* Price shown is base rent and may not include non-optional fees and utilities. View Fees and Policies for details. Price, availability, fees, and any applicable rent special are subject to change without notice. * Square footage definitions vary. Displayed square footage is approximate.
* Price shown is base rent and may not include non-optional fees and utilities. View Fees and Policies for details. Price, availability, fees, and any applicable rent special are subject to change without notice. * Square footage definitions vary. Displayed square footage is approximate.
* Price shown is base rent and may not include non-optional fees and utilities. View Fees and Policies for details. Price, availability, fees, and any applicable rent special are subject to change without notice. * Square footage definitions vary. Displayed square footage is approximate.
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Restaurants
Groceries
Coffee
Banks
Shopping
Fitness
Points of Interest
Details
Lease Term Options
6, 9, 12
Property Information
Built in 1978
334 units / 3 stories
Fees and Policies
The fees below are based on community-supplied data and may exclude additional fees and utilities.
One-Time Move-In Fees
Application Fee
$50
Cats Allowed
Monthly Pet Rent
$35
One Time Fee
$300
Pet Deposit
$0
Pet Limit
2
Restrictions
Pet Restrictions Apply, One-time fee is $300 for 2 pets
Comments
Cats & Dogs Allowed
Dogs Allowed
Monthly Pet Rent
$35
One Time Fee
$300
Pet Deposit
$0
Pet Limit
2
Restrictions
Pet Restrictions Apply, One-time fee is $300 for 2 pets
Comments
Cats & Dogs Allowed
Parking
Surface Lot
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Covered
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Garage
1 space
$55/mo
Other
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Property Highlights
The Village at Westchester in Des Moines, IA offers a unique neighborhood atmosphere with 23 park-like acres for your enjoyment and relaxation. The Village offers unparalleled convenience, located just minutes from Merle Hay Mall, groceries, movie theaters, restaurants and other great shopping opportunities. Nearly everything is within one mile of your new home, and you'll be just minutes from interstates. The Village is a pet friendly community!
Water Included
Ceiling Fan
Balcony / Deck / Patio / Porch
Walk-in Closet
Amazon Hub
Close to Restaurants and Shopping
Apartment Amenities
Air Conditioning
Balcony
Cable Ready
Carpet
Ceiling Fans
Deck
Dining Room
Dishwasher
Fireplace
High Speed Internet Access
Kitchen
Microwave
Oven
Patio
Porch
Range
Refrigerator
Walk-In Closets
Community Features
Garages
Laundry Facilities
Maintenance on site
Playground
Pool
Property Manager on Site
Walk-Up
Area Scores
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®
23
Out of 100
Some Transit
Transit Score®
35
Out of 100
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®
30
Out of 100
Active
Soundscore™
78
Out of 100
Transit
Airport
Des Moines International
22 min Drive
Moving to Meredith, Des Moines, IA
Shopping Centers
Shoppers will appreciate The Village at Westchester Apartments proximity to Haymarket Square, Haymarket Mall, and Merle Hay Mart. Haymarket Square is 0.8 miles away, and Haymarket Mall is within a 16 minute walk.
Parks and Recreation
Recreational activities near The Village at Westchester Apartments are plentiful. Discover 5 parks within 3.9 miles, including Westchester Park, Ashby Park, and Beaverdale Park.
Airports
Living in Meredith provides easy access to Des Moines International, located just 23 minutes from The Village at Westchester Apartments.
Property Details
The Village at Westchester in Des Moines, IA offers a unique neighborhood atmosphere with 23 park-like acres for your enjoyment and relaxation. The Village offers unparalleled convenience, located just minutes from Merle Hay Mall, groceries, movie... theaters, restaurants and other great shopping opportunities. Nearly everything is within one mile of your new home, and you'll be just minutes from interstates. The Village is a pet friendly community!
