Summer House Apartments formerly Harbor Island Apartments

433 Buena Vista Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
510-521-0822 WEBSITE save favorite

AVERAGE RATING

recommended by:
29%

overall rating:

2.0

1.9

Parking:

2.3

Maintenance:

2.2

Construction:

2.1

Noise:

2.8

Grounds:

2.4

Safety:

2.1

Office Staff:

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01/13/2012

This place is great...I will miss it.

YES

5.0

I'm really surprised to see all the bad ratings; my husband and I have been living here for 2 years now and we've never had a problem. Unfortunately we have to move due to my husbands new job offer in ... more

01/06/2012

It is a terrible place to live

1.0

I regret moving into this place. Outside the apartment and the hallway are always dirty and noisy as hell. The building I live always smells like weed on the hallway. I complained about it to the manager for a few ... more

10/05/2011

Wow summer house really?????

1.0

I cannot believe how many times I have defended this place on this site and others. I have lived her for 3 1/2 years. I have always been a good tenant, paid my rent on time, never messed with the ... more

09/09/2011

Regret moveing here big time

1.0

Summer house sucks I live here & I can't wait till my lease is up the parking is horrible the office is horrible very rude & unproffesional they never answer the phones the mantinance is bad I had a broke ... more

08/06/2011

apartments are apartments, but this is a good one.

YES

4.0

I have lived at summer house for a little over a year now. As with any apartment complex, there is a diversity of the population...some really loud and some quiet as a mouse. If noise complaints are made, security does ... more

07/16/2011

Saturday Morning

1.0

06/24/2011

Crime has no zip code

YES

3.0

06/23/2011

My Home

YES

4.0

06/22/2011

Not moved in yet

5.0

06/18/2011

My Lease IS UP :-D Can hardly wait to get OUT

1.0

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Summer House Apartments is an apartment community located in Alameda , CA . It has also been known as Harbor Island Apartments . The following apartment communities are located nearby: Atlantic Apartments ( 0.0 miles), Marshall Manor Apartments ( 0.1 miles), and Alameda Park Apartments ( 0.1 miles).

