Cordoba Luxury Apartments

I hate to have to agree with Isis E. in this review. This is a truly beautiful building & the apartments are very well maintained but the tenants they allow in their building are terrible & rude. They don’t pick up after their pets, they don’t recycle properly, & they don’t follow directions in the garage with the green parking spaces.
In reality, all this has to do with the staff in the Cordoba office because people are people & they will behave however they want. But it’s up to the staff of the building to make sure that the tenants are following the rules. For example, one of the things that I loved so much about this community was that they are green & clean living. So they have green parking space.
Let me explain, they have designated spaces, marked in green, for gas efficient, electronic or hybrid cars. That’s fantastic! Unfortunately the people that always parked in those spaces were gas guzzling SUVs. I complained many times to the staff about this because I have a «green car». Every time the staff would tell me they are looking into it & will be enforcing it soon. Hopefully they are enforcing it by now but I doubt it.
My other complaint was that no one enforced how to recycle properly. No one ever sent a notice or told the tenants how to do it properly. They would throw food & non recycled items in the recycle bin many many times. It was frustrating.
And don’t get me started on the people who didn’t pick up after their pets or would allow their pets to bark constantly in their apartments at all times. And it’s true that there was a rule about not allowing pets over 50lbs & then I see several dogs that are well over 50lbs.
Another complaint that I have about the office staff is that about ½ of them spoke very poor English. It was very frustrating whenever I would have to deal with one of these staff members who had such limited English. They were always very nice & attentive but I could tell they did not understand me 100% so I would always make it a point to call back or go back to make sure I got the person who I knew would understand me. I know it’s Miami & that happens all the time but it should not be acceptable in a building like this.
Honestly, it’s a beautiful building & very well maintained but the office staff needs to be more forceful with the tenants, enforce the proper rules & be truly bilingual to make this community a real green & LUXERY community.

PROS: The Cordoba condos in Doral are a beautiful structure. I’ve been living there about 2 years. The best perk is that they’re built on energy efficiency. I suppose the extremely steep rent is justified by the location and very nice amenities. The maintenance staff is very friendly.
CONS: If you are a germophobe or stickler for cleanliness, DO NOT MOVE TO CORDOBA. I have lived in several equally nice apartments in other cities (Atlanta, Pittsburgh, etc.) and I have never seen such filth from residents. Of course, it’s typical to have one or two neighbors that don’t keep up their piece of the property, but at Cordoba, it’s like an understood way of life. People who decide to live on the ground floor with the small yard attachment either create embarrassing porch décor, or are just plain filthy. DOG OWNERS are irresponsible, they don’t train their pets, they walk them off-​leash, and allow them to be aggressive towards you and your dog. Worst of all, THEY ALLOW THEIR DOGS TO DEFECATE on the sidewalks, and when they eliminate in the grass, the owner rarely picks it up, even though there are handy poop bags posted throughout the property. When I first moved there, management even had to post notices in the elevators and hallways asking the residents not to allow their pets to urinate in the hallways and elevators! It had actually become a problem! (Where do these ppl come from??) The leasing office clearly does no screening with new residents, and there was once a pet policy in place where they didn’t allow dogs over 50lbs and no unfriendly breeds, but that is apparently no longer in place. The maintenance crew works hard to keep the property clean, but it seems to be too much for them. I dare not go to the recently new dog park anymore (which was once beautiful) b/​c it has become filthy and I’m always afraid for my dog’s safety there.
IN A NUTSHELL: Cordoba apparently had some kind of monetary source to build this big, beautiful neighborhood. Even though the residents’ salaries may be a match (the average household income for Doral is $ 80,000), their class is not. Apparently they just need warm bodies to fill the building but it doesn’t matter who. When I got here it was pretty empty and tolerable. But it’s rapidly growing and the amenities are being abused. I must say this is my first time living in S Florida, and of course, the Latino population is very prevalent here. So Idk if its a cultural thing, but unless some changes are made, I’m sure the apt. complex will become too filthy and littered with vicious dogs to be desirable.
I won’t be renewing my lease again. Sorry Cordoba, you sure had potential :(