Elan At River Oaks

Elan At River Oaks is recommended by:
38.0%
Overall Rating
2.82 out 5
Parking:
3.56 of 5
Maintenance:
3.40 of 5
Construction: 2.99 of 5
Noise:
2.68 of 5
Grounds: 3.37 of 5
Safety: 2.84 of 5
Office Staff:
2.74 of 5

345 Village Center Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
408-428-9200
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Burglary in apartment

From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 1/28/2008
Years at this apartment: 2004 - 2006
User Response is available. 6 responses

 
Beware of the false positives of this "gated" community with "patrols" every night.
I had my apartment burglarized recently.

The management tries to hide information about how many burglaries, car break ins, etc. have occurred in recent past.

After my incidence, in which I lost lot of valuables and legal documents, I asked the management on how often this kind of thing happens -- and surprisingly .. everyone was surprised, and said this was the first time they had heard something like this.

Interestingly, a guy had a car break in just couple of weeks before my apartment was burglarized, and I had heard him create a scene in their offices.

You might do better staying away from false sense of security that the management would have you believe, and pay extra dough for.

This place is not safe, and management not co-operative.

Recommended: NO
Overall Rating
3 out of 5
Parking:
3 of 5
Maintenance:
2 of 5
Construction: 3 of 5
Noise:
3 of 5
Grounds: 3 of 5
Safety: 1 of 5
Office Staff:
1 of 5
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User Responses

From: xyzresident Date: 10/04/2006
So let me understand this, they offer a gated community and patrols at night and you are still blaming the management because some jackass broke into your apartment? Get over yourself, crime happens everywhere! You could live at any apartment complex and have a somebody steal from you. You could leave your car in the parking lot of the grocery store and somebody could steal it. Sounds like you need a personal security guard so you can feel "safe".
From: profootball77 Date: 10/30/2006
i had mine vandlized also...so xyz go swrew yourself..i care about my well being
From: jonathan_doe Date: 12/18/2006
I think what he is trying to say is that it is a false sense of security and the fact that they try hard to not disclose or conceal that information. My car was broken into also and they were suprised but in the office there were two other people with real serious problems. The funny thing is that there was only 3 of us so a 100% odds is quite a statistic.
From: johnv100 Date: 01/12/2007
xyz, are you one of the janitors or office workers there? Because the truth is this place is not safe at all. A few months ago someone broke my car window just to steal a pair of sun glasses and an iPod. Thank God, I no longer live there.
From: Anonymous Date: 01/29/2008
Hearing about this kind of activity is important. Why isn't the management posting flyers or sending letters to warn folks and get a neighborhood watch going? I'll tell you why, because they are worried they will LOSE RESIDENTS. Perhaps they will, but it feels very irresponsible (and perhaps civil/criminally negligent) to keep this information away from their residents. Bottom line is money....if they cared, truly, the mgmt would post these warnings for the residents' PERSONAL SAFETY as well as the safeguard of their property. Does it take a physical attack on someone (who may surprise the thief or burglar in the 'act') to make the Evening news to get the mgmt to do the right thing and WARN the residents? I call it IRRESPONSIBLE on the mgmt's part. PERIOD.
From: Anonymous Date: 02/15/2008
I also had some of my priced possession robbed. This place is dangerous.
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