I hope to be as objective as possible when writing this review. I lived here for about a year since last June. The price couldn't be beaten. I live in a 2 bed, 1.5 bathrooms and I can say that I feel comfortable and safe living here. It is gated community and so I don't really see who seem like strangers or homeless. You get one assigned parking space with some storage and additional parking is rated at ($55 a month). Laundry facility is maintained quite clean although machines fail on you time
...to time. Trash is hard to find on the community ground because there are men in blue shirts who maintain the community quite nicely.
The best thing I like about the apartment building is how thick the wall is. And I tell you I lived in many apartments & houses, this has the thickest walls. My neighbors can get loud on the weekends. No worries. Once you close the front door, you'll notice near silence. It is great. I have to mention here though that I did not realize the fire station is literally around the corner. And yes, you will hear sirens daily. Well, it is much better than noisy neighbors, if you ask me. I can handle a few seconds of sirens.
There are two pools, three laundry facilities, you pay most if not all utilities. Since the structure is based on community system, the meter will count all the water, sewage used and will divide that into the number of tenants. I have never heard of that but, I don't really complain because the fees are very low. Some units have dishwashers and some don't. (Mine doesn't but I don't use them).
Location, location, location. The place is near everything. Shopping mall, post office, restaurants, Asian market, school, DMV!, gas station, medical centers, 24-hour fitness, fire station & police stations, and 10 freeway (HUGE PLUS).
I wish I could give 5 stars, but since the new management since two months ago, they have increased the rent by 3 hundred dollars after a one-year lease. It is quite absurd and I am surprised to see that high of a jump. Nonetheless, the management just added a security guard at night and they continue to develop the area with renovations.
One last thing. A few of the neighbors smoke marijuana. Some smoke cigarettes in the parking space. The management says they have a zero-tolerance policy against drugs. I think they have enforced the policy but some my neighbors still smell like it once I walk past them.
So I give 4/5 stars. Jackie at apartment management is super nice.
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