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Rivergate: Evil, low down shady management (and that is being nice) (Not Recommending)

2009-11-30T09:01:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: First, they have bugs (yes cockroaches)the size of texas. The management is shady to say the least. They come up with all kinds of insane and UNTRUE reasons to not return your deposit upon your moving out. I lived there for two years and they were supposed to fix my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Bad experience-cheated out of money (Not Recommending)

2009-11-08T20:15:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I would not recommend living here to anyone. My apartment flooded twice due to another apartment's water heater busting. I asked for new carpet and the manager refused. Both times, they put a fan in my apartment for a few days to dry it out. The mildew smell lasted for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: I don't get it. (Recommending!)

2009-09-22T06:53:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The Rivergate I've lived at for over a year has not had any of the problems I'm reading. I've put in more than a few workorders from my laundry room doors falling off track, to a running toilet, to a not so cold a/c and they've all been handled quickly. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Don't Waste Your Time (Not Recommending)

2009-09-21T17:10:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don't waste your time on visiting Rivergate. Yea, you'll pull in the gate, look at the beautiful landscape and be sucked right in to this terrible place. You be greeted with a smile and treated like a real person, until about your 2nd or 3rd month here. Then you'll be ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Police are here practically every night. (Not Recommending)

2009-09-17T20:00:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you want to be scared every night that someone will break into your apartment, then go ahead and move here. If you want to live somewhere safe, I wouldn't live here. Not only has there been crime scene investigators taping off apartments like in the other post, but every ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: ONLY LIVE HERE IF YOU LIKE MEAN PEOPLE (Not Recommending)

2009-08-31T20:45:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don't live here. The people in the office are so MEAN and DO NOT CARE ABOUT RESIDENTS. THEY WILL SWEET TALK YOU UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME TO GET YOU TO SIGN. Once they get your money and you are in a lease, they could care less. they sit in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: I lived here 3 months so far and... (Recommending!)

2009-07-20T19:10:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: There are honestley tons of roaches and ants! Ants get in, roaches stay outside! I love the apartment reguardless. It is very cozy, neighbors are nice, its right on the river, although when you hit broad river thats another story :(Staff is great with exception of one! The sauna has ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Okay, Average (Recommending!)

2009-04-25T19:27:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for a year. The only problem I had living here were the cockroaches. I would even have a few in the winter time. I even developed a method for killing them without have to smash em. Besides that, everything was okay. The rent was affordable. I never ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Nice management team, but so unfair! (Not Recommending)

2009-04-19T22:06:21-06:00

From iveseenbetter30: A friend of mine moved into a two bedroom after I moved there. Do u know that they are charging her less that what they are charging me? Oh and did i mention that im in a one bedroom? I think is so shady. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: The gate works fine now! (Recommending!)

2008-12-02T19:35:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: All the reviews I've been reading are kind of old. The gate works with no issues as far as I can see. And they're upgrading a lot of the apartments. I rented one about a month ago after living in one of the standard apartments for over a year. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Looks are deceiving... (Not Recommending)

2008-05-09T09:50:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My ex lived here in 2000, and it seems to have gone downhill from then. I chose to live here because of the experience he had, which was a mistake. The property manager rarely showed her face outside of her private office. Even when I had a problem with one ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Please do not move to Rivergate (Not Recommending)

2007-11-05T22:58:04-06:00

From brownsugas24: I have been living in Rivergate for a year and me and my neighbors have had nothing but problems. I have had a water heater that burst and flooded my bathroom, hallway, and bedroom. The same night that mine burst there were two other residents that had the same problem ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Great Place to Live (Recommending!)

2007-06-24T21:51:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is very nice compared to many of the other places in Columbia. I didn't have any of the problems that are listed by other renters. To me this place was quiet, safe, and family friendly. It has a nice gym, pool, and indoor jacuzzi that is open at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Don't move into Rivergate (Not Recommending)

2007-05-23T12:30:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I should have paid attention to these reviews before I moved in.I lived there six months. The gate, which is advertised as something which aids in security, hardly ever works or is left open when it is operating. There are always outsiders sneaking in or hanging out waiting for a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: (Recommending!)

