Apartment Ratings | Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors) Ratings and Reviews

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Can't wait to find another place! (Not Recommending)

2008-04-13T04:39:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Pros: Lovely neighbors, Washer & Dryer inside unit, Large bathroom, LocationCons: Constant poorely scheduled constraction/up keep work (EVEN ON WEEKENDS!), Very early & noisy ladscape work (8 am), Lack of parking and noisy parking under your window, NOT enough storage or closet space, very poor ventilation, very old building, very ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Love i here (Recommending!)

2007-10-13T00:55:44-06:00

From Draconfly: I am a 20 year old female college student and my boyfriend and I have lived her for around 5 months and we love it. We live in the one bedroom, but it really is super spacious. Love having a washer and dryer in apartment, and love love love the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Older but well worth the money! (Recommending!)

2007-09-25T15:38:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living at this place for nearly two years now. I have lived in several different apartments and find the staff and service here to be the best yet. They remember my name and always go out of there way to help me. The location is great because ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Not worth your money (Not Recommending)

2007-09-07T14:14:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is NOT worth the money that they'll ask you to pay. My husband and I moved in 2 1/2 years ago and were paying a decent price for our one bedroom. At the time the management was great, extremely helpful and had all the answers. The neighbors were ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Great place to live (Recommending!)

2007-03-18T20:46:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived in a 2 bedroom at the Avalon at Pruneyard for about 2 1/2 years. My lease will be up in June and unfortunately I will have to move somewhere else to find a more affordable 1 bedroom. The management is great and the maintenance staff is spectacular. Every ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): love this place! (Recommending!)

2007-03-15T21:56:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have only lived here 9 months and will be moving in 3 weeks to the Avalon at Campbell. The only reason I'm moving is to rent a 2bed/2bath (they only have 1.5 baths here) and to move in with a friend and save some money. I have a 2nd ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Not worth the money! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-08T00:48:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived at the Avalon at Pruneyard for a 1 1/2 years. After our first year here the rent was raised 10%. Even though it was too high, we love the area and the staff is very nice. We will be moving when our lease is up though, not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Do Not Live Here!! (Not Recommending)

2006-09-06T18:55:32-06:00

From bb513: My husband and I have been living at this complex for over a year. For a while we had no problems, but then in the month of July the office staff LOST a MONEY ORDER we dropped off for rent (let me remind you that a money order is when ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): highway robery (Not Recommending)

2006-09-04T16:19:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My rent went up significantly and I will not be renewing my lease when it is up. They were GREAT when I first moved in and service has gone to hell. The office staff promises to handle repairs before I come home from work and I have to call and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Quality of Life gone down hill (Recommending!)

2006-06-21T13:18:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived at this complex for awhile. The office staff far exceeds other complexes around. The only downer.. animals. I have neighbors who have little ankle biter dogs who bark constantly. There is a supposed weight limit, but when walking around the place, I always see these huge dogs. What ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): The BEST Mgmt Staff I have seen (Recommending!)

2006-05-19T22:23:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This apartment complex has the best Mgmt staff I have ever seen. Any maintenance or service requests are dealt with immediately. Heather, the new aparment manger is an ace and will bend over backwards to help her tenents. I have been here for 7 months now and they are willing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Decent place (Recommending!)

2005-09-01T15:03:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Decent place, spacious rooms. Floors make a lot of noise though. Very sweet staff. They show you the place. Good deal if you dont mind the floor noise. Nice community too... ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Its ok, one month in! (Recommending!)

2005-05-19T18:22:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Its ok really, I do have a washer and dryer in my apartment and in the one bedroom units, the batheroom is very large.

Good layout overall, but do try and live in the units with bedrooms facing the neighboring communities, rather than the parking area! (That must suck!)
You could actually ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Pretty nice (Recommending!)

2005-04-07T00:47:27-06:00

From lvlikejacknsally: My fiance and I just recently moved into this apartment community. From the minute we walked into the leasing office Natalie was the friendliest person we had met during our apartment search. The one bedroom is huge compared to others we've seen. So far no noise problems.
Yeah, the buildings ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Health Hazard! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: We have had toxic sewage fumes in our apartment as well as leakage around the tub with mold growing underneath the floor. Noise by surround sound t.v. by neighbors which management can not seem to control; or doesn't want to. Management does whatever they can the cheap route! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): A really great place to live. (Recommending!)

2004-07-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: - Mgmt continously strives to make things better (power washed apartments, added lots of visitor parking, well maintained open areas, etc)

- Mgmt DID NOT raise my rent when I renewed my lease.

