Current Availability and Pricing
Eleven floor plans are active at The Ashford in this pull, and nine show open units with move-in dates inside the next six weeks. The table below lists base rent, square footage, and the nearest move-in date for each plan.
| Floor plan | Beds/Baths | Sq ft | Base rent | Nearest move-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson | 1/1 | 715 | $1,305 | Jul 20 |
| Addison | 1/1 | 1,000 | $1,450 | Jul 31 |
| Sterling | 2/1 | 1,075 | $1,495 | Now |
| Everett | 2/2 | 1,205 | $1,655 | Jul 20 |
| Lancaster | 2/2 | 1,235 | $1,675 | Aug 14 |
| Driscoll | 2/2 | 1,280 | $1,695 | Jul 20 |
| Cavanaugh | 2/2 | 1,415 | $1,875 | Jul 20 |
| Pendelton | 3/2 | 1,350 | $1,925 | Jul 21 |
| Harrington | 3/3.2 | 2,145 | $2,900 | Jul 20 |
| Gatewood | 2/1 | 1,100 | $1,515 | Not available |
| Colbert | 2/2.5 | 1,430 | $1,975 | Not available |
Six units were open against the Driscoll plan alone in this pull, roughly double any other floor plan – the deepest bench in the building if your move date is flexible. The single cheapest unit in the whole community at this pull was a Jameson at 715 square feet for $1,305 with a July 20 move-in date, a real dated figure rather than a marketing floor.
How fast does availability actually turn over here? Most plans in this pull showed move-in dates within two to three weeks of the check date, and only Gatewood and Colbert had zero open units. Call ahead: a plan you see listed can close out before you tour.
What’s Renovated, and What Isn’t
“Renovated” gets used as a blanket description for the whole property, but the floor-plan mix says otherwise. Jameson and Sterling, the oldest and least expensive plans, show tile flooring and standard cabinetry in their listing photos; Driscoll and Cavanaugh show granite counters, subway-tile backsplashes, and hardwood-style flooring throughout. Ask which plan you’re being shown before assuming the whole complex matches the marketing photos.
Is “newly renovated” true for every unit, or just some of them? Just some. The finish package differs meaningfully by plan – compare Jameson/Sterling against Driscoll/Cavanaugh above – so ask for the specific unit number and current photos before assuming the whole property matches the marketing.
Fees, Deposits and the Pet Policy
Application and move-in costs run well beyond the advertised base rent. The table below lists every fee confirmable in this check.
| Fee | Amount | When charged |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $75 per applicant | At application |
| Security deposit (refundable) | $125 per unit | At move-in |
| Key fob / access fee | $25 per unit | At move-in |
| Administrative fee | $250 per unit | At move-in |
| Pet fee, one-time | $300 per pet (max 2) | At move-in |
| Pet rent, monthly | $25 per pet (max 2) | Monthly |
| Parking fee | Line item confirmed; amount undisclosed | Monthly |
$1,980 is roughly what a single applicant in the cheapest available unit should budget for application fee, deposit, fob, and admin fee combined – before pet costs or the first month’s rent itself.
What does move-in cost beyond the first month’s rent? For one applicant in the cheapest available unit, budget about $1,980 in application fee, deposit, key fob, and admin fee combined, before pet costs.
Parking: The Real Answer
Every rental listing for this property answers the parking question by telling you to contact the office. One independent Atlanta apartment-locator listing states a detached garage rents for $185 a month – a specific figure none of the major listing sites publish – but the leasing office did not confirm it directly during this check, so treat it as a lead to verify on your tour. The property’s own fee schedule confirms a parking-fee line item exists for at least some spaces without publishing the dollar amount.
Is parking assigned or open, and is there a fee? A detached garage option was reported at roughly $185 a month by an independent locator listing; standard surface parking carries a fee per the property’s fee schedule, but the exact amount and whether it’s assigned were not confirmable without a direct call.
Transit and the MARTA Gold Line
Roughly a mile separates The Ashford from Brookhaven/Oglethorpe station, which puts it on MARTA’s Gold Line – one train, no transfer, to Buckhead, Midtown, and downtown Atlanta.
| Station (toward downtown) | Notes |
|---|---|
| Brookhaven/Oglethorpe | Nearest station; 1,250 surface spaces, free under 24 hrs, $5/day after |
| Lindbergh Center | Transfer point for the Red Line |
| Buckhead | Entry into the Buckhead business district |
| Arts Center | Midtown’s northern edge |
| Midtown | Core Midtown office corridor |
| Five Points | Downtown; connects to the Blue and Green Lines |
South of Five Points, the same line continues to the airport station, so this is also a no-transfer rail option to Hartsfield-Jackson, not just a downtown commute line. Parking at the Brookhaven/Oglethorpe lot runs free under 24 hours and $5 a day after that – relevant if you’re weighing a park-and-ride commute against paying for a spot at the property itself.
Montgomery Elementary and the DeKalb Zone
The Ashford is zoned to Montgomery Elementary School, which carries a 9-out-of-10 GreatSchools rating and serves 719 students in grades PK through 5 – well above the DeKalb County average, and one of the more concrete reasons this stretch of Johnson Ferry Road draws family renters despite the property’s age. Middle and high school zoning should be confirmed directly with DeKalb County Schools, since attendance boundaries shift more often than elementary assignments.
What Long-Term Residents Actually Say
The Ashford’s renter rating sits at 3.6 out of 5 across two independent review platforms, but that average hides a split that matters. On one platform’s 17-review sample, ratings were bimodal: eleven five-star reviews and six one-star reviews, nothing in between. On a separate 117-vote sample, the same 3.6 overall score breaks into a 1-out-of-5 rating for grounds and a 1-out-of-5 rating for maintenance specifically.
The negative reviews cluster around pest control and maintenance response time. One resident who’d lived at the property three years described a decline from an initially strong experience to peeling paint, dirty light fixtures, and missing shutters. Another posted photos of a positive mold test and said the office denied a problem existed. Management responded publicly to at least one pest complaint, acknowledging a cockroach issue concentrated in a single building tied to nearby construction and tree removal, and said additional pest treatment had been added; a separate reviewer later confirmed pest control had visibly improved after the vendor changed. On the water-bill side, management said meters were replaced after several residents flagged inaccurate readings.
The positive reviews name individual staff members – Beverly, Angel, and a maintenance lead named Mario – as consistently helpful, and describe the price-to-space ratio as strong for the immediate Brookhaven area given the wooded setting across from Blackburn Park.
What do residents say about pest control and maintenance response specifically? Complaints cluster on one building’s pest issue, which management says it addressed with added treatment and a vendor change; grounds and maintenance both score 1 out of 5 on an independent 117-review platform even though the overall average sits at 3.6.
Who Manages the Property
Pedcor Companies manages The Ashford. That single fact explains more about maintenance turnaround than the star rating alone: Pedcor runs a national portfolio, so consistency at any one property depends heavily on the local on-site team named above, not on the parent company’s overall reputation.
Getting In Touch
The leasing office can be reached at 404-334-0176; office hours run weekday mornings through early evening, with Saturday hours and no Sunday coverage. This page is an independent property profile, not the leasing office, so treat every price and availability figure above as a starting point for your own call rather than a locked-in quote.
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