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St Francis Place Apartments: Good place to live (Recommending!)

2008-08-20T13:37:13-06:00

From baystate978@yahoo.com: Nice place, no problems. ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: glad to have left when we did--do not rent at ARCHSTONE SOMA (Not Recommending)

2008-03-08T10:19:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at StFrancis Place for seven years and my husband and I finally moved out almost a year ago. I agree with all the other reviews that when Archstone took over the complex went downhill. Week after week trash piled up, the elevators were always broken, and the courtyard ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: frayed filthy hall carpets, dog poo in halls, elevator always broken, this place is awful! (Not Recommending)

2008-01-23T18:00:19-06:00

From sadsadarchstone: Also go to www.yelp.com to see other renters horrid reviews of this place! It's no joke!I have lived here for 6 years and have had it and moving OUT. Do NOT rent here! Ever since Archstone has taken over it is terrible. St Francis raised rents, folks moved, they were ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Do not rent here under any circumstances (Not Recommending)

2007-11-10T18:37:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The complex is unsafe, they allow the place to be rented out as a hotel. Don't believe me? Just do a google search on archstone smith hotel san francisco. today the power went out and although that's not the management's fault, there was absolutely NO lighting in the hallways or ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: slumlord and transient (Not Recommending)

2007-09-13T17:09:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i would recommend people not to stay here because1) the management is a slum lord and they dont care about you, just your money. 2) they have a lot of tourists and transients staying on a temporary basis so you have no idea who is in and out and the ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Management Not the Most Reliable (Not Recommending)

2007-06-29T18:51:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I agree with many previous posts that Legacy Partners is by far a more capable and competent leasing organization. Until today, things were bearable. The new office staff (September, 2006, Archstone Smith), while sometimes helpful, is by no means easy to work with. A few examples of my dilemmas.March, 2007: ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: The New Management (Archstone) Ruined This Once Livable Complex (Not Recommending)

2007-01-20T18:30:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Archstone Property Management is TERRIBLE! Legacy Partners, who were the former managers, did a fantastic job of keeping the premises clean and tidy. Legacy Partners had the grounds swept and the leaves blown daily. Archstone has taken to once weekly sweeping and we never hear the sound of a leaf ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Dont come here if you have a choice (Not Recommending)

2006-11-01T12:20:16-06:00

From saintfrancis: We have been living here since 2002 and it was a great experience until about 3 months ago when its been taken over by Archstone. The new management is terrible, the building stinks of garbage, there are flies and rats. They do not keep the residences informed of any changes ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Disgusting Experience (Not Recommending)

2006-10-10T13:10:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: New management has transformed a nice luxury complex into a veritable toilet. Trash that used to be picked up daily now grows into a mountain for weekly pickup. This has attracted rats on the outside, and gnats on the inside. The laundry rooms are dirty and the hallways are no ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Terrible Experience (Not Recommending)

2006-08-23T18:59:48-06:00

From bb88: The new management team is terrible. I reported water leaking in my apartment, no one ever came to fix it. So when I moved out, there was water damaged on the carpet and they charged ME!!! And everything they charged to make the unit ready for the next renter is ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: C (Not Recommending)

2006-06-20T21:16:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: SUMMARY
You don't get what you pay for, but this is pretty much what you'd expect of an aging apartment complex in an up-and-coming location.

PROS
- The location is great if you commute via Caltrain.
- The exercise room is pretty awesome (sure took them long enough to get it renovated), with ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: awful (Not Recommending)

2006-06-16T18:14:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: this place is terrible. overpriced, the management is not helpful, and they nickel and dime you at every chance. parking is only decent thing. ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: A lot of things don't make sense (Not Recommending)

2006-06-13T13:49:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: 1) The ClearBay cable thing. It is terrible...I think we are the only people in San Francisco that still cannot receive an HDTV signal.

2) They don't sign for your packages. It makes absolutely no sense. Why would I live in a community complex and pay the premium if I am ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Get out Clearbay!! (Not Recommending)

2006-05-26T22:16:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i dont know why saint francis have to go with clearbay. It really suck.And next thing u know, u were charged by late fees.
Secondly, i hate the guard(especially the guy). One day, he stopped me and asked me whether i was a resident.can u belive it? i stayed there ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Okay but that relationship with ClearBay has to go (Recommending!)

2006-04-28T17:50:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall this is a quiet place to live. I never hear my neighbors and for the most part residents are friendly and polite.

However, they have this very wierd deal with Clearbay that forces you to pay them as well as DirectTV for local cable. It's very strange, costs much ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Great Location/Very Quiet (Recommending!)

2006-03-05T19:07:04-06:00

From TonyDiSpirito: I just moved here a month ago and I am really surprised by how quiet the building is. I have yet to hear any of my neighbors at all. The exterior walls, floors, and ceilings are all solid concrete.

