Apartment Ratings | Brighton Village Ratings and Reviews

Brighton Village: Value for money (Recommending!)

2009-06-11T17:46:27-06:00

From happyrentergm: The apartment has what a family with kids needGood school parks 24 hr gym and near grocery storeSecurity is an issue I hope they make this a Gated community ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Pretty Solid Place (Recommending!)

2009-05-25T07:43:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Brighton for the past year but am now in a new place--mainly because of better location. My stay at Brighton went pretty well.While many below are knocking the office staff, I always found them extremely nice, both before and after signing the lease. All rent checks were ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: DO NOT LIVE HERE!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-04-28T14:58:59-06:00

From molson10@hamline.edu: The staff is all nice and friendly, playing the sweet old lady card. But once you sign the lease they are evil. Whenever something was broken or we had a complaint we were treated so rude. They turned our water off 5 times without notice. When the hot water went ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: great 6 month stay (Recommending!)

2009-03-16T13:55:57-06:00

From nomad78: I didn't see these reviews before I rented here, but I had a pretty good experience. The security seems to have improved. They have 1 or 2 rent a cops patroling at night. And the police cruise by our apartment every couple of days. I have not had any problems ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Office staff are rude in behaviour (Not Recommending)

2009-01-10T11:19:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The office staff, their property manager has rude attitude towards the person visiting office for any complain or request. They do anything to catch a new person for rent and once done, they will never listen to their request. Security is horible, last year there was 2 cases of armed ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Worst Management.... (Not Recommending)

2008-09-30T06:49:05-06:00

From brighton302: STAY AWAY FROM THIS APT...MANAGEMENT IS VERY RUDE AND THEY DONT CARE ABOUT YOU ONCE YOU SIGN LEASE.FEW EMPLOYEES THINKS AS THEY ARE HOLLYWOOD STAR..CRAP.U WILL FIND ALL SORTS OF INSECTS IN APARTMENT. BUT IF YOU COMPLAIN MANAGMENT, THEY WILL TELL IT SEEMS ALL THESE CAME FOREIGN COUNTRIES WITH YOUR ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: STAY AWAY FROM THIS APARTMENT ... (Not Recommending)

2008-09-19T07:23:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: To start with, as some else mentioned, there were 2 gun shots in this community few months ago. Moreover, apartment management is HORRIBLE. They are UNPROFESSIONAL, RUDE, ARROGANT and do not care about the people living in their community. They will try to rip you off every possible way they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: two gun shots, management is very bad, rude, cockroche bugs everywhere, car was towered (Not Recommending)

2008-09-08T09:31:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: security? two gun shots happened in last several months. Gun-pointed robberies. clean? cockroach, bugs in apartment everywhere. called, told to come, but never show up.management? very rude, my car was towered to cost me over $100.If you want an apartment managed by a human, never come here. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Stay Away (Not Recommending)

2008-08-10T12:38:39-06:00

From Lackle: I have lived in Brighton Village for 2 years and have not been impressed at all. My biggest complaint is the poor construction of the buildings. Sound is a serious issue as the walls and floors seem to be paper thin. Also my apartment had a terrible draft that caused ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Rude management (Not Recommending)

2008-07-20T09:20:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have been residents at this apartment complex for over 4 years. Megan Doolittle had been the very reason for us chosing to live here. She was very warm, responsive and made us feel very welcomed. Every since she moved to the head office the current management (with a few ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Stay Away (Not Recommending)

2008-08-18T13:07:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Long story short .... just stay away from this apartment. Horrible management and rude behavior from staff, of course, only after once you sign the lease. Only good thing about apartment is that it has lot of parking place, still you cars get towed away in night sometime. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Responsive maintenance (Recommending!)

2008-03-25T19:34:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We had an issue with a noisy water pipe, management took my concern seriously. I contacted management and they went the extra mile to replace noisy fixtures that disturbed my sleep. They also did a great job of following up with me to make sure I was happy with the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Not safe for Family or Individual (Not Recommending)

2008-03-11T17:33:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The recent incedents of armed robbery is a big concern at Brighton village. Moreover, the management is reluctant to add street lamps at the dark place, saying, "bright areas will attract more crime". The management is just looking for money and increasing the rents every year but no facilities. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: good price/quality ratio (Recommending!)

2008-03-04T01:20:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there for two years and cannot complain too much. The major problem for me and my family was a bad sound insulation. Management was responsive, didn't have any problems with them. After I left, they returned my deposit in two months without any hassle.pros: adequate management, great park ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Numerous incident of attack and robbery. (Not Recommending)

2008-01-26T07:15:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live here for past 4 years. Initially it seems fine in terms of security, but recent times, there are number of gun attacks by strangers on the residents. For gods shake, the management did one good thing, by having security lock on the buildings. Despite that, there are numerous ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Horrible Management Company (Not Recommending)

2008-01-14T09:54:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: DON"T LIVE HERE! The management company does not know how to manage an apartment complex. They can not keep on top of things - charged late fees when I was on time. Put me in collection when I moved out even though I paid in full. BE Careful if you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Not bad at all. (Recommending!)

