Glenwood Garden Apartments

Glenwood Garden Apartments are a GREAT place to enjoy everything in Mountain View (and the Bay Area). I lived there for 4 years. Thing I liked and will miss:
— walking to the farmers market (5mind walking.)
— Caltrain access (5 mins walking + 45 mins to SF Caltrain Station)
— Restaurant scene on castro in MV (5mins walking)
— quiz night every Wed at St. Stephens Green Irish pub (also on castro)
— Greg — the property manager– is extremely honest and friendly
— apartment is not new by any means, but is well kept up and maintenance crew very responsive
— closet space!!!
Contact me if u want any more info
Matt (Mkrebsm (at)

I really enjoyed my stay here and a big thanks to Greg the manager for always being responsive via email or phone! This was my first time leasing an apartment and he was very helpful in helping me understand what the lease entails, the move-​in and move-​out process, and overall any questions I had. Go Greg!
The outdoor area of the apartment has also been recently renovated a lot, nice new wooden fences for the ground floor apartment patios and brand new plants greenery everywhere :)
The location is a huge godsend, 6 min walk to Caltrain and easy access to 101, 85, and 237 highways which go basically everywhere. Also 10 min walk to Castro St for delicious food
Neighbors are pretty quiet for the most part, no complaints.
The only negatives were that it got pretty cold in the mornings during winter but nothing an extra blanket couldn’t handle.
Definitely worth a stay if you want to be in this area

Pros:
–Close to caltrain and lightrail station and downtown M. View
–New manager Greg seems good and helpful. Does try to respond to maintenance requests
in 24 to 48 hours if during weekdays. Can be an issue during weekends, specially if your AC or heater fails during weekends, since
they don’t send anyone during weekends.
— Granite kitchen, but other kitchen furniture (closets) of cheap wooden quality.
— Spacious patio in 2-​bedroom units.
Cons:
— The apartments have been here since a long time. Very old construction. Still have old-​style (2-​pin and also old style 3-​pin) AC plugs in units.
— Manager not in the office everyday. Depends on your luck, if you can catch him or not.
— Wooden ceilings.(Looks different, but not sure, how safe in event of any fire)
— No sprinklers.
— Limited parking inside the community.
— Expensive rent considering the amenities (actually no amenities except a small pool) and construction.
— Rough roads inside the community.
— Small laundry rooms with not-​so-​good machines. Some not working half of the time. Very small machines and charge is high.
Also, no card loading machine, so have to depend on manager for loading, who is not always in the office during weekdays and forget about
weekends.
— Carpets are very thin-​style, hadn’t seen this kind of carpets before. Look cheap.
— Doors are of very cheap quality. Can break if you collide with it or accidentally put any pressure on the doors, when it bangs against the door-​stopper.
— Bathrooms have ventilation fan always ON, so can’t turn on the lights without the fan noise (which is very loud).
So, if you plan for temporary stay and proximity to Caltrain is important for you, then only I would suggest to consider these apts, else look elsewhere.
(There are several small apartment buildings in this area).
If the rent was cheaper, then one can consider living here, but with the current rent rates, I would not recommend this apt.