Apartment Ratings | Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake) Ratings and Reviews

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): the wrost place you could every live (Not Recommending)

2009-12-15T12:48:00-06:00

From biteme84: I use to live at promenade at berkeley, after the new management took over oh they really sucked I lived there for 2 yrs and during the 2 yrs i have to actually go out and by a washer and dryer due to the fact that no body would come ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): I like (Recommending!)

2009-10-27T13:38:26-06:00

From kelsie7312: I have lived here for 6 months now. Some of the people on here seem to hate it and I really dont get it. I dont mind this place, I am 30 and have lived in several apartments. This one is fine and chances are i will renew my lease ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): No problems, Great staff (Recommending!)

2009-08-03T16:15:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am going to start by saying I must be living in a completely different part of this complex that most people who have posted. I have been here since June and have had no problems. I find parking to be more than available right in front of my apartment, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Take the good with the bad (Recommending!)

2009-07-17T11:28:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ok heres the deal. Sometimes you have to take the good with the bad. Yes I have had to fight with the neighbors about bogus complaints and other ish. But almost everytime I brought it to the managements attention it was corrected for the most part. Meaning I had to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Model Apartment Can Fool You (Not Recommending)

2009-06-09T02:00:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Dont let the model apartment fool you in no way at all. The model apartment is very nice, but tell them to take you to where you will reside or what is available before you sign the lease. You will experience mold, mildew, roaches (including in the fridge), odors in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Dont move here (Not Recommending)

2009-05-06T14:24:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: loud music, people leaving cars parked in the same area for months and never moving them. Rude children that hang out in the parking lot. children using the lower postal center as a skate board ramp. Kids playing ball in the parking lot screaming chasing each other up and down ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Don't Move Here!! Maintenance Sucks!! Very Unprofessional!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-04-02T13:50:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved to the area because my job relocated to the area. The office staff was very noce and friendly when I was scouting for apaartments, but I after I signed the lease the angelic office staff became satan himself. I reported a leak in my apt for months and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Leasing team and Maintenance (Not Recommending)

2008-10-30T07:47:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Maintenance people take so long to complete work orders. It is 36 degrees aout there and the heating system has not been working for 2 days in my apartment. I requested for the Dryer to be fixed and they never did it, it's been 11 months since then. So, we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Maybe it's Me But, (Recommending!)

2008-09-12T23:20:04-06:00

From Vantanna: I've enjoyed my brief stay. Now I do have a Top Floor 1 Bdr/1 Bth, but other than some noisy children. I've found life here painless and Drama free. Parking is a problem on weekends sometime, but aside from some barking dogs, neighbors are communal. Maybe I'm in a calmer ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Deplorable (Not Recommending)

2008-07-09T18:38:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We are currently trying to get out of the lease. We had water damage come through from the apartment above; eleven days ago. Maintenance has done very little, there had been no response to my written request, and now maintenance does not have a key 'that works' in the door ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): BLACK MOLD, TERMITES, ROACHES, NOISE (Not Recommending)

2008-07-08T16:52:16-06:00

From LordHavMerci: If you can live with these things then The Promenade is for you! I should have left when my roommate left but I liked our last apt so I decided to stay and move into one of the "newly renovated" apartments. It's like the old saying goes: you can put ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Still debating to rent here or not.Need a honest opinion (Not Recommending)

2008-07-08T16:43:07-06:00

From gauravbt: I am planning to move to Duluth area and over the weekend saw quite a few apartments near Peachtree ind blvd.Promenade at Berkeley from the outside seems big and with courteous staff,is nice for the visitors.The apartments at first look are nice.The rent is well inside my budget .But when ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): (Recommending!)

2008-04-14T12:37:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for about a year now and love it. I have watched the renovations evolve, and they are looking better than ever. Yes, there was a fire which seems to be the main picture for the complex, but does anyone know how that was started? Cigarettes being ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): An honest unbiased review (Not Recommending)

2008-07-08T16:59:32-06:00

From MeetMeNMaui: I moved here almost a yr ago from out of state and so far I've not had any major issues. I'd read about the fires before coming here and made sure I got Renter's insurance. The fact that there was a homicide the day after I moved in made me ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): DONT MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2008-01-29T11:51:52-06:00

From nonononononononononono: I'M NEW TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA, BUT IF WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED HERE IS REFLECTION OF WHAT I'M GETTING IN TERMS OF A PLACE TO LIVE, I NEED TO GO BACK TO VIRGINIA. THIS PLACE IS A ROACH HOTEL. THE RENOVATIONS ARE NICE IF THE CONTRACTORS PUT THE NEW THINGS ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Not to terrible but I still want out... (Not Recommending)

2007-10-26T14:06:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments themselves are not bad. They are alot cozier than the last ones that I lived in. What I do really like is that the washer and dryer are included, which is something that is very rare. But, it would be nice if said washer did not overflow and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): HERE IS THE REAL DEAL!!! (Recommending!)

