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Gardencrest Apartments: Best place to live if you never want to sleep (Not Recommending)

2009-10-31T05:54:57-06:00

From sagesseaz@gmail.com: Gardencrest Apartments are THE worst apartments I have ever lived in.CONSIt's NOISY!If you never want to sleep again this is the place for you. It is noisy due to neighbors playing loud music most of the day, kids yelling, husbands yelling at their wives, dogs barking across the street, people ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2009-10-27T18:31:19-06:00

From gardencrestishit: management is full of ruthless money grubbin witches.. now replace w with a capital'B;wall lacks sound proofing, noisy neighbors, advertised heat is controller rigged so you can turn it up REALLY high but never at a comfortable stat, complete crock of S*** ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: the worst ever (Not Recommending)

2009-10-18T14:48:24-06:00

From wennyfu49: the worst management ever to deal with. It is not safe. Heard lots of breaking out from windows. My neighbor got flooded and took weeks to get it fixed. The furniture was laid in hallway for weeks. The staff was not reasonable and hard to deal with. The neighbor upstairs ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Good Place to Rent (Recommending!)

2008-10-05T15:43:42-06:00

From Kimenjo: We stayed in a renovated 2BR townhouse with an attic. All in all, we feel that it was a good place to stay. The staff is tremendous! Jim & Pauline Lucido ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: watch out for the management (Not Recommending)

2008-09-08T21:12:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The stay at gardencrest was not bad, but watch out for the management. When are you leaving they will try to hit you with absurd fees. Someone should really have this place investigated for their questionable business practices. As other reviews stated, they are extremely nice in the beginning, but ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Going to the Dogs (Not Recommending)

2008-06-28T13:50:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I grew up around the corner from Gardencrest and was a tenant there in the early 80s. Back in the day, when the complex was run by Old Man Devincent, it was a cozy well kept complex of "garden apartments." The original owners were choosy about their tenants and yet ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Don't move here (Not Recommending)

2008-05-13T09:44:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: All I have to say is I am glad I will be moving out of here. When I first moved in to the apartment it was decent for the money. Well, things have changed in the last 3 months. The walls are very thin here and lately I been hearing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2008-05-19T16:41:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had some work done the firewall and the crew left white chunks of the wall all over the place and a small hole in the wall. After they came to fix it about a week later there was plaster stuck to the floor.About 5 days ago they sent out ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: here for 4 years (Not Recommending)

2008-03-27T18:01:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Dont move here. This place is a rip off. They charge so much for rent and are constantly removing services. At first is was nice but now the grounds are unkept, except for the area near the leasing office and the parking is awful. The workmanship and the materials used ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Maybe parking can be better but it's not bad at all (Recommending!)

2008-03-27T19:25:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have two cars and live on one of the circles (cul-de-sacs). In the circles, one car gets a parking pass (that lets you park close to the building) and that's it. The other car can park anywhere in the middle of the circle or on the streets (where there ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Pretty Good for the Money (Recommending!)

2008-03-19T14:21:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ive lived in a 2 Bed Townhome for 1 yr now and have very few complaints about this place. The wall are paper thin so you do hear your neighbors if theyre loud. Besides this its hard to get more for your money as far as a townhouse goes. They ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Great Place to Live, Couldn't Be Happier! (Recommending!)

2008-02-19T11:09:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My fiance and I moved to Gardencrest about a year ago, and we love living here! (We're in the process of renewing our lease right now.)Despite the bad reviews we read, we drove by and thought the place was really cute and charming. When we had our appointment, everyone in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: This place is bad (Not Recommending)

2008-01-10T07:47:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management stinks. They could care less - all they care about is getting their money. Lampost lights are out all over the place so it's dark and scary coming home at night. There is not enough parking since they don't enforce the parking policy that they send around a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Not a good one (Not Recommending)

2007-11-30T13:05:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have very bad experience though i lived for 1 yr....First of all the management team doen't know how to talk with customers..they are very rude...but when you go in the beginning for lease sign they will talk very politely but once you get repairs they change their tone....They dont ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Really very bad experience (Not Recommending)

2007-08-28T10:36:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This was my first apartment, I was young and they completely took advantage of that. My boyfriend and I paid the rent which was 1275/mo for 1 bdrm on time every month for a year they never heard anything from us, we didn't even so much as call them to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Dont even think about it. (Not Recommending)

2007-07-02T13:09:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for almost a year now, the apartments are ok but sound proofing is very poor. If I am watching a movie or playing some music on lower volume the old lady below me always kept banging on my roof. More over what sucks is they increase ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Ok apartment, awful management (Not Recommending)

