I lived at the AVA from 2017-2021 and over that course of time there have been a couple changes in staffing and a pandemic. Initially, I found the community excellent and the location is right on the orange line T which will get you downtown in about 30 mins. Trains are crowded but you are far enough up the line to grab a seat or find a comfortable place to stand before everyone starts coming on in Sullivan or Community. Through out my years I found that the management to decrease in quality. Community events because less common. Trash began building up in the trash rooms. Several exterior and building maintenance issues were left unchecked and unfixed. Lightbulbs were broken or the trash doors would be inoperable. Handling of packages became more and more of an issue as residents moved in and out and it hit a fever pitch when everyone was at home during the pandemic. Management could not/did not figure out a solution and still didn't by the time I left Jan 2021. I had multiple packages stole and I know other residents did as well. The total cash value was well over $1000 ( I was never reimbursed) and it was all during 2020. Management knew it was an issue but didn't address it properly and packages continued to be taken. An online fb group began between the residents to inform others if the packages were left outside the front door and we moved them into a secure location for each other. Overall, it is hard for me to recommend this community. I was extremely happy to join in 2017 but over the course of my time there I found the management(although friendly) unable to proper correct emerging issues.

On another note, I really like the maintenance staff. They are responsive, friendly and helpful for in unit issues.

Building quality

• this is a production apartment. it's "luxury" living and it has amenities for people to enjoy (grills, lounge area, gym) but internal quality of the build is mediocre.

location

• excellent for access to Boston downtown -i93North outbound is convenient outbound and only jams up at the connection i95. if you stay in the left two lanes you'll clear most of the traffic with minimal slow down.
• i93South inbound is good since the exit doesn't have much traffic before the exits for the city. if you miss this exit you will be stuck in traffic the next turn around is in the city.
• convenient access to orange line T stop -shopping/food/exercise/healthcare all in one place
• local traffic towards wellington can be a parking lot. luckily this location skips that if you are coming out on i93. If you are choosing between this location and station landing, assembly is way better for traffic. You'll save about 20mins each way everyday and it's worth paying more for those hours of your life back.

Overall, If you want an entire ecosystem/ community within a few blocks, assembly is a great place to live. If you are considering the AVA, I wouldn't be able to recommend this apartment complex. There have been too many unresolved issues for the price that you'd be paying. I've only named a few issues but there have been a lot more. This only happened recently though so I am unsure of why management took such a steep decline in 2020.