The Palms of Clearwater

le3bo

Resident • 2008 - 2009

kool

nice and safe i love it

Prospective Resident 415727

Prospect • Visited 2009

Cool, Cool, Coooool!!!

I'm moving to Florida in March. I was recommended this place by friends who live there, and flew to Clearwater last week so I could stay with them and shop around. My budget was enough for a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment in most communities, but not even enough for a 1-bedroom apartment at one or two plushy places. The quality of the apartments in the places within my budget did not come close to Coral Cove. I was offered a regular apartment for $800, which was better than the 'refurbished' offerings in the other places I saw, but I was offered an apartment for a little more that had tiled floors, brand new bathrooms, and a lovely hardwood kitchen. Coral Cove has a great atmosphere. The staff are delightful, have a wicked sense of humor, and seem to know most of the residents by name. The clubhouse is kind of retro, with really cool leather sofas, a small but clean gym with pro equipment, computers and wifi, which means I'll be able to work on my laptop around the pool. My friends love Coral Cove, but don't use computers. I asked them to give me their opinions on the 'star' ratings, and have included them below. I can't wait to move in, and will update this review as soon as I have settled in.

Current Resident 764489

Resident • 2004 - 2006

Stay away from this place

I am a former resident. I lived at these apartments for two years and am so very glad to be out of there. All of the bad reviews match my experience and more. We were subjected to 6 people living out of a two bedroom upstairs. The cops visted them regularly (always in the middle of the night). The last straw was someone coming to our door looking for the kid upstairs, armed. My boyfriend went out to see what was going on and saw a group of teenagers armed with knives, guns and baseball bats chasing the kid. ( I hope they caught him). We reported this to the management, to no avail. After we raised a big stink, the owner offered to move us to his other slum complex in Tampa. Needless to say, we left and never looked back. Although our apartment was in better condition at our departure than it was when we arrived, they kept the security deposit. If you are looking for a gangland experience, this is the place for you. The management (and we were there for several) were the worst. The maintenance staff would have been better if they were equipped with something other than duct tape and a hammer. They should gate it and keep the people that live there locked in. I have lived in apartments for the last ten years and without question, this was the worst experience.

Current Resident 67416

Resident • 2006 - 2007

overpriced

Coral Cove Owner and Manager: Do you care that all persons rating this community together only give you a stinking low 35% satisfied rating for the service you provide? For safety's sake, I cannot understand why you do not have an employee walk the complex after dark every night to see if something needs attention. Far too many phone messages for service requests are lost. My family is awakened by loud mouth drunks in the pool area all summer between the hours of 12 midnight and daylight. Many apartments are vacant. The owner just does not get it. It is time for a change of management as this group is the worst. I suggest to the Owner that he locate and hire a Certified Apartment Manager. ( A CAM is Nationally Certified and earned that certificate by attending seminars regarding the laws interpreted by attorneys and judges.) CAMs also learn how important service is by Leasing only thoroughly cleaned and repaired apartments and not just swept out as ours was. A vacant apartment once held by a good resident who left due to an uncaring, uneducated, staff, is a high cost to pay. We are looking into a home to get away from his madness.

Current Resident 368349

Resident • 2006 - 2007

Best Place I Have Lived At

I have no idea why others have given this place such a bad review but I loved it ..Yes it's behind a trailer park but in the year I lived there I never had any securtiy issues.I am a female that lived there for a year alone and never felt more safe.Noise I never heard my neighbors and they kept to themselves.Management as well as maintenence have done a great job. They immediatly take care of any concerns or problems.My Water bill and electric bill were low.Unfortunatly I had to leave becuase I needed a 3 bedroom.If Coral Cove would have had 3 bedrooms I would have stayed.I lived ther before new management and after and I can honestly say it just kept getting better

Current Resident 172119

Resident • 2006 - 2007

Don't waste your money here

Don't be fooled by the fresh paint job and new management. Nothing has changed for the better at coral cove. The apartments are small and prices are over inflated. This apartment complex is located right behind a large trailer park (that's the view I have from my porch). Safety is minimal with drug dealers and car jackers on the prowl. Buildings are half remodeled with structural damage and little sound insulation. Maintenance is slow and better at breaking things than fixing them. Staff has poor record keeping and is slow to do anything about disruptive residents. Our stay here has been by far the worst of all our renting experiences.

Current Resident 376822

Resident • 2010

What do you expect?

What do you expect when the owner is a loser and looks like a bum off the street. He needs to go back to the U.K. and take his slum lord attitude with him. Maybe if he hired qualified office staff the place would run smoothly and the units would be rented.

jplive

Resident • 2005 - 2006

KEEP LOOKING!!

Worst apartment experience EVER! The staff was uncaring, rude and seeming uneducated, totally lowbrow. They recently had a had a sign that said "Under New Mgmt.", and I would hope so. Any owner who would hire these jokers in the first place to run their property needs to be investigated. Please be careful when entering into this place, it is dangerous in my opinion. My neighbors had the cops out there weekly pounding on the door, it was very upsetting. Plus, these apartments are constructed very cheaply, I could hear EVERYTHING from upstairs and next door. There is constant loud barking from the sick dogs all night from the vet next door. I was without air conditioning for 3 weeks. Don't let the new paint and location fool you, this has to be the worst place in Clearwater. I could go on and on. I am so glad I am out of there.