2007-09-07T14:28:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for 2 years with my husband and now 2 children, the apartments are nice and EVERYTHING has been updated recently. Yes in the past few months we have all heard all the extra noise and I did have a problem with it at first, but when ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): New Resident (Recommending!)

2007-09-04T14:57:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I justed moved in and I absolutely love them. It's spacious and quiet. Everything I wanted in a new place....Forget what the haters say... The Promenade at Berkeley is elegant, classy and in a great area of professional people. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): DO NOT MOVE HERE!! (Not Recommending)

2007-08-13T08:15:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I thought it would be a cheap alternative to other complexes in the area, but all i got was low cost. I woke this morning to men with sledgehammers and a backhoe in just outside my window at 8:00 AM. I know construction crews work early hours, but sometimes (in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Two people were found shot to death here, read on - 7/31/07 (Not Recommending)

2007-08-01T08:44:01-06:00

From johnny315: The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 07/31/07 Two people were found shot to death in a quiet apartment complex on the edge of town Tuesday night, the first homicides of the year for the city of Duluth.A relative of the person who leased the apartment at Promenade at Berkley Lake discovered the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Don"t walk but run from this place. (Not Recommending)

2007-04-27T15:10:08-06:00

From bradstone33: God horrible service. The people that run this place never do what they claim they will do. Kids play in the parking area, kicking balls, sitting on the cars. gangs and drug dealers live here. Heather in the office is great and trys to do her job well but the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): still no air (Not Recommending)

2007-04-26T18:00:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: asked over 10 times in the last 2 months to fix my air. i havent had air longer than 48 hours since last year. every time i ask tomorrow tomorrow and tomorrow never comes. i have been promised air by this weekend. if i dont get it ill be making ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Apartment Life but my money! (Not Recommending)

2008-08-03T09:00:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ok so i have some true advice. I admit when i moved in i like the apartments. they fixed everything i needed at the time. well now its gone to the crapper. literally. i wasnt going to write anything bad but i have had enough. ok so i got this ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): (Recommending!)

2007-04-11T10:41:07-06:00

From luckygirl82: I am resident here at the Promenade at Berkeley and I love it. Over the past few months you can tell this place is only going to get better. I believe with the new management the neighborhood is becoming cleaner, quieter, and prettier. I was shocked to see that another ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): (Not Recommending)

2007-04-25T17:55:03-06:00

From livingunhappy: I've been living here 7 years and the place has gone down hill in the past few years. I've asked for several things to be fixed(Things that should be fixed and they won't. I need new carpet and they want me to move to another unit. I shouldn't have to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Thank you, Heather! (Recommending!)

2006-12-06T12:30:28-06:00

From Samuel01: I am a current resident at Northwoods Lake. I moved to Northwoods Lake 3 years ago because my brother lived here and it was really affordable. Though I loved my apartment, I found that the staff in the office was uncooperative and most times unfriendly. After the recent change in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Sex offenders in the complex (Not Recommending)

2006-08-11T15:05:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I went to the sex offender registry to check out the neighbor and found 5 men registered that live in the complex. I found rapist and child molesters. BE AWARE!!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): True advice.. (Recommending!)

2006-12-25T23:14:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I admit when my husband and I first moved here we were very scared just because we were like the only white people here.. the community is mainly hispanics and black people. But then the neighbors are very quit.. there is no noise after about 9:30.. the only noise i ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): 3 words (Not Recommending)

2006-03-24T22:41:57-06:00

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

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): NOT BAD AT ALL (Not Recommending)

2006-02-21T18:26:29-06:00

From G.G.: ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): STAY FAR FAR AWAY!!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-07-06T14:51:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Make this your last,last, very last,option.
You will pay out your ass on the water,because these people over here in the leasing office,and argen billing are robbing me blind.Me and a family member,who lives in another building moved in at the same.how about every dam month my water averages $75 to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Everyone has a bill at moveout (Not Recommending)

2005-01-10T06:55:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This apartment complex is ok. Debbie(the manager) has turned it around alot in 2 years. Things are more organized. The apartments are getting old and are falling apart. Maintenance will fix them, but they are just in decay. However, at moveout, everyone should expect a bill. Zandra Waters is the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): This Place Is Horrible and The Management Is Full OF Bitches (Not Recommending)

2004-10-21T12:44:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Do not move here. The place is run-down and getting worse. The women that work in the office will treat you like shit. Not to mention they are so incredibly stupid and they have no idea what is going on. They will also lie to your face. And they maintenance ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): NO (Not Recommending)

2004-10-14T11:44:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The worst place anyone could live, take your money and run.

