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| - There are good and bad things about the Palladium, just like any other apartment complex, but I just re-signed my lease there and I'll tell you why the pros outweighed the cons for me.
When I first moved in, the management was so-so, and there were all sorts of hidden fees. The Palladium recently got a new manager (Adam), and he is really good- everything is out on the table and you don't get any suprise fees or anything like that. The gym and the pool area are very clean, and management does a good job responding to requests and accepting/holding onto packages for you.
I agree with the comments below about trash valet though- you have to pay (no option to opt out) $35/month for this service that allegedly picks your trash up when you leave it in front of your door, but my experience has been that half the time "trash valet" doesn't even pick it up. It's definitely a BS charge.
Also, there is this dance studio/yoga room area that I totally loved when I toured the apartment and thought hey! I could totally go in there and work out/do yoga. But unlike the Palladium gym, the hours of this room are extremely limited. I can't go there before or after work... in my year of living there I have only actually been able to use this room once, and the idea of the yoga room was a huge draw for me when I was considering renting at the Palladium.
I decided to re-sign my lease here because even though there are some things that are annoying, I love the location and I want to be able to walk everywhere. My neighbors are nice and quiet, and the Palladium has some of the most reasonable pet fees in the area. I think that the Palladium is a little overpriced, but so are most of the other apartments in old town scottsdale. If you don't want to pay a little extra for location, don't live in old town. Simple as that.
Also, FYI each apartment only gets 1 parking spot, even if it is more than a 1 bedroom. There is additional covered guest parking that you can use if you have more than 1 person living in your apartment, but it is very limited, and you will be lucky to get a spot in the covered guest parking on a wednesday let alone a saturday. There is more guest parking on the roof of the garage, but its not covered so it sucks in the summer. Also, I've seen ALL the guest parking fill up before. My boyfriend and I share a reserved parking spot, and there have been days where one of us has had to park across the street at the walgreens because all the guest parking was taken.
I give the Palladium 4 starts because of the change in management (super positive) and the location.
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