Apartment Ratings | Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake) Ratings and Reviews

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): absolutely fabulous !! (Not Recommending)

2009-12-19T23:04:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The waterfront apartments are great! Close to the lakes, you get that lake odor during the summer, the staff is warm and friendly, both of them. The laundry facilities don't always work so you save money by wearing dirty clothes, thus fitting in with the other tenants! And the music! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Never Ever Ever.... (Not Recommending)

2009-05-13T15:06:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: While I was living here, the managment staff was fake and horrible.. Not to mention that, they don't keep very good record of anything. I was afraid to go outside the apartment at night because there were so many drug deals that would go on right outside my door. They ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Do not rent here unless you want to get robbed!!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-02-18T16:38:32-06:00

From madguy223: I have lived here for a little over a year and it has been absolutely horrible. My car window got busted out twice and my gps was stolen the first time, and my stereo the second time. my apartment was broken into while I was sleeping and they cleaned us ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Do Not Move Here!!!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-01-04T07:39:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Wow soooo much to say I do not know where to start. let's see here as far as the staff go's Corina Vargas ( Office Manager) Should NOT be the manager. Ana Pineira ( Assistant Manager) Ana does the best among the office staff. Oh wait that is the only ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): DECENT PLACE TO STAY. (Recommending!)

2008-10-06T21:37:41-06:00

From akadimkz: I've been a tenant here now for about 4 months. The palce is pretty peaceful to me. They just hired some new security in which she carries a firearm which makes me feel a little safer knowing she can handle a situation if she needs to. There are kids that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Great place to live (Recommending!)

2008-07-30T19:01:06-06:00

From mykieandmom: This is such a great place to live. I like the fact that things DO get fixed in a very timely manner. We had a light out by one of the stairwells and they checked into it and found it to be an electrical problem. They then took care of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): SUCH NICE REVIEWS (Not Recommending)

2008-04-03T18:16:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I THINK IT IS SO FUNNY AS A TENANT HERE IVE LIVED HERE JUST ONE MONTH SHORT OF A YEAR AND CANT WAIT TO MOVE WHEN MY LEASE IS UP IN MAY CORRINA DESERVES ALL THE "RAVE" REVIEWS SHE HAS BEEN GETTING THE 2 MOST RECENT REVIEWS THAT HAVE BEEN ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): great place to live (Recommending!)

2008-03-28T16:45:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i live in this complex and i love it here everyone is friendly we just had a pizza party for the residents amd it was fun. The office manager corina is very nice she desevers more repsect then she gets everyone says she is always on the phone but yet ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Nothing but nice (Recommending!)

2008-03-26T23:36:03-06:00

From mykie67: We have had nothing but nice people helping us here. The apartment was ready for us on the day we were told it would be and the neighbors around have been very friendly. The apartments we left from had so much construction that mom couldn't breathe and they tore out ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): MANAGEMENT IS A JOKE (Not Recommending)

2008-03-24T15:24:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THESE APARTMENTS ARE UNLIVABLE THEY R DIRTY UN TAKEN CARE OF THE MANAGER IS AN UNFRIENDLY BITTER WOMAN WHO WOULDNT KNOW HOW TO BE FRIENDLY EVEN THO SHES PAID TO BE NICE TO HER TENANTS ITS UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THE OWNER SITS IN THE OFFICE RIGHT NEXT TO HER AND LETS ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): HORRIBLE PLACE TO LIVE (Not Recommending)

2008-03-13T01:43:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THIS IS THE MOST DISTGUSTING APARTMENT BULIDING IN PHOENIX THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTIES OWNS OTHER PROPERTIES I HAVE A FRIEND THAT LIVES IN ONE OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES AND ITS THE SAME AS HEE THE OWNER IS A SLUMLORD OUT TO MAKE MONEY OFF TENANTS ANY WAY HE CAN ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): (Not Recommending)

2008-03-09T06:03:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: this apartment is not good for a family the play ground have cat shit and know is doind anything about is that why u need to think about not to moved in this place people get broking in to they will not do any about it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): WATERFRONT IS THE MOST DISTGUSTING APARTMENT COMPLEX IN AZ (Not Recommending)

2008-02-15T22:17:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THIS SUPPOSED "LUXURY" FREE CABLE AND HIGH SPEED INTERNET APT COMPLEX IS A TOTAL JOKE IT IS INFESTED WITH ROACHES THE FREE CABLE COVERS ONLY THE BASIC OF BASIC I THINK IT MIGHT BE 10 CHANNELS AND THE HIGHSPEED IS FAR FROM FAST BUT THATS BESIDES THE POINT THE MANAGEMENT ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): I suggest you keep looking (Not Recommending)

2008-01-23T22:30:14-06:00

From UOGAddict: We rented an apartment here in a hurry. We needed to move fast and they had an open apartment. When we looked at the apartment they told us some story about how the lady who lived in it before didn't keep it clean and brought roaches with her. They said ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Ok But There's Better Ones Out There (Recommending!)

