Apartment Ratings | Lantern Cove Ratings and Reviews

Lantern Cove: Something is living in the ponds!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-07-01T01:22:38-06:00

From ericmdgt@gmail.com: I've seen it swimming around complex on numerous occasions. Beware, don't let your pets or children near the water's edge for God's sake. I once witnessed an attack on a duck that was swimming along the surface when, something pulled it into the murky shallows. I don't know what it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Worst rental experience ever (Not Recommending)

2008-04-20T17:42:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Aside from it taking 1.5 years to fix a window screen problem that was listed on our move in, the rest of the experience was down hill. We bounced a check to them twice, and in violation of California law, they continued to harass us about that long after it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: pending law suits (Not Recommending)

2008-04-21T16:42:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: HELLO ALL DISGRUNTLED LANTERN COVE DWELLERS, WELL TO KEEP IT SHORT, I AM SURE A FEW OF YOU HAVE READ ALL OF THE BAD REVIEWS FOR THIS PLACE AND HOW MANAGEMENT LIKES TO IGNORE OUR CONCERNS, THEN FIND SOME RIDICULOUS REASON TO CHARGE US FOR CONCERNS THAT WERE PRESENT WHEN ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: YOU DO NOT WANT TO MOVE HERE! (Not Recommending)

2007-09-09T13:07:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was actually looking for an apartment online when I decided to check out these Lantern Cove reviews. Except for what looks like a fake positive review management posted, all the ones that I read are accurate, maybe even understated, regarding the kids and dogs that are out of control ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: We enjoy living here... (Recommending!)

2007-09-12T15:34:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have been living here for almost 3 years and have found it to be a safe AND great place to live in comparison to some places we've lived at on the peninsula. I mean, there's no shooting or stabbing incidents happening in this part of town.Management has been professional ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Poor local, national and parental management! (Not Recommending)

2007-09-04T18:07:28-06:00

From lanterncovehater: Management has failed to act appropriately, not only has management failed but the Corporate office has failed to act as well. I lived there for just over two years and found children sitting on the hood of my car and other neighbors cars, they throw rocks at other people, they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: This place would be the worse decision you ever made!! (Not Recommending)

2007-09-04T14:07:37-06:00

From trailertrashlivinginfostercity: UNLESS--you are looking to move your large family with many children into a 2 bedroom apartment--if yes; this would be your place!! There is a group of children that have free run of the parking lots to play, throw rocks at your car; and use your car for a skate ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: A fair, balanced review from a long time tenant (Not Recommending)

2007-04-30T22:38:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived at Lantern Cove for over two years. We've seen 3 property managers come and go, two maintenance managers leave, etc. If you're looking for a cheap place that has a good location, low crime, etc this may be a good option. There are some caveats and trade offs:

1. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Do not live here (Not Recommending)

2008-05-06T13:38:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Do not live here. You will be dissatisfied with the amount you are paying for what you get. They charge a premium price and offer sub-standard quality in the unit and its appliances. The dishwasher was original from when the place was built and missing parts. The refrigerator was the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Almost perfect (Not Recommending)

2007-03-09T19:08:24-06:00

From kevinmcmurtrie: The south-facing loft apartments are absolutely beautiful. They have great sound insulation and a sunlight view of a scenic city. Like much of Foster City, hiking/biking trails are right outside your door. The only reason I can't recommend them is the management. The sewer systems overflowed into the streets repeatedly, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: CUNNING AND LAZY MANAGEMENT (Not Recommending)

2006-11-20T14:24:53-06:00

From Icannotbelieve: Worse management I've ever met! Cunning, manipulative and doing tricky things to earn your money! Dont believe any words coming out from their mouth. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Crappy place even crappier management (Not Recommending)

2006-09-29T02:46:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is not worth the money. Units are old, almost all of them have never been updated. Plumbing issues, water comes into unit when it rains and management always tries to get more $ from you! Office staff does not know how to keep record of payments. Office staffers ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: not great (Not Recommending)

