Monarch At Shadowridge

I have been a resident at Monarch for over 5 years. This place is absolutely AMAZING! It is like living in a resort.
The office staff and other employees are not only professional, but treat residents like family. If there is any problem, no matter how big or small, it is attended to within 24 hours or less!
A 5 star rating is not high enough for Monarch At Shadowridge!

Update:
Rent continues to go up and up. Across the street the apartments are $ 1400 and almost just as nice. I’m paying $ 1800 for a one bedroom. Not worth it

The community does a very good job of providing nice places for people to live. But it would be helpful for more enforcing of loading zones and spots that are supposed to be facility parking only as this would help with people just staying parked in loading zones. Also the safety issues have been unfortunate as security should be increased and Gate should be able to close behind a car going through to stop intruders.

Thank you AAA for putting my family here while our home got repaired from a massive pipe leak. Very nice place to live. I love the fact that it’s a luxury apartment with a washer and dryer.

Great place to live, outstanding staff that is professional and responsive to all our needs.

Wonderful place to live with great people all around. Staff has been wonderful and quick to help out. Great gym and pool area.

Very nice apartments and community overall. The management staff is very responsive to maintenance issues. The price is on the high side, but you get what you pay for.

Awesome place to live! We have been here a year and a half and love! Debbie, the manager, rocks and is always cheerful and helpful. Maintenance issues are dealt with quickly and professionally.
We have an enclosed, two car garage with a 3 bedroom unit upstairs. It is bright, cheerful and spacious and includes a washer and dryer, double glazed windows, and walk in closets.
The amenities are fantastic! A large 24 hour gym with a separate open room for yoga classes, etc. A business center with computers, wifi and printers, a community kitchen, a heated pool and spa, outdoor seating with a fireplace near multiple tables and BBQs and a game room with Xbox, a pool table and a large screen TV. Oh, did I mention a private movie theater that seats about 20? First come, first serve. Sometimes they will do a kids movie that families can sign up for with munchies and crafts.
Pets are allowed. There is a nice playground for the kids. The community is gated and feels very safe. There are periodic community gets togethers such as a taco night, Easter buffet and egg hunt, community garage sales etc.
Honestly, I can’t think of any downsides!

I lived here for about 3 years until the new management took over and someone was STABBED WHILE TAKING OUT THEIR TRASH!!! They not only completely changed the beautiful landscape but their haphazard attention to safety in that complex among other things is complete crap. It looks pretty on the outside but on the inside you have piss poor management, they are utterly worthless when it comes to handling any problem. All that comes out of «their» mouth is NO and «they» are completely unwilling to put forth the slightest bit of extra effort to help you with a problem. «They» speak to «their» employees and residents like they were children and are extremely impolite to almost every degree. If you are looking at this place I suggest looking elsewhere before you let their «nice image» fool you.

I am so surprised at how great these reviews are. Don’t let the good looks of this apartment fool you. Management is useless when you complain about another neighbor and they’re insanely rude once you sign the lease. Speaking of lease, WAYYYY overpriced, and rent is never consistent, its always up and down with the forever changing fee’s. They also allow dogs too. I love dogs, but I live on the bottom floor, and they have a very large dog that like to bark and cause all sorts of noise, and it sounds like a war is going on upstairs. Note to Management: how about checking the breed of the dog before having them move in on the 2^nd floor? The walls are insanely thin, I can hear my neighbors watching tv, going to the bathroom, having sex, the list goes on. And when you complain to management about it, nothing happens. Spend your money somewhere else, the only reason this place is getting two stars is because I do like the kitchen, and the gym. But really, I can’t wait til my lease is up.

This complex like any will have some residents who are considered to me «bad eggs». Some loud, some rude, others annoying, messy, disrespectful, etc. But every complex will have them. Everywhere I have been, there has been those neighbors/​residents.
The complex can only do so much to make EVERYONE happy. Management has been extremely polite to me, helpful, and on their game with maintenance and complaints. I personally haven’t had any issues with management… yet.
I’ve been living her for just over a year now. The complex is well kept and utilities are easy to access. I personally love it here, one of the best complexes I have lived in.
Things for improvement: that front gate gets to be very frustrating at times and rent is pricy.

