Tenant Reviews for 1425 N Sierra Bonita Ave

On site manager and overall management company is not only unprofessional, but exhibits unlawful and discriminatory behavior. Elena Calmus makes for an extremely hostile environment and is misleading, won’t answer questions, and pretends to use her accent as a language barrier when things go wrong and confuses things “lost in translation”. Incorrectly run and charge you for a credit scan, talk crap behind your back to your roommate - anything to dissuade you and the people you wish to live with (though you may be approved) from living there to personally and selectively choose her tenants (neighbors) which is an illegal means of the rental process. Also refused to answer normal and common questions interested applicants have while viewing a unit, talked down as if you’re dumb for asking about maintenance requests, security deposit and move out procedures, and responded that these “were concerns I clearly had so I shouldn’t even be interested in this building and move on.” Would not give me full tour of amenities such as pool, laundry, etc.

You will save yourself and those you love a lot of grief by not living here. Pros: Neighbors in other parts of the building generally friendly, apartment itself is decent for the price Cons: Walls/Floors/Ceilings are absolutely the thinnest I have ever experienced. I've my whole life in apartment buildings and have never had a worse experience than this place. You can hear EVERY thing that happens above, next to and below you. EVERYTHING. Sneezes, TVs, conversations (even if they're talking at a low volume), door slam all day and night. Management used to be good, but has changed in the past year and has gone way downhill. They refuse to repair or replace anything in your apartment, stating "Anything within your apartment is your responsibility". This includes any plumbing problems, damage from previous occupancy, speciality lightbulbs you will have to special order, etc. Nothing is their responsibility, it's all yours. They are supposed to have amenities: gym, heated pool, hot tub and sauna. They have none of them. Pool is not heated, sauna and hot tub have been broken the entire time I lived here (over 5 years) and gym doesn't consist of any working equipment. You will not get any of your security deposit back EVEN IF you follow their move out instructions to the letter, ask them to do a walk through to approve it's in the state they need to return your whole deposit and they agree you've done everything they require. You'll still get a letter detailing all the things they are docking you for that weren't listed on the move out instructions or by them in person when they inspected the place. For instance, they're taking most of the deposit to "re-paint" when the lease states if you've lived there for over three years you aren't responsible for that. VERY DISHONEST. You may take these are the rantings of an ex-tenant, but if you ask around to anyone who lives there, you'll find they agree. Do yourself a favor, prevent the headache and avoid this place.

Elevator seems to be broken every week. They also allow broken down cars to be in the garage with expired tags as well. Very loud community, but is expected to be when it is just a block from Sunset Blvd.

Horrbile management!! They are crazy, disrepectful, and completely manipulative and unprofessional. They treat people as though they have no rights and I would NEVER reccomend this building. Bad energy - management creeps around your doors. And enters at unappropriate times. They are money hungry and do not know how to run a business or deal with people as human beings.

My family lives in this apartments building for 8 years and we are very pleased with Marcia (the manager) and the overall experience here. The pool is always clean and heated (from April to October-November). If something isn't working you fill out the form by the mail boxes and everything is fixed within days, sometimes hours. The neighbors are nice. The price is reasonable and the service is great. What else to ask for? There is no pets policy and it's very very strict. Many friends loved my place and told me that they would move in if they had a chance. Very positive experience. I would strongly recommend this apartments building to everyone.

My wife and I were rejected from even turning in an application despite having ample capability to pay rent, a high credit score, etc. Marcia flat out refused to take our application. When we asked to speak to higher-ups (supervisors, corporate, etc) she would not allow it and would not give information. We were truly shocked at her actions and we are pursuing a discrimination case with the county.

Interesting how so many comments popped up....lived at this place for A LONG time and it was party central at one point. Can get pretty loud and the elevators have never worked. The rent IS cheap, but good luck with everything else.

I've lived here for over two years and have had multiple problems with getting hot water, noise levels, and obnoxious neighbors. I agree with the other reviews, Marcia with literally LIE through her teeth and say anything to get you to move in. She told me there were no children in the building and that she doesn't like kids, what do ya know, they are everywhere and I hear a crying baby all the time because the place is so poorly insulated. I hear my neighbors upstairs walking around and below me they can't stop playing obnoxious music. The building is NOISY inside and OUT. It may look nice and well maintained, but don't let that fool you! I went without hot water for 2 months and it still takes time for it to get hot when showering/hand washing. The pool looks nice, but it's always frigid cold, the hot tub has been broken since living here, and doesn't look like it'll ever get fixed. Also, there's a lot of homeless/shady people that wonder around, caught one defecating on the sidewalk next to the gated entry way when going to my car in the morning (apparently this has happened multiple times, when speaking with other tenants). The homeless guy likes to sleep there and my the apt's side gate entrance his home. Lets not forget that of course they'll try to nickle and dime you when moving out.

Apt. manager, Marcia Houston is a liar. I agree with the above said person. She will look you directly in the eye and tell you one thing and do another. I stayed there for years because the rent was cheap, but the building owner is even cheaper. The spa has been broken for 6 years, the elevators break down every other day - no joke. I just moved out and found a clean new place, of course - in this economy, it's hard to trust anyone and what they may pull. But lousy maintenance, lousy managers, and lousy building. Be warned!!!!

Wow Marcia! You are maintaining a zero percent approval rating for four years and counting!! Keep up the good work! Doesn't anyone who works for this company see how awful this place is being run?! Fire Marcia already! Read what people are writing! If you are thinking about moving in here, please please read the reviews first.