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06/15/2011	RAPE and HOMICIDE!!!	NO	2.0
06/12/2011	check it out!	YES	3.0
04/29/2011	AWFUL!!!	NO	1.0
04/01/2011	You have to weigh the options.	NO	3.0
03/17/2011	ONE SATISFIED CUSTOMER	YES	5.0
12/23/2010	2 years resident	YES	3.0
11/09/2010	Awful Management	NO	1.0
08/03/2010	Customer satisfaction is nonexistent at this place	NO	1.0
02/07/2010	PLEASE STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do your research...horrible place to live.	NO	1.0
01/07/2010	Summer House-Loud, dirty and full of problems....	NO	2.0
12/31/2009	Great place to live!	YES	4.0
12/24/2009	They disclosed information AFTER we signed the lease! HORRIBLE Ethics!	NO	1.0
10/07/2009	Happy Resident	YES	4.0
10/07/2009	I got robbed, literally, by Summer House!!	NO	1.0
10/07/2009	Look elsewhere OR you will see how keeping it REAL goes WRONG!!!	NO	1.0
10/05/2009	The Honest Truth	YES	5.0
09/05/2009	wouldn't recommend	NO	2.0
09/05/2009	The more things change, the more they stay the same	NO	3.0
09/05/2009	Do Not Think About It!	NO	1.0
08/28/2009	Anyplace else is better....	NO	2.0
08/18/2009	Dont be stupid	NO	1.0
04/14/2009	Falsely advertises "Resort Style Living"	NO	1.0
03/23/2009	Don't Move Here	NO	2.0
02/11/2009	Totally Unhappy at Summershouse	NO	3.0
01/27/2009	Looks that deceive/Gentrification	NO	2.0
12/09/2008	Horrible Place To Live	NO	1.0
12/05/2008	If you want to live Drug dealing, crack houses, prostitutes and several attempted murders. Roach-ridden summer house is your home	NO	1.0
11/19/2008	Worst place ever.	NO	1.0
11/05/2008	Horrible	NO	2.0
10/21/2008	Never had a problem	YES	3.0
09/10/2008	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...	YES	3.0
09/05/2008	Dont do it!!!	NO	2.0
08/10/2008	Been 4 MONTHS still terrible place to live!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME	NO	1.0
08/10/2008	Glad to be leaving.	NO	1.0
07/28/2008	Summer House is nothing but the "BVs"	NO	3.0
07/11/2008	dont~~ even think about it	NO	1.0
06/14/2008	Living here has been horrible!	NO	2.0
05/30/2008	Weighing out the good and bad	NO	2.0
05/04/2008	Save yourself, Don't do it!	NO	1.0
05/02/2008	These People Need to be Held Accountable	NO	1.0
04/27/2008	no title	NO	1.0
03/07/2008	Don't Live Here!!!! You've Been Warned	NO	1.0
02/15/2008	I URGE YOU TO READ THIS BEFORE SIGNING A LEASE AT SUMMER HOUSE...	NO	2.0
01/28/2008	Class Action Lawsuit	NO	1.0
01/28/2008	Should change their name to Scammer House	NO	1.0
12/01/2007	code to entrance	NO	1.0
11/14/2007	I think people are too sensitive around here	YES	4.0
11/07/2007	Summer House.Hell	NO	1.0
11/04/2007	can't wait for my lease to be up!	NO	1.0
11/01/2007	$500 GONE....	YES	5.0
10/10/2007	Packing up to leave...	NO	1.0
10/03/2007	This apartment is bad....beware	NO	1.0
09/12/2007	slummer house and I'm very serious	NO	1.0
08/28/2007	$1 security deposit back, thank you!	NO	1.0
08/28/2007	Definitely NOT recommended:	NO	1.0
08/27/2007	Tired of no response to complaints?	NO	1.0
08/24/2007	I love my apartment!	YES	4.0
08/06/2007	Slummerhouse	NO	1.0
07/29/2007	WARNING: Security Deposits are not returned!!	NO	1.0
07/22/2007	Nice place /Poor Management	NO	1.0
07/02/2007	An Honest Review	NO	1.0
06/26/2007	IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE	NO	2.0
06/25/2007	Dont move in Summer House is a living hell, this is a dump REVIEWS DON'T LIE	NO	1.0
06/24/2007	THERES NO PLACE LIKE HOME	YES	5.0
06/19/2007	STOP BEING DRAMA!!! I CAN"T COMPLAIN***	YES	5.0
06/12/2007	It's all Eyewash... DO NOT LIVE HERE! IT SUX ---!	NO	1.0
06/08/2007	I really like my apartment!	YES	5.0
06/06/2007	This place is shaddy...DO NOT MOVE IN!!!!	NO	3.0
06/06/2007	THE MANAGER IS A JOKE!!!!	NO	3.0
06/03/2007	SUMMER DUMP!	NO	1.0
05/29/2007	What a crock!	NO	1.0
05/10/2007	Hmmm.. ?? Where have I been living for the past 7mo.	YES	4.0
05/09/2007	I agree with the previous review	NO	1.0
05/03/2007	PLEASE READ THIS!!!!! YOU WANT THE TRUTH??? IT's A JOKE	NO	1.0
04/19/2007	Can't wait to get the hell out.	NO	2.0
04/09/2007	70% Bad 30% Good	NO	2.0
03/14/2007	STAY AWAY!!! HORRIBLE IN SOOOOO MANY WAYS!!!	NO	1.0
03/06/2007	Well, I love my apartment...	YES	4.0
02/27/2007	Find A Better Place to Live!!!! This Place SUCKS!!!	NO	1.0
01/31/2007	A Vast improvement!!	YES	5.0
01/10/2007	Over promiss & Under delivered	NO	2.0
01/04/2007	WOW, what a difference!	YES	5.0
12/14/2006	Don't let the "newness" fool you	NO	1.0
06/15/2004	It sucks!	NO	1.0
04/25/2004	Not so good in ´99, sounds better now	YES	2.0
03/10/2004	.	NO	2.0
02/17/2004	a ------- rip-off	NO	1.0
12/12/2003	The New Management Suck!!!!	NO	2.0
12/07/2003	Getting better every day!	YES	3.0
12/05/2003	bad place to live	NO	1.0
10/09/2003	This place has changed so much for the good	YES	4.0
09/30/2003	What are these people saying????????	YES	4.0
09/27/2003	LIVING IN HELL IS BETTER!!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
09/15/2003	no title	NO	1.0
08/07/2003	I told you they wasn't sh#!	NO	1.0
07/01/2003	Don´t move here	NO	1.0
06/19/2003	Harbor Island Apartment	NO	2.0
05/25/2003	WORST PLACE TO LIVE IN!	NO	1.0
04/07/2003	STOP TRYING TO CHANGE MY OPINION	NO	1.0
12/14/2002	never move here	NO	1.0
10/22/2002	read this before you decide!	NO	1.0
10/21/2002	Its time to go	NO	2.0
10/16/2002	it all bad!!	NO	1.0
09/17/2002	This aint no B.Vee´z, this is Broke Village!!!!!!	NO	1.0
09/01/2002	could be better	NO	2.0
08/19/2002	it´s okay if you are not a square	YES	2.0
08/15/2002	Its not THAT bad, but it could be SOO much better	YES	2.0
08/05/2002	DON´T DO IT ----- BEWARE!!!!	NO	1.0
02/08/2002	Dont Move here!	NO	1.0
01/25/2002	Utter Hell!!!	NO	1.0
11/26/2001	It could be better.	YES	4.0
09/24/2001	Its aight	NO	1.0
08/21/2001	Oh no.	NO	1.0

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