Apartment Ratings | The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks) Ratings and Reviews

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): First Impressions (Recommending!)

2009-12-06T11:09:33-06:00

From mstrmonty: My spouse and I were in the market for a larger apartment and just less than a month ago, decided to check out the Grove. We weren't seriously in the market to move but figured we'd have a look. I have lived in apartments all of my adult life and ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Staff reasonable and friendly with kids (Recommending!)

2009-07-28T22:18:16-06:00

From jamesokeh: My experience with the staff is that they are friendly and reasonable. I have a five year old son,Jayden, who I can say is very fond of the staff because they treat him well. He feels so comfortable with them that he would go sit at their desk and draw ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): STAFF UNREASONABLE (Not Recommending)

2009-05-21T15:40:21-06:00

From MO-TALAS: These people think they're above you as a renter! They're nice / cool at 1st because they MUST rent. But in reality, once you're in, the attitude changes. The nerve of 1 of them denying my fiance to use the restroom because he didn't have his ID coming back from ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): It's really not that bad (Recommending!)

2009-04-28T11:47:08-06:00

From happygirl1386: I have been living at The Grove for almost 2 months and I'm glad I didnt believe everything that was written in previous reviews. Yes, the apartment complex has its downfalls, but by the reviews, people make it sound like you're moving into a bloody murder scene.. ITS REALLY NOT ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): It's not that bad... (Recommending!)

2009-03-07T15:36:31-06:00

From MaMaS: Wow...I was just bored and decided to check the site out, but i didnt know that people hated this place that much! I only been living here for six months, but I dont seem to see that big of a problem. I would say the biggest concern would be parking, ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Don't move to the Grove (Not Recommending)

2009-03-04T20:47:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If anyone is considering a move to the Grove, don't! I was in a situation where I had to find an apartment immediately, and the Grove was the first OK place I found. I wish I had the time to research this place and see how bad it really is. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): (Recommending!)

2009-03-01T16:07:48-06:00

From Huy47: I have lived at The Grove apartments formerly known as College Park for close to three years now. I must admit that when i first moved in it was a bit ghetto, but the price was affordable. A lot has changed within these last couple of years, from the way ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): DO NOT LIVE HERE!!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-02-05T00:01:57-06:00

From nami0618: My boyfriend and I have been a resident of the Grove apt. for almost a year now. We've had so many negative experiences, or should I say ONLY negative experiences we DON T RECOMMEND ANYONE TO LIVE HERE. The only reason why we ve stayed here for a year is ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): READ THIS 1ST-- this place is a joke & spider infested! (Not Recommending)

2008-12-18T03:22:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: so if you think we're being bias, i just want to let you know that this is the stuff leasing agents don't tell you. it's a business after all! if i owned this complex i wouldn't tell you this stuff either. but i'm a renter and i work hard enough ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): I GOT ROBBED TWICE IN ONE YEAR WHILE LIVING HERE (Not Recommending)

2008-12-11T14:18:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into The Grove when it was called College Park. Before the new managment came and took over everything was fine. Not even 3 months after new managment came in I got robbed for the first time. All I remember is comming home that day (mind you i live ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Terrible staff ruins any positives (Not Recommending)

2008-11-30T13:23:20-06:00

From flora82: When I first moved in, the community was called College Park. I had quiet neighbors and the staff was friendly (Andrew was awesome). They were quick to respond to problems and I had no major complaints.Then, in 2007, FPI Management, Inc. bought the apartment complex and changed the name to ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Don't move here!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-11-23T01:10:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been here for almost two years and the prices keep going up because of all the renovation going on. My apartment is not worth what I'm paying for and there are holes in the wall that hasn't been fixed. You have to pay for garbage, water, and trash which ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): FORMERLY COLLEGE PARK...NOW IT IS THE GROVE (Not Recommending)

2008-11-20T00:18:05-06:00

From only1davina: DO NOT MOVE HERE! THE APARTMENT THAY SHOW AS THEIR MODEL IS NOT WHAT YOU WILL GET ONCE YOU MOVE IN. MY APARTMENT HAS HOLES IN THE WALL THAT WERE TAPED AND THEN PAINTED OVER. I MOVED IN WITH A STOVE THAT DID NOT WORK BUT WAS "NEW" ACCORDING TO ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): This place is HORRIBLE! Look for somewhere else to live. (Not Recommending)

2007-09-25T16:06:44-06:00

From lvpryncess@yahoo.com: I have only been living at this complex since March and that's long enough. I can't get out fast enough. The place is disguting. The buildings are filthy and management does nothing to clean them up. I told the office over a week ago about blood that was smeared down ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Objective Review (Recommending!)

2007-05-23T12:26:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just walked through the place and it didn't seem that bad. Most of the reviews here seem very negative and biased. It would be helpful if someone wrote a more thoughtful, less emotional review. Is that possible??? BTW they are now asking for $1115/month for a 1 bedroom. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): (Not Recommending)

2007-04-12T21:23:51-06:00

From not.imyou@gmail.com: If you would like to contact Tod Spieker directly call (650) 960-2660 x 112 ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Much better than most of the city... (Recommending!)

