My boyfriend and I moved to the colonnade about a year and a half ago. We had recently graduated college and we had wine taste on a beer budget. The Colonnade was seemed like a perfect fit, the neighbors were friendly and it seemed pretty safe.
Through out our 1.5 years here the quality of people drastically declined. There we're smash and grabs that happened right by our vehicles. I was scared to walk outside by myself at night.
The amenities are terrible, the 24 gym is more like a closet and only open during office hours. There is dog poop all around the buildings, the walls are paper thin and the gates never work.
As for appliances, our washing machine was always broken even with multiple work orders. The dishwasher wouldn't drain. Our air conditioner broke in the middle of summer and was not fixed for over a month. We had to bring our own microwave. The only thing I can complain about with the fridge is that the drawers that hold the fruit and veggies are not the drawers that go with the fridge. There is at least a 2 inch gap.
The apartment itself is cheaply made, the carpet bunched when you walked on it, there are cracks all through the walls and door frames, the lamenent flooring in the bathroom started to peel up, and the toilet felt like it was about the fall through the floor every time you sat on it.
Management is terrible, Joan (manager) refused to talk to us on more than one occasion. When you take a tour of the complex the model home is not the same as the apartment you move into (quality wise).
If you are considering this place as a home, please do your research. When you take the tour ask to see a vacant apartment, not the model.
Overall, I do not recommend anyone live here.