Island Village Apartments

Not bad. I have never had a serious problem with management. The maintenance staff is very fast at fixing problems There are three supermarkets within walking distance, two smaller stores, restaurants and right by the trolly and bus. The gas lamp is about three blocks away. No bug problem that I could see and they check for bugs frequently. I have heard that this place was not always this nice hence the bad reviews I think. I am quite happy here.

Is negative stars an option???... Poorly Managed Unprofessional, Rude, Threatening StaffIneffective Security Guaranteed to Fail Amenities Meets all the Criteria of a "Project" --Well if someone had told me the units were half the size of a standard small studio, bug infested, and that security doesn't do their job in protecting tenants from the drug addled, even when they demonstrate violence and aggression, nor does the front desk, I would have seriously considered my options differently.- When mgmt fail to protect tenants from said violent and aggressive tenants, they go out of their way to blame the easiest target and continue the aggression and take it even further to threaten and harass. Security doesn't answer the phone in emergency situations. I have seen one of the security team sleeping at his desk, I took pictures both times. Security and management will give multiple passes to the drug addled aggressive tenants.-I understand that mgmt must deal with all sorts of people and security may be tired of all the crazy, but run. Do not put in any application here. There's a number of places that are 2 and 3 times the size of this place, with proactive mgmt and effective security. Beware of any building that the doors have metal frames and open out. I had to learn this the hard way, but they open out so that way when someone is kicking in your door.... The door cannot be kicked in so easily. The property developers even installed metal deadbolts with a high security key (it has a special groove). This speaks volumes to the fact that the developers and mgmt are well aware of the security issues, but still fail to properly protect tenants from violent, aggressive actions.-This is NOT a place to live or thrive and the lack of community is substandard at best, unless you're selling "cigarettes, weed" and are looking for a connect to get crystal, Fenty, or boosted goods which are sold right as you walk outside the door. People defecate, urinate, and sleep in the immediate front area of Market Street. The flies that congregate in front of the building are a direct result of the stentch and filth brewing on a daily basis. I haven't seen any company power washing the street sides surrounding the apartment complex on any regular interval or schedule. The developers, mgmt and security don't seem to care about that, so it should only stand that they don't care about the issues caused by the drug addled or people who need medication ( and not taking care of themselves).-This place is more fitting if you want to hide out, exit society and feels like a place to die. If you're interested in being part of a thriving environment then DON'T LIVE HERE! The coroner is here weekly. Cops and ambulance emergency vehicles are here weekly. The continually high and hopped up on some drug is common place and not unusual at all. What this place needs is an actual nursing staff 24-7. Theres also a kitchenette which consists of two electric burners, which are situated directly under a fluorescent lamp with metal supports. The burners are a great idea since this is an efficiency living space. HOWEVER , there's NO VENTILATION, NO FAN. What this means is that even if you're just boiling water or cooking the most basic.... the steam not only gets absorbed into the shelf wood supports and causes damage, but eventually the metal supports will rust and fluorescent lamp will eventually be rendered ineffective because of the POOR DESIGN. It's built to fail, and I can only guess that they take money from the tenants for the poorly designed kitchenette counter space. Furthermore, they have a smoking area.... Yet smoking is allowed in the rooms. This means that the shared ventilation system fans of.the bathrooms allow for cigarette and weed smoke to casually enter apartments of those persons WHO DON'T SMOKE. The only time smoke gets pulled out of your apartment is when the fan is on. So why even have a smoking area?????!!!!! Seems the developers just checked boxes without a concern for any quality of living.

This place is nasty. I lived there for two years and it was the worst place I have ever lived in. Management yell at you and threaten you in written forms and directly. Threatening notes hanged everytime at tenants door. Do this do that!! They topped it when the elevator broke and they didn't fix it making tenants with disabilities taking the stairs for at least two months that I witnessed. Parking garage is a mess and cars do get broken into. Be aware do not move here!

DO NOT COME HERE. Property management is a joke and will resolve NO issues. Stolen property, not resolved. Issues with payment they expect you to take the fall for. I get a notice on my door saying I have delinquent rent and despite being up to date and they refuse to accommodate for my schedule and even refuse to acknowledge an appointment that I made room for. When I spoke to the lady at the front desk they hung up. I must reiterate as clearly as can be stated. DO NOT TAKE UP RESIDENCE AS THIS JOKE OF A COMPLEX. A waste of money and time.