- Amazing swimming pool area that mirrors that of a resort.

- Fantastic location near Pruneyard Shopping Center (w/ movies ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Never had a problem - great place! (Recommending!)

2004-02-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Like the last poster mentioned, I have never had a complaint (except for guest parking, which recently just got 100% better thanks to current management). I just signed my 3rd lease w/ them - and got them to lower my rent! My husband and I are planning to stay here ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Great place to live! (Recommending!)

2004-02-07T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I´m not sure what the other folks are complaining about. I didn´t think the place was a dump, the management was always helpful, and the maintenance staff were also immediately responsive (although I only had to call them once). I´d move back there again in a heartbeat if I didn´t ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Beware of Management (Not Recommending)

2004-01-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I foolishly signed what was supposed to be a 9-month lease, but the incomptent girl in the office (who conveniently no longer works there) put it down for a 12-month lease. Now management says they wont correct her mistake and that Im obligated for the whole year. Do not trust ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Unbelievably bad (Not Recommending)

2003-12-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: 1. There is no place for guests to park; all of the guest spots have been taken by residents for their abandoned vehicles.
2. The areas marked in red as "No Parking" firezones are always filled with cars - calls to complain to management fall on deaf ears and demands to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Old Buildings..bad management (Not Recommending)

2003-11-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall the building sucks big time. They are old and noisey. I have complained to management 5 different times about my neighbors rap music (can be heard all hours and very loud) but managment has not been able to correct the problm. Parking sucks..don´t even think about having friends over. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Will not recommend any Avalon community (Not Recommending)

2003-11-07T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved here from out of town. The management was very helpful during the wine and dine stage when they are trying to get you to move in. After that, they treat you like you´re a no-body. The parking here is horrible. The biulding is old. Every where you walk, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Nice place, cheap rent (Recommending!)

2003-10-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in Avalon at the Pruneyard for almost 2 years. I have a 2 bedroom (2 bath) on the second floor away from the traffic side and away from highway 17. My rent is $1210 per month which it really great, considering we have a washer dryer in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): avalon pruneyard was a nasty experience (Not Recommending)

2003-10-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i lived here for one year (after living at avalon in pacifica) and the management sucked. i moved out after the heater in the bathroom mysteriously turned on and caused a fire. luckily we were home to catch it and put it out with a fire extinguisher and turned the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): GET OUT EARLY!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2003-10-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: my boyfriend and I have been living here for about 8 months. I really regret jumping into this place so fast. When you first view the apartments you are like wow how nice and the rent seems to be resonable. INTILL YOU FIND OUT THAT YOU PAY FOR EVERYTHING WATER ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): SLUMS (Not Recommending)

2003-08-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments are old, the floors are sloped, the plumbing doesn´t work, there are few additional parking spaces for guests, you can hear the upstairs neighbors and the management sux. The management allows the pets to defecate on the lawn areas and does not immediately clean up the mess.

I would ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): A nice place, but management sux (Recommending!)

2003-07-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Lived there for over 4 years. After rennovation, which happened in early 98, living conditions improved greatly. I lived on the second floor the whole time. Rents were outragous at the end, but I guess that was common for the area in general. Management was a problem though. Management changed ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): not recommended (Not Recommending)

2003-06-30T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Here were the problems I had living here:

parking (no visitor spaces regulary available, people(UPS, moving vans, and others) parking in front of my garage-so I could never get in or out, the pool was often dirty and I got an ear infection from swimming, ants everywhere inside, lots of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): I will say this much, in response to the complaints below (Recommending!)

2003-06-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Maybe it´s because I´m on a 2-story floor, but I´ve never had a problem with ants or any other bugs. I´ve never felt unsafe, my car has never been threatened, and Dax actually really helped me out when I wrote a livid letter about my rent raising. The management has ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Thank you Management =) (Recommending!)

2003-05-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: as a resident of avalon pruneyard for a few years now, I have never met a group so friendly and helpful. The BBQ they threw on Sunday, was very nice, and it gave us a chance to meet the staff. Derick is geniunly a nice person. I wanted to also ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): The Management (Not Recommending)

2003-05-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ok,
I have been living here for a couple of years and seen my share of managers come and go.This weekend they had a Barbeque I guess to introduce the new people in the office. There was a blond leasing agent there stinking drunk, the maintenance guys were also drinking but ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Overall Good (Recommending!)

