jamesvinc
Resident • 1996 - 2008
1/28/2009
Best Location in San Jose
The staff and maintenance crew are very helpful and friendly and will work with you if you have a problem. I feel very taken care of here. It has been my home for 14 years in March. The management team they have here now is very nice and understanding. The building is very secure, I've never at all had a security problem since I've lived here. The grounds are newly re-done and quite nice. I have a great view. Every so often they will have a BBQ (free) for the place, or some other kind of community event. They put out a newsletter, give out birthday cards to residents, do a gift drive on the holidays, so there's a real community feel here, but also my experience is that there are quiet apartments in the building and overall you can have your privacy and not be bothered if you don't want as well as having community stuff. So it's like the best of both worlds. Also if you look up the 'walkability score' at http://www.walkscore.com/ for this complex, the score is quite high (92 percent) so you don't even have to own a car to live here. You're right next to the 22 bus line that goes thru the heart of silicon valley, up to Palo alto and it runs all night. That busline is 2 blocks away, as are the light rail and almost all the other bus lines. It also has the major library right down the street, many restaurants around, a post office downstairs, a Togo's right downstairs as well as hair salons, theaters. So the point is you don't even have to HAVE a car, if you're like me, and that alone saves you a lot of money especially if you are a student on a fixed budget. The pool is kept very clean and there's also a gym and a rec room and a sauna and a jacuzzi. The grounds are kept up well and the grounds staff here are great and are always busy and work very hard and they are very polite and respectful. As I say I"ve been here 14 years. I guess I've a bit stuck here in paradise cuz honestly, The Colonnade is so great, that I just could never find a better deal.Share This Review
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