The Terraces At South Pasadena Apts

When you pay such a high rate for rent, you’d expect a manager who can return a call and fix things around your apartment. Not here. Apparently high rent means no return calls and leaky roofs. And pipes. Glad I’m paying so much!

Squeak Squeak Squeak. Scratch Scratch Scratch. Scurry Scurry Scurry.
I lived at the Terraces for about two years. I packed my bags and got the hell out of dodge in 2012. I was pursued by a mob of terrifying pointy-​nosed beady-​eyed long-​tailed disease-​carrying incontinent RATS. RATS I say!
Let’s start at the beginning. The night I moved in I flipped on the lights and off scurrying in a hundred different directions were various species, fat ones thin ones big ones small ones, some with wings and some cursed to forever crawl, of la cucaracha.
Yuck! The only thing worse than cockroaches is rats!
Luckily the place is next to OSH so I blew my wad on roach motels and kill bugs dead Raid to clean the place out. My visits to OSH would increase as my time wore on at 410 S. Raymondale.
After the night of the brown bugs came another bit of horror show fun. My next door neighbors had two little ankle biters, Chihuahuas (not the rats I will speak of soon but rather their canine cousins), who began whining and barking, more than usual. I peeked over the balcony to see their patio area was strewn with doggie dookage. It didn’t seem anyone was home. In fact as I craned over to see better I saw that their furniture was gone. They’d split and left the pups behind!
I called management for help. They couldn’t do anything they said. The people were indeed moving out but there were several days left in the month. So, I called to POLICE. An awesome officer came out, took a look, didn’t see water in plain sight, busted in and brought in a humane society officer for the dookies… er…doggies I mean.
South Pasadena living at the Terraces at Raymondale baby! I had to be granted a reprieve from this sort of thing right? I mean swarms of bugs and abandoned barking chihuahuas.
What could be next?
How about the 90 lb German Shepherd moving in to the apartment above me? A four legged beasty whose owner thought to exercise by opening his patio door and throwing a ball out there so they dog could heavy-​footed click-​clack-​clawed bound out the door and back repeatedly over the hard wood floors above in the wee hours of the morning.
But folks, prospective renters, I ain’t done yet. No I’ve saved ye the best for last. Aye. (Don’t know why I’m waxing pirate here but it feels like the right thing to do). Late one dark and dreary evening I heard a scratch scratch scratching at my closet door.
Actually it was in the heating and air conditioning closet. I opened it up, looked around. Back behind the unit was a large rat’s nest. Chewed up bits of paper. Rat turds everywhere.
My Gawd! Ugggh! I ran to OSH and bought a trap. I nervously, I hate those things, set the trap. It didn’t take long. The next evening during tv time there was a loud snap and then a series of high pitched squeaks as the nasty little creature rattled around a bit and then finally gave up the ghost.
Victory! It is done I said solemnly. I opened the closet but… where was the body? I couldn’t find it anywhere.
Now it’s summertime people. It’s in the 90’s daily. A putrescent odor beyond belief came wafting out the walls. Dead rat.
Well, eventually the maintenance man found it. Exterminators came and went. We set traps and more traps. It was not done after all. Rats were entering through the roof vent and attempts to seal said vent were futile. Over time no less than 6 plump rats of the rattus norvegicus variety gave up their lives in my apartment at the Terraces.
So, like I said, I left the Terraces at South Pasadena and, like Lot, I did not look back for fear of turning not to salt but rather into a cockroach or a rat or even, maybe, a chihuahua.

I lived here for a year and was overall pleased. The building is on the older side, but I can tell a lot of care and hard work was put into my apartment before my move in (fresh paint, carpet, new dishwasher, etc). Also, even though it is an older complex, it has modern features like central heat and air. The neighbors are hit or miss — just like any apartment complex. Just like the other reviewer said, the manager, Adam, is awesome!!! Anytime I ever needed anything, he took care of it immediately. I was very happy with Adam as a community manager.
This is a nice community with plenty of street parking for guests (you will need a permit to park overnight). Plus, I love South Pasadena — great city. The complex is right next to the 110 and very convenient proximity to a bunch of stores/​restaurants/​etc.
I took this apartment sight unseen as I was moving in from out of state and didn’t have time to apartment shop much. Adam was great and helpful from beginning to end, so I am happy with my choice (so was my dog — yes, they allow pets! Too many places in LA don’t…boo!).
If you are looking for a decent apartment with a great manager and close to everything, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Good and bad.
Peaceful environment. Supple parking although you need to purchase a pass. Neighbors keep to themselves except ours right above were genuinely neighbors from H-​E-​L-​L. They are always having a party or some sort of gathering that they stomp, chant and yell. They’ve got three dogs that run across the wooden floor day and night. I swear the neighbors above do not know the difference between AM and PM.
The building seriously has an issue with Bladder Control, the swimming pool leaks, the the ground leaks, the faucets leak, the EVERYTHING leaks. In one year, we have had 3 incidences with water leaks. The fourth was when a chunk of the roof of the swimming pool fell onto my car. I was never offered anything for the damage on my car…
Besides all that, Manager Adam is awesome, he is always on it! He will make sure the problems are solved right away.
So there is a price to pay for lush landscaping and to reside in SOUTH PASADENA, a leaky bladder!
South Pasadena doesn’t have rent control so they jacked up the rent on us so we just had to pack up and leave. Despite all the leaky mishap, we were actually willing to stay.

Do not bother with this property. They are constantly raising rent and do not care about there tenants.