2003-05-07T00:00:00-06:00

From amyrent: I guess I haven´t experienced all the negative´s that some people have here. Our rent is very reasonable (I think we may have started renting when rents were low and now we have a year lease so we´re locked into a good price). Our apartment is in between the freeway ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Don´t spend your money here!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2003-04-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Avalon Pruneyard for 6 months. I am fully ready to leave. In a time when rent is dropping mine is going up.
I do not feal safe here. The gates behind the apartments are constantly left open letting anyone walk behind the apartments. The management does ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I have been living here for 5 years and I find it to be a very nice place to live. Although the management team has changed 7 times since I have been here. The team that has been the most recent has been excellent in my opinion. The bathrooms are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Willing to break our lease to leave (Not Recommending)

2003-02-25T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We too moved here in March... after our initial move in date was supposed to be Feb 28th. We had to wait another 12 days. Thank god we had a place to stay! THE POWER ALWAYS GOES OUT IN OUR BUILDING! At least once a month we have to reset ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Don´t Even think about it !!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2002-11-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Been here 9 months - management has changed 3 times, was promised things when I moved in that have not happened, like a good parking space. Speaking of parking you have to pay for covered 30.00 or a garage 50.00 otherwise your car is out in the elements. You have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Would not recommend and will not be renewing (Not Recommending)

2002-11-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in March 9. On March 10, it rained and my roof started leaking. And it´s still leaking!

Of course, had the management taken this seriously, it might have been fixed by now. Instead, it was mishandled from the beginning.

It all comes down to integrity:

Either they have not really ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): not renewing (Not Recommending)

2002-10-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have been in our apartment since March of this year. We like the lay out of the above average sized apartment and the washer/dryers in the unit, which are in the extremely large bathroom. We also have been very impressed with the head of the maintence team. If we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Re: previous posts, highly recommended (Recommending!)

2002-09-19T00:00:00-06:00

From mtyton@hotmail.com: Iﾴve been more than satisfied by the over-all setup at the Avalon. They have annual surveys conducted by Avalon and Iﾴve always given them highmarks. Iﾴve made some suggestions ofcourse to make me happier, and theyﾴve been very proactive in solving those issues. Like the office hours of the Apartment ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): THIS IS THE WORST APARTMENT COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN! (Not Recommending)

2002-08-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived here for almost 2 yrs ,having made the mistake of signing the lease for so long and suffered all along .First of all noone ever gets a parking ..including yourself becoz other people park in your designated spot and the apt people discourage you from disturbing them(the towing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Unreasonably expensive (Not Recommending)

2002-08-01T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Highway noise
No DSL/Cable Internet available
Can not use grill!!!
Little space for kids to play
No guest parking
... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Compared to area---Good (Recommending!)

2002-07-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I´ve lived here 9 months and have been mostly happy compared to other complexes i have lived in.

The rent is high, but you do get a larger than normal apartment sized washer/dryer in your apartment. The pool is fabulous, work-out room is good (comparitively), hot tub is nice as well. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Nice place to call home (Recommending!)

2002-06-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for many years, even before the renovation. Rents are pretty good for the area. If you are a long-term resident, they treat you very fair at lease renewal.

Good amenities; washer/dryer in unit, new appliances, fitness equipment, nice pool. I have no problem with parking because I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): A rip-off community (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: For those of you who are unaware, did you know spices pose to be "environmental hazards" ??

Well, if you decide to live here or are already living here, get ready to confront this newly propogated "theory of the Avalon at Pruneyard". You only have to worry about this ridiculous theory ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): An ABSOLUTE NO ! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: Having to deal with the dimwits in the management office is like hitting your head against a hard wall...
Be prepared to deal with the absolutely racial, the biased and the prejudiced ! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Don´t move here (Not Recommending)

2002-03-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I made the terrible mistake of moving in here last year. When I moved in the carpet was disgusting. It looked like someone had poored a 2 liter of soda right in the middle of the living room floor. The maintenance crew is for the most part very helpful, with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Poor (Not Recommending)

2001-08-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I really regret living here. It is now Avalon at the Pruneyard. First, the buildings are actually 40 years old, even though they´ve remodelled recently. This is deceiving. I could hear my neighbor below me when they woke up, when their kids cried, when they had their tv on... also, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Avalon at Pruneyard (formerly Arbors): Highly recommended (Recommending!)

2001-02-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Changed the name to Avalon at the Pruneyard. Been living here since 1998. If you continue to renew ur lease, the price is fair. We started with a 1B/1B for $1050 in 1998 and current price is $1200. Market value is $2000 for new renter (also compared with other apts ... [click to read full apartment review]