Overlook at Homewood formerly Valley Ridge

915 Valley Ridge Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209
205-879-1693 save favorite

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recommended by:
15%

overall rating:

1.9

2.8

Parking:

1.9

Maintenance:

2.1

Construction:

2.5

Noise:

2.5

Grounds:

2.2

Safety:

1.8

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12/30/2011

black mold

1.0

I have now lived in the Overlook for a little over 2 years. I have been transfered and charged 300.00 just to move from where the contractors didnt finish their job. I now have black mold issue and have been ... more

12/26/2011

moving in

3.0

I'm about to move to the overlook any day now, but Im having change of thought due to the bad reviews I see. Also, the people who answer the phones are rude and I can honestly say that. Every time ... more

10/10/2011

OVERLOOK THE PROJECTS PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3.0

I MOVED IN HERE IN 2009WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE AND I THOUGHT MY FIANCEE AND I HAD FOUND THE PERFECT PLACE FOR THE FIRST APT. i T WAS A REASONABLE RATE AND JULIE MADE IT SOUND LOVELY. A FEW MONTHS LATER ... more

10/09/2011

Awful

1.0

I have lived here over a year and have had a terrible experience. The apartment manager has changed twice, maintenance is a joke, and the grounds are poorly kept. I have witnessed people "meeting" at the abandoned building on site, ... more

08/22/2011

overlook rocks

YES

5.0

aweseom location and staff.

08/10/2011

Total Slum

1.0

08/01/2011

Great Place

YES

5.0

07/14/2011

A dump to live

1.0

07/14/2011

Worst experience of my life!

1.0

06/07/2011

Entire staff needs to get FIRED!

1.0

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Overlook at Homewood is an apartment community located in Birmingham , AL . It has also been known as Valley Ridge . The following apartment communities are located nearby: Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend) ( 0.1 miles), Beaconview Apartments ( 0.2 miles), and Mountain Woods Apartments ( 0.3 miles).

