Abbington at Hampton Center

The apartment was beautiful and the gym was great. That’s all it had going for it…
You can hear EVERYTHING your neighbors do and I frequently smelled marijuana from the people next door. There is also a huge crime problem in the area. In the year that I lived there, there were two shootings and one not long after I moved out.
When I moved out, I couldn’t be there for the walk through. I got a call MONTHS later saying that I owed them close to $ 500. I asked for an itemized list of damages and confirmed my forwarding address with them. A couple of months later, I get another call. Again, I asked for a bill and made sure they had the correct address. Still no bill. Finally, I start bugging them and asked for pictures as proof. They let me know that none were taken and dropped the charges. After everything was settled, they magically got my address correct letting me know that everything was taken care of. I know from others that I am not the only person they have tried to scam money out of. Make sure you watch your back with these people.

This is possibly one of the worst complexes available to live in. The staff in the office, including management, threaten to have cars towed due to lack of a parking pass but only allow one per home. How many homes do you know of that only have a single vehicle? Not only that but after asked about getting or purchasing a second decal are told that they can’t do that, only one per apartment. That leaves no where for anyone to park because out of the roughly 32 spaces in a double sided lot all but 2 are reserved for parking permits. 1 permit per apartment, 24 apartments per building, therefor 6 spaces that literally can not be used. They claim to be unaware of all of the spaces but two being reserved, god forbid you have a guest. After the treat of towing cars without decals, they make no effort to stay true to the threat, although cars park in fire lanes and no parking zones to avoid the ‘no decal’ threat. I don’t enjoy walking half a mile through a dimly lit parking lot to get to an apartment, all the while it is stated in the amenities that police patrol the area. They do not. They sit at the far side of the complex near the more expensive town homes and don’t do as the website says, patrol. A recent mugging happened in a parking lot (three men waited and attacked a resident) of the complex and not a single resident was notified of this, and the «patrol» continues to be non existent. The apartments are not properly repaired after the last tenets, to the point an ex tenant of the residence came to confirm that she was being charged for damage that the apartment complex did not repair, therefore could not be considered damage. Reports have been made of vermin nesting in the air ducts and the complex simply say that it’s a figment of imagination. I don’t know about you, but I know when I hear creatures stirring in my ceiling. The club house that is included in our rent as stated by the website as an amenity, is not allowed to be reserved or used by residence, no explanation as to why, even though it’s use is factored into the cost of the rent. If you receive a package at the front desk, don’t expect to be notified of its arrival. Although you have been told that you will be notified by email of its arrival. Your packages will sit until you go and ask about them, or the employees get tired of seeing it sit in the office. I’ve been in much lower rent apartments and received much better service and up keep than this place. For almost a thousand dollars a month for roughly 5 to 600 sq. ft I expect a lot more.

Loved staying here!!! As a Hampton student my Roomate and I were looking for a place away from the majority of most Hampton students who lived off campus while still at an affordable price. The apartments were very well kept up. Staff was always very pleasant and very timely when answering questions. The gym was small but kept up very well, the pool is always clean when you’re needing to go for a swim in those hot summer months. What I probably loved the most was the peace and quiet that I was afforded. Being a morning person I tend to go to sleep early, which i couldn’t do living in other apartments in the area due to noisy neighbors. Another benefit, It’s only a 10 min trip from the university. The only reason it doesn’t get five stars is because the parking was not the best when I was there from 2014 – 2015. Other than that great place to live.

Great staff. Everyone I spoke with was very helpful and informative. I was surprised how nice the apartments are for how affordable the rent is.

So i have lived here almost two years so I think I can sufficiently write a review worth reading.
Cons: The community seems largely that of military. Generally nice people live in and around my building. I do not have bug issues, but it seems that sometimes squirrels tend to get into water pipes from the roof. They are no harm. Pet friendly community. They have supposed weight (50 pounds) and breed restrictions, but I have definitely seen German Shepherds, blue Pitbulls, and other «restricted» breeds around. I am not bothered by them, but a bit peeved that I got my own small animal to abide by their «rules». There have been multiple times weed is an issue in the area and in my building. On some holidays, shootings have also occurred in this complex. Police do patrol every single day. Also, the walls are paper thin, and you will hear ALL of your neighbors fighting and «business». My rent has currently risen over $ 100 in the little time I have lived here. I pay close to $ 900 now, not including electric or internet. Also, the electric is split up by number of people in the apartments in your building, there are no individual meters. The dishwasher in the units suck. They take forever and use a ton of water. Better stick to hand washing. UPS/​FEDEX kinda sucks here because they have a habit of not leaving door tags if you get packages. The buildings all need a second key to get into them which is a pro and con. The added safety is good, but not so great when you have two arms full of groceries.
Pros: The pest control is on their game. They also generally are good about keeping up the grounds and icing sidewalks in snow/​ice. Maintenance is pretty quick to fix anything that breaks. Since moving in, the new pool, gym, office, and playground have been built, and they add nice touch to the place. The pool is only open when there is a lifeguard, unfortunately. The ladies in the office are nice, and try to be helpful and friendly. They try to make sure to let you know ahead of time if they need to come into your apartment, if not, they leave door tags as to why they visited. They have improved parking, as it was a HUGE deal when I first moved in.
I gave a 3 star because I have lived in nicer apartments, but I guess in this area there is not a ton to choose from without going over to Newport News. Also to note, I live in a 1b/​1b unit with wooden floors.