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Kings Gardens Apartments: a dump by any other name... (Not Recommending)

2008-07-15T13:39:34-06:00

From nomorekingsgardens: Apart from the shooting death earlier this year, the police must have visited this neighborhood at least 2 or 3 times a week for the past 6 months. Highlights: a neighbor's apartment was broken into in broad daylight and "nobody saw anything", a few of the pathway lights have been ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: hells gardens (Not Recommending)

2008-04-18T23:55:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: this place is a dump the staff are so rude and just down right unprofessional im moving asap .i had to call the corporate office 4 times about the staff theydid nothing the property manager is Hitler reborn .the apartments are old and rundownnot worth the price... ....shady service total ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Section 8 living (Not Recommending)

2008-01-12T14:01:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Decent price for the size, but old and poorly constructed. Floors creak LOUDLY and sound insulation between apartments is lacking. Office staff consistently treats me with disdain and parking is a real headache. Maintenance staff has been decent. I will be moving when my lease is up. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Garbage Apartment (Not Recommending)

2008-10-14T08:08:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Please please please do not move in. If you do, you will definitely regret. My neighbor living upstairs is always making sqeaky noise and I complaint million times to the office, they just won't do anything! They are afraid to confront their residents and they will not take your complaints ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Not recommended (Not Recommending)

2007-10-05T18:10:59-06:00

From mrkck913@gmail.com: I have lived in King gardens a year now and ready to move. I should have moved 3 months ago when I saw 4 cars all lined up in the complex with busted windows and have been broken into to now mine was broken into. The toy gaurd security that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: I threw a roach on their desk!! (Not Recommending)

2007-10-05T16:49:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Talk about roach infested!!! Just recently I caught one of the big ones we have and threw it on the desk at the resident services office demaning out of our lease!! It is unbelievable! We have had holes where the pipes go through the wall in the kitchen making our ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Interesting the differences in experiences (Recommending!)

2007-09-25T21:53:29-06:00

From RMTfamily: My family has lived here for 5 years and is very satisfied with the place. As another resident has stated, everything is close by, even Metro; for that, you can't beat the price. I as the female have never feared for my safety in the parking lot. Management has responded ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: OBIE IS A PROBLEM (Not Recommending)

2007-08-23T23:55:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Yes, it is a gang infested neighborhood! There is a local street gang, I think known as "NBA" that consist of the leader, I know to be nicknamed "Obie", and his thugs wich usually consist of a Spanish kid nicknamed "Rick" and another kid named "Lexo". They are usually the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Disappointed (Not Recommending)

2007-08-22T19:35:25-06:00

From Strohsie: We moved in here almost two months ago and I have to say we are VERY disappointed to say the least. When we moved in we did the walk-through with the staff. The place smelled aweful, the pantry door was broken, and the stove was not working. Within the first ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Come on! (Recommending!)

2007-06-11T20:08:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ok, i have been here for a year now. We take care of our apartment very well and we don't have any problems. Any time we request service, it is prompt and to our satisfaction. I always see a security officer out and they are walking around checking. Yes the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2007-05-16T13:44:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living in Kings Garden with my family for 1 year, this is a worse place I ever had. I am living here with roaches and other insects; apartment does not have good ventilation, any kind of smell stay around the house, especially, smell after cooking; bath room ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: No courtesy for long time residents (Not Recommending)

2007-04-10T10:14:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My family and I have been living in Kings Gardens since 1992. Now that we have requested new carpet, they won't give us any. There is a space behind the corner cabinet in our kitchen where the wall is cut away and open pipes are loud with neighbor's water. Once ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: A nice place to live (Recommending!)

2007-03-31T10:00:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in Kings Gardens for many years and I have never experienced any problems. The maintenance crew is prompt and the rental office staff is very courteous and professional. No place is perfect, but Kings Gardens is hardly the worst place to live. Sometimes unhappy people make for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Worse Place to live (Not Recommending)

2007-02-20T12:28:49-06:00

From harro: This has to be one of the worse places to live ever. Management is awful and the buildings are run down. My appartment flooded 5 times due to their poor plumbing problems.. I live in a Roach infested buildings which they can't seem to fix ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: The worse apartment building ever!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-05T12:57:31-06:00

From renter04-06:
I cannot believe I stayed in this apartment building for two years; it's the worse place ever, bad management, and bad service in addition to the security situation always you see the police coming for some thing bad robberies, noisy neighbors, repeated aggressions, murders... name it� I have seen the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2006-10-10T18:17:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: the customer service in the rental office is very unprofessional. the maintenance crew is equally rude, the take thier time fixing anything and inconvienence you in the long run. expect to get treated like they are doing you a favor by letting you live here. the prices are okay, the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: think twice (Not Recommending)

2006-09-18T14:18:27-06:00

From thinktwice34: it's sad to say this but i think this is my last year at kings garden. reason number one parking you can't have guess unless you go to the office to get a pass if the come after eleven you are just out of luck. number two bugs, bugs, and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: What is wrong with everyone here? (Recommending!)