2008-01-09T21:21:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Totally decent place to live. Not a lot of friendly people here, everybody mostly keeps to themselves, and we've had our issues here and there with maintenance crews doing loud stuff early in the morning, but I've lived in much much worse places for around the same money. I feel ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Used to be a good, safe place. (Not Recommending)

2007-12-14T09:56:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in around 2000, and it was great; management office very attentive, neighbors friendly, lawns always kept up, etc. Now (2007), parking lots aren't maintained after mild snowfall (ice everywhere), grass in lawn areas have died-so have many of the trees, neighbors are NOISY, management doesn't care to fix ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: A nestle of theives. (Not Recommending)

2007-08-24T17:34:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place was Okay until the hubcaps of our car were stolen at night, even the car was parked just outside of our bedroom! The next thing, our stroller became the next aim of the thieves pocket money. I rang the security to report it, they said they will not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Wasps Everywhere in the bedroom (Not Recommending)

2007-08-23T16:47:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Even after the pest control came, there are 4-5 live wasps everyday in my bedroom. The management says "they can't get rid of the wasps". I have two babies that's why I am getting the hell out of this place. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: DO NOT RENT HERE!! (Not Recommending)

2007-08-23T14:51:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You can rent here if you want to be stung by wasps like my husband and I were.There are so many trees around the property which by the way I am all for but they attract bugs and bees. Even if you don't open the windows you'll find at least ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Elegant living. (Recommending!)

2007-08-24T19:23:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Brighton Village is a good place to live.The environs are safe, well kept, and quiet. The property management seem helpful and efficient. It is 200 meters (walking distance) from an international food store, which has great produce at the best price in the area.The construction is cheap (nowadays most modern ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Brighton Village sucks! (Not Recommending)

2006-11-28T12:37:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living in BV for 6 months. There were bugs in the summer. Neighbors are noisy. Walls are so thin that u can hear if someone is flushing the toilet or even talking. My stove wasn't working and I had to call them 5 times in 2 weeks ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Roaches everywhere..beware (Not Recommending)

2006-09-06T16:26:27-06:00

From indio: Roaches !!! and you can't get rid of them.
I am moving out of here, finally.
Kids from neighbors set fire on the ground and they are not doing anything about it.
Unsafe, unsanitary place to live in.
YUK!!!
... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Managment bites (Not Recommending)

2006-08-03T16:33:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You can't get ANYTHING done without jumping through 8 hoops and holding hostages. Get it in writing, that's my motto b/c everytime I deal with those idiots in there they promise and don't deliver, mispost rent, send undue late letters, and maint isn't that great either. Don't bother!!! I got ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: lived there till 2005 (Recommending!)

2006-07-26T09:24:00-06:00

From lalique1: we stayed in brighton village for 3 years 2002-2005, we did have very high utility bills but i think they changed the windows in 2005 so that problem should no longer be there, however our stay was pleasent, the maintainance team was awesome, they were there to fix the problem ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Great Place for Families (Recommending!)

2006-07-24T11:11:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: A great place overall with excellent service. Very child fgriendly, with children playing in the evenings. Excellent swimmming pool and management is very accomodating and understanding. In our experience the service wqas excellent. The gym certainly left much to be desired, however most communities also have only the very minimal ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Gym fixed, very Good place to live (Recommending!)

2006-06-23T00:04:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The Gym problem mentioned in reviews is fixed. They have new equipments now.

Very good maintenance, clean , second and third floors no bugs..

Overall very good place to live in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Satisfied (Recommending!)

2006-05-17T15:08:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Yes, the gym is an annoyance and has been taking awhile to re-open. However, I run, and there's a great wooded trail right behind the apartment complex. I never understood why people would bother running on a treadmill when they could use the beautiful trail just minutes away from the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Dont complain (Not Recommending)

2006-05-03T10:24:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: One important thing about bryghton village is dont ever try to complain about the facilities. If you do, what you already have will be also be take away.
For example, after bearing for a long time with the sub standard maintenance of the Gym (which management claims to be state of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Poor Management (Not Recommending)

2006-03-11T09:17:49-06:00

From sandeep: Office staff is nice to talk to as long as you go there to pay rent or to pick up temporary parking permits. When you want to discuss anything serious, most of them dont know the rules and the interpretations of the rules. In my case while signing the lease, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Worst Gym Maintenance (Not Recommending)

2006-02-21T10:00:58-06:00

From srinivasrao: This apartment is a big NO for fitness freaks. The maintenance of the the Gym is very very very poor. This is not a new , state of the art fitness center as claimed. There are a few hundered apartments in this community but the Gym is so small that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Exercise Room (Recommending!)

