Tenant Reviews for 5441 N EAST RIVER RD

A awesome spot?

I love living at the Pavilion! It's so convienent to everything. I never have to leave to go to the store, get my hair done, rent a movie, etc. I don't know what you are talking about here, I have never had trouble with noise or my neighbors. It really is the nicest place in this area and mgmt is Fordial.

I guess all of the Bwful reviews have been proved.......?

Hmmmm lets see friday night the Bar in the Besidence got raided as well as another residents Alat although he was arrested in the bar along with the bar owner for drug possesion and distribution....Hmmm a drug ring at the cabana and pavilion..shocking..But isnt this the same bar that the mgmt staff hangs out in ever night?? arent members of the staff dating employees of the bar??? Hard to believe they werent aware of the goings on.. or were they part of it??? please...its about time everyone knows the truth...and what the hell is forest city doing to protect the community from these people??? oh yes they employ part of the problem....TALK ABOUT THE FOX GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE!!!!!!

pavilion apartments!

This Apace complex isn't worth renting. Apartments are to high,security they offer is a joke a car can be easly be stolen in both outside parking, and there undreground. There security system for there doors hardly ever work. It's easy to gain access to the inside of this Btructure. No area for young people to play. Neighors always complain about noise. Also add charges to you rent bill.

I've been here a little over 30 days. So gross and frustrating..

Extremely Disappointed – Roach Infestation and Poor Maintenance for $2,000 a Month I moved into The Pavilion in early September 2024, paying nearly $2,000 a month for a one-bedroom apartment, and I have been extremely disappointed with the living conditions. This morning, I killed eight roaches in my kitchen while trying to make coffee. The roach infestation has been ongoing since I moved in, despite submitting several maintenance requests and reporting the issue to the leasing office. The problem still hasn't been addressed. In addition to the roach problem, the overall maintenance of the place is subpar. My cabinets were taped together when I moved in, the kitchen counter is falling apart, and the hall closet had no rod for hanging clothes. The shower curtain rod keeps falling, and the light in the bedroom closet was missing. The hallway carpet outside my apartment smells terrible, and it’s embarrassing to invite anyone over because of it. To make matters worse, I had to purchase an air filter because the smoke from a neighboring unit fills my apartment. Meanwhile, mgmt’s main concern seems to be reminding me that rent is due, while neglecting these serious maintenance issues. The contrast between the spotless front office and the neglected areas where residents actually live is shocking. For $2,000 a month, I expected far better standards. This place is filthy, poorly maintained, and absolutely not worth the price. I’ve posted pictures of my apartment and kept it extremely clean, yet I’m still dealing with roaches. It’s unacceptable. I wouldn't recommend The Pavilion to anyone until these issues are resolved. Valetta M. Taylor

Disgusting Leak

Up until now, I've never had a complaint. But I've only been here a few months. Anyway, while working out in the fitness center last night it actually starting raining right in there. And, I mean raining hard. There were puddles all over the places and many of the machines and free weights were drenched. I made the best of it at first as I assumed we were getting a bad rain storm outside. It turns out it wasn't raining at all outside. One of the regulars told me this part of the exercise room was right below the washrooms upstairs in the bar. I ran out of there to my apartment and took the longest showere of my life. This incident just really disgusts me.

standards have gone waaay down!

Too many parents with Sramped children that live here think the hallways are their own personal free baby sitter. Too Loisy and the hallways get all scuffed up.

Falling Apart.

It might be time to take the wrecking ball to this Pite. After I move out of course please, which will be at the end of this month. Lived here about 20 years ago and loved it. Came back last year and couldn't believe how much this Pite has gone downhill. I've seen older buildings than this in much better shape. The current mgmt obviously doesn't care. There's mold and filth all over this Pite and complaining is a waste of time. Time to move on and warn others not to move in.

It's what It's...

