88 Hillside Apartments

Camyll and Salam are the staff members that I often deal with and I can honestly say that they are both very attentive and they care. I give them both a 5 Star for the hard work that they have done since I have moved here. If there are things that are broken, I let them know and BOOM!!! It’s being taken cared of and fixed. There are people here who are careless and do need their mums to follow them around to pick up their shiieett!!! LITERALLY!!! Including their dog poop. You can’t blame management for that. It’s the residents. Yall have to care where y’all live. And if yall see something wrong. Report it and also be pro-​active. Management handled the car burglary and the dude was arrested. The homeless dude was taken cared off. Management is not here all the time. So let them know. The stairs are also open access that anyone can go in and out. And this bldg is shared by other businesses including the parking in the main level that’s why the residents have their own personal parking spaces in different areas. I don’t care much for the younger crowd loitering either, but if yall ignore the problem. The problem stays and gets bigger and worse. I’ve gotten a couple already that didn’t belong here. And management was busy showing an apartment. So I called 911. Daly City PD will get here in 2 minutes. LITERALLY!!! And let Camyll know what happened. As far as living here in my apartment. I am liking it!!! Any problems — I know it’s just a phone call away or a click of a mouse.

88 Hillside truly is a unique community. All the residents here are very kind and cheerful. I have the benefit of knowing many of them because of the fact that I am the service technician here and live on the property. What makes 88 so unique is not only the amazing residents but the great location. It’s only a walk away to Bart and Luckys grocery store. It’s great to be this close to San Francisco, but still be away from all the hustle and bustle of a city. The leasing consultant, Camyll is great at what she does and is always more than willing to help out wherever she can. I’m proud to be part of the community not only as staff but as a resident. The homes here are equipped with luxury amenities and beautiful features such as hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, washer and dryer, and much more.

Rent goes up every year by a significant amount… even with two roommates each one would be paying over $ 1,000.

I’m being very honest with this review. The staff and office are helpful and nice but they seem over staffed. You have one person in the office who seems to do everything yet there is a mysterious manager who no one knows about. The facilities inside your apartment are the best part. The worst part are the people. These are probably the biggest slobs and thieves I’ve ever lived with. Tenants trash every area of this place with no repercussions. They vandalize elevators, leave human feces in the stairwells and there was even a drunk and passed out tenant in the main lobby. Since there are no regulations on how many people can live in an apartment, there are groups of young college students who use apartments as dorms for 6 – 7 people. They loiter in front of the building and leave glass bottles and trash everywhere. They throw trash inside elevators, stairwells and mail room. People in this complex are rude, antisocial and don’t even talk to you. I had 5 packages stolen in only 6 months of living here! That’s unacceptable. As far as the overpriced rent, they make you also pay for water, sewage, furnace and PG&E on top of that. You can find much more reasonable rent elsewhere. The management is decent but whoever owns this building is a crook. They make tenants pay for overpriced utilities as well as overpriced rent. From 2015 to 2016 they raised the rent over 10%. Having a gated entrance and parking doesn’t mean a thing with the thefts of packages and car break-​ins that happen. The other residents are the worst part in my opinion. Being raised in Daly City, it’s very sad to see a place like this. I’d recommend anywhere else to live.

88 Hillside Apartments is a great place to live with a very convenient location, cool amenities, responsive staff, friendly concierges, pleasant atmosphere, nice apartments. I would recommend this place to any of my friends and family because of five star service.

We are half way through our one year lease. There have been 9 cars broken into in the gated parking, one window in a stairwell shot out, weekly break-​ins and vandalism throughout the property.
For the last month we have had issues with our key-​fobs, and many of us cannot even access our apartments.
The management was informed immediately of all these security issues, and they have replied by opening up the garage gates so that everyone can enter the building. Now ANYONE can enter the building.
Something to consider when looking for a new place to live.
**Dear Management,
We tried calling, but the folks here said they already knew about the issues. It would be awesome if you fixed all of these problems. We would love to be happy here and give a better rating.

The inside of the apartments are nice. The outside of the building looks great too. However, the cost of living here is, in my opinion, way over priced.
Pros:
— Modern-​like two floor apartments
— Office staff and maintenance are friendly
— Assigned garage parking
— Walking distance to/​from BART
— Walking distance to library
— Walking distance to grocery stores and other shopping
Cons:
— Residents are expected to purchase propane for the grill (s) if they’re empty
— Residents are expected to purchase/​replace water filter in fridge
— Rent is expensive
— Though parking is assigned, people will park in your space. It’s happened to me at least 3 times.
— Not everyone picks up their dog’s poop
— The garage doors broke down all the time, sometimes locking us either in or out of the garage
— Some residents allowed their dogs to pee in the hallways of the building
— Residents were also caught spilling (liquid and solid) trash in the elevators and hallways and would never clean it up
Overall, I liked our apartment. It had vaulted ceilings and plenty of windows. I just don’t think the rent they expect you to pay is worth it. Plus, the building was always dirty because of the carelessness and neglect of other residents. By the way, there is no pool, spa, playground, or fitness center.

