Sun Bay Apartments

708 SW 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
352-376-6720 save favorite

AVERAGE RATING

recommended by:
41%

overall rating:

2.3

2.8

Parking:

2.5

Maintenance:

2.0

Construction:

2.6

Noise:

3.1

Grounds:

2.5

Safety:

2.4

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02/02/2012

Management is aweful

2.0

The management at Sun Bay is awful and has no regard for the residents. They will smile and greet you whenever they see you but once you go to them with a problem, you can see how inconsiderate and disorganized ... more

01/13/2012

Scum Bay and Frau H-i-t-l-e-r are the WORST complex in Gainesville!

1.0

I am leaving here because the apartment is literally making me ill from all the mold and squirrel and roach droppings in the ceiling. I have headaches, a constant cough, and watery eyes, all caused (so the Dr. says) by ... more

01/08/2012

Susan (manager) is mismanaging the complex

1.0

I agree with the previous post. Susan, the manager, has no concern for residents at all. Talking to her is pointless and doesn't get you anywhere.

01/08/2012

DO NOT SIGN THE LEASE!

1.0

Sun Bay is absolutely terrible in every sense. The location of the apartment is straight up in the ghetto. The property is deceiving though. It's landscaped well and makes you feel like you're in a safe place. No. The police ... more

11/27/2011

HORRIBLE! STAY AWAY

1.0

This place is horrible! The staff mainly the manager SUSAN is two-faced and money hungry. I moved in with dirty carpets and stains and they said they would fix it by cutting out a piece of carpet from my closet. ... more

11/26/2011

Don't do it!

2.0

10/10/2011

HORROR HOUSING!!!!! BEWARE

1.0

08/23/2011

Nice Place to Live

YES

4.0

08/05/2011

A great find!

YES

4.0

07/17/2011

Old Apartments, Great Staff

YES

3.0

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Sun Bay Apartments is an apartment community located in Gainesville , FL . The following apartment communities are located nearby: Arbor Parks Apartments ( 0.1 miles), Treehouse Village ( 0.2 miles), and In The Pines Apartments ( 0.2 miles).

