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Camden Denver West


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NOC1981

Resident 2014 - 2015

4/22/2015

My mother always told me that if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. So first the nice. The proximity to hiking trails is wonderful. And that's about it. I have never written a review this vitriolic because I don't often believe the hyperbole that gets tossed about on review sites, but Camden should be avoided at all costs. Sorry mom. DO NOT LIVE HERE. It's really as simple as that, so I recommend going across the street to the Montrachet as it's more affordable and much nicer, and from what I've heard, the staff and residents work hard to establish mutual trust and a sense of community. Camden is not a community, it is a corporate entity that will do everything and anything to nickel and dime you, including lying to you about what you will owe before you sign on and what you end up owing when you decide to move out. All the other reviews are accurate (except the guy who wrote about your car being stolen, but he sounds awesome, doesn't he?!); Camden is the Comcast of apartment complexes. They don't understand the concept of customer service on any level. They will raise rates for people who want to stay while offering someone off the street a deal you as an existing tenant can't get. I assume this is part of some strategy to take advantage of ridiculous rent rates in Denver at the moment, but one would expect someone at Camden corporate to have gone to business school and understand that it costs four times more to bring in a new customer than to retain an existing one. It's actually incredible to have been a part of such a shocking customer experience. In kinder, more empathetic moments I feel a little bad for the staff at Camden because after dealing with their corporate staff, it is clear that nickel and diming to get a slight increase in profit is systemic at this company. The staff likely want to be better as they seem like genuinely nice people, but can't due to the restrictions and goals placed on them. Here is my somewhat elitist comment that you will either appreciate as a review reader or not. By operating as it does, Camden seems to attract a lower class of tenant. Cars drive onto and around the property late at night making lots of noise with silly mufflers and the like. A younger person than me would describe it as ------ or trashy, especially when you factor in the cost. The pool is a disgrace with non-stop smoking and drinking that makes it rather unsuitable for young children, especially on hot summer days. Basically, there are a lot of abysmal people living at Camden, and I have seen more than a few one-bedroom units with more than 6 people living in them, but Camden just wants money to hit sales goals from corporate and couldn't give a toss about creating a nice place to live where you can get to know your neighbors. If you consider yourself an upstanding person who is fortunate enough to be able to afford Camden's high rents, I would highly recommend you look elsewhere as Camden, while expensive, is a haven for the type of people who can't even be bothered to pick up after their dog. And that leads me to my favorite story about this truly dreadful place. The grounds seem nice at first, but upon closer inspection you notice there is a serious rabbit problem with droppings covering nearly all of the property. That's actually not a huge issue given the location and it's what one might expect, but Camden saw the bigger problem being dog droppings, which are there, but not everywhere. Instead of a rational approach, which might entail hiring a company to clean up both rabbit and dog droppings, Camden decided to institute a dog DNA testing program (I'm serious) where all dogs had to have their cheeks swabbed so that Camden could identify pets whose owners were not picking up after them (again I'm serious). I thought this was very funny only because I don't own a dog, but I decided to ask Camden how they would pay for this expensive program, and they told me current residents wouldn't pay and it would be covered in future resident rates. If you're reading this looking for an apartment, that's you. Camden thinks you're a schmuck who should pay for their lousy management, and the amount you pay will increase for every month you stay in your unit. But Camden has a doggy DNA program that hasn't seemed to reduce the amount of dog dropping and certainly hasn't addressed the real problem of rabbit droppings, so hey, that's something. Again, DO NOT LIVE HERE. Finally, good luck in your search for an apartment! I hope you find a nice home. I hope you found my review helpful, and I apologize if my vitriolic tone seems a bit extreme, but I think anywhere would be a better option for you than Camden. I barely made it six months, and another month would have resulted in this review being all caps because that's how you know someone is really mad on the Internet :)
    Manager

    5/2/2015

    Camden Denver West
    Hi Niall, I'm genuinely sorry that you didn't have a good experience here at Camden Denver West. I wish that I had the opportunity to address some of your concerns while you were here, because some of the things that you mention in your review are not allowed per the lease. I appreciate your feedback and I'm hoping that we can use your review as an opportunity to improve upon anything that we can the community. If you would like to discuss any of this further, please feel free to reach out to me at (303) 278-2120. Best of luck to you in the future, Lisa Community Manager

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