Parkview Apartments

It Wasn’t Worth My Time Over All. Thanx god I did not live there

My daughter is relocating from Phoenix to Lake Balboa for a new job. She is a recent college graduate and Albert has been so helpful to her and to her parents (me) who live out of state! We appreciate it and are looking forward to the new place!

I have chosen to add an additional star because Hamlet D. took the time and care to respond. In the end it all worked out as we have signed a lease for a property in much nicer area. The universe is funny that way.

I recently landed a job in the area, and my fiancé and I needed to find an apartment right away. Because we are relocating from Pittsburgh, PA, we were only able to check out apartments on one Saturday (flew out for the weekend).
Yumi at Parkview Apartments made the process SO easy. Out of all of the apartments we were viewing that day, she was one of THE most friendliest. She got extra bonus points for us as well because she was on top of her appointments and very informative. She called the day before to ensure that I was still planning on visiting, and was always very polite and understanding that we were on a time crunch. The apartments were cute and clean, and we liked that there was always someone available in the office during the week and weekend. Yumi was also able to grab us another parking spot for my fiancé’s car.
Ultimately, we decided on another apartment closer to my new job. Even when informing Yumi that we decided on another apartment, Yumi was great and wished us well on our move. She was happy that we found something so close by!
Credit score and income wise– my fiancé had a lower credit score than expected (he had just paid off his only loan — his car — and closed one of his credit cards) and at the time of application, I was the only one with a verified income. We got approved, and would have paid a little more of a security deposit (which is understandable with our situation). We were concerned about the approval process, but had no problems getting approved.

This review is specifically about the customer service of the staff at Parkview apartments. While we actually decided to get an apartment with a sister building, Yumi, the manager at the rental office, was extremely helpful and courteous while we were looking at apartments in this area. She was flexible in scheduling appointments, she knew as much information as possible about the status of the apartments and their conditions, and she was able to refer us to peripheral needs (e.g., finding a fridge). She worked with us on what our needs were and helped explain how Parkview fit those needs. The apartment itself was beautiful and was about to get all new amenities in the apartment. However, we ended up at their sister building, so the management in general is amazing as we stayed within company. Thank you Yumi for all your help, support, and kindness.

Everything is great save for management. While the staff was incredibly congenial and helpful the management was rigid, uncooperative and rude. The apartments and area including the amenities are wonderful but once payment begins to be discussed the charm wears off quickly. The security deposit is based on inflexible standards of reviewing even excellent credit. If it seems worth the price the apartments are beautiful but only if you are willing to to double the advertised deposit or rent price.

Went to rental office and the girl working was extremely busy. Parking was not easy to find. Seemed like a nice property though.

I have been living at ParkView apartment for year and a half now. I was bit worry about the cleanliness of the building in the beginning because of its age ,
but I am VERY HAPPY and SAFE and feel at home with ParkView Apartment .
The Management, John, Sherry and Albert are on top of everything with super efficiency, keeping this place clean and immaculate !
And the maintenance team, Lee and JP are THE BEST !
Professional, Knowledgable, Considerate and Kind. Takes care of your place
soon after you have any problem at all ! Very impressive, wonderful people !
Can’t say enough about how truly fantastic everyone is at the ParkView Apartment !
And the huge park is right across street for running, biking or just sitting around on the beautiful pond watch birds and people is big plus too !

Carol B.
I have lived in this building for over 10 years and love it here. The Managers are very nice and and always responsive to any issues or questions. The location is the best. Right across the street from Balboa Park. I highly recommend the Parkviews!

I had lived in this apartment for more than 3 years until I recently had to move out for my job.
Great management and staff.
When I had any issues with the apartment, they usually fixed them on the same day.
The building is always clean and organized.
I wish I could live there longer.

I have to say that I really enjoy living in these apartments. The view that I have from my balcony and bedroom is worth the price of admission for sure. It’s so nice waking up to see Balboa park and not a bunch of other apartments in front of me. That’s the thing that got me to move here. I do a lot of running in the park and now I don’t have to drive, just walk over there. I have a junior 1 bdroom, or whatever they call it. It suits me and the price is right for the location. They have a pool, Jacuzzi, washers and driers everywhere and a work out facility. The management folks are very nice and very accommodating. I haven’t had any problems at all. This is the first apartment I’ve lived in since moving to SoCal and am very pleased but nothing can beat the prices in Michigan lol.

Park view apartments in Lake Balboa is a great place to live! Excellent location, facilities well maintained. We have been here 10 years, you will love it too,

A Great! Place to live… Wonderful Managers always helpful and very Professional.

