Communities

Unfortunately the management of the building is very unorganized and as a result, the building is in the state of decay. There is no accountability either so they act very unprofessional and breach their lease agreement by not maintaining the property as promised. After only 4 months of living in this place, I had to find other residence because they just never got around to fixing major plumbing and air conditioning issues in the unit. Noise is a major issue in this place as well. Its a shame because this place could be so nice but unfortunately the people that own and manage the place simply dont care about it being nice. Profit is all that matters to them. Also, there is no one that you can call outside of the building with issues within the community. There is no accountability and aimco only cares about getting there money and new tenants. They will not help or address any major concerns and simply defer to management who are clearly overwhelmed and dont care themselves. It is one giant scam. I would stay away from this building. It is a nightmare. Update: 5/2/2018. They breached the lease, Community manager and I terminated the lease due to company breach and because no District manager or VP of Aimco would follow through on the concerns. Not even return a phone call. A month later I receive a bill for $4600 because they say I owe them for terminating the lease and are keeping the deposit and came up with multiple charges including a fee to send me an email "bill". I spoke with their "move-out specialist" and he was utterly rude and did not want to even try to understand that this is an error and repeatedly asked "How will you be making payment today?" Incredible.... They threatened collections and I told them that collections is not going to step in since they are clearly not even trying to resolve the issues (which seems to be how the company operates throughout)... Long story short, they were totally wrong. I received no apology and got a refund for my security deposit minus about $700 in charges I did not consent and still have no idea what they are for... Worse Rental Company I have ever dealt with in my 15 years of renting. I highly warn against anything AIMCO, they are a despicable company.

MY WORST EXPERIENCE IN A RESIDENCE, YOU CAN'T REST EVERY DAY THEY DRILL, THEY HAMMER, EVERYTHING IS SHIT**** THEY ONLY USE TO COLLECT BILLS AND STEAL FROM THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE, IF YOU ARE A WORKING PERSON DO NOT RENT IN FLAMINGO ANYONE MANNER!!! THE ELEVATORS DON'T WORK ANYTHING THE SERVICE THE POOL EVERYTHING SMELLS LIKE A DOG IT'S SHIT****

The only thing good about this place is the view from the pool. Everything else is horrible! Where to start.....How about the smell of dog poo and piss everywhere you walk in the facility. Or the fact that even though I'm 9 floors up I can here the gate slamming closed and the conversations of cab drivers and passer by as though they are IN my apartment. Then let's talk about the parking. ..you can either pay an EXTRA 150-250/month to park in the garage (on top of the already ridiculous high rent) oooor, they say you can park on the street in which there is only like 20 of those spots. Forget getting a miami beach parking permit because anyone with this address is aloud to get a permit.....then they advertise that they have a gym....yeah for an EXTRA $50/person.....guess this is my welcome to Miami....

Very bad

THERES BEEN CONSTRUCTION WAKING ME UP EVERY MORNING SINCE IVE BEEN HERE! I hate this place with all my heart. why is there drilling everyday?!? im very patient so if I actually complain about something it's going to bother most of humanity. Hate this place

Do NOT move here!!! Amenities and location are some of the nicest on South Beach, however, the building itself is terrible. You can hear every single little noise through the walls, ceiling above, and floor below. We have made several complaints to management over the past 6 months. We are extremely disturbed because we heard about this place through a loyal tenant of 5 years, our uncle, yet management hasn't done anything to improve our situation. We've gotten to the point where we have ordered ear plugs, a sound machine and even proved to management how many times we have called 'the complaint center' (the number of times in the last 6 months is literally UNBELIEVABLE). We have already contacted a lawyer who has taken the matter into his hands. This place is out of control. Management is not responsive, and ESPECIALLY for how expensive this place is to live, they do NOTHING but IGNORE. If you want nice views, amenities and location, there are plenty other options in South Beach!

Management is absolutely atrocious. They do not care about the health or well being of tenants. Multiple managers quit/were fired in a short period of time. Drug dealers and prostitution are rampant. Had apartment inspected for mold and it was completely infested. Avoid at all cost! My significant other and I are both active duty military and fell into the aesthetic trap of the Flamingo. Do not be fooled by the internet pics. Hallways smell like urine, the elevators are constantly broken, and the parking is terrible. They did not treat us with respect or courtesy and I regret every cent I gave to them. They slid a notice underneath our door terminating our lease and allowing us only 60 days to find a place to live. We had to rush to pack everything we owned and move into a new place right before the Holidays and only two months into our lease. We had neighbors whom received the same notice who hadn't even been residents for two weeks. STAY AWAY!

Management sends fictitious lease violations such as noise disturbance (when I'm not even home), dog barking (I don't have a dog), and smoking (I don't smoke). After 20+ violations, although disputed, received a non-renewal letter. Cockroaches come in masses 25+ floors up through the sink and dishwasher at night despite maintenance spraying. Construction noise is unbearable on both sides of the building. Amenities were reduced by 70% with the removal of the north pool, jacuzzi, and bbqs, yet rent remains the same. None of any pros (views, walkability, south pool) are close to overshadowing these cons.

If you like strong emotions and the worst management this is the right place! At the beginning was the cockroaches! But then we discover the best. We have a wonderful group of young neighbors: they live from 2 am to 6 am. They receiving a lot of friends and they enjoy so much smoking the peace Calumet. Obviously, marijuana smell is fantastic for our children two years old, it will be perfect for the condo of tomorrow. More than this I love so much to wake up at 3 o clock in the night because of the nice neighbors love the techno music very loud.But I wrote a lot of requests to have more of this from AIMCO management but they have to share this benefit with a lot of masochistic clients, that I could understand. Yesterday POLICE and SWAT enter my apartment. Was wonderful. They looking for someone in the next apartment. I loved so much so I went to the manager for thanks her. Unfortunately, she said "is better you go to a hotel for some day but we can pay for you" was so nice!! Next time I ask to spit me in my face.Such a fantastic place for masochist!!!

Not giving you parking or charging you $160 per month!!!! Terrible management!!!!

