I lived in Camden Crest for 21 months. There were some great aspects of my time there and some pretty terrible ones, and overall it left a sour taste in my mouth.
First the good: The apartment was great, moderately updated, and a real joy to live in during the time I was there. The complex as a whole is really nice too, with consistent reliable maintenance, great landscaping, and a we--maintained main pool area.
Now the bad: The management was greedy and uncaring, constantly nickel and diming
...us the whole time we were there. When we first moved in, there was an issue with our payment that ended up being at the fault of their online payment system. However, they continued trying to charge us extra fees for the failure of their own system for several months. During our first 15 months (the length of our first lease there), Camden got rid of the business center because "residents were printing too much", shut down the second pool early because "someone vandalized it", and added nothing. So it was pretty disappointing when they decided to raise out rent by over $200 per month at renewal time. We were in the midst of planning our wedding, waiting for the return of invitation, so we kinda had to stay and renew.
When we finally moved out, we thoroughly cleaned the apartment, and left it looking like a model apartment. But lo and behold, the greedy management trend continued, with over $350 of "carpet cleaning" charges based on a single stain less than 2 inches in diameter in the bathroom sink area. We asked for details on the charges and were promptly sent to collections.
My advice: If the apartment and complex are your top priorities, Camden Crest does a good job. But you can find those in a number of places, and you're better off avoiding the headache of fighting the management and paying the extortionate fees by finding another complex.
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