Review History for anonymous

leaving soon - extremely over-priced

Well, where to start? I had problems before I even moved in. Doing the initial pre-move-in walk-through, there were all kinds of problems with the apartment. Dirty, stained carpet; linoleum peeling at every edge and seam; disgusting blinds in the bedrooms; vertical blinds in living room were bent (it looked like someone had tried to hang from the support bar, because it was bent in the middle, making the blinds lop-sided); and there were all kinds of cracks and holes in the bathroom tile grout. I thoroughly documented all of this, and when I turned it in, I got a phone call from the office - they were upset, and told me "You can't expect a new apartment." No, but I can expect one that's clean and maintained. I went the rounds with them a few times, and they FINALLY put in new linoleum and carpet, new vertical blinds, and fixed the grout in ONE bathroom (not the master, though). Maintenance knows what they're doing, for the most part. They fixed my refrigerator and dishwasher quite well. But they handle problems that are beyond their skills in very poor ways. Like windows. Both bedroom windows in my apartment had water in the tracks. This was repaired by taking a crowbar and hammering it through the weather seal between the glass and the frame. I kid you not. I saw him doing this, and thought there was no way that could be right. So, I checked the neighbors windows all along my building, and same thing. Everyone has 1-inch crowbar slits in the weather seal. Which basically voids the whole point of the weather seal and insulation. Consequently, the apartment are VERY drafty. I keep a space heater in the front room by the sliding glass door, my son's room by the window, and will probably get one for mine. Thin walls. VERY thin. Although, it was rather entertaining to hear my neighbors arguing at 2:30 in the morning, once. Thankfully it only happened that once. Still, unless you're fond of giving concerts, there won't be any singing in the shower at this place. And if you live on the ground floor, you'll hear EVERYTHING your upstairs neighbors do. Any kind of upkeep or repairs to the buildings or grounds takes FOREVER. They finally got the "pond" fixed during this summer (apparently it was torn up for over a year - it was when I moved in), but now all the buildings in my area are supposedly being repainted. Not sure when they plan to do that, since the ugly white primer has been "drying" for over a month now. New management took over this past summer, and rent rates have been steadily climbing ever since. I'm moving out because they're trying to raise my $795 rate (I actually pay more than that since I have a cat and renter's insurance on top of it) to $991. I think not. This place is DEFINITELY not worth a $200/month raise in rent. And if I'm going to pay that much, I might as well buy a house. The maintenance issues I could deal with, since I did a lot of it myself (except for what I mentioned and the windows - if I were staying, I'd file a complaint with the Dept. of Health, or whoever's in charge of those things). But, given the way this place is kept up and maintained overall, it would feel like throwing money down the drain. Only good thing - if you're an Ikea fan, you'll be right across the freeway from it. I can wave to the sign from my parking space. Consequently, I never shop there. ::shrug:: My recommendation - rent somewhere else.