The Barrington Regent
  (formerly Que Bonita Apartments)

The Barrington Regent (formerly Que Bonita Apartments) is recommended by:
82.0%
Overall Rating
4.22 out 5
Parking:
4.18 of 5
Maintenance:
4.33 of 5
Construction: 4.04 of 5
Noise:
4.47 of 5
Grounds: 4.27 of 5
Safety: 4.40 of 5
Office Staff:
4.38 of 5

825 West Osborn Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013
602-274-1784
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Overpriced for what you get

From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 1/5/2006
Years at this apartment: 2004 - 2005
User Response is available. 2 responses

 
It's ok, nothing special. And you will have to keep on the manager's ass to fix things. The parking spaces are incredibly tight in the covered area, even for small cars. The manager's continuing problem with the UPS delivery guy will be YOUR problem if someone wants to send something to you that way.

Stairways are barely lit at night and the management does nothing to make them brighter. The electric gate broke three times while I lived there, and the neighborhood is sort of scary at night. Be prepared to see bums walking around outside the gates especially on weekend nights.

Be sure to get everything in writing from the management, since the general manager likes to blame the resident manager for everything that goes wrong.

Most of the neighbors that are still there from when it was the Que Bonita are elderly and rather sweet, though. That still wouldn't be enough for me to put up with management headaches from the guy in charge of the place.

Recommended: NO
Overall Rating
1 out of 5
Parking:
2 of 5
Maintenance:
2 of 5
Construction: 3 of 5
Noise:
4 of 5
Grounds: 2 of 5
Safety: 2 of 5
Office Staff:
1 of 5
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User Responses

From: gnarfle23 Date: 01/26/2006
I found this review to be untruthfull and it has an overtone of "I'll get even with you". I have lived continuously at the Barrington Regent and it's prior incarnation, Que Bonita for more than six years and certainly during the stay of this "anonymous" resident. I should specifically like to address the issues this individual has raised.
" Get it in writing". Everything here is in writing, work orders, requests and most specifically, contractual agreements. It is all very clear and spelled out in advance. Things are also explained verbally: especially what would entail if one breaks the agreement.Problems are dealt with very promptly and everything is kept in very good repair. Landscaping is continuously maintained and many resident participate in gardening and planting.
Parking spaces are regulated by law. These are neither the smallest or the largest I have ever used. I drive a minivan and find them quite adequate. Since the UPS man never uses these spaces, I am somewhat at a loss to figure out that complaint. We receive regular UPS deliveries and when not home, the office always takes not only our package but also dry cleaning and on one memorable occasion, a lost grandchild.
I have not noticed a lighting problem in the stairways, which are external by the way, nor do we have safety issues. Not only do we actually know our neighbors, but our annual safety meetings with the Phoenix PD have a 75% resident turnout. This is partially due to the excellent cookies baked by our residents.
Alas, our elderly resident population left over from the Que Bonita days has dwindled to a mere handful and we miss some of them very much. Our newer residents are very active in our community and spearhead our Halloween, Luau, Estate Sale and movie events. Our waiting list is longer than I would like as several of my friends have been waiting to get places at this location! I am not moving and I love my fish pond. I think this review was generated by someone who broke an agreement and was held to the contract.
From: Anonymous256 Date: 01/31/2006
I have a question. Why didn't the elderly population from Que Bonita days stay and why did they leave? and where did they go? I have never live there so I'm just curious.
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