Lake Pointe

We have lived here two years and love it :)

Fabulous apartments this is the best place to live the neighbors are awesome and the staff is incredible

We lived at Lake Pointe for about 9 months before moving elsewhere in Folsom. I’ll list the pros and cons (keep in mind, we lived in the Driftwood model, so other types of their apartments have different layouts, locations, etc.):
PROS:
1. Management is very nice and helpful. Maintenance is responsive and timely. We had very positive interactions with management!
2. They foster a sense of community with various events like wine-​tasting, and festivities for the complex around the holidays.
3. We got almost all of our deposit back. Granted, we cleaned quite thoroughly, but were surprised that we received so much back. Pleasant surprise.
4. Gas stoves! Such a huge plus.
5. The grounds are well-​kept and very green. We loved the different trees on the property. Lots of bees, birds, worms, etc. to indicate good soil condition and plenty of flowers, and so on.
CONS:
1. The noise level from barking dogs. These apartments are small; not a great fit for large dogs especially, yet many of the tenants seem to have dogs. But this is true of most apartments that take dogs.
2. Our apartment was located near the strongly-​chlorinated fountain. Also, we had a number of neighbors who smoked. Therefore, opening our windows meant cigarette smoke and chlorine smell was abundant. My husband’s cough disappeared almost as soon as we moved. But I think this wouldn’t be an issue since most of the apartments aren’t as close to the fountain.
3. Sometimes the dogs were not on leashes. One large dog actually jumped on me while I was pregnant and nearly knocked me down. But then that could happen anywhere.
4. The space is SMALL! I mean really small. Not a great use of space. We didn’t get much natural light flowing in. The vaulted ceiling is sort of a gimmick because it doesn’t serve a purpose other than to give the illusion of a larger apartment. The cabinet space is silly because the cabinets are placed both too high and too low to be easily accessed. But the larger floor plan might be different I think.
5. Lots of cigarette smokers. This also occurs at the swimming pool. Incidentally, the swimming pool is NOT heated.
6. The way the windows and porch door are set up is not really conducive to looking out the windows. This was especially important to us because we have 2 cats and felt bad that there wasn’t much of a view and that the windows are so high up. This isn’t a make or break factor for us though.
I recommend these apartments for either a single person or perhaps 2 people without pets or children. Otherwise, maybe opt for the larger model. We moved to a place with only slightly higher rent, yet has full sunlight, brand new appliances, a safe, relatively smoke-​free community (including a smoke-​free pool!), and is considerable larger in Folsom. Lake Pointe is not bad though and as I mentioned, the management is great!
UPDATE: We have lived in a different, slightly more upscale apartment for nearly a year since moving out of Lake Pointe. We were just notified that when our lease expires in a few months, our already pricey apartment will be going up over $ 200 a month, (we are definitely moving). That did not happen at Lake Pointe. When our lease expired at Lake Pointe, the renewal rate didn’t change much. Something to consider!

In the 4 – 5 apartment complexes I have lived in in the greater Sacramento area this was by far the worst experience I have ever had. After living in a 1 bedroom apartment for nearly two years and not being an issue to neither neighbor nor management I move my new family to a 2×2 at this same complex. What a nightmare!!! First I’m rented a place that has a preexisting flea infestation (I don’t own pets) and when brought to management’s attention it’s not a big deal because apparently the manager there has also dealt with fleas in their own home… so that made me feel better. If that wasn’t bad enough, the neighbors above my own, smoke me out of my apartment within weeks. After having to clean up their dog hair spilling into my patio area, getting dirty looks for bringing it to their attention (I would be embarrassed for having a neighbor clean up my mess, but that must be a fading characteristic among people these days) and reporting the cigarette/​pot smoke making its way into my apartment through vents several times, I just move out. Good luck. Just my experience, use the information as you will.

Nice place to live. The staff is friendly, the rent is reasonable, and maintainance staff is quick and compantant.

I’ve lived here for several years. I like that it’s near the lake and the bike path. The landscaping is Gorgeous. The people in the office are knowledgeable, friendly, and remember me, my pets, and which unit I live in. The Maintenance guys are friendly, experienced, and quick. Rent is cheap for the area (however, we’ve had almost the same rate for several years now, and I am unsure of current prices). There’s only one thing I’m unhappy with. The Apartment was renovated/​upgraded before we moved in, and whomever the contractor is did cheap, shoddy work. I’ve had to call the office about Carpet Tacks puncturing my feet (they promptly fixed it). The unnamed contractor didn’t paint inside some of our cabinets, and didn’t finish the corners when tiling Or wainscoting. But, the amenities of our unit and the site make up for what are mostly aesthetic problems. And, we were among the first to be re-​vamped, they might have changed contractors.