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| - I've been here since late July and figured I would wait a few months to see how I like the apartment before I write a review. Compared to other apartment complex reviews that I've seen about unfriendly staff, Verde wins this. With such a small number of apartments they can actually get things done in a timely manner, including maintenance requests, although the only requests I've had are my lightbulbs.
I live in the A1 floorplan and coming from NYC this place feels huge, it may not feel that way for you. I have a rug and no balcony and I paid in the mid 800s but that was in July, prices go up in the winter. One thing to note is you will be taxed on your rent which is an additional $15/month for me + water, sewage, garbage, which is another $20 or so, keep that in mind, either I wasn't told that when I was looking or I wasn't paying attention.
During the summer my electric bill was around $85 (I'm a stickler when it comes to electricity and running my A/C, I kept my apartment at 82 during the day and 74 at night. I assume if you have it running all day you'll get hit pretty hard. The ceiling fans are nice and help a bit. I haven't run my A/C much in November and I believe my bill was around $40.
The pool area is small and gets shady pretty quickly and the walls are a bit thing, but I'm on the third floor, I can hear a dog barking in the apartment next to me, but that's what you get with apartment living. My apartment is dusty, I keep the windows open, so you'll need a vacuum if you get an apartment with a rug, if I had known the amount of dust that's in AZ i may have splurged for hardwood. The workout room is small but functional, I belong to the 24 hr fitness down the road and it's cheap.
I do like living here and there's a very good chance I'll renew my lease in July.
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