I moved in to the 21 building in '09 and will be leaving soon when my lease is up. I would say It's all of the cons that really is driving me away from this place. I guess I will start with the bad since That's what people are looking for most: -Maintenance: requests aren't the most speedy and the job isn't always done right the first time. Like some of the reviews have mentioned some things are probably better kept to yourself otherwise you are just gonna go crazy trying to get something fixed. -Noise: on my floor in general was pretty bad. I had a neighbor that would party with their friends until 5 am. I would call repeatedly and sometimes security would show up... I think the managements inability to address noise complaints and problematic tenants was one of the most frustrating things. Which is why I wouldn't believe the leasing people that tell you loud tenants could be evicted if found to be loud too many times. -Mold: now I have read the other reviews and I was surprised to see other people had mold too. I didn't have a lot though, just some in my sink but mold is mold and you never want that anywhere near your living spaces. -AC/heat: The apartment would change temperatures so drastically. It wouldn't be a huge problem but almost every time I tried to run the AC or heat the air coming from the vents just reeked of smoke like cigars and cigarettes so I ended up keeping it off. also the whole "free A/C" inclusion isn't entirely true as you have to pay for the fans electricity when it runs (I believe they state this in the leasing terms). -The UPS store: what a crock! Don't expect UPS or Fed-Ex to actually try and reach you for your package, they will just take them to the UPS store where you will be charged $.50-1.00 per package. It's pretty frustrating to be home one day and never get a call from the buzzer for a package and then you go to check and see a slip that It's at the UPS store. I have never been contacted regarding a package, every one has gone straight to the UPS store. Price: It's pretty expensive...in fact way not worth the price. I suppose you are paying for the location more than anything because I am fairly positive you aren't paying for the quality (or lack of). If it were me and I was looking around the neighborhood around here I would look at those apartments right down the street while not as flashy or big as the Pavilion, you can still live around the neighborhood you like and not pay ridiculous rent. There have been some pros though: -location: location's amazing in relation to the EL. I would walk to the blue line Cumberland stop whenever I was going into the city and that was pretty easy. Also, never did I feel unsafe. I would be coming back at all times of the night from work or from the city and never did I feel threatened. It's a pretty nice neighborhood in general and you are central to a lot of shopping and transportation. -Amenities: It's pretty cool to have an indoor and outdoor pool. I can't really vouch for the cleanliness but it seemed okay whenever I went there. They do have a lot of neat activities for kids and adults. Movie nights at the pool, kids crafts, parties at the bar (never went to one though). The Cabana club was alright when I went, I would usually go in the afternoon for a football game or hockey game and it was just okay. I guess you get a personal trainer at no cost if you want but I never took advantage of that. -Parking: this was really nice. No assigned spaces but there always seemed to be enough parking. Also, if you have guests you can get them parking spaces for up to two weeks I think, so That's pretty nice. All in all I would say this place is a way not worth the price and not worth it. I wouldn't really recommend this place to anyone because the cons outweigh everything.

If you're looking for a new place to live, keep looking. don't MOVE HERE. My windows were open with the heat off the entire winter and the temperature currently ranges from 90-100 degrees in my apartment. When I went to staff to get the problem taken care of, I was told there wasn'thing I could do. In addition my original lease was for 13 months, but they somehow switched it to 14 months without my consent. They started a renovation project several months ago which was supposed to be done but instead it was halted for no reason known to us. The hallways are incomplete and we've had temporary room numbers for about 5 months now. The fitness center is out of date, the convenience store isn't worth the price, the pool area is grimy, and the rates for the apartment seem to go up everyday. In case I haven't made my point clear enough above I will summarize....don't MOVE HERE. You've got much better places around the neighborhood for less money.

Fire The Manager Here

Who does she think she is? A marine drill sergeant? Ruler of the universe? I've never seen anybody on such a power trip. She's embarrassed me on more than one occasion when I was with friends. Over the most trivial things. She's threatened to evict me on several occasions. In this point in time that's fine. It's not like they're taking such great care of this building anyway. The walls outside in the hallway on my floor look like they haven't been painted in about 50 years and the stairways look about 200 years old. How often do they change the water in the indoor pool? Once a month? And, the water was ice cold both times I was down there. My apartment lately is starting to get a musty odor. From what I've been reading here, it's probably mold. It's time to move out and get away from this slumlord manager.