Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmParkwood Place<br>38660 Lexington Street<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 1 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> This comunity is good but the manager is pretty rude. Hope the management understands the problem and change the manager to improve the community. The manager doesn't care about the tenants. she wants to be a manager to the tenants too... Very bad...Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmRancho Luna Apts.<br>3939 Monroe Ave.<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 3 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> Only lived here for 3 weeks, and already I'm sick of the place.They give you this big speech about how quiet and well-maintained the place is when you sign the lease, and impress you with all of the rules they "enforce" to ensure that they provide for, as the law requires, "quiet enjoyment of the premises."It's all a hoax (at worst) or them just deluding themselves (at best).Well-intentioned though they be, the poeple running the office are too few in number and testicular fortitude to actually do anything about the horrific noise at all hours, the filth strewn about by the dozens (hundreds?) of tenants who do not know how properly to dispose of garbage, and the illegally parked vehicles (some in disrepair) gathering filth and dust and dirt and generally looking like eyesores.There is no security service, patrol or detail that I can discern, but this doesn't seem like a criminal-infested place, at least until September, when, as I'm told, the kids from next-door Washington High School hang out on the property en masse, smoking, leaning (or sitting!) on people's cars, and just geerally acting as high-schoolers do.So much for quiet enjoyment, right?

When my preganant wife and I moved in, we expected to see a perfect copy of the "model" apartment we had been shown.Not even close.This one looked like it had been painted by a high school art class, there were hols and nails and cracks in the wall, the cabinets were the same ones that had been installed when the place was built 30-40 years ago and were filthy and smalled funny, we had plumbing problems, electrical problems, no working phone jack (illegal), and an uneven living room floor.We had cleaning crews and maintenance to our apartment 4 times in the first week, and still the apartment looks nothing like an apartment should that is nestled withing what Rancho Luna cass itself -- "premier luxury living in Fremont," or something like that.

Our master bathroom was un-done (no working shower, still had the chemical smell of paint), two of the three bathroom fans were (and still are) not working properly, I already mentioned the lack of phone service, the baseboard molding was cracked/broken in several places, instead of removing nails from the walls and hooks from the ceiling, they just painted over them, there were massive splatters of paing all over the edges of all the cabinets where the painter(s) had failed to cover up their obviously hurried work, the concrete patio area was completely spotted with filthy black grease stains (it looked like somebody tried to repair an automobile outside our front door; I suspect the last tenants just didn't know how to properly maintain their BBQ grill), and there was a HUGE (the size of a small pillow) stain in the ceiling of the living room where a water leak from an upstairs bathroom had soaked through and wrecked the ceiling beneath and had been very poorly painted over.The dark wood of the cabinets was (and still is) frayed and cracking, and peeling all along its edges and corners, and is horribly warped around the area of the aforementioned water leak. (The leak had been fixed, at least; however, apparently nobody thought to beautify the areas impacted by the leak.)

People drive around the complex at all hours, stereos blazing, spinning their tires noisily and the speed bumps, doing their gansta' thing or whatever makes them feel like they're all grown up.Oh, and if you like to sleep in, forget about it.If the neighborhood doesn't wake you up early with its noise, then on Tuesdays and Fridays (yes, two days not one!) at 6:30 in thre morning, when the garbage trucks come to dump the dumpsters, your sleep is over, trust me.It is SO loud, it's like a Star Wars battle scene playing at full volume right outside your window.

Here's the punchline: this morning, everybody's car got a paper bulleting stuck under the windshield, saying that for three days, we cannot park on the premises, because they're going to be re-finishing the concrete curbs.TO me, the curbs look fine, and even if they didn't, it's something that does not really affect tenant life... it seems to me like something else (like hiring another maintenance person, or a security detail, or refinishing cabinets, or installing ceiling fans, or adding a second laundry room -- yes, the complex is a whole city block and there's only ONE laundry room) would be a much better use of money.

In fairness, the two girls that run the office are COMPLETELY overworked, and I would be hard pressed to say that all (if any) of this is their fault.And of course, they're just low-level site management.They cannot do anything major without the say-so of the real-estate conglomerate that owns them (called Garibaldi, about whom I know nothing).Still, on-site customer service is supposed to accomplish something... there was a major problem in the building just recently at about 5:05 pm one day, and when I jogged over to the rental office, I found it locked and no one available -- they're supposed to be open until six.And this morning, when I had a question for them, and stopped by the office at close to quarter after nine, there was nobody there -- they're supposed to be open at 9:00.So I think that, at times, the desire to properly "serve" the tenants gets lost.

