Apartment Ratings | Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates) Ratings and Reviews

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Don't Judge a Book by it's Cover (Not Recommending)

2009-01-08T21:54:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've live here for 3 yrs and it's went from bad to worse. There is no parking, during bad weather the maintenance is horrible. I as well as my son and husband have fallen on ice. We have complained as most of the people here have and it doesn't get ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Decent place, but a lot of issues (Not Recommending)

2008-11-25T05:54:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been living at Mtn. Brook for a few years now. Overall, it's a decent place. I have had some issues over time, as most apartments will. My overall view is that, given the waiting lists in some apartments around the area, this place is not bad overall, but I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Overall, very happy...problems are the typical ones (Recommending!)

2008-05-07T12:07:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have now lived at MB for a couple months. I didn't find this website till after I sent in my deposit, and got a little worried about the negative reviews. To others reading these reviews -- remember that angry people are a lot more motivated to seek out a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Great Staff Members; Nice Neighbors; Horrible Owners; No Heat; Horrible Conditions; Careful you might get shot (Not Recommending)

2008-01-14T16:57:18-06:00

From noheathere: Its tough to write objectively about this place but I will try. Mountainbrook is the type of place which sells people on its complex through beautiful pictures and a beatiful model apartment. Beware, most of it is false advertising. They advertise these apartments in the Poughkeepsie Journal as "LUXURY" and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): spacious but parking is iffy (Recommending!)

2007-08-02T21:52:57-06:00

From j_ardinger: i have rented here for 3 yrs. i know of 1 shooting by a non resident in wee hrs of the night last summer near the rental offices/pool. the police arrested the person quickly. i have not heard of any robberies from anyone in our building or surrounding buildings, if ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): No Heat, No way (Not Recommending)

2007-03-15T07:43:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived there only for a one year lease, and I have been trying to get out no less than 6 months into the lease. The main problem being the heat never works. We went three days in a 55 degree apartment. We called maintenance countless times, and they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Do you like HOMICIDES or being ROBBED where you live? I DIDN'T!!! 10 Reasons WHY(PLEASE READ THIS) (Not Recommending)

2007-02-02T17:47:57-06:00

From statik101@yahoo.com: Let us start of by saying Mountain Brook Apartments SUCKED! We were amazed by the nice model apartment they showed us and the beautiful outside scenery with nicely cut grass and trimmed shrubs. 1st, our nightmare started when they tried putting us in a slightly slanted to an angle apartment ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): A really nice place to live. (Recommending!)

2006-12-02T12:57:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My daughter is a college student who recently moved in to Mountain Brook. The on-site management is excellent and the maintenance staff is always prompt and courteous. The apartment was clean and ready for move-in, and the gift basket with many household products was a welcome surprise. They go above ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): I LOVE IT HERE (Recommending!)

2006-12-02T12:19:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I JUST MOVED IN HERE ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO AND I LOVE IT HERE. THE STAFF AT MOUNTAIN BROOK IS GREAT ALWAYS SO NICE AND GOING OUT OF THERE WAY TO FIX SOMETHING FOR US. THE GIRLS IN THE OFFICE ARE ALWAYS ON TOP OF THINGS. I LOVE IT HERE ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): MountainBrook Is HORRIBLE!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-10-14T20:47:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have had a leaky hole in my bathroom ceiling since I moved in 1 & 1/2 years ago. They tore open a hole in the ceiling and left it open on 3 different ocasions. After having a hole in the ceiling for over a month, I finally had to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Do not rent here! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-28T09:40:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management staff is horrible. My heat was broken in a snowstorm, I called three times to have it fixed and was told 'there was nothing they could do'. You have to complain to the office several times before anything gets fixed, if it ever does. Parking is horrible, there ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Do not rent here! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-19T10:19:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We had many problems with Mountain Brook...

1.Our water was turned off (without any notice) many, many times. We were late to work because maintenance would turn off the water...sometimes while we were in the shower. They knew we were home.

2. The majority of maintenance was weird. The apartment below ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Overexaggerated Complaints by Uptight Residents (Recommending!)

2006-08-12T18:14:11-06:00

From Tobii: I live in Mountain Brook Apartments and I have to say that most of the below complaints are grossly overexaggerated.

I've ALWAYS had water, never any "infestations", and the apartments are all very, i stress very, clean. As for complaints about peeling paint in the bathrooms and on the doorknobs, it's ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): We were ROBBED!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-08T14:36:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: As we were moving out, we had our lease until the end of the month, and were slowly moving things to our new place. The maintenance people got it into their heads that they could go in and STEAL whatever was there, even though the manager had not given them ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): This Place Sucks! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-29T19:18:49-06:00

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Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Horrible Maintenance staff / No Parking (Not Recommending)

2006-06-24T11:04:55-06:00

From DASny97: there is not enough parking for the amount of apartments that are here. if you get home any later than 6 you may not have a spot to park legally. If you have anything that breaks forget about getting it fixed unless you go to the leasing office and complain ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Nice Apartments (Recommending!)

