West Wind Apartments

This place is my first apartment and it was doing great till it went up, like a lot. People r very nice and maintenance is a little slow but they still able to get the job down. The only thing I don’t like is the laundry room, like in some buildings don’t have any and they have to walk over, or other buildings r limited.

I’ve been living here going on 2 years. Things have declined over time. I can relate to most things left in other reviews. As far as pricing,and management. Also, they’ve started doing construction and the workers leave their supplies in the parking lot...taking up 5 spaces. I get off of work around 3 am. So it’s annoying having to park at a completely different building,and walk from there to where I actually live that late with a child. I shouldn’t have to do that. The workers should organize... themselves in a different,more considerate way. It’s unfair. A lot of people have been complained about this. You definitely get what you pay for. So,if you want more...I’d recommend trying somewhere else before here. They raise rent constantly. The internet is slow and always going in and out. All they care about is money. People deserve to live in a place where they are considered and not just looked at like dollar signs. Read More

I have been living at West Wind apartments for more than five years. It has taken a long time but the Internet is much faster if you’re willing to spend $70 a month. There are no washer or dryer‘s in the apartments and in my situation there are only two washers and two dryers being shared between 24 apartments. On several locations I have had packages stolen. There are no large units for the post office to place packages. Package carriers cannot leave items at the front office either. The... residents seem to be mix of 1. college students who are kind and respect their neighbors. 2. college students who enjoy loud music, partying late into the night 3. Questionable figures who fill the apartment with weed smoke, throw their mail they don’t want in the main hallway until it’s cleaned up a week or so later and don’t understand human interaction. A couple weeks ago there were police and swat team at the apartments. They had to teargas an apartment after clearing out the entire building because of an armed resident. This is not uncommon as I’ve seen multiple police here with lights flashing outside of one building or another. A few months ago I was walking with a friend around the complex and there were around a dozen police officers with drug dogs searching the complex. The front office told me they were “training” here. What kept me here was the low rent compared to other apartments. Rent has increased around $25 per month every year. This is typically a non issue, but I was recently presented with a 15 month lease plus $25 monthly increase. If I chose a 14 months lease it was $140 monthly increase and it only increases further as I shortened the lease. I spoke with the front office and was told it’s “Market Rate”. There is no logic in this statement. I have had 12 month leases offered every year with a $25 increase. I was fine with paying that, but now I’m forced into a 15 month lease because it’s “Market Rate”. I understand raising yearly rent, but trapping your longer term residents with a longer lease plus the same yearly increase is shady business. I have never had a complaint called on me, comply with maintenance requests and I have paid my rent on time every month(which is irrelevant to them), so this will likely be the last year I live here. Read More

Had no problems with this apartment for 2 years.
We get a new property manager and suddenly I'm fine $100 for smoking on my balcony (something I was assured would be allowed when I moved in)
I'm not bothering anyone, and no one has complained. The manager is just on a power trip.
A year ago I would have recommended this place.
No I recommend you stay far away.

Pros:
- bargain pricing. Utilities rolled into rent.
- fairly decent grounds/property. Reasonable amenities.
- the lease eventually ends.
- lots of squirrels...
- within walking distance of seedy hotels and sketchy clubs... if thats your thing...


Cons:
- as most reviewers mentioned, there is an insane big problem here. Roaches, ants, you name it. Multiple visits from exterminators accomplished nothing.
- forced to use Bloom internet. Absolute garbage. Overpriced. Inconsistent. Xfinity's lowest... tier package absolutely destroys Blooms "best" (who just grafts off Frontier and throttles it). They should be ashamed to be forcing tenants to use it.
- units are dated. Small rooms, poorly lit kitchen. Welcome to the 90s.
- neighbors are a mixed bag. Some are utterly filthy and are allowed to refuse inspections. Police are not an unusual sight. Drunken domestic disputes on a monthly basis.
- community laundry facilities that don't always work. Problems are hand waived by office to (yet another) third party provider for service (just like the trash internet from Bloom).

In summary, if your only concern is "cheap" and views with squirrels, go for it. If you want things like decent internet, low crime, and non-insect roommates, look elsewhere. Read More