If I could put less 10 stars, I would ... -elevators : 15 minutes sometimes to get out of your home when you're late at work ... - cleaning : sometimes trashes for days stay out of the trash chute. The staff must be exhausted, the manager as well. Zero checking about how work is done. - walls of paper : you can hear when you're neighbor moves out of his bed. So you can imagine for the rest .. - Security rudeness : you are a client before anything else. The security yells at you. Last minute update in the non sense of flamingo : you can't get in with uber so please carry your 3 packs of water on your head. The rudeness of this staff shows how the management is NOT doing is job. Service industry in United States is a very very picky world. As an foreigner I am chocked to see people acting this way with CLIENTS. Yes we are clients ! UNSATISFIED WITH A SERVICE WE PAY. - no more basket ball court, no more volleyball court : flamingo is where everything starts but nothing finishes. - many emails to management, never one answer they literally don't care about you. - FPL bill and electricity bill with flamingo so you pay twice ..never saw this anywhere else - one more time : ATTITUDE FROM SECURITY. You going home and you're being disrespected : I don't think that's normal - pools closing very often sometimes without notice .. just like that ! The building has the potential to be the best on this side of the beach : the amenities are supposed to be great but unfortunately this big thing flamingo needs a LOT of work to be better. Apparently people in charge right now can't handle it. I won't renew my lease...

Worst management ever. Rudest security I have ever come across, NO WHEELCHAIR ACCESS IN SOME AREA, very high rent, most inconvenient place to move in and out, fees are higly expensive. DO NOT MOVE HERE ! DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE AMNETIES.

DO NOT BE FOOLED AND MOVE HERE. It is as bad as the reviews reveals. The management is worse than you can imagine. They do not care about customer service and forget about making an agreement with them - even when they sign the agreement - they will not care about keeping it. One friend got a notice 3 days prior to move in, only because he contacted them himself because there was still light in the apartment, that they forgot to tell him that the previous renter didn't move out, so he could not move in - Flamingo denied to take any responsibility. Twice before that they tried to rent him apartments that was under eviction, which means they could not guarantee the agreed move in date and whether it was actually ever going to be available as the current renter could still stay if he paid the rent, which he was first told weeks after he had put in his application. That is the level of incompetence you are dealing with here - be warned. Everybody makes mistakes, but it is how you handle those mistakes that matters and Flamingo do not take their responsibility for any of the mistakes they make. Forget about being a longtime tenant here as they do not want you to stay - that is the truth. The people working in the leasing office get commission when renting out the apartments so do you really think they want you to stay rather than have a fresh supply of apartments they can rent out? They put up the rent by $200 dollars per month for every single contract even though no maintenance or improvement has been done. They will try to fool you and say that it is the market price dictated by the head office while you can go on their website and see the exact same apartment a few floors higher being rented out several hundreds of dollars cheaper. Yes that is right, your renewal price will be higher than the price for the same apartment listed on their website just so they can get you out and take your deposit. Had this happen to everyone I know here including myself. One friend is just about to leave as they once again raised his rent so it is now $400 dollars more than the same apartment many floors higher that is currently listed on their website. They do this to everyone, so do not think there is some special circumstances involved, it is their policy. Elevators often breaks down and take forever to get fixed. People tend to piss in them as well as the dogs, and watch your steps as there is poop everywhere. So if you like a fresh smell of urine in the morning or poop under your feet this place might be for you. There is some serious vacation rental going on in this place and people come and go all the time and do not behave or treat the place as if it was their own home. It is like a big hostel and management completely ignores the problem. I feel a bit sorry for the security guards even though most of them do not do their job, as people tend to be very rude to them when they actually try to do their job, which quickly discourages them. You will meet the worst kind of people here, and you should expect people partying every single night. Forget about having a job - except if you are a promoter or stripper like everyone else. They advertise their expensive apartments in the Center Tower as having wood flooring, which is false advertising as they in fact have cheap synthetic vinyl (plastic) flooring. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), also known as vinyl is a synthetic plastic material and among the most inexpensive type of flooring you can get for a good reason, and obviously has nothing to do with real organic wood. I hope they get hit by a class action law suit because of this deliberate deception. Try to do searches on google combining words like "vinyl, PVC, poison, toxic, dioxin" - and ask your self again whether yo really want to live here? You better pray that a fire never occurs and you don't breath in any fumes - but by looking at some of the residents living here it is easy to imagine. It can seem like a nice place at first glance but hopefully you think twice and listen to some of the reviews.

AVOID! the management company is dishonest and disrespectful. the building itself is gross. IT SMELLS!! not only is there an insane wait time for the elevators the freight elevator has been broken for weeks so good luck getting anything moved in or out of the building. They showed up unannounced to the apartment to fix a water issue. TWICE. they destroyed property and trespassed by entering the apartment without consent. did i mention personal property was damaged. this is after a rat problem and a separate cock-a-roach issue. two young children live in the apartment and at this point it is unsafe and unsanitary. shame on the flamingo and its management.

First, the building signed a lease with me for one move in date, but 5 days before the move in date, they said the building wasn't ready and we couldn't move in for another month. They only realized it wasn't ready because I went by the unit and brought it to their attention!!!! Otherwise, they wouldn't have known and it would have been move in day and we couldn't move in! Appalling! Next, we move in, and cigarette smoke is dumping into my apartment, presumably through an air vent straight into the bedroom. It is so strong it is causing me asthma and my infant had to be hospitalized for wheezing. The management acknowledged the issue and said they would look into it and then stopped responding to any emails. Truly negligent and harmful.

I was renting an 1 badroom apartment for one month and didn't have any problem. After i left, the management never return my deposit After contacting them few times for 5 months, I never got my money back for no reason. They behave like the lowest THIEFS

WORST PLACE TO LIVE! They nickel and dime you to death. I've lived here off and on for 5 years and here are the cold hard facts about the Flamingo. They will Nickel & dime you to death. The policies are always changing and they notify you always 1 day before the new change. They WILL TAKE 90% of your deposit. I've always left my place 100% perfect, paid for carpet shampooing etc. and they ALWAYS take your deposit. Most apartments have mold problems, They charge $200 per car if you want to park there, They charge you for bs insurance each month, they now charge for water, $1000 non refundable pet deposit plus $600 extra in rent per dog per year. They have NO guest parking anywhere so if your friend stops by they have to pay high prices for valet. One day late on rent is $200 late fee. If you lose your Flamingo card yup thats $150, It's also always very loud, in the hallways, and outside. If you live in the front all you hear all day and night is the gate slamming shut and taxi drivers honking and yelling, seriously allllll day and night. My rent for a 2 bedroom was $2,100/mo when my lease was up they raised my rent to $2600 per mo. Every year is you stay there your rent sky rockets. The South pool has been closed for a year, and everyone says that the south tower is sinking. There's all construction machines all over the place after the company went bankrupt. They once lost my check and then charged me $200 that THEY lost it. They also now do not accept checks you have to sign up for auto pay. That is the only method they allow to pay rent. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT MOVE HERE! I only wish I read a review like this before I moved there.This place is nothing but con artists and scammers, always out to get a buck from you.

