By Rachael Bentley
Residents and visitors of local New Britain apartment complex Campus View will soon be noticing some major changes to the property in the upcoming year, if they haven’t started to notice them already.
Property Manager Susan Rumill is determined to make sure that Campus View is seen in a new light. “We are under completely new ownership as of July this year,” she explained, “and the new owners are fabulous. They are so committed to making this a good place to live and they are very concerned about their residents.”
The new owners, a company called Trinity Properties, has commercial real estate in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and now Connecticut.
Rumill has been the property manager for Campus View for over a little over a year, and was also the manager for the previous owners.
Campus View has two apartment building locations in New Britain. One is located on the corner of Paul Manafort Drive and East Street, the other is located half a mile further down East Street.
Rumill explained that with the shift in ownership there will be a lot of changes for the residents of Campus View–changes that she says were desperately needed.
She estimates that within a year, every apartment in both buildings will have new carpets and laminate flooring. There will be updates and renovations to all of the bathrooms and every kitchen will also come with an above-stove microwave.
“We want to make sure that these kids aren’t living in squalor,” she explained.
Current resident of Campus View are also seeing some other changes in the way the property is run, including the employment of a security officer. New security entrances are also on Rumills’ to-do list for the upcoming year, hoping that it will help deter non-residents from getting in the buildings. People interested in living at Campus View will also have to pass a criminal background check, which is standard procedure for properties owned by Trinity Properties.
CCSU student and Campus View tenant Ling Tang has lived in his apartment for a little over a month and a half, and has noticed a difference in how the property is run. “The first week I lived here, there was a huge party here with a lot of people outside, and the cops showed up and everything. After that she (Rumill) hired a security guard and ever since then it’s gotten a lot better living here.”
Sitting next to a table stacked with coloring pens and velvet art posters in her office, Rumill explained that it’s the little things that really add up for the residents and make their experience with Campus View a good one.
Pointing to a Zebra-themed velvet art, Rumill said, “Whenever kids come in and I’m busy, I tell them to color in these while they wait. I never expected it to become such a big success, but now we have them all over the office walls. I love my tenants; great people live here.”