Apartment Reviews for Brooklawn Gardens - Wayne

I love the expansive courtyard. It's great for the kids to play completely away from the cars. The apartment is old. They have redone some apartments in the complex, but not ours. The paint job was done poorly and the aparment was not clean when we moved in. I still have chipping paint in the apartment after 3 years that has not been repaired. Otherwise, maintenance is very good and attentive, especially for emergency water and heating problems. Victoria is very professional in the rental office. Parking is a problem if arriving after 10:30 PM. The complex is very safe. There aren't paid security officers, but the apartments are built in a way that foster community/neighbors. Entryways are well lit. All doors, windows, and parking spaces are clearly visible and neighbors who are friendly with each other watch out for each other. The community is very diverse. Hard working blue collar immigrants mixed with white collar professionals. All countries and languages represented, with no racial or ethnic conflicts that I've observed. The young kids grow up together and seem to have a "culture" of their own, including tolerance. The apartments are noisy. Noisy doors, hardwood floors make the upstairs neighbors sound quite loud. At times can hear babies crying and people arguing. <P>