Way too much $$$ For what it's worth
From:
-Anonymous-
Date posted:
11/24/2000
Years at this apartment:
1996
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2000
Good point are (no particular order): (1) swimming pool (25m long, deep end is 8 foot) (2) the recreation staff are freindly, and the club house is open to 11pm. (3) the location - very close to airport, rail station and freeway (3ii) Burlingame itself - a reasonable place to live, with a nice climate (no Fog)
Bad points: too numerous to mention. The reasons most people moved out are (1) the Apt. Manager does not run the place for the residents - she is out to squeeze every cent she can get from the place (2) the Apt. Manager - has a terrible pople skills (3) the rent - in the apast few years, rent increases are 10 - 20% per year/ (when I moved in, I paid $980; I moved out 4 years later, when they wanted $1880 for the place) in my 4 years there, my rent went up 50% - (3) Noise - both from the trains right next door, and from the other residents. (4) No sense of "community" - all the "nice" residents were being driven out by the bad management and high rent (5) Northpark is a very old place (built in mid 70); the apartments themselves have had not been upgraded since (save for a new coat of paint, and new appliances). I believe that over the summer they "upgraded" the club house - but with second hand equipment (the equipment was taken from other apartments complexes when the other places were upgraded to new new stuff).
To be honest, all the management areinterested in now are "corporate leases" - they can charge more money, and there is a faster rate of change over.
Other Notes
- Parking. If you have one car, and are allocated an underground space , life is wonderful. If you need to park in the communial areas, space near your own building can be limited.
- Grounds. If you get a nice view, great, but most places are either overlook the rail l ine of the freeway (and hence have a lot of noice), or overlook another apartment. The maangeemnt charge more for apartments with nice views.
Safety - Northpark's "security" is there for the safety of the building and grounds - not for the tennants (having said that,t he guy in charge of security is OK)
Appliances: When you move in, insist on new stuff - and you have 24 hours to do it in.
Wiring: 2 phone lines, but you have to pay to have the second ones conencted - and the building cabling has not been upgraded since the 1970's. If you are thinking DSL, double check that you can get a good singal
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