2006-05-24T11:11:39-06:00

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Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Pool is great! (Recommending!)

2006-05-22T18:56:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We love the pool, not many people so it is very relaxing. The office staff is nice, but it can take more than one phone call to get things fixed. I know it is not their fault but is can be frustrating.

Overall, my husband and I are very happy ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): I agree, I have had NO problems!! (Recommending!)

2006-02-24T09:10:21-06:00

From CaliforniaGirl90210: I have to agree with the last poster! I have had no problems! I even referred my friend because I liked it so much, not to mention they give you $300. My friend looked at these reviews and got nervous and I had to say they were totally wrong! My ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Definetly not as bad as people depict it to be. (Recommending!)

2006-02-18T14:45:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in Mountainbrook for just over two months now and I have not experienced much of the negativity everyone is talking about. First off, the apartment's are one of the nicest in this entire area and the pricing is average for the area. I'm from Long Island and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Nice place to live (Recommending!)

2006-02-10T09:51:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: From start to present, nothing but friendly mgmt and responsible maintenance. Had a problem with bathroom once and it was fixed in under an hour. Nice grounds and decent size apartments. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): This Apartment Complex is a Nightmare. (Not Recommending)

2006-01-31T11:33:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Heat and hot water issues in every winter. I can't even get verizon telephone in my apartment because verizon says apartment telephone wiring is bad. Maintenance and management is a joke. they never respond whenever you call them. vents are broken. Paint keeps chiping off in the bathrooms and no ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Happy renter (Recommending!)

2006-01-30T10:56:47-06:00

From HappyGoLucky32: I have lived here for the past 4 years and really like it. The rent is comaprable to others in the area and the other renters are very friendly. Any issues that I may have had have always been resolved right away. The office staff has always been top notch ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Not satisfied (Not Recommending)

2006-01-29T18:29:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My stay at Mt.Brook has been like a roller coaster. The rent is too high for the quality of the apartments and the service. Management is good at avoiding situations and the maintenance department is a joke. There are ongoing problems with the heat and water. I've been given so ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Why live anywhere else (Recommending!)

2006-01-27T16:09:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been a resident here for many years. I would highly recommend Mountian Brook to anyone! Yes we have had our share of maintenance issues, but who hasn't. The maintenance staff is always quick and curtious. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): like home (Recommending!)

2006-01-27T12:22:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-:
Have been very happy here. Maintenance and staff are helpful and kind and very quick.
Very close to down town but feel's like it's in the country..quiet and peaceful and very clean and well maintained.

Rent is reasonable and appliances are nice. Apartments are spacious. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): would be nicer if it was located 20 miles east of poughkeepsie (Not Recommending)

2005-12-06T18:43:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Besides the location it is a nice place. You will hear gunshots pretty much every night around 4am from the city which is a block away. There was even someone murdered and dropped off in the parking lot the other day. I see lots of broken windows on cars parked ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): WARNING DO NOT RENT HERE (Not Recommending)

2005-10-30T16:15:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Well at first this place looks like a great deal and yes it is one of the cheaper places to live in Dutchess County. My advice is to look over in Ulster County because it is cheaper and MUCH NICER!
Last winter we were without hot water for about 2 ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Worst apartment to live in (Not Recommending)

2005-10-17T12:58:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: What ever you do, do not rent from them. They will rip you off whenever possible. Windows leaked, faulty wiring in walls. Extremly Noisy, Do NOT live there. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): do NOT live there! (Not Recommending)

2005-09-09T20:38:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Mountain Brook Apartments is an awful place to live. Here is a list of the problems that we had while we lived there:

1. service requests were not done until we complained 3 times (on 2 separate occasions.)
2. we did not have hot water for 3 weeks in the winter
3. my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Big Apartments (Recommending!)

2005-08-16T11:12:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Nice palce to live with a great staff. They make me always feel welcome and take of any issues that I may have! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): don't live here (Not Recommending)

2005-07-24T08:46:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My year at MountainBrook has been the worst rental experience I have ever had. There are so many problems, I will just hit the highlights. First my heat kept on going out over the winter. The maintance men told me that there was a "pocket" that shifted from apt. to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): unsatisfied customer (Not Recommending)

2005-05-29T22:16:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you are looking for an apartment, I strongly recommend you to look else where.

