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Horrible apartment complex. On top of your rent be be prepared to pay 400-500 extra on random trash, facilities, blah blah feed. Dogs are $100 per month each and the gym is about $100 a month. Saying this place is bottom of the barrel is an understatement. Also, security is zero. Anybody can walk in right to you front door. The staff barely can speak English if any. The restaurants near by are tourist traps. The pool is always overcrowded. Mosquitos in the common areas in swarms. Thank you my lease is up soon. Also there are pimps working their women. And gangsters asking if you'd like to buy drugs usually in Thursdays through the weekend. It's wild the management allows this. We saw bad reviews and should've actually follow them as they are all tru

I lived in flamingo townhome I was a victim of rascism With the security who they ended up firing my items were damaged and I was told there insurance Great Lakes was going to pay for it and they never did the unit had black mold in the wall it flooded with feces from someone else's unit and ruined my items and they never paid and said they were didn't give me my security deposit back and said they were and messed up my credit when they volunteered for me to leave because of the issues and has this on my credit when I say this is the worse place I ever lived and rent is super high

The worst condo in Miami beach. If you are thinking about to move to flamingo. Don't do. The management is very rude and they don't care about your experience, the only think that they care is when you pay. The garage is impossible. You pay the garage and they tow you car because the security guard has a fee for each car tow. The elevator is Always broke and the security is always on the phone and they don't help at all. When is under renovation is unbelievers the noise that they make. The cleaning service doesn't exist and the manager and the young guy at the leasing office are the worst person inside the condo. DON'T MOVE TO FLAMINGO IF DONT WANT CALL YOUR LAWIER EVERY WEEK!!

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, You can smell the mold in the hallways, and all the vents have block mold spores all over them. I also got pretty sick the past year, and I think this is to blame. 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 that's $150, The buildings gym is not free either, it's $150 to sign up and $50 per month extra. It's also always very loud, in the hallways, and outside, the paper thin walls and hallow doors don't help either. 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. The fire alarm going off in the whole building once every week too. My rent for a 2 bedroom was $2,100/mo when my lease was up they raised my rent to $2600 per mo. if I wanted to renew. Every year you extend your lease your rent sky rockets because they think now they got you, you'd think they'd want to keep you right...nope. 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. Flamingo charged me to replace the sinks and cabinets in my apartment, (which i left in perfect condition. Odd thing is that flamingo maintance came in 2 months beforee i left to measure them because they said they were going to upgrade the bathrooms, so essentially Flamingo is charging their old tennants when they leave to upgrade their old 80's style bathrooms, nice huh? and one more note. Flamingo gives you a new broiling pan when you move in... if you use it don't leave them a brand new pan when you vacate, they will charge you $80-$100 for this stupid $10 pan that they make you think they gave it to you for free, so if you leave, go out and buy a new pan to leave them. Once again horrible building to live and and huge miss management going on over there, I would avoid at ALL costs!

They charge for everything, I'm paying $400 more than I suppose to pay with all extra monthly charges they add. I have to pay $80 monthly for the common areas AC! Bugs everywhere in my apartment. Poo and pee all hallways and corridors. Can you imagine the smell? I moved 6 months ago, there were works everywhere but same status as when I moved. Now they send a letter saying they have to vacant all north tower and I have to move in one month. Terrible place to live for a considerable monthly rent.

In 20 years of renting and owning multiple homes, I have never dealt with any management company so incompetent. I was informed that I would get a refund from my application that was denied with a co-applicant in 3 to 5 business days and it never got processed. I've had to make multiple phone calls, emails, text and follow ups to get this processed. I was informed the building would not even allow visitors. Not understanding the reasoning behind any of this, I wanted to save at least one other person the trouble in dealing with such an unprofessional staff.

Someone in this building is renting a flip key apartment in my name and I don't know where that place is. Today I made a report to the police and I am already contacting a lawyer.