Living in an apartment means that it’s not going to be perfectly 100% to what we might envision our «home» to be like. I actually disagree with the some of the reviews listed here. I will describe our almost 2 year experience while residing at the Parkview Apartments…
Management
Personally, I have moved many times and have also experienced different types of managements. Also, customer service, organization, professionalism, and a good deal are very important to us. I am a mother and that makes me a little more careful about decisions we make– one of them being our residence.
John, Sherry, Chris, Dawn, and the maintenance staff have been amazing. How you may ask? First off, kindness in service; very informative, helpful, patient… and they are organized. I’ve dealt with management where either there’s lack of information; organization; communication… but, at Parkview– you notice by even their detailed folder with paperwork that it’s very well-​organized. When I witnessed how organized they were and knowledgeable about rental agreements, etc.– that made me know that I can TRUST the management, which is so very important.
We haven’t had major maintenance issues but if/​when there have been minor ones, they will have someone check out and resolve your problem immediately. I mean seriously– immediately. The managers are on top of it.
Maintenance
The maintenance staff are great. Very professional and kind. Do you ever have that experience when maintenance people come to your home and you feel like you have to get your mop or vacuum out after to clean-​up afterwards? Well, let me tell ya that with the maintenance staff at Parkview– it’s not the case. They’re very considerate of keeping your place clean and leaving it the way that they’ve first seen it as.
Periodically, the staff will check if you need anything and make sure that your alarms are working and also replace air filters, if necessary– which is so awesome.
I used to wonder what our rent money paid and honestly– I see it. Obviously it pays for the actual place we’re renting and other things but I do appreciate how well-​kept our building is. Staff cleans the floors, the laundry room, the elevators… I appreciate cleanliness and the attention to details!
Amenities
We have the «Central Park of the San Fernando Valley» literally a hop and a skip away! It’s awesome. As a mother, it’s totally helpful because I go for walks with my daughter. The park offers so much– there’s a running path (I think 4 miles or more if you do the entire route); plenty of places to picnic; playground for kids; bike/​rollerblading route; golfing; japanese garden… and MORE! It’s pretty awesome.
Laundry room– spacious, clean; coin-​operated. The washers and dryers are not always full and if they are, tenants are usually great about keeping their time and removing their items promptly.
Exercise room– haven’t used it but it’s well-​kept and has basic workout machines. But, honestly– who needs an exercise room when you’ve got Central Park across the street and also pool/​jacuzzi?
Pool/​Jacuzzi– Again, very clean. The pool is pretty big and usually is not full. I have not experience loud tenants at the pool. Also, the jacuzzi is a pretty good size not tiny like most apartments would have.
Garage– tandem parking, if you’re in a 2 bdrm and 1 parking space, if you’re residing in the other ones. I think that you can get another parking space for an additional price.
Mail room with an outbox, which is helpful.
Weber BBQ grills and patio area– it’s a common area and that’s nice. Have wanted to use the grills but haven’t yet. They installed new Weber ones, which look nice. Have definitely smelled delicious food being grilled on it!
Apartment Unit Info
We live in a 2bdrm unit and I have to say that it is quite spacious. The living room is very big. There is a lot of closet space. Our bedrooms are located next to each other but the closet in one of the rooms allows for «space» between the rooms. There are 2 bathrooms and they’re both similar in size. The walk-​in closet is very big. There’s also a closet near the entrance that is big enough to make into another room! We put tons of storage type things in there (e.g. boxes, shoes, etc.). We do have a balcony that we will walk out onto but that’s pretty much it.
Location and nearby things
This building is at the border of Encino and Lake Balboa. It is very close to Ventura Blvd., which has a lot of eateries and stores. Also, it is very close to the ⁴⁰⁵⁄₁₀₁ Freeways. Markets, restaurants, stores, dry cleaners, etc. are very nearby– like 5 minutes or so or less.
One thing that I really wanted was a residential neighborhood nearby. I know that that’s hard if a building is off a main street. There is a cute neighborhood right behind our building with nicely paved sidewalks to walk/​run and parking, if needed. Can write more but no more space! Just come check it out!

management is TOOO BAD.
they are so gravy, mean, nasty.
pool is always dirty and jaggy is low temperature. cannot use in winter.
deposit can not be back full. you have to forget it about it.
we don’t wanna rent calos group apartment

Clean location
Apartments are small, but priced accordingly
Pool and Spa (Some residents are loud late night)