2006-02-19T21:34:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have absolutely no complaints about this apartment complex except for the poor maintainence of the exercise room. One of the treadmills has been broken for months if not a year. Also, one of the stairclimbers is programed in German and it is therefore hard to get the workout you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Nice but... (Recommending!)

2006-02-08T09:42:24-06:00

From sushmita_1975: No major complaints , but it would be a lot better if they show some interest in maintaining the Gym.
There are two tread mills. One is out of order since 6 months. Whenever this is brought to the notice of the management, every time we will be told that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: horrible water problems and high utility bills (Not Recommending)

2005-12-30T23:43:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for 2 years and the water shut off was nearly every week. They have one water line between 3-4 buildings. Everytime there is maintenance or repair in anyone of the apartments, the water of all the 3-4 buildings is shut off.
The utility bills are really high ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Just moved in! (Recommending!)

2005-07-15T16:52:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We just moved in, the beginning of July. On our move-in day, the air conditioner was broken, so we spent all day hauling up furniture to a 3rd floor, 90 degree apartment. Luckily they had it fixed the next day. The first time we used our oven, it smoked and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Good Apartments (Recommending!)

2005-03-03T10:39:08-06:00

From mvijay_111@yahoo.com: I'm presently living there and it is great experience. Friendly staff, prompt response and convenient location.

Presentlt there is $500 referal going if you are moving refer me and we can split that $500.

email mvijay_111@yahoo.com ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Happy to call Brighton Village Home (Recommending!)

2005-01-27T14:25:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The wonderful people who make up the Brighton Village staff have helped our family to make our moving transition very easy from New York to Maryland. It didn't take long to notice all the positive things about living in Brighton Village. The office staff constantly demonstrates their abilities and knowledge ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: great experience (Recommending!)

2004-11-30T16:29:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Although I have only lived here for a few months, I have found that it is a great place to live. Not only are the staff friendly, but they are very helpul and accomodating. I was able to move in at the time I needed without any hassle.

In living at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Bad insulation and office staff (Not Recommending)

2004-07-27T00:00:00-06:00

From whylive: Lived for 1 yr.
Pretty disappointed by the bad insulation and mean office staffs.
Otherwise location and security is generally fine.
Look forward to moving out date ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: GREAT EXPERIENCE (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I recently have moved into Brighton Village and have had the best experience in apartment hunting. The staff was very helpful when I was looking for my own place to live. The grounds are maintained very well and maitnence alway is there when I need them. I would however like ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Half full / Half empty (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I lived there from April 1999 to April 2000. I remember that the rent was $850 for 1BR. I was a single guy and it was a perfect apartment at the time. I have no real complaints about anything; the pool was usually empty, the fitness room was free and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Be careful before you move in (Not Recommending)

2004-04-01T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live in Brighton Village, but would advise others against the same, before considering a move. For the rent that you end up paying, apart from the unusually high utility costs, you can find a better place, even if you end up paying a couple of Dollars more.

From the day ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: The floors creak so badly that light fixtures break (Not Recommending)

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

From aikotoba99@yahoo.com: My light fixture in my foyer fell down because there is almost no layer between the floor on the second floor and my roof on the first floor.

If you move to the top floor, make sure to insulate your windows with plastic. It will save you about $100 on your ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Very High Untility Cost (Not Recommending)

2004-02-23T00:00:00-06:00

From yyyyy44: It costs me $250/per month for electricity and gas. The paper-thin wall and unsealed windows can not protect anything. You can feel windy beside the window. So please consider the cost as an addtional to your rent for every month.

Some complaints are rudely rejected by rental staff for the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Not a safe place!! (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: Many bad apples are around when it gets dark! Huge noise in early morning from trash removement. Descrimination if you are colored!! Pass it for sure!! I left immediately after my lease was done. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: For apartment living...it was about what one would expect.... (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I moved in here after looking at LOTS of apartments in the area....the utilities are high as some other reviews said, but the rent is not too bad and some of the amenities make up for some of the downfalls. The buildings are older, in need of some renovation. Insects ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: A fine place to live, if you are on the top floor (Recommending!)

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

From qanat3@yahoo.com: I have lived at Brighton Village for over a year, and found it it to be a realitvely positive experience. The apartments have plenty of room, can be upgraded with ceiling fans, microwave, shelving, paint and borders prior to moving in ( this is nice, becuase it "personalizes" the apartment). ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Lived there almost 3 years, positive experience (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: Brighton is a bit nicer than your general garden style apt complex. The grounds are safe, tons of free parking, nice pool and quiet neighborhood. The buildings are old including the windows so heating and cooling costs are higher than normal. But the rental rates are below normal so final ... [click to read full apartment review]

Brighton Village: Decide to stay only if you are ready to pay high utility bills (Not Recommending)

2003-12-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The windows and balcony doors are not properly insulated with the weather strips either worn out or fallen apart at several places. No use of requesting the management to change the weather strips of the windows. They will ask you to buy plastic sheets and tape it on your windows. ... [click to read full apartment review]