The Retreat At Speedway

Management is everything this use to be a geeat spot to live but with new management and people in the office is all down hill. There is only 1 recycle can for the hole community, trash cans throughout the complex over flowing, maintenance is a joke. You pay for your water from a meter system yet after going on vacation water turned off I still had the exact bill as the previous month? Complaints fall on deaf ears and the carpet… they say you have new flooring and carpet but if you look really good you’ll see it. Ashame this place was great. Dog owners beware not as friendly as they say. Old faucets, and appliances including water heater which takes up to 5 mins for hot water. Thats a waste of water.

Truly one of the least accommodating managements of any company I’ve ever had the displeasure to deal with. Have been living there for 3 years, have never missed or was late on a single payment. Have been as understanding and compliant with their requests as anyone. A couple of times I’ve needed something from them was promised something by a member of the office staff just to be contacted by them a week later to be told the manager has refused to approve it. Would never recommend this place to anyone. That being said the complex itself is gorgeous and the apartments are solid.

Living here is just about as good as an apartment can get. The office staff and the guys who do maintenance are very helpful and kind, (most are even competent). This place is safe and I’m happy with the amenities. One large problem is that you only get one parking space, even for a two-​bedroom apartment. The prices are on the higher side for Tucson so that shouldn’t be the case; for 2 bedrooms to should have 2 parking spots. This place is a safe location, with attentive maintenance & office staff, a nice pool, and I even have a washer and dryer, so I’d recommend this place to live.

Rented a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with my co-​worker for 8 months. Inexpensive, clean, quiet apartments. Management was always helpful. The 24 hour gym access was awesome since I worked shifts. Gated access made the complex feel safe.
One downside is we only got 1 parking spot for the 2 of us so sometimes I had to park far away from my apartment (but still in the gated complex).

Our family lived at the Retreat for 1 year in the Canada (2bd2ba) floorplan. The complex is really nice and well maintained. The staff was great however we did not really need to contact them for much so I can’t really say much more about them. We did have a less than pleasurable experience with the manager concerning a ‘random apartment maintenance inspection’. She spoke very rudely to us and had an ‘IDGAF’ attitude. Maintenance was great and responded quickly to our 2 orders (1 for a leak in our window sill, and 1 for our oven.)
Heed my warning: Parking is HORRIBLE. Our covered parking spot was far from our unit and if you are trying to find an open spot anytime after 3 PM on any day of the week, you are screwed. There were 5 spots in our area before you had to go to the gated area. We had to park outside the gates multiple times and walk to the back of the complex to our apartment. The spaces are really skinny and if anyone parks a little off, you can barely get out of your vehicle.
If you are on the first floor, the upstairs noise is a problem. Of course, some noise is expected since people are naturally noisy. However, the walls are hardly any sound barrier whatsoever. I could hear our upstairs neighbor’s phone vibrating and sometimes could hear the conversation! Stomping and walking was constant noise. Their dog was constantly barking and it sounded like it was right outside our door. (Not really Retreat’s problem, but just making a point that noise is definitely there.)
The only real reason we left the Retreat was because when we moved in, we were given a great concession which reduced our rent significantly every month. We were told 2 months before our lease was up that we were not going to receive the concession again, making our rent unaffordable. The Retreat is very expensive for the units themselves: the kitchen is very small, there’s no microwave, the appliances are little outdated, and the floorplans are cramped. But if you are looking for a good atmosphere, friendly staff, and quick maintenance, I recommend the Retreat.