 | | Casa Madrid
2301 E. Ball Rd.
Anaheim, Ca 92806
714-772-1700 | | |
| Rating | | | Recommend: | | Yes | | | Overall Rating: |  | 2.0 | | Security: | | 3.0 | | Parking: | | 5.0 | | Appearance: | | 4.0 | | Management: | | 1.0 | | Maintenance: | | 1.0 | | Unit Condition: | | 3.0 | | Noise: | | 4.0 | |
| | | | Review Title: It Could Be Worse, But... | | | | | | Reviewer: Anonymous | | | | Review Date: 2/12/05 | | | | | | | Rate This Apartment | | | | | | | This is my first apartment, so I don't have a whole lot to compare it to, so maybe take this with a grain of salt. As far as the appearance goes, it's a lot better than some of the crapholes I found while looking for apartments in Anaheim. Compared to the apartment complexes next door and down the street, these are nicely maintained. Maintenance workers and gardeners are always around picking up trash, sweeping, and tending to the plants and lawns. Unfortunately, that's all the maintenance department here seems to be good at. I rented a studio apartment (and I will say it's bigger than many other studios and even 1 bedrooms I looked at), and after a week of heavy rain, the front door warped something awful. I couldn't even pull it closed. I called the leasing office and the chick said she'd send someone to come fix it. Three days later, I still had the same busted door. After spending half an hour on the phone with the Arnel emergency maintenance people, I got an on-site maintenance man who said nothing could be done until the next day. After almost a week of practically begging the leasing office and maintenance people to please come fix my door, I finally got a nice brand new door. After a month, another heavy rain hit and my nice brand new door warped. I called several times and was able to fanagle someone into coming the same day to repair it temporarily while they figured out what they were going to do. The maintenance guy was nice enough, and told me he'd see about getting a metal door put on because my unit has a history of warped doors, and getting a metal door would prevent this problem once and for all. This was visibly apparent by the repair work done on the door frame where the lock fits in from the door.Suffice it to say I never got a metal door because metal doors just aren't made to match the rest of the doors in the apartment community. I haven't had any problems since, but I feel like I've had to go through hell and back to get this fixed. I did not feel safe or that my valuables were safe while this door problem was going on. I am extremely happy that I have gotten a new job that requires me to relocate. I don't feel guilty at all about having to break my lease, but we'll see what the folks at Casa Madrid try to do to me. The studio apartments are fairly quiet, but it does depend a bit on your neighbors. When I walk past the 1 and 2 bedroom apartments to get my mail, there's always noise: screaming bratty kids, people playing music/movies really loud. Right now (2/2005) there is at least one 1 bedroom apartment that has been open since Christmas time. Maybe that should tell you something about this so-called community.As far as security, there are no gates around the front, just the parking lot. But at the same time, people have to be honest enough to close them otherwise there's no point in having a gate. Casa Madrid is down the street from a couple of liquor stores, three strip clubs and a Hooters. Traffic is a bitch from time to time because of the 57 freeway, Disneyland, the Anaheim Convention Center, the Anaheim Pond and Edison Field. The chick who lives in the apartment below me had the misfortune of having her car stolen, and the chick who lives next to me had her car broken into. I've been lucky so far, but we'll see. Parking is fine for people who only have one car because there are assigned spaces. Otherwise, get a garage if you can. Appearance is above-average like I said earlier. Office staff couldn't give a rat's ass about you once you sign the lease. Maintenance is a joke, and don't you let anyone try to tell you otherwise. The maintenance jerks at this place love to tell you how good they are. I swear, they are no better than the jackass who tries to pick you up in a bar. The condition of my unit wasn't bad. I can't complain. Noise isn't that bad like I said earlier, but like I said, it depends on the unit you get and the neighbors that come with it. Overall I am disappointed with my experience here. I can honestly say it's due to the door maintenance issue that did it for me. I can recommend this apartment, although not without warning. I'd definitely check out other places first if time allows. | | | | |
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