My company placed me here in Park La Brea; my initial impression was of great disappointment. The appearance of the wood floor is very old style and dingy. There is a scarcity of electrical outlets. There is only one for the entire kitchen. If you want to use one appliance you have to unplug another to plug in that appliance. The stove/oven are these Wedgwood-Holly brands that look like they're from the 1950's; the stove burners often have trouble lighting and the gas oven leaks a lot of gas when you use it. The toilet runs constantly after you flush; I had to rig a string to pull the float device up to stop it from running. The bathroom is tiny with NO counter space. The small round sink has space to place only a few items; the rest have to go on top of the toilet, in the small medicine cabinet, or outside the bathroom in the linene closet. Speaking of closets: there is a large walk-in closet in the bedroom, but it is a great waste of space. It's like a narrow corridor. You walk down it to the end where there is ONE rack and ONE shelf. Both sides of this walk-in closet (you can take 5-6 steps before reaching the end) are wasted space as they have no racks, hooks, shelves. Plus there is no light in the closet. I have to use a flashslight to see my clothes. Parking is a joke here. When I moved in I was told I had one reserved spot and the lady politely showed it to me on the parking map. I only noted the number of my reserved spot, thinking I would be able to identify it by its number when I actually got the my apartment. I find out later that NONE of the street-side parking spaces in the entire complex have ANY type of identifiers. I still do not know which is my "resevered spot," but it doesn't matter anyway. People park wherever there is an open spot, regardless of if it's someone's spot. If I come home late at night I routinely find that there are NO spaces available on my block and I have to drive around to find an available spot. You run the risk of getting a ticket if you park in a spot that is not your "reserved spot." The (few) positives of Park La Brea are the openness, the well-maintained greens/lawns, and its location close to the Grove. I have already asked my company to move me to a different apt. complex. I am very dissatisfied living here and my overal experience has been negative.

User Responses
From: iloveplb	Date: 11/27/2006
I have that same closet, and you can get creative with space. I put in additional hooks and rods. You can do the same thing in the bathroom with inexpensive racks and shelves. Your parking spot can probably be found in the carport. I could not find mine at first either and patrol was very helpful in showing me where it was. You just need to take some initiative and realize that the ball is in your court on these issues.
From: Anonymous	Date: 07/22/2007
I don't agree the staff lies constantly.
From: Anonymous	Date: 07/22/2007
I don't agree the staff lies constantly.
From: realPLBresident	Date: 08/09/2007
well to be fair, the staff turns over so frequently, it is hard to keep track of who told you which lie.

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