Cavalier Apartments

Used to be a 5-​star place, it was then sold to a new company (fourstar realty) who have absolutely ruined the place.
**NOTE** I overheard one of the staffers knocking on doors asking people to write them good reviews on Unilocal/​google etc. So I felt compelled to write an honest review myself.
Heres why:
1. When they first bought it, they didn’t clean the dog waste bins for over a month. There was dog shit everywhere. It was disgusting and frankly a health hazard.
2. The office was also closed for over a month. Had to wait a long time for my package, which I could just see sitting on the shelf. Ridiculous.
3. They never answer their phones. There is a receptionist who does, and she’ll put you through to anyone, but no matter who you want, or what time of day, they will never answer.
4. (VERY IMPORTANT TO NEW RENTERS) They are renovating some of the buildings. Sounds cool right? The illegally forced people out of their apartments. This girl I ran into said they left a note on her door saying she had 5 days to vacate the property for renovations. I’ve heard rumors of people lawyering up, but don’t actually have any primary proof on that.
5. Also in the first month, our our garbage dumps disappeared. There was no where to throw your trash. For like a month. What the actual fuck? People just started piling the trash up in the parking lot.
Things have gotten a bit better since people started complaining, but the staff honestly doesn’t give a shit about the people here. I loved living here but 4star realty has royally fucked us over. My neighbors told me that our specific building is going to be cleared out in april (rumors unconfirmed) which is well over 3 months before my lease ends. They have not officially said anything to us yet.
AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS.

Renters beware! This apartment complex was recently sold and is now being managed by Four Star Realty, a pretty awful property management company. Since acquisition the lawns have not been picked up, the doggy stations have not been maintained, dog poop has not been picked up, nor the properties maintained. In addition, office hours have changed dramatically making it impossible to pick up packages. DO NOT RECOMMEND. STAY AWAY.

So I’ve been in Colorado for 4 years now and have moved a surprising amount of times (8) and this had been the worst living situation I have been in. Management was changed during my year long lease here and the switch between the two company’s was rough to say the least. Any ways here starts my rant. The walls in the apartment creaked as if the place was 10 000 years old. Water pipes… This only happened in the winter but the noise was more definitely loud enough to wake me and my other two roommates up. Cock roaches were a common thing. They brought up an extermination crew once to «check out the house» but nothing was ever done to eradicate the problem. They were present in the kitchen and the bathroom for most of my year long stay. The bathroom fan didn’t do a damn thing to help ventilation. Even when leaving the fan on for 20 – 30 plus minuets after taking a shower, black mold appeared on all of the walls. Also I believe the iron in the water made cleaning the tub/​shower a pain in the ass because of the constant staining. The front door would begin to not close properly, maybe because of changes in temperatures??? But it would happen randomly and was a serious concern for me being a pet owner coming home to a door that was open. Grounds were upkept fairly well, doggie bags to pick up your dogs doodoo and all, but the trash cans to put the bags in were sometimes over flowing to the point were you had to leave new trash on the side of the bin. Outlets on one entire side of my apartment went out. Appliances in some of the apartments are extremely outdated. They have on-​site laundry, which was almost more of a pain than worth using. 60% of the machines were not working for a solid month long and at least 2 – 4 machines out of 10 consistently having problems year round. AC unit did not work when trying for the first time while living there. Got a late few posted on my door even though me and my roommates had all paid rent on time. Didn’t receive our monthly rent bill until the 2^nd of a month when rent is due on the first. Got packages delivered to the front office and received no notice that we had one waiting for us to pick up. This place sucks