Don't move here!!! I wouldn't recommend living here to my worst enemy. Don't let the new lobby or beautiful pool or landscape trick you into thinking this place isn't an infested with roaches, bedbugs, drug dealers, prostitutes, illegal aliens, strippers and bartenders and other filthy night crawlers. I am so terrified of these bugs getting into my place as I see soiled mattresses all over the place in this building covered with filth. As for the people, I do not feel safe amongst many of the residents here. There are decent people with honorable professions scattered throughout the building because they were deceived into living here just as we were. The walls here are paper thin so you'll here every second of debauchery going on with your neighbors every day of the week till all hours of the night and morning. The management company and leasing company have done nothing to fix this issue, as they continue to lease to their trashy friends and perpetuate the filthy flamingo culture of escorts and drug dealers. The management company has zero interest in changing the image of the building and holding on to clean cut residents who hold high level jobs who made the mistake of moving here. The management company also will never ever answer the phone. They won't even provide an extension in their email signature because they don't want to be reached. They take approximately 6 hours to 3 days to respond to emails. Once you decide to give your final notice to move out, the management company comes after you in efforts to not give your security deposit back. I received 3 false complaint notices which would lead to a fine shortly after giving my final notice I will not renew my lease. #1 was I was not allowed to have a pet who I've had registered and paid extra for since I've moved in. Another was for taking my bike through the lobby (service elevator is closed in mornings). They will look for every excuse to take money from you and scare away any decent people living here. I'm so excited to move to a true luxury building next month and escape the worst most hellacious time of my life which is living in the flamingo. On a positive note the maintenance staff are hard working wonderful people and they do a great job and respond quickly!

Hoping this gets the attention of management since physically sitting down with them requires waiting in long lines? Flamingo does 30 day short term rental as well has enabled the residents to airbnb their units out. I know there is a lawsuit between Aimco and Airbnb but this all seems to be a distraction. People come in here and stay like a hotel... they airbnb the units and this is all enabled because they haven't cracked down on the issuing of the "guest passes." If they stop issuing the guest passes to obvious perpetuators of this, the airbnb will naturally cease to exist so long as the guards tighten up at the gates. Because of this airbnb situation the residents feel like guests in their own building. Everyone I've met who has been here for years is leaving because of the issues. If you go to the pool, you won't recognize but 1-2 people because everyone at the pool is "on vacation." Not sure how that makes sense unless they are all in airbnb units. The building when looking for leases leads on to the unknowing customer that the building is full and for that reason they wouldn't budge on the excessively high rent. The center tower (nicest of 3 towers) feels empty especially on the higher floors, maybe 70% occupancy? Further proving they are overcharging on rent and people are unhappy. Some of the current advertised prices online are lower than what current residents pay which leaves you feeling sick as well knowing you overpay but can't do anything about it. I pay $42k a year to live here. Doesn't feel like luxury with all the riffraff constantly in and out. Being a guest in your own community gets tiring very quick for anyone.

The worst building management I have ever dealt with. I have had constant mold problems in my apartment. Also, the shelves keep falling off the walls and management completely ignores our requests to fix both. DO NOT MOVE IN HERE

8:20 a.m. another day drilling and making tremendous noise before 9:00 a.m (like the management office and residents agreed after hundreds of complains) When is really this construction having at least a little bit of respect for residents? Why do I have to wake up every day with a headache? I am counting my days for this lease to be over and I will make sure nobody moves here ever!!!!!!!!!!! This place is under huge renovations, they are not "remodeling" like they say when you move here they are literally demolishing the building until 2022! Don't move here, this will be the BIGGEST mistake of your life!

AVOID!!BAD MANAGEMENT!!In spite of the awful reputation of shootings, drug dealers and prostitution this place has, I wanted to give it a chance since it offered a good deal. I never took into account I would be dealing with AIMCO, an incompetent and poorly managed company which only cares about getting you to sign on the dotted line, get your application fees $$ and then dismiss you. No one ever picks up the phone! Imagine how it will be when there's a problem with your apartment..It cost me $450 to break away from this shit show (that's what they ask in NONREFUNDABLE fees) but at least I wont have to deal with such nonsense and lack of professionalism for a year. Good riddance. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE. Also, I dont care about the meaningless reply from AIMCO so might as well save it.

zero stars should be, bunch of thieves, overrated, everything is falling apart, i left on Monday after 3 leases there, horrible experience, and they sent me unreal fake bill, once already i deal with them and my attorney help me out, after all sent them proves in pdf and other doc that they are giving me fake bills, and overcharged me. when we decided to move out , we signed yellow paper (notice of intent vacant), my brother Vladimir and me, and cleaning fee was $70 , signed by your management title RRM and my brother and me, if the case that cleaning was $200 or $250 we will not sign and discuss about that,they charged me for broil pan?!?! i never saw that in my life until i use google, and i can guess that is for owen/stove,and i ask other peole who movedout about that and answer was that they never had that and was not charged, so it was only me, then charge for about drip pans, please see attachment and proof that drip pans was changed,i sent them on email prove from their maintenace that was changed so if they changed again something new and already changed i dont want to pay.bout carper change ,got prove about repair not just one about big time problem with AC leak, and when i got back home from work i had a swimming pool between my closet because AC was leaking , i am at work 8 hrs, and and was destrying my dresses, shirts, and i left many towels down to remove that swimming pool on the carpet, and i reported and maintenance came next day, and what i find out that i share AC with apartment next door, and damaged carpet i reported right away and asked for remove and you said that will be ok when i move, after all i have numerous recorded phone calls and conevrsation with your management office and i can use that against you, after all that carpet was not damaged by me by AC and your poor maintenance, and if I have to pay for carpet change then i will charge you for damaged dresses and shirts and towels and as well send those proves.by contract was 3 of us, and you gave us ONLY 2 keys, 3rd apt key i made at the building, 1st floor next to entrance of central tower, your maintanace made me a key because noone else can make copy (of course) and charge me $40,n the Notice of intent to vacate said that after 1st inspeciton which was scheduled (pre move out inspection) on 21st August, said that inspection will leave some not about damages , i didnt received ANYTHING. worst building ever.

