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Shadowbrook Apartments: Not too Shabby... (Recommending!)

2009-01-14T22:12:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here now for 5.5 years.When I first moved in i adored it! I still like the complex itself. The neighborhood isn't so bad. The only real issue is the complex next door to us. They are rather loud and lack class of any kind... but luckily most ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Nice place to live (Recommending!)

2008-05-12T16:14:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived in a 2/2 here for over a year now, and I can't complain. I was surprised at the negative reviews here so I wanted to give a positive opinion on the complex. The apartment itself is very nice, especially compared to some of the dumps I looked at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: decent for the price (at the time) (Recommending!)

2008-04-09T03:11:44-06:00

From rc134: I lived in Shadowbrook for 2 years (2005-2007) and it was ok. The neighborhood isn't great, but I personally never had any issues even though I lived in a unit right on Acalanes Dr. One time, UPS even left a box in front of my door around Christmas after I'd ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Wonderful Community! (Recommending!)

2007-12-05T22:41:38-06:00

From recommender: Prompt, courteous, helpful response to minor maintenance problems (dishwasher and hot water). I've included a copy of one of the emails below (I heard back within 3 hours). "Thank you for your e-mail. I'm having Gary (Maintenance Tech II) take alook at the dishwasher today. If we can not repair ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Nice People (Recommending!)

2007-11-15T16:22:15-06:00

From rdmartinez: The maintenance team is so nice. I had an issue with my stove not heating properly, and although it was getting hot, the times wouldn't get it right for baking. I was expecting them to tinker with it and then maybe tell me that it was working since it was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Saddened and Upset (Not Recommending)

2007-08-07T01:46:12-06:00

From sad_discouraged_renter: Here's the low-down before I give my personal experience:1) TERRIBLE parking (beyond the alloted one or two spots/apt.)--terrible if you want visitors!2) Unethical and inconsiderate manager3) Ever-increasing rent (hundreds of dollars/year over last few years)4) In a zone that the Sunnyvale Police Department reports as have "a lot of activity," ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: if U care about YOUR HEALTH: Stay AWAY!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-08-06T19:48:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My Fiance moved into this place late last year. There was a sign on the very first day we were moving his stuff in and we of course didn't think nothing of it. I used the restroom and did a quick #1, used a tid-bit of TP and it started ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Always Responsive (Recommending!)

2007-07-07T08:34:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Always ResponsiveThe management has always provided excellent response to item that required attention. From small items like shower molding needing to be replace to larger item like when the dishwasher was not working just right, they replaced it with a new one. The complex is maintain on a daily basis ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Management is clueless, lease agreements are complex even for a lawyer (Not Recommending)

2007-07-06T16:48:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: She has been know to add items to the lease letter yet in the actual lease these items are not noted nor clear. Then you sign the lease without questioning the letter items and bingo they end up in an increase in your rent. Washer and Dryer facility is a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Nice place, but you'll lose your deposit!! (Not Recommending)

2006-10-03T20:25:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It's a nice place to live. The rent is a little bit higher than places around. But you will lose your deposit. I live there for only 3 months and I returned the apt very very clean and in a great shape but they deduct half of my deposit!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: good place, but be prepared to lose your deposit (Recommending!)

2006-03-27T18:56:54-06:00

From enyox: overall, i really liked living at shadowbrook - my apartment was an *amazing* deal for the price (2br/2ba w/fireplace, vaulted ceiling & balcony for $1395?!), i thought the grounds were *beautiful*, never felt unsafe, etc. etc. the maintenance staff is also great - i could submit a fix-it request online, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: they will screw you on your deposit (Not Recommending)

2006-03-09T18:28:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived there for one year with a roommate and it was great living there. I always showed all my guest the nice waterfalls and the ducks that always walked by. I lived at the apartment right above the gym, and every morning, we would hear the people using the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Rude and dishonest manager and asst manager (Not Recommending)

2006-03-08T19:36:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-:
I lived in shadow brook apt for 4 years. For the first three years I lived with two roommates in a three bedrrom apt. After 3 years we moved in to two, two bedroom apts. We got all our deposit back because we were moving within the complex. The new ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: wont recommend it (Not Recommending)

2006-01-15T17:47:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i wont say the manager and her assistant r mean people bcz i didnt deal with them a lot. but from what i feel, they r for sure not nice people. i am a person who would like to pay more if the place makes me feel comfortable. shadowbrook is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: I like Maricel D (Recommending!)

2005-08-22T17:26:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I rented the apartment because Maricel. She was very nice and warm. She was always very pleasant. She was also very handy. I had an emergency repair work that was needed on a Saturday. Maricel rolled up her sleeves and took care of it. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Paradise (Recommending!)

