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| - Monterra used to be in the hands of Sares-Regis and really well run and maintained. It might not have been the best neighborhood around the complex, but the complex its self was really nice, well maintained and clean. I place I loved living in for the first three years. Calling its self "Luxury Apartments" with pricing and a community that fitted that mold. It was a good place to be near downtown without actually being in downtown.
Come an economic downturn and Monterra took a turn with it. With high vacancies which lead to lower occupancy the rent dropped a LOT. And a new management company took over. Gone were the days of getting in good residents and taking care of them and the community. Maintenance and care has took a considerable turn in the last year or so. The nice quite, close and clean community has disappeared.
Trash is everywhere. Especially after a weekend, expect to find several beer cans strewn around the complex. People seem to have a hard time making it to the dumpsters, and it will last out for a while. Everything feels just a bit more dirtier then it did just a year or two ago. Including a lot more animal feces that isn't cleaned up and mysterious stains on the sidewalks or halls I dare not think about.
Plus, noise has become an issue. Gone seem the days where noise complaints are taken seriously. Heck, even with the old management heard bass a few nights and by the end of the week we all had notes on our door reminding everyone to be courteous. Plus the sharp increase of families means there are kids running around, up and down the halls and screaming all day long as well. (Can't complain about kids playing outside too much, but as a day sleeper even ear plugs don't drowns out some of their shrieks) Parking lot noise has spiked considerably, where I seem to hear the bass go though the parking lot all day and all night long.
The parking lot is more of a mess. With cars just speeding though it, even with the speed pumps. (Someone just lost a cat in somehow in a parking lot you shouldn't be going more then 5MPH in, (Poor kitty. :( ). There never was enough parking to begin with, and it seems harder and harder to get a visitor in these days as well.
Monterra is still a decent complex, especially given the neighborhood. They wee build well and have nice floor plans. But this being my fourth year in Monterra, it will be my last.
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