I wish I could review Yelp for forcing me to give 1 star. CP Development-- or Regent Square Rentals... don't know how they get that by everyone deserves negative stars. They are slumlords, crooks, dishonest, and full of empty promises.
After signing an extremely extensive lease, which basically absolves CP from any liability for anything at all, I moved into a 1-bd in Swissvale. Of course, they say it's Regent Square, but from the neighbors, area and simple geographic location-- it's Swissvale.
Because I needed to find an apartment ASAP, I signed with CP. My apartment cost as much as one would have in Lawrenceville or Bloomfield, and was not that big at all. The building contained 8 units, but basically looked like a slum. The stairs were falling apart, the concrete steps were crumbled, the property was not maintained at all. In the winter, tenants were forced to shovel the steps and take care of the property since CP's maintenance crew was nowhere to be found.
From the first day I moved in, my oven/stove didn't work. It was also at least 30 years old. I called the maintenance number to find it disconnected. Cute, right? I started calling the office requesting maintenance on the appliance. Someone did come over, and left me an incredibly nasty letter telling me that I should have just lit the pilot light to get the stove and oven to work. Seriously? What kind of STOVE requires the pilot light to be lit EVERY time you want to use it? My own father told me not to use it, since my kitchen constantly smelled like gas. 8 months into my lease, after I threatened to report them to the BBB, they brought me a new stove/oven. Surprise surprise, this one worked! Really glad I had it for the last 4 months of my lease...
I also had my neighbor arrested, so CP obviously doesn't screen their tenants. The tenant below me was the most annoying though. Since the building was really old, and had hardwood floors, they creaked. It happens with age. If I walked around my apartment past 9pm, the tenant below me would bang on the ceiling and leave me nasty notes in my mailbox telling me to be quiet.
They sent a notice in February (7 months before my lease was up) requiring me to either renew my lease for the next year or move out. I sent it back with a letter that said I would never lease from crooks again. Their properties are fairly pet friendly, but even if you don't have a pet, you'll get some. Mice, rats (RATS), squirrels, stinkbugs, birds, flies, bees. The cabinet underneath my sink was filled with mice feces when I moved it. After cleaning it and plugging up all the holes from the rotting wood, the mice still got in.
They tried to evict me after I refused to pay some crazy charges they added to my account. I paid my rent on time each month (and some extra bogus charge for sewer, even though my lease clearly stated that CP was responsible for water/sewer). They backed off really quickly when I had my lawyer get involved.
Their properties are absolutely filthy, just like the company and people they employ. Stay away from them if you know what's good for you.