Do not stay here, this place is ghetto, half the residents are slobs and by Sunday the elevator looks like a dumpster. They don't clean the underground garage or have the outside windows washed. The new place I moved into have already done both and I've only been there 3 weeks. Oh ya, expect the fire alarms to go off frequently in the middle of the nite, and lastly, don't expect getting any of your security deposit back no matter what. All that for almost $1100 a month for a 280square ft studio!

Management staff here have been really great very helpful when I did have a problem. The rent is really very fair price according to market value and there is a whole lot of renovation going on both inside and outside of the complex it'll make living here a more pleasant experience for everyone. These apartments are located in East Village and sometimes outside the complex there might be an occasional issue or two but no more so than anywhere else in East Village. Whenever I've had a service issue they've been very prompt and resolved it and that's a great experience for anyone no matter where you rent and I would have to say their maintenance crew does go above and beyond the call when it comes to taking care of our complex if you're looking for an economical place to live or a permanent place to live whatever your needs may be the studio apartments are pretty neat utility free and air conditioned with hookups for cable and internet I've lived here for 5 years and overall it hasn't been a bad experience at all.

This place is a nightmare to apply. The onsite property manager asked for bizarre & intrusive income documentation that don't follow HUD, State & City regulations or guidelines. And this was AFTER she said I had the apartment. The application process took over a month. And, she attempted to keep my holding deposit. I'm happy to resume my housing search after this awful experience.

It's always said that property is based on location,, location, location and they're right. This is located very near everything... transportation (bus, bike, trollley, taxis, Uber, Lyft, pedi-cabs, etc. Then there is Petco Park, the venue on the corner of Park & Market (which is soon to disappear 🙁), all the clubs, main library, markets, restaurants, convention center, Seaport Village and Gaslamp District. The building itself isn't an Architectutal Digest Award winner but for me it's good. I liked it a lot the first time I saw it. There's a laundry room on each floor, TV room, Wi-Fi (very limited range) in the seating area, and a gourmet kitchen that is available to residents. Of course I would love it if drinking, doing drugs and the such weren't so prevalent around the building but otherwise they keep it pretty clean. Management is friendly and so far responsive, maintenance crew as well and most guards have a great personality. So far, so good. Update 3/22/18: I lived at Island Village from 3/10/17 thru 2/28/18 and while much of what I wrote above is still true, there's more. Building 1 where I lived has a serious roach problem. I decided after 2 months of the ineffective extermination company they use, Cimex, to take matters into my own hands. I managed to keep them at bay except for the occasional ones that would come in under my door from the hallway but they wouldn't live for long.

Nice apartment that I have spent almost 5 years. But the only problem around the building on the street is that all the windows are unclean from the outside on each floor. where is facing 13th Street and Park Blvd? If you can see from inside the apartment meet and check the windows and ask questions about the situation of why the windows are not clean.

Oh God. Stay away from this place at all costs. I lived here for two years and it was the worst time of my life. The entrance is dirty, to put it nicely. If you're a professional, this is not the place for you. The management constantly threatens you, even if you're a responsible tenant who pays rent on time and causes no problems. It's just a terrible and depressing place.

I want to extend a tone of gratitude and thanks for all the people who have taken a stitch of time to document their experience at this SRO. All of the reviews confirmed my impression of pretty much any SRO. Drug and cockroach infested world that would be nothing short of a step in a very wrong direction for me. I'm a resident currently at veterans village and qualified for SSVF (Im a veteran). Which pays for rent but the amount will barely cover rents for any SRO and thats the recommendation from my case manager and expectation - to leave here and end up at an SRO. Ya, no thanks I have it way better here. I expect to make a step UP not DOWN upon completing the program here. What I find comical is that for every review (which no doubt is legit), this mgr Kierra or something like that pipes in and every response is a deflection. What a joke. Give it up 'Business Manager'. No one who reads these reviews and your follow up is going to think the reviews are all just made up. Safe your self the embarrassment you put on yourself by your futile efforts to disparage the people who write reviews.

I've actually been asked the following: Kierra G. Owner "Hello. We have checked our records and do not have a resident who has moved out in the past year by the name Felisha B. Is it possible you have the incorrect apartment complex?" Typical response from the staff: Whenever possible; deflect, dismiss, blame the tenant. Well, if I didn't reside there and have mistaken my previous address for two full years I'm sure I will be enlightened when we and Royal Management appear before a Judge at the upcoming hearing. All you had to do was abide by the law but couldn't follow simple steps copied and delivered to you here. You're apparently incapable of counting backwards 21 days as well. Incompetence is not an excuse, nor is feigning ignorance, but you're someone else's nightmare now. I repeat: Typical actions of Royal Management staff. One of your own embezzled hundreds of thousands from the Sanford Hotel several years ago. Clearly, staff of Royal Management possess a collective mindset that laws do not pertain to them.

