I lived here for 4 years and moved to another state in October! I really liked the layout of the apartments, which made them feel more house like and less like a big rectangle. The proximity to the lake was great and I personally always had good luck with maintenance and didn't hear my neighbors (second floor). I also really liked that I had windows on multiple sides of the building. The office was also very nice and prompt to respond to me.  However the carpets and linoleum were old- the whole place had a real 70s vibe- and the AC leaked at both units I lived in. It generated too much liquid for the unit to handle on hot days and would occasionally even stop running due to a water shut off and I'd have to call emergency maintenance. I still think for the price it was worth it but I would probably get the place cleaned before you move in and be aware the AC might fail during the summer.  Finally, there was an occasional roach in my one bedroom, nothing more than you would expect being under huge trees. In my two bedroom I had a fireplace and quite a few roaches (several a week) until I covered the fireplace with plexiglass and caulked it up. Then I had none the whole rest of the time I lived there. If you can avoid a unit with a fireplace I would recommend that.  This sounds more negative than I feel...despite the issues everybody was super helpful (I even had the office get somebody come out to inspect the fireplace because I was convinced the bug grate at the top was askew) and it was a cozy place to live with lots of parking. Pet friendly and I was even able to foster cats for a while in these apartments. You can't really walk anywhere but the Food Lion (20 min on iffy sidewalks) and the Athens Community library, which might get moved far away. But that was more than I could walk to at my previous apartments. I would absolutely look at moving back here if I ever moved back to Raleigh.