Grand Marc At University Village

It’s a great apartment near UCR. I can walk to campus, and it will take me around 25 mins. The apartment is furnished and it’s very convenient.

Grand Marc apartments are very spacious and come with many convenient amenities. The apartment is completely furnished and comes with a washer and dryer which is great. There is 24 hour security and the management is very helpful! Although the apartment was very dirty when we moved in it is still ok. Requested 3^rd or 4^th floor and got the 4^th which is great!

Was given 4^th floor when we requested 1^st floor. Overall it is close to campus so the location is nice. The rec and pool area are also a plus.

Grand Marc at the University Village has been a pretty good experience. The rooms are furnished, and everyone gets their own bathrooms. The bedrooms are decently big and there’s more than enough space for everything you wold bring to a college apartment. The mattresses aren’t the most comfortable, but after adding a mattress pad, it’s not so bad. There was some minor damage in the apartment like dents and scratches, but overall a good place to live andown fairly priced.

It was nightmare signing the lease. Never told me about I will be on the waiting list until the week of move in day. Make me panic about what if there is no room and school start the next week. The worst part the manager said once I sign the lease, you are bond to the lease term. It will cost me 85% of one month rental if I decide to cancel the waiting list. They just want your money, and not care about your situation.

worst Apartment around riverside, all they care about is money, they don’t care about ur problems. Charge this, then charge that, so if you want to live in a place that’s better and less problems, go somewhere else~ lived here 2 years n still didn’t get my room key, I asked at least 10 times for it, so Ya, GL

As my time here at Grand Marc comes to a close, I’ve decided to leave an updated review on my experience living here.
Three years ago, old management was, for lack of better word, pure sh*t. They sucked students into leasing with them and rent was upwards of $ 800 for a 4-​bedroom apartment. Since then, rent has at least been lowered to a competitive rate of about $ 670 for the same 4-​bedroom unit. That’s a competitive price that is matched by surrounding complexes as well.
The perks of living here:
— rent pays for housing and utilities (within $ 30 for electricity)
— close to campus and the UV, so you can grab a quick bite or run to 7 – 11 for whatever your needs are
— free parking per person
— pool access
— Amazon locker available ²⁴⁄₇
— renovated gym with updated equipment
— computer room with 2 study rooms
Now given the perks of living here, there isn’t much to complain about. BUT, if you get the short end of the stick, here is what you could deal with (and these were some of my biggest problems):
— GUEST PARKING IS TERRIBLE! They have the dumbest possible system with parking so that you can only get a permit for your guest within the times that the leasing office is open. If you can’t come in during that time, you’re shit out of luck and your guest has to park outside the premises at the UV. you also can’t ask for an extended permit if your guest stays for more than one night… You have to come in everyday at 12pm or whenever the office opens in order to get a new permit every time. Talk about inconvenient!
— Security doesn’t do their job. It’s quite evident that non-​residents like to come into this complex but security doesn’t stop them from coming in. Often times I found non-​residents loitering the pool area.
— A lot of parties happen in this complex so if you have a neighbor who likes to get down, you’re probably not gonna get any shut eye.
— High theft! My friend lived on the first floor and was robbed while she was in her own bedroom and the thieves ransacked her living room IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
— Wi-​Fi is T E R R I B L E ! Don’t let those signs fool you. Airwaves is complete crap and with the amount of residents sharing the wifi it’s definitely slow.
All in all, living here wasn’t a complete nightmare but it wasn’t a dream either. The living situation isn’t too bad, the maintenance workers come and repair things quickly, but if there’s one thing this apartment complex can never get right it’s their CUSTOMER SERVICE. For the amount you’re paying to rent a room here, I would highly suggest taking your business elsewhere.

