Apartment Ratings | The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset) Ratings and Reviews

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Not Reccommended (Not Recommending)

2008-06-22T16:40:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in this apartment complex for a year, due to signing a year lease. The parking is an absolute nightmare. On multiple occasions coming home at 8pm there was no parking and I had to park down the hill, and make the hike to my apartment, not convenient! They ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Best place I have ever lived! (Recommending!)

2008-06-20T12:09:43-06:00

From Laurenella: Only good things to say about this place (aside from the super cramped parking spots on the back side of the first building). The gals in the office have always been really helpful, maintainence came the SAME DAY we signed the request, and they even opened the pool two weeks ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Dont even think about it (Not Recommending)

2008-05-07T19:35:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I signed up for a 12 month lease at the sylvan highlands and my experience has been horrible. All of my neighbors are rude and the management is horrible. Parking is constantly unavailable maintenance never comes and you cant even talk on your balcony pass 9:00 pm without a noise ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): STUCK!!! -Currently in new lease and so far, not good (Not Recommending)

2008-04-11T03:56:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I unfortunately must agree that my few experiences have been rude, condescending, and at times even untruthful. Moved into an important that was partially cleaned and when asked office staff to rectify this, they responded rudely and then still only partly corrected the many major cleaning issues. Parking is horrific, ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Great location - ok pricing - staff not the greatest! (Recommending!)

2008-04-09T12:56:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I rented here for seven months, that was one nice thing about this place - they are willing to do a six month lease for no additional montly rent charges like other places. The girls that work in the office were not very professional, but the place is pretty nice ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): I read the reviews and still moved in (Not Recommending)

2008-02-18T16:28:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It was a mistake. The management is rude. They do not treat with any respect at all.There is never parking after 8pm, and if there is no where for you to park and you have to park illegally they will tow your car.And if your car breaks down and you ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Worst Place ever! (Not Recommending)

2007-11-20T16:11:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in numerous apartments throughout my life and this is honestly the only place I would not recommend to my worst enemy. The office staff are stuffy, rude and most of accusational. The maintenance of the place is horrible. The hallways and entrance ways to the apartments were ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): I Second "JUST THE FACTS" - One more item I want to mention. (Not Recommending)

2007-10-29T01:44:56-06:00

From hydrochloride: It was brought to my attention that if anyone should be reading these posts from the tenants, it should be management, and I totally agree!MAINTENANCEFACT: Another fact that was brought to my attnetion. When I discovered that I had dropped a letter from my wife when we were first dating, ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Worst Manager (Person) I have ever met in my life!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-05-04T22:43:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have never not got along with anyone in my entire life. After a couple of meetings with the Manager, I have realized that my professionalism and class is years apart from the Manager. I have never met anyone so rude, unprofessional, dishonest, and completly crazy in my whole life. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Great experience, 4 years there (Recommending!)

2007-03-21T12:26:13-06:00

From hugalugah: I moved in to this complex right after they remodeled, and it was the best apartment experience I've ever had. Reading others' reviews, I can only assume these are people who've either never lived in an apartment before, or we're only hearing from the few people with complaints (the ones ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): What are you talking about???? (Recommending!)

2007-01-15T19:37:09-06:00

From sylvanrenter: I live at Sylvan Highlands and have NEVER had any problems. Yes, I'll admit the parking is sparce and the spaces are narrow but I do know that they are working on putting in another parking lot. As far as Robin, the manager, I can't believe anyone would call her ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Horrible Management (Not Recommending)

2006-11-18T16:23:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After some recent events, I'm posting my two cents worth here too...

Everything else that people have posted about the complex is true.

The workout room is poorly ventilated and the management team refuses to replace any of the fans. The elliptical running machine hasn't worked right for several months.

Parking is ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): DO NOT RENT HERE! (Not Recommending)

2006-11-14T18:21:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Every single comment written about the management staff, parking, horrible construction---nothing is level, and fitness room is true. Anywhere is better than Sylvan Highlands. The manager is the most pathetic, desperate, and miserable person I have ever come across. She makes it her life mission to ruin your living experience. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): JUST THE FACTS (Not Recommending)

2006-08-05T16:23:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THE PROPERTY
FACT: Poorly constructed. I can hear my neighbor snoring & their bathroom fan etc.
THE BUILDINGS
FACT: Poor location choice of the gym. Next door to the sauna (hot), no ventilation (hotter), management doesnt want to replace the fans (burning up).
FACT: If the door to the sauna is not closed it ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Robin, The Wicked WITCH of the West Hills! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-02T22:42:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My wife and I were residents of the complex for almost a year and a half when we were served with a termination notice for no reason. We had never been late with rent or ever failed to cooperate with Management for any reason. After Robin accepted the position as ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Kicked out for no reason (Not Recommending)

