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| - Miramonte is a great place to live. The apartments are slightly older, but are well maintained. I've never lived in an apartment with such ethical, responsive staff. Maintenance generally comes the day after a request is submitted, and the office staff notifies you if maintenance determines that they need to order a part that will take a few days to arrive. The management changed about six months ago, but I have not noticed any differences in quality or responsiveness since the switch.
A couple of things to keep in mind:
1) This place is pretty good when it comes to bugs, but there are mosquitos outside and I have seen a couple of roaches over the two years I've been here. I know that sounds terrifying, but realistically, you are going to have occasional roaches pretty much anywhere you live in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, and this apartment has WAY fewer roaches than most. The mosquito thing is an issue because, in the one-bedroom model, there are no windows in the kitchen/living area, so if you burn something in the oven, you have to choose between letting the mosquitos in and having a super smoky living area.
2) The pool is beautiful and well-maintained (one of the previous reviews complained that the pool is difficult to swim laps in and the pool gates have locks that stick - I have never encountered either of those issues).
3) The shelves in the kitchen cupboards are not moveable. If you are the type of person who cooks, I would recommend against living in the smaller sized two bedroom layout, because the kitchen does not have a pantry and the immovable shelves make it difficult to find space for your cutting boards, cereal, flour canisters, etc. The kitchen in the one-bedroom or larger two-bedroom model is better.
4) Contrary to their advertising/pricing, this is by no means a "luxury" apartment. The prices fluctuate a lot and are occasionally outrageous for what this apartment is. I ended up moving out because I wanted to transfer to a two-bedroom, and in the ten days it took me to make up my mind, they raised to price of the unit I was interested in from $1250/month to $1475, which was way too high for what Miramonte has to offer.
5) This is the best apartment I've ever lived in. The staff are great.
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