It's a great property at a great location but security is horrible (they let anyone in the complex) and in the last two months there have been two shootings and a stabbing (google it) . Management doesn't appear to be doing anything about it. Wish they would. Kinda thinking of moving out.

Title: Deceptive Practices and Unfair Charges: A Review Air CommunitiesRating: (1/5)I recently had the displeasure of dealing with Air Communities, and my experience has been nothing short of disappointing. From the deceptive advertising to the questionable fees, it's clear that transparency and customer satisfaction are not their top priorities.Upon initially considering Air Communities for our housing needs, we were drawn in by their seemingly attractive advertisements. Unfortunately, what appeared to be a reputable and transparent company was quite the opposite. The advertised rental costs were just the tip of the iceberg, as we soon discovered hidden fees and charges that were never mentioned during the contract signing.Firstly, their advertisement failed to mention the extent of utility charges. Once we moved in, we were slapped with unexpected utility extra fees we never even knew that it was a practice to charge or even legal. This lack of transparency not only led to financial strain but also left us feeling deceived and misled.Even more egregious is the company's attempt to charge for normal wear and tear of the unit. It's not uncommon for properties to experience some wear and tear over time, but attempting to pass these costs onto tenants is both unethical and legally questionable. Charging for routine maintenance and upkeep that falls under the landlord's responsibility is a clear breach of trust.Adding insult to injury, Air Communities has implemented a cleaning fee that seems excessive and unjustifiable. Cleanliness should be expected as part of any rental arrangement, and charging tenants an additional fee for basic cleaning services is both unreasonable and exploitative, given the fact we left the apartment in better condition than what we found it.The overall lack of transparency and the attempt to charge for normal wear and tear and cleaning services make it clear that Air Communities prioritizes profit over customer satisfaction. Prospective tenants should beware of this company's deceptive practices, and I strongly advise looking elsewhere for a more honest and tenant-friendly community management service.

ZERO STARS. EDITED SEE BELOW Mixed feelings about this place. A lot of the reviews here are somewhat true. The walls aren't thin, but the ceilings and floors are. I can hear my upstairs neighbors TV and conversations. Also, there are definitely people subleasing to tourists in violation of their lease terms. A quick search on air BNB will show you that. Additionally, no one warned me that it's a full 5 minute walk from the south tower condos to the parking garage. EDIT: SO I wrote this review 2 years ago, and my opinions have definitely changed. No one leashes their dogs on the property, and my sweet gentle giant has now been attacked more than once. The construction workers are also rude. The parking is expensive, but you can never find parking during the day because the construction workers occupy all of the spots. Also, my apartment has roaches and no one has done anything to remedy the issue. The staff was very rude about my service animal, and I almost had to sue because of it. I can't wait to leave. If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. Do not lease here.

Worst place ever . You will get law suit from the owners if you break the lease.

If there would be an option to leave -1 that's what I'd pick. We came here a year ago and our fault to do not pay attention to the previous reviews. If any given place has less than 4 stars apparently that's for the reason. They rip you off. Management is horrible. On the top of the rent you pay $400-600 for all the random stuff that they don't tell you about. Gym is not included, you gotta pay a 100 dollar for a dog... INSANE... and this is them being "dog friendly" In short, do yourself a favor: go and spend your money somewhere else, Flamingo is all about ROI I never give bad reviews BUT I had to do it on this property

It's impressive that for the price we pay to live here, they are not able to find someone to fix the elevators. Right now, the elevators in the garage are not working, the private elevator in the north tower is not working, and the service elevator in the north tower is also not working...

Wow, and not in a good way. My sister's apartment has had one issue after another and every time management does not deal with the issue appropriately or at all. Do NOT rent here unless rats, water damage and strange odors in the hallway are your thing.

Lived there for over 5 years ,dealt with two different management teams. Very disorganized and dishonest about all of their hidden fees. South tower had mold issues ,I complained many times all they would do is paint over it. I left the apt immaculate ,yet still have the courage to charge me for re painting the apt after I left it ,the way it was given to me 5 plus years ago. Now management won't answer my calls or emails. Do no move here! Leasing office is only nice until you sign that lease ,then they throw you to the curb. Roaches all over !! Inspect your apt thoroughly

Garbage

Worst investment of my life! La peor invercion de mi vida! . Terrible Place

Management can be compared to a mafia. Does not help but actually go out of their way to make things MORE difficult for you. Besides the staff, good location and building

Worst Place ever!!!! Worst management. The apartments are not worth the price. I was paying 160 for the parking and I couldn't even find one after getting out of work. A lot of people parking without the sticker also anyone could enter the building with pass or without it. There was like 6 people living in the apartment next to mind. Loud music and noises non-stop. Avoid this place!!

99% of the reviews aren't fake news. THERE IS NO FREE RENT. This is like living in hell. I fulfilled my lease, gave proper notice and left with a $0 balance owed to the Flamingo Center Tower and a month last received a bill for $1,800 for damages. I've attached photos to show how the apartment was left. Besides the drug dealers, prostitutes and violence there is the never ending stream of thugs walking around everywhere. No one knows who lives at the Flamingo. There was a dead body in the bushes for an entire day covered in a yellow plastic tarp a few weeks a few weeks ago. Google "murder at the flamingo" and see for yourself. IF YOU ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO MOVE HERE... YOU CAN'T SAY YOU DIDN'T KNOW! Please see photos of the apartment when I moved.

It's very sad. The flamingo destroys the resort living feel they advertise. Sure the amenities are nice, but they close the pools before sundown. The leasing staff are scam artists. And they nickel and dime you for everything. Apartments are small, extremely outdated, no storage. The AC system shuts off constantly. The elevators are forever out of service adding more time in the morning just to leave. It's an awful place. Find another place to live. Anywhere!!!!! The flamingo south beach is trash

I don't recommend this place at all, starting by they leasing consultant JEZEBEL RAMIREZ, she is one of the most rude, unprofessional, nasty employee. Every time I come to the office (3 times only) she smacks her desktop, raise her voice, whips his things on the desk and insults... SHE IA NKT HELPFUL AT ALL and she is giving a really bad reputation to this nice building. I'm leaving this place for this fact and many more, I had to broke my contract because I couldn't take it anymore.She is smiling faces till you sign a contract, then she treated you like actual garbage, or at least that's how se treat us every time we are there, including the manager.