The apartment manager was very apologetic about all the problems my wife and I have been having, and gave us a very generous rent credit on our first-month's payment.I think she is really trying to but a positive face on all this.That's all well and good, but save yourself the trouble -- just don't move here. It looks pretty from the outside, and it even looks good on paper.And the girls talk up a good game when you enquire about the place.Don't walk....... RUN in the opposite direction.This is one of the lower priced complexes of townhomes in Fremont for a REASON.But you won't really appreciate that reason until and if you move in.SO just... don't.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmRancho Sol Apartments<br>3599 Pennsylvania Ave.<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 5 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> -> Great location.-> Grounds and apartments are well maintained.-> Professional and friendly staff.-> Prompt service in all maintenance requests.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmAvalon Fremont<br>41277 Stevenson Commons<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 1.2 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> If you want to have continuous drama in your life, deal with unprofessional management, get your car vandalized on the regular basis, get approached by strangers when you come late at night, deal with the noise and crowds at the pool that are not even residents, fix the issues around the apartment yourself, complain about the management negligence and nobody listens to you, then be my guest, choose this place.Since the new management came in 2003 this place became a ghetto.This is why residents at Avalon dont stay too long.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmCountry Club Apartments<br>4444 Hansen Ave<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 1 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> Unless you like a lot of drama. Mostly by the managers family members. If your not in their click, then welcome to hell.Discriminates against certain families. Their family is always innocent. Everyone else is always evil.It may be cheaper around here, but it is not worth the money that you might save.I am going to get out as soon as possible.So to save you the trouble I will advise you to look else where. A lot of cars have been broken into.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmPresidio<br>2000 Walnut Ave<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 1 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> This place is the biggest mistake my roomate and I have ever made! The management is the most incompetent people I have ever known! They should not even call it a deposit because it is really just a cleaning fee.There is so much noise in the morning, the pools have kids using the bathroom in it, the gym is covered in other people's sweat, this is just a terrible place to live. Nothing makes sense in the lease! It many look nice from the outide, but believe me, DON'T MOVE HERE!!!!!!!!!Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmCamden Village Apartments<br>38000 Camden Street<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 3 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> This apartment complex is old,nasty and very unclean. You will be sorry if you move to live here. Maintenence is very very very slow. They tell you they fix the problem but next week the same thing happen again. And the staff, they don't care about you as long as they get a pay check every pay day, they'll happy. They are very unfriendly and unprofessional.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmAlborada<br>1001 Beethoven Common<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 1 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> we dont feel safe , last month some cars were found broken and hit badly , so it is not safe at all. poor parking facility, they do not assign any parking lot to you. as you pay already high as rent if you want the reserved parking you have to pay 25 bugs more, we think the management has become too much businessminded and donot think of their residents intersts in any case. problems are not solvedon time. bugs are there , noise problems are there and not at all quiet area for living and enjoying life. we are going to leave .

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmLakeview Aprt.<br>Mowry<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 1 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> -Bad managment.-Lazy staff.-No security.-No Cleanup around apartments.-Bad heating.-No airconditioning.-No new appliances.-Fee's for pets.-Non-workable gym.-Expensive Laundry Machines.-Bad neighborhood.I have been here for only a little while and i am more than ready to move. This place has the worst managment, and the staff is crappy. The manager is a chainsmoker and has a horrible attitude. Never gets anything fixed. The pond is always dirty and they never clean it, no matter how many times you tell them. The windows are shallow and you can hear the streets below. You only get one parking space and the guests parking place isWed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmSun Pointe Village<br>39451 Gallaudet Drive<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 1 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> I have lived in this building for over a year and I would have to say that I would not recomend Sun Pointe Village to anyone. The whole building is just old and poorly kept.Both the management and maintenance is horrible. They are incompetant and very intrusive. I've had a number of interruptions saying that they need to inspect for this and that and emphasizes on us not being there. Ob course, I didn't trust those people, so I called to make an appointment; a very rude leasing staff took my request, but with much reluctance.Every features in the apartment is breaking down or falling part. My toilet leaks and it's disgusting.This place does not care about its tenants!!!! Run!Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmWatermark Place<br>38680 Waterside Circle<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 2 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> I moved in 3 years back. At that time it was a premium property. However in the past one year it has become highly unsafe. Break ins, vandalism, etc. is getting very common. No gated secirity. They charge a premium in rent and cannot do anything to ensure the safety and security of tenants. Highly non-Tenant friendly management. Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments http://www.rentersparadise.com/apartment-ratings/ca-fremont.htmCreekside Village<br>Sequoia<br>Fremont, CA<br><br>Overall Rating: 2.33 (out of 5)<br><br><strong>Review:</strong> Nice staff and a good place to stay. Very quite and secureWed, 27 Jul 2005 01:52:29 CSTFremont Apartment ReviewsApartment ReviewsApartment RatingsFremont Apartment RatingsFremont Apartments