Dont believe the low rent, the water and electricity compensate for a $900 apartment with better and more qualified staff, that actually cares, or at least acts like they do, and thats better than this dump.
Note to manager, Fire Debbie ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Going Down Hill (Not Recommending)

2004-07-31T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments were great for the price at the time that I moved in.

You can hear EVERYTHING from your upstairs neighbors, walking, conversations, when they are ill, when they have "company".

The manager was horrible when I moved in but became better as time went on. Maintenance requests were filled quickly ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Big Bill on Checkout (Not Recommending)

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

From Bobum: I first lived in this apartment complex when it first opened in the early 90's. It was gorgeous - best on PIB - since then it has been totally trashed and there are a ton of "undesireables" living in there now. Kids running everywhere, car stereos thumpthumpthumping at all hours ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Horrible, Bad, Sucks, Poor Customer Service, Debbie is a horrible manager (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: This is the worst complex in the state of georgia. Debbie will not take care of anything for you. Her response to every thing is, "______ was suppose to". This is the most poorly managed apartments I have ever lived in. Customer service is a joke and non-exsistant once you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): This place is beyond horrible (Not Recommending)

2004-06-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is the worst complex I have ever lived in. The management is the worst I have seen. The complex is definitely not worth the money. They also make a great deal of profit when you move out. Ex. $35.00 to clean the oven. Please don't move here ever. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Not the worst, But definatley not the best (Recommending!)

2004-06-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall the place itself is not that horrendous. The place needs to be kept up better however. It was trashy looking, and at night that added to the feeling of a lack of security. But I guess that's what happens when American Pool Service finds an apartment for you. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): A Nightmare (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: I lived in this apartment for 6 months. Extremely trashy, noisy and children playing unsupervised everywhere. I do not recommend anyone moving here. It is a dump. Look the place over in the daytime before making a decision to live here. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): (Not Recommending)

2004-04-14T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Our apartment is literally falling apart at the pieces, from the back sliding door to the kitchen walls actually loosing pieses of sheetrock. The walls are showing mold and the celing fans sound like they will fall off any minute. I agree with the below statement, but I will be ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): not that great (Not Recommending)

2004-02-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THere are ups and downs with this place. The dumpster is usually full and flowng over. Especially on weekends. The noise level is extremely high. Overall most people are decent in here. Saftey is an issue, cars are broken into all the time. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Whats all the complaning about? (Recommending!)

2004-02-18T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Northwoods Lake provides a great enviornment for those of us whom cannot or who care not to have a home. Some of us are out there in the working world trying to save some money for a home of our own.

As far as the trash goes, I have never ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Its ok (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: We have lived here for almost 6 months and really have had no problems. The walls are super thin and you can hear everything your neighbor does. Maintenance will respond to problems quickly and will take care of whatever you need. This is a B-Class community so for what we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): It´s okay. (Not Recommending)

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

From dawnangel1981: It´s not too bad but it´s not great. The noise level is amazingly high. Parents just let their children trample up and down wooden stairs, so it sounds like a freakin army at boot camp. I wouldn´t agree with the walls being paper thin but maybe I´m just not as ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Apartment was robbed (Not Recommending)

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

From onlyhappyman: My apartment was broken into and they wanted me to keep it quiet.

The landscape is very deceiving. Looks basically like a well kept complex. After you move in you realize the rest of the place is terrible.

I would recommend this place only to my enemies. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): PLEASE DON´T MOVE HERE, IT IS AWFUL!!!PLEASE READ (Not Recommending)

2003-09-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: (Northwoods Lake Duluth, Ga)I lived in this apartment complex for a year and a half. The first 6 months I lived in a lower level apartment with neighbors above me. The walls and floor in this apartment complex are so thin, whenever your neighbors are home, it is unbearable and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): DO NOT MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: The management of this apartment is pathetic. I do not recommend this complex and can provide you with many reasons:
1-maintenance requests go unanswered for MONTHS
2-the swimming pool is not cleaned properly or NOT EVEN OPEN
3-other "ammenities" are not maintained--check out the volleyball court
4-after 3.5 months, we still have not received ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Great Value, but at what price! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: I have read the comments posted regarding Northwoods, and I will say to anyone looking for an apartment--- don´t fall into the trap. Right now Northwoods is offering their apartments at rock bottom prices. No, its not because times are bad and everyone´s buying houses so the apartments are cheaper. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Promenade at Berkeley (formerly Northwoods Lake): Great Value (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I have been living at Northwoods Lake for about 8 months now. I really think either the last few reviews are way too harsh, or possibly things have improved greatly since I moved in. I have seen the trash compactor filled up, but only a few times. I canﾴt say ... [click to read full apartment review]