Do not move here. Their rent prices are ridiculous and they will jack you up another $1K a year later. With the $5K you pay for a lousy one bedroom apartment, you cannot use the pool unless you do not have a j.o.b. and have the luxury of swimming during the day. The pool closes at "sunset" per their website but in reality, the pool closes whenever these obnoxious Cubans will decide to come and scream at you in Spanish to "get out". This usually occurs at 4-5 pm when the sun is clearly out in the sky. Anyone with a job, will not be able to use the pool with these pathetic hours. The hot tub is always ice cold and they do nothing to fix it. They charge you extra to use the gym hahaha. Every other apartment in Miami has pool hours open until 10 pm. It's just so pathetic. The lazy, rude pool workers treat you like you are a criminal and scream at everyone constantly for breathing. It is very sad for all the money we spend and we cannot even enjoy the amenities. Sadly, this property has stunning views that you could enjoy at sunset in the beautiful pool but because of their ridiculous policy, you won't be able to enjoy it! The residents should get together and file a class action lawsuit to get their money back for not being able to use their amenities.

I used to live there wen it was cool not as expensive . It just to be party City at the North Tower in the Flamingo. But now is something else and that was like 2017 after that the North tower felt apart . ...

It appears that management and security here are completely losing control to the hoodlums and vandals who are being allowed into this community. Tonight I observed that in addition to 1) no security guard on duty, 2) a broken elevator in the Center Tower, there are now smashed air conditioning vents on the common 3rd floor landing (the same area where the recent murder occurred) AND, there are no fewer than THREE emergency exit signs that have been completely destroyed, hanging by wires or on the floor. I believe that not having emergency lighting that works is a violation of the fire code, so I have taken photos and will be reporting this to the city safety authorities. I am truly fearing for my personal safety in this place.

This building has always been under construction. They will never stop working on in, and the tenants will never stop suffering. If you live here, expect to hear jackhammers, banging, saws, and every other type of machinery running all day, every day. It's impossible to work from home, get on a video meeting, or even take a phone call. They start bright and early, so expect to get woken up by the sound of construction every morning. And if there's ever a break in the construction noise, they will fill that with a fire alarm test. Many of the amenities we pay for are frequently shut down due to repairs or another redevelopment project. Your balcony will be covered in dust from the construction, and you will frequently be walking though common areas that are a mess and under construction. The past few years have been especially bad here and there is no end in sight. People used to put up with all this headache because rents here were very reasonable, but now they are charging top dollar and tenants shouldn't have to endure all this torture for what we pay now.

This review is from 2011-2012 while I rented there.DO NOT RENT HERE!!! This is by far the worst building I've ever rented from. I wish I could give it ZERO or negative stars.I saw the negative reviews but ignored them when the leasing office told me "The reviews are old, we are under new management now" - ya right.The Problems:- The management office is the WORST. These people have a HUGE attitude about everything and they will not help you!!- They overcharge you for everything. Your rent seems reasonable, but then they charge you $160 for car (+10 tax on your car fee), additional for pets, trash, electricity, water, sewer, everything. Oh and if you ever try to park somewhere else, they wont' take the charge off your rent without proof that your car was sold.- One of the worst parts: The venting in there is awful. We would smell cigarette smoke in our apartment from the apartment next door. And every time our neighbors cooked anything the smell was so strong in ours.- Strippers, drug dealers, the works. I got yelled at in the lobby once by some crazy man. The security here is a joke. I could go on...Also should note: That the first apartment we tried to rent was INFESTED WITH FLEES. And it was a huge problem to switch units. It took a week to process the transfer, during which we had to stay in hotels which we were never reimbursed for.They showed us similar unit so we thought it would be fine. DO NOT RENT A UNIT YOU HAVE NOT WALKED THRU!! Don't rent there at all!! Save yourself!!

Horrible!!!! Horrible valet guy should be fired for his attitude!!! The guy from the front desk is also extremely rude. All staff in this place are just insanely rude!!!!

Rented a vacation apartment it was disgusting from the bad smell, very poor quality and in the complex everyone had a dog, they all took them outside to the little lawn for the bathroom it smelled so bad. the swimming pool was not clean and kept up. would never recommend it!

I currently reside in north tower since March 11th, 2016. For almost a month a half I have had severe troubles with the flooring due to a washing machine malfunction which led to a severe flood. Because of this situation, the kitchen is not usable which has become a big inconvenience. The kitchen floor is saturated with water and humidity. I've made many appointments to fix the problem. Only after 10 days from the first appointment floor got fixed but the washer wasn't fixed even if I asked to fix it. After that the same problem happened again but worse: the floor is now expanded, sticky and smells very bad. the washer was fixed, but nobody wants to fix the floor. Water is still on the floor, it can cause mold.

