If I were asked a year or more ago if I would recommend Sailboat Bay, I definitely would have. Of course, not the best place in the world, though what can one expect from ANY apartment complex unless you are paying out the arse for better services. The old manager was amazing. And when she left, due to the new ownership & management, citing "difference in management standards", I knew things were likely to get worse. I honestly had no idea how worse.

I lived there for 3 years; the first two were pretty good. Not the newest buildings; maintenance was quick though normally a "quick fix" as well, normal for all complexes. Neighbors were quite and respectful. If you weren't, you were asked to leave. And I absolutely loved the fact that they did background checks on all perspective renters.

The last year, well, I noticed a definite dip in the "quality" of new neighbors. I don't mean that statement in anything other than the fact that there were 1. ppl with dogs who were always unleashed - a pit bull (unleashed) ran at and almost attacked me and my dog as we walked. Upon complaining a couple of times for mine and those unleashed dogs' safety, nothing was ever done. The dogs still let loose. 2. There were a number of cars with modified mufflers whose owners would rev the cars and idle them for more than 30 min.s every morning. The sound enough to knock pictures off my wall. And 3. one night I was able to listen to a new tenant hanging outside my bedroom window with friends at 2am on a weeknight bragging about a woman he had mugged last year and the look on her face when he punched her to the ground. I suppose Sailboat Bay did away with the background checks.

The last reason I would not reference this place was my particular unit. My water heater caught on fire, leaked mold all over the wall and was not properly cleaned up. Mold encompassed the entire unit - the water heater was "fixed" with Duct Tape. My water bill went up in cost from an average of about $15 a month to $60. No kidding. Of course I refused to pay for it. I was a single tenant in a single bedroom apt., no washer dryer and I am of the "if it's yellow, let it mellow" variety of water conversationalist. Hell, I used to work for NC Water Resources, Project Wet and Stream Watch were babies of mine. Considering I did not pay, the management refused to give me back my deposit on and apartment I left exactly the way I moved into it with the exception of the problems with the water heater and such that are their problems.

There are better apartments out there for the price. There once was a day when Sailboat Bay was a lovely place to live. That day is long gone.

User Responses
From: Anonymous	Date: 08/21/2009
I would think with the community having a community watch, not to mention a boatload of revamps, including new gym stuff, laundry room (all new washer/dryers) and repavement, the place is better than the average apt community. I am a resident, into my second year and only see consistencies and care of the property and all who reside. I am not sure where or when you were at SB and sorry to hear of your troubles. But my time so far has not been anything close to what your experience is/was
From: Anonymous	Date: 08/22/2009
i've been here since 10-07 and have pretty much nothing but good to say about it.
From: Anonymous	Date: 12/29/2009
I have to say I must have lived right by you as my husband and I heard the SAME conversation going on outside the windows! We heard the loud mufflers all hours and I do mean ALL hours, and altho they redid the gym, they ONLY painted it, it has the same equipment it had before and when I wanted to use it, they always had it closed for some stupid reason(a girl took food in it once so they closed it for everyone for 2 weeks). The pool was never opened to use when it was hot outside. We lived there for 4 years and I agree with the older manager, she was awesome and the new ones just never took care of anything. Dog crap was literally everywhere and the pit bull was horrible. They again did nothing!!! They did tell the owner we were the ones complaining, so that only made the issue worse with the neighbor. We also had a water heater issue and the mold ALL over the walls into the master bedroom bath...where the walls met, was PAINTED over, all mold was painted over which didnt take care of the problem. He duct taped the leak!!! HELLOOO???? I LOVED this place and actually recommended it to some friends who moved in shortly after we did, because all problems were dealt with. The trouble is, taking care of the grounds and repainting the gym didnt make it better living conditions. I love the location, and when we pulled in to move in we felt at home, but that quickly faded once the management changed. It would be the best place to live for an apartment life IF the management would do their job with the loose pets crapping all over my doorstep. The friends who moved in moved out after their lease was up, they also had bad problems and lived on the opposite side of the complex. Once loved it more than words can say...but as management changed, so did the care. For those who think repainting a gym means they care you are sadly mistaken!

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