2005-07-29T17:32:59-06:00

From lgerndt: First and foremost, ShadowBrook is likely the most beautiful complex in Silicon Valley. So beautiful, in fact, that I took some pictures and put them on my blog:
http://homepage.mac.com/sonofthesonofman/cocoa/page4/page4.html

As you can see, there is a river (complete with waterfalls) running throughout the property, trees of all sorts including some truly beautiful ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Impossible Management (Not Recommending)

2005-06-07T20:56:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: D.S. is impossible to work with. Very tempormental and unreasonable. She has a lot of comments here and I'm surprised she is still working here. We will never lease here again as long as she's managing. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Nice property overall, but be assertive if you want your deposit back! (Not Recommending)

2005-05-06T01:48:59-06:00

From jefs99@hotmail.com: My wife and I rented for one year. They have attractive grounds and the good noise insulation are real plusses. Ducks, trees and shade are great! I'd like to spend some time though in describing some pitfalls to avoid should you decide that this is for you!

You need to be ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: When they have nothing to say, THEY YELL! (Not Recommending)

2005-04-04T17:23:30-06:00

From h8shadorbrook: I gave them 30 days notice, and moved out during a month that had thirty one days. I payed them prorated rent. They adjusted it as if that month had thirty days. Here is my last conversation with the assistant manager.

Me: I saw that you incorrectly adjusted my prorated rent, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Scam (Recommending!)

2004-07-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It's terrible, and I'm sick of it. At the risk of losing my job - I work for the competition and the staff and I have been writing the negative reviews and posting them. The management had us do it because it helped us rent, because a lot of people ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Stop a Minute and Read for an Honest Review from a Resident (Recommending!)

2004-04-17T00:00:00-06:00

From shinylittlefish@yahoo.com: This place is beautiful. The maintenance is superb, timely, polite, and extremely helpful. I don´t even have to sweep my own porch. The stream, waterfalls and fountains, and the ducks make this place wonderful for people who like to go for peaceful walks. The pool is large and deep, and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Think twice ! (Not Recommending)

2004-04-07T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The so called ´lakes´ on this property are nothing but puddles of stagnant water that are mosquito breeding grounds! The ducks mess up the walkways all the time. Half of the equipment in the fitness room is always broken. If your apt has a fireplace please install a carbon monoxide ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: No problems (except constant bathroom leaking) until you move out (Not Recommending)

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

From flatliner82: If you´d like to read a short version of this, just go to the last paragraph.

We didn´t have to deal w/ management much because 1. we only lived there for a year and 2. we´re not big complainers. On the occassions that we did have to deal w/ them, they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Obvious abuse of this forum by Shadowbrook (Recommending!)

2004-04-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was considering a look at Shadowbrook, but after reading so many bogus "positive" reviews I´ll just pass this one by.

Posting phoney reviews or gibing remarks aimed at miffed tenants just to keep your rating up only reinforces those negative reviews. There are more professional ways of dealing with bad ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Be-Happy (Recommending!)

2004-03-25T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: In all three years so far that I lived at Shadowbrook I have never encountered rudeness from management. In one instance I had walked in the office and there was a resident in the managers office, being loud & aggresive. While I´m being help in the front I can hear ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: stay away (Not Recommending)

2004-03-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management is extremely rude and dishonest.When we moved in we asked if the pool was heated and they said yes. In the 2 yrs that we have lived here the pool has nver been heated-except for maybe a day or two.They always say the heater is not working. Besides ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: A nightmare Iﾴm still living (Not Recommending)

2004-01-07T00:00:00-06:00

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Shadowbrook Apartments: forget your deposit (Not Recommending)

2003-11-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I think one can find better apartments at other places . The management is crooked. PLease be careful when you sign your lease. They change their words. Also, forget about your deposit and be prepared to get a bill for the repair. They charge for unnecessary things , where the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Unprofessional and Dishonest (Not Recommending)

2003-10-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: In reading through the reviews, I feel comfort in knowing I am not the only one who has been wrongly treated by Shadowbrook management. At the same time I am even more disgusted with their practices. The management there is flat out crooked. I can relate to many of youﾅ. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: A bit nervous. (Not Recommending)

2003-09-29T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My apartment is in perfect condition and I will take photographs when I move, but I fully expect Promethius to come at me with their payrolled team of attourneys to squeeze every last penny they can from me on my way out. I hate litigation.
BTW, the tone and mere presence ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Clear Cheating to current residents (Not Recommending)

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

From sunnyvaleresident: Just wanted to tell people about my story with Shadowbrook. Its upto you to decide about who is wrong and how good the management is.

We moved into Shadowbrook with 6 months lease and rent of $1095 for one bedroom. This is an average rent in bay area. Everything was fine ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: You Stoopid too (Not Recommending)

2003-07-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You probly the stoopid manager not a real tennint. Get off the site bitch. This site is for people like me who need to warn real tennints about shit that happind here. Shadowbrook made me angry and to kick in the walls and burn the floor and bleach the carpet... ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Unfair Practises (Not Recommending)

2003-07-14T00:00:00-06:00

From jwangchung: Six months ago I went to the office and I wanted to signed a 15 month lease. I am working in an important position in my company who got laid off and I lost money in my stock. I wennt to the office to try to convince the stoopid, stoopid, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: ....."unfair practices".... by the tenant (Recommending!)

