I lived in Archstone for a year & a half (finally moved, thank god).

I strongly advice you to look down the street at the other places on the Marina. Nicer, cheaper, less dog waste all over everything, less BS from the staff. I don't like being screwed over by a place I was loyal to...

1. Stolen bike (mine, and two of my visiting friends) from the secured garage where it was DOUBLE locked. (they didn't care)

2. 10 floors of waste dumped into my kitchen sink - flooding my apt. 4 days of mold & maintenance workers. No apologies, no check-ins, nothing. They took 1/4 off our rent for that month after my aggressive roomie yelled at them. That wasn't enough for my doctors bills due to my mold allergies.

3. Dog waste EVERYWHERE

4. You can hear EVERYTHING through the walls.

5. Night staff is never there - and they do not return night staff emergency phone calls. And they do not check in with you the day after not returning any phone calls.

6. Even if you tell them through phone calls & emails that you are MOVING OUT AT THE END OF THE LEASE, which, of course, should be expected. They still charge you if you don't fill out the end of lease lease agreement. Which, is --------. IF I tell you I'm moving out - If i call you and email you CONSTANTLY over 3 months telling you over and over again that I'm moving out. You should not charge me extra for not filling out some silly paperwork (THAT IS NOT IN THE LEAST AGREEMENT) that says essentially what I already told them in email/phone calls.

7. They will over charge you for EVERYTHING

8. Oh yeah - remember how they say parking is included' Yeah... you have to pay 60 - 100$ for a garage sticker otherwise you'll get towed.

9. The rent is not a flat fee. They charge you for water/grounds maintenance, etc. Roughly 50$ a month extra.

I had planned on supporting Archstone post-move, but after the way they've treated me... I feel like I have been slapped. So, good luck if you decide to waste your time and effort trying ot build a home in this place. It will bite you in the end.

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From: Anonymous	Date: 11/28/2009
I was thinking of moving into the tower. I got the feeling the tower seems nicer then the garden apts.. Can u please share more thoughts on the place both good and bad?

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