2007-01-31T13:44:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I do agree with the other residents that complain about the problems with the gate. My first 6 months at Rivergate the gate was always open, but overall my experience has been descent. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Never think about it (Not Recommending)

2007-01-19T17:29:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been lived for one year and four and half month. The worst thing in the apartment complex is in management.

1. They appear to give you special offer for rental, but they charge more bill adding water bill which has a odd calculation system. It does not matter ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: =) (Recommending!)

2007-01-19T13:22:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Fine place to live! Don't listen to these people! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Not worth it! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-19T15:27:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been here for 2 1/2 years! Why!?! I don't know! They let just anyone in. It's sooo ghetto! Cops have been called many nights, neighbors are very loud and children run around like it's their backyard (in parking lot)! The managment is not very nice. Not willing to accomodate ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Terrible Apartment Management (Not Recommending)

2006-11-03T12:06:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for approximately 6 weeks and during this time the gate was never closed. The property is advertised as "premiere gated community", what a joke. Anyone who wants to can come in and out of this property. Also, the manager is not at all qualified to manage anything. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Do not waste your money (Not Recommending)

2006-10-31T09:47:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Rivergate should not even be called Rivergate because the gate NEVER works. The claim they are the only gated apartment community on Bentley Drive, but they NEVER work. That doesnt't make sense, does it?

They have a club house that residents cannot rent, the hot tub never works and the pool ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: This place is a joke!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-10-03T23:00:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been living at Rivergate for only 3 months. I would not recommend this place for anyone. I'm a single female, new to Columbia, and spend half my nights trying to find a way to avoid my neighbors because they are creeps. yeah the location is great as far as ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: not a good place to call "home" (Not Recommending)

2006-09-14T20:11:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Rivergate for a few months and absolutely hate it.(1)The gate is broken all the time ( its currently broken for the 5th week in a row ). The apartments are located near an unsafe place so the gate is REALLY NEEDED. (2) The walls are paper ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Excellent Place To Call Home! (Recommending!)

2006-08-15T00:19:11-06:00

From Excellentexperience: I have lived at Rivergate for one year. I love living here!I find it peaceful and I feel safe. My apartment has a lovely view of the river. In the fall I can see the river from the spillway to the bridge. I am writing because before I moved here,I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Ummm (Not Recommending)

2006-05-09T18:04:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Well I agree and disagree with much that has been said about Rivergate. First, if you are a female planning on living alone, DO NOT MOVE HERE. I am a male, 6' and a little over 200lbs and I get nervous around here sometimes, especially when you hear gunshots at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Criminal!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-04-04T11:26:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Stay away from rivergate!!!! They made up a lie and pretended I had a pet (When I didn't) and even said they smelled pet urine in the carpet!! Wouldn't the maintenance staff have noticed a pet in the two years I stayed there??? Not only did they refuse to give ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: The manager really has a nasty face. (Not Recommending)

2005-06-23T10:55:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Not very happy with this apartment because the manager wants to do nothing for the residents except ask for more money. Really nasty!!
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Rivergate: opinion (Not Recommending)

2005-05-19T12:32:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Manager is very non-professional (Deana is, however). If you have a complaint, or need repairs, etc., she (blond manager) is very non-compliant, unfriendly, and very rude. I doubt if the call is ever reported. Apartments could be very nice with a little more upkeep. Bugs, (ants, worms, roaches, etc.) are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Rip Off City (Not Recommending)

2004-11-08T10:50:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Rivergate loses your money for depositis and come up with bull-crap lies. The place is a hell hole and management stinks. Do not waste your money! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Have some time to read? It'll save you money! (Not Recommending)

2004-07-30T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Hi, this is Ryan, former recent tenant of a single apartment at Rivergate. You've probably been reading all the reviews on this site and are still considering whether or not they are all true. The cool thing is I'm going to confirm every single one of them. My rent was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: You pay to live with a headache, yet its a FUN place really. (Recommending!)

