Seven Oaks Apartments

Seven Oaks is a wonderful place to live — from the lovely apartments to the serene pool area. Manager, Fiona and her team are friendly, professional, and do an excellent job!

Fiona the manager at seven oaks apartments is awesome. very good place to live!

My wife and I lived here for two years, and we have no complaints. Management was always very responsive and fair, including the time they replaced (on a weekend) our glass shower door, that our cleaning lady broke. The new property manager, Fiona, is really on top of things, and is very nice, and very professional. We recommend Seven Oaks.

A great place to stay if it’s temporary! The reviews regarding water is 100% spot on. Water bill every month varied between $ 25 — $ 100+. There is no meter, every month they add a price for water that they believe is fit. Trash is $ 25.00 extra per month and then the sewer bill. The laundry room is equipped with the worst laundry machines I have ever used. My clothes came out of the washer disgustingly dirty: ruined many clothes that were new. We complained to management and we were told they are not in charge of the machines. They have no problem taking the money from the machines, but when it comes to fixing the machines they blame it on someone else. The laundry room always smelled and was just filthy.
Many apartments have security, but this complex does not. My bike was stolen from the garage. Again told by management «It could be anyone that stole it, not our problem.» Turns out 4 bikes were stolen the same weekend from the same garage.
Don’t expect to see your deposit fee again. When moving out they automatically charge «cleaning fees.» When we did a walk thru with John, he told me specifically that the place looked great. He even asked why we put nothing up on the walls, only then to be charged $ 300.00 for cleaning. I’ve hired maids before to clean this apartment while living there, and it never costs $ 300 for a single clean. We left that apartment spotless, probably much cleaner than when we moved in. I am fine with paying for damages and a reasonable cleaning fee. But the fees at 7 Oaks are unpredictable and non-​negotiable.
No amenities: no gym, no tennis courts, the pool is terrible. The pool is small and in the shade, not even worth visiting once. The walls are paper thin. Even with all the windows closed, you are able to hear every thing going on outside.
The good: 1. walking distance to Safeway. 2. Good parking. 3. Close to Stanford 4. Maintenance works Tuesday and Thursday and are pretty nice and quick reply. Overall the apartment was nice and it was great for a year. I don’t think we could have lived there for longer than that.

Mostly bad: This place is way overpriced, but sadly that’s the price to pay to be near Stanford and to live in this area. They used to pay water and garbage but now we’re going to have to pay it. Also they are going against our lease, trying to raise our rent by $ 400 a month to go month to month, or between $ 200 and $ 300 depending on other longer-​term lease renewals. They’re constantly doing «renovations» (mostly just adding crown molding to everything with a surface to nail gun to) to justify charging their tenants hundreds of dollars more; and that means it’s incredibly noisy and calamitous during the 7a-​4p shift the workers have. Coin op laundry costs $ 2.50 a load (to wash and dry), which is ridiculous. Also for what you pay for, you get more amenities at places like Oak Creek and Sharon Green (we just get a tiny, perpetually shaded pool – no tennis courts, no clubhouse, no playground, etc.). They don’t allow outside grilling (unless it’s electric) at ALL… We’re on the first floor and the heavily potted plant-​bearing balcony above us constantly drizzles our porch and outside furniture with sediment-​rich water. Guest parking is scant (I think there’s less than 8 spaces in the back for at least half the complex). They have a no pet policy but I see some tenants with dogs which is very annoying, since we really wanted to have a pet.
Some good: Management is fairly responsive (maintenance guy works on Tuesdays and Thursdays for repairs) – at least under Sandra; haven’t had too much experience with Holly; except for all the renovation letters and a very unacceptable renewal offer. All appliances/​fixtures are relatively new and hot water is plentiful. Central heating and cooling is nice and lots of space/​storage. They have extra storage rooms (very small), a bike storage room (which is really just the water heater/​electric room in the underground parking garage), two parking spaces per apartment is nice. We have our coin-​op laundry in the building, as well as the mail and garbage shoot so we don’t have to go outside to do that. It’s very quiet here what with the predominantly retired population. Very close to the Sharon Heights shopping center with the grocery/​drugstore. Good connections to public transportation. Bike-​friendly area. There is an elevator in the building. We’ve had very few repair issues – everything’s fairly modern and well-​maintained. The area is beautifully landscaped and seems to be very quiet and safe.

Before the «renovation», the price based on the apartment condition is reasonable. After the «renovation». the price is really ridiculous. I don’t know the management thinks their sort of improvement on the apartment will deserve a $ 800 increase.
I like the neighberhood, and I really enjoy walking around with my family and have a quiet life. However, I just can’t spend almost $ 3000 for a 1bd/​1br.
FYI, the hardwood floor they claimed is not a real one, I think they just put some layer on top of the original one.

The apt itself is great. However, you have to be extremely careful about the management. She will lie to you, and if she does not like you, she can make your life in hell. Be aware!
Since I still live here, I can’t describe the incidents in detail, if she read this, I will be in huge trouble.
I am moving soon, and then I can fill in the details

This has gotta be the most cush student housing I’ve ever lived in. Well, technically it’s not student housing, it’s about 75% retirement community and 25% students. But if certain universities want to subsidize our housing and sublet, that’s fine by me.
Apartments have good-​sized bedrooms/​bathrooms and huge common areas, each has a balcony or patio about 6×12. Complex includes gated underground parking, so your butt doesn’t get scorched by your seats on a hot day, and a small pool area with umbrellas and tables. Manager is friendly and very accomodating.
Safeway, Longs, a great sandwich place and some other little shops are right across the street, so if you’re BBQing and run out of stuff, it’s not a big deal.
–1 star for sketchy old (yes, old like your grandaddy old) dudes who ogle you when you’re reading by the pool.
–1 star for certain door usage restricted after 8 pm… I mean, I guess the elderly need their beauty rest, but isn’t that a little much?