Let's start with the good, location is great. An easy walk to grocery stores, movie theaters, at least 20 restaurants and even department store shopping. For the 4 wheeled crowd, it is an easy and quick drive to Highway 14 or not too far from I-205 which will whisk you anywhere you need to go. The neighborhood is desirable and has recent construction on new stores.
For the pet lovers, they allow small dogs and cats here with a deposit. The grounds are large enough take a decent walk without
...going out into the street and plenty of grassy areas. And we are located just a couple of miles from the dog park off 164th.
Exercise, there is a great park with paved trails just up the street, an easy walk/jog on the sidewalk. There is an exercise room that is small and dank, but does have 2 treadmills, a stair stepper, a few weight machines and a couple of bikes. There is also an indoor half court basketball court. As well as a year round indoor pool in the clubhouse available 9am-9pm most days. An outdoor pool is open from memorial day to labor day, it is small and has a hot tub.
The maintenance is slow to respond. However, I believe it is a problem in the office. The new management replaced the good, knowledgeable employees with inept workers who can't answer basic account information. The management requires tenants to sign a paper stating they are not liable for packages left with them. The post office only leaves packages with them, they do not deliver to the door. So when they lose packages, they say "oops". No apologies, no replacement. I no longer have packages shipped to my home. I send them to friends where they arrive safely. For a fee, tenants can pay rent online, but they do have to sign additional conditions and terms such as being aware of changes in rules at apartment and agree to comply.
The units themselves are 26 years old. And have the original dishwasher and washer and dryer in my unit. They are dated with popcorn ceilings. And have very little storage space. And a tiny kitchen, which is sad for a chef like me. They do offer wood burning fireplaces, which I do not use. The neighbors fireplace back-drafts smoke into my apartment despite them fixing it.
Parking is a HUGE issue here. Each unit gets one covered space. However, it may not be near your building. Or even where you can see it from your apartment. If you have guests, tell them to wear their hiking boots because they will likely have to park across the street at the theater.
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