2006-07-24T18:19:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Manager is an A hole and the staff is generally incompetent. Lived here for over a year and a half and got kicked out "Notice of termination of tenancy without cause." Never had a complaint and always paid rent on time. The manager just decided it was time for us ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Shuttle cancelled--don't be fooled! (Not Recommending)

2006-05-24T19:23:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Just as many folks chose this place for the complimentary shuttle service to the MAX station, so did we. We both work in downtown and paying for parking/gas is outrageous. We will be moving to save ourselves some money in the long run.

I've noted in my search for new apartments ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): BAD - BAD - BAD (Not Recommending)

2006-05-15T16:39:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Go elsewhere. Management is terrible and it is represented by a moddy spinster. I left a SPOTLESS apt moving out and I had my $500 security deposit held b/c of "numerous carpet stains and wall damage" (!!) I suppossedly left behind. Take pictures of the apt with the date's newspaper ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Bait and Switch! (Not Recommending)

2006-04-27T22:57:50-06:00

From Renter1220: Everything was wonderful when we were signing the lease and moving into Sylvan Highlands. The leasing staff were very friendly and helpful, the apartment was better than any we've had before, and the maintenance staff was very nice to fix a couple things right after we moved in.

However, since ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): "There's No Cause" (Not Recommending)

2006-04-25T21:43:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Parking is a joke... good luck opening the door to your compact car. Cars have to park in the fire lanes EVERY NIGHT. Speaking of fire, the alarm has been set off 4 times in 1.5 yrs... oh, and no manager on site at night, 45 minute wait for someone ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): They treat you like cattle (after you sign the lease) (Not Recommending)

2006-04-25T14:53:51-06:00

From _Brandon: Exceptionally bad behavior by the manager. As a tenant you have no rights, just obligations. They promise you the world prior to signing the lease, then they treat you like garbage. They never respond to any concerns.
Parking is horrible.
Paper thin walls. You can hear every single word the person next ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Sucks (Not Recommending)

2006-04-24T11:37:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Beautiful proerty. Roped us in with promises of shuttle service to Max station. Was later given a notice that we couldn't pay with two checks- was told by the office mgr that now that they had done their push for new residents they were making some changes and that if ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): (Not Recommending)

2006-04-21T13:34:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The location is great, the staff is helpful and nice, but the parking is very very bad, yo have to get the garage parking if you don'yt want any scratches in you car so you have to pay extra. The rent is expensive, and now the management they don't allow ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): (Not Recommending)

2006-04-20T14:39:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: discriminate and hard to deal with. parking was HORRIBLE my car has 50 dings in it now. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Discrimination (Not Recommending)

2006-04-16T00:16:37-06:00

From NewMommy99: My husband and I have lived at this complex for over two years and really enjoy the quiet atmosphere. Then we decided to have a baby. When my pregnancy was obvious, we were given 30 days notice to vacate the premises. We thought it had to be a mistake as ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Wouldn't do it again! (Not Recommending)

2006-03-20T16:50:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I wanted to take time out of my busy day to make sure that people looking for apartments in this area are well aware of what they are getting into. The apartment complex itself looks fantastic but the parking is horrible...if you need pictures of the numerous scratches and dents ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Horrible sound insulation, bad parking, but clean and spacious (Not Recommending)

2006-03-09T03:32:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: At night you can hear the tenant next door, turning on and off a light switch (or someone having sex three apartments down the hall)!
Parking spaces are good only if you drive a motorcycle or a Fiat Uno.
During weekends even fire lanes are blocked by parked cars. An emergency can ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Clean & Beautiful & Good location but Expensive, Bad parking, Too noisy, Poorly Managed (Recommending!)

2006-01-22T15:16:38-06:00

From galaxyclass: Well, the title pretty much covers it, but sometime soon I'll provide details and examples. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Great if you don't mind walls with NO insulation. (Not Recommending)

2006-01-08T19:00:40-06:00

From splekem: I heard this place was recently renovated. Whoever they hired to insulate the walls must have forgot the insulation. Every night I get to hear my neighbors discuss their day and then I get to hear what they are watching on television. I probably know more about my neighbors personal ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): (Recommending!)

