Tenant Reviews for 5175 NE 2ND CT

OMG who writes these reviews - obviously they are disgruntled ex tenants who bailed without paying their rent. I have been living at the Design Place Apartments in the same apartment for over 3 years. Considering the following; 1. Location 2. Rent 3. Amenities 4. Safety in the area 5. Property value of nearby areas such as Midtown I am very happy. Everytime I have complained, I have had the issues taken care of - and like any aging building there are issues - however my pleas are not gone unnoticed. Termites are in this area - located in the middle of a summer swarm its expected - Cockroaches are inevitable - especially if you are DIRTY. If you leave food out, what do you expect? I would rate living here for the overall benefit a 4/5 losing the extra point for no central A/C and the external wash room. For more reviews check me out on Yelp- CarolineO.

I have and currently reside at design place. To be completely honest I haven't had a terrible experience here as other reviews would mention. The gated community, secured parking, amenities are great and add a nice touch to the apartments. Granted the apartments can use an upgrade and most new move ins get that but the ones who have been residing here have to work a little bit harder to get upgrades. Within the first two years there wasnt much change going on in design place but when Ms. Vana began working here I noticed a lot of change within the community. Positive changes like new furniture/ equipment in the common areas like pool/gym small little features like a water fountain in the entry gate and a fresh paint job on all rails and parking spaces. The community also offers a decent maintence team that once a issue is submitted to the office they normally come to the apartment to fix that issue. There are some workers that do a really great job and others they only temporarily fix the job. Overall as I said my experience has been good. I appreciate some workers and staff members and their efforts.

Before sign anything with this company do a research on the court. They have many cases: Miami-Dade County Recorder's Official Record Search. The register agent for this company is Mr. Kevin FabriKant. The Real name is SPV Realty, BRENT WOOD VILLAGE (DBA Name),This Business is not BBB Accredited, and was suited for racial discrimination. Research this name to see the very dark side of it. While buying a money order to hold a place, Daiana or Diana Garcia gave the apt. to someone else. When I was back, She told me she will hold the money order of 1450 and if I changed my mind they will gave me back, but I had to wait more than a week to get a new place, because it was under remodeling. I changed my mind and they gave me back the money orders with their name on it SPV REALTY, and of course the bank did not accept it as I told previously Mr. Abid!! Mr. Abid, a chauvinist from Middle East roots gave me copies of the money with a signed "promise" to gave back the cash within two weeks, because he said it will go to NYC to see if it was really a valid money order. Two weeks passed by and Mr. Abid just called me a "lady" and laughing on me when I asked for my money back, a real domestic terrorist!. I have to filled a complain with Office of Consumer Protection. I will keep you posted as this case is open. DO a research on SPV Realty and you will see that they have much more problems than roaches!! Stay way PLEASE!!! This company is a total rip-off!! PS: They go to show you a model apt. that is on their office actually, that has nothing to do with the real thing. You go to see people smoking close to the stairs, piles of cigarette buds on front doors. Not landscaping maintenance, you will walk on dead leaves and roaches as I went there three times before I gave the money order... The gym will make you piuk! The only good thing was relatively close to college. People leave there not because they enjoy, is because Miami got a sky rocket rental raise making people leave worse than cattle!! They raised the rent in this place, even though it should be down all together. A police car is 24/7 on the place you can imagine why...Pure ------, specialy the management! Stay away, they are listed on many rip-offs websites and law suits with terrible reviews!! If your physical appearance is mostly like Russian even if you not, get ready they will make your life hell as some middle eastern people hate light skin Russian look a like even if you not!