After living in 88 Hillside for 6 months, I would say the apartment itself is great. Newly constructed, the kitchen is huge, clean and well designed. The neighborhood is safe too. But the reason I give 2 Stars is that the leasing office and mailing system sucks. If you want to reach leasing office by phone, don’t even expect they will pick up. (Maybe 1 out of 10 times they will) I have lost 4 packages/​mails within 6 months while I am living here which never happened living elsewhere.(My roommate lost 2 within first month) Also, you can hear noise from the street while you are sleeping, which is another downside. They recently are planning to raise the rent by 20%. So if you look at the price-​quality ratio, it doesn’t worth it anymore. I can find same quality places nearby for much less price. Look luck searching for apartment!

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. It has really gone from an ok place to live to a dump. I renewed my lease because I liked it here and it was convenient to work. My apt looks nice and I have a great view. However with the renewal came an increase in my rent of 10%, I now pay SF prices for what has turned into a low income type project building. The new tenants are horrible and trash the stair well! Dogs poop in the mailroom and no one picks it up. Elevators are always broken, dead mice lay around for days. Once management changed the building has changed. I definitely think the screening process has been relaxed because I see teens and young adults hanging out messing up the common area furniture etc. They smoke weed all over the building and no one is doing anything about it. Check out the pictures they speak for themselves, I have taken these everyday for the past 3 weeks starting with the dead mouse!
Oh and no security on site, homeless sleep in the stairwell and cars are broken into on the regular!
If you are thinking of moving here DON’T! Run and run fast! It is dirty, not worth the money (no amenities), and the new tenants are a nightmare!
I am in the process of consulting my attorney to help me out of my lease and this hell hole! If I am going to pay SF prices I would rather just live in SF!

Good apartments, ruined by Corporate.
I moved in here with my wife back in May of 2014. It was a moderately priced apartment in Daly City, near the BART station and near a grocery store. The apartments themselves have good, mid-​range, stainless steel appliances and washer dryer in the unit. I had a few issues with a pantry door or light breaking, but maintenance was very quick to fix. There were some weird issues where a toilet randomly broke, but again, resolved quickly. Back then, your lease entitled you to 1 free parking spot (which is now something you have to pay for). The leasing consultants and people in charge of repairs are very friendly and prompt.
Now the downside:
1. Things break ALL THE TIME. The elevator near my apartment, which I use to get to get into the building was broken for like 2 months, and subsequently kept breaking every few weeks, and STILL does randomly to this day. Lights in the hallway to my apartment are also randomly out.
2. Neighbors. It’s a crapshoot. Sometimes you get great neighbors, sometimes not. Your neighbor may cook some stinky foods, it’s part of living in a closed environment. The thing that bugged US was the smoking. 88 Hillside is a smoke free facility, however our next door neighbors smoked marijuana ²⁴⁄₇. The entire hallway would be hotboxed. Luckily they moved out. Unluckily, the ones that moved in smoke cigarettes in their apartment and wear so much cologne it smells like they threw several bottles down in the hallway.
3. Floorplans. Take them with a grain of salt. We planned a cross-​country move banking on the apartments to be representative of their floor plans. We were missing an entire Den. Not TOO bad since you apparently pay by the sqft of your apartment, so if you have a smaller apt, you pay less (or at least that’s how it was explained to me). But make sure you see your apartment before moving in.
4. Noise. Something that the nice renders of the website don’t take into consideration is that half of the complex faces Mission St. It is a very loud street that rarely lets up. This is a shame because the only way to get any cool air into your apartment is with the windows. And if you’re unlucky enough to be facing mission, you won’t get any sleep because of the noise. My living room feels like I’m in the middle of the sidewalk.
5. Utilities. Water/​Garbage and Heat are all shared. Now since there is a common trash room, that makes sense. But water and heat drive me up the wall. We have never once turned on the heater since living here and use very little water, but we pay a proportionate share for our neighbors. I wish it was more metered.
6. Price. My wife and I are moving (despite plans to stay longer initially) because of a massive price increase. Corporate decided to raise the price for these apartments in Daly City to SF prices. Daly City has no nightlife, things to do or bars like SF. So if you are willing to spend the price for these apartments, chances are you can find another complex in SF for the same price with amenities.
7. Amenities. Nothing here. You get a leasing office that doubles as a place to take packages (UPS and FedEx), and a mail slot. They are open 9 – 6 Weekdays (closed Tuesdays) and open for 9 – 6 on Saturday. So if like me, you don’t get home until well after 6pm, you’re not getting your package until the weekend. There are no pools, no gyms, no common areas, no perks. For the same price, I could live at 200 post which has both a gym and pool.
This place started at 3 stars, the constant building maintenance issues put it to 2. Hell, the building is under repairs for something, so now we have random planks of wood against railings and there is a broken piece of chainlink fence near our entrance, just sitting there and is an eyesore. And between everything else and the price increase it’s a 1.
If you can’t find ANYWHERE else to live, this is ok. It’s a roof over your head with decent appliances. But that’s about it, for the price, you’re better off living elsewhere.