I want to share my experience of living in Flamingo South Beach. My husband and I came to live in mid-March, an apartment on the 28 floors of the central tower. Very nice view and normal repair of the apartment. The contract was signed for 15 months. After 4 months, the horror began. Repair of apartments from all sides, exceeding all noise standards. It was hell. They worked so noisily that there was no way to call on the phone and talk as I could not be heard. It lasted three months. When the 8th month of our stay in this building came, we received a call from the office and were told in a very rude form that we were being evicted and the reason was to repair the apartment. Repairs that we didn't ask for and we don't need. We live legally by signing a counter. They decided to make repairs and raise the price of the apartment 2 times higher. And this is all the mayhem going on in difficult times in a pandemic. They didn't tell us anything about it in March. We paid a lot of money to come here, paid a fee for two dogs of $ 1000, paid an entrance fee and so on. Now we have to look for new housing and spend money again. I was faced with the rudest attitude towards my family. The most rude and not professional employees work in the office. Everyone who continues to live here I want to say that you can sign a contract for any period, but they can kick you out absolutely at any time. To anyone who wants to move in here for prices from $4000 and above in modestly renovated apartments, I want to say that it's not worth it. Constant noise, repairs, dog urine stinks all over the courtyard, hot water is turned off in the evening without warning, a cold pool, although it should be heated with water and a very rude office of employees. And don't answer in the comments that you can't find me in your database of tenants. We are not fools, we understand that you have nothing to answer all our claims. It is a pity to face such an attitude towards their tenants.

horrible... after living 4 years in flamingo north tower, they didnt care about anything, dogs poop smell everywhere, barking all night long from other apartments, not possible to sleep. charging for everything, very nasty and unprofessional security, and rude as well.

Moved here from NYC in Feb 2018. Realized first week that construction doesnt stop. They actually jackhammering walls 5 floors below me - taking concrete samples so they can start full building remodeling. Also they have started a 4 phase renovation of the entire property. There is never ending construction trucks, escavators, dirt and lots of noise. I will be terminating my lease - as it impossible to do anything in this community anymore. Most of the amenities are closing down. Also be aware that this place is a prison - biometrics system they had installed here in May is so bad that people are constantly standed and cant get in or out of the building or use elevators when system brakes ( 3-4 times a week). Please stay away from this place!! Oh - almost forgot. Fire alarms are a refular occurance here, 2-3 times a week and you get it in your appartment waking you up. So yeah - im moving!!!

monday 1/14/19 - 7:55 pmnone of the four elevators are working.i am once again forced to walk 9 floors to my apartment.not worth a single penny, let alone the $1700 dollars i pay per month.

This is the most awful place I have ever lived. No one knows what is going on here. Do not rent here no matter what! I rented my unit sight unseen. The landlord did not disclose there was construction going on in the complex. I moved here from out of state and walked into a complete disaster! This is not the Flamingo I remember from years ago that was beautiful and luxurious and slightly crazy. This is like living at Ground Zero but with way more toxic debris in the air, giving you asthma, sinusitis or some other allergy infinitely and endlessly. The walls and windows are paper thin, not hurricane safe. I feel like a caged animal, walking through the property. I can't even enter my building where the entrance is because it's blocked from construction. They are violating all codes including ADA. I have no idea how or who they're paying locally to pull off this out of code construction. It's the most horrific living experience of my life and I've only been here less than a week. Do not believe anyone's fantasy that this is a safe or healthy place. It is not! No one that works here knows anything about anything! Their goal is to make everything as difficult as possible for anyone stupid enough to live here. So don't be stupid and don't live here. Learn from my mistake!