THEY ARE IRRESPONSIBLE AND LIARS, DO A FAVOR TO YOURSELF AND RUN AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. Feel free to email me for all the details so you keep your emotional an mental health.

Very dirty...

The security Jasmine & Monique are horrible the trash room stinks due to them not cleaning regular & parking is terrible.

Great location but always increasing rent even if they have 71 available units! We we signed up the initial rent was $2800 odd ended up at something like $4500. Then final walk through over $1000 worth of feea ridiculoua

Most unprofessional, ghetto management and leasing team I've ever encountered. Several issues such as maintenance men entering unannounced, cigarette smell throughout the apartment, fire alarm tests constantly, water heater breaks often.. it goes on and on. AVOID THIS BUILDING AT ALL COSTS. It's far from luxury.

I will say in spanish. Disappointed with the increase in rent every time you renew it, no parking included, dog excrement and urine everywhere: in the elevators, in the hallways, which by the way are always dirty and carpeted, which makes them even worse because the Dogs urinate there and in almost 3 years that I have lived there, they have never been cleaned. My apartment is always dripping, the washer dryer does not wash well, it is very old. I've been lucky to have calm neighbors but you can hear everything, even when they have sex. The staff in the offices have always treated us well. I have no complaints about them. But there are many things that definitely need to be improved. After reading so many bad reviews, I no longer know what to expect when my lease ends. Please flamingo people, be more demanding with cleanliness. It really is unbearable to walk inside and see or pick up dog feces. It's dirtier than outside. It can not be possible

AVOID THIS PLACE. THEY NICKEL AND DIME YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND THE MANAGEMENT IS TERRIBLE. THEY DON'T LISTEN TO RESIDENT FEEDBACK.1.Prior to move in they don't tell you that your utilities are pooled with the entire community so you're not just paying for your usage but much rather everyone's trash, water, electric, gas, sewer and pest control so its impossible to know what those monthly costs will be until you get the bill. This may have been okay if I had known about it but they just completely left that part out. 2.The basketball court is there but you can't use it. It's not like the hoops don't have nets.. there are literally no hoops on the backboards. When I asked the staff and the management as to why this was they told me it was because random people would come in and use the court. That sounds like a security problem, not something that paying residents should have to be penalized for. They still advertise their basketball court on their flyer though so this screams false advertising!! 3.The security was so unsecured that someone was able to get into the garage and spray paint multiple cars! Oh and let's not forget the time that they towed my car. 4.They just upgraded to biometrics security so you have to scan a key fob or use your fingerprint to get in the buildings. This would be great but oh you live in center tower and want to go to the food market in north tower? Well you're gonna have to bang on the door until the front desk person lets you in because your biometrics won't work for any building but yours. Oh and if no ones at the desk you'll have to wait for what could be 30 minutes just to get in. So much for community.. we're all separated. Wanna go to the pool? Same thing with the desk or you can walk alllllll the way around the building. After a long day at work I want ease not hassle. 5.Now for the pool its great its beautiful but you want to have guests? Only 2 guests allowed. You need to go to the restroom? You're gonna have to take all of your guests with you because they will kick them out if you're not there. 6.Your mother is visiting you from out of town and you have to go to work? Well you better be there when she arrives because they made mine stand outside in the rain for an hour, never called to notify me she was there, and wouldn't let her sit in the lobby all because she had a suitcase! 7.If you have a guest staying more than one day they make you get a guest pass which is fine it lets your guest get in and out of the building.. but that's it. You have to pay $25 for this pass (that you can only obtain when management is open) and your guest can't even go to the pool without you. Where does all my rent money go if I have to pay to have my guests come over!! 8.Maintenance had it's ups and downs. They would come in and fix my blinds every month because the blinds would snap like twigs but anything more than that they couldn't really handle. My air conditioner didn't work on the auto setting and they didn't know how to fix it so the whole year I lived there I would constantly be fussing with turning it on and off. My ice machine made really bad tasting ice and they told me to contact miami beach because it was a water issue. Mind you the tap water from the sink tastes fine. Clearly it just needed a new refrigerator filter but he refused to change it. 9.Last month they came in to test all of the fire sprinklers and they were so careless that they ripped my shower curtain. The job was also left unfinished and messy so they had to come back a week later and finish. 10.There was also no regard to the fact that people actually live in these apartments because there were always workers gathered around my apartment door in the morning talking because one of their work closets was right next to my door. 11.You better get ready to wait long periods of time for the elevator because at least one of the 3 is always broken. 12.Some of these complaints might seem minor but when you're paying over $2000 every month in rent you expect everything to be in tip top shape and to be treated with respect.13.When I finally moved out last week I was so happy to be free from such terrible management. But now I just got slapped with additional painting charges on top of the cleaning charge they force you to pay. You better leave your apartment better than you found it because they will charge you if you leave it in the same condition that you found it in. When I moved in there were scuff marks and holes in the walls. I had to put in my own request that the holes be filled in and cleaned all the scuff marks. At move out, they still charged me for scuff marks. You would think with paying 2x the monthly rent to break the lease early that they would be able to cover a little bit of paint but nope they're gonna charge you $260 to paint a few scuff marks. 14.You and your happiness do not mean a thing to this place. You are literally just a monthly check to them.

