Granada Villas

Nicest complex on gadsden but the service bill you get every month is a total waste of my time and money. $ 3.75 for some 3^rd party company to tell me i have rent due on the 1^st of the month, then they justify it by saying they also teach you how to conserve etc etc. See the pics of the bill i upload.

I have lived in these apartments for years and Iove it here… I also love Orlando Mendez who is a awesome maintenance worker who is always so friendly, pleasant and such a hard worker… He is quick and fixes everything with a smile. He is the best!

Decided to do a little apt shopping. Went to the Granada Villas b/​c they looked pretty decent on the outside. Once I enter the leasing office, the agent a tall caucasian lady w/​blonde hair greeted me & my friend w/​an attitude. We inquired about any available units to show, & she seemed unconcerned. She said she needed an ID to hold to tour. I had my ID, but I guess she didn’t want to take me on a tour b/​c she had a stack of files that she was putting away. She didn’t even bother giving a floor plan brochure, or at least tour the community amenities. She was very rude, which made me no longer interested in the Granada Villas. If she was the assistant manager MG properties should find a new one. #Rude
If I could give No stars I would.

The apartments are awesome. Very clean, quiet and safe. I’ve seen the police patrol the parking lot late at night. I have a neighbor across from me who plays loud music at times but it’s a minor gripe. Maintenance staff is awesome! I was expecting to wait a few days to have an issue fixed and Orlando instead showed up within minutes of me calling and fixed the issue immediately. He’s extremely knowledgeable and nice. This is a great place to live.

Maintenance Worker Orlando is the best around. He always knows what he is doing and is very friendly. The apartment complex is very nice and clean. Upgrades of the grounds have recently been done.

I have lived at these apartments for almost 4 years and I would say for the most part I will miss them when moving out. It’s a very clean apartment and they keep up with the landscape and grounds of the apartment. If you get your apartment sprayed there’s usually no problems with bugs. My neighbors are quiet but I know some people deal with noisy neighbors or children but it’s nothing not livable. The maintenance guys are usually pretty good and take the time to listen to the problem your having and do their best to fix it. The inside of the actual apartments could use upgrading. Hoping for a easy move out.!!

These apartments are awesome, quiet, and maintenance people are so helpful and friendly especially (Peter) we appreciate all your help. I highly recommend living here, price is great, and willing to work with you.

This place was very nice when I moved in back in January of 2013. The manager was a super nice, friendly woman who made you feel welcomed and always returned my calls. However as soon as I moved in, she was sent to another complex to work on revamping it. The new manager was rude, unfriendly, never came out of his office, or returned a phone call. The apartment complex went down hill. The smell of pot was ridiculous both inside my apt and out. Leaving for work one morning I had to stop in the entry gate for a man peeing in the bushes after his friends just dropped him off there before proceeding to their own apt! Complaints went unheeded and the complex And it’s grounds became more and more trashy with broke down cars and trash cans full to overflowing. It’s a dump! The final bill was ridiculous! I had to call the main company that owns Granada Villas and ask to be let out of my lease early. The only good thing I can report is that they did!
Never recommend this heap to anyone! What a joke!

I lived here for almost 2 years and would not recommend it to anyone! If you’re considering living here please read all the reviews and reconsider. Just the fact they hide the negative reviews alone should be proof enough of how shady the management team/​company is. If they have nothing to hide then why filter the truthful negative reviews? I’m surprised Unilocal allows them to hide unfavorable reviews.
The landscape is nice and the apartment interiors are cheap but cute. When deciding on a place to move into it’s important to have a management team you can depend on and trust. Unfortunately, I cannot say this is the case for Granada Villas.
While living there it took a year to get maintenance help just to replace the toilet flapper. When I would call to submit the maintenance request I would be told they were adding my request to the list and someone could do the repair in a day or two After a week of no maintenance I called to ask when someone would be by and was told they were doing inspections and it would be a week. This went on for a year. I had to repeatedly call and just about beg several times to get maintenance help. I guess they fired and/​or hired a new office team. After two weeks of speaking with them a maintenance person finally made it to my apartment.
The security gate was ALWAYS left wide open in a sketchy questionable neighborhood. I’m not sure if it was faulty or someone was always breaking it, but it would go months left wide open. The laundry facilities were never kept up well and were constantly dusty and dirty with trash on the floor and non-​residents entering the complex through the laundry room.
When I would call to speak with someone in the management office I would be lucky if they picked up the phone. Often times I would call and get VM. They are rude, lied constantly, and are the most unorganized unprofessional management team I have ever dealt with.
After living here a year I chose not to renew my lease because I didn’t want to be locked into having to stay another year. My rent went from $ 765 to $ 1005 which they explained was the market value of the apartment I now had to pay for not agreeing to another lease. Can they legally do this? It seems like a huge increase to me.
Before moving into the apartment, of course they don’t warn you that the DSL speed is extremely slow. You have to get the lowest speed package from Verizon because they don’t offer higher speeds to residents in that apartment community.
You have the standard utilities to pay for like gas and electricity but Granada Villas also makes you pay for water and rubbish. Every month they send a notice stating what you owe. Now how they figure out fairly exactly how much to charge is beyond me. My guess is they divide the bill with the number of residents and that’s what you owe. Seems odd to me bcause what if you aren’t using that much water but still have to pay a certain amount. Definitely unfair!
Overall, I am hugely disappointed with my experience living there and cannot say how pleased I am I don’t live there any longer! There are way better apartment communities to call home. Be careful, do your research, and make sure you wisely and knowledgeably choose a great place to call home.

Stayed here a few times at my friends place and never had problems with noise or danger. Have car ports to park under and depend on your apt location there are enough parking. Utilities paid by you. Place is pretty clean. Kitchen has small microwave Refrig dishwasher electric stove with oven and AC vents. Only thing I’m not too fond of is the single lock doors. Nothing is perfect down in these parts but it seems livable and somewhat safe.