Parcel Pending lockers move , not yet working Attempted to ask lobby security 2 girls totally ignored me they would not stop with their personal conversation Same Security girl would not pay attention to a Question. She was on a Personel phone call A couple of days prior It amazes me you could be so poor at your job. So Rude

If I could give 0'stars to this place I would..future tenants beware !!! Live anywhere else but here trust me this is not a joke...my cousin has lived here for the last two years and the horrendous things she has gone through omg!!!! Don't ever live here!! She had a water leak in her bathroom that caved in!! She then called maintenance dept where they came the next day and tore down that part of the ceiling in her bathroom...and guess what 9 months go by and they left the whole in the ceiling with nooo regards.. She kept calling and calling and all they did was they kept telling her we will be there...9 months later nooo one came!!! What bullcrap!!! Don't ever live at this place read the reviews and learn from these people's experience!!! Because it will happen to you!!! Don't do it!!!!

I lived at Flamingo for 5 years only because my schedule is hectic and I travel constantly so, never had time to find a new place, pack, move, etc. It the worst experience of my life. Let's start with the management (they hired and fired 3 different management co.'s while I was there, each one worse than the last). They were hostile,dismissive, liars, and, worst of all, thieves - I was overbilled for some $70 whatever made-up fee, which I paid. Then they sent a second notice. Went to management, told them I wasn't paying this extra bill. This woman shrilly said "Fine, don't pay it, you're evicted!", crumpled up my paperwork and threw it in the garbage. I insisted she look at her computer records, which she reluctantly did and then she said "Oh, you already paid that.", fished my papers out of the garbage, and went back to sitting idly. No apology. Nothing. A guard hovering over me ready to strike. My A/C unit in the closet sprung a massive leak, not once, not twice, but 5 TIMES destroying thousands of dollars worth of clothing and belongings which of course they take no responsibility for. Went to the office, asked why they couldn't fix it for good, showed them pictures of my damaged items. A guard came over and violently shoved me against the wall. I just looked at him and said "You're now guilty of assault and battery." His tune changed as I left. "Sir, sir, where are you going?" "To call the police.", I replied. They were at my apartment in 5 minutes, clean up crew, a cop, and an idiot stooge with a perma-grin trying to keep me from filing charges, suing Flamingo, the management company, and AIMCO. When I finally got out of that pit, they added the biggest insult of all. They took $18,000.00 out of my bank account the last month I was there. I went to the manager of Chase Bank who called and inquired about the matter. The first words out of the woman's mouth were "I didn't do it!" BS. Once, when I went on vacation, I came home and realized things weren't quite right. My drawers had been gone through, items were missing. The door had been locked, meaning it was done by someone with a pass key. This is a just a few incidents. The place is dangerous, falling apart, smelly, and unfit for anyone who wants to live a peaceful life. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

The worst... this building is not even close to what it used to be 8 years ago... ran by an incompetent, lazy, rude and corrupted management. They are never there, they don't reply or take calls. The application process is a joke, anyone can rent here, regardless of background, age, this place has become the dump of south beach... they charge for everything they can, the bait and switch everyone on the renewals... i hope AIMCO losses this building and they fire all the management, otherwise, this place will be gone, if not already is.

Let me just say the views and sunsets here are amazing..However, has to be the most stressful and poorly managed place I have ever lived in.. Management is TERRIBLE and need to be replaced or drastically reformed .. no customer service mindset and no efforts to improve, all the way up to the area VP.. as an example .. they have a "set daily lunch time " for the ENTIRE management office (5-6 people) and if you need help you get attitude or ignored.With all the feedback and ratings here you would think AIMCO would want to step in and fix, right? But no ... don't be fooled! they are more concerned with their bottom line.. than your experience of living there.They continued to let people sign leases and move in to a building they KNEW they were going to have to kick them out 6-7 months prior and not give the tenants the heads up. When I initially found out and asked why? One of the management team members said the final plans have not been approved and they did not want to impact their rental revenue ... but it's ok to inconvenience the resident by giving us 2 months to vacate the building?!? Moving in miami you need 3months of rent up front not including moving costs if you're not doing it yourself... Just a terrible model for a company that supposedly is "customer experience" focused.

The management there is horrible, super rude, very incompetent, instead of trying to fix your problem they make it worst and to top it off they only look for a way to get more money out of you; THIEVES!!!