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

From Thadius856: For what it's worth, this complex isn't really as bad as the other reviews make it seem. There seems to be a bias on these review sites where people are more apt to review if they hate the place than if they love it. Full disclosure: I don't work for ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): THIS PLACE SUCKS (Not Recommending)

2007-02-09T15:46:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A YEAR VERY POOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT. DON'T MOVE HERE PLEASE DON'T MOVE HERE ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): It's like TJ in one small area. Stay away. (Not Recommending)

2007-01-29T13:55:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I finaly got out of this hell hole and if I can help at least one decent english speaking person stay clear of this ghetto place, I'll have done my job. Where to beging...well first off in the 2 years I lived there my car got broken into not once ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Sucks!! Bad apt! (Not Recommending)

2007-01-11T17:00:05-06:00

From AngelaChen: After we moved, we pay money for next month (Oct rent)in advance. Actually, they re-rent our room after we moved, but they didn't tell us. Then, they got our next month rent, and didn't return money to us. Now it's already 4 months passed, we still didn't get our money ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Speiker Properties is being sued left and right (Not Recommending)

2006-09-28T17:42:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here about 2 years and I am finally moving this month. The only reason I stayed here this long was my daughters school was near by and I wanted to be by her. Since the 2 years I have lived here there has been at least 8-10 ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Bad office service!! (Not Recommending)

2006-09-22T19:09:27-06:00

From laishiekai@hotmail.com: The staff never tells you anything. First, when we move in, we asked 3 or 4 times to get our mailbox key. And after me move out, they never call us after our contract was taken over by others. They should told us that our contract is over and stop ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Holy God Stay away!! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-30T03:43:03-06:00

From smokemypole: This place is little mexico for starters.

Kids run wild like packs of little dogs.
Adults take no actions to stop it, managment included.

Pool is pretty....pretty scary..tons of people doing god knows what in that pool and hot tub.......Totaly Gross.

Broken Gates and doors, windows with no screens.

Loud music, 5 and 6 people ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): C'mon Guys... It really isnt that bad of a place to live! (Recommending!)

2006-06-14T17:30:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: So there are a few roudy kids, and people that wear baggy pants (Ghetto people) but that's everywhere u go.. management cant really control physical appearence cuz im pretty sure they go through the same procedures that we all go through prior to being approved for the apartment.

Hey u cant ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): BAD BAD BAD!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-05-19T14:23:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The assistant manager is so RUDE. She rolls her eyes at you if you bring her any problems and she gets all hot headed when you ask her to fix anything. she is supper lazy too.
as far as the leasing office they are only nice when you go in there ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): I need to leave as well (Not Recommending)

2006-05-02T20:21:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After being here less than a month I need to leave. I have read some of the comments and they are pretty much the same for me.

I've had to deal with a broken dishwasher, plumbing problems and incomplete maintenance.

Could someone comment on how they were able to successfully break the ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Harassing Notes on doors by management (Not Recommending)

2006-04-19T23:59:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: 1. Despite repeated reports to management....
2. Toilet is always clogged.
Dirty hallways
3. Common areas not cleaned by management-- allways//reception area
4. Broken laundry equipment for months and months despite reports.
5. Stinky cabinets
6. Urine infested elevator
7. Disrespectful housing management staff
8. Cockroaches in laundry room

... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): I don't like this place (Not Recommending)

2006-04-13T21:21:50-06:00

From woodykos: I lived here for 1year now...
and it's not a good place to live.

The other residents are somtimes too noisy...
The washers and dryers are almost always broken, or takes money without working...

When I report a problem and ask for a repair, it takes at least two or three addisiontional ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Hate It Here!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-04-12T17:40:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for 5 months now and can't stand this place. We were lied to before we moved in, reported problems the day after we moved in and continue to have problems. The problems we reported 5 months ago have yet to be fixed!!

In the 5 months we've been ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Big Improvements (Recommending!)

2006-03-18T12:36:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I see nothing but changes around here. With a new management staff we have noticed a diffrence in the way thing that have been a problem in the past are being handled. Its nice to see the evolving changes.Things are getting better. I have lived here for a few years ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): nine gates of hell (Not Recommending)

2006-03-13T19:00:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ok dont move here. washers and dryers alway broke. everything always broke. messy. roaches. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Worst apartment I've ever lived in (Not Recommending)

2006-02-28T02:33:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is easily the worst apartment I've ever seen. Sure, as one person mentioned earler, they put in nice new landscaping. What that person failed to mention is that they put a layer of manure down before they put down the sod. That left everyone smelling SHIT for four days, ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): worse thsn the gates of HELL..it is hell (Not Recommending)

2006-02-26T19:06:20-06:00

From looza_sue@yahoo.com: ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Like entering the gates of Hell! (Not Recommending)