Hey guys, now I can update my review truly after I left this unsafe place, the leasing office manager she will give you the big smile until you sign the contact then the harassment starts, my harassment started one night from her VIP guest as they claimed, my apartment was facing the pool and her VIP guest at 10 midnight drunk and high started calling me bad names and when I asked them to stop they said we are the manager VIP guest (I already have copy of my call to police by the way), then when I complain to her the real harassment start by pushing her another friend who lives on the second floor and he started chewing tobacco and spits on my patio cause I smoke on my own patio !! Really? Where were you 6 month ago? Why now? Is it cause your friend pushed you cause I complain to the corporate office about her poor level of security? Off corse that’s beside of the midnight fence jumpers from another complex around and no security available when you need them. No security what so ever, and when you complain she said: I have family and I can’t sleep and watch the pool !! Really !! I also have family and they are not feeling safe.
Trust me people take your business els where, you don’t believe me here :

That’s YouTube not me !!

I will start by saying I have lived here for two years and can not wait to move out. Management is terrible and will only be friendly the day you move in and seem to lie in every way possible to get more residents. The pool is NOT heated to 80 degrees year round and is freezing cold for most of fall winter and spring. If you want to use any of amenities besides the gym and pool make sure you do it during business hours; the game room, movie theatre and business office all close at 6pm (so forget about an after dinner movie, a boys night in gaming session or that essay that you really needed to print before going to night class). You may only use the office kitchen after business hours for a small fee of $ 600. I would say don’t even try to go into the office kitchen to get a glass of water or you will be hounded with staff wanting to know what you’re doing in their kitchen and what unit you live in. I think they just don’t want you to know that all of the food they serve at events throughout the year has been in the freezer for much longer than people would think.
The actual apartments are very nice at first but quickly you will find things are not as well constructed as they seem. Garage doors are constantly breaking (according the repair man the two car garages need fixing more than the singles), garbage disposals leak, ice machines and fridges break down, and every time a neighbor around you uses the restroom or washing machine you can hear the rush of water traveling down through pipes in your walls. Also the so called «concrete filled walls» do nothing to absorb sound, but don’t worry if you have loud neighbors we have security here at monarch that will only show up once you’ve already missed way too much sleep to be able to work in the morning. Externally during the day the complex looks beautiful but once night falls monarch loves to conserve energy by letting as many street lights as possible burn out. I guess all that saved power must be a trade off for watering all of the landscaping during the hottest parts of the day.
This complex does come with built in roommates that come in the forms of venomous spiders. So venomous that if you get bit by one say goodbye to you’re plans for the next few days because you’re getting a trip to the hospital. Don’t worry though the hospital is usually only a one time thing afterwards the sweating, vomiting and intense flu like body aches will always be traced back to a red welt with two little pin pricks from spider fangs somewhere on you’re body. Checking bed sheets and shoes will become second nature after a while, not to mention avoiding hallway crevices where the black widows like to live. Don’t worry though the bite itself didn’t hurt its only the vomiting and body aches afterward that are excruciating.
If your lease is up feel free to pay an extra $ 200 per month to live here month to month or sign a whole new lease for $ 50 extra every month on top of rent. I have lived at other «luxury» apartments before and if you want the LEAST bang for you’re buck go with Monarch. If you want all of your resident issues to fall on deaf ears go no further. If you want management to be rude and uncaring choose monarch. If you love glares and nasty comments from people you pay two grand a month I’d say Monarch is the best for it. So if you’re still thinking of moving in you’re in luck! Vacancy is available soon because I’m getting out of this dump as soon as I can.

My family and I have been residents at Monarch for over 3 years now. I have nothing but great things to say about management, the maintenance staff, the amenities and the community.
Debra, Lynn, Marina and the rest of the management crew are absolutely amazing. Always available and ready to meet our needs.
Chuck and the rest of his crew have always been there in time of need. We had an incident once where a pipe burst in the laundry room to the apartment upstairs. Water was leaking down into our laundry room and in our garage. It was late, around 12am and all we had to do was make a call and not even 30 minutes later maintenance was there to the rescue.
The amenities are more than one can ask for. The pool are is amazing and clean. Barbecue area if you are in the mood for some grilled food. A gym open 24/​7, without having to get a 3 year membership! Computer room with printer and fax. The theater room is awesome! We used it a few times, once for Super Bowl. Great turn out!
The residents are great! Never had any problems with our neighbors.
So if you are in the market for a new home, definitely consider Monarch at Shadowridge.