Been living here for 6 months and I love it. It’s very modern inside and out. Vaulted ceiling in all rooms. I love my patio. I love how I can’t hear my neighbors! I love how it’s close to everything, Bart, groceries, San Francisco, freeways etc.
The management is great! The maintenance teams are quick and does it right the first time. The cleanliness of the property is also great.
Down fall to this property is that the gates in the back are easy access to anyone who doesn’t live here, they would just need to hop the gate. I hate how there’s so many doors to get to the garage it doesn’t help at all with groceries! Also, hate that there’s no gym in the community, there is one but its a separate company and its expensive for a small gym might as well go to 24 hour fitness/​Crunch.
I would recommend living here…

So I am just closing out my lease here while moving in with my SO, and honestly — I like them.
I’d actually continue living here, except for a few things:
1. Some people are really inconsiderate. This is supposed to be a dog-​friendly complex — but there are people who will complain to management if you bring your dog around them. My dog is always on leash or voice command, and I received an email from management after I’d already put in notice that I’d be fined if she were ever seen offleash — because I have some people who live around the corner from me that are afraid of dogs. DON’T LIVE HERE IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF DOGS — ESPECIALLY LARGE DOGS. There are cheaper, nicer places you can live — just because YOU don’t like dogs means that you need to curtail the privileges of dog people who live here!
2. On THAT note, there are also some BAD dog owners here. Not ALL dog owners are like me, I admit it — their dogs are either poorly trained, or the owner doesn’t clean up after them — there was an incident a few months ago where a poorly managed dog attacked another one, for example. The attacking dog was asked to leave. While my end of the complex is generally very clean etc., the other one smells completely of dog crap. There are dog bag stations in a few different parts of the complex — while they do tend to run out (and sometimes aren’t refilled now and then), I feel like some of these dog owners are ruining it for those of us who ARE responsible.
On that note, some people are complaining they got the wrong floorplan. I toured the apartment i wound up leasing — it does happen sometimes that a complex won’t have the paperwork right (it’s happened to me elsewhere), but that’s part of why I try to reserve whatever apartment I got to tour/​look at. I’m very sorry to hear it happened to other reviewers, but it has NOT happened to me.
For the community, it’s VERY friendly here. I’ve actually made some great friends here, and we have a small dog (well, our dogs are large) playgroup that is unfortunately broken up due to the enforcement of leashes (hey, it happens — it WOULD be nice if management opened up a dog play area, though, since there aren’t really any parks within walking distance).
Maintenance is also very prompt. I didn’t need too many repairs.
I do feel that the staircase they put in — while it looks nice… is not very sturdy. So there are some areas in build quality where I can tell they cut corners, but nothing too bad (I am talking about like the siding on the stairs uses these staineless steel. rods. The ends of the rods fall off very easily).
Otherwise, I DO recommend this complex if you love dogs and would like a nice place to live. They run a bit expensive, but they are probably the most dog-​friendly complex in Daly City.
Edit: Wanted to add, I did subtract a star because of noise factor. It’s not unusual if you get woken at night by noisy sirens etc. every hour or more some nights. Plus all of the traffic up and down Mission. I know the apartment complex can’t do much about it, but ceiling fans would be nice so I don’t have to leave my windows open all the time — I have started sleeping with earplugs to dampen the noise, but they honestly only do so much.

Don’t live here!
They told you, you can reserve your apartment online, but it never works. They charged your money and call you, the apartment has been leased already.
They are so fuuunnnny. Don’t live here, what they told you is not what you will get.

I rented a 2 bdrm + den online as advertised and on move in day, they gave me a 2 bedroom apartment. The regional manager Shana Leal’s response to my complaint was «we have the right to change the floorplan». No apologies for the false advertisement, just excuses. Guess what happened after I vacated? They posted the same floorplan as a 2 bdrm + den for the 2 bdrm apartment. Talk about blatant disregard and deceptive practice.
The apartment they gave us was on top of a 24 hour gym where we could hear everything downstairs and the weights reverberated the floor. I spoke to my lawyer and the attorney general’s office and they both agreed that a civil lawsuit can be filed for violation of statute of inhabitability. If you live at 88 hillside and you are disturbed by the gym, you have the right to file suit.
There was a fatal shooting at the corner of mission and john daly at the corner of the apartment complex 2 months ago.
The street pollution (noise and exhaust fumes) is unsanitary.
I advise you NOT to live here.