2007-06-09T00:45:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived at Gardencrest for 2 years. The apartment we lived in was nice. The bathroom needed some updating but oh well. There was good storage space. And that's the end of the good. The parking was absurd. Ridiculous memos under everyone's doors and harassment by management and guess what? ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: save yourself the trouble (Not Recommending)

2006-10-02T16:24:31-06:00

From chris7809@yahoo.com: this place is easily being turned ionto the biggest projects in the east, and with all the lack of caring with management and the tentants that live here now comes lack of safety and "community" besides for what you pay it's not worth the lease. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: DON"T EVER LIVE HERE!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-10T23:01:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Having lived at Gardencrest for 13 years, I can first hand attest to what Home Properties did to Gardencrest in the name of GREED!!!! Wonderful people who lived there were forced to move because the rents were jacked up so high and people were treated like DIRT!!! I can't begin ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Who runs this place???? (Not Recommending)

2006-05-16T10:51:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall it's a roof over your head, but these apartments are very old and for the price it's not worth it. Real shame since the rent was slightly under market value prior to the complex's sale. It might have been better to stay under to help fill in vacant apartments, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Just say NO (Not Recommending)

2006-05-05T20:27:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have one of the townhomes.

The good:
A few nice neighbors who have been here forever
Pretty hardwood floors
Spacious enough basement
*MOSTLY* really pleasant maintenance staff
Safe enough feeling
Close walk to town

The bad:
Uncaring management
Appliances which consistently break and do not get fixed properly (by that 1% of maintenance which isn't good, but that's the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Only if you never need the office... (Not Recommending)

2006-04-19T11:46:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is a roof over your head as long as you don't need the office. It's very hard to talk to a manager, instead you get someone that answers the phone, talks to you, then puts you on hold so they can go ask the manager the question for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: I, too would rather live in a box (Not Recommending)

2006-04-10T18:03:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you scroll down, you'll find the title. I found it pretty funny. I also had a good laugh reading the others, since the stories make perfect sense based on my experience. Usually maintance requests end up making things worse. They actually told me that I would have to go ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Reasonable rent (Recommending!)

2006-02-20T11:21:28-06:00

From Lilah: I have lived in the Gardencrest complex, in a townhouse, for about a year now.
I have no complaints. Outside, the groundscrew keeps everything neat and pretty year-round. Inside, if there are any issues, the maintenance staff fixes them quickly.
And if safety is a concern, I once forgot my keys in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Shame on you Home Properties and Mass Realtor Assoc. (Not Recommending)

2005-12-27T15:14:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: In 2002...the once-solid/humane DeVincent's Garden Crest community..went to the hands of a corporation that espouses a 'pledge' and probably a good-intentioned spiel about caring and wanting to work with the people whose lives either began or ended right there at Garden Crest...but something went wrong...the actual landlord is not the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: A mixed bag! (Not Recommending)

2005-10-30T20:20:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Myself and my wife moved here from Newton. We will be moving back to Newton once this lease is up. This is too far from the MassPike for us! The buses 70, 71 are worthless for people who work downtown - they are slow, follow no schedule and are infrequent.

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

Gardencrest Apartments: Terrible upkeep, parking. Turning into a housing project. (Not Recommending)

2005-10-18T08:01:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Spent a great deal of time around here in the 60's and 70's when it was the place to live. Back then it was well kept and a very nice place to live. I was excited to move here last year, moving back to Waltham after a long absence. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Project #3 for Waltham (Not Recommending)

2005-09-29T15:59:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: While not a resident of Gardencrest, but have been a neighbor for over 30 years, I have observed a decline in the property over the last 2 years. It is known in the city that people are moving to Gardencrest, both from within the city and outside, at a subsidized ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Not that bad.. just mediocre.... (Recommending!)

2005-09-12T18:14:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been living at Gardencrest for two years and overall it hasn't been that bad.

The wall are thin, and you can hear your neighbors in the mornings. The parking lot is almost always available, except during snow storms. If you get a renovated townhouse you are better off as ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Water, Water, Everywhere (Not Recommending)

2005-06-01T15:20:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Wow, this place sucks...
The walls, ceilings and floors were covered in a thick layer of sawdust from the "new" hardwood floors when we moved in. Our heat went out on a weekly basis in the winter, the basement flooded, our shower leaks through the ceiling and leaves a pool of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2005-04-14T10:26:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Once Home Properties purchased the property it went to hell. Maintenance requests were ignored completly. We barely lived through the deleading only to come home and find our home destroyed and old paint chips everywhere. We were also notified 3 times that they were coming in to install the ac ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: This is a worst place I've lived ever (Not Recommending)

2005-03-04T09:56:24-06:00

From airk: Parking is a nightmare; actually there is no parking at all.
They promised one place on parking lot and one place of the street, but!
There all parking lots are full at 5pm, off the street parking is so limited, that you will spend 15 minutes every night trying to park ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Eh - clean and quiet but old and unaccommodating (Not Recommending)

2004-12-16T14:33:53-06:00

From sdr026: For the most part the experience my wife and I had at Gardencrest over 2 years has been satisfactory. The area is clean, quiet, safe, and basically centrally located between 95 and downtown. However, the apartments are pretty old (I've heard they pre-date WWII) and as such present quite a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: great place (Recommending!)

