245 N Ridgewood Pl, Los Angeles, CA, 90004

I have lived here for 10 years and I was surprised to see these bad reviews. I enjoy it here - of course there are some quirky neighbors who have been here forever, and the plumbing has been an issue, but they are working on it, and I've noticed nothing but quick response to any maintenance issues I've brought up. I am on the top floor, and I don't hear anyone above me, so I really can't speak to any of the other issues with people who have rented On the first and second floors. There are definitely at least two units that have people in them who have lived here for a million years and are maybe not the best neighbors ever, but they are in the minority. Lately, the management has pulled out all of the really pretty landscaping, and I'm hoping that they do something to fix that in the near future. But as far as cockroaches, maybe if you're on the first floor they come in from the courtyard? I don't have them EVER on my top floor apartment and like I said, I've been here 10 years.

I requested to walk the property and available units of 245 N Ridgewood. What a nightmare and decision this was in my part. Never have I seen such a repressive dump! Minimal landscape area. The building manager turns a blind eye to all the main issues that this building faces. Such as the juvenile delinquent teenagers that run amuck through the property. Bicycles stored in emergency stairwells. Marijuana smoking, underage alcohol drinking, graffiti tagging teens that stomp back and forth especially in the wee hours. Disheveled neurotic old and done hags on the top level yelling and shouting throughout the building, bickering with fellow tenants, spreading gossip throughout the building and disturbing any kind of peace you may think you have. Cramped units, roaches, plumbing that never works, dirty hallways, broken down laundry room, creepy and unsafe parking area, zero landscaping or greenery and overflowing trash all over. The leasing agent was embarrassed by all the trash and unkept common areas. Save yourself the trouble and seek leasing elsewhere.

If you love unpredictable plumbing which causes your kitchen sink to overflow so many times that flooding of your apartment is inevitable when you are gone for the weekend (or just a few hours!), if you love noisy upstairs neighbors who have teens that love hip hop and stomping around late at night, if you love flies coming out of nowhere into your apartment to terrorize you daily in the summer months - this place is made for you. Allow me to tell you more about 245 N Ridgewood Place in Los Angeles with zip code of 90004 ... From the occasional cockroaches to the never-ending random people parking in your spot, it's a cornucopia fun ride of wrist-slitting surprises. Enjoy your windows collecting pools of water from an upstairs neighbor's A/C? How about the pitter patter of every drip & drop outside your window for hours on end coming from their A/C as well? How about plumbing work on a near-weekly basis where the water is shut off most of the day? Have I hooked you into this special property yet? I definitely don't want to leave out the lady on the top floor who will terrorize you with her yelling whenever you turn on your perfectly legal small gas grill for barely 20 minutes, or the neighbor whose dog pees on your welcome mat that never bothers to apologize. I must also not forget the neighbor who sometimes parks what looks like a rape van awkwardly for days on end in front of the carport you need to park in making it a life-risking adventure pulling into the street because you can barely see any cars coming (but I should note this is no longer a pleasant benefit - it recently stopped because the street now has overnight parking restrictions). If you enjoy modern day conveniences, the front buzzer works at least 2/3 of the time and when it is working you can enjoy a lovely hair-raising BUZZZZZZZ every time someone enters the building 15 feet outside your bedroom window. Midnight. 1am. 2am. And if that isn't waking you up, the bowling alley belonging to the neighbors above will! How cool is that - an apartment with a bowling ally right above you? I've never actually seen this bowling alley with my own eyes, so maybe I shouldn't tout is as such a bonus - but it can definitely be heard on a daily basis! Are you still reading? Why aren't you calling for an appointment to see an apartment in the unparalleled building? Drink in the ready-for-Halloween creepy dirty halls of this quaint treasure; marvel at the amazing 1350 square feet of --- well actually 950 square feet of living space (their ad might exaggerate just a little, it is just an "estimate" based on other units in the building after all so don't complain). As you enjoy the great expanse of cramped 2BR space and listen to the wailing hoots from the mentally diminished male child above, you will be content in knowing that you are likely paying the highest rent among all the other rent-controlled has-beens of society who call this slice of heaven home. Don't walk, RUN to get yourself an apartment in this place immediately. You can check on this property's management company here for more glowing reviews: http://www.yelp.com/biz/tdi-properties-los-angeles