Regency Park Apartments

We have been living at Regency Park for over 4 years. This is a pretty decent apartment complex overall. The apartments themselves are large and cheap (except they have raised rates significantly recently) and centrally located. They are close to shopping, 395, midtown, and Virginia Lake Park. Residents only pay for electricity and cable, all other utilities are included. Maintenance has always been pretty good and they try to take care of maintenance requests quickly. The complex is gated with a grassy courtyard, picnic table, and grill, and they allow pets (no breed restrictions). We have been through three different managers over the last several years, and the current manager, Trevor, is doing a good job. The residents are a mix of low to middle class folks; there are several elderly residents and a few families with kids. I have found all the residents to be generally very friendly and people mostly keep to themselves.
Now for some of the issues… 1) PARKING. The parking lot is ridiculously small and cramped. Tenants are only allowed one spot per apartment (possibly two for the larger apartments) and there is NO visitor parking. So if you have more than one vehicle, plan on parking on the street. 2) The neighborhood is pretty ghetto. Regency park is adjacent to Robinhood street which has a very high crime rate. There are several apartment complexes in the vicinity that at are super rundown and several business in close proximity that have been robbed at gunpoint. Particularly, the complex immediately to the east of Regency is just awful. There is a playground that is sandwiched between the two complexes and loud kids are screaming, playing basketball, and banging poles (yes, hitting metal poles with sticks) for hours on end. There is also an ice cream truck that is ALWAYS parked there, blasting ridiculously terrible tunes. I am pretty sure it is a front for a drug-​deal, because the truck is literally there for hours during all seasons (I mean, who wants ice cream when it’s 20 degrees out?!). It is also close to the Peppermill (good and bad). However, walk a little further north on Lakeside Dr. and there are 500k homes along Virginia Lake. The proximity to Virginia Lake is a huge plus, it is great park to walk your dogs and jog around. 3) The cleanliness of the apartment complex has really gone down in the last year. The common areas used to be cleaned regularly, now it is not uncommon to find trash littered around the foyer. I rarely see anyone cleaning anymore; when we first moved in, there was a cleaning person every single day. Also, residents do not clean up after their dogs. Ever. There is dog crap everywhere!
Overall, it is a pretty good place if you are looking for something cheap (ish) and centrally located. They have raised the rental rates significantly recently, and I do not think the apartments are worth the current asking price. However, I understand they need to stay competitive.

I have lived at these apartments for three and a half years. The only reason I’m moving is because I purchased a house.
Regency Park is centrally located, especially if you work at Peppermill or Atlantis. It’s close to Virginia Lake and shopping. The complex has a wide variety of floorplans, from a studio to large two story townhomes. The manager, Amanda, is very nice and it’s been a pleasure to living in the complex she takes care of. I just found out that they were on
so I wanted to give a good review to a place that gave me a good home.