Lark West Lafayette

"I am glad to be done living at Lark, West Lafayette. I would not recommend them to anybody for numerous reasons. Upon move-in the townhome I was to live in was disgusting. I mean disgusting. You would think that you would move into a clean place but that is not the case at Lark. I do not think managers exist at this place because they do not allow you to talk to them. I asked time and time again to speak with someone and they refused. The worst part of all are the move out inspections. This is a common problem as you may notice from other reviews. I wish I read them before moving here. They are completely unreasonable and will charge you for things that you did not do. And no, they will not listen to reason and they will we dismissive and rude about it. Cannot tell you guys enough to avoid this place. Also the pictures added are just a few examples of the move in conditions I dealt with. And no they did not have someone clean it even after I asked time and time again. Good riddance!!!"

"The maintenance team is amazing! Nothing but great experiences with all of them. Terry is super helpful and always willing to help. The apartments are large and comfortable and easy to make feel like home. I've lived here for 2 years and would recommend it to my friends looking for an affordable large place off campus. Some minor issues are electric can get a little high in my opinion (about $40-$50 a month per person). I live in a building with only one parking lot so parking fills up and sometimes I have to walk quite a bit in a dimly lit parking lot. I will say I've never felt unsafe walking to my building but its cold and dark so it does suck that there aren't enough spots for my building. I also think the front desk staff seem to be uninformed and aren't the most willing to help with problems as well. All in all though I would recommend Lark just for the maintenance team, price, and space alone."

"been here for 2 yrs, one of the last actually affordable places in the Purdue area. Unlike Granite no bugs, mold, unsafe balconies, etc. Utilities very affordable and rent is not in the thousands. Very useful bus routes, lived here an entire year without a car with no issue. 4/5 only because the long term construction next to my building gets dust everywhere, which is pretty much my only complaint."

"WOULD NOT RECOMMEND LIVING HERE! I lived there for 2 years and went through a lot, and Lark did not help with anything. The lighting is off and you only have one window, your bedroom window, which leaves you to get super depressed from the lack of natural sunlight and you can’t keep any plants alive. Maintenance and staff have keys to every apartment and door so if they want to come in, they’re coming in. Almost got walked in on with no clothes, despite me telling them not to come in. The pigeon problem is the worst and makes everything smell. I also had my car broken into and got no sympathy from the employees. There was one instance that their computer system didn’t process my rent payment but it didn’t update my account to let me know and I got a late charge. Fought like hell with front office about it and ended up having to pay the late fee. Says no smoking, but people still smoke there’s no one reinforcing that rule or handling it. Oftentimes gunshots heard during through the night because of a trailer park nearby. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND LIVING HERE. ONLY IF YOU’RE DESPERATE!"

"Lived here for 5 years and overall didn't hate my time here. Unfortunately, the cons outweighed the pros, hence my 2/5 stars. The first thing to note is, its far away from downtown and campus enough to feel pretty isolated. They do have buses that go to and from, but they are unreliable and only run certain hours and on certain days. You will need a vehicle. Secondly, they do not pay any attention to your roommate preferences. They just match you with whoever is convenient for them, whether or not they are compatible with you at all. Over my years here, I had a lot of roommate issues. To be fair, they did generally try to work with me a bit once I brought the issues to management, but there wasn't much they could do. The biggest reason for my low rating is the unexpected fees. They seem to just charge you however much they want for whatever they can come up with at any time. When I moved in, I paid a significant pet fee. Still during one of my quarterly inspections, they surprised me with a $1000 charge for the couches in the living room being scratched up. The damage to those very cheap, low quality couches did NOT add up to $1000 and I had already paid the pet fee, and deposit. My neighbor and his 2 roommates were charged $450 EACH when they found a spot on the carpet in their living room. Also your electric bill can add up really quickly. I paid anywhere from $50-$100 per month on top of rent, on top of the required rental insurance which was an extra $12 each month and the convenience fee for paying your bills on their app. All in all, when I moved in I was happy with the relatively low rent, but was bewildered through the years at the random added fees. All in all, its a pretty basic apartment complex. Its not perfect, but it works well for a temporary apartment for a year or two. Just beware of the extra fees."