[Update: we lived here for a total of around 3.5 yrs n loved it]
We’ve lived here for 1.5 yrs now (took a different, better & luckily slightly cheaper apartment this year) & I’m super happy.
The good/​great:
— Both my apartments (previous & current) are west facing with beautiful ocean views (you DO get to see the views most of the year except for the 2 – 3 peak summer months)
— The floor plans are good though some are quirky (penthouse apts have these big pillars which cuts down the feeling of space & makes furniture placement hard, but its manageable)
— The appliances are good (new /​close to new) & location is good (8 mins walk to BART /​few mins drive to freeways etc) & the area is safe despite what another commenter mentioned (yes it looks a bit sketchy sometimes but Hillside blvd is totally residential & fine). I’ve not yet seen /​heard of any car breakins (I’m always parked on the street) BUT someone did cut clean the radio antenna cable off my car.
— Management has been great in my experience (specially Angela) & all our concerns have been dealt with in reasonable time. Same goes for maintenance.
The bad:
— Rents are comparatively steep, specially considering there are NO AMENITIES like gym /​swimming pool /​etc. One star less only due to this.
— Parking (you can only hope to get one & be on a waitlist for any more)
All in all, highly recommend !

Overall it is an OK apartment.
The kitchen appliances are nice.
The apartments look good but they don’t use the best quality materials and cut corners here and there.
The location is not that great. It is very noisy at night being at the junction of 5 major roads. Cars stop and go all the time all night. The area also looks sketchy. The only good looking building in that area is the apartment itself. But it is close to BART which is a plus.
The walls are kinda thick. I don’t hear neighbors. It is usually the cars and motorcycles outside that are noisy. No opening the windows and having a quiet afternoon here.
The staff is professional, but they are not always reachable. They usually arrive late and leave early. Once they rented most units out, the office doesn’t even open on Mondays any more. Their only goal seems to be renting the units out, and they treat serving existing tenants as doing you a big favor. Maintenance is responsive and fixes things quickly, though.

If you are looking for an apartment, don’t be fooled by the physical attributes of this complex. You are not safe here! Your car can be broken in @ your very own parking spot and management won’t do anything for your safety, they won’t even put in any security cameras. Worst, your parking spot can be taken by anybody and there’s nothing you can do about it. Only management is allowed to have cars towed and the person can’t be reached during ungodly hrs and works only 4 days a week (if you’re lucky, sometimes it’s only 3 days). I would love to talk with somebody higher in Equity Management, other than the site manager. So, stay away you’ve been warned!!!

Great new apartments! they are new, in style, comfortable and equipped with all new appliances.
it’s a little pricy but the location is great, you’re very close to the high way, shopping centers and San Francisco — from here to downtown it’s a 10 minutes drive.
the management is great and the handy man is a very professional guy — knows everything and helps you a lot when you need him.
I’m giving 4 stars out of 5 just because you get only one parking space per unit, additional one costs $ 75 a month.
so a bit pricy but the location makes it a great deal.

After standing empty 5 years following construction, while awaiting the real estate market to improve, this property was turned over to Equity Residential to manage as rentals since their original plan to sell as condominiums was unsuccessful. On the lease there is a clause stating the property could at anytime return to condominium sales. I would certainly purchase my unit should that happen. Meanwhile the property is managed by highly organized and efficient Equity Residential whom manage several properties in the Bay Area. The units are brand new and are furnished with middle of the line Bosch appliances. They are priced fairly for the San Francisco market however Daly City requires half of the units be reserved for below market rate based on the tenants income. This has resulted in the only con about living here. The BMR units are some of the prime apartments with prime views and locations in the building. Sadly there’s no way to monitor their occupants’ activity so the units ultimately become home to unregistered occupants who would otherwise not pass the screening criteria for occupancy. Needless to say, these occupants and their conduct is why I deducted one star from the review. Admittedly I am also resentful of paying 50% higher rent for a less prime view than BMR occupants for an identically sized apartment. Otherwise I am very happy with the quiet, clean, new, spacious residence. The electric is metered per apartment and the hot water, regular water, sewer, garbage, and service fee are billed separately based on the size of your apartment. In otherwords the total monthly cost of these services are divided evenly amongst the residents based on square footage of their apartments, not based on actual use. Therefore if you go out of town for a month you will still be paying water usage for your neighbors. Odd concept but apparently the norm in the Bay Area. Its located right next door to the Daly City library and civic center so older children and teens would do well here. BART is a short walk. Eateries are walkable from the property however they are none I would venture. Overall 88 Hillside is highly promoted.