This place is not worth the money. It's too expensive to be living in the ghetto. Repairs take forever, and fees and charges keep going up. Our friends who also live in this bldg. had their rent go up over $100 dollars the second yr. This is ridiculous. So much money for so little. It took several weeks for them to fix our sink, that was broken when we moved in. There was also a hole in the wall when we moved in and they refused to fix it, even telling my partner it was our responsibility to fix this whole in the wall.

Parking is goin up to $210, why' Because they say it is so costly to maintain the garages. Maintain what' My fob takes several swipes to work. There is water seeping in from the ceiling that drips on you. I never see security. And periodically I have gotten passed the gate onlt to find someone has parked in front of the exit, or partially blocking it. Just yesterday it was a girl in a car, and I honked several times, and she woudn't move out of the garage exit. I mean, what is wrong with people here' But the main point is, why does it cost so much for parking, and why did it go up' It doesn't make sense.

The dorr-fobs didn't work one night, so a group of us couldn't get in the bldg, luckily someone called up to a friend with their window open. Once we got inside we called the Courtesy Patrol to let them know the door is broken, and he said he saw us out there, but was busy. SO, he knew the door was broken and was just letting people wait til someone either left the bldg or what' Wait to get mugged and harrassed by the thugs and homeless on the street. They didn't even post a note saying call this number and they can remotely buzz you in. Of course, he didn't bother to remotely buzz in the group that had formed there. So, we are paying money to live here, and they can't even be bothered to let us into our apts. Or another solution might have been to put one of the security people there to let people in as they come home.

People leave their trash in the hallways, it's disgusting, and they leave the door to the trash cute open all the time, which basically makes the whole floor smell like it is a dumpster. It's so gross and disrespectful. We had guests over, and they commented and asked why the hallway smelled so bad. There have been several notes put up telling people that they should shut the chute door, but they keep doin it. I don't know if it's because they are being belligerent or just jerks. I don't get it, do they like having an apt that smells like trash'

The homeless get into the bldg somehow, and we've seen security have to escort them out. So, in turn, this means this place isn't that secure. Our friends have had their car broken into twice since we moved here. We opted for the "secure" parking, which is a jip. Every spot is a compact spot, and it takes several attempts just to get my car in the spot. There is a junk-heap right by the door, which should be towed away, it just sits there. Plus, some guy in a Boxster takes up 2 spots regularly, which is just indicative of how people here are rude and could care less that they live amongst other people.

Today some guy put his cigarette out on the wall in the lobby right in front of us. The people here are ghetto, and ruin what, on the outside, looks like a nice place. This place isn't safe either. It is too close to the projects, and the nastiness that spills forth out of it. When my partner leaves to go to the Safeway, I tell him, "Be Careful!" We moved here from NYC, and I NEVER had to worry about our safety there like I worry about it here.

The noise. We are right on Fillmore, and the million dollar condo bldg across the street makes it so the noise reverberates, and bounces off the bldg and echoes right into your window, Even being on the upper floors, a skateboard on the street sounds like it is right outside your window. We hear prostitutes fight in the middle of the night, then to find chunks of hairweave on the sidewalk in the morning. There are homeless yelling their insane babble at all hours. Plus, some jackass now has a windchime goin, so when you're trying to watch TV, all you hear is ringing from their window.

People just throw there unwanted mail on the lobby floor. People here are just slobs. Plus, in the laundry room. People will take up every machine for themselves. One person for all those machines. Thats just mean and selfish. But do they care, no. They are nasty.

We have a cat, and a month after we moved in the pet rent went up because they said it was becoming too costly to take care of the dog-run. What maintenance does a dog-run take' But, the issue is, WE HAVE A CAT, not a DOG. why am I paying a pet rent for an animal I dont have. This makes no sense to me.

They are currently building the new Yoshi's across the street. So anyone who doesn't work 9-5 or is up early, is greeted in the early hours by jakchammers and industrial equipment constantly beeping while it backs up. It's non-stop. Plus, the sirens running up and down fillmore are blisteringly loud. I know the bldg can't help this, but if the area were safer, then there would be less police-sirens and ambulances.

We have been here for many months now, and our name still isn't on the call box outside. Thus visitors or deliveries can't get ahold of us when they should be able to. Our friends have to then call us and we have to go down and get them. What is the use of having a call box if they never update it. And we tried it the other week just to see if we were there yet, which didn't matter, BECAUSE it was BROKEN, and it is STILL broken.

With so many rental option in SF, don't come here, really it just isn't worth it.

User Responses
From: topfloorbob	Date: 11/14/2007
GUY !!!! OK, as a good neighbor, here's what I've done so far: 1. I've asked the 'inepted' leasing office to not raise your rent when you are due to renew. 2. Next time you see me out and about, have me come over and fix the 'whole' in your wall. 3. Sell your car on Craigslist.org and pocket the $210 monthly. Put it in a jar and next time your fob doesn't work, head on over to Safeway for some beer and pretzels and treat the crowd at the door to a block party. You'll be a hero ! 4. I have lunch with Gavin tomorrow and I will ask him to have the Housing Projects torn down. At the very least, I think I can get him to put back up the big curtains so the nastiness won't be able to 'spill forth' again. 5. Print up some petitions to get Fillmore Street closed, at least in front of your building. It's gotten WAAAAY to noisy since you moved in. I'll help you distribute them. 6.Spoke to Yoshi him self - he'll ask the truck drivers not to back up their vehicles. If they say no, he says it would only be fair to rename the club "GUY's Joint" in your honor. Sounds fair to me. 7. I did stop in the Police and Fire stations on the corner and we have an 'agreement in pricipal' with both that when they must use Fillmore, they will not use the sirens but will lean out the window and proclaim "Yoo Hoo, Coming through". Of course, they still need the Unions approval, but could have that by the weekend. 8. As to the homeless, insane, babbling, hairless hookers, after all, this is San Francisco. Without them, it would probably look and feel pretty much like NYC and that would just make you homesick and I just couldn't look at myself in the mirror if I caused you that trauma. Your good neighbor Penthouse Bob
From: Anonymous	Date: 08/31/2008
Penthouse Bob, you obviously have WAY too much free time that you're practically living at this website. Quit harassing other people who are trying to spread the word about TFC's awful reputation. Go piss up a rope; better yet, get off your lazy arse, get out of your crusty penthouse and take a nice walk around the shady, crime-ridden Western Addition neighborhood.

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