Lexington Apartments, Davis CA

Management used to be amazing, but they recently had a change. It is just average now. Now, the office is constantly closed on random days and times, so beware of coming before 11AM and after 2 PM. The apartments are nice but expensive when new and more updated apartments are nearby. They also got rid of individual leases. If you are living with people you don’t know very well then stay away.

Lived here 2021-2022, and visited many times over the years. Lexington is a nice, clean, and modern complex with some cool amenities. The front office staff was very nice and helpful, and many of the residents were friends with them. The units are spacious and comfortable but the kitchen is really undersized for 3+ people.

The location is convenient for accessing the freeway, downtown, and campus. The Richards-Olive intersection gets terribly congested and it's annoying having to go through it every time you enter/exit Olive Drive. There's also a liquor store and In-N-Out nearby and the air often smells like fries.

My biggest complaints would be the noise and the strange people roaming Olive Drive. Having a liquor store next to an apartment full of undergrads means parties happen often (I should know, I partied here many times even before I was a resident). And since the pandemic, a bunch of homeless people started hanging around outside begging for money, passing out next to buildings, peeing on the sidewalk, or walking down the street at night screaming at the top of their lungs.

I lived in Davis for over a decade and Lexington was one of my favorite apartments as far as the units themselves and the staff. But unfortunately, factors beyond management's control prevent this place from being perfect.