...want to live at this mega-complex''' Sure, it may be impressive driving in and seeing a gated community, but remember you have to share everything with a bunch of out-of-state hoodlums. Fact is, a lot of the people who live at Portofino are not anyone I would want as a neighbor. Think about it... these people pay nearly two grand or more for an apartment. Why' Because they are either drug dealers who can't verify income in order to buy a house, or "entertainers" (i.e., strippers or prostitutes), or pimps that move from one flashy complex to another to attract their whores, or students who get their parents to co-sign for their new party pad and then rent out the additional bedrooms to more students. If you have never lived in a large complex before, avoid this one like the plague! ...as well as The Promenade down the street too! I have lived at both. You are far better off finding an owner-leased condo where most of the residents are owners and don't put up with residents inviting 20 people over from SDSU to have a kegger by the pool or rev their engines when driving through the complex. Take it from me, unless you are a college student party monster, stay away from Mission Valley. You would be far better off renting Downtown or in University City instead of this glamorized tenament ghetto slum!

Manager's Response
From: Manager	Date: 04/11/2006
03/20/2006 Dear Valued Residents and Perspective Residents, Portofino was built on a 16.5-acre parcel owned by H.G. Fenton Company and developed on behalf of our company by Archsone Communities. In addition, we partnered with Archstone to manage and oversee the day-to-day operations of the community. As of Thursday 03/16/2006, we are very proud to announce that H.G. Fenton Company assumed management of this highly regarded Mission Valley community. Portofino is now the 11th San Diego County multifamily community to join the H.G. Fenton Company portfolio. With its addition, H.G. Fenton Company now owns and manages 2,800 apartment units throughout the county as part of its continuing mission to provide quality places for people to live. Founded in 1906, H.G. Fenton Company is one of San Diego???s oldest and largest real estate companies. We are committed to being responsive and attentive to your needs and provide you with quality service. This letter is a brief introduction of me as the new Community Director and your new staff, at the beautiful Portofino apartment homes. As representatives of H.G.Fenton company and team, my staff and I are very excited to become part of this wonderful community. Home is very important to us; therefore, our team will do everything we can to make your home and your community as comfortable as possible. Your comments and input are very important to us, therefore, we???d love to meet with you to discuss any questions you may have as well as concerns. Accordingly, as a first step in our familiarization process, we would love to meet with you personally. We understand that it will be a transition process for you over the next few months, therefore, would like to hear your comments, which will in turn enable your staff to provide the excellent service you deserve. The most important thing to me and the Portofino staff is your satisfaction with your home. We value your opinion and invite your suggestions to make it an even better home for you and your neighbors! In addition to many great changes that you will see happen within the near future such as weekly continental breakfasts and monthly resident functions, we will be organizing a ???Meet and Greet Hour??? once per week as we extend our office hours to hear your comments and suggestions. We will provide you with more details and a personal invitation shortly. Furthermore, we will be updating you monthly of any changes and different activities that are in the planning process. There are great things to come and I am very excited to be a part of this wonderful community! And of course, please do not hesitate to stop by and just say ???hello???. We would love to hear from you anytime! For additional community information and features, please visit our NEW website at www.PortofinoAptHomes.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon! Sincerely, Irina Polyak Community Director 619-284-1094 619-284-1137 ipolyak@hgfenton.com

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