I have lived at the monarch apartments for close to 3 years now and I will start by saying these are the nicest apartment complexes that I have ever seen. The interior of each apartment has upgraded everything. Washer, dryer in each apartment as well as granite counters and ample storage as well as nice closets and bathrooms.
The staff here at the monarch really know true customer service. They treat you like family and know all the residents by name. I had to transfer units a while ago into a one bedroom. It was a long process calculating the income and transferring everything over. The manager deb and her assistant Lynn really went above and beyond and helped me every step of the way.
They have events every month like dinners and yard sales. They even have yoga classes and pilates. The gym is 24 hours which is awesome. No other apartment complex has that. Everything is always so clean and formal looking. Really makes you feel like you’re at a luxury resort instead of an apartment complex
I would recommend this complex to anyone. Yes, you will pay a bit more here than anywhere else in vista but it is worth every penny. It’s luxury living that everyone deserves and a family feel from all the ladies in the office. Move here !

These apartments are spectacular. Of all the places I’ve lived, Monarch has been the cream of the crop. From their excellent customer service, well groomed landscaping, to gorgeous apartment rooms — this community is perfection.
I always felt safe here, which is very important to me when living somewhere. It’s a gated, private community.
The landscaping is lush and looks like a piece of paradise. It’s up-​kept regularly and is always polished.
The amenities are very welcoming. A theater, gaming room, business office, BBQ area, and spa/​pool. What more could you ask for? They are all kept in pristine condition and allow neighbors to become friends and socialize regularly. It’s a great way to meet awesome people.
The apartments themselves are phenomenal. Never a sign of mold or infestation. New and updated appliances throughout with vaulted ceilings and a spacious floor plan make you feel like royalty.
The apartments offer washer and driers, patios, garages, granite countertops and so much more.
Monarch has monthly events too such as yard sales, breakfasts, and things of that nature that make you feel so appreciated to live there.
Monarch actually brought me an awesome friendship from the amazing leasing agent, marina! She represents monarch well and she reflects what true customer service is. If you don’t live here by now, what are you waiting for?!?

The units and amenities are nice and the property is kept clean and landscaped. My only complaint with the property is the gate will sit broken, and open, and lights in the walkways will be out for weeks before they’re fixed.
My two stars is mostly regarding management. The property manager dropped the ball on simply scheduling a pre-​final walk through and then explained one of their ridiculous policies: after each tenant they repaint each unit (sometimes a touch-​up, sometimes a full paint. understandable). She explained the life of the paint job was 3 years and since we were only using 6 months of the life of the paint job that we could be charged for the remaining 30 months of the life of the paint job on top of their regular move out fees.
Since we were only there for 6 months there was very little wear and tear on the unit. The maintenance guy told us during our final walk through that it looked like a «light» clean with just a touch up paint would be needed. We were charged for a «medium» clean and a touch up of both the unit and the garage, which wasn’t included on any of the move out paperwork which explained the move out charges. It doesn’t seem as if their deposit to move in even covers their average move out charges because we somehow ended up owing them more.
The cherry on top:
A few months before we moved out it appeared our new neighbors made a «multiple-​family home» out of a two or three bedroom apartment. The traffic in and out of our shared walkway was extremely noisy at all hours of the day and night.

The property is beautiful from the gates to the apartments. It is very luxurious and well up kept. However you definitely are paying for the constant remodeling going on throughout the apartment.
We lived here for a short time and loved it, but there were a few things that were unsettling upon move out. We were charged some outrageous fees such as a full clean when the apartment was left spotless — and I have photos to prove it. We ended up having to break our lease early due to some unforeseen incidents and we were told that we would be charged one months rent to break the lease, OK no big deal. However when we got our move out summary there was an additional $ 700 charge we were never notified about. And when we disputed the charge the office said it was an «oversight on their part» and it «should have been mentioned.» Well it never was, and had we known, we may not have ended the lease early.
Oh well. I would still recommend this place to any one if you can afford it. And definitely would come back if the situation were right!

I love these apartments! They have a cool mini movie theater the tenants can book if they want to have private movie viewings. Theres also a business lounge where you can go on the computer and print documents. All in the same building as the little gym which is open ²⁴⁄₇ so it can fit anyone’s schedule. The aparmtnets are all clean and seem freshly painted. Finally the swimming pool area is so pretty! and there are cabanas and grills by the pool area which makes it a hit during the summer!
PS– they are dog friendly!

I’m a current resident residing at Monarch at Shadowridge going on my third year and what a delight of a community I live in. Newly engaged and happy, I could express the convenience of having the beautifully decorated pool area, the open availability of the gym room that on a weekly basis has a fitness class. As a matter of fact, the one time my computer failed me– I was readily able to use the office center to retrieve important information I needed. I absolutely love the new management crew in the office. They are very quick on return maitence needed. They are so sweet and genuine. Ultimately they are there to service us as family not just residents. Definetly recommend to look at.