This place is pretty disgusting from the minute you walk in the door.. the entire front entrance smells like urine & feces really bad right at the front door. You have to check in and out yourself and everyone you bring with you with some scary rough looking security guard at the front desk. It's pretty much a half way house for homeless people.. Not good place for a couple or someone with a child. Needless to say but I did not end up renting here. Thank God! Best to move on..

Sewage came up in my bathroom sink. Maintenance told me nothing could be done, that it was an old building. Cockroaches were constant. From itsy bitsy ones to full grown. It was never quiet. The recently homeless tenants followed their old habits and went in and out at all hours, pulling or pushing whatever they used to carry their things. The building I lived in for 15 months had hot water regularly. Building number 3 did not. Also, the building I lived in had the only washers and dryers. Four washers, four dryers on each floor for 281 units. I am 72 and disabled. My unit was on the second floor. The only elevator for that building regularly broke down, and would remain broken down for days. The security guards were only there to see that the property wasn't damaged. Twice there were attempts to break into my unit. Nothing was done. Supposedly there were to be no alcohol or drugs. Both were constantly present, I was offered them. The rate of turnover is great. Deaths from suicide, and drug overdoses were frequent. I personally saw two body bags on gurneys wheeled out. The man on the floor above my room died and no one did anything until the smell got so bad no one could ignore it. The resource person told me that ten people had jumped off the roof. One resident that I talked to said one of those jumpers landed a few feet in front of him. Finally, most of the tenants are obviously in need of psychiatric medication. One woman attacked one of the security guards with a big kitchen knife. I saw the video he took as she was attacking him. I don't care how desperate you are, don't move in there.

Flooding on second floor on Sunday evening.(cinco de mayo). Property damage, unsettling. Security tried to contact mgt. For emergency service. MGT. WOULD NOT ANSWER. despicable and non-proffesional....uncaring other worldly creations. Oh well...cinco de mayo

My mistake on my comments of my Review of this troubleing place. My punctuation of the incidents i wrote about seem misleading but there not that are true .#1,My next door neighbor was stabbed 3 times coming in the building in front door of lobby. His assult was broadcast ed on Fox news and KUSI Morning News #2, I was assaulted waiting by the elevator by another tenant .#3 My neighbor across from my apt. Whas assaulted in front of building and 1 of his 3 pets were killed by the person or persons who assaulted him. His assult was printed in the. Sandiego Union Tribune These are facts. Sorry I just don't need to explain or experience anymore violence anymore! Good luck. Sorry about previous post .i can see that you dont fully understand the stress living here has caused me . good luck.

I am a former resident. In light of the fact that businesses can now sue folks for telling the truth in reviews on Yelp...suffice it to say..."buyer BEWARE." I would prefer not to even give stars of any kind, but that is not a option...unfortunately.

This place advertises availability only for you to be told that there's nothing available when you go to the property to inquire about it. I encountered someone named Susanna at the desk with a HUGE attitude when I asked her why advertise when there's nothing available. I stated that it's inconsiderate to false advertise like that because potential renters make a trip specifically to view a place that isn't available. Her response to that is, "You should have called" and when I told her that I did but there wasn't any answer,she insinuated that I was lying because "we always answer our phones". Umm...no Susanna, you don't. YOU are the liar.

i can only offer my sincere apollogy for my wrongly thinking a person of respect was capable of doing [unimaginable acts] i see the residents here are not always with a even keel .the management has enough to worry about , i don't want to be a problem,a good resident is my goal ,and to leave in peace . i am only human is no reason for my actions,but trust & believe we all make mistakes but i see mine and appollogize .thank you for understanding

If I could give negative stars I would. The management has changed in this building four times in the last year and a half. That should speak for itself. Noisy, dirty, crazy people running around at all hours. The other night I had someone break into my apartment. I have made four complaints to management and they have done NOTHING. They are again new management and probably will only be here as well for another month. I have contacted police and am letting them deal with this. I will be moving out. Strongly advise never to live here.

Its less expensive but the front desk people are holding it down. Apts are small and the floor color is lame but its modern and updated.

I really enjoy the management of this property! They are extremely helpful and accommodating....all you have to do is sign the paperwork they give you. The only thing I have a problem with is in the third building it ALWAYS smells, and after 2 years I am finally moving out! There are a lot of disabled people that live there but other than that prices are very affordable and the furnished studio allows you to live in your own oasis that is private and secluded. I would recommend to people with the warning of smells, disabled folks, and lots of noise from traffic etc