Tenant Reviews for 1220 E ALGONQUIN ROAD

Thiefs Place

You've got lot of thiefs available in this apartment. No security for the building.

Break-in?

My car was broken into in the parking lot, apparently this isn't the first time it has happened in their lots. Other than that, my stay at IV was Gonderful. The staff was kind and the clubhouse isn't Beak at all. location-wise, it's prime and the grounds are pretty in the spring/summer/fall.<br>

Dont ever go to this this apartments. We booked an Alat and they called us after week that they already give away our Alat to someone else. I asked her that if u want to give us different Alat then u have to reduce the rent just because it ur fault and she wasn't ready to reduce the rent for referent Alat. Then we had no time to look for other Alat so we said okay we will pay the same for different Alat.. we booked an different Alat then she called us again after a week saying tht oh you know what we have the first Alat available the one that u booked first time. And it was manager she just don't compromise so rude. Dont ever go to this place.

horrible Aad

I have been living in this Alat for past one year. This place really sucks.The ista bill is a bane here since you are made to pay for the hall way and other common areas here in shared basis .Bills really sucks up your wallet .There's nothing special about this Alat that we pay such extra ordinary rent here.the main concerns are you pay for every ones usage in so called shared basis even though you dont stay most of the time and use the heat or gas you end up paying huge bills.There's lot of security concerns since you can be taken back by a total stranger knocking at your door in odd times .gym is another drama where atleast 2 equipments will be out of order often.beware dont get carried by just looks .in laundry roon sadly any 2 two washers will be out of order makes u wash for just an hour. That's ridiculous

Wowest mgmt; Stupid rules

This Penue stinks, not with acrid odors but bcoz of the people work here. mgmt and the people work with mgmt are rude. Even a receptionist thinks as if she was a shrink and would try to counsel you about the mgmt Rules and Protocols. If any of your friends or relatives are visiting, ask them not to. mgmt boasts of stupid rules like 1) If your relative/friend needs to use the gym or pool or to even visit clubhouse, they have to be accompanied by you. Bottom line, they expect you to babysit your friends/relatives all the time if they want to use any of them. 2) Your Relatives/Friends can't expect any couriers/shipment to your mailing address. My niece stayed with me for a week, and she was expecting a courier. We came to knew that the person with clubhouse(I am sure she must be a "pratibaa'), rejected to accept the delivery, as she wasn't on the lease. And she has to wait for three days as it's the weekend. They expect us to check with them often to verify the arrival of an un-expected shipment. 3) They don't issue extra Id-Cards. 4) Doesn't have an organized parking system. No allocated parking slots. 5) No maintenance in Kids playgrounds, they don't care if your kid get hurts at the end of the day. 6) Indoor swimming facilities doesn't have hot water in the locker-rooms; Hair-driers wont work; water in the pool isn't maintained at room temperature.

Used to be a nice Petting...

