CWS Apartment Homes, LLC

Living at Firestone has been a rollercoaster experience for me. While I will admit management has done a much better job here recently, we were having multiple break ins a week, our gate didn’t work for MONTHS, our pool had to be shut down due to being in violation of city ordinances, we have had swat at our apartments multiple times (even tear gassed my building once), we have had issues regarding felony convicts w/ active warrants being housed here, we have had domestic violence issues, and we have had 4 homeless people caught living in our attic and making peepholes into people’s living rooms. I would not recommend this complex to anyone.

Firestone has a great location. It’s close to the law school, a short trip to the cultural district and all its shops, and has easy access into the heart of downtown. In addition, it has the best gym of any apartment I’ve seen.

The building itself, however, is a mess. The maintenance is in shambles. I had no air conditioning when I moved in in the middle of the summer, and it took a month and a half to get it fixed despite calling every day. I have a hole in my windows and a broken condenser for my AC that have not been fixed in over a month currently either, in addition to myriad other small issues with the apartment that have not been fixed since I moved in. Also, it has a lot of homeless camping next to it, which makes walking to anything unpleasant.

I would strongly recommend against anyone staying here.

Apartments have a lot of space for the price, especially compared to others in the area. I stay in the largest 1bd1ba but there are other floor plans with less sqft for 1250+. Very close to school, only takes 5 minutes to drive there. Pool is nice but nothing special and the hot tub was removed from the property. Very pet friendly with a dog park. Huge indoor basketball court and club house, and decent gym.

Not the cutest place ever, but Marquis is super great value.
It's gated, so I feel safe walking around as a woman at night. They have great maintenance that fix issues quickly and fully. The amenities are nice, including a gym, two pools, basketball courts, grills, and a mail room. Staff are friendly and helpful. It's located right off of Mopac, which helps cut down commute time if that's a concern.
We also really like the area! Sunset Valley feels like it further outside of the city than it really is. We're half a mile away from some nature trails that we enjoy, and we often will see deer and other wildlife on our runs out there.

Relatively expensive apartments, definitely recommend roommates. Great location, directly next door to Trader Joe's and several restaurants, about 12 minutes to downtown. I've always felt safe to walk around the apartments, and there is a nice walking trail behind the complex. Overall I would recommend the apartment, just keep the price tag in mind.

Spacious, pretty and comfy apartments. Clean and nice views. Great staff, friendly and helpful. Expensive though. Occassional issues with elevators / package room / garage doors, but fortunately nothing has impacted me.

Location: a 15-20 min drive from Emory. On buford so easy access to H mart /doraville area
Security: apartment is gated and there is a second gate with a keycode around mailboxes
Parking: Free parking in surface lots outside apartment. Free guest parking in guest lot (5 min walk from farthest apartment in complex). If you get back to the complex late at night though spots are full and you have to park in the guest lot
Facilities: well maintained pool and gym
Packages: Luxer one system; all delivered to package room in leasing office. Secure but can be difficult to find your package.
Trash and recycling: picked up every evening
Communication: 5 stars for management here. They regularly send updates to the community. Urgent maintenance requests get fixed in a day.
Bugs: Have seen only 1 bug in my entire time living here, which is amazing considering Georgia.
Layout: No elevators. Each apartment has a balcony with an attached storage closet (does not connect to neighboring units). Lots of kitchen counter space and cabinets. There’s a fireplace; but no issue with bugs or draft. In unit washer and dryer.
Other: the pipes in this apartment are old. A few burst at one point causing the water to be shut off to the whole complex for a few days (it was supposed to be a few hours but while fixing one pipe another would burst, etc). However management was giving updates every few hours and provided water bottles to residents.

Location is great, easy walk to downtown and only 15 minutes to the convention center. Gym is fairly well maintained with a good variety of equipment. Gated community is nice compared to other complexes downtown, although not all gates work consistently. Prior landlords were aggressive with towing non-resident visitors and occassionally towed residents. Pet rent is egregiously high at $50/month plus a nonrefundable deposit. Water temperature can be inconsistent at times due to the smaller water heaters. Living directly on 7th Street can be loud during the evening on weekends. New management acquired the complex in December 2022, and they seem easier to work with.

I chose Marq because of the responsive and transparent management team. I feel like they are quick to answer questions and maintenance requests, and are quick to address issues in the building.

Perfect for Law Students

Quiet, decent price, great location/view

Great location. Very safe. Right across from a great park with an amazing view of downtown. Very costly though. Rent + utilities adds to roughly $2000 a month for their smallest apartment setup. We did lock in after inflation did go up so that could have been a factor in cost.

The apartment is in a very good location, walkable to hermann park, close to an HEB, and a super easy (no traffic) drive to school. The lofts do have a slight bit of date to them, but as things wear out maintenance will fix most things day of or the following day with new updated parts. All concrete floors are great with a dog, and it’s reasonably quiet from the neighbors so long as upstairs has a rug. Gym and study area are great and we’ve met some wonderful neighbors in the building. Mostly people working from home, in the med center and grad students here.

Expensive but fine

The location of this apartment is truly the best part—I love it! The management is fairly hands-off but has always responded quickly when we needed help from maintenance or had questions.
The neighbors are all pretty nice, and so are the amenities. You sometimes have to park a bit aways from the apartment, but there’s always a spot somewhere.
Really the only downside is that it’s on the pricer end.