Review History for cornnut32

Started great, ended poorly.

We lived at Adagio for a little over a year and a half. When we moved in, we really loved it. We were in a three bedroom, and it was large and we liked the layout. Our neighbors were quiet, and so was the complex itself. Our unit was on one of the busier streets (right inside the East entrance) but even the traffic was quiet. We really felt safe, liked the grounds and the management. Then the manager changed. Everything went downhill. Our downstairs neighbors moved and we got new ones. One of the reasons we moved into Adagio is because they do background checks. Within two weeks, our neighbor was walking around with an ankle monitor. We had to call the cops on them for noise disturbances and smoking pot. They also smoked and it made our apartment smell AWFUL. They threw their cigarette butts on the ground, so we had to walk through them. It made the once-pretty area look trashy, and my daughter (who was 1 at the time) picked one up and put it in her mouth. I was beyond disgusted. We talked to management over and over about it. They were rude, told us they were going to do something about it and nothing changed. They didn't even document every complaint we made. They kept telling us they were going to give them a notice to comply or vacate, but after weeks of non-compliance they still hadn't been evicted. The manager, Monica, was extremely rude to me and my husband. We ended up having to complain to the company who owns the property--and still nothing was done. Also by the time we left, it seemed the area was less safe. Residents were louder. I didn't feel safe walking by myself from my car to my apartment in the dark when I got home from work. The dumpsters seemed to be overflowing a lot. People did not clean up after their dogs, which is also disgusting. My kids stepped in dog poop several times. Birds were also an issue, although not a huge one. Just lots of bird poop. The windows and doors did not have very good seals on them. We ended up having to tape plastic coverings over the window in my baby's room because you could feel a draft when you stood next to it. She froze at night in the winter. When we talked to maintenance about it, they told us that's just how the windows are and we should stuff towels in the tracks. That looked great, let me tell you, plus it was really energy efficient! Geez. Maintenance overall was pretty good. They responded quickly and did a good job when we had problems. Our roof leaked during a rainstorm and they sent a roofer out immediately to fix it--even while it was still raining. We also had a good amount of storage space with the several closets and balcony storage. Bathrooms were good size and the bedrooms were great size. Carpet was really crappy, though. It did not wear well at all and showed every little stain. The edges came up and frayed around our fireplace. They told us it was supposed to last 5 years--ridiculous. We ended up having to pay to replace it, which we fought. Toward the end we also had random brown stains coming through the paint, which was old nicotene stains. Scrubbing it made it worse. One thing I really liked was that we were allowed to paint in the apartments. I painted really cute murals on my kids' walls that they loved. We just had to paint over it before we left, which wasn't a big deal. We were given one gallon of paint free and then I bought a second gallon from them for $15. The pools were also really nice, and we enjoyed going there. My kids loved feeding the ducks and watching the fish in the pond. The park across the street was great, too. Overall I wouldn't recommend anyone live here. It's overpriced, and there were a lot of issues with management and with residents when we left. The apartments themselves were in okay shape. Parking was crappy, but that's what happens when you have a big complex. Too much noise, and increased crime.