I've lived in design place for about 6 years, from 2008-2014. I'll give it to you as straight as I can: loved that it was gated, but sometimes the security doesn't care who they let in, love that it had a pool area with jacuzzi and a tikihut that really came in handy when I didn't feel like leaving the complex that day because I was hungry. The guy there is very nice! Sometimes the jacuzzi is not hot however. I love that the gym is right there facing the pool but sometimes all the machines don't work or the weights are missing. Very pet friendly! But some of the tenants can be a little snoody and rude when you're talking to their pet. The surrounding area gives you the best of both worlds: to your left you have an artsy, expensive neighborhood with all designer stores and art Basel which is considered the "design district". To your right you have "little Haiti" which isn't bad to me but some people have their stereotypes already in their heads so if you're one of those people then stay away. Dplace is right in the crack of the middle literally! Anywho, INSIDE OF THE APARTMENT: the walls are cheap and paper thin, so you might see some peeling in the corners or hear your neighbors running around upstairs if you're downstairs. Also if you're downstairs you WILL have a bug issue, there's no way around it no matter how much spray you use! My best advice is to live upstairs if you have a choice, that will minimize the insect issue. I had a 3 bedroom (which was really the size of 2 and a den or workspace area) paying 1100 a month when I first moved in, but now I think the price has risen substantially since they're fixing up the neighborhood and adding more designer stores. So for the price I think it's worth the move. If you need maintenance, they will take forever to get to you unless you catch them on the street and ask them yourself to stop by, so make sure you establish a friendship with those guys and they'll look out for you, they're all really nice. Management itself is whatever, not great but not bad, they pretend to care while you're in their face which is better than most. Also I love how the laundry room is connected to the tiki hut now, so you can just throw your clothes in, come out and jump in the pool, and grab food all in one! One thing I must tell you is the mail lady... Oh my gosh!!! Very nice, but very dingy!!! She will put your mail and packages at other people's doors and you just pray that they are nice enough to bring it over! Then she will lie to you and tell you they stole it but I know they didn't, no one has ever stolen from me since I lived there, in my unit we all looked out for each other and signed for each other's mail when need be. So she's a huge liar, but nice to talk to. I suggest that every time you have an important package coming, you make the company sending it to you require a signature from you. Oh and management WILL NOT take your packages! I hated that living there. Some people reported car break ins but on my side there were never any car break ins so I can't really inform you on that. Fortunately we lived very close to the dumpsters, but if you don't then you might have to drive your trash to the dumpster which can be really annoying. And even though the dumpsters say recycle, there is NO recycle plan at Dplace!!! The workers themselves told me they just take the recycle box and dump it into the dumpster! So if you're big on recycling you're going to have to do it yourself. Maintenance is good on keeping the grass cut and the place pretty, they even put little doggy trashes up on each corner so when you're walking your baby you can conveniently throw their poop away! Oh and it also has a volleyball court by the pool which is fun when it's not filled with wormies lol. I mean honestly, I reccomend this place to people first time starting out with an apartment or for people who just moved to Miami from another state or for college roommates, maybe even first time families with one child, but if you've been living in Miami shores or aventura or Miami lakes or any of the really nice places, then you won't like it. I liked it, I was just ready to move on. Hope this review helped!

Its been about a year my family and I relocated in Miami. The application requirement process was easy and quick. My kids and I enjoy the community since it is pet friendly and family orientated. One negative thing I would say is the parking, since my oldest daughter is driving now and has a car( parking is limited). Overall is a great place to leave , especially in Miami rent is so expensive but i find it affordable .

It is very easy to write about the negative things but sadly, not enough of the positive is highlighted. I have lived in Design Place for four years. Overall, my experience has been very positive. If I have had any issues, all I have had to do I contact Abid, Victor or Vana, and they have immediately found a solution to the problem. Recently, there was an issue with a neighbor that was terrorizing me and they did not stand for his behavior. They made sure he left the premises and ensured my safety as well as that of my family. I am truly grateful for their dedication and feel safe calling this my home.

I don't mind the price for rent because of the area this complex is in. However, to have only TWO dumpsters in a complex that has a thousand or more residents is a little absurd. Also, I wish the leasing agent who works for D place would of informed us that there is no central air NOR an electric stove; but those things are minimal to me. Not too impressed with the management in this complex. The girl who we leased the apartment through is a young, Cuban girl who works at the complex but has an extremely poor work ethic. She was 45 mins late the day we came to sign the lease, which delayed us in finishing our move. The security guys are fairly nice and friendly, as are the cleaning ladies and groundsmen. Currently the laundry room is out of service "until further notice". Not too sure what that means or for how long it will be because I have clothes to wash and can't really wait around. Also, while I'm on the subject. $1.50 per wash and dry is a little expensive, and that was ALSO something the leasing agent FAILED to mention to us when we moved in. The laundry card alone is $10 then you have to put money on it. Parking at night is ridiculous. Think twice before moving in here!

Worst place to live in by far!!!! We have never been so unhappy since we moved in! Place is crawling with roaches and ants. We call the main office to complain and they never show up! Clearly if you want to get there attention then you must rwrite them an email so things can get done. But don't hold your breath cause you will be waiting. You can never cook in the apartments because the whole house smells like what you cooked for days!!! Trash is like a mile away! And even though they have security they just let people in without calling you!!! Believe me when I tell you you don't want to live here and the employees at the office are all idiots!!!! Terrible customer service.

I have lived here for about a year and am very satisfied with my apartment and the Design Place community. While the buildings are older, this community rocks. Security, ample parking, super friendly office staff, GREAT Miami location, convenient to the beach, airport, shopping, everything!

I was amazed to find a village like community around my favorite places to eat and hang out (Soyka and Andiamo Pizza). The location gets me to Midtown in three min by car and on the causeway back to the beach in no time!. I found that the management super accommodating and the pool area is GORGEOUS! They are in the midst of vamping up the whole place so you can see that they are getting all the issues that I read in the other reviews resolved!. Bottom line, best prices out there for the area....plus security and good amenities!