2006-09-02T17:11:48-06:00

From lanterncovesucks@yahoo.com: The only good thing is the location. Otherwise beer drinking parties at the pool on Saturdays that the management don't care to stop. Ants and other pests. something allways breaking. Don't do it your be sorry ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Thye take your security deposit no matter what!! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-21T22:54:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We just moved out of Lantern cove after a year, and they raised the rent over $100. Upon moveout they took almost all of our 500 deposit for cleaning. WE SCRUBBED the entire apartment all weekend, and removed marks that were noted in our inital inspection, yet they still charged ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Great for Dog Owners (Recommending!)

2006-04-18T13:20:26-06:00

From ivanova: One of the very few places that accepts dogs of all sizes.

The lake and fountains on the property are very soothing, just make sure that your car is not downwind of them. My daughter loved to watch the ducks and geese that frequented the lake.

One of the bay jogging/bike trails ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: 6 Months Old....Great! (Recommending!)

2006-02-10T10:42:48-06:00

From cushgirl2: I moved in to Lantern Cove 6 months ago. The new manager is a pleasure to work with. The team in the office is very friendly, helpful and made my moving experience a breeze.
The property is in a great location and very quiet over all. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: (Not Recommending)

2005-07-15T16:24:11-06:00

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

Lantern Cove: I wouldn't recommend this place, too high priced (Not Recommending)

2005-07-13T02:43:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is overpriced in comparison to other places on the peninsula. I'm not renewing my short-term lease, not worth the money. Place is not well kept and dingy lighting with all the cobwebs over the light fixtures. I live in the ghetto part, where because you can't see it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: nice place overall (Not Recommending)

2005-06-12T23:23:45-06:00

From wilma_j: pluses:

* close to great jogging trail
* nice townhome style apt
* vaulted ceilings
* w/d in unit
* quiet building, solid walls, you wont hear your neighbors much
* super safe, you could leave your door open and nothing would happen.
* nice landscaping

minuses:

* insane ant infestation (DO NOT EVER LEAVE FOOD OUT, or ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Manipulative Management (Not Recommending)

2004-12-14T10:50:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have been tenants for almost two years, rent keeps going up but then Lantern Cove sends out notice of money for referrals. They recently posted a $1475 2 bed 2 bath we called to move into it.. all the sudden it was occupied. We had a friend call the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Worth What You Pay (Recommending!)

2004-07-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This was a nice place to live. The building and appliances are not as bad as some of the complaints. Look for yourself! This place is kept up well. It is very clean inside and out. I enjoyed my 2 1/2 yrs here and I did receive my deposit back ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Quiet, Affordable (Recommending!)

2004-06-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for a little over a year and I enjoyed it. Quiet, affordable, nice neighbors, pet friendly. Office workers and maintenance were freindly. Sometimes service work orders took a little longer than normal but in the end they were completed.
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Lantern Cove: very rude manager (Not Recommending)

2004-06-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Lantern cove for six months and could not wait till my lease ended. Management is rude, apartments smell funky, no matter how much you clean, and in general the place needs major remodeling. Service is a nighmare, when they actually decide to come! In general nice location ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Great community! (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I recently moved out of this complex, and overall I had a pretty good experience. When I gave my notice the office explained to me that if the unit is left clean and the carpet is in good condition that I would receive my deposit back in full. I did ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Stay Away (Not Recommending)

2003-10-31T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Avoid this dump of an apartment complex at all costs. We also only had a tour of the model, for whatever reason we could not see the actual unit until the keys were in hand. Cabinets are terrible, appliances are in dire need of replacement.

I´m not sure how many ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Management is unprofessional; Old Units (Not Recommending)

2003-10-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management team at Lantern Cove is unbelievably shady. They try to jack you for money and the lady who´s there on Saturday is completely useless. We went to look at a unit on a Saturday and the lady couldn´t answer any questions for us...she was only capable of opening ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Would not highly recommend. (Not Recommending)

2003-09-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The noise level at Lantern Cove is pretty bad. I lived on the first floor and you can hear the people on the second floor walking around all the time. If they have dogs, the noise level is worse! I could even hear the guy upstairs peeing in his toilet ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Feels Like Home (Recommending!)

