I'm in a garden apt. on the periphery, so parking is not a problem, but I can see that if you are in a tower, you would have a bit of a walk to your car.

These apts were built after the war, with concrete foundations and brick walls. Construction is solid. Closet space is inadequate. Bathroom and kitchen are miniature.

They put a high priority on landscaping near the rental office. All "updating" of kitchen and bathroom uses the cheapest materials available. Workmanship is sloppy. Difficult to clean due to all the gaps that catch dirt, etc. No prep work done before painting. My understanding is that they used to use union labor(10 years ago), but now is all contracted out to guys fresh off the boat. I kneeled on my kitchen counter and the "granite" panel came undone because it's resting on a couple shims.

I've had mixed experiences with security staff. Many seem to take their job too seriously and seek to create a hindrance instead of being helpful.

The owners seem to view everything as another opportunity to gouge. I believe I pay an extra $50 per month because I have an umbrella covering my "patio" and another $50 a month because I have a dishwasher. So, $600 per year for the cheapest dishwasher available($200), and this goes up 4% a year as its part of your rent.

Along with the rest of LA, the place is overrun with ants year round and now crickets in summer.

When I moved in they were giving one month's rent as incentive, but no longer, as it seems it is being annexed by Koreatown.

I think all apartments are less than ideal, but I'm glad no one lives above or below me. My kids love the park areas and the fountains. No problems with neighbors.

User Responses
From: realPLBresident	Date: 08/09/2007
"annexed by Koreatown" truer words never spoken. im not sure about the dishwasher charges, as i have one and am not charged a monthly fee so far as i know. but the rest of the review is spot on.

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