The purpose of this review is to help individuals and families by providing them with genuine information about this apartment complex based on our personal experiences.
Pros:
The location is amazing! Beautiful views of the mountains, close to major highways, Wadsworth & Sheridan. Very easy to access roads. There are tons of good restaurants & grocery stores (Target, Walmart & King Soopers) within a 5 minute drive. The surrounding neighborhoods are clean & well kept and feel very safe. Great sidewalks for walking & running, and many awesome parks/playgrounds for families within 5-10 minute drive.
The pool, weight room, and leasing center are nice. The weight room is especially nice and has great equipment. The pool is huge and has lots of seating & also has a small putt putt course. Kept relatively clean and not usually crowded.
Cons:
Unfortunately, the cons list is much more significant,
Management here is truly horrible. The leasing agents and apartment manager are rude, unhelpful, and lack empathy and fail to accept responsibility for issues. Regardless of the situation, they always seek to place the blame elsewhere and tend to be very passive aggressive.
Upon our arrival for move in, we were told our apartment was not ready for move in. Having just driven from Texas, this was very frustrating and disappointing because we did not have a place to live. We had a agreed on a date and management failed to have our apartment ready for move in. We had to book a hotel a for 2 nights waiting for the apartment to be finished (the day we arrived, the apartment was still being painted, the carpet was disgusting and torn up, and nothing was cleaned). We were told 2 days later it was ready for move in, which was not true. The entire apartment was filthy. It had clearly not been cleaned. The carpet was so dirty with dust, dirt and dog hair that it clogged our vacuum cleaner. We were told the carpets had been professionally cleaned; this was obviously untrue. Management told us they would Re clean the carpets, but whatever they did did not help (at all). Rather than being apologetic and helpful, management told us they had done all they could do and repeatedly mentioned they offered to have the carpet replaced (which we declined because we didn't have anywhere to live and did not have the time and ability to wait for the carpet to be replaced - as mentioned the apartment was not ready for move in and we couldn't afford to wait any longer). When we agreed to the specific move in date, no one mentioned the carpets being disgusting and needing to be replaced. Only well after we moved in did the manager say "there's a reason the carpets needed to be replaced". If this was the case, the carpet should have been replaced and completed before our agreed upon move in date.
The trash situation is awful - there is always trash piled outside of the dumpsters.
The apartments are not "luxury" by any means. The leasing office is, as is the gym, but the apartments certainly are not. It's very strange that management decided to spend millions on the leasing center and gym but not on the actual places people live. Honestly, it is not surprising giving the attitudes and personalities of the leasing agents and manager.
The appliances and finish outs are outdated and dirty. The "renovations" are done very poorly. There is paint splattered on our floor in countless spots, the new countertops are installed very poorly, and because the new sink is so large, 2 of the drawers are unusable. This leaves 2 drawers in the entire kitchen available for use.
We also do not have cabinet doors or faces, so everything is wide open.
Multiple times, workers have tried to enter our apartment with no prior communication or scheduling. My wife and daughter were alone one day, and two men tried to force their way into our door. Luckily, the deadbolt was locked, but they banged loudly on the door (loud enough to wake up my daughter who was napping) and yelled to open the door. Again, this was without any communication from management.
Ceilings and walls are VERY thin. The tenants above us seem to just be doing very normal things and walking around, but it is extremely noisy. External walls & windows do not mute outside sound at all, so when people get in late at night you WILL hear them quite clearly.
In summary, I would strongly advise anyone considering leasing here to explore other options. While the location is great, there are several apartments in the area. I have no experience with any of them, but I find it hard to believe management could be so poor elsewhere. Save yourself stress and frustration and find somewhere else to live. We only have a 3 month lease here and cannot wait to leave and hopefully never deal with communication & management so poor again. Without management being so poor, I would likely give 3 stars. read more