Griffis South Bay Apartments

The community has been on a downward decline for years, for myriad reasons. While I understand the pandemic was hard, closing amenities for 9+ months without a single concession on rent didn't sit well. Meanwhile, maintenance requests took longer and longer to complete and the trash problem kept getting worse. Eventually the community was in such disrepair that it no longer felt that the apartment complex was living up to its own obligations while still demanding we live up to ours, and rents... were only getting more and more unreasonable for fewer and fewer services and amenities.

In addition to this, the crime became a real issue, going from a prostitution ring, a stabbing, multiple vehicular break-ins in the parking garage, people doing drugs in the common areas and the halls reeking of marijuana more often than not. Management decided that a fresh coat of paint would solve problems, rather than fixing the broken gates and installing more security cameras and monitoring/patrols.

The annual "inspections" were intrusive but seems to accomplish nothing, the repeated failures to comply with entrance notice requirements was off-putting, and then, as the final straw, I learned that Fairfield Residential is trying to sell the building. Why fix anything when you can just turn around and off-load your problems?

Cerano stopped being a place I wanted to live at years ago. But then in 2021 it stopped being a place I felt safe coming home to, and it just took me this long to finally get out. Read More

Pro's:
Front Office is open 7 days a week, maintenance keeps these apartments very clean 5 days a week and neighbors are pretty much respectful.
Amenities are great:
Clubhouse has a game room, pool table, T.V. area, dinning area, Fridge, there's Gym, a Computer Room near the office & the Swimming Pool area has cabanas, BBQ grills, an electronic fire place and Jacuzzi.
5 minutes away from McCarthy Ranch Marketplace.
10 minutes away from school

Con's: Smokers are not smoking in the designated... "smoking areas".
Bathrooms near the pool area are not kept clean over the weekend because maintenance is off. (Honestly the cons are more the PEOPLE who live here not the apartment) lol

Living near the Landfill is a KILL Joy! Someday's when I walk out of my apartment I have a Gag reflects, the smell is just that awful. Read More

Our apartment is safe, the amenities are great and the neighbors keep to themselves. The front office staff is great, their very helpful and available 7 days a week. The maintainence team keep this propt together 5 days a week.

Not only do we enjoy living here our daughter loves it, especially the pool.

I have been living at Cerano for a couple of months now. The apartment is great and the place around is amazing too. It is calm and quiet locality with neighboring residential homes. The locations is pretty good too. Very close to 237 and 880. Ranch market is a 15 minute walk and Walmart is a 5 minute drive. The staff are nice and they maintain the apartment complex very clean. Safe to walk around at night. Have a security service that patrols every night.

All in all, I am happy to call Cerano... my home. Read More

Been complaining about and suffering from neighbors smoking since almost day 1 we moved in, but nothing constructive has been done! Indeed, the management have given in to the smokers and "assigned" them designated smoking areas, which most of them still ignore and smoke wherever they want despite other neighbors seeing their selfish, self-centered and inconsiderate behavior!

High rent for low quality living environment and atmosphere.

Some of the treadmill(s) in the gym have been broken for... months unfixed. Ran out of clean towels half of the time. Leasing agent broke the gym rule playing loud music despite there were other users.

Dirty pool - users not rinse themselves first before jumping in too. Read More