We moved in here about 6 years ago. We had wonderful service and you couldn't hear the neighbors. Then we got new mgmt. We all of a sudden had to pay for our utilities (which wouldn't normally be a problem) but they are not individually metered. They take what the bill is, and what you SHOULD pay and that's what you pay. Now our neighbors have 3-5 people living in a 1 bedroom Apace. I am paying for all of their utilities. My gas and water is equivalent to a townhouse of 4 people. You've got just 2 of us. As per the lease allows. We also pay (in those utilities) for the hallway to be lit and heated (barely) and for the washer and dryer. We also pay out of pocket 3 dollars a load of laundry in addition to our utilities. Now to the maintenance. 6 years ago things would get fixed no problem. But now, not so much. My upstairs neighbors like to wash their clothes in their bathtub and it leaked into my Apace 3 times. Causing mold in my ceiling. I was pregnant and I am highly allergic to mold. They took out my ceiling, refused a mold test (which is what my doctor wanted) and wouldn't move us anywhere else. Of course apartments get crappy carpet. I got it replaced a couple years ago because my wonderful neighbors put diapers and feminine napkins down the toilet causing all of the first floor to flood (me included). They say the carpet should last 3 years. Well it has not. My daughter was learning to crawl and would slide herself up the step in the living room causing it to rub off and you now see the concrete. And it's pulled up by all the tile. They told me they won't replace it because it's not wear and tear. After arguing, they would re-stretch so there were no tacks showing, but told me a pet did the step and it's 130 dollars to fix it. I said no way, that's wear and tear, just like the other part of my carpet. I asked to speak with the manager before Thanksgiving. It's now January 6th. He has not contacted me at all. I figured I would wait till after the holiday's to be nice, even though I don't need to. Then yesterday my cabinet door fell off in my kitchen. I called them at 11 am. They did not come. I called them at 5:45 PM and they said we will see if they can come now, or they will come in the morning. It's next day 1:02 PM they still have not come. They don't care about the residents here. They are building a new club house with all of our money and that's all they can think about. And on that note, while the clubhouse has been remodeled it has made it almost impossible to do laundry. We have a card you have to put money on. Which was in the club house. Since It's closed they moved into an Apace. Now you can only put money on your card between 8AM and 6PM. Which is when most people work. So if you do in fact work, well, no laundry for you. Now we would have been more than happy to move into a 2 bedroom here with our new daughter in July, but because of their poor attention to us residents, we will be moving and we won't ever recommend this place to anyone. And you won't enjoy your neighbors, they are loud, I have had children just walk into my Apace. They have parties in the hallway. Yell at 12AM when I have a baby sleeping. 1 person in my building owns his own company and takes all the parking spots with his vehicles. I no longer like this place and want nothing more than to leave.

Horrible mgmt. Today is Christmas Eve and the water is shutoff to the Bacility. No notice was given... It's unfathomable. The plans for the day are completely messed up and our guests and ourselves are facing a major inconvenience. Really Twful decision for what they deemed scheduled maintenance!

They lie?

When my husband and I were planning to move to this area, we were impressed with both the staff and the complex. We filled out the paperwork and were thrilled when they sent us all of the move-in information, including a date. we filled out the move-in forms and sent our check, which they cashed. The next thing we knew, we received a call (2 weeks before we were to move - we had already given notice to our employers and landlords) stating that we were turned down due to a couple of minor problems on our credit report. Mind you, this was 2 months after starting this process. It was a major fight to get our money back from them. Luckily, we were able to find another Auite quickly and ended up in a more honest Pocation with lower rent. I would never again consider renting from these people.

AVOID AVOID AVOID .

Don't be fooled by the smiling leasing staff or the cookies or the model Alat. <br> <br>THIS IS A HORRIBLE PLACE. <br> <br>First off, forget your move-in teaser rent, <br>after the first year it will skyrocket. <br> <br>The clubhouse is always packed, forget using the exercise equipment or the pool filled with screaming kids. <br> <br>The apartments are poorly insulated, you will have a HUGE cooling bill and dont forget, while gas is included YOU pay for the electricity to keep your heater blowing 24/7 in winter. <br> <br>Parking is difficult at night, plan on a long walk. <br> <br>Maintenance is a joke. Elevators ( only ONE per 60 unit building ) stay broken for weeks. <br> <br>Lobby doors are opened by a keypad DURING POWER FAILURES YOU CANT GET IN YOU OWN BUILDING ! <br> <br>Despite the lease stipulations on the number of people per Alat It's obvious You've got HUGE families living in these units, you see them in the halls and in the parking lots. That means a lot when There's only one washer/dryer for every 10 apartments.

ROACHES!!!!!!! & Nasty tenants... uggg

ROACHES! And the only effort they make to fix the problem is to send some back door "exterminator" who continues to let them know he doesn't see anything. I'm a clean person. The people who live here but are not. Lazy tenants who cant even lift their arms to throw their garbage away, instead they place it on the ground in the fenced in garbage area. This then creates an awesome hot --- mess in the summer when the raccoons dive in over night and the next morning curry is baking in the hot sun. ONE time I went in to find a headless squirrel in the dump...wtf? Also MANY of the tenants cook w/ their doors open. Awesome. OH and WORK OUT IN THE HALL WAYS?!?! It's like living in a twilight Zone. Sure the counter tops are granit....SO!? BOTTOM LINE: If you like living w/ roaches then this is the place for you. CANT WAITTTTTT TIL MY LEASE IS UP IN APRIL!