Be prepared to pay once you move out.
Pros: It’s close to campus. gated plus security patrol. Apartments are clean and furnished with the necessities when you first move in. Has one of the more decent gyms compared to the other apartment complexes in the area. Utilities are paid for to an extent. More than enough really unless you do stupid stuff to go over. Lots of parking even with the excess ghetto people coming in that don’t live there or go to UCR.
Cons: I honestly believe that the main problem with this place is that management allows people who don’t go the UCR to live here. If you go to RCC. why the hell would you live all the way over here? It’s not even close at all. The issue with that is that there are a lot of ghetto people that end up living there and they end up bringing a lot of their friends that don’t live there to have parties and they end up trashing the place and the apartments. I remember when I helped my girlfriend move in to her apartment and it looked pretty nice. New carpet. Furniture was cheap, but it worked and everything was fairly neat. Then we met some of her roommates which half of them didn’t even attend UCR. I think there were only supposed to be 2 girls living in one of the rooms, but there were ALWAYS at least 4 people around the apartment ALL the time in that same room. When they brought their friends over, it was the worst. Always a bunch of guys that would come over to drink and smoke weed. Heard one of them talking about his gang that he was in or something stupid like that. The condition of the apartment went downhill quick. within weeks it was getting trashed and after a couple months. if I took before and after pictures. you’d be shocked. it’s so ridiculously dirty and rundown and the apartment consistently smells like weed and they get multiple noise complaints throughout each month. Then when the roommates would get drunk and/​or high they would always steal her and her roommates food and hope that some how they wouldn’t notice when all their food disappears… oh lastly. this place is expensive. you’re paying a little less than how much you’d pay for Sterling. Sterling has it’s own list of problems, but at least you actually get more for what you pay for.
Bottom line: If you’re that anal about being really close to school. then there are plenty of other options in the surrounding area that you can choose from. If distance isn’t too much of an issue. you have EVEN MORE options which are cheaper and more reasonable. You really don’t have to waste your time and money dealing with something like this.
EDIT: Being charged a few hundred dollars for cleaning and some paint «touch up» isn’t what I was expecting. The cleaning was half expected because really ghetto roommates ruined the apartment, but they couldn’t come up with pictures for the apparent paint «touch ups» in the bedroom and bathroom like they said and we had no choice, but to pay all the fees without proof.

a horrible place to leave. Grandmarc does not care about tenants and management always try to find a way to steal your money out of your pocket. There is no security at Grandmarc. Last night people broke my car front window and the only thing I heard from management was «contact your insurance, we are not responsible».If you leave your key at home and ask management to open your apartment door they charge you$ 25.
When you sign the contract utility is included in your rent, but as soon as you move, they charge you for utility. I’m not going to renew my lease and also I’m not recommend anyone to live in Grandmarc.

The apartment is clean and the people is nice in here.

Get service… Much improvement. Thanks for the awesome rewards
I prefer grand Marc than the other campus apartments because it’s super close to campus and the uv is across the street
They have security at around 9am which monitors who goes in and out of the complex so it’s pretty safe :)

This is my first year living here and it started off pretty bad. I had roaches in my apartment, and my toilet made noises and wouldn’t flush correctly. Also, my shower only had cold water, no warm or hot water for a long time until I got it fixed. On top of that, something went wrong when I tried to pay by e-​check in January and I got charged a late fee because my payment did not process (I have been using this form of payment since I moved in).
Aside from all that, I do enjoy the amenities Grand Marc comes with, including the gym, free printing, the pool, and how they do little events once in a while and feed us. Also, the staff is super nice and they always try to resolve my issues as quickly as possible.

In fact, I prefer Grandmarc to other student community around UCR. The room I lived is clean and lovely. The safety of Riverside is not good. But Grandmarc’s security is at least better than other community.

I love my apartment! I love having my own room and bathroom for the price I’m paying! Definitely a good atmosphere and friendly staff! Will recommend it to my friends!

Absolutely the worse management. Their whole goal is to steal your money. I lived there for 2 years. When I started living there the room was clean but kitchen was dirty because of the last roommate (they don’t even care about the forms you fill out about roommate matching, my roommate was a pothead and dirty guy who didn’t wash his dishes for the whole year) the fridge and stove were extremely dirty and I asked the office repeatedly to clean it. First they said OK but after that they said ask your roommate to clean it because we cleaned it before you come which was a lie because stove and fridge were obviously dirty for a long time. Anyway, the dishwasher also didn’t work and after trying to fix it 3 times they gave up and didn’t even care.
But this is nothing. Before my moving out I cleaned my room spotless and cleaned the whole kitchen and even took pictures and then I got a letter saying I owe $ 160 because they cleaned a spot on carpet and cleaned the kitchen. I knew they will do something like this because many of my friends had the same experience so I cleaned the carpet too (yes I cleaned my room’s carpet) I have photos and everything too just to prove them wrong.
Hopefully the new management is not a scam like campus crossing
Do yourself a favor and lease at sterling. It’s a bit more expensive but you get more for what you pay like TV and X box and you don’t have to deal with a fraud company.
All these reviews don’t lie. There’s a reason why they get this many bad reviews.
I wish I read some reviews before getting trapped by these scammers.