Everyone in the office has been very helpful, especially Maria and Rivera. ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Management is poor (Not Recommending)

2006-01-17T13:09:00-06:00

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

St Francis Place Apartments: poor customer service (Not Recommending)

2005-09-26T23:00:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After robin left, leasing office has gone down hill. ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Overall, a good place to live (Recommending!)

2005-08-22T04:04:38-06:00

From konabob: My partner and I lived here last summer (2004) for 3 1/2 months. We got in using a short-term corporate housing outfit called Executive Suites. It's pricey alright - we paid $2800 per month for a 650-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment, not including parking - but you expect that with short-term deals, ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: So Sorry I Signed That 14 Month Lease (Not Recommending)

2005-08-17T01:53:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: So apparently at St. Francis Place, they have never heard of short-term leases and now I am stuck in this place for another year. The hallways smell and have terrible carpet and lighting. The management likes to ignore you. And the best part? The day I was supposed to move ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Terrible if not facing the inner Courtyard (Not Recommending)

2005-08-01T19:13:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you get an outward facing apartment be ready for a lot of noise. The bedroom closet is not usable as hangers are not able to fit with the doors closed. ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Money hungry (Not Recommending)

2005-06-14T12:36:49-06:00

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

St Francis Place Apartments: Decent Place. (Recommending!)

2005-01-31T16:39:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is a decnt place to be in if you work downtown and hate the commute. Very near to the metreon and a couple of pubs. I lived there for about a yr and found it nice and safe. I generally used to walk back late at night from the ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Stealing Your Money and MOLD Problem (Not Recommending)

2004-07-22T00:00:00-06:00

From gchuang101@aol.com: I lived here for one year. This place is very noisy. Staff at the rental office are not too supportive. The worse thing is when I moved out, they actually charged me 200 dollars for apartment cleaning and 200 dollars for painting.
I have to swear to you that I ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Reality Check (Not Recommending)

2004-07-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in a corporate apartment here twice over the past five years and can't believe the difference in my experiences.

My first time I was greeted, made to feel welcome, helped in every way possible. When I returned I found the old manager had been laid off and someone else ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Great if you work downtown (Recommending!)

2004-07-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The place is awesome, pool, hot tub, gym- not that I've used any- but I could- It's a little oasis in Soma- maintenance staff is great. Rivera, Maria and Trini are great. Avoid Shirley at all costs! ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: great place to live (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I loved living at St Francis Place. The concrete walls are wonderful...I never heard my neighbors once! They have a well kept courtyard with beautiful trees and flowers giving you a little bit of green to look at. The proximity to muni, the metreon, union square and many great restuarants ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Robin is the Best!!!!!!!!!!!! (Recommending!)

2004-03-22T00:00:00-06:00

From tjkirby: Not sure who has an "ax" to grind with Robin. I lived at Northpoint Apts. when she managed there and she was truly missed when she left. Robin is a good listener and if she can she will always make things right for her tenants. Truly, St. Francis has a ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: spiders, spiders, everywhere (Not Recommending)

2003-11-10T00:00:00-06:00

From lala9874: so many spiders, in the balcony, up the drains in the bathrooms. not the tiny ones, but the huge arachnids with big bodies. Big creepy crawlers!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: I loved it here! (Recommending!)

2003-10-07T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It´s not perfect and could use some work like painting, more gym equipment and 24-hour front desk but, it´s safe, the staff is nice and the people that live here are friendly.

Maintenance can be a problem but you can call the manager and she will see that it is taken ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: bad maintenance but good apt (Recommending!)

2003-10-05T00:00:00-06:00

From slushi: I was satisfied with my stay at st francis place. the price we got was very competitive at the time and the apartment was in generally good condition. The only problem with the apartment was street noise on weekends in the bedroom facing the street. The constant elevator and door ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Depends on what you´re looking for (Not Recommending)

2003-09-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you are on vacation or only plan to stay for a few months, this is a great place. Things get more complicated when you stay for a while. First of all, the office staff is either poorly trained or just lies about certain things. For example, we asked if ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Shady property (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: Bad news, keep your distance from this property. If you read the post from the man who has lived at the complex for years, you may want to question his motive.

The maintenance staff are wonderful, however there is only one person in the office who is professional and the others ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: great location, worse management (Not Recommending)

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

From dudesf: Location is great at this place, easy access to most downtown locations. Howeve,the management tere is the worst I have evre experienced. You are better off going to bayside or Aurora which are not too far away.

You have to call five times to fix something, and you have to pay ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: convenient, no-hassle living in SOMA (Recommending!)

