C S Property Management

CS Properties helped me find the apartment that was perfect for me. Emilie was incredibly considerate and helped me with the paperwork every step of the way.

Have lived in Allen Court for two years now and have had nothing but an excellent experience with CS Property's service. Maintenance is quick to resolve any issues, office staff is helpful through subleasing and providing appropriate heads-up over parking issues and apartment showings. They keep the grass well trimmed and even installed a dusk to dawn when I asked so that our doorway would be safer for my sister to enter and exit.

Their rental prices are the most reasonable in downtown and our apartment was recently renovated. As a graduate student I would definitely rent a third year if I were staying in Bloomington after graduation. They get a lot of negative reviews from undergrads, and I find it hard to believe all these complaints to be warranted. Regardless, this graduate student highly recommends them.

I was treated in a very abusive manner by one of CS's leasing agents (first initial S--I guess they will delete the review if I reveal her name. But it should be easy to look up). She is known to mistreat renters and walked right into my bedroom, unannounced, without knocking, under the excuse that it was my "move-out inspection" when she'd acknowledged in an email, a few days earlier, that my date had been extended by 2 weeks.

The others in the office covered for her by letting me out of my lease without penalty, and the other staff are fine, but as long as this person is employed by CS, it should not be recommended. I have also heard of the security deposit issues from numerous School of Music colleagues who lived in the same complex. My lease arrangement was a little different so I was not expecting a deposit (the lease had been delegated in a chain for years) but the way my friends were treated is also shady.

I live in Allen Court and I consider myself fortunate to have the type of service they offer at CS Property Management. This has been my best experience in Bloomington (I briefly lived one other place and it was a disaster). My fellow graduate students often complain about where they live and it is shocking what Bloomington as a city allows some of these complexes/companies to get away with as far as poor treatment of tenants.

On the contrary, CS Property Management responds to requests and emergencies extremely fast and it is a bonus that my neighbors like myself are graduate students (typically PhD and JD students), with a few professionals living in the complex. Allen Court is well kept, clean, peaceful, with excellent landscaping and well managed. This property is one of the CS Property Management main downtown properties and sits right across the street from the main office.

I am not sure if proximity matters, but I have not had a single bad experience with them and I am going into my fourth year at this location with plans to stay until I graduate and land a job. I have refer other graduate students here for this reason. I respect the other opinions of the management company, but I think that location matters and how you choose to engage with the staff may affect relations and your experience. Also, I think people get this management company mixed up with Choice Realty Management.

I lived at one of their properties my first year or so here and their poor and grossly sub-par service is why I ran out of there in search of better living conditions. From what I know CS is not affiliated with Choice.

Rude and inflexible management, this is demonstrated in their handling of any commonplace issue you may bring to their attention, but most blatantly expressed in their handling and scheduling of room showings when they're finding their next victim to take your place. To paint a picture of their business model: When I moved in, the carpet was filthy, literally no effort was put in on their part to clean it.

Fast forward a year later, a week prior to my moving out, I spent two days preparing every aspect of my apartment (carpets, walls, tile in bathroom, ect.) to be unquestionably clean, and 3 weeks later I get my deposit statement back saying $400+ in cleaning charges. I know two things goddamn well: 1. I left my apartment cleaner than when it was given to me, and 2.

They're not spending that $400 to clean it for the next occupant. Am I a little butthurt about that money? Yes, but you will be too when they give you the shaft. If you are looking for a place to stay in Bloomington, for your own good, I beg of you, please find anywhere that isn't under this management. These properties should be your last resort if you can't help it. Best of luck college kids, I assure you, this is one lesson that you'd rather not pay to learn.

Lived in Springmill for 2 years. The staff is courteous and maintenance was super fast and always got the job done. I did have an issue with pests but the management took care of it and after some miscommunication about how long the treatment took, they even footed the bill. I did have an issue that they didn't return all of my security deposit despite the apartment being spotless and offered no explanation for why. Springmill specifically, the heating and cooling sucks but at the price you pay, I think that's reasonable. Otherwise the apartments were quiet and I always felt safe.

