I'm probably just pointing out the obvious here about the vendome and st Ives buildings on Chandler, but this is a warning to those who are unaware and new to the area. Several families are moving out due to the same issues. Even if you are in a desperate situation, don't do this to yourself.
This is honestly the worst property management I have ever experienced. I normally resist leaving a negative reviews, but the slumlord issue is out of hand. For what tenants pay, you'd think it would be much better. At $1800 a month, you can do so much better. I will include some pictures.
Here are some of the issues we had and other tenants:
The dumpsters are always full and overflowing. It causes so much litter in the streets and flies plus walking by from our parking spot smells terrible.
The stairwells are nasty and sometimes smell bad. Numerous times there have been animal feces and urine. Various trash and so much dust. There is a small area not quite like a balcony for the stairs outside. Never been out that way, because of the insane amount of pigeon poop. Some kind of inspection was being done and they were cleaning halls. So I guess they do things to keep up appearances for the right people.
The elevator doesn't work and not up to code. Plans to fix it were mentioned in the beginning probably just to get the top apartment occupied. They don't seem to have any plans to fix it. Buildings with more than 3 floors are supposed to have an operating elevator, also the American Disability Act.
Speaking of fixing things. I called, texted, and put a work order in on an electrical issue we had when we moved in, almost one year later it is not fixed and the work order was never assigned. Whenever we flipped on the light switch in our living room, it flips the breaker box.
The ceiling in the bathroom leaks causing part of the wall to deteriorate next to the shower.
SO many homeless people, they loiter between the parking lot and dumpsters. Some of them regularly beg and openly use alcohol and narcotics.
The laundry area is dirty and dusty. The washers and dryers barely work. Wasted many quarters on machines that dont dry. Not to mention for months a homeless man was living in the laundry room. I mentioned this several times and nothing was done and he kept coming back despite calling the police. So we had to do laundry elsewhere, which is yet another inconvenience.
The cameras set up do not work in the entrance.
Numerous mail packages have been stolen. Most recently, I expressed my concern about my neighbor stealing my package to a member of the "property management" but I received no response. The only reason I got my most recently stolen package back was because I had a witness of who exactly took it. I had to get most of my packages held at carrier locations to avoid them getting stolen.
The day we moved in, our unit was still dirty and some things incomplete from the "remodel". We had to clean much of the mess.
The hood over the stove fell off not long ago, you can tell the remodel was done under a very tight budget or by people who like to cut corners. The counters in the kitchen aren't smooth and feel like they are missing some kind of coating on top. The pantry in the apartment we were shown had shelves. The apartment we were given, it didn't. The apartment we were shown looked better than the one given.
I expected it to be loud when we moved it, because of the location but if you like bad music, you're neighbors will provide plenty of it blaring through the walls.
I can back up everything in this review with plenty of proof. I wouldn't recommend this place ever to anyone. I'm honestly wondering if the owners of the buildings are fully aware that their property is being managed so poorly or they are being told what they want to hear when they get the money from their rent, kind of like when they have an inspection or some kind.
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