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San Mateo


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Resident 2009

4/17/2009

The San Mateo Complex is now called "The Plaza" located at 7009 East Acoma Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona and I don't wonder why they changed their name from the San Mateo Apartments. Probably to hide these reviews. This place looks impressive from afar but once you live here you'll realize it's only looks. The wonderful terraces are actually sheet rock not cement. I tapped my toe against it and the paint chipped off immediately and it exposed the white plaster! You can't lean anything against the walls or the same happens with their one coat of paint. A few times their pool was condemned but they rushed to remove the sign. They're right by Kierland Commons and think they are the Beverly Hills of CA but they're more like Universal Studios. If you plan to buy, rent or lease for a while then don't waste your time. Every Saturday with their desperate "OPEN HOUSE" you'll hear the most annoying Sales Woman from their office with her fake high pitch echoing voice in the complex. Someone tell her to "SHUT UP!" but it's hard since this development was made in a way where you can hear everyone and everything even someone talking on their cell phone from the inside of your home. It's not a place for peace of mind. They advertise this place as "CLOSEOUTS" right in front in RED LETTERS and by bus stops! Talk about tacky without class! It's amazing that it's a condominum complex since half the people staying here are leasing it for a week or a month as a vacation resort. If you live here you'll never make friends, you'll have blasting loud pool parties and I mean BLASTING, litter and dogs without leashes rushing to your legs while owners tell you the same "He doesn't bite". Most that come here are college kids off from school who are carrying on loud at 3AM so if you plan to seriously work at a job then forget it. Now for their garbage. Usually you don't have to walk over a block to throw out your garbage but here the small dumpsters are located far from everyone's place. Imagine moving here and having to throw out furniture? No accomodations since the maintaince does not help you. Besides the dumpsters will be littered with bags of poop laying in front since the temporaries here don't care. There's no community feel and a coldness of people who just want to move on...is that Scottsdale or just The Plaza? Now if someone has a plumbing problem then you have to suffer too since several apartments are connected. They'll send you a notice making up a lie that they're doing routine maintanence. If you want real security then faw-get-about-it! Their gated community is only gated at night and it breaks down all the time and stays open. Half the windows are fake since they don't REALLY open. It's a cheap cookie-cutter way to save on costs. I never saw anyone having their windows cleaned since they'd have to hire someone to do them from the outside only. If you're looking to invest then just drive on since you are paying for the zip code and nothing else. JUST MOVE ON...

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