I wish I could give them no star what so ever. Because this place doesn’t deserve any sort of good comments period. Let me warn you all about this place. If you are international students avoid this place or kiss your down pay good bye you are not going to get it back. They will make stupid excuses to hold your down pay once you move out. I rented out one room for my wife at this place. The day that walked in to the apartment, the place was literally TRASH. Boxes everywhere, there was more rotten food in the refrigerator than the garbage box. Called one of the employees to complain he gave us some stupid excuse and walked off. Before checking out we cleaned everything. Now that my wife has checked out they have sent us a bill for damages. In the end all I can say to the readers is this management is bunch of crooks and place is a trash hole Avoid it and good luck.
P. S. Please believe if they say it’s a new management. They told us that B. S too. There is a white guy and Iranain girl working at this place for past 2 years and you will still find them. Really all the students/​residents should sue the owner/​management of this place

If you are a student that is looking for a place to stay close to UCR campus, PLEASE STAY AWAY AND DON’T EVEN TRY CONSIDERING THIS PLACE! I stayed in Grand Marc with 3 other friends in the 2011 – 2012 school year and to say choosing this place was a mistake is an understatement. They have the worst management ever and they lie to all their tenants. In our last month or 2 of staying there, we were having major leaks in our living room ceiling and in my roommates’ room. They didn’t fix it for WEEKS. Not only that, they charge you after you move out, even when you clean everything spotless and make it look cleaner than when you had moved in! Plus, the rent for such a crappy place is super expensive. I had shared a room with another girl and it cost us $ 510/​month. And that’s $ 510 EACH, not altogether. Also, the gate is always broken, even when they try to fix it. The gym has NO A/​C and there are always random families that don’t live in Grand Marc that swim in the pool. Our A/​C was funky and not working as well in the spring/​towards the summer, and seeing as we lived on the 4^th floor, and it being Riverside, it was wayyy too hot. Not to mention, there were quite a few shootings in our building. Yeah, talk about safe.
The only positive thing I have to say is that the apartment is furnished, parking is free, and having permits for guests was nice since it lasted the whole day/​night. And maintenance was nice, although they were late to fix our leaks.
If I could give this place zero stars, I definitely would because it deserves it.

Grand marc doesnt really care about the tenents. I live here now and i would give anything to get out of my contract. Its dirty and filthy underneath the beautiful paint job. Im dizzy right now from the fumes that were created by «maintenance men“that the «new management» sent over to fix my dirty broken microwave. They refuse to fully replace any appliances or carpets in the «common area» bc when you sign the lease «you have accepted the apartment as is». This is garbage. Dont do it.
Sincerly, a college student

I ended up living here for the 2011 – 2012 school year as a last resort because something happened with the place I had planned on living in. Since I just spent the last 6 hours driving down from the Bay, I was in no mood to look for anything else. So I walked into Grand Marc because it was the most convenient at the time. I already lived in UVT my second year of college, and would love to run a bulldozer over the place if I could, so there was no way in hell I was gonna do that.
Fully furnished, close walk to everything, utilities included — with wash and dryer in the units, free parking, and etc. Everything was in great condition when I moved in, and remained to be that way for the rest of the year. My randomly assigned roommates and I got along. Pretty good — though pricey. And unlike at UVT, I didn‘t have bad experiences with the staff every other day — in fact, I didn‘t have any the entire year. Unlike at UVT, I didn‘t get my car broken into three times in one week. I know Grand Marc doesn‘t have a great reputation in the safety department, but I never had trouble in that area.
It‘s not great. The prices aren‘t exactly fair, and you can definitely find better deals in the area, but in my experience, it‘s exponentially better than UVT.