About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd outside University Village—an old man’s dog kept staring up at the second-floor window of an empty apartment, as if trying to communicate. Curious, the driver knocked on the door downstairs. An elderly gentleman answered, rubbing his eyes groggily. ‘He’s been doing that for days,’ said the neighbor, smiling weakly. The next day, when the driver arrived, he found the same dog sitting patiently in front of another empty apartment. Turned out Fido was just showing everyone where his owner had moved.
2. One day, while showing a house near University Village, an agent asked a potential buyer: ‘Did you notice how many pigeons live here?’ The buyer replied, ‘Actually, I’ve been noticing something else.’ ‘What’s that?’ the agent wondered. The buyer pointed up to the roof where a delivery driver was balancing precariously on a ladder, trying to fix a loose gutter. ‘He looks like he could use some help,’ said the buyer with a smile. The agent shook her head and laughed, realizing they’d both missed the pigeons altogether.
3. One afternoon, as an agent showed a house in University Village, she overheard a strange announcement over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, could Mr. Smith please come to the front desk? Your new home awaits!’ Curious, the agent followed the voice and found herself standing before an empty reception area. Suddenly, from behind her, a deep voice boomed: 'Ma’am, I believe you’re lost—this is just a regular day at our estate agency!' Turning around, she saw a smiling delivery driver holding a package. 'Mr. Smith' turned out to be everyone’s friendly neighborhood mailman.
4. One evening, a delivery driver parked his truck outside University Village and watched in amusement as a small child ran towards him, pointing excitedly at something on the ground. The delivery driver bent down to see what had caught the kid’s attention—a tiny plastic university badge. He smiled, thinking it was some kind of game, until he noticed the little girl next door waving from her window, pointing at him with a mischievous grin. Turns out she’d been hiding badges around for weeks, challenging kids to find them.