Current Resident 193944

Resident • 2006 - 2007

I think my apt rocks

I dont know how sad some people are in their lives, but my apt is cool. My neighbors are young not some mean old lady who always looks out the window. I can park my car close to it. I have NEVER woken up at 4am with the neighbors sterio full blast.<br><br>When I moved in it was clean and I thought everything went rather well.<br><br>My friends come over and say "wow. Youve really put this all together."

Current Resident 9496

Resident • 2007

it was a bad decision to renew the contract

well we thought there is a possibility that bad reputation can change because of new management.however, there is nothing changed since new management took over the apartment complex. Also, Quality of the fixtures, building material, sound & heat insulation, layout and design are very very cheap. Water is very expensive. there is no safety. power bill is very high because AC units are very old.

Current Resident 887139

Resident • 2006

moving to the South...

My new job will be taking me to clearwater Fl. I have read so many reviews it is unreal! I do know that this is one complex I don't think I will consider moving into. I did walk the complex about a month ago and felt a bit uncomfortable, and after reading these reviews, I feel it best I look else where. Thanks for all of the rewiews and opionions, they were very helpful.<br>ccc

Current Resident 585726

Resident • 2004 - 2006

Great Place To Live

I have read a few of the old reviews and yes this place was pretty bad before the new owners took over. Since then I love it here. I just moved in to a larger one bedroom that was one of the upgrades and it is beautiful. My friends that visit have commented about how nice the place is. Yes sometimes they are a little slow when it comes to fixing things. The Assistant Manager Jasmine is wonderful. Her attitude is always upbeat. She remembers everyone by name and the kids that we do have here seem to love her. One complaint is the Property Manger, she is little cold and seems very distant from her tenants. If not for Jasmine we would have considered moving to a new complex. I seem to get things fixed fairly quickly and as for old things breaking down they are always willing to replace. The complex is centrally located, close to everything you need.

Current Resident 234899

Resident • 2005 - 2006

I love the apartments

I would recommend. My apartment is beautiful and it's a very quite neighborhood. Convenient location, also. I will definately renew my lease!

Current Resident 999268

Resident • 2006

KEEP LOOKING!!

This place is a joke. The rent is outrageous and includes nothing! A separate fee for water, sewer and trash! Had my car and 2 bikes stolen, broken beer bottles and pet waste litter the place, people smoking weed freely at the pool side and our very own Coral Cove prostitute to tempt your man/husband...need I say more? oh, don't bother to call, because they NEVER answer the phone.

Current Resident 857728

Resident • 2005 - 2006

MY EXPERIENCE

WELL LETS JUST SAY THEY TRIED TO RIP MY OFF... THEY NEVER FIXED ANY THING RIGHT... THEN WHEN ITS GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY, THEY TRY TO FIND A WAY TO CHARGE IT TO YOU. I HAVE NOTHING BUT BAD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THIS PLACE...

Current Resident 504485

Resident • 2005

Do not rent here!!

Wow, I wish I had read all of this before moving in. The management is a joke, the maintenance is unskilled, the place is filthy. Children run around unsupervised, abandoned animals are eating out of the trash, glass bottles seem to have been broken everywhere. It is dangerous place to live. The outside lighting on most of the apartments doesn't work, so it's very dark at night. Drug dealers and gang members are in every building. I can't wait to move. It has been a nightmare.

Hopeful467

Resident • 2001 - 2003

Stay out of the Pool!

At 6 O'Clock the mexican landscapers come home from work and take a bath in the pool. There is never enough space in the laundry and it is always filthy. Some one stole my wifes panties out of the laundry room. She was mortified and terribly afraid.<br><br>THe music and parties are non stop. Aggressive ganster wannabees are all over the place.<br><br>Maintenace is a non responsive joke. If you are a family man or going to college you better find a better place to live. <br>I have lived in 3 different apartment complexes in Florida. This is the only one of the three that I had nothing positive to say about.<br><br>If you like to watch the flashing blue lights of cop cars, then this is the place for you.

Current Resident 613826

Resident • 2005

The worst place to live

I still live in this hell hole, trust me your bette off living in a garbage can, i cant wait till my lease is up, managment is the worst in the world, they were re-paving the parking lot and there were no places to park and i parked on the grass and got my car towed, filthy apartment filthy managment never coming here again and will make sure no one else does...

Current Resident 344963

Resident • 2005

Unethical treatment of Tenants

A major flood occurred in our downstairs apartment. The fire marshall deemed it uninhabitable. Management was notified and it took 2 days to hear back from them. They did not offer us another apartment or a hotel stay while they fixed damages. I am pregnant and had to stay in a mildew infested apartment with soaked floors and they could have cared less. The apartments are priced as high as they can charge by market values and the management team has not provided adequate service to tenants. The people next door were flooded as well and condemned by the fire marshall and they were stuck there too with no help and children in the home.