Camden Lakes

My leasing agent Therese Stemm was extremely helpful and professional throughout the entire leasing and renewal experience. I have lived for a few years now and I made a right decision of staying here. Thanks to Therese who convinced me when I signed my lease here.
I wish I can give 6 out of 5.
These are Awesome Apartments surrounded by lakes, maintenance is excellent, the service request turnaround is phenominal, I have personally seen the response in 5 minutes. I am not joking. it has been 5 minutes.
The staff of the leasing office are very helpful and friendly. I had very nice experience staying here and would recommend the apartment to anyone who is looking for peaceful stay in St. Petersburg, FL.

Simply put. Awesome. Surrounded by lakes, the apartment complex has very peaceful environment. The staff of the leasing office are very helpful and friendly. I had very nice experience staying here and would recommend the apartment to anyone who is looking for peaceful stay in St. Petersburg, FL.

I had come in 1÷18÷16 to see the place, was shown a 1-​bed apartment by Ryan M and got a quote for a totally different one — 3408 for $ 1043 rent which was eligible for 2 days. I could not go back for the rest of the week as I was starting a new job and could not get off work before 5. got a call from Ryan M on Thu that if I was interested I need to come in. Could only make it on Saturday. When I went in Sat, Ryan M was not in so I talked to the other Ryan after I was directed to him by the lady. The new Ryan gave me a quote of 1093 (up 50 bucks) & said I would have to reach out to Ryan M to see if anything could be done regarding any discounts. Sadly I could not do that coz he was off until Tuesday.
After getting home, I saw that there was an email from Thu with the quote for 1053 which I had missed seeing earlier (my bad). I had dropped in on ¹⁄₂₃ hoping to get a discount on the original $ 1043 quote so that I could finalize. Instead, I was handed a quote of $ 1093 and no one mentioned this $ 1053 quote & I had missed the email. I was unable to get to the 1053 quote coz everytime I tried to access it, the system changes to the 1093 quote online automatically by the time I got to the screen where I needed to put in my information.
I am not sure if the folks in the leasing office were really interested in making a sale. Atleast I did not get that impression. Anyways. after all this, I did not want to move to Camden Lakes & I got a great deal at a different community.

* They tout access to a fitness center and valet trash as included amenities butYou have to pay $ 50 for a key to the fitness center and you will receive an invoice (Bill) for Water and Valet Trash as well as many Fees both one time and monthly reoccurring.
My girlfriend and I specifically asked if Water and Trash were included in the rent and were very happy at first when they said that it was. Come to find out, there is a set fee for Water that is based on square footage and there is a 1^st time Management Fee and an additional reoccurring administrative fee along with additional costs for the Valet Trash Service and Billing that is ATTACHED to your rent but at the same time INCLUDED in your total monthly lease payment. I like this because it is convenient to not have to pay separate bills and deposits for utilities other than electric. However, it makes for a lot of confusion because you still receive invoices for the services.
*To clarify, amenities such as Water, Waste, and Technology (Brighthouse Cable/​Internet) advertised and stated to be «INCLUDED» in your rent. What they actually mean is that they bundle, manage, and essentially provide these services FOR YOU in addition to your rent as part of your TOTAL LEASING EXPENSE. You will find that Rent itself is it’s own separate entity and that the cost’s for. Confusing… yeah, pretty much. To make it clear, they offer and take care of everything as advertised and you will essentially only have to pay an electric bill in addition to whatever lease you work out.
NOTE: If you are a person looking to rent who want’s to pay rent and only rent then there is no way to op in or out of the additional amenities for this particular property. I find that it works great for me and I am pleased overall with the arrangement as confusing as it is :)
There are a few other things to be aware of but are in no way a deal breaker: One set of racquetball and basket balls courts have been closed but the ones by the office are up and running. The fencing for the bark park are dilapidated and one of my small dogs got out. Holes are easily made in the chain link fence and if your dog is a digger there is nothing holding the bottom of the fence down to the ground. There are pet waste station through the back walking paths but in order to use the one in the bark park you have to walk through the mine field of pet waste that many owner do not pick up in order to get to the clean up station. There is also no light in the Bark Park after sundown so bring a flash light!
In all honesty, the grounds are beautiful and the staff are really nice and very helpful and accommodating. I have discovered varied levels of confusion regarding the cost and billing along with certain fees. However, I have found that the main problem is that Camden packages, itemizes, and invoices the bundled living expenses (Rent, Technology Package, Fitness Center Access, Water, and Trash Service). There is a lot of information to cover and many fees and additional costs both big and small that can add up quickly so be sure to request an itemized list to tally expenses because with any new apartment it will be a rough few months at first.