2003-12-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in Rivergate apts. 3 different times over the last 7 years. I was there before the gates were added. They added them to help with the ideas of security, from crack ally that is across the river, yet it didn´t do much since they are ALWAYS open ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: ripoff at the end (Not Recommending)

2003-08-25T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Rivergate for about a year and a half. Through a scheduling snafu, they were able to raise my rent twice while there, and I was stuck paying $600 for a one bedroom apt. Granted, it was pretty nice living there for the most part, a few noisy ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: rip-off and shady neighborhood (Not Recommending)

2003-02-25T00:00:00-06:00

From nolagirl: I lived in these apts for 9 months. The rent for the apt was outrageous...especially when there were always problems- no lights in the parking lot or in the walkway to my apt, the gate always being broken, the workout room is a dump (nothing ever works), and the girls ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Hmm (Not Recommending)

2003-02-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Sounds like that last review came from the office itself :) ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: ITS NOT THAT BAD! (Recommending!)

2003-02-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have read some of the reviews posted on this website and have to strongly disagree with most of them. True the gate has had its problems but from what I have gathered the office staff stays on top of things. I work at night and am at home during ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Don´t bother with this place (Not Recommending)

2003-02-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you come and look, you´ll probably like it. Their models are nice and they boast about the security. I DO like the alarm system in my apartment, but I have to agree with everyone else that on the balance this place is DREADFUL. The management (i.e. Theresa) is terrible...rude ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: I do not recommend living at Rivergate (Not Recommending)

2003-01-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Rivergate for 9 months and did not renew my lease. First of all, at the end of my lease, my rent was raised by more than $50 per month if I wanted to renew. Although I had not major problems there, I found the management to be ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Terrible, Terrible (Not Recommending)

2002-12-22T00:00:00-06:00

From amtaylorsc: We lived there for about a year and a half. A toilet above us started leaking Friday night and we were told since it wasn´t an emergency we would have to wait to Monday (....ewwww!!!). It sure SEEMED like an emergency. We left our apartment spotless and never received our ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: WILL NEVER RECOMMEND!!! (Not Recommending)

2002-11-30T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I HAVE LIVED AT RIVERGATE FOR 8 MONTHS. I DID A 9 MONTH LEASE AND I WILL NOT BE RENEWING!!!! I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT A TENAT ABOVE ME. SHE HAS PARTIES EVERY WEEKEND. THERE ARE PEOPLE RUNNIG IN AND OUT OF THE APARTMENT USING PROFANITY. SHE PLAYS HER ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Trouble (Please Read) (Not Recommending)

2002-11-27T00:00:00-06:00

From angellvr20@aol.com: I lived in these apartments for only one year and half way through I was ready to leave. About 1 month into my new home the panel on the balcony broke completely off. It stayed gone even after I moved out. My tiny one bedroom was about the size of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Highly Recommend (Recommending!)

2002-10-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here at Rivergate for 3 years now. I recently was offered a job transfer out of state which is how I was led to this wedsite. I was very suprised by the negitive comments from prior tenents.I have lived in several apartments in the columbia area and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: I´ve had no problems (Recommending!)

2002-07-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The only issue still is with the Gate Being broken all the time. But AC works great. The Ac was broke but came in and fixed it within a reasonable time period the AC works wonderfully now never been so cool. Maybe they need to think about a discount for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Love it! (Recommending!)

2002-06-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Unlike my fellow reviewers, I have had a very positive experience at Rivergate. I have lived here since 8/2001, and while response was very slow to nonexistant when I first moved in - a new mtce person came in after the first of the year and I have received nothing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Donﾴt waste your time or money! (Not Recommending)

2002-05-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here 2001-2002. Rivergate boasts itself as a "premier gated community", but the reality is that the security gates are rarley closed. Management is horrible and very slow to respond to any requests or complaints. Noise is also a problem that mgmt. fails to address. Donﾴt even get me ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: Only a so-so experience (Not Recommending)

2002-04-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Lived here one school year, 1998-99. Positives included a washer/dryer in the apartment, good location, nice pool. Negatives included a front "security" gate that never worked (I understand that this is still the case), very high turnover in management and staff, mediocre construction, outdated kitchen appliances (not sure if they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Rivergate: (Not Recommending)

2002-02-14T00:00:00-06:00

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

Rivergate: good location, horrible management (Not Recommending)

2001-11-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Good location--close to downtown, etc. But, the management is terrible and they are very slow to respond to any problems that you may have. I´ve only lived there for 4 months and our AC has been broken 3 or 4 times. Once they finally get around to looking at it, ... [click to read full apartment review]