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| - I have lived here in a one bedroom now for a year and a half. It will have been two years by the time my lease is up.
First, the good: the place is close to school and the apartments are fairly nice for the rent. The 9-foot ceilings make your apartment seem much more open, and the faux wood linoleum is a nice touch. There are garden tubs in the bathroom, which I love because I am a bathtub snob. The lake fountain outside is nice (that is, when it is working, which lately is about 60% of the time), and provides a good background white noise for studying. You can pay your rent via credit/debit card in the front office, which is very convenient. The girls who work in the office are sweet and always friendly. The complex is located conveniently next to the 101 loop, with easy on/off. It is a 5 minute drive from MWU. It is also conveniently located near LA Fitness on 83rd & Union Hills, as well as various grocery and shopping locations, and the Arrowhead Mall. The staff is and always has been pleasant. The no-frills pool is decent. They are pet friendly, and have some of the cheapest pet rent in the area, for a mostly nice complex.
Now for the ugly. I so badly wanted to love this place, believe me. This "gated" community has not been gated for quite some time, because the gates have been broken down and open for MONTHS now. ****UPDATE*** The gate was finally fixed in early February. It is now closed 24-7 (previously when I first moved in it was open during business hours), but it still doesn't keep the junkies out....but I digress. The "State-of-the-Art" fitness center is rather laughable. It is a mishmash of random machines, a treadmill, a stretch thing (srsly?), and an incomplete set of weights. There are children abusing the fitness center anytime I've ventured in there.
The water to my building (and I can only assume everyone else's building as well) is randomly shut off several times every month with no warning and no explanation. In fact, as I write this, it is about 5:45 pm on a Monday (office is closed, of course and maintenance does not answer their emergency line-yes I tried calling them) and the water has been shut off again. Luckily, I buy my drinking water by the gallon. I feel bad for the poor souls who possibly drink the water from these faucets (ew). Oh man, what if someone was in the middle of a shower and the water was shut off?! Need to flush your toilet! Ha! Sucks for you!!!
The current set of maintenance peeps have, on multiple occasions, disposed of large appliances (water heaters, fridges, you name it) in the dumpster, which has caused the dumpster to overflow with trash since there is not enough room for actual trash bags Really- is it acceptable in AZ to dispose of appliances in dumpsters? Crazy. My AC broke down on a Saturday last summer, and the maintenance guy who answered the emergency line told me "Well, I live on the other side of town, sorry I can't get to the complex until tomorrow." To be fair, I don't believe that particular maintenance guy is employed here anymore, but the appliance dumpers are.
When I first moved in, it seemed that the "quality" of the residents was higher. Mostly students and wonderful little geriatric residents who were quiet and peaceful. However, I am assuming the complex must have run a White Trash Special (move your whole family in! As well as your cousins! And your 3 huge dogs! And your baby-mama's junkie son who skulks around the complex and hangs out by your door and hops over your ground patio because you apparently didn't trust him enough to actually give him a key to the apartment, but it's okay because he only stays there on occasion!).
Also, when I first moved in, many of the concrete steps were in disrepair. No joke, some of the rebar was showing through, but in their defense, they spray painted them a cautionary yellow. Finally, about 16 months later, they replaced...wait for it....SOME of them. There are still a few-no, many steps that need to be replaced. One of the "repaired" steps isn't flush with the landing, and creates a trip hazard for someone who might not notice. Yes, I reported this a month ago. Is it still there? Yes.
Well, anyways...I suppose if you think this is a review from some disgruntled resident, then well...by all means move here and experience the luxury of Laguna yourself. I for one, am leaving as soon as my lease is up.
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