Pretty nice dude! I just wish there was a skatepark and a gate so people couldn’t rob or murder. And I wish the sports courts were open and you didn’t need a key.

Really friendly staff. Dog friendly with lots of walking paths and a dog park! Ample parking, with shady spots availiable. I recommend checking out this complex!

Good complex with an awesome staff. They always try to help and work with their good tenants. Been here four years and enjoy it. Only downside is corporate does not allow the staff more leeway.

Old appliances in apartments and the crowd that lives there are not the classiest of people. The cost of their apartments are not comparable to the quality of the apartment. I lived there for a year and couldn’t wait to get out. I could hear the lady below me singing in the shower every morning and heard when the guy next to me was in the kitchen when he closed his cabinet doors. The office staff is hit or miss. Some are really stupid and rude, others are decent. The model apartment was really nice compared to the apartment I walked into on move-​in day. I felt like I was living in a low-​income housing complex. For almost the same price I now have at my new apartment a flat stove non-​coil stove top, black granite counter tops, all new stainless steel appliances and a huge personal balcony facing a lake with a fountain.

It’s an apartment complex, folks, not a luxury spa for the rich and famous. Yes, you can hear your upstairs neighbors walking around and if you’ve never lived in an apartment building you can hear the occasional door slam or when someone drops something. The rent is totally reasonable but there are costs for the amenities added on and if you don’t listen closely to the sales pitch, you may be surprised that cable is not «included» in rent, it’s simply available to the building and you pay $ 38 regardless of whether you use it or not. Same with the $ 35/​mo valet trash service. Considering the fact that someone comes to your door every night (except Fri. and Sat.) and picks up your garbage, that’s not bad.
That said, Camden is nicely landscaped and well maintained. Sure, it’s older as apt. complexes go and I suspect that the side closer to 4^th St. is older than the part closer to 9^th. (We have lived in two different apartments here — we are on our second lease.) It’s pet friendly, but you MUST pick up after your dog even though some residents don’t. There are two tennis courts, racquetball courts, two pools, laundry facilities, exercise rooms, and a clubhouse. I’ve counted a dozen species of wild birds and there’s fishing (catch and release only) in the lakes. The maintenance crew is, for the most part, top-​notch. If you report something broken they are there the same day to fix it. The office staff are friendly but make sure you write down the name of the person who told you one thing because chances are good that someone else will tell you something slightly different.
Management has also recently added public garden space for people who like to garden, as well as a fenced dog play area.
It’s also convenient to shopping and the two main bridges across Tampa Bay.
We looked at other places for around the same price and this seems to be the best value. Sure, they’ll get you for every penny they can but Camden is nationwide and their bottom line seems to be the most important thing. I’ve lived in far worse places so the positives here outweigh the negatives.

Horribly paper thin walls. You can hear everything your neighbors do, the building is soooo old. They need to tear it all down and start over. They did upgrades to my apartment while I was living there and ruined about 1500 dollars of electronics. They sprayed finishing all over and didn’t bother covering anything up and the manager wouldn’t right her wrong until I involved the
. Signed lease when I first moved here 3 years ago because I didn’t know any better. I recommend a newer building, all the older apartments are run down in this area and because of location, they still charge a lot.