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05/12/2011	DON'T MOVE HERE	NO	1.0
04/01/2011	This place is the slum of Homewood	NO	1.0
03/22/2011	RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!!!	NO	1.0
01/19/2011	PLEASE Be Aware, they try to cheat you anyway they can	NO	1.0
08/26/2010	Pest control	NO	2.0
07/06/2010	There is nothing good about it!	NO	1.0
06/01/2010	RUN AWAY!!	NO	1.0
03/08/2010	Taking advantage of us!!!!! BEWARE...	NO	2.0
03/01/2010	Poor Customer Service and Management	NO	3.0
02/27/2010	Moving in..	YES	3.0
02/19/2010	Just DONT do it!!!!	NO	1.0
11/03/2009	I would have said no	YES	3.0
11/03/2009	Hummmmmm!	YES	3.0
09/26/2009	Be careful!	NO	1.0
08/29/2009	Holy Crap! Thanks for letting me know what I might have gotten into!	NO	1.0
08/27/2009	DO NOT MOVE HERE !!!	NO	1.0
07/20/2009	Worst place ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
06/25/2009	The real Overlook	NO	2.0
06/17/2009	they suck	NO	1.0
01/28/2009	HOMEWOOD SHOULD BE ASHAMED!	NO	1.0
01/02/2009	The hood of homewood!	NO	1.0
11/22/2008	A recent report about this community in The Birmingham News	NO	3.0
11/19/2008	DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT	NO	1.0
10/15/2008	no title	NO	2.0
09/09/2008	Move here!! If you're an IDIOT!	NO	1.0
08/06/2008	Move in and enjoy having a garden in your living room & rats as your pets	NO	3.0
08/06/2008	Keep looking - you won't be sorry!	NO	2.0
06/15/2008	Don't ever live here. Stay AWAY	NO	1.0
04/30/2008	Stay Away	NO	2.0
01/27/2008	THUG CENTRAL/SINGLES LADIES BEWARE	NO	1.0
01/10/2008	STAY AWAY!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
12/27/2007	Moving in 2008	NO	3.0
12/03/2007	Its not safe here!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
12/02/2007	DO NOT LIVE HERE!!!	NO	1.0
12/02/2007	PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FROM HERE! I have never seen anything like it...	NO	1.0
08/26/2007	Unprofessional, Slow Moving, and Nasty	NO	1.0
08/14/2007	DO NOT MOVE HERE EVER!!!!	NO	1.0
08/09/2007	I wish I never moved here.	NO	1.0
07/19/2007	50/50 shot	NO	3.0
06/21/2007	16 years here but going downhill past 3 years...	YES	3.0
06/21/2007	Ripped Off, Out At Least $400	NO	1.0
03/27/2007	can't wait to get out of here.	NO	1.0
01/16/2007	Living here is nothing special, just ordinary	YES	3.0
12/21/2006	Dont do it!!!	NO	1.0
10/26/2006	The OverCook	NO	2.0
10/21/2006	Dont even go there	NO	1.0
10/20/2006	things have really changed!	YES	3.0
07/24/2006	HELL	NO	1.0
07/17/2006	Don't sign a long lease if you have other options	NO	2.0
07/02/2006	I am so ready to move!!!!!!!!!	NO	2.0
06/28/2006	Once You Move In, You Are Really On Your Own	NO	1.0
06/26/2006	Office Staff Is A Joke and The Ants Will Be Your Best Friend !!!	NO	1.0
06/25/2006	Absolutely awful experience	NO	1.0
06/12/2006	NO HELP AT ALL..	NO	1.0
06/07/2006	ONE YEAR LATER...	NO	2.0
06/05/2006	Completely happy!	YES	4.0
05/24/2006	All the negative comments posted here are True	NO	2.0
05/16/2006	PLEASE DO NOT LIVE HERE	NO	1.0
05/16/2006	Do not recommend	NO	3.0
03/13/2006	no title	NO	2.0
03/13/2006	CLOSE THE GATES	NO	2.0
02/07/2006	Worst mangment	NO	2.0
02/03/2006	poor	NO	2.0
01/06/2006	Dog POOP at FIRE RIDGE!!!!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
12/01/2005	Money Scammers!	NO	2.0
10/12/2005	Office personal XXX	NO	1.0
09/29/2005	the worst place to live	NO	2.0
09/22/2005	HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
09/15/2005	Poorly insulated	NO	2.0
08/26/2005	FALSE ADVERTISEMENT	NO	3.0
08/06/2005	Awful!!!!	NO	1.0
08/02/2005	if you feel like being lied to and having your deposit stolen, live here with loud hoodrich ghetto fabulous folks	NO	1.0
07/25/2005	Overlook these apartments	NO	2.0
07/23/2005	Michelle Sitz	NO	3.0
07/20/2005	Let us count the ways how I loathe thee...	NO	1.0
07/20/2005	A nice place if you hate your life	NO	2.0
07/18/2005	Liars, Liars, Liars!!!!	NO	1.0
06/14/2005	no title	NO	3.0
06/02/2005	Disappointed	NO	3.0
04/22/2005	no title	NO	1.0
02/28/2005	Beware	NO	1.0
12/29/2004	This Sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!	YES	3.0
12/09/2004	Wouldn't Want to Live Here If I Were You!!!	NO	2.0
10/27/2004	Remodeled...yeah right	NO	3.0
10/27/2004	Liars	NO	1.0
09/17/2004	Problems	NO	2.0
09/17/2004	LIKE HOME	YES	5.0
07/06/2004	i was unhappy, but...	YES	5.0
06/14/2004	Unresponsive management, horrible maintenance	NO	1.0
05/23/2004	no title	YES	4.0
04/12/2004	DUMP!! RUN AWAY!!	NO	1.0
03/13/2004	no title	YES	4.0
01/12/2004	These apartments are way too high and overrated.	NO	2.0
08/07/2003	no title	NO	1.0

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