I lived on that same street as a undergrad in a house that is now gone to make room for those apartments. It's probably a safer little area now than when I lived there because of the apartments and it never felt unsafe back then. Used to be super convenient to walk to MSU when the weather was nice. House my friend and I rented was $650 for 2br 1ba so yeah those places want to make you pay out the nose for what is essentially a dorm. If you like the complex go for it, it's not a bad area to be in and convenient to downtown.