2009-08-23T10:17:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Waterfront is not a bad place to live overall,but there are better complexes out there that offer lower rent prices.When I first moved here in 2006,my large one bedroom apartment was $540 a month.That ballooned to $635 a month a year and a half later when a new management company ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): good starting place (Recommending!)

2008-01-24T16:33:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Tis apartment is a good starting place. having no car, to begin with... the bus service was excellent outside the doo. express and local. the mall and shopping centers are witin walking distance. The swimming pool is great and the baskeball court is wonderful. It's a large commnity and older,there ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): No!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-10-18T11:20:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When we first moved here we were realy happy with this place. Since the management changed it seems like everybody wants to move away. Why? First; Office/Management:In case you need something from the office, you are lucky you get to talk to the ONE girl wich is nice. (60% OF ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Worst apartments ever (Not Recommending)

2007-07-24T17:37:10-06:00

From dolivas9@cox.net: Maintenance takes days to complete. They do not act on noise complaints. They loose records of rent being paid. They still havn't sent my deposit refund. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Keep on movin' (Not Recommending)

2007-07-18T12:15:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When I moved into this complex the security levels and service levels were wonderful. Since then the whole complex has gone downhill. I no longer feel safe in this complex. Security that I was told was there is practically non-exhistant. You never get a live person when you call and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Every change goes further downhill (Not Recommending)

2007-05-07T14:22:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When we first moved in, under the Portofina management, repairs were promptly done and service was professionally, courteously given. With the change over to Waterfront Apts, we soon saw maintenance become lackadaisical and it took 2-3 demands to get things fixed. When our A/C went out last summer, we were ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Big Time Mold Problems (Not Recommending)

2007-05-05T13:56:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had to move out of my apartment at Waterfront due to mold problems that the staff refused to acknowledge or deal with. I lived in Building D and have also heard other residents complain about mold problems in Buildings A and B as well. The management staff and the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Maybe (Not Recommending)

2006-12-22T10:59:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: There is a lot of deferred maintenance and Archstone goes VERY cheap on the management staffing. I got a very good deal last year but as their rents increase, it looks like you might be getting less than what you're paying for. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): FIND SOMETHING ELSE (Not Recommending)

2006-12-12T14:58:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE APRIL 2006, LESS THEN YEAR , IN THIS TIME FRAME MY CAR WAS BROKEN INTO INSIDE THE COMPLEX 6FT FROM MY DOOR, MY CLOTHES HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM THE LAUNDRY ROOM (NAMELY MY UNDERWEAR AND BRAS) THE GATES ARE BROKEN SO THERE ARE RANDOM PEOPLE ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Horrible management (Not Recommending)

2006-09-11T14:19:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I would not live here because of the rude managment and the fact they don't do anything in a timely manner. Definitely does not measure up to the Archstone name. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): I liked this place (Recommending!)

2006-08-19T16:51:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just finished off a 3.5 month rental (summer internship), and was very satisfied.

It was a bit pricier than I am used to, but the apartment stayed cool without AC during the day, I was able to get excellent internet access, and the water vending machine has the best-tasting ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): dogs (Not Recommending)

2006-07-24T21:43:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: To many large dogs in this apartment no leases dogs running loose to kill your little ones had to move chase home twice by pit bull ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Yea... no (Not Recommending)

2006-07-17T14:17:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in this complex for well over a year now. When we got this apartment we went through Katie, she is a very pleasent person to work with, she knows my name, and she is very attentive. The only thing that is wrong with this is the drugs... ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): was nice but going down hill (Not Recommending)

2006-06-03T03:21:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: when i moved into this complex a little over a year ago when it was portofino at the lake i was really excited. lorie was pleasent and friendly and was egar to help.when i entered the office she not only knew me by name but also knew what apartment number ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Portofino at the Lake is now called Waterfront Apts. (Not Recommending)

2006-04-23T21:44:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: There is a new owner and a new name and some new problems. If you love pesticides, this is the place for you.
Someone drove around recently in a little golfcart truck thing and sprayed all the buildings and patios without regard for who or what was in the patios ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): (Not Recommending)

2006-01-24T12:01:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My son was attacked in the middle of the night by a drunk fellow tennant. He busted through the chain and grabbed him by the throat and threw him against the wall. Thank God, my son had a roommate that heard the commotion and between the two of them they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Will be moving out (Recommending!)

2005-09-11T17:09:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Recurring problem with nosy neighbors and peepers. Slowly becoming run down, too bad, could be a nice place for many years to come. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): (Recommending!)

2005-07-15T23:34:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): I don't recommend this complex (2/06). (Not Recommending)

2005-01-14T18:43:26-06:00

From pamela05: Portofino has new owners and is now Waterfront Apartments. I wrote a review of this complex on 1/05 giving it an excellent rating. One year later I am writing to say that it is now not a good place to live. There is a serious problem with barking dogs in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Decent place (Recommending!)

