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Lived there 2 years-- Pros & Cons
From:
-Anonymous-
Date posted:
8/25/2005
Years at this apartment:
2003
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2005
I am moving out after 2 years of living at PT. I haven't experienced anything terrible and dramatic but hated the parking system and the water repairs.
About half of the parking staff is very friendly, the other half is very disgruntled. Ole, the parking manager is an old man who is bitter and jaded from years of being yelled at by college kids. The best way to deal with him is to be nice or he'll start power tripping. He's a total loser but there is no point in yelling at him b/c he's pretty powerless (and very bitter). It's safe to say that he hates all residents with a passion and will be totally uncoperative unless you are nice to him and bolster his ego.
If you have visitors, only 2 cars are allowed per unit so have your friends state some other apt number or they get charged. Also, BEWARE of HOLIDAYS. They charge about $18/day and after around 10AM, you have to pay the full price to exit the garage. In such cases, many residents sneak their friends' car out through the resident exits. This is why Ole is so bitter...
The water is shut off about 1-2 times per month. They give notices a day in advance if you are lucky. If you miss the notice, you brush your teeth with bottled drinking water and have to wait until evening to flush your morning pee from your toilet. Sometimes they will randomly turn off the water to do spot repairs. Those take up to a few hours. I was a student who usually didn't wake up until after 9AM, so I would always be stuck without water on those days. Sometimes they give a notice and you prepare by filling buckets with water and then they don't turn the water off. Then a few days later they turn off the water with no notice. I have complained many times for better notice and less frequent shut-offs but this is obviously a practice that will go on forever. (Oh, and after the repair, let the water run for about 30 minutes until it ceases to be orange).
The management is fairly nice and responds promptly to repair needs. The repair guys don't speak English but that never really mattered to me. They are very nice and get the job done quickly. HOWEVER, after trying numerous times, they failed to make the AC work. And it gets incredibly hot, especially up in the higher floors.
The carpet is a disaster. The absolute cheapest carpet I have ever laid eyes on in my life. The cabinets and bathroom fixtures are pretty crappy as well, but for the price, they are adequate.
The POOL is nice. When I firt moved in, the water temp was freezing b/c they had installed the wrong sized boilers but after they rectified that, the pool has been the one of the best features of this apartment. Good for lap swimming and laying out. The jacuzzi looks questionable sometimes. The pool is well maintained and cleaned.
Security is okay. I have never felt unsafe or ever had any experiences with break-ins/ theft. The front desk is always manned BUT beware of asking them to be let into your apartment if you lock yourself out. They charge you $50 unless you're a girl and you are good at begging. They also accept bribes of $20 bills.
Packages are held at the front desk and they do a pretty good job of keeping things organized and requiring ID, etc.
The gym is tiny with ancient machines but it's extremely air conditioned and the treadmill and eliptical machine comes in handy when you're too tired to drive to the real gym. Plus there is a T.V. in there.
The vending machine is always out of soda or broken. There is a mini-mart downstairs that closes at 10. You have to drive at least 15-20 minutes for grocery and fast food, but that is to be expected in downtown.
The laundry machines only accept prepaid cards so make sure you have 5s, 10s or 20s. Sometimes the card macines are broken and management always claims to have nothing to do with them b/c they are owned by a different company.
The walls are very thick and I have never heard anything at all. Maybe that is because I live up in the penthouse where everyone has a boring existence. The penthouse, incidentally, is nothing special. The same layout/ floor plans with the same crappy fixtures but on the top 3 floors.
Elevators are down frequently. If you get a place up on a high floor, this is a total pain. You must factor in at least 10 - 15 minutes into your commute time. 5 minutes to catch an elevator. 5 minutes to walk to the car from the elevator. 5 minute to get out of the parking structure. More, if you valet.
All in all, however, my experience living here was not that bad. Every apartment has crappy elements, especially in L.A. if you don't want to spend a fortune.
Good luck.
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