I lived at The Flamingo North tower for 6 years in 2 different apartments and this place declines every year. If your neighbors smoke guess what YOU now have ****free dangerous second hand smoke ****pouring into your apartment. Facilities and management can do nothing to prevent it even though they state this is a nonsmoking environment. The nonsmoking policy is not enforced anywhere on the premises. If your neighbors have a smelly dog or pet, guess what?...You also will have the privilege of sharing those disgusting unpleasant odors. The Flamingo has to keep a security guard in the management office to deal with irate customers; this how often it happens. I have witnessed tenants screaming at management in disgust of their habits. The Flamingo's management office has a reputation of being incompetent and rude throughout the south beach area. The Flamingo will try to steal your security deposit. They claimed I left the apartment in an unclean state and could provide photos. They never provided the photos because they knew it was left in a cleaner state than when I moved in. Luckily I had emails that I had sent to management and pictures of the apartment in terrible condition before I moved in. They reversed their position and had to send me the deposit. I strongly suggest you document (with photos and email) ANY imperfections or they will try to steal your deposit.Be prepared to be nickel and dimed for everything. You will be billed monthly for Water, Sewer, Trash Service, energy to heat the hot water, pest control, and an unexplained and mysterious service fee. in addition, AND the most aggravating thing is that they charge you monthly fee to bill you (a Bill fee)!!!!! Don't even try to pay in person because that's a higher fee too!!! (((Forehead slap))) Additionally you are required to purchase renters insurance.They charge 170.00 including tax for parking where other buildings have free valet or charge a lot less. The Flamingo parking garage is littered with crumbling concrete bumpers. My girlfriend stepped on one and injured her ankle because they are no longer at the end of the parking spaces. I destroyed a 300 dollar pair of shoes because of the rebar sticking out of a crumbling parking bumper.The Flamingo also charges everyone 20.00 dollars for air conditioning that barely cools the hallways and common areas. You can imagine how aggravating this is when it's 90+ degrees outside.Ever since the air handlers were replaced a few years ago the air conditioning in my apartment barely maintains a cool temperature. You have to keep the air conditioning on high for 24 hours just to maintain a semi cool state. Facilities said there is no fix. They recommended I get a fan. This occurred in both apartments.For the exorbitant amount they charge in rent nothing is reinvested into the community to improve it. The rugs in the hallways have NOT been replaced in 10 plus years and are stained with dog feces and urine, vomit, and god knows what else. I cringe when I see children playing in the hallways on their hands or with bare feet. The rugs are not even vacuumed anymore. They spot clean it with a dust pan and brush. If you haven't guessed it, this is NOT a child friendly environment.They will raise your rent 12% or more a year citing that they are at 97% capacity and "that's the market rate". One year they tried to raise my rent 500.00 dollars.The hot tub has a buzzer the goes off all times of the day and it's so loud it will wake you from a sound sleep. When people sneak in the hot tube at 6am in the morning and set it off you can imagine how annoying it can be.One or 2 of the elevators are constantly broken.The walls in each apartment are thin so if you can't handle noise this is not the ideal environment for you.The court yard and entrance area smells of dog feces especially on hot rainy days.The photos they post on yelp of the lobby are not at all what it looks like.The apartments are subleased out to tourist on weekly bases even though it's prohibited as stated in your lease. I know people would make a living off subleasing many of the apartments.The only positives about The Flamingo are that if you are bay facing the views are amazing, facilities is always fast to respond if they can fix a issue, and the location. To Bryan Kebrdle: Please visit this facility and retrain your staff with proper customer service skills. It's a shame they have let this property go. It could have been a real gem.

The unit and building are outdated, but ok. What's not ok is the people. Drunk 20 year olds everywhere. I am in my 20s and I don't even think this is ok. If anyone living here is reading this - turn your shit down!!!!! No one wants to hear someone else's tv or music blaring 24/7. Nor do we want to hear u getting stoned and coughing up a lung. Or having a domestic argument. Seriously. My walls and ceiling vibrate day and night from music and tv. The guy in the studio unit next to me always has 10 people over, partying. In a studio?! I left college years ago, yet I feel I'm right back in a dorm at the flamingo.

