Woodbridge Villas

I have been in my apartment here for 3 years and couldn’t be happier with my apartment, the staff in the office and the maintenance staff. I am always amazed at the swift responses to any issue I have ever had. I also have found the office staff and management to be sincerely friendly and caring. I love the location across from the lake. The benefits of the ²⁴⁄₇ laundry and gym onsite is very convenient and nice. I have used the association pools and lagoon and feel grateful to have access to all the amenities here. My last comment is that I love that this complex is small compared to the huge properties. It feels homier to me. That’s it! I have enjoyed living here with my teenage kids.

I pretty much agree with all the reviews given for this complex.
I give it just the one star for the maintenance staff and that is about it.
As previous reviews, the noise level is pretty high and annoying to say the least. I’m in a one bedroom apartment and the apartment above me and next to me are also a one bedroom apartment but whole families live in them, I’m talking at least 4 people including noisy children that go in and out of their apartment constantly.
My bedroom ceiling is underneath a one bedroom apartment housing 4 people and the ceiling sounds like someone will fall through anytime and land in my bed. The above apartment’s floors squeak very loud and every step sounds like very heavy walking. This makes my time at home very unpleasant and at times stressful.
My experience with management has been terrible, whenever I call to speak to a manager or an assistant they do not answer the phone. When I go in person to the leasing office they indicate on the door they are out touring with prospect renters but they are actually in the office totally avoiding the renter.
If you want a nice and quiet place to live in do not waste your time checking out
Woodbridge Villas, once you sign your lease contract there isn’t much you can do and will regret your choice for the rest of your lease.

Noisy neighbors and kids is a problem. Noisy neighbors are a common problem in a society where many people live closely together. Obviously, this issue can be most significant when you share walls or a floor/​ceiling with a neighbor in an apartment, duplex or condo.
Here noisy neighbors and kids can make life challenging, particularly if noise continues well into the night, or occurs during early morning hours. This situation is a delicate and can’t complain about noise. The neighbors will turn around and pick a fight on this matter. Live with the problem of noise of neighbors/​kids. I don’t have a choice.

I really don’t wish to award ONE star. I had continual problems with the ever-​changing managerial staff at Woodbridge. Accusations were constantly thrown at me while living there, and even when the office staff realized it was their error, no apology was ever offered.
I am a teacher, a single mom, and very conscientious about fully paying my bills on time but, while residing at the ‘Villas’, was treated as a second-​class citizen. Even upon moving out (we lived there three years), the admin kept our deposit PLUS charged us $ 300 more. If you still choose to move in (it is conveniently close to schools & so much more), please VIDEO TAPE what EVERYTHING looks like for your own safety.
Good luck.

The review above hits the nail on the head. I didn’t have an issue with many of my neighbors being section 8 housing, but they will harass you with ridiculous notices for actual nice décor items on a patio (a framed mirror) when others use their patio for storage. For me, the highlight was when I’d lost my job, been out of work for 10 months and had to pay my rent late twice (let them know in advance as unemployment failed to come on time). The second arrangement I made, I came in to pay the rent (10 days late) they refused it and instead proceeded with eviction. I was paying market rent and I had a new job the day they forced me out — I felt very «loser-​ish» they way they treated me like a deadbeat…
My neighbor was NEVER late on rent, has a 740 credit score and they lost her rent check (and harassed her and treated her as a total deadbeat) THREE times, and failed to apologize when they found her rent in the safe! The «service» here is laughable. She is moving this weekend (to another IAC property — but one where the service is up to par). My other neighbor was a sweet single mom who is on assisted housing. I was at her home when the assistant manager came in to discuss her carpet. When she mae a comment about getting it cleaned or getting a rug to cover some water damage spots they wouldn’t fix, he responded with «Well, can you really AFFORD that?» Disgusting excuse for a human being — talk about insulting.
The maintenance staff are very nice, the former manager and assistant manager were great too. But the most recent Manager and Assistant need lessons in customer service BIG time. But that is likely why the old manager & assistant were promoted to larger properties and these two were demoted to this small complex.
I don’t believe that all Irvine Company complexes are bad, and do not share the opinion that they are bad because they are huge and a monopoly in Irvine. But this one is definitely NOT worth spending the time on. Check out Woodbridge Pines or Cross Creek if you are looking in that area — much nicer with friendlier staff.

I thought I would rate the apartment complex on Unilocal since there are many reviews elsewhere. I’ve been living here for eight months now and most of what I’ve read and heard is true.
Woodbridge Villas is loud, mainly because of all the kids. It’s pretty much impossible to escape the noise. I live in a 3 bedroom apartment to save rent (since I share with three others) but it’s right next to the playground, as to be expected. Since the windows are very old and the walls are very thin, no noise is held out or in. It’s as if the children are five inches away from an open door.
Woodbridge Villas has many families that look as if they shouldn’t be able to afford the Irvine Company Apartment rates… to put it politely. Because of this, you usually see people looking very unkempt, with dirty porches and front doors, as well as broken cars parked in the same parking spaces for a week straight. Yes, this is because some of the apartments are state funded. There are three apartments just for the elderly and disabled. Because the carports can’t fit handicap vans, they are allowed to double park on the roads… making it a narrow squeeze for large SUVs like my vehicle.
However, I really like the apartment office and maintenance. They are very friendly, remember faces, and extremely helpful. They always bend the Irvine Company rules (let you pay rent a few days late — with no late fee — if you notify them in advance for example). They will give you their cell phone number if you ask for it (and you’ll need it since people are ALWAYS taking assigned parking spaces after normal office hours). Maintenance responds to even the smallest problems in less than a day. Recently, they just replaced all of the outdoor lights, painted the fences, and redid the front doors.
The plus for Woodbridge Villas is the location. it is right across from the lake. And because it is in Woodbridge, you can get all the same Woodbridge Association amenities without paying the homeowners fees. I love taking a boat out on the lake with my boyfriend. I run around the lake with my friends and I play tennis with my sister when she visits.
The petty downsides are: horrible, tight parking; prankster children who are bored and have nothing better to do but torment their neighbors; and a laundry room that isn’t maintained by the contracted company so half of the machines don’t work.