This is a parent posting - first of all if you are unhappy with how you were treated by CS Property please report it to the Better Business Bureau. I am very upset with CS Property - kids recently moved out and as Google user posted a week ago don't expect any of your security deposit back - in the lease there is a non refundable cleaning charge of $150 so you definitely will not get that back.

Then they give you a huge list of cleaning that needs to be done to get the rest of your security deposit back - my question is what is the $150 for if there is a huge cleaning check list to do before move out? So they charged $150 above and beyond the non refundable $150 because they said kids didn't sweep and wipe out the refrigerator - who is doing cleaning at that excessive fee the president?

I was present at the move to help and the apartment was left in excellent condition. Another $399.00 of charges were tacked on for additional days of rent and the kids currently owe the property money. Sad that good college kids are treated so poorly.

Lived in Springmill for two years. This management company is great to their tenants. We moved in and didn't realize our cat had fleas. The sprayed the apartment for free and never held it against us. The maintenance crew was almost always there within the hour if you had issues and would call before they arrived as well as knock and never entered without your permission.

The apartment might be a little older but the price was really cheap and it's in a super nice, quiet part of Bloomington so you can't complain. They even gave us our full deposit back after two years which was even more awesome of them.

I have rented from CS Property Management for the past two years and have been very happy with my apartment and the management company. The rate and location are great, the building is quiet, and I've had very few maintenance issues. Those I have had were dealt with efficiently by a friendly maintenance staff after making a simple request online. The parking lot and sidewalks have been taken care of well during the ice and snow.

When I had an issue with a postal delivery, the office staff was prompt and supportive in helping me try to resolve it. I absolutely recommend CS Property Management to those looking to rent in Bloomington.

In Reference to the Allen Court apartments: My fiance and I have lived here for just over 2 months now. Since we moved in, there has been ongoing construction in the hallway leading to our unit. I have only seen workers out there 2, maybe 3, days which has resulted in the work still being incomplete. The light flickers, there is no carpet or finished flooring, there are nails sticking up around the trim of the doors in the hallway, and there is an open wall with exposed insulation.

Our neighbors have, also, had problems with leaking causing puddles to form outside their door, but it seems this issue has since been solved. Our apartment itself is in good condition. The floors are sloped, which forced us to place wooden slats under most of our furniture (including our refrigerator) to make everything balanced. The kitchen is cramped and outdated, which was a fine trade-off for us in order to have an affordable 2 BR apartment downtown.

The hardest part, though, has been not having a dishwasher or washer/dryer. Also, parking is very, VERY limited. There is 1 unit that has 4 "Reserved" spots and everyone else has first-come-first-served parking, which they say is monitored by displaying a parking pass. However, there are currently 4 cars in our lot with no pass that have not been towed.

Street parking is available, if you purchase a Residential Neighborhood pass from the city. We knew this before we signed out lease, so luckily we have our passes for backup when the lot is full. The apartment buildings around us can be extremely loud, especially on Thursday nights and weekends. This is to be expected, though, being in an area that is so close to the bars on Walnut Street.

With all that being said, we have an apartment in a wonderful location for a very low price, especially in comparison to other buildings within a few blocks of us. Our maintenance staff is very efficient and friendly. Every time I have been home when they were in our unit to fix an issue, they have been nothing but professional and polite. I have needed to call the emergency maintenance line once on a Saturday, and the worker responded within an hour to fix the issue.

The leasing staff is friendly and helpful. When we were touring our apartment last spring, our leasing agent pointed out all the positives and negatives of the unit, so we knew exactly what we would be getting. I really appreciated her honesty! I would recommend Allen Court to anyone who is looking to live downtown and within walking distance to campus, who doesn't want to pay a fortune to do so. Although the apartment has its quirks, I am very happy that we found it!