Hawthorne At The Parkway

I have been a resident for almost 2 years. For the location, amenities, unit sizes and service, the pricing is definitely considered a value....

I have been a resident for almost 2 years. For the location, amenities, unit sizes and service, the pricing is definitely considered a value. Close to US 1, shopping and dining, around 5 mins to downtown Cary and just about 15 minutes to downtown Raleigh. The unit sizes are fair with semi-open floor plans between kitchen and dining room, decent size bedrooms, and the large decks being a great bonus! The only minor negative is the lack of kitchen counter space, but its manageable. The staff in the office are fabulous and do go above and beyond their leasing agent roles to maintain/add to the property and program many (well-received) community activities. As is usually expected in an apartment community, the noise levels from adjoining units can definitely be something to get used to, but it has rarely been anything excessive. As other reviewers have mentioned, the community is right off the Cary Parkway, which can be a little loud when trying to sleep, but it's nothing a White Noise Machine can't fix (Amazon - $50, you'll thank me later :) ). The property has a playground, outdoor lounge areas with grills, fire pit, tennis courts, a pool, community garden, club house (with a large commercial coffee maker), gym with a studio and 2 dog parks - a very pet-friendly community. Overall, a great place to live if you're looking to rent for short or long term, and community amenities and easy highway access is important to you.

Sorry but there are MUCH better places to live for over $1300. Roaches were THE WORST - all kinds of roaches I didn't know...

Sorry but there are MUCH better places to live for over $1300. Roaches were THE WORST - all kinds of roaches I didn't know existed before living here: German, American, big NASTY tree roaches too. Got to where we were seeing at least one roach a day, and all the apartment would ever do is come and "spray" upon request. Don't be fooled that they're spraying the outside unless YOU ASK either, and you better tell them EXACTLY where to spray inside or they won't do it (especially if you're not home during a workday). The roach problems plus at least 6 times we had water damage from other unit malfunctions and our own - TERRIBLE CONDITION of equipment like water heaters and a/c units FOR OVER 1300 A MONTH. The office staff is nice, but the maintenance crew is lazy and sluggish and take NO RESPONSIBILITY for problems they cause or could prevent.

Came home to find our apartment flooded for the 5th or 6th time from upstairs neighbors.Reason they did not notice...they were high as a...

Came home to find our apartment flooded for the 5th or 6th time from upstairs neighbors.Reason they did not notice...they were high as a kite!!! Took an hour for maintenance to come and "check it out" Couch is soaked, wall and ceiling in kitchen ruined, couch and drapes in living room are drenched. Me and my husband have had to move 3 times here due to flooding and there is no compensation. Contacted manager who is our neighbor as well and only offered to pay for half of the cleaning cost for the couch....NOTHING ELSE. We will be filing a formal complaint and more. Me and my husband were very excited to live here at first but something always happens every month. On top of everything the apartment smells like mold and We have a 1 year old and another on the way and nothing is being done about it. VERY UPSET.

Thin walls. Most units are right next to the freeway, so you can hear the cars going by at all hours. If you're on...

Thin walls. Most units are right next to the freeway, so you can hear the cars going by at all hours. If you're on anything but the third floor, be prepared to hear your neighbor's footsteps loud and clear. I don't know what sort of cheap wood and insulation they use for the ceilings/floors, but it manages to amplify their every foot step to the point where you'd swear they're deliberately stomping. Unit came with a bunch of damage and non-functional appliance that we had to put in maintenance requests for. Nice amenities, but at this price put you should expect much better build quality. Management didn't care. Their solution was to pay more money and get on a waiting list for a more expensive unit that would *maybe* be less noisy. Despite being one of the more expensive units I've lived in it's also been by far the noisiest.

I've lived in three different apartments/community and Hawthorne was the best one. Especially the customer service was to notch and the maintenance was very...

I've lived in three different apartments/community and Hawthorne was the best one. Especially the customer service was to notch and the maintenance was very helpful. Its a perfect team in the leasing office who takes care of all the customers. I've been out from Hawthorne from May 2016 but i'll be moving back there by next year.

Staff is very friendly, the location is great. Property has a nice pool for the summer. I had a couple of things that just...

Staff is very friendly, the location is great. Property has a nice pool for the summer. I had a couple of things that just weren't as expected when I moved in, but the staff did take care things to make the needed changes. I also like that this is a quiet neighborhood with either families or working professionals.