2006-08-21T16:59:23-06:00

From shysti: My place is spacious, quiet and clean. No roaches, I don't have to worry about parking because I like to walk and use public transporation, it's healthier that way.

Also, I haven't had any issues with my safety, people in my building, or roaches. I think some of you who are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: It's Awful!!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-04T13:30:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The administration sucks! The parking sucks! The apartment sucks! Everything sucks!

Customer service is really bad. You can't have 2 cars unless they are under 2 different names. My car got towed 2 times because they didn't want to extend parking permit until weekend when I was available to change my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2006-07-07T15:01:55-06:00

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Kings Gardens Apartments: If this is all you can afford, this place isn't bad (Recommending!)

2006-06-15T08:10:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I can't believe how much some people are exagerating in their posts about this place. This is the TRUTH.
This is not a luxurious place. It's got its problems. But if you want a large apartment for a cheap price nad want to be close to the metro, you can't ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Needs to be bombed (Not Recommending)

2006-06-13T14:18:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When I first moved in KG in November of 2006, I was quite happy with things. I ignored the baby roaches in my kitchen sink and thought that it was something that would go away.
After living there for like 2 months, I started to see roaches all over the place!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Don't live here!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-02T11:13:20-06:00

From jason_goose@yahoo.com: The management is inadequate, unfriendly, and incompetent. The grounds and apartments are infested with roaches. The problem is so bad that there is a mandatory fumigation twice a year, but it should be four times a year. When I moved in the apartment appeared clean, but after a closer look, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: PARKING SUCKS! THEY NEED SECURITY FOR THE VERY STRANGE SECURITY GUARD. (Not Recommending)

2006-05-12T17:07:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The parking situation is absolutely scandelous, I believe there probably getting kick backs for the tow truck company. There is no shortage of parking, however you can't have a guess to stay with out a whole lot of red tape to get a pass which every resident should have at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Kings Garden needs to be under new management (Not Recommending)

2006-05-10T09:32:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: What can I say about Kings Garden apartments? Let me start by saying I will never live there again and wont recommend it to anyone. Our Refrigerator broke one time and it took them 3 days to come out and fix it. All our food went bad they we were ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: 5 years of Pleasure! (Recommending!)

2006-03-24T11:42:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Kings Gardens for 5 years and never had a problem with any of the things talked about. If I called maintenance for anything it was always done before the end of that day, I have lived at other places and have had to wait 3 or more ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: I RATHER STAY IN A SHELTER (Not Recommending)

2006-03-13T10:53:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: LETS SEE WHERE DO WE START! SHOULD I START WITH THE EXTRA INTRUDERS CALLED ROACHES THAT LIVE IN MY KITCHEN, WE HAVE PUT DOWN BOMBS AFTER BOMBS AND STILL ROACHES! ALSO I AM NOT SURE IF I LIVE IN A DORM OR PAY RENT THE PARKING HAS SO MANY DAYUM ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Not worth it!! (Not Recommending)

2006-02-26T18:55:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for almost three years and it keeps getting worse. Parking is horrible. Do not ever plan to have guests who might happened to stay past 11 pm because there car will be towed and it there is no way to get a visitor pass unless you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: BACK STABBERS (Not Recommending)

2006-02-15T23:05:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at this apt complex for a few months...and had a terrible life threatening experience. I will not go into details but when the situation was addressed with the rental office, they were unhelpful and sympathetic and refused to let me out of my lease. Kay Guessford the resident ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: King Garden's Apartments (Not Recommending)

2006-02-13T17:22:31-06:00

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Kings Gardens Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2005-12-02T09:19:53-06:00

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Kings Gardens Apartments: Pleased so far (Recommending!)

2005-11-29T12:07:36-06:00

From Autumn-Sky: It's only been a month but my experience has been a very good one. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Kings Gardens Apts. Isn't All That (Not Recommending)

2005-10-31T13:51:24-06:00

From Migente: I've been living at that complex for a year already. The price is okay. The parking policy SUCKS! They use to have Temporary passes for a guest but now that someone decided to mistreat the policy and allowed someone to park their car at the complex for a long amount ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Not as bad as people make it sound (Recommending!)

2005-10-24T08:51:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Seems most of the people posting here have a grudge with apartment management. I have lived here for over three years and have minimal complaints, for the most part it has been a very nice living experience.

All the stores you need are right by--two drugstores, Shoppers, chinese food takeout, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Robbed, then sued by Southern Mgmt after they let us leave (Not Recommending)

2005-10-14T19:22:07-06:00

From jwhite303: I got robbed at this apartment complex (by the apartments across from the hole in the fence that goes to Shoppers). We asked Kay (the site manager) if we could leave since we were month to month, she agreed and issued a letter stating such. Then! She sued us for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: unethical and a dump! (Not Recommending)

2005-10-14T19:11:05-06:00

From neonata: After a member of our household was robbed at KNIFEPOINT in the complex.

