaurants at Legacy Place.
And they take pets. I love animals but some dog owners don’t scoop their poop for reasons that are beyond me. Management say they will evict a tenant caught doing that. Go figure.
Hope this perspective helps somebody!

Yes, they look nice on the outside and there is a pool, gym, and parking garage… But it is not worth the extra money to live here! We have been here for a yet and the management has changed from Archstone to Avalon Bay. Since changing management they have raised our rent by almost $ 400. Now they want you to pay $ 2900 for a two bedroom! Is it really worth the money to live way the hell out in Dedham and pay more than you would in JP, which is closer to Boston? Noooo! We moved out here so we could get more for our money. There are no utilities included, and you have to pay extra for parking, pets, storage.
What do you get for the extra money? You get to hear your neighbors walk around above you… And you get absolutely no notice when there is going to be construction or noise going on inside. Also, good luck getting an assigned parking space inside the parking garage… Even though there appears to be ample covered parking… You get to wait a whole year or longer to have your spot moved from the roof to a covered spot!
Don’t let the square footage fool you. Half of the apartment size is in the closets, not the living space. The kitchens are tiny and you get a half decent washer and dryer.
Good luck sleeping if you have a neighbor below you with a dog that barks! Looking forward to moving out and saving some money after putting up with this «luxury» apartment for a year!