UPDATED: After eight months from my last review, I have heard from numerous neighbors about how their cars were broken into. My best friend's wife had her car broken into and my neighbor's girlfriend had her car broken into as well and they stole thousands of dollars worth of camera gear. There is zero security and for the price you pay that is ridiculous. My girlfriend was sitting in the apartment alone and had someone try to get in the door and wiggle the door knob. Also had the same thing happen to my neighbor as well. I've seen the cops come here as well - I know they can happen anywhere, but still. The complex does not seem as safe as advertised.
Originally, I left a five star review on this apartment complex because I did enjoy living here, the staff was friendly, and it is in a good location in south Tulsa. I have decided to change my review to one star after the last few months. Every single month like clockwork when I get my bill it has been wrong and they have been overcharging us for things that we aren't using like a storage unit. Routinely I would go into the office and tell them that I need it taken off and the next month it would be snuck right back into my bill. Sure, it's just one trip to the office but over the course of a few months it's a lot of time.
Another main complaint that I have is the way that they handle trash and I think it's something you should consider if you're planning on living here. There is one trash compactor for the entire apartment complex and the complex is pretty spacious. I feel badly for people that have to drive the trash across the complex in the back of their car or walk at 10 minutes to the compactor. For a complex that brags about "luxury," I wouldn't consider this falling into said category. My old apartment was a fraction of the cost and had trash service. Every single weekend trash piles up by the compactor, it smells, and there are flies everywhere so taking the trash out is not exactly a thing you're excited to do. I live close to the compactor and can't even have my deck door open because of the flies.
Today, I came home and there was a letter on my door from Atria fining me $25 because I left a bag of trash out by my door....literally a single bag that was sitting for less than 24 hours. The letter that they enclosed said that they want to keep a clean apartment, but for someone that had lived here for the last year it seems like they are not following their own advice with the disgusting piles of trash that accumulate every single weekend. Also enclosed in the envelope was a picture of my door which I found incredibly insulting. So whoever came to my door took the picture with the purpose of fining me? Why not just knock on my door and ask for the trash to be taken down? I actually was creeped out opening the letter initially not knowing who it was from.
Yes, the fine is only $25, but knowing what I have seen over the course of the last year and all of the trash, I just find it funny that they are willing to fine me for leaving one bag of trash out when there are hundreds left out every single weekend by the compactor. The compactor turns into a landfill with trash out to the parking lot, the concrete around it is stained and usually has food laying around it. There have been times where I have also had a walk through dog diarrhea from the third floor all the way down to ground level, called the office and nothing was done about it for over 24 hours. I had to call again to get it taken care of finally. Now THAT'S a complex that really cares about cleanliness...but hey if it involves something with fining the tenant they will pretend like they care.
To me the $25 fee is not only hypocritical, but it's also taking advantage of the tenants who are already paying a premium price. When you're paying this much for an apartment (trust me they're not cheap) and that is the best solution for the trash and then the tenants get fined for setting it out by the door because they don't necessarily want to walk out to the disgusting trash compactor, then I would not exactly consider it luxury as advertised.
Frustrating to say the least.
UPDATE: Since fining me $25, I paid my statement as shown exactly that they sent in the mail and then the next day I had a note on my door saying that I was $25 short on my rent and now have said I am late. Truly ridiculous. Stay away from this complex. read more