The management agreed to let us out of our lease but we had to be out of the apartment completely in 2 days *before the first of the month*. They contacted another member of the apartment 4 months ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR (Recommending!)

2005-08-30T13:49:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The bottom line is you get what you pay for. I have been living in this apartment complex for a little over a year and it has it's faults as well as its pluses. It is in a realitively nice area with lots of shopping. It is not far from ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Highly Discourage - Definitely Keep Looking (Not Recommending)

2005-08-17T12:48:01-06:00

From unhappy76141: I definitely do NOT recommend this apartment complex! The price is cheap, but bewareyou will get what you pay forhostile management, poor maintenance, and substandard housing. As a single parent in an expensive area my options were limited, however I shouldve kept lookingonce I moved in I was stuck! The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2005-08-14T17:59:02-06:00

From kbanres1: DO NOT RENT THIS PLACE, YOU WILL BE SORRY!
THERE ARE COCKROACHES IN THE AM AND PM, THROUGH YOUR CLOTHES, ETC., THE MANAGER IS RUDE AND SO IS THE EVER CHANGING STAFF. THERE ARE GANGS, HOOKERS AND DRUG DEALERS OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOWS AT NIGHT STABBINGS AND MURDERS OCCUR IN FACT SOMEONE ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: So far so good (Recommending!)

2005-06-17T15:24:50-06:00

From Scrump: People can be so picky. These apartments are fine...Not exactly what I'd chose if I was Bill Gates but hey...I'm not!There isn't a roach problem IF YOU CLEAN YOUR APARTMENT & DON'T LEAVE OUT DIRTY DISHES ETC. There are a few roaches outside...but this is Virginia.Sometimes there are annoying people ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: GANG Neighborhood (Not Recommending)

2005-05-10T14:19:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I wouldn't recommend moving here. This Alexandria apartment complex, like pretty much EVERY apartment complex along the Rte. 1 corridor from as far south as Woodbridge all the way up to Old Towne, is becoming 'gang territory'. How do I know all of this? I used to gang bang for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Resident Mgr and staff need work (Not Recommending)

2005-05-09T17:38:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: For the price it is ok but the Mgr is like someone out of Nazi Germany. Don't dare cross her or your life there will be a living hell. The staff which changes over every few months can come off a bit snotty and tend to talk down to you.
The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: DO NOT DO IT! (Not Recommending)

2005-05-08T01:48:27-06:00

From SC13: I lived there for over a year and it was hell. You wake up to bugs - even though they promise you an exterminator. You go to sleep seeing cockroaches and every other crawly thing.
You can hear your neighbors through the paper thin walls. You can see them ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Staffs in the business center are rude with tenant (Not Recommending)

2004-10-07T17:55:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The staffs are rude with the tenant! Especially Sharon the new receptionist in the business center... They changed their receptionnist 3 times this year, There is something wrong if you ask me? Save your money and find a better place to live. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: it's kool with me (Recommending!)

2004-10-05T13:53:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I been living here for about 8 months, I never really had any problems. The stove was leaking gas once, but they fixed that the same day, my AC wasnt working right for a while, but it got tken care of withihn a couple of days.

overall I'm happy, its' alot ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Poor Quality Apartment (Not Recommending)

2004-09-30T12:25:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The location is nice, that is true!
The price is good, true!
The apartments are spacious, also true!
Now there is a catch...
Poor quality buildings!!!! you can hear every single step that your neighbor makes, you can also hear your neighbor's alarm clock in the morning, his shower anytime of the day because ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: It's cheap (Recommending!)

2004-09-23T16:40:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It's cheap, but safe. There is a roach problem, true, but it stems from the fact that Section 8 folks aren't often the most clean people. You can hear every step made in the apartment above AND below if the family below has rambunctious kids, but that's because these were ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: I like living here (Recommending!)

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

From NancyDancy: Call me crazy, but ouch to some of these responces. I've never had a problem with my apartment. My AC come on when I want it to, the heats on when I want it to, and I don't have to do the up keep or even pay to have up ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: Hell NO (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: All I have to say is that you get what you pay for. Roaches were the reason why i got out of there. I would not recommend it. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Kings Gardens Apartments: The complex is decent and you get what you pay for. (Recommending!)

2004-05-10T00:00:00-06:00

From neueruhr: The complex is decent. The apts are pretty spacious and roomie. The windows are pretty bad and drafty and you do hear some neighbor noise. Parking isn't a really bad problem because I always get a spot but it might not be right by my door. Overall it's ok. You ... [click to read full apartment review]