The Village at Westchester in Des Moines, IA offers a unique neighborhood atmosphere with 23 park-like acres for your enjoyment and relaxation. The Village offers unparalleled convenience, located just minutes from Merle Hay Mall, groceries, movie theaters, restaurants and other great shopping opportunities. Nearly everything is within one mile of your new home, and you'll be just minutes from interstates. The Village is a pet friendly community!
The Village at Westchester Apartments is located in Des Moines, IA in the 50310 zip code.
Contact
Property Address: 5413 Aurora Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
Current resident. My fiance and I have lived here for 6 weeks and have experienced no AC for 3.5 weeks, no hot water for 2 weeks, have had a while in our wall for a month, just discovered mold under our bathroom sink, and apparently have been leaking into the unit below us. It is impossible to get a hold of anyone and when we do we’re told it’s out of their hands. Well, it has to be in someone’s hands. We will not deal with a year of this one way or another. I would not recommend this property... to anyone.
Review from Apartments.com
7 People Found This Helpful
12/4/23
Cockroaches, bad communication, bad building maintenance
Communication with property management or the main office is very poor. No one answers the phone, messages go unaddressed, and the same goes for any emails. I work during the day, so if any maintenance issues are addressed, I'm not there to see them, and they do not notify you or leave any information or notice that they entered your apartment. They will close maintenance tickets without addressing them.
I've notified about roaches (they have gotten so bad this month that I cannot use my... kitchen) and was given a call - surprised me - that pest control would come the next day. I don't know if they did or not because again, no notice or indication they ever entered my apartment.
The building I live in smells of rot and the carpets need replacing. The washer/dryer has had moldy clothes on top of it for weeks that someone abandoned, and those laundry rooms are never cleaned. There is noticeable build up or even nests in the hallway vents.
The unit below me was uninhabited for several months; you could see clouds of flies around the windows and mold. For a while, the patio door was open, and it remained open despite advising the main office.
The units themselves are fine and spacious. But the lack of maintenance and communication is reprehensible, hence the low rating.
Review from Apartments.com
9 People Found This Helpful
9/25/23
Not bad but…
It’s not a bad place to live. I enjoy living there. Old appliances and good luck getting a response from the property management company about anything. Took months to respond to work orders and I currently can not reach anyone at the office.
Review from Apartments.com
4 People Found This Helpful
11/10/18
Bad neighbors, gunshots and bedbugs. Oh my!!
I mean, they're relatively inexpensive but when you factor in the ancient appliances drug dealers in the parking lot having shoot outs and being eaten alive in your sleep they are entirely over priced. This was the first apartment my husband and I rented after owning our own home for more than ten years and a lot has changed. First of all the worst thing you had to worry about in our day renting apartments were cockroaches, thank you Village at Westchester for the education as to what a bedbug... is and what it looks like. (NOT)!!! My husband and I ended up leaving all of our things or giving them away to one of our neighbors who told us that he had had bedbugs for years and didn't mind having our things. I wanted to DIE!!! I cannot recommend this place to anyone. Run while you can. The managment knew we got the bedbugs from our neighbors because their apartment was according to the manager (infested) and we only started with them in the wall between our apartment and theirs. No surprise by the time we moved six months later we were infested and our entire building were having heat treatments. Managment had the nerve to charge me for a crayon that melted on the floor from one of like three heat treatments we had to live through. Just Don't is all I can say.
Review from Apartments.com
47 People Found This Helpful
Property Manager at The Village at Westchester responded to this review
Hi there,
We're sorry to hear about your experience. We would like to get more details about this so we can work to resolve it with you. Please reach out to us directly at communications@elevateliving.com. Thank you.
6/13/14
Decent Location
The only thing this place has going for it would be its location. Otherwise over all the state of the buildings and upkeep where rather poor: hallways carpet always seemed dirty with no maintenance, and as prior post mentioned did have pest issues due to other tenants.
Lived there for two years and never saw any real updates or renovations, The grounds where kept up a little but where routinely broken or in a bad state of affairs.
Much better apartments near that location with comparable price... , really in all honesty not worth the money or time.