christina lee
Google
RENTER BEWARE!!! PLEASE READ BEFORE SIGNING A LEASE WITH THIS COMPLEX:
(((As of: 03/2025)))
Hawthorne House has beautiful amenities and well-kept grounds, but the management is a NIGHTMARE. My unit was filthy and unfinished at move-in, with broken appliances and electrical issues that were never properly addressed or fixed. Security is NONEXISTENT—the gate into the parking garage is always broken and open, cars get routinely broken into, and homeless people wander in and camp in office bathrooms. Complete water shut-offs for the entire day happened regularly without notice, and my unit suffered serious water damage from my upstairs neighbors that was completely ignored by management.
Other times, when I went into the office to express my concern with the lack of parking spots in the parking garage due to non-residents parking in resident spots, the manager told me that if I was displeased with the parking situation my two choices were to either pay $75 extra a month to get a reserved parking spot or park illegally at the Bank of America and risk getting my car towed. This conversation with management took place after I had already been towed from Hawthorne's property (of which I had to pay $245 to resolve) because the management neglected to inform me that a parking permit was necessary or give me a parking permit upon move-in. This exemplifies the unprofessional manner in which Kairoi Residential and Hawthorne's on-site management personnel operates.
Management is unresponsive to concerns raised by residents, UNHELPFUL, and tries to nickel-and-dime residents during move-out for issues they ignored during the lease. Since my lease has ended and I have moved out, management has changed my final account statement 3 separate times. When I emailed management inquiring about a time I could come in to discuss the move-out charges, the manager responded, not answering my question, but claiming that she was going to charge me an extra $300 because I had a pet and did not inform them. I had to come in and show her the documentation of my ESA, which I had already provided to previous management (that was fired halfway through my lease) to get the fee waived. Following that, the manager sent me a revised statement with the pet fee waived, then on the same day, sent me ANOTHER revised final statement claiming that the original paint charge on the final statement was too low and they would be increasing the repainting charges by almost $300. This inflated repainting cost is due to the aforementioned water damage caused by the upstairs neighbors that was never addressed by management, regardless of the numerous maintenance requests I submitted to have it fixed during my lease.
It really is a shame because the property and units are beautiful but the lack of security and terrible management spoils everything you could possibly enjoy about the complex. For a “luxury apartment” that charges luxury rent prices, this place is absolutely NOT WORTH THE MONEY. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
EDIT:
As you can see by the management's response to my very honest/detailed review, they are still denying that they increased the repainting charges due to the water damage caused by the upstair neighbors, even though the assistant manager Gina Garcia confirmed to my roommate on the phone that the water damage WAS the reason for the increased charge. Kairoi Residential truly is the worst management company that I've ever dealt with in my entire life. Y'all beware if you are thinking of renting here.