2003-07-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I´m still sitting here in shock at what you wrote in that review! You make it sound like Shadowbrook FORCED you to kick in the walls and burn the floor and bleach the carpet... we are obviously in an age of no one taking responsibility for their own actions when ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Its a great place!! (Recommending!)

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

From cturc99: Before moving in, after reading all these reviews, I have to admit I was nervous, there were a lot of negative ones. We have lived here for almost a year now, and we love it!! Whenever we needed something done it was done right away, everyone is very friendly, and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: False Charges!!! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: When it comes time to moving out, you´ll be sorry you moved in. They charged me for bogus cleaning charges when I moved out and my last water bill had to be paid to Shadowbrook instead of NWP where it has been paid to since the move in date. Diane, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Big cheating (Not Recommending)

2003-03-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The manager Diana is the most greedy person in the world, she tried her best to take every cent from your wallet. Be very careful of her! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Yes!Don´t be fooled by complainers (Recommending!)

2003-03-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: TO ALL COMPLAINERS!!!I´m tired of this people that has nothing good to say about Shadowbrook.
Yes, I´m the resident of Shadowbrook too.
I lived here for 2yrs.now. I don´t understand why people complain to much if there is anything that shadowbrook are trying to improve or any construction going on. Yes, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: High rent, lots of repair work, and small laundry machines (Not Recommending)

2003-03-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Shadowbrook Apartments from 1998 to 2001. I had a second floor junior one bedroom apartment that initially rented for $1120. By the time I moved out the rent had gone through the roof and I was paying $1700 for a measly 500 square feet. I tried to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Don´t be fooled! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: I was fooled too. The apartments look so nice inside and out but what they don´t tell you before moving in is that you´ll hear your neighbors water running every time they flush or shower, the rooms are always really cold, you pay for everyone´s water since there are no ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Worst apt in the world (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: Management is really bad, bad, bad, bad, the manager is a piece of dog shit, if she is there, all residents will move out ASAP. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: A place you can call home - very nice!! (Recommending!)

2003-02-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: In the middle of the Silicon Valley, you will find an apartment you can call home - there´s a magic in this place! You can hear nature by the sound of the waterfalls, the smell of trees and the sight of ducks in the pond and squirrels running in the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Really wonderful place to live (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Shadowbrook for over seven months and was seriously warned about a myriad of issues with the grounds and the management. I am happy to report that these fears were unfounded, to say the least.

The management is very competent and unobtrusive. They are willing to work with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Appts. That fit Silicon Valley Standards (Recommending!)

2003-02-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We recently moved to a two bedroom apt. after doing a 2-month research of where to move to. I particularly saw over hundred appt, but none of all those I can compare with Shadowbrook. Itﾒs more than a home. Its management staff is composed of well-rounded people, especially Maricel, (Ass. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Great place to live! (Recommending!)

2003-02-03T00:00:00-06:00

From jbuser: My wife and I have lived here for over 1 year. It was our first home after getting married and it has been a wonderful place for us. The place is beautiful and well maintained. The ubication is magnificent: 15 minute walk to downtown Mountain View; easy access to Central ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Greedy landlord (Not Recommending)

2002-12-18T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Prometheus is a greedy landlord, they try to take advantage of tenants, try to charge tenants as much as they can, horrible. They charge false clean and damage fee. Donot choose this place to live in. Suffer too much! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Nightmare in Shadowbrook (Not Recommending)

2002-12-18T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Diane, the manager of Shadowbrook Apartments, she is of course the most stupid person in this world. She tries her best to treat every resident as her enemy, she hates them, she wants them to move out from Shadowbrook as soon as possible. Frankly, this is a OK apt, unfortunately, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Pretty Nice (Recommending!)

2002-12-17T00:00:00-06:00

From simplysublime: I just thought I´d write a little blurb about my Shadowbrook experience. I moved to Shadowbrook this October and have found their facilities to be above average considering the price and location.

Most of the office workers are extremely helpful and friendly. They frequently try to boost resident relations by hosting ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: The worst manager in the world (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: Move to this apt if you want to meet the morst manager in this world, otherwise, even you live on the street, donot choose there. All kinds of cheating there, they try very hard to take tenant´s advantage, they donot try a little bit to improve their behavior. Believe me, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shadowbrook Apartments: Terrible manager (Not Recommending)

2002-12-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This landlord is extremely hungry of mondy, plz plz plz be very careful of them, donot move there if u donot want to meet the worst and mean manager in this world.They charge unbelivable cleanning and damage fee(charge me about $1500 for cleaning and damage fee)I keep the apt very ... [click to read full apartment review]