#STAY AWAY!!!! We've lived at the Sutton for just under 7 months, and while I must agree with the majority of the reviews that the building and the units look absolutely stunning. The Sutton Buckhead is kind of like a beautifully golden crusted pie, but once you cut it, you find out that the filling is literally . . . oh and, I do mean literally. The dog park is so filthy (not to mention unsafe--people have jumped the fence to attack/rob) that they had to post a sign informing residents that they have cameras and will charge a fee of 1000.00 for anyone who doesn't pick up after their pets, and these residents don't care, it's still filthy. There's been feces and urine in the hallways and elevators (which residents constantly get stuck in), and if the elevators don't smell of feces and urine then you'll be greeted with the sent of marijuana (it's certainly not a smoke free building, we've had a bag of marijuana fall onto our patio. . . we'll get to that later). Oh, but don't worry, don't let me scare you, when you tour they'll be sure that this is all cleaned, and I'm sure that the building won't fail to impress, as "The Sutton Buckhead", has friends in very high places, and they know how to keep their "image clean". That's why you'll never have to worry about your friends and family knowing that you pay almost 10k to live in the hood, no, you'll get to look like you're "living the dream". The owners and staff here at The Sutton Buckhead pay a hefty price so that the many shootings and robberies which occur in the building and parking deck don't make it to the news (or google for that matter). Don't worry you can always search the police reports for this address .
Oh, the special unit, the one with higher ceilings and a huge patio, we thought it would be great for the kids, entertainment, etc. No, big mistake. You see, it's just a catch all (mentioned earlier - the bag of marijuana) and maybe you don't mind catching a bag or two of marijuana, not sure how you feel about catching, trash, cigarette butts, bottles, spit, feces (pics). Yes, the feces comes over first, and then the mixture of bleach, feces, urine and water (from your trashy neighbors). They don't care who or what's below (children, pets, your furniture). Once we made our first complaint (about week in), about the unit not cooling, Sarah and Lyn informed us that due to the design of the floor plan, cooling this lovely unit could be challenging. We could have never guessed that would translate into monthly $340+ Georgia power bills. I mean, they tried to help figure out the problem as best as they could, and even waived the installation fee for a fan in the master (bless their hearts), but this unit obviously needs two air units (the "booster" doesn't work). The master is HOT in the summer and an ICEBOX in the winter. They won't say it, but I think it's probably coming from the lack of insulation in the flooring (this unit is directly over the parking deck), so with the rising heat in the summer and the ice-cold floors in the winter (of course there is an energy leak). This has been an interesting ride to say the absolute least. Nevertheless, the huge floor to ceiling windows are wonderful, they let in so much natural light, and cold/heat.
The concierge is great for the most part, they try to greet you with a smile and enthusiasm (if they like you), they are always there for you to call when you hear fighting, or gunshots from the many shootouts in the parking deck right below you. Don't worry, you can tell your kids that it's just another car crash from the noisy Peachtree Rd. (or something ).
Poor Sarah, (bless her heart), Sarah tries. She tries very hard, but as far as management, she's a one woman show, such a pity. Dana Jackel, (Sutton legal), totally classless, resorts to "name calling" once he knows he's wrong!
Nevertheless, as our stay at The Sutton comes to a close (due to the repeated, unmanaged, overpour of fecal/chemical mixtures being dropped from above). I digress and leave my slice of the pie on the plate for the next tenet.
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