Don't do it. It's all beautiful and fancy, all dandy so you will sign a contract. It's nice outside but once you move in you will have construction noise beginning 7:30am. Simple! Ask any of your unit neighbors before making a decision! We signed for 3 years(way more affordable), and now are forced to move out early for their own profit as they're remodeling. Parking and gym IS EXPENSIVE and a RIP-OFF. We were also promised one unit and after packing everything they had to move us somewhere else. Please don't sign in a rush! I wish I read reviews before moving in, would've been more careful.

Trash mangement , All the mangement employer are not professional they too loud, rude, disrespectful, i think they treat people the way they treat their family like trash. Not organized, even when you go to the office they dosnt ask you to sit, some answers while their back turn to you. Please dont tell me to email you and i contact 2 Mangers and they never answered my calles, the flamingo employees harassing me they come upstairs without me knowing knocking on my door this has to stop its illegal to do that so you will need to call me and solve this problem because email is not going to help. so far 6 people knock on my door

Lying leasing agents. Make sure you have everything in written and that you read thru every letter they type in the contract! Our leasing agent Gabriel told us our community fees are gonna be 25-35$ and they ended up being over 120$. Other than that, he failed to mention there is a redevelopment plan for the year we are leasing and instead he told us that all the work currently being done will be finished in April (which is a month after our move in date) and that turned out to be a big lie! DO NOT TRUST AIMCO or agent Gabriel. Dog pee and poop everywhere, even in the hallways of the building. Very old AC unit, can't regulate temperature on it's own. Parking garage is expensive for what they offer, very tight lots and no security, so the other day kids were skateboarding through the floors, and u can see that they don't control it at all cause some cars take 2 lots and get away with it. Management is not very polite. But the location is great and the approval process is very quick.

Its is just a bad experience that is not worth your peace and it is time consuming... careless administration, an aggressive worker in the locker room that nobody in the administration take care of, lack of support at the gym also careless and impolite sometimes (is not included with the lease), additional fees are no disclosed when you start the lease... lost packages all the time and the administration does not care... this building is like when you find a fruit that looks good on the outside and it is rotten inside and leave you with that taste!

We were ready to move to this great building in Miami.. and decided to read reviews. OMG! Of course we will never even come close to this place! Not the only one person said the same things! It is really really sad.The Management MUST do a serious repair on ALL those issues, specially human behaviors, penalties to the dogs owners who do not clean after their dogs, etc..!!!If you want to be a classy building, you must train your stuff and work it out in the future, that you will have a waiting list to get into your building..

If you are thinking about moving to Flamingo South Beach.. DONT. Save yourself the time, Money, Headache and disappointment that is 100% guaranteed to come along with living there. Firstly, Security are extremely rude and certainly don't 'Secure' anything. Whilst sat on a chair playing on their phones they have forgotten how to open the gate for residents that may be carrying bags or heavy loads. When my small girlfriend was trying to pass through when the gate was clearly broken they said "Push It Lady" We also had issues with them allowing anyone and everyone to pass through onto the premises that were more than happy to come in our halls, steal our clothes out the dryers, steal our towels from around the pool & kick my front door causing it to crack which the "Maintenance" (A man with clearly no background in repair or social skills) kindly didn't replace and just glued and painted over the large cracks! Not very safe.Secondly, the Elevators. Prepare to have a good leg work out every other day because the stairs will be you're savior when the Elevators break down on a daily basis leaving hundreds of residents using the 1 only working Elevator out of 4. Of course the Flamingo don't rush to fix the problem instead find it easier to place a large flower pot in between the doors.. Real professional.I won't go into detail about neither Pools working for the last few weeks and the constant banging from the "work" they have apparently been doing on them. The fire alarms constantly going off at least once a week that of causes us to stop what we are doing even if that's sleeping to evacuate the building. They charge you for EVERYTHING and don't expect you're deposit back when you finally get the chance to escape.If you are looking to move to South Beach and you want water views with a great location there is so much available! Even check out some of the buildings next to the flamingo such as The Waverly.The Flamingo is a complete mess with no respect or concern for their current residence.Save yourself.

Stay away! Dirty. Scary.

Waisted 2 years in this building !!! Horrible !!!! They always keep your deposit !! Pfff yes the pool is nice but the carpet gets dirty really fast and the kitchen is so old the bathroom is so small !

