I live at Normandy Village. Pretty decent, and great for pet owners. However, since I live by myself, it's too expensive for me, and I need to move. Keep in mind that the budget the school puts out assumes that you have a roommate.
But, yeah, Normandy is good. About 10 minute drive to school. Target and grocery stores and restaurants nearby. Mall down the street ~2 minutes. There's an outdoor pool and workout facility. The office takes UPS packages for you (on the 2nd attempt), which is convenient. Storage area in basement. BIG bedroom closet, not walk-in though. But I have a ton of clothes and shoes, and it's big enough for me.
🙂 Patio/balcony. Underground parking for extra. Included heat. Central air. I have the medium sized 1 bedroom, and it's pretty open and spacious. I pay $740/month plus $20 pet rent for my dog. I'm guessing rent is going up like $10 or $20 this year, but I don't know for sure.
I was on the waitlist, and happened to be in Milwaukee when I found out I got in. So a friend and I picked up a newspaper, drove around and called places and was able to look at some the next day. Didn't have an appointment scheduled when I came to Normandy and it worked out fine, although an appointment wouldn't hurt. This was in mid-July.
Many students live at the Reserve, some live at Serafino. I think Serafino is along the same lines as Normandy as far as price and quality. The Reserve is more. Newer building than Normandy, but no utilities included there, and I hear the walls are drafty. But still good apartments. Ashers can comment more on the Reserve. I have no idea about the Fountain apartments - don't know where they are.
Driving around the area, looking at signs posted at school, and the newspaper are good resources. Try
online classifieds. I found apartments.com didn't help much because it was really only the big complexes, and for Tosa, pretty much only lists what y'all have mentioned already.
Hope that helps!
