David Staton
Nov 2025
My unit at Columbia Brookside is by far the nicest apartment I've lived in over the years. I very much enjoy living here. The management is very nice and professional too. They are always ready to help me with what I need.
1 / 6Reviewers generally like their apartments and find the community clean and well-maintained, with several praising the staff as friendly and attentive. However, a number of reviews raise concerns about maintenance responsiveness, elevator reliability, and office communication that families should weigh carefully.
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Columbia Brookside Senior Residences is a new, master-planned senior community in Athens, Georgia for residents ages 55 and above, offering 1 and 2-bedroom apartments in a mixed-income setting. The community features both senior residences and family apartments, with move-ins underway and leasing available.
The community is designed with sustainable practices and is pursuing LEED® certification, with plans for the overall development to become one of Georgia's first LEED®-ND communities. Apartments include luxury finishes such as hardwood-style flooring in common areas, 9-foot ceilings with crown molding, stainless steel appliances, and Energy Star® rated equipment. Residents benefit from enhanced indoor air quality through whole building ventilation, improved energy efficiency, and maximized daylight.
Amenities include lushly landscaped outdoor gathering areas, a gazebo and courtyard, convenient elevators, wide hallways, and an interior mail room. The community maintains a non-smoking policy throughout.
Columbia Brookside's location in Athens provides convenient access to UGA, hospital campuses, shopping, dining, and services. Public transportation is accessible via two bus routes serving the community from the Hawthorne entrance, with an additional bus stop on Brookside Boulevard planned for later in the year. Residents can also enjoy scenic trails for bicycling and walking.
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David Staton
Nov 2025
My unit at Columbia Brookside is by far the nicest apartment I've lived in over the years. I very much enjoy living here. The management is very nice and professional too. They are always ready to help me with what I need.
Becky Hogan
May 2025
My daughter’s microwave has not worked for 3 weeks & Mgmt assured me a week ago that they would replace it or repair if possible. I leave messages & NOBODY calls back. All I get is that recording from the Community Team that they “are here to help.” That is not true! I live 600 miles away so I can’t just drive over to the office. Any suggestions? Who is over the office manager? Corporate owner? TYIA
Charlie Hall
Oct 2018
Been a pleasant experience overall with just a few downsides. Nice clean apartment, good neighbors, and a nice staff. Moving in took a while with some hold ups but it ended up working out fine and they made it up to us. My biggest complaint is that the gym is not open during the hours that were originally promised. Recently now though, they are open almost all day except only during office hours monday-wednesday. I realize that the kids can be destructive, but also for those working normal hours it is impossible to go to the gym these days. Overall a good experience here.
Rowena Long (Rose)
Jul 2017
First we could not have pets, but there are dogs ,cats and they are not good for people with allergies and they sometimes urinate before they get outside. Another thing is that the elevators stop working and we have to climb up and down stairs and it is too hard for some of us to do so. The electronic doors stop working especially after a thunderstorm. We were told that it is an active community but there are people in here that needs to be in an assistant living community. It's so depressing to see people who have so much difficulty trying to get around. It's not sound proof and the noise is so irritating. Then another thing is that we are talked to like children and the rent is too much for seniors. Plus there are some very strange people that cause a lot of division and nothing is done about it. I t is new but built very cheap and there are not enough elevators. It should be a heavy duty for the moving in and out and another for regular passage. I hate to say what I have but it's the truth. God knows I don't like being negative but I have become so depressed living here.
Teresa C
Feb 2017
Great place for senior independent living. A family member has been here since last August. She loves that she was able to keep her 2 small dogs. They have daily movies in the theatre, a fitness gym, a computer/internet room, sitting areas, elevator, trash service and nice outdoor seating areas with a gazebo. They have a maintenance tech and housekeeper that does a great job meeting the needs of the tenants. They may need a little extra help in the office. It is hard to reach someone by phone but Amy does a great job managing the residences. I personally am happy to have my family member living here knowing that the staff and other residents are watching over her and alerting me if they have any concerns. A key card is needed to enter any door of the building and on site security camera monitoring, adding to the security of the residents.
Columbia Brookside Senior Residences offers Independent Living.
Columbia Brookside Senior Residences is located at 100 Brookside Ave in Athens, Georgia.
Reviewers generally like their apartments and find the community clean and well-maintained, with several praising the staff as friendly and attentive. However, a number of reviews raise concerns about maintenance responsiveness, elevator reliability, and office communication that families should weigh carefully.
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