I am sorry to say that my experience with Flamingo Point Residence apartment in Miami Beach has been extremely unsatisfactory and frustrating. As a resident, I have faced numerous issues that have not been resolved by the management. From the first day, I moved in, the flash in the toilet did not work, and it took them three days to fix it, despite the management's assurance that the apartment was completely renovated and everything was new. However, the problem continued to persist, and it was just the beginning of a series of frustrating experiences. On one occasion, someone brought trash in front of my door and left it there, which happened twice. When I reported the incident to the management, they ignored my complaint and did not even let me see the camera records to catch the person who harassed me. The issue was never resolved, and I felt extremely unsafe in the complex. Another significant problem arose when I lost my expensive package because the management was not able to provide a safe place for deliveries. Despite my complaints, they never even tried to help me find my package, which was a huge disappointment. The management team at Flamingo Point is extremely rude and unprofessional, and it doesn't matter how many times you request to talk to the general manager or someone in a higher position. They will never be in contact with you and will completely ignore your complaints, putting all responsibilities on the maintenance team. The leasing office may be polite until you sign the lease, but after that, they become rude, disrespectful, and very unprofessional. Recently, my AC has not been working properly, and it has been two weeks since I first reported the issue. The maintenance team has tried to fix it several times, but it still does not work. Instead, they put an old, noisy, temporary AC in my apartment, which doesn't work properly at all, and the temperature inside the apartment is 78 degrees Fahrenheit. When I asked them to change it, they completely ignored me, and I have been living in horrible, health-threatening conditions for the last two weeks. They informed me that the AC company representatives would come once on Monday, which means I have to survive in 78-80 F temperature for another two days. Also I emailed several times and never got response from officials of Flamingo Point. Despite my repeated requests to talk to managers, they have never called me back or emailed me with an official response or apology. When I talked to the maintenance guy, he said he could not do anything to fix the AC. This kind of service is unacceptable, especially considering the high rent I pay of $4000 for a one-bedroom apartment. I highly do not recommend anyone to live here at all. Flamingo Point has the worst management I have ever seen in my life. Despite the management saying the property is secured you can see a lot of strangers inside the complex, especially in the pool area, which is very concerning. The nice and polite management representatives are all fake, and they literally do not care about you after you sign the lease. I urge everyone to read the reviews on Yelp and Google, which are true and with evidence. I did not read the reviews and it was my mistake. Flamingo Point is a terrible place to live only cause of horrible management , with a 2.5 rating that speaks for itself. In conclusion, if you are considering signing a lease with Flamingo Point, please read the reviews carefully before deciding. For the price they charge, the management must provide excellent luxury service, as they represent themselves on their site. Unfortunately, it is all lies. Flamingo Point has terrible management and service, and it is not worth the money you will spend. I hoped to find peace and new home when I moved here but instead of I found rudeness and disrespect and unprofessional approach from the management. So disappointing

If I could give this place zero stars I would- The management is incompetent and downright negligent. The building is decrepit and has a terrible smell and is falling apart. Do not waste your money renting here! But if you want cockroaches, rats, and leaks, then you have come to the right place.

I am counting the days down till I leave this place. Everyone in the place all talks about the HIDDEN FEES that up to $300ISH every month, this is no joke. My rent is $2,050 and every month I'm billed $2385 ( tax on parking , pest control , water , sewer , gas, monthly building fee , electric (even though you pay FPL as well, double whammy) and trash. The fire alarm will go off every day so if you work from home good luck . Police are at the building at least twice a day for a murder, someone getting stabbed, someone that over dosed and when you talk to the police they say to move out this place is bad haha. Im from the midwest and i have never seen a building ran so poorly. I mean look at every review, they are all horrible. Then someone will response to my commment and say " oh I'm so sorry for your experience etc" . Save your comment because its just a huge lie. Save your money don't move into Flamingo for anyone that reads this all the reviews are the TRUTH.

Just want to share with you my thoughts about this place. I moved in here back in April 2020. I loved it in the beginning. But be aware, don't be fooled by beautiful exteriors of the building. The location is amazing but unfortunately due to COVID-19 it doesn't really matter because everything is closed and it's not worth the price i am paying for this place. The place is poorly maintained(my faucet keeps leaking even though someone came to fix it, people smoke in the building and i have to smell cigarette smoke in my bathroom all the time and they got ROACHES), a lot of people don't wear masks even though it is particularly enforced to do so. I had to cancel my gym membership because no one wears mask in the gym (even their own EMPLOYEES) during the pandemic. I honestly can keep going on the problems of the building I am sure all this is happening because they don't give a d... on this place. I am truly mad that i can't break a lease because i will end up paying a fine of 3000 and have to keep this place for a year.

Constant noise/ barking dogs and unhelpful/unresponsive administration The building is nice enough but overpriced for what it is. The real issue is dogs barking constantly and the building doing nothing about it. They start at 7am and it's non stop barking where the dogs sound incredibly distressed - not normal barking. I've been communicating with the building trying to address the issue for 6 months and they're pretty uncommunicative or say they will ask security to monitor the situation but no one does anything. This seems pretty on par for level of service otherwise in the building as well. It's a nice enough place, but not one to call a home. Be cautious before choosing to sign a lease here. Management commented below that the issue has been addressed and emails continue to be sent out but one email was sent out after several months of asking for it and it is still a huge issue. I also called air communities multiple times and left a message asking for them to return my call and never heard back.

If you like living in a construction site, this place is for you! Like others have said, this building is always under construction. Just don't forget your hard hat and ear plugs if you move here. Don't expect to work from home or take any phone calls, the construction noise is off the charts. And as if tenants aren't already putting up with enough, the management will terminate your lease whenever they feel like raising your rent. And to be doing all this to people during a pandemic is really low. Never lived in a building where the management treated their tenants with such disrespect. The renovations are so sloppy too, no attention to detail, and things are already breaking.

This place is horrible for what you pay. the elevators are constantly breaking which adds an extra ten minutes to your commute if you're on a higher floor, the staff is rude, customer service is awful and there's constantly puddles of urine from residents' pets. The whole place is an air bnb haven, even though the service is illegal in south beach.

The worst problem of this difficult situation is the incompetence of the Association, the manager Melissa ignores the cases, pretending to be misunderstood, she has not been able to manage this building for many years, she displeases the residents and must be removed from management as soon as possible

Avoid living here at all costs. Ineffective, careless, and unprofessional management.

Absolutely miserable experience dealing with Flamingos parent company (Flamingos leasing team was solid). Trust all the terrible reviews you see here. They turned a dumb mistake on their side into a legal matter needlessly. Just awful scummy people.

Avoid this place!!!! Can't watch tv without your neighbors complaining. Apartments aren't sound proof. Management is rude and wont help you at all! Worst place I ever lived.

Sad to see this place going down, I lived here before and now it has a terrible dog pee smell in the common walk . the management used to be ready at any time to send you paperwork ready to sign in and now they claim to say they have no time for an appointment I believe was Mara .

