I've lived here for about a year. The perks are great, but it definitely seems like this apartment is going downhill.
You could probably deal with it if you're young and able-bodied, but I would recommend that you don't live here if you have kids or pets, or if you have any accessibility/health concerns. Or even if you value privacy.
Starting off strong, there have been at least 6 apartment-wide Notices of Entry in the past year. These are usually given on super short notice, and it usually
...involves a bunch of men pounding on the door and barging into your bedroom with their boots, just check on your fire alarms.
Speaking of fire alarms, the fire alarm system is broken, so we had three false alarms in the middle of the night. And now, for the past three weeks, smack dab in the middle of the holidays, they've been playing the alarms from 9am-1pm trying to fix it.
Speaking of poor maintenance, there was recently a power outage, and the apartment's poor security system locked people in AND locked people out, including the garage. The staff just kept blaming PG&E. But they had no backup generators to open the garage or to help people get in to reach their kids and pets. On top of that, there was no back up generator for exit signs or any lights, so it was pitch black in the halls and the staircases. A definite fire safety violation.
On top of that, I recently saw that one apartment's sprinkler system burst, and they had to shut off the water for the day with no notice. They've also just had to shut off the water for "emergency reasons" about two or three times in general, so that's not a good sign for the health of the building's pipes.
There are also just a lot of other things breaking (like parking overhangs) that I anticipate will only get worse as time goes on.
Moving on, I don't think there's been a single month where even two out of the three elevators have been functional. If you have a stroller or any accessibility needs, this becomes a real pain. Especially because there are heavy fire doors, every few hundred feet or so in the halls, getting around if you have accessibility needs is a no go.
And the amenities are pretty cool, but the pool gets shut down for emergency reasons pretty frequently, so I'm starting not to trust them. The gym also isn't 24-hr, which is annoying.
Overall, if you're a homebody or have any accessibility needs, this is not the place for you.
