Lexington Pointe

All-in-all, I enjoyed my time at Lexington Pointe. It's especially good for young families and has great amenities. It's a safe environment in a park-like setting that is relatively close to campus, very close to shopping. Apartments are roomy with lots of storage space. On-site staff are friendly and helpful, but the management company leaves something to be desired. Details are below:

The apartment complex is a mix of students (both grad and undergrad), visiting faculty, U. Miss. staff, and non-affiliates. There are singles, young families, and older couples. This makes for a quieter atmosphere rather than a big party scene.

The complex is close to a major big box shopping area: Wal-Mart, Ulta, Home Depot, Office Depot, etc. However, contrary to what we were told before renting, there's no dedicated bus stop at the facility; you have to walk down to West Jackson and then get across it to reach the stop. Biking is an option, if you feel safe in heavy traffic or don't mind hills to avoid West Jackson. It's a bit long for walking, though not impossible.

The amenities are great, although co-vid hasn't always allowed them to be accessible: tennis court, pool, gym, shuffleboard, bocce, community room with TV and fireplace. Co-vid rules permitting, the on-site staff will arrange various community-wide activities often, but not always, targeted towards young children.

The apartments are roomy with lots of storage. Rent includes cable (including SEC Network) and high-speed internet, but electricity, gas, water, sewer, and trash are not. Shared walls are relatively, but not completely soundproof and as there aren't too many not really a problem. Ceilings can be a problem if the upstairs neighbors don't put rugs down in the LR/DR area (bedrooms are carpeted).

On-site staff are extremely friendly and relatively responsive to immediate resident issues like leaky faucets, but less concerned about the overall appearance of the complex. As of last summer, the complex's golf cart has had a flat tire for over a year, the dog bag distributors go unfilled and the cans un-emptied for days. A daily walk-about of the facility by the manager would avoid eyesores and frustration.

In part, the issue is the management company. They're based in Jackson, not Oxford and are constantly looking for ways to cut costs and nickel-and-dime residents. For example, the pet deposit is non-refundable (and therefore not really a deposit), but fairly standard. However, midstream, they suddenly added a monthly pet fee to cover the same things as the non-refundable deposit. Miss the rent payment by 48 hours and they will file court proceedings. On-site staff are good about helping tenants find work-arounds, but there is only so much they can do.

I would recommend it to any professional/graduate student. There is not a lot of undergrad here-yay!