Flamingo point gave me 60 day notice While I signed lease mid April for 23 month Starting June 29/21 approximately $180 increase. Then they decided they want more money for Apartment . They said I could move back for $800 more after 2 month , while they refurbished a perfect apartment In not need of Necessary construction. This is unethical Money Grab , we are talking about a place that had 2 of 4 Elevators out of service approximately 4 Years in 1 of 3 North Tower

This place is not what the management says it to be.... a lot of criminal activity goes on in these towers , Prositution , drug selling , fighting , stabbing , ppl getting robbed and management doesn't seem to care pls do no get tricked by these people !!! They will take your money and feed u to the fish

You will never get your deposit back. They'll say they "sent" it and it just disappears in the mail apparently. Its been about 4 months since we moved out and multiple e-mails and calls later we still don't have it.

Don't live here. There are a ton of other great places in the area to live and I learned that very quickly once I moved in. The walls are paper thin in the units...it is insane how you can hear EVERYTHING because of the walls. If you enjoy hearing loud music at all hours of the night in your unit when you're trying to sleep, this place is perfect for you. There's roaches throughout the building and the fire alarms love to go off at random times. You have to pay separately for parking when you rent there and also have to pay separately for the small gym if you want to have access to a gym on the property. Their deposit is $1,000 and they will take out hundreds of dollars for unnecessary paint charges of the entire apartment, even though only small parts need to be repainted. They can't even provide proof of their work, when requested since I took pictures of the unit when I moved out. Won't work with you on refunding you any of the money either. We were excited when our lease was ending needless to say, and the security deposit situation was the icing on the cake to our awful experience living here.

worst place on the beach this place its scam don't ever dream to get your deposit back.

I've been living here for over 2 years, My leasing agent was always helpful and willing to assist me and all the friends I have referred to Him, I call him today and he is not longer in Flamingo, I call the office and of course no one is able to help, Management is very rude, Community Manager is helpless, never can't do anything unless you are a "Friend"...Leasing Agents if they don't see the money and commissions they will not get up from their desk to help, Thank God Luisa still here, The person in charge of renewals is mean and always forcing all the people to work with her Girlfriend leasing agent otherwise he will not work with you or help you with renewal price, Stay away from this Place. Hidden Fees, they will raise your rent and they will help only if you are friends with the renewal person, and the worst part is that when they have good people like Heather, Diego, Daniel and Omar they get rid of them, General Manager needs to get out of her office and do her job, I've never seen her walking the property, Flamingo was getting so much better but it went back to what used to be a horrible place to live.

I'm sorry to put one star because I lived in 3 apartments in this building. I loved apartments and living in comunity but one star goes just because managment office. When we move out they charge us ridiculous amount for damages that was there in moment when we move in. One time $2000 for scratch on counter top, even when we provide them pictures of damage from move in day, they just sad that we have to pay. Second time, we have luck not to pay for anything. Third time, and last one, when we move in we went to managament office to complain that our apartment is not clean and not paint at all, there was dirt on walls and sealings. lady from managament office came personaly to take fotos of that and told us that she's gonna put that in our move in file. We were fulls, we trust her!! Nobody in next 6 months came to paint apartment. Also there was already scrach on counter top, it looks same like one what we paid before $2000, it was there.. so probably people before us in that apartment paid for that too. Probably they didn't change counter top in our old apartment. Where that money goes? Hm..so, when we move out from this last apartment we got final bill where they charge us $260 for painting!! Why? Because walls are dirty. When we told them that we already complain about that, all what they told us is that they can't do anything about that and that we have to pay for that. They already took our money from deposit. So be carefull if you are moving in this building!!

Terrible terrible management. They don't care about your personal effects. If you can avoid renting here I recommend you do. My sisters place had some water damage. They showed up "to fix it" unannounced. They trashed the apartment. Threw out her wedding album and photos because they weren't carful when moving the furniture and it fell into the water amongst other items that were destroyed !!

The building is beautiful, apartments are very nice. But I would never recommend to rent from them. The management is terrible, they create problems for people living there making it stressful. Ignoring service requests for a long time. Employees on reception don't know their job. Finally, I moved out and not getting my deposit back on the right time just because someone made mistake in the office. The whole experience is stressful

This building is always doing construction. It is so loud and disruptive to the residents. All these amenities are frequently closed so they can remodel them again, most of the time to make them worse. You'll always be walking through a construction site. Worst of all, this building is owned by the most unethical company on the planet. They have been terminating leases to get people out of their leases early so they can double their rent. Meanwhile everyone has to suffer with very loud noise all day and are being kicked out of their homes. Stay away from this building.

Thanks God they broke the lease for us by renovating North Tower. We were deceived by their own leasing agent Gabriel who lied when telling us information about the apartment. He told us and wrote on a piece of paper all the fees, parking 80$ renters insurance 14$ Trash, sewer, water 25-35$!!!!!! Electricity and internet on our own Gym 60$ He wrote this 2x on two separate times we saw him. I have never paid sewer etc so I didn't have any suspicion about what their leasing agent Gabriel wrote. We signed the contract and there was no specific number but Gabriel did say many times it is 25-35$. We wanted to know what exactly are we gonna pay monthly. So imagine our surprise when we saw the bill for 184$ monthly. That made our monthly rent 1880$ instead of 1730$ which we signed up for. If we knew we would never sign the lease! We called and complained to management, Aimco, utilities providers but it is no one's fault. Gabriel has been avoiding us ever since we signed the lease. I can't believe we were lied to by their own agent. Watch out for every single sentence and make them sign whatever they say! The manager is not better either. She wanted me to take the apartment in South tower without seeing it or discussing the fees. Horrible experience! Run from Aimco and Flamingo, they have too many departments and nobody can help u or be accountable for anything. And if you really want to risk, do not go to agent Gabriel.

dog poop everywhere. elevators dont work.

UNETHICAL, was told after signing the lease within 2 weeks of my move date that the unit I signed the lease for was going to be renovated and that if I moved in I would have only 60 days to stay there. Good luck reaching anyone there as they're either lazy or understaffed, infuriatingly incompetent

ROACH INFESTED!!!!!!! It's not every apartment, but they leased me my apartment knowing it had an infestation and failed to fix the problem. Having moved from out of town, I couldn't see it until move-in day and now here we are. The exterminator comes every other day but the problem is too big so nothing helps. Fingers crossed they'll transfer me to another unit as soon as possible. It's disgusting and unsanitary!!

Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid!!!! Please read this review and trust it 100% honest and contact me if you need further qualification as I will be have to give. The place is filled with party goers and others alike so mark my words you will have no rest in this place. If you need help from manage to sort anything out for you... well it will take a while until they make a move. Neighbours are loud and all dog owners are pigs letting their dogs piss in elevators, carpets and all common areas. Asked management to look into it and to my surprise they were no aware of it.... maybe they should get out of their office and check their disgusting building. The pool, looks beautiful but the lack of control attracts major crowds from outside of the building so you end up paying for others to enjoy your pool. During season it is impossible to go to the pool as it is full of people from the entire Miami Beach. It's just crazy. I am in the middle of my lease and cannot wait to leave this place. Not worth the money as you pay a prime price for thin walls and floors so you know exactly what you neighbours are up to. DO NOT THINk OF MOVING TO THIS PLACE! Overpriced and badly managed! You will get no rest here.

I just had to leave another review. God, this place was awful. Don't even think about it. Those cockroaches still give me nightmares from time to time... I legit saw a roach as big as a fucking lobster in the skywalk once. StayUpdate after Flamingo's response: You people did "treat" my unit for cockroaches several times. I think the actual number was 14 times in the 6 months I lived there. The cockroaches never went away.

Dog waste everywhere. Unlighted pathways mean you use your cell phone light to look out for land mines left by four-legged friends. Long, long (sometimes rainy) walk from North parking lot to South building. Constant construction noise. Dirty, rundown hallways, and on, and on .... This place is a dump!

I got stuck in the elevators multiple times and almost died because no one could find me. They don't even bother to fix the elevators, they just let you stay trapped inside of them and maybe rot to death until they find your body. The staff is rude and have no idea what being-of-service even means. Guarantee this place will be shut down by the city very soon. Dangerous place.

Terrible. Horrible. Avoid! Youve been warned

Too many air Bnb vacancies and loud at night whichever tower you're in. Garden area is pretty but constantly flooded (muddy to walk through) construction noises nonstop so if you're work from home good luck. Management office shouldn't even have a phone because they don't answer , ever.

This guys, either trying to steal you or they incompetent, uneducated and stupid. First, when you extend lease, they charge you back and send you warnings, because you didn't extend and notice them that you are leaving. After that, internet payment doesn't allow you to log in, and if you don't pay on time, and office is closed, charge back is 150$. Etc, etc. Very unprofessional management.

I've been making deliveries to this building and all of Miami for about 1 year and a half. It's gotten so bad that you people won't let us even park on the property to make deliveries but any other delivery service can pull right up to the building. I delivery groceries and sometimes I have over 100 items I'm delivering and for you people to tell me to park on the street to walk to the building is just so wrong in so many ways. We are actually faster then the fedex and cable company and all tjise srvucra but yet make us park in the street. I will not be making any more deliveries to these building 1500, 1504, 1508 bay road. You guys need to make it right with the delivery people that service your tenants in your building. Employees and security are rude and disrespectful, they straight lied to my face about someone I was trying to make a delivery too. Most complicated building I've ever been to.

Worst place you can ever move into !!!!! Leasing agents are completely liers!!! Giving you false info and not telling you information you need to know !! Likw saying you sont pay building utiilities or foe the ac and then surprise every month extra 100$ utilities for lack of service al over tge comunity been living here 5 months now moved in to a "new" apt who was not clean on my move in date , they saying you have new washer and dryer , i threw away hundreds of dollars worth of clothes , got stuck in the elevators morevthen 6 times and today fifth time elevtora are broken only one is working took me 25 minutes to get to my 14th floor apt its a scam and tge worst place u can live !! Over priced horrible mangment and costumer service dont ever moce in you will regret it !!!

We lived with my family for three years in Flamingo Point, our contract expired in May and we decided not to renew our contract for several reasons, including the treatment of the staff in the offices. When we left they told us that they were going to send us a check with our deposit to our new address and that's what happened, but when we went to withdraw the money from the bank they told us that the account did not have funds to give us our money. We went to the building to complain and they told us that we should call them by phone in a few days. We did that and they did not answer the phone no matter the time of the day or how many times we called, it seemed strange to us so we asked a friend to call from their and they answered instantly, which shows that they were ignoring us. They treated us very badly on the phone and told us that in a week we would receive the new check, it's been 20 days and we still haven't received the check, we called the office and they don't answer us. A lack of respect. We are waiting for a response to what is happening to us.

Looked into renting here and was extremely turned off by the pushiness of the leasing agent. After reading the reviews both here and on google, it is clear that they are pushing some kind of leasing scam where they get you to sign a lease at one rate, then under the guise of renovating your apartment they then raise your rates. On top of that, every single thing here is an extra fee, down to the most basic level of gym access (and it is a per person fee). There is also a monthly parking fee per car (nothing is included), a monthly pet fee, and apparently all sorts of other nonsensical fees. There is something extremely fishy going on here...

Renter beware: while the building is nice and amenities solid, there is non-stop barking (before 7am) if you have a unit that is near the dog park (in North building from the x20 to x40 unit number). This stems from the dog watchers not monitoring the dogs and poor dog control (including off leash) by dog owners. Despite repeated complaints, including time-stamped videos, management does nothing on this. Other residents have shared similar complaints with us when questioned.

I'm leaving this terrible place (North Tower). People are doing sublease business, "guest" shuffle in and out, they party after midnight. And worst, management office keep their eyes closed and do not respond to residents' complains!! I would definitely not recommend this place to any friends! NO NO NO! I wish there is a zero star for this rating!

i wish i can give them 0 . as a resident i know this place sucks. love the location

Balcony views are good. The grounds look OK, but never even think about taking pictures of someone (even your relative) there with anything bigger than your phone (if it looks like a photoshoot to them - know: you, Instagram addicts are not welcome there, they'll only tolerate you if you're using the phone). They'll call the police on you. Not joking. Police will come surprised why the heck they were asked to show up. 68 pages long lease agreement does not mention you can't take pictures anywhere outside of the apartment you're renting, it doesn't mention photography at all.The number they show as what you'll be paying is a few hundred dollars below what you'll really be paying. They charge separately for garbage disposal, for light in the hallways, for the electronic door lock, for parking even one car (they tell upfront about the car though), for God knows what - it's 2 to 5 hundred more than what you signed the lease for - be ready, have some room in your budget. Pushy greedy bastards.