2005-01-10T13:31:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: For being in the shady part of town (and it is, sorry)- Portofino was a pretty decent place to live. We didn't really have anything too eventful happen. One night we saw some guy get drug away in handcuffs and the helicopter shined the spotlight on us. That was about ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Unresponsive Management (Not Recommending)

2004-10-05T01:27:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for almost 2.5 years, and for the most part was ok, If you like lots of dust, noisy old airconditioning and brown hot water, At least the management used to be responsive. But the new manager Jennifer is useless, Im outta here!!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): noisy kids and lack of hot water, but OK (Recommending!)

2004-06-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just moved in recently and it's OK here except that there's not always enough hot water. I've had to take several freezing cold showers or skipped them altogether.
Also, the kids that live in the complex hang out in the courtyards and make a lot of noise, fighting and throwing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): one of the best (Recommending!)

2004-05-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just moved in to portofino at the lake and never been more content. The office staff is great and take care of any problems if and when they ever arrise John in the office is extreamley helpfull and has helped us out with what ever it is that we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Okay, but only for short term (Recommending!)

2004-04-30T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management team is great...very sweet and caring. The maintence is also good. The negatives to this place is the "rift-raft" I don´t feel safe walking alone at night (only in the court yard area). There is not enough parking. I loved the fenced in porch (it was a little ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Previous Review is Telling (Not Recommending)

2003-06-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The previous review should just about give away what kind of morons inhabit this place.... Jeez, 6/16 person, what kind of garbage was THAT? You speak for the whole complex with that POS review. Say no more, say no more. Please.

***Please note: the review from 6/16 was omitted by the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): If you like mold, this is the place for you (Not Recommending)

2003-03-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We recently had to move out of our apartment due to a stachybotrys mold problem. I work in a Indoor Air Quality testing lab and I took in samples and the test results came back higher than I had anticipated. We had seven types of mold, five of them being ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Very Good Place To Live (Recommending!)

2003-03-04T00:00:00-06:00

From AxeMan66: After only intending to stay here "temporarily", I ended up living there for the better part of 9 years; I saw 4 management changes during that time; some good, some not so good. But I agree that the current management is by far the best yet. They respond quickly to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): grow up (Recommending!)

2003-01-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just happened to read the rating from 12/12/02. First of all the language in the review shows his or her mentality. Let me guess the company cared about the money because the moron didn´t pay the rent. I´m sure his review would been better if they would have just ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Everything great. (Recommending!)

2003-01-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into Portofino at the Lake in August of 2002 and have had no problems. I really like this place. I think that the little things are the things that really make a difference in a complex. Portofino at the Lake is like a family. They are always having ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Note to "lovinportofino" (Not Recommending)

2003-01-09T00:00:00-06:00

From movingpro: People rely on these reviews--especially when trying to move in from out of state.
Saying "didn´t your mom teach you...nothing nice to say don´t say anything" is not only very 7th grade, but misses the whole point of a site like this.
I´m grateful for every bit of negative feedback--and weigh ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): my experience so far (Not Recommending)

2002-12-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The manager has always been very nice, however when I moved in my car was a few months old (no dings). About 5 months later, a 19yr old with a young child (her kid) moved in and shortly afterwards I started noticing dings in my car. I knocked on her ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): guess who got evicted? (Recommending!)

2002-12-19T00:00:00-06:00

From lovinportofino: I love this place, apparently when the management kicks out the creeps that sometimes move in here you get reviews like the one on 12/12/02..notice how they are too chicken shit to give a name...sorry your not good enough to ive here....go ahead and move out loser. I have never ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): To many different colors (Recommending!)

2002-12-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is a hell hole infested with blacks and mexicans. Who all need to go back to their home lands. The staff is pretty good. But the residents are terrible! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Easy on the pocket book (Recommending!)

2002-12-03T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for over a year and I think that Portofino at the Lake is a great place to call home. It is a beautiful community and everyone here is wonderful. The office staff is one of the best things that they have here along with the 24 ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Best Value in Town! (Recommending!)

2002-10-29T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for 9 months. In that time there has been a lot upgrades to the property. During a time that most complexes most likely would have been cutting cost. They have installed gates making this a gated community. They work hard to keep the property clean as ... [click to read full apartment review]

Waterfront Apartments (formerly Portofino at the Lake): Portosucko at the lake (Not Recommending)

2002-08-30T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: (the posted date is wrong, itﾴs actually 4/8/2003)
If I could afford to live somewhere else, I would. Iﾴve never seen so many pitbulls. There have been four fires here since I moved in about 10 months ago, Iﾴve witnessed three dog fights(unintentional--due to irresponsible dog owners), I lost count of ... [click to read full apartment review]