I lived in the Cavalier apartment complex for close to three years in both the small and large one bedroom apartments. This complex has three buildings and they’re pretty old (so don’t expect luxury living) though they are currently being renovated; the outside of the buildings are being painted, and they are replacing the carpet floors with vinyl wood-​look-​a-​like tiles when tenants leave– chances are you’ll have the new floors when you move in. The location of Cavalier Apartments is definitely a highlight. The CU Boulder campus is only a 10 minute walk, and it’s a 5 minute walk to Baseline Road where you will find the nearest grocery store (Sprouts), as well as coffee shops, restaurants, and gas stations. Other highlights include the allowance dogs, flexible lease options (great for long or short term occupancy), large parking lots for each of the buildings, centrally located laundry units, and a good-​sized pool.
The small, one bedroom apartment (roughly 450 square feet) is more like a studio than a traditional one bedroom. This is because there isn’t a door or separation to the bedroom space to give you the privacy of a traditional one bedroom apartment. On the plus side, it does have a large and spacious closet big enough for clothes and all your outdoors gear.
The large, one bedroom apartment (600 square feet), is much like the small one bedroom but it includes three closets! One closet is located in the bedroom, one in the hallway and the other in the living room area. The layout is spacious and large enough to have a dining room area, living room, and of course the bedroom.
In short, if you are not expecting much and want to live close to campus with your dog, this is probably the place for you. Fair warning though, they raised the rent on me three times in the time I was living there. The one bedroom went from $ 780 to the $ 1100 range, and the small one bedroom went from $ 800 to $ 950. The staff, in particular Luanne, the property manager, and Steve, the maintenance man, is great and super helpful. Overall, Cavalier Apartments is an affordable place to live in the generally expensive Boulder area.

I have a very large 1 bedroom unit that has new carpet and laminate hardwood flooring. The bedroom is large enough to accommodate my office as well as my bedroom furnishings and the storage closet is massive. I easily fit all my toys, bicycle, boats, snowshoes, skiis, Harley gear, etc.
It appears to be in good condition and much cleaner than a lot of Boulder rentals I looked at. I’ve only been here a few days but everything has been seamless. I have not been disturbed by noise and only slightly inconvenienced by ongoing maintenance work. I would love an elevator though, the move was a little brutal with so many stairs. Thankfully the guys from my neighboring apartment pitched in and helped me out! I would love surveillance cameras in the parking lot too since I have a motorcycle parked out there.
I took over another tenants lease and the leasing office handled the paperwork. Everything was on the up and up it made me feel very comfortable about the situation, very professional transition. I have a large dog, not a lot of places will allow her and I can afford to live alone. I was so grateful. When I need to move I know what the process is and how it will be handled. The unit presents well and I will have no trouble attracting a new tenant to this space.
We have air conditioning, a swimming pool, on site laundry, mail service, free wifi, and low utilities billed by the leasing office. I shopped around for a place to live for more than 6 weeks. It is a good value for what you get and the location is very close to the CU campus.
Megan, in the leasing office has been very friendly and extremely helpful to me. When my moving truck was delayed in the mountains making it impossible to be available for my furniture delivery she took care of it for me.
Since I have not rented an apartment ever, it is taking me a little bit to get used to limited windows and natural light. It is not dark by any means, I’m just used to living in a single family home, cross ventilation and light streaming from 4 corners of the house.

I really enjoy this apartment complex. Like anywhere it has its advantages and disadvantages but ultimately its up to you to decide if it’s worth it or not.
Advantages– The rent is pretty cheap and I think it’s worth more than what you pay. There are 3 options for apartments– studio, 1 bedroom, and 2 bedroom. The sizes of the apartments also vary. There are multiple lease options, 3,6,9, and 12 months, making it very convenient for students or impermanent stays in Boulder. They allow pets which many apartments in the area do not and you can have a big dog. Lastly there is a really nice pool open in the Spring and Summer and the lady who works at the leasing office is really nice. The location is amazing, especially if you go to CU or Naropa.
Disadvantages– I think your satisfaction depends strongly on where you’re apartment is located. There are 3 buildings and 3 floors. Some face the parking lot, and some have a lot of traffic out front of your apartment which could make it noisy or invade privacy. The building is old and therefore you cannot expect luxury living. There are issues with the plumbing but they try to maintenance it as quickly as possible. They are trying to renovate the rooms slowly, but there are still lots of carpet which is kind of gross. They are replacing with fake hard wood floor which I really like.
There is a wide range of people that live here, lots of kids from CU but not too many college parties. They’re strict about noise tolerance here. When I first signed the lease I was nervous about what I was going to get but I have been very happy with my apartment. There is a high turnover here so it may not be for you, but if your standards aren’t really high then it’s a great place to live.