Apartment Review for Cedars-94 - Minneapolis, MN

My husband and I lived there when he was doing his post grad up until I was pregnant with our second baby. We had a one bedroom apartment facing I-94. As with all apartments that we have rented I'm never totally satisfied when we first rent it, but as we moved everything in and I got settled, I loved the apartment. I understand when others talked about safety. It certainly doesn't look like the safest area of town, but when we go out at night we do see many young students around the area. Usually the front of the building at the pizza place or across the street where the coffee shop is. We've never had any problems when we go out at night, whether it is coming home from the train station from a late flight or walking over to a nearby restaurant to grab a bite. When I was pregnant with our first baby, sometimes I'd feel nauseous at night and my husband would suggest walking across the I 94 pedway overpass to the other side where Augsburg College was to fly a kite or even just for a late night stroll. We loved the parking stalls that we were given. We had one car to start with and once we had our first baby, we got a second car with an extra parking stall. The second stall was right behind the first stall that we already had. It was right across from the elevator and our apartment was also right around the corner from the elevator. My husband and I did have a couple of bikes that did get stolen in the garage, and my husbands car did get scratched and a bit dented by someone that parked in the stall next to him that was not even supp'd to park there. Overall I still loved the parking. The appearance of the apartment was average, but was much better than the place we were at prior to that. I loved the office staff. They were very accomodating and always tried to help with anything that they could. Out of all the office staff that we have dealt with, they have been the best. We didn't have any maintenance issues either. They were quick to help us if we had any problems and also offered advise when we had questions or concerns. The condition of the unit was average, but with never having a garberator before, I loved it. ;) Our unit was on the third floor and facing I 94. At first it was a little noisy, but I soon got used to it and I did like having the view versus facing the inside where you only get to look at the oppossing apartment windows. It would have been too quiet for me. Overall we loved the apartment. It was very central. We didn't have to drive far to get anywhere and if we were leaving town, it was close enough to the train station that we would walk there and take it to the airport versus having to fight rush hour traffic and also having to pay for parking at the airport which would cost an arm and a leg. My husband also hates commuting and this place got him to work in less than 15 minutes. We eventually moved to Roseville as we needed more room for the arrival of the second baby, and Cedars 94 does not have 3 bedrooms. Like I said before, I eventually got used to the next apartment and now the apartment that we are in after that, but I still highly recommend this apartment. Still miss everything there especially the friendly office staff.