2006-01-03T12:07:51-06:00

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

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): its not as bad as they say... (Recommending!)

2005-10-14T00:26:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: over all sylvan is a great place to live...its was in a outstanding location for me and my husband...yes, we can hear our neighbors at times but you hear your neighbors in any apartment complex you live in. if you dont like it, live in a house.

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

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): I will NOT renew my 6 month lease! (Not Recommending)

2005-08-09T15:57:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Noise is a big problem for me in this complex. The walls are paper thin (I can hear the nieghbors cough!), there are always drunken idiots in the parking lot at night, half of the apartments face the parking lot and at least once a day someones car alarm goes ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Great staff and quiet place near downtown! (Recommending!)

2005-07-27T11:57:13-06:00

From sickboy84: The staff at sylvan was always more than ready to help with questions or apartment needs. Overall the place is a very clean and peaceful environment. I have nothing bad to say about the commons. The only thing that would be a deterant is that their parking spaces are somewhat ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Management good but construction suckssss (Not Recommending)

2005-06-07T19:14:07-06:00

From shawli@gmail.com: I dont know about the historic events that other people list, i moved in after their remodel and management seemed responsive to requests and complaints but construction is terrible and not sound insulated.
I pretty much hear everything that goes on in the adjacent apartments and whenever my upper neighbor ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Love It! (Recommending!)

2005-05-29T13:20:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: For an apartment community in this particular price range and location, Sylvan Highlands is great! Nicest interiors BY FAR of any apartment I've ever been in at this price (and I have been in A LOT as formerly in the business). Landscaping is tasteful and well-kept. Not your average run-of-the-mill ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Normal apartment good scenery (Recommending!)

2005-04-28T12:41:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: These apartments have a great view. They look nice on the inside but have sub-par appliances and kitchen layout. Overall It has been a good "apartment" experience. We live in one of the townhouses. It is fairly quiet. One big problem is the parking. Some of the people in the ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): New & Clean! Beautiful pool & easy access to MAX train (Recommending!)

2005-04-08T18:28:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Nice/clean/new/spacious apartments. Offers free shuttle to MAX station at Zoo. Awesome pool with lots of chairs. Parking spots are tiny and hard to come by, however, management offers money-off rent (up to $125) if you park in lower lots. A good deal! ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): awesome -staff ,location,price,condition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Recommending!)

2005-02-20T19:48:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We needed a place to stay for three months while our son was undergoing treatments at OHSU. They were good enough to give us a month by month agreement. Very well kept .I called for minor repairs ,and they came right over.Nice clean grounds very well kept.Apartment was in excellent ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): THE BEST PLACE I HAVE EVER LIVED (Recommending!)

2005-01-19T19:46:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS I HAVE A VERY QUIET APARTMENT AND FOR A ONE BEDROOM ITS PRETTY BIG IM NOT FROM PORTLAND BUT I CAN SAY THIS IS THE BEST LOCATION TO LIVE AND THE APARTMENTS ARE NEW THE STAFF WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND ARE QUICK TO ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Terrible construction, apathetic management (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: Basically, the ladies at the office feel that they are so far above their tenants they believe they can lie to them, bully and manipulate them. We were assured time and time again by the management that our apartment would be quiet. Our lease states that we shouldn't be able ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Good For Apartments (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: As far as apartments go, these are the best we have lived in. With apartments comes certain realizations, and some noise is apt to happen.

The parking spaces are a bit odd. They were made half the size of a normal space, so even driving a small economy car it's ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Poor constuction, isolated, poor management. (Not Recommending)

2004-05-23T00:00:00-06:00

From unklesyd: While the facade is nice, these apartments are terribly insulated: you can hear everything going on above, below, and outside of your apartment. Management is unresponsive, parking is woefully inadequate, neighbors are thoughtless and loud. Can't wait to get out of here! ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): Nice Renovations, Negotiate for Rents, May be Loud (Recommending!)

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

From -Anonymous-: This complex is newly renovated and quite nice. The fixtures are modern and most all units, including the 1-bedrooms, have a W/D. The units are spacious, but the asking prices for rent are pretty outrageous. If you can negotiate them down, sometimes they can be worth it.

They have some ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Commons at Sylvan Highlands (formerly Sylvan Sunset): DOn´t TRust TAndem Management (Not Recommending)

2002-03-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The place was inexpensive, secluded and horribly managed. they kicked an entire wing out 80 people with 30 days notice so that they could remodel. advanced notice would have been nice! ... [click to read full apartment review]