The apartment was not ready for us to move in. They tried to mend the apartment as fast as possible and didnﾒt remember to clean it up. There was still debris from fixing up each ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): sucks (Not Recommending)

2005-04-03T12:15:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don't judge a book by it's cover. In this case it's a bad thing. My husband and I moved to the area from Indiana and didn't know what we were getting into. At first the management are nice, but once a resident forget it. Our neighbors were constantly being visited ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): They will rip you off somehow... (Not Recommending)

2005-03-15T19:39:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Everyone I know that has lived here has had problems in the end with management. They will nickel and dime you for every penny they can. Don't even THINK about terminating your lease early, it will cost you thousands! They are totally inflexible, if they can screw you they will. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Good Place to live! (Recommending!)

2005-02-13T16:43:01-06:00

From Fantastic11: I would like to let everyone know what a nice place Mountain Brook is to live. I moved in back in October and the Manager did everything to help me. What I mean by this is that I was relocating across the states and she made it so easy to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Renter Beware! (Not Recommending)

2005-02-11T17:49:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I'm relieved to say that I have never lived at MountainBrook. When I first looked into renting there recently, I was greeted with smiles and a staff who seemed eager to please. I was relocating to the area and wasn't sure if the job I hoped for was going to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Beware of the management people! (Not Recommending)

2005-01-24T10:25:41-06:00

From fargoIBM: They are the wolves in sheeps' clothing. They always seemed cheerful and helpful at first (especially when you are looking for an apt). But they started to get impolite once you asked them for assistance.

As one of the reviewers has also mentioned, we're only given a sample apt when we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Money..money..$$ (Not Recommending)

2005-01-24T10:06:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apt seems a good deal at first, but the apt was only renovated partially. After six months living here, I started seeing chipped bathtub, leaking faucets, and falling-apart cheap fixtures, not to mention, the unbelievably rude and superficial management people (especially the manager, she is a real b***h and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Know what you're getting into (Not Recommending)

2005-01-19T07:28:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I relocated to the area from elsewhere and was familiar with Ridgefield Apartments, which is across the street. My roommate and I decided to move to Mountain Brook because we thought that it was the best value for the amount of money for a two-bedroom (about $30 more per month ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Excellent Place To Live!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Recommending!)

2005-01-16T20:09:26-06:00

From Mosteel: I was looking over the apartment ratings for my current residence and noticed that the majority of reviews came from only those that had nothing positive to say. I have lived at Mountain Brook since they were Huntington Estates and I really have only nice things to say about this ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Kamson's VIP motto not true at all (Not Recommending)

2004-09-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Besides the paint chipping all over my bathtub (don't know why they painted the tub in the first place)which still hasn't been fixed after 2 1/2 MONTHS; and the water which gets turned off for days at a moments notice; and the creepy groundsmen that stop what they're doing and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Best in the area (Recommending!)

2004-07-02T00:00:00-06:00

From Playhard: We love it here, we have been using the pool every day since it opened!
The young girl in the office is so nice, she even takes the time to say hi and see how we are doing. You get to know your neighbors and it nice.
We have been here for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Groovy apartment (Recommending!)

2004-07-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I enjoyed everything about my stay A the apartment. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): agree with most complaints (Not Recommending)

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

From tsz_yeung@usa.com: I lived in the complex for 3 years also. The price is good, no question about that. Its the cheapest in the "town" of poughkeepsie. You can get a piece of junk in the city for $500-600. So the area is clean and quiet. But the positive ends there. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): NICE PLACE TO LIVE (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: I would like to comment on the the reviews that I read. We have lived her for almost 3 years and really like it. It is true, we have had water problems in the past but they have fixed them. Yes it was annoying, but it is over and we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Horrible management (Not Recommending)

2004-03-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The people who run the leasing office are the most insincere people in the world. They pretend to be nice to you, but they are probably cursing at you in their head. They do a terrible job serving their customers. I had numerous problem in my apartment, and it took ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): DONT STAY HERE!! (Not Recommending)

2004-03-10T00:00:00-06:00

From alex_ch: This partment is really bad.Water is not there almost all the time.Sometime it stops the whole day.And the rental office people really behave bad to you when you ask for assistance.Now this aprtment is under new managemnt and they are not at all good to the inmates.They charge you 50$ ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): Not the best for the Price$$$$ (Not Recommending)

2003-12-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: *The rental office is a real pain to deal with. They give me an attitude anytime I call.
*You have to send in the rent check to a NJ office. If it´s not in NJ by the 5th of hte month you get a $50 late fee. Even if it´s ... [click to read full apartment review]

Mountain Brook (formerly Huntington Estates): good value, nice size (Recommending!)

2003-12-15T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived here for the last three years and have been happy for most of it. The people are mostly friendly and the apartments are a nice size for the money. The pool will be a great addition for the summer! The so-called gym is big enough for 2-3 ... [click to read full apartment review]