Dominium

We chose Legends of Apple Valley because they had availability when we needed it. We are very comfortable in our apartment, for senior living they are adequate for our needs. When we first moved in here they had a ton of activities, but since COVID hit, they have pretty much been closed, but that is no fault of their own. The facility is in a good area close to shopping and restaurants, but it can get a little loud at times. Overall, we have had a good experience here.

Management is not here much, or maintenance. The rent went up $[removed]for 1 bedroom apartments. The apartments are nice, but made with cheap things. The owner does not want to maintain quality. I went for 6 1/2 months my first year with no a/c or furnace. 5 year old furnace was red tagged for Carbon monoxide. I enjoy living here in my apartment, but because of the management the experience overall has not been very good. I would recommend that these apartments are better for self sufficient individuals. No one here is looking out for the elderly/sick.

The apartment was lovely, but in the beginning was the covid pandemic so with all the restrictions is very lonely. They did work really hard to keep the community clean and the activities are slowly starting to open back up

My experience is via my sister who has been a resident for 3 years. The staff is ok, but not as friendly as I would have expected from a place that has seniors. The cell service is really bad because they are behind a hill. So, you really need to keep a land line. Paying rent is online only, which is really hard for a senior with out a computer. You are forced to go to the Walmart and pay via direct cash transfer. The greatest asset has been the activities and the onsite beauty shop. I can recommend these apartments, but know the staff is not as friendly as they could be and their is really no care services. It is truly for someone who can live on their own, with out assistance.

Huge rent increases, noisy ice arena, dogs everywhere, rude neighbors, drafty windows

I have mixed feelings about living at The Cambric. it is a nice new property but the soundproofing is poor. If you live facing the Mississippi Market's parking lot you will be awakened anywhere from 4:53 in the morning until 6:00 PM with noisy delivery trucks delivering and unloading at the Mississippi Market. It is very unpleasant. The 7th street side is also noisy. Young adults hang out in the apartment parking lot smoking marijuana in the evenings. It is called a 55+ building but they allow young adults 18 and over to live there as long as an adult 55+ has rented the apartment they live in. Not Good!

The place is beautiful on the outside The person to speak to does not work there. The asst manager was not happy to let me in and state did a Place for Mom send you We tell them not to come She state there were no openings I could not see anything Men outside ask if I had gotten a place and when I told them there were no openings they were surprised A total waste of time

I'm SO HAPPY!!!!! I'm officially MOVING OUT and handing LOB back my KEYS TOMORROW!!! This is the WORST place I've ever lived in! One of the managers onsite here/ is HORRIBLE and the regional MANAGER that SHE reports to and!!!!!!! She shows favoritism toward a selected group of racist tenants. And when I moved here, I discovered that Dominium lets a 3rd party billing company JIT BLUE STAR -bill tenants for EXCEL energy electricity usage and OVERCHARGED TENANTS. I wrote the Attorney General's office and guess what? They had to reimburse tenants for overcharging expanding back 9 YEARS at several different properties (Dominium)!!!!!! YEP 9 YEARS... In short, consider moving ELSEWHERE----NOT HERE!!!!!!!!!! GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!

Most of the problems here stem from the company who owns us (Dominium). The value is an issue considering the fact they are supposed to cap the rent at 3% and now a lot of the residents have it up anywhere near 10-11%. A lot of residents are moving out very fast, it is just a mess. It sees like they are double dipping. They just do a lot of questionable things. Also the location is not a good area - there are newer buildings near us and we have seen drug deals go down in the parking lots as well as seeing guns.

I would not recommend the community due to management in the community. There is a form letter they use and it doesn't always apply to the same situation. I believe they need to have another individual at the front desk. I had family members here as well, and they were very quick to inquire if a family member would be stay in in the community after the death of a loved one. They didn't even give condolences for the loss of our family member. The apartments were very spacious, with high ceilings, great circulation of air. There are even decks available for apartments. There were new appliances in the apartment I had. The first day I tried to use the washer the entire door broke, and it took over 20 days to replace the washer in my apartment, and then the community asked for me to prove that I didn't do this with malice. I was expecting more community activities with other residents such as travel stories, coffee mornings, and more.

