I chose The Mount Royal because proximity to the school was the highest priority for me. There are tradeoffs for the convenience though.

The apartment itself is good, some shoddy work on "cosmetic" fixes like painting the shower and sink, but no deeper issues so far. Response to most maintenance requests are quick. Bedroom and living room are pretty big, and storage isn't bad. Property Manager is responsive, but not actually helpful most of the time if you have a problem. I never hear anything from other apartments through the walls, only from the hallway. Has in unit washer/dryer.

Mount Royal with its new management team is doing a lot better compare to its prior management team. The building itself is always clean and leasing office is easy to work with. After some math calculations, it's the best to have 3 roommates. (myself included). That brings our individual rent down to less than $1,000 per person and be able to living in a building like mount royal and walking distance to school. The outdoor monthly parking lot is extra $140 and for indoor monthly parking is slightly more. My truck has gotten "fire extinguished" once by some teenager at night (no damage to the truck besides needing a deep clean car wash) but safety would be an issue for those who park outside. Mount Royal has a gym and hangout room for its residents access 24/7. Hangout room has a pool table and other games, its a decent space to host gatherings. Gym, on the other hand, it's just alright. Currently there's equipment that's out of order (for about 2 months now) and is yet to be fixed. Overall I would not pay more than $1300/person to live in Mount Royal. But I can't complain with how much I am paying now.

The location is great for being close to the law school. Other than that the apartment is fine. There are maintenence issues but they are pretty quick. Not the best communication and the office staff are always changing. Walls are pretty thick so noise is minimal aside from hearing the train or ambulances/police sirens/firetrucks. The building has not been redone or updated in a long time.

The management company is nice and I've never had any problems with them. The location is good even without a car. I just need to get groceries delivered, but everything else I need is walking distance. Convenient for school because the walk is less than 5 minutes. The apartment itself is also nice, you can tell they take care of the units and the overall building

Great Apartment

Probably the best managed apartment I've ever rented but that is probably reflected in the price of renting. Definitely make sure to do a tour if possible because some of the floor plans can be oddly shaped (particularly the one-bedrooms). There are also three/four 'styles' of apartments which also vary in pricing on top of the number of bedrooms you're looking for. If you're very sensitive to noise, living so close to Penn Station may not be the best idea (you can sometimes hear trains honking their horns as they pull into the station).

Great location. Pool table, lounge area, and conference room were very nice. Free coffee in the conference room (when it works). They will try to get you to pay for uneccessary repairs that they make at the end of the lease term. On-property parking is convenient but expensive. Our kitchen is small.

The complex has been through three property managers since we've been here (2 years), so the management involvement has gone up and down. Right now, great place, responsive management, quick turn-around timing for maintenance requests.
The apartments themselves are nice; nothing terribly fancy. But the room sizes are sufficient, and there's a good amount of storage/closet space.
We've had no problems housing our cats.
Parking is very expensive, and there are limited numbers of spaces, so just be aware. Street parking is possible; there are usually extra spaces on one of the two nearly bridges.
Overwhelming upside is that its 5 minutes walk to the law building.

I enjoyed living here, as it is very close to the school. The property management is great. The maintenance team responds timely. I have no complaints!