Commons at Third — Local services in Columbus

Commons at Third is a very nice place. A visitor has to surrender their driver's license while on the premises, and the staff member has to get resident's permission before visitors can enter the building. So nobody can come in knocking on your door without your consent. That stops salesmen and other door-to-door nuisances. The staff there are very friendly. Especially the case manager that I talk to, Waynie, she's the best. The building must have been upgraded recently. It looks and smells new. It's in a very nice neighborhood, close to major stores, restaurants, and 2 COTA bus lines. Not far from the river and bicycle/walking trail. Nice building, nice...

Came on a Friday do get information about how to get an apartment there. The nice lady gave me the name of the manager & phone number. She said she would be able to tell me every thing I would need to know. I called the following week on a Tuesday, and the manager Patricia Oki was giving me vague answers to my questions, not explaining the process, and I felt like I was rushed off the phone. I'm going to need to call another site to get answers. Not good customer...

It's a relatively nice place to live. It is a HUD building so the rent is low for what you get, normally very clean also. But there are a lot of mentally disturbed people here. I just had one knocking on my door at 3:15 AM looking for...