Bren Road station is a beautiful property however the dog owners are huge problem they do not clean up behind their dogs inside and outside of the building however the staff is very pleasant and they take very good care of the property other than the problem with the dog owners I am very pleased

The building is beautiful, but the office staff is not friendly at all. They don’t acknowledge you, don’t say hello when they see you. Very unfriendly staff

I am typing this for my client as she stated to me "Hard to deal with". She was supposed to get a deposit like 7 weeks ago and still waiting. From my perspective, that isn't a good thing for renters like herself. She has been overwhelmed with the bad experience with that place.

The apartment building is very nice. Although the office people there could have better attitudes towards residents/workers who are helping the residents. There’s a saying “ always be kind, because you never know what someone is going through “ I understand we have our bad days, but please don’t take it out on the people who are simply coming to you guys for help. Making side comments and not being professional when asked a question, shows me you have no respect for my resident(that lives there) and I. I would never recommend this type of unprofessionalism to any client of mine. Yes, I am a minority. Yes, I do see that I was looked at but was never seen at eye contact level. Regardless of the color of my skin, I would never be annoyed at the sight of your skin color like how you guys were to me that day. I hope you all grow and learn to be kind to everyone.

Poor management that will lie to you and then screw you over when you move. This is not truly a senior community. There are people under 55 there. Poor upkeep of the landscaping and snow removal. Beware.

When my neighbors (Who had also found this horrible place through "A Place for Mom") left this place 3 MONTHS BEFORE our one year leases were up..WE WERE ALL SUICIDAL! Seriously. I have NEVER seen a place run so badLY! One housekeeper, one maintenance guy for hundreds of apartments. Back in November of 2012, Parkland Manor changed ownership...and the bottom line was MAKE MONEY! Carpets were filthy. Walls dirty. They had people in wheelchairs on the second floor! If there had been a fire she would NOT have been able to get out. Miss Barnswell, one of the incompetent brainless managers decided to name a team captain to each floor. These people were supposed to get people out! She's asking 75 y/o ladies to make sure people get out? People in wheelchairs, schizophrenics, Alzheimer's and so on? I told our floor captain to get the hell out. It was up to the Fire Department to rescue people! The doors need to be opened by a key fob. People in wheelchairs had to put the fob next to a door, then try to open these heavy wooden doors to get in! THERE WERE NO HANDICAPPED ENTRANCES! No one in a wheelchair or walker should be in this place. But the management did nothing because they wanted the rent. Every other 55 plus housing had a LONG waiting list...Parkland couldn't get people to move in. It got a TERRIBLE reputation. My lawyer wanted me to go on local TV about this place. BTW in the contract you sign you can get IMMEDIATELY EVICTED for posting anything negative on their website. we were FORBIDDEN to pass around any petitions. I have NEVER talked to such unhappy people who are forced to live in Parkland as they have no money to move out! We were treated like children. Every day there was a NEW letter on our door.. Don't do this, Don't do that! If you honk your car horn--IMMEDIATE EVICTION! They made up stuff every day! We would try to bring up problems in the monthly meetings and were told "You can't bring up anything! WE control this meeting." We were told we had Directv with high def and DVR. They lied to us. Place wasn't upgraded for either DVR or HD! It is an unsafe place. They have a 90 year old resident walking the halls looking for "problems." Cars were broken into and guns taken. Pit bulls from an adjacent neighborhood swarmed through the parking lots. I found water moccasins (SNAKES) out by the dumpster and was told..."Yeah they like the water!" Nothing was done to put snake repellant down. Two dozen of the residents were from Marietta Housing and were moved to Parkland while Marietta Housing was being renovated. As soon as they could they were GONE. The staff had a few "favorites" who gossiped and spread rumors. I was accused of breaking fire doors, assaulting a staff member...others had similar problems with staff. There was nothing to do...no arts, crafts, no get togethers. By the end of my stay the staff was renting out the dining area for private parties and probably making A LOT of money. They brought in gold and jewelry buyers. I had to hire a lawyer for $2,000 to get them off my back as they were saying that I had violated all 13 pages of the contract. Miss Barnswell accused me of stealing the washer and dryer. They have residents who SHOULD be in assisted living. One very old lady put candles in her apartment at Christmas time, her robe caught on fire and she got third degree burns and had to be life-flighted out. They have "Life Alert" phones BUT THEY DON'T WORK UNLESS YOU HAVE A LAND LINE..MISS BARNSWELL DIDN'T KNOW HOW THEY WORKED. The security is lax. There were always strangers in the halls at 4 am! This place should NOT be on any list for seniors!!!