2003-05-04T00:00:00-06:00

From aptratings@technicat.com: I was quite satisfied with my seven months at St. Francis Place. The location was a convenient walk to my job in the Financial District, and the Metreon and various stores and restaurants (including dim-sum takout around the corner) are nearby. The main entrance is manned, and there is a ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: I love it here! (Recommending!)

2003-04-07T00:00:00-06:00

From bird757: I´m a professional woman who has transferred numerous times over the years and lived in 8 different states. I looked long and hard for an apartment within walking distance of work and ended up at St. Francis Place.
There have been some problems with installation of the Tv for the ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: a mixed bag. but overall NO (Not Recommending)

2002-11-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i live here. but moving out after a year.

good: apartment is spacious, and foot thick concrete wallls...very quiet.

pool and hottub are nice. and open late(ish), never crowded

bad:
1. garage. its pathetic. tiny tiny. no reserved spaces, filthy dirty, trash everywhere particularily on bottom floor open to the public, exit door has ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Great Dog Friendly Place to Live" (Recommending!)

2002-09-28T00:00:00-06:00

From sfdame: My husband, nephew and I lived in one of the St. Francis town houses from 1995 to 1996. We were new to San Francisco and desperately looking for a decent place to live that would accept our two dogs. After being rejected all over town we were delighted to find ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: I WOULD NOT HOUSE MY DOG HERE. (Not Recommending)

2002-08-29T00:00:00-06:00

From BADGRRRL4U2: First, I would like to comment on the person who wrote on 07/15/02. They state that one person is responsible for writing more than half of the bad reviews on this community. WRONG! After reading what you had to say, I feel that you have an ax to grind with ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Tiny, tiny apartments (Not Recommending)

2002-08-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Did you ever live in tiny town? Move to this place and you´ll learn what it´s like. All the negative reviews that you see here are spot on; don´t bother reading the positive ones, they are obviously written by the people who work there, desperately trying to do damage control ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Didnﾴt even sign the lease (Not Recommending)

2002-07-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Before you read on - hereﾴs an ill advertised fact:

THERE ARE NO WASHER/DRYERS IN ANY UNITS EXCEPT THE NOISY TOWNHOUSES.
Communal Laundry rooms can use visa/mc to charge your laundry card - as of last week it was $2.50 to both wash and dry a load.

Went, did the tour, booked ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: READER BEWARE! You must read this first! (Recommending!)

2002-07-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been a resident of St. Francis Place Apartments since the early 90ﾴs. I have seen alot of people come and go (both management and tenants). Even though I am very unhappy about the recent changes (i.e. closing the front desk) this is still a very nice place to ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: BAD BAD BAD (Not Recommending)

2002-07-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Any good review toward this apartment complex is obviously the work of the people that work here. I didn´t want to believe it, but all these poor reviews are accurate. The people that work here ARE rude. There is no sense of customer service here. The complex itself isn´t even ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: corporate greed has soured my experience (Not Recommending)

2002-06-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i moved into St. Francis Place about 5 years ago when the rental market was so tight you were lucky to find a place. the location is good for downtown, youﾑre right in the middle of it all. public transportation is readily accessible from any direction. the grounds have always ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Horrible place to live (Not Recommending)

2002-06-22T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don´t move here. Services are being removed from tenants. Rental gents, especially Rivera Anderson, are liars. Not worth the money. I can´t wait until my lease is up so I can move. ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Great Apartment, Even Better Location (Recommending!)

2002-06-14T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My family and I have lived her for more than 10 years and have always been treated with respect and dignity. Anyone who ownes or manages a business understand economics. If rents go down than obivously some services have to go. It´s unfortunate for the staff that tenants don´t understand ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: DO NOT MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: management is very uncoorporative and very rude. No such customer service whatsoever. If you have to exit your lease for any reason they won´t let you. Their is no 24 hour security anymore. In this poor economy and half the city being laid off they are increasing the rents by ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Good place to live, aweful management (Recommending!)

2002-05-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Great place to live, nice apartments. I agree with other reviews that the management is rude and not co-operative. My recommendation is not to ever have Ms. Anderson as your agent. Very manupulative and lacks basic courtesy.

They have cheaper rents for new customers than the existing ones. They would ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Rude Management (Not Recommending)

2002-05-22T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you want to feel like you are in boot camp, you should move in here. The manager is passive aggressive, but instructs the thug security officers to project her true self. It is a horrible place to live. There is no privacy, no security, and no customer service. But ... [click to read full apartment review]

St Francis Place Apartments: Unprofessional Management-Look for another home (Not Recommending)

2002-05-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Security services seems to be just to protect the complex property. The staff is unprofessional and they project negative energy. I´ve never lived at such a horrible place before. ... [click to read full apartment review]