2003-07-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been a resident here for over five years and some of these statements made are just untrue. Yes, the appliances are old, but, upon renewing my lease in 2003 the office replaced all of my kitchen appliances. They replaced one every month until they were all new. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Kept about 1/2 of My Security Deposit (Not Recommending)

2003-05-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Management was unscrupulous!

I rented a 1 bedroom apartment on the second floor from June 1999 until June 2000 for $1599 / mo. My rent increase was jacked up by $400 / mo ($2000) when I was up for a renewal. I opted for a month to month - which was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: recommended (Recommending!)

2003-05-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living here for 3 months.
i feel it´s good place. good location,
good view, dryer washer in house is good.
and i only payed $200 deposit which I feel
comfortable.

the equipments are old though. and they
don´t want to replace it as long as it´s still usable. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: OK but not worth what you pay (Not Recommending)

2003-02-27T00:00:00-06:00

From jesbu_1: THe apartment complex is very cheaply made and operated and they still charge you an arm and a leg for it. The carpets are very inexpensive, the walls are very thin(we can hear our neighbors all of the time). The kitchens are very small and they are not good at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Management never there (Not Recommending)

2003-01-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Although the maintenance offers very prompt and good service, i can´t say the same about management.

They are never there on Saturdays (even when you make an appointment!) and its impossible trying to do a simple thing like rent renewals, getting a key without it being a big hassle. I dont ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Excellent Place to Live (Recommending!)

2003-01-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been here for last 2 years and find this place to be the best in foster city. Management is very friendly and the place is very well maintained.

There is ample guest parking. I would highly recommend this place.

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Lantern Cove: They kept my security deposit. Over $1,000!!!! (Not Recommending)

2002-11-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there for nine months. When I moved out, they made some lame excuse why they had to relace the carpet in the ENTIRE apartment b/c one room had a SMALL stain on the carpet. They kept over $1,000 of my security deposit. There is no way I would ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Cunning Management (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: We lived there for 1 year. The Unit as such is good and very spacious. But while moving out Management gave some silly reasoning and charged us for replacing carpet.

Bottomline:
* Good place to livein
* Forget the deposit, you will be lucky if you don´t have to pay any ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Nice place to live in (Recommending!)

2002-07-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you rent an apartment from them on a special, the rent is reasonable enough to make them worth it.

Maintenance was good throughout our stay with same-day fixing of problems. Management was very nice and polite and always returned our calls in a reasonable time frame. The unit itself ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: management is cunning (Not Recommending)

2002-07-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Do not expect your deposit back. No matter how clean you leave they will make you pay for the paint (?) carpet etc..and comes out exactly the same amount as your deposit with them. I made a mistake by paying full amount of rent at the last moment trusting them ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Great place to live, a little pricey (Recommending!)

2002-07-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We´ve been living here for a year now, and have pretty much no complaints. The buildings are new (no lead paint or asbestos like so many places up here). There are little man-made lagoons all over the complex with ducks and geese--it´s awesome. There´s always parking for us and our ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: Poorly managed and very unprofessional (Not Recommending)

2002-02-12T00:00:00-06:00

From hatelanterncove: They misquoted prices and went back on their word several times while we were in negotiaions with them. Their management was rude,inconsistent and did not have much knowledge about the property. Regional management was the same way. They did not return our deposit within the limits stated by the renter´s ... [click to read full apartment review]

Lantern Cove: overall - very pleased with my years here (Recommending!)

2002-01-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been at Lantern Cove for 3.5 years and have found it to be an excellent home. I have been through a variety of management changes but the service has remained high. When there were problems with the hot water heater and with the washer/dryer both were completely replaced ... [click to read full apartment review]