Signature at Davie Apartments

Update: I now have debt collectors hounding me for my last water bill, which signature told me was coming out of my security deposit (meanwhile, I never actually received a physical bill). Annabelle has not returned phone calls for the past three days and coincidentally is always in meetings when I call. These people are beyond incompetent. Oh and apparently they have changed ownership TWICE since I moved out (14 months ago), and nobody has a clue what is going on. Stay far away from these criminals.

***NO SECURITY HERE***
I have been at the pool many times, and there is no control over who comes and goes. You may not think this is an issue but it is. We pay for the amenities and people from Palm Trace Landings come in and use the pool and people from neighboring communities. They also use the gym. Every time I have been in the gym people have knocked on the door and asked to be let in
There are constantly teenagers parking their bikes in the complex and drinking and partying in the pools. Teenagers. Sixteen years old. They do not live in the signature they come here to party because anyone can walk into the complex.
I have complained to staff and no one has done anything about it.
They need to instal fab system to get into the pool, have some type of security set up where random people cannot walk into the pool/​gym.
STAFF IS UNCONCERNED AND NOT HELPFUL…
ALSO********
TWO TIMES. RANDOM WORKERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE KEYS TO MY APARTMENT AND WALKED IN. THANK GOD WE WERE HOME. WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

Office staff is a mess. Annabel is incredibly rude and does not have the skills to work in this type of environment. This place is a joke! Don’t let the nice exterior fool you!

maintenance men are thiefs. I saw both Johnathan and Jonathan in my
car. When I ran out they were gone, and my ipod was gone. And they
want these guys to come into your apartment when your not home??? The
neighbors are loud, the pool always has bugs, and the water bill is
$ 100 for one person. Rent is expensive and goes up over $ 100 if you
want to renew. No thanks, I regret moving in here.

Very bad experience for one year. The first day I moved in there were bugs in multiple rooms and I had roaches in the kitchen all the time, even after «pest control.» The «green» toilets clog every week or so. The water is CRAZY expensive, up to $ 200 per month, and never under $ 100. They water the grass even on rainy days, and we sure have plenty of those. They say that they are not involved with the water billing company, yet they take out the last months water bill from your deposit. They charge you for light bulbs. The office manager never responds to emails. Only one lady in the office shows that she cares, but she seems stressed-​out due to the overload. They are quick to complain but not very quick to ever help out, even after you pay an arm and a leg. It has been about 60 days since I moved out and I still have not received my deposit…

For us, the experience has been awesome — Jillian helped us in the onboarding process, and we couldn’t have been happier with how easy she made it for us.
In terms of the service after we got in, we had the following issues, 1) Our 4 year old kid locked himself in the bathroom, we went to Jillian, who sent a request to the maintenance team right away and the came and got him out on the weekend with short notice. 2) The blinds for the patio started to sag in the middle, making it impossible to open/​close. I let the team know, and within the hour they had come and fixed the problem — not bad at all, and they were respectful.
So far so good, that has been our experience thus far — I’ll keep updating …

this place has the absolute worst customer service. Their staff are not friendly, they will not help you out at all. If you have any problems or any questions, your better of trying to find out a solution on your own. Never would have thought a place that nice looking would be ran by people like this. I would stay away unless you really need a place to stay. They will be nice at first but after that initial contact you will pay the price. I would stay away from here

The jacuzzi has been broken for 2 months. It took 10 days to receive any response on my mainteance requests. The staff are incompetent. Please learn from my mistakes. My younger brother came to visit me and we lost power again after only 3 days he was terrified! The water in the fridge is foggy and tastes horrible. If you put ice in any of your drinks it also tastes very bad.
The flooding in the neighborhood is horrible! DO NOT RENT HERE!!!
They are so nice in the beginning but once you sign on the dotted line they will never help you with anything including A/​C and electrical issues!
They are also posing as residents and writing positive reviews online with details that are not even close to accurate!!!

Situated on top of the old trailer site known as Everglades Lake Mobile Home Park is this apartment community from Winthrop. They took SW 30^th Street and renamed it Toscana Drive. Sort of kitschy if you ask me. Yes, it’s the same mobile home park served by a, now defunct, water utility that purportedly made people extremely ill.
The pros are obvious: It’s close to all the nearby universities (this can also be a con) and Davie offers a quiet lifestyle complete with horse and bike friendly paths and streets. The apartment community is brand new which offers you the opportunity to not inherit someone else’s nightmare apartment.
The cons include the $ 25/​monthly fee for «valet» trash service. There is one isolated garbage collection area that is fenced-​off. When you’re ready to throw your trash out, you leave it outside your door. This becomes extremely unattractive and odorous on the weekends. This was a major oversight at this property as living in Florida, we all know that bugs and pests are always on the prowl for new food. The biggest con seems to be the office staff who are seemingly made up of single-​digit IQ high school dropouts. One leasing agent answers every question with «Oh, Okay» or «Mmkayy» another is just clueless it borders on pitiful. If you’re a person that expects good service, skip this complex or dramatically lower your expectations. Also, don’t try calling them as their phones do not ring in their office although they’ll lie right to your face and swear that they do. Also, don’t forget that the water is billed by yet another parasitic company that will, no doubt, be charging you out the whazoo for water and sewage. So, with the «valet» trash and water, I’d say add another $ 110 to your rent. Yes, the property profits off the water.
Planned long-​term construction right next door will also grow to be a nuisance when construction finally gets the green light. Until then, it’s just leveling and grading work which kicks us a pretty big dust storm from time to time.
The apartments themselves are not spectacular – they are the new normal for this day and age. Cheap olefin carpet in the bedrooms dampen sound and a fair looking tile adorns the bathroom, kitchen, foyer and living room. This property touts a «signature» and for you to express your own style but there aren’t any options besides cabinet and granite color. The kitchen appliances are bottom-​of-​the-​line Whirlpool; the washer and dryer are full sized and some units have side by side units. Basic wood-​style plastic blinds are in the bedrooms, and the living room «features» the trashiest PVC vertical blinds that God ever permitted on this Earth. I wish places would stop using these awful things.
The price point is quite cheap for South Florida standards, but surely the first year increases will have this place cleared-​out this time next year.
A small number of indoor garages are available for a decent $ 90-​$ 125/​month. Behind each garage is ample space for one large car or two smaller ones. So for such a small price, you get so much.
Each building has no elevator, so moving in and out will be some work for you – or an extra cost from your movers.
Amenities aren’t stunning or breathtaking although the pool area is serene. Being this far from the beach though, I can imagine that the pool area will easily become crowded on many days. The gym is brand new, but after its newness fades, it will go down as yet another blahhh feature.
Landscaping is typical South Florida tropical and for now it’s very nice looking. This is a pet friendly community, and we all know what that means!