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05/22/2011	Get deposit back	NO	3.0
05/11/2011	Dog Haters	NO	1.0
04/11/2011	I loved Sun Bay	YES	5.0
03/14/2011	Love living here!	YES	5.0
02/25/2011	hate my neihbors	NO	1.0
02/01/2011	I hate this place!!	NO	1.0
12/28/2010	Do Not Move Here!!!	NO	1.0
12/21/2010	nice for the price	YES	4.0
06/23/2010	Good apt	YES	4.0
06/04/2010	Nicest office people, Old apartment	YES	3.0
05/25/2010	Not bad for the price	YES	4.0
05/13/2010	Checking in on Scum Bay	NO	2.0
08/19/2009	Good unexpensive place	YES	3.0
07/23/2009	Nice Apartments	YES	4.0
06/28/2009	nice people...not so nice apartments	YES	2.0
06/03/2009	CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE	NO	1.0
10/23/2008	I lived there for three years	YES	4.0
09/19/2008	Boo... and there is cockroaches	NO	1.0
07/28/2008	Pathological liars	NO	1.0
06/30/2008	Lived in Sun Bay for 2 years	YES	5.0
06/30/2008	Don't choose Sun Bay!	NO	2.0
06/27/2008	Lived at Sun Bay for 4 years	NO	2.0
06/17/2008	Luckily we are only here for the summer	NO	1.0
04/02/2008	the worst choice ever!!	NO	1.0
08/16/2007	Decent first apartment	YES	2.0
08/11/2007	Owners of Sun Bay Apartments	NO	3.0
08/09/2007	Love the duck pond!	YES	4.0
08/05/2007	The black hole of Gainesville	NO	1.0
06/20/2007	Bad management and bad safety	NO	1.0
05/16/2007	Good value	YES	4.0
05/15/2007	evil managers	NO	1.0
05/08/2007	beware...spend extra money but dont lease an apartment here.......pathetic management & pathetic apartments	NO	1.0
01/11/2007	Don't do it!!	NO	1.0
01/11/2007	they are not business-like	NO	2.0
10/31/2006	OMG, this place is so disgusting	NO	1.0
09/25/2006	Great location but...	NO	1.0
08/28/2006	bad management - old buildings	NO	2.0
07/20/2006	do NOT live there!!!!!	NO	1.0
06/25/2006	Good place to stay	YES	5.0
06/05/2006	Scum Bay? No thank you.	NO	1.0
06/01/2006	poor	NO	2.0
05/18/2006	no title	NO	2.0
03/31/2006	Overall a good place to live	YES	4.0
01/21/2006	no title	NO	2.0
01/02/2006	Slum bay? Wow....How about not.	YES	3.0
12/27/2005	Sun Bay is a great first apartment!	YES	5.0
12/21/2005	disgusting place and disgusting management	NO	1.0
10/15/2005	It can use improvements...	YES	3.0
10/06/2005	Well, it ain't for college kids	YES	3.0
10/04/2005	horrible management and place to live	NO	1.0
09/20/2005	A real dangerous place to live	NO	1.0
09/14/2005	Sun Bay Management Steal Your Deposit	NO	1.0
09/03/2005	Slum Bay	NO	1.0
08/25/2005	definitely SLUM Bay	NO	1.0
08/21/2005	Isn't glam, but it works.	YES	3.0
08/02/2005	not bad	YES	4.0
07/22/2005	don't move to slum bay!	NO	1.0
06/29/2005	good place to live	YES	4.0
03/08/2005	great location, that's about it	NO	2.0
03/03/2005	disposals don't work	NO	1.0
02/15/2005	the TV sucks, man, don't live here!!!	NO	1.0
01/20/2005	5 years and counting	YES	5.0
01/06/2005	9 years and just renewed for a 10th!	YES	4.0
01/05/2005	It's quiet and reasonably priced.	YES	4.0
12/13/2004	I'd give my right hand...	NO	1.0
12/02/2004	Know about the cable monopoly and poor maintenance first!	NO	2.0
09/03/2004	Dishonest	NO	2.0
08/24/2004	AVOID this place at all COSTS!!!!	NO	1.0
08/15/2004	Take it from someone who lived there for 3 years	NO	2.0
08/12/2004	Not Special AT ALL	NO	2.0
08/02/2004	Any positive remark has to be from the staff	NO	1.0
07/30/2004	Great!	NO	3.0
07/26/2004	Things get worse as time goes on	NO	2.0
06/25/2004	---- ----- MGMT! Do NOT LIVE HERE!!!!	NO	2.0
05/25/2004	BEWARE about Security Deposit	NO	1.0
05/21/2004	Not So	YES	3.0
05/13/2004	Check with BBB before renting	NO	1.0
03/31/2004	Pretty Good Experience	YES	3.0
12/28/2003	Metsa Metsa	NO	2.0
11/24/2003	Worthless	NO	2.0
11/20/2003	2 words: Not bad	YES	4.0
10/16/2003	flooded bedroom, etc	NO	3.0
09/04/2003	Disgusting, Cheap & Vile Service	NO	1.0
08/25/2003	Sadist Paradise	NO	1.0
07/15/2003	Think again!!!	NO	1.0
06/26/2003	this place is great!	YES	5.0
06/01/2003	Enter with your own risk	NO	3.0
05/31/2003	Good when living there but careful about resigning lease	YES	3.0
05/20/2003	good value for the price	YES	3.0
04/30/2003	I don´t understand why no one likes this place	YES	4.0
04/23/2003	beyond horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STAY AWAY PLEASE!!!!!!	NO	1.0
03/13/2003	It´s not THAT bad.	YES	3.0
03/03/2003	STAY THE HELL AWAY	NO	3.0
02/26/2003	Rats, roaches, and leaks	NO	2.0
01/25/2003	Wish I had known.	NO	1.0
11/04/2002	Dont be fooled by the outward appearance.	NO	3.0
10/31/2002	STAY AWAY!!!!!!	NO	1.0
08/24/2002	Poor Service, soon will be condemmed	NO	2.0
08/23/2002	Do not move in!	NO	2.0
08/08/2002	You get what you pay for. It SUCKS!	NO	1.0
05/06/2002	Cool place to get high	NO	3.0
03/19/2002	I´d recommend it.	YES	4.0
03/05/2002	In response to the "Great Place to Live" comment....	NO	1.0
12/18/2001	Do yourself a favor: spend more for your sanity!!!!	NO	2.0
11/10/2001	Great place to live.	YES	4.0
05/02/2001	They call it Slum Bay for a reason...	NO	2.0
04/16/2001	Cheap rent, cheap service	NO	2.0

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