Daniela Betancourt

I have lived in 707 Leahy for a year now and have actually enjoyed my time here, however, there are a few things I don't like about this community: - Utilities: I live in a 1b/1bath and pay $240-$270 a month in water/sewage/trash/common area water and electricity (this does not include my own electric bill). Apartments don't have individual water meters so your water bill will depend on the community complex consumption, not your own. You will also be charged for common area electricity. Bottom line: expect to pay $80 to $100 more in utilities that you would pay anywhere else. - Parking is not included in the rent. Expect to pay an additional $100 a month if you want to park your car in the garage. There is on street parking around the building but I've seen cars parked on the street with their windows busted so beware. - There is a $50/year fee to use the community's mail lockers/hubs and I don't believe this is optional. - The technology lounge serves as a leasing office Tuesday to Saturday until 6 pm so even when they tell you this area is one of the amenities of the community there are very few times of the week when you can actually use it. There is no other clubhouse or indoor rooms for residents to use. - Washer and dryer units are very small and inconvenient for 2 or more people. I had the worst lease renewal experience, the company that manages this community is awful. They ask for a 60 day notice and gave me the renewal offer only a week before my notice was up. Not only that, they wanted to raise my rent by 13%! I moved here a year ago when most of the pandemic restrictions had ended and rental prices were picking up so my base rent was not cheap to begin with, it was actually significantly higher than some complexes around the area (at least $400 above without accounting for the parking fee). I was expecting my rent to increase but not by 13%. I asked them for my renewal offer more than a month before I had to give them my notice and every time they told me they were working on it. By the time I should have received my renewal offer they had an apartment just like mine listed for much less than they want me to renew mine for. Instead, they decided to wait to the last possible minute to give me my offer just waiting for the market prices to go up. Overall the community is nice, everything is well maintained and clean and Hernan and Katrina are the nicest, most attentive people. However the management company is awful. The 1/1 units are on the small side and for what you end up paying at the end you will probably get more amenities in another complex. I'll make sure not to rent with AIMCO/Air Communities again.