I have lived at Hedges Creek for 2 1/2 years and have enjoyed my apartment, the grounds, etc. Maintenance requests have been met and management has been responsive. However, I received notice that my lease is ending and the new rates will increase my rent by another $150 /month! So I am forced to move because I will simply not be able to afford to live here! Or at least if I am going to pay that much more I would like a 2 bedroom (I'm in a 660 sq. ft. 1 bedroom place). I wish that I could get a "good tenant" break on the rent hike, but it is a national corporation that runs the place (Archstone Communities) so no breaks for being a good tenant are offered. I have a feeling more people will have to move out in the next year as they receive their lease renewal letters.

User Responses
From: expertis	Date: 10/26/2006
Same here. I received my new lease with a $150/month increase for a 1 bedroom. This in my mind is an excessive increase especially since each year we have seen a more modest increase.
From: Anonymous	Date: 03/30/2007
Yes, ours was just increased $200/month! When we moved into our 2BR in 2003, it was $720. Gradual increases up to $775 by 2006 were acceptable. Today, it went up to - $975!!! Are they serious? This has been a great price in the range we were paying, but $975 for a 2BR apartment where things have been going downhill (way less tenant appreciation kinds of things) is insane. Sadly, we have been forced out of a place we loved calling home. $975!
From: Anonymous	Date: 07/21/2007
Interesting about the rent hikes. I live in an Archstone in Redmond, Washington and I was looking on line here to move to a less expensive apt there! I'm in a one bedroom here (four years), it's very old and not renovated and my new rent increase puts my rent to $1090! So from Aug 2006 to Aug 2007, it went up $470!! I don't want to move, this is my home, but I can't afford to be here anymore. Feels like an "economic eviction" to me. Archstone thinks of my apt as an airline ticket, but it's not, it's (was) my home. I have a feeling I'd better get out of Archstone all together...these increases are down right obscene.
From: Anonymous	Date: 01/16/2008
Rents are going up rapidly because Archstone got bought out by a private equity joint vnture (Lehman and Tishman Speyer) that (like most all of them) cares much more about profits than people. The great irony is that th eprivate equity involved probably includes pension dollars from people who live in Archstone communities.
From: Anonymous	Date: 05/14/2008
There is a lot of rentals north of border line if you can commute little, and they arent out of controll as this Alara Hedges Cr, Alara has still a bit of vacancies, in tualatin, specially 2brs, only real estate going back can stabilize / lower asking rents, you can use rent money to pay your morgage.

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