2004-10-28T10:07:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in this complex for about 2 1/2 months now and so far everything has gone really well. The only negative issue I have is that the wall that connects my townhouse to the other is so thin that I can hear everyone that walks up and down ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: It' s not such a bad place to live (Recommending!)

2004-08-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The rent is reasonable, my townhouse is big & old(funky electric stove with push-buttons), but it's nice to have a full dry basement for storage & laundry hook-ups. I think the property is cute & parking by my end (by dunkin donuts) is not a problem. Also if you are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Great place! (Recommending!)

2004-07-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living here for a year and have had a great experience with other tenants living here, the staff, and the maintenance crew. I have always been greeted with and smile, and whenever an issue has come up, it has always been taken care of promptly. In the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Poor parking, bad maintanance, its crap (Not Recommending)

2004-05-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i have lived here for 6 months and i hate it because they lie to you about features that they have. No AC, no Parking, No fitness center. What are we paying for. I do not recomend this place ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2004-05-13T00:00:00-06:00

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Gardencrest Apartments: Arthur DeVincent is rolling in his grave! (Not Recommending)

2004-05-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived in Gardencrest since 1996.

At the time we moved in, there was a waiting list. The rent was low, the property is in an excellent location, and the grounds were maintained very well and landscaped nicely. The complex was also locally owned by the DeVincent family, who lived ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: I would rather live in a cardboard box (Not Recommending)

2004-04-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is the pits. It is not very clean and the management is rude. Every time I have a problem they just shrug it off. I have lived here for 2 years and it is so unbearable, it has been the worst 2 years of my life. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Horrible Place to Live (Not Recommending)

2004-04-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This used to be a great place to live, until the Home Properties Corporation took over. Quality of life is at an all time low. Maintenance requests are ignored, the insides of the buildings are dirty and the outside landscaping has declined. On top of all this you can hear ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: If you don´t mind hearing everything your neighbors say... (Not Recommending)

2004-04-22T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live in a renovated townhouse & the actual place is very nice, what isn´t, hearing the screaming kids next door & the mother screaming at the screaming kids. not so much fun...neighbors on the other side sound like elephants falling up & down the stairs. I can hear everytime ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: opinions of the management (Not Recommending)

2004-04-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: At least 3 opinions for Gardencrest were obviously written by the management, not by tenants. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Parking and Construction is Awful ! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: Lived in the townhouse area and the parking is Atrocious! If you don´t get home before 7:30pm weeknights you don´t get a parking spot unless you park illegally. Months ago a letter was sent out stating that parking stickers would be given out and we would be notified. Months later, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Not clean! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: The laundry area is dirty. The floor, washer and dryer are rarely washed. The dumpster in the parking lot is usually filled to overflowing. Nothing has been done about the dumpster even after complants have been made. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: construction is a nightmare (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-:

Apartment complex is called Gardencrest. Landlord/owner is Home Properties.

Three types of construction are going on.
?In some unoccupied apartments a complete remodeling (down to the studs) is being done. This takes 5 months and despite the managements saying it?s no big deal, it is awful in many ways and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: I would choose somewhere else to live (Not Recommending)

2004-03-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Since day one we have so many problems! We rented a renovated townhouse. The construction is BAD! Cracks in the ceiling, gaps in the door way, the 1st floor is ALWAYS cold. We have also had spider/insect problems, and most of the staff is incompetent. I have had more problems ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: Nice, safe and friendly place to live (Recommending!)

2004-03-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living in Gardencrest Apartments for a little over a year and find it a great place to live. I enjoy my private balcony that over looks a cute little pond and the pool is well maintained and beautiful. The office is very helpful and maintanence team is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: only for the masochistic (Not Recommending)

2004-01-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: this place is so POORLY CONSTRUCTED that i can hear the people upstairs and downstairs, like they are in the same room with me. i can hear every foot step and even their drawers being opened!

the laundry room is PATHETIC -- 2 washers and dryers serving about 18 apartment ... [click to read full apartment review]

Gardencrest Apartments: (Recommending!)

2004-01-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Loved my upgraded apartment. Very contemporary and well priced. Maintenance staff was always there when I need a light bulb changed or something fixed in my home.
Parking was a little tight at times but I was told that new lots are being added. All in all a great place ... [click to read full apartment review]