This apartment complex has been the worst part of my move to Miami, Florida. I have found this apartment to be overpriced, rat-infested and plagued with indifferent management, more interested in minimizing complaints and negative perceptions while ensuring that the rent continues to flow than in providing a quality resident experience. I returned from a lengthy business trip to find that rats had chewed their way through the 'insulation' (I later found out it was just a strip of styrofoam!!!) placed by the apartment around the air conditioning units (large, antiquated floor units) and had urinated and defecated all over my bedclothes. They did this despite the fact that the apartment was inhabited in its second room by a very clean and neat, young, professional woman without children or pets inhabiting the apartment. When I contacted management on the night I discovered this (Sunday evening), I had to wait until the next morning to get a cleaning crew over to throw out the ruined furniture, tear out the floor unit and brick in the wall. On day 2 the same staff returned to find that there was still a rat hiding out in the master bedroom, which they trapped and killed while I watched.

I was informed by management that they would not pay for any of my damaged furniture, even though the hole that the rats entered through was made through their use of shoddy materials!!! Believe me, my wife, child and I are leaving within the next 30 days and will NOT BE RECOMMENDING the Design Place Apartments to anyone.

Your thoughts? Post a response to this review. Display my response: with my username anonymously Responses appear below reviews and one response per user is permitted.

   Free estimates on moving trucks      Find apartment share/roommates