AMLI McGinnis Ferry (Macon, Marietta, Suwanee: apartment complex, appliances, schools)

[TechieT]

Anyone live here. I'm moving from Macon GA and was looking at these apts. Also, anyone know of the best way to drive from Suwannee to Marietta. I'll be commuting.

thanks!

[Philagirl]

Amli at McGinnis Ferry is fine. I lived there for 3 months with 2 children. The apartments are spacious, and management is fairly responsive. The appliances are very old. We had to have someone out several times to fix our oven. But otherwise, it's a quiet, safe place.

Is there a reason why you have to live in Suwanee and commute to Marietta? That's brutal. From Amli McGinnis Ferry to the intersection of 400 and 285 used to take my husband and hour. Then you still have to go up 75 to Marietta. Going west on either McGinnis Ferry or Abbots Bridge is also a nightmare, so I'm not sure cutting across to avoid the beltway is any better.

[TechieT]

My family wants to live in Suwanee, so I'm having to commute to Marietta. Right now I am commuting from Macon, which is about 2 hours , and I hear about the accidents on I85 or 285 every morning. I am hoping the travel to Marietta just cutting west won't be as bad as the HWYs. If it is, I guess I'll just have to deal with it..Wish this girl luck!

Are your kids in school. My little brother will be going to Parsons Elementary. From what I read on GreatSchools.net Parents seem to like it. There were a lot of good reviews.

[backfist]

TechieT, I would suggest taking a look at some apartment ratings re AMLI McGinnis Ferry. Although you'll probably find some reviews that are polar opposite, it might give you an idea of what to expect.

Good luck.

[dontchooseamli]

In the almost two years that I lived at AMLI at McGinnis Ferry, the apartment complex had eight break-ins, including one car theft at gunpoint and two assaults. The gate is never closed and perpetually broken. The fitness center has no regulation (and is also always unlocked), so children are constantly playing on the equipment by themselves. The pool area is poorly lit and always unlocked, so I'm just waiting on the day for someone to sue the bejeezus out of AMLI for an accidental drowning. The staff works really hard... at being incompetent. I mean, it is downright DIFFICULT to be so unorganized and rude. One worker, an older woman, patronizingly calls residents "sweetie" if they call and voice concern (about one of the eight break-ins, for example). An apartment above us flooded twice, and the building shifted to actually cause flooding a third time... which resulted in black mold growing on our walls and doorframe. It ate the paint off the walls. The second time our apartment flooded, I got to the apartment complex office at 6:02 p.m., a mere two minutes after they closed, and the staff inside ignored my pounding on the door. I was so glad to move away from here. Please don't make the mistake I did!