2006-01-02T04:12:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: As soon as my lease ends in this hell-hole, I'm outta here!!! My wonderful neighbors piss in the elevator, appear to sell drugs through the back fence, and bless me day and night with all kinds of horrible LOUD music and yelling. And, oh yeah, don't forget the gangster graffiti ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): AS SOON AS U GO THROUGH THOSE GATES... (Not Recommending)

2005-10-04T22:05:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: AS SOON AS YOU CROSS THE GATES, YOUR RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE GHETTO. THERE IS CONSTANTLY COPS COMING THROUGH HERE PICKING UP PEOPLE FOR WHATEVER REASON. OR DRUNKS WALKING AROUND THE PARKING LOTS AND TRYING TO START SH*T WITH EVERYONE. THERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE PUSHING AROUND THEIR CARTS ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Convenient to Valley Med (Recommending!)

2005-09-15T02:24:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was pretty happy staying here during my nine month assignment at Valley Med. Unlike my last nightmare apartment (aargh!!!), parking was never a problem here, and my apartment was pretty comfortable. They put in new plants and gardens just before I left and it was a nice change. It's ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Got Lot Nicer but we had to move (Recommending!)

2005-08-23T23:38:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We had our one bedroom apartment almost three years until my husband job transfer. It was more noisy before, lately much nicer. Our apartment was very nice design, very comfortable. Lately they added pretty new plants outside, painted and otehr better things. Buildings are far apart with big shady lawn ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): You've got to be kidding me... (Not Recommending)

2005-08-03T14:05:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Wow, what a sales pitch... Looks good on the outside but rotten in the middle. Move in and two weeks later my car is broken into. Washing machines have no hot water and after complaining 3 times I finally had to walk down and threaten the community manager with a ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): DON'T DO IT! (Not Recommending)

2005-05-06T21:24:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: As this is my first experience living on my own things were great at first, as they usually are. After realizing what I got myself into I was eager to move out but the management was rude and nasty towards me. They gave me a move out date of the ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Summer is Horible inside the apartments (Not Recommending)

2005-03-16T14:34:59-06:00

From raysin.kinura@yahoo.com: ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Sounds like it's changed a lot, but I didn't feel safe before either (Not Recommending)

2008-11-24T02:01:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there for 5 years on the 3rd floor. Summers were dangerously hot, as everyone else's heat came to me, and there was no air conditioning. Winters were nice for the same reason; I could turn off my heat and let the neighbors pay to heat my place.I believe ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Not safe/went down hill (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: You would hope that this place would hold great memories for me-- after all, my parents were living here when I was born! My husband and I did not know that fact when we rented the place in 1992, but found it amusing at the time!

Unfortunately, that is the only ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Knowledge of Spieker Companies? Live in their property? (Not Recommending)

2004-05-29T00:00:00-06:00

From Nowletsbehonest@aol.com: I am a past tenant of a Spieker Companies, Inc. property managed by Richard Tod Spieker and Michael Stephan Damron. I am filing a Federal Discrimination law suit with a deadline of September 2004. I urgently need past tenants and employees who have been harmed by this company, who rented ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): On my way out (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: If noise is a problem for you, this is not the place to consider living. The noise is an ongoing thing at this complex rather it´s someone arguing, fighting, babies crying, loud music, loud neighbors, you name it´s ALWAYS noisy. The police drive by once in awhile, but they are ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): The negative comments are true...but you get what you pay for... (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: This is directed to the person who wrote the "glowing" review of this place. Sounds like you´re an employee of the place.

I live here currently, but thank goodness I´ll be getting out soon enough. Hope the thing about the deposits isn´t true, but I won´t hold my breath.

I´ll skip ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): joyner girl (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I lived at the kingdale oaks apartments for 18 years and also worked there for many years, whatﾴs up with all these negative remarks??? things must of really changed since I left there???? ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Management promises but will not return your deposit. (Not Recommending)

2003-09-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in one of the 2nd floor apartments. After 2.5 months, I had to move to the downstairs apartment for personal reasons. Management promised to refund my deposit, however, after I moved they said they had clean the carpet and paint the apartment again. They kept almost half of ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Think before your write (Recommending!)

2003-09-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I went to tour this community and some of the stuff mentioned here arent accurate. The staff including the manager were very nice, friendly, kind and caring. They were understanding and helped me out with all my questions. I think whats happening here is that people want to blame somebody ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Get real (Not Recommending)

2003-07-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Dated December 20, 2003

I havent lived here long maybe a few weeks or so. I guess I should express my thanks to my neighbors for helping me move into my apartment. Yeah, it was great they offer to watch my stuff while I put things into my apartment. When I ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Grove (formerly College Park & Kingdale Oaks): Avoid at all costs! (Not Recommending)

2003-07-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved here from Miami, FL back in July of 2000 during the dot-com craze to take what appeared to be a great teaching job. That was when the housing situation was absolutely outrageous with near zero availability and exorbitant rents. Kingdale Oaks was the only place out of over ... [click to read full apartment review]