Review updated. If only we could have received an apology for our poor treatment during our nightmare. Imagine an aging dog needing four walks a day and not having been told before moving in that all but a small part of the dog walking areas would be closed with no end date set. And then, demanding we buy our way out. Yes, we are re-settled and learned a valuable lesson.

My bicycle just got stolen INSIDE the parking lot of the Flamingo, and the security just said that he couldn't do nothing, just call the police. If you want to be in DANGER, get KILLED or ROBBED, and see with DRUGS all over the place, go to the flamingo. The people smoke so much MARIJUANA, that the hall corridor of my floor are just full of smoke, and my daughter start to have breathing problems Just to remember, this is the most dangerous place in Miami, people got sttabed and killed all the time.. The management people are most RUDE person EVER, they deal with you like CRAP, always with bad humor, aggressive voice and behavior, and the person on the leasing office lie about the place. Get out of this place

Such a terrible place to live. Roaches everywhere. Mold in the closets. Dubious business practices meant to extract more money from you. Never stay here

Lying leasing agents. Make sure you have everything in written and that you read thru every letter they type in the contract! Our leasing agent Gabriel told us our community fees are gonna be 25-35$ and they ended up being over 120$. Other than that, he failed to mention there is a redevelopment plan for the year we are leasing and instead he told us that all the work currently being done will be finished in April (which is a month after our move in date) and that turned out to be a big lie! DO NOT TRUST AIMCO or agent Gabriel.

The condominium is nice but the employees don't do anything to help you. If you have something delivery to the package room probably will be lost. They give u a lot of excuse and blame the workers who do the delivery. I never have a problem with any delivery from Amazon and Zara. But at Flamingo they blame Amazon, ups, etc. the package room is a mess. I let them know about my frustration and they recommended to pay a box in a UPS store or send my delivery to another address. So I staying here and can't get a delivery because their logistic doesn't work but they don't do anything to solve the problem. So if u plan to stay in this condominium don't expect help for anyone that works here.

DO NOT MOVE HERE AND THE OTHER BUILDING THEY HAVE. The one downtown they will have a construction as well. They are going to build another tower there. they made us move in and made us to do 18 months contract because they had discount since they are doing construction to make the view of the front center tower nice. After 5 months they asked us to move out because inside of building needs to be re build as well. They never told us. The security is trouble everyone just come in even with the finger print you have. . Also people from outside jump from the wall and come inside use the pool. It is always full of kids in pool from outside of the building. Poop dog everywhere. The south tower is always rented to people that are traveling here for short times so there are not really security here. Also the other people above you always throw there garbage in your patio and balcony. There are a lot a people here that smoke all different things and the air condition always smell like smoke

The worst experience ever!!! Do not let beautiful outside views trick you. The vents are full of mold. I had problem to breathe and sneeze all the time i was in the apartment. Roaches are everywhere. Super noisy, drunk people. Hidden fees!!! You will never get your deposit back. Make sure you take all pictures before moving out. I will be suing them 100%.

Happily had a bad experience within 15 minutes of arriving. I for one appreciate it because I would never give this place my money. Here's why: 1. I took an Uber from Brickell for 30 min just for the agent to start to show me units on the computer in the lobby at $500 more than they are posting online. Deceiving to say the least. Then fumbles when I confronted him about it. If I wanted to look at cell phone videos uploaded to a laptop I can do that myself before I get there which I did. And saved myself a lot of time and money. I showed up to view apartments. Not your laptop screen. Complete waste of my time. I'm actually insulted by his attitude and that's pretty tough to do. He had a tone and approach as if he needed to screen me first before wasting time walking around with me. I feel like he honestly wasn't interested in showing me anything. 2. Agent attempts to belittle my budget for this apartment stating that some people pay $30,000 for apartments here. Nice. If you are spending $30,000/month to live here I invite you to learn how real estate works. I wouldn't pay anything to live here regardless. But definitely would not pay what they are (apparently) asking considering what some of the other buildings in Miami offer. 3. Everyone checking in to view apartments was either with a parent or said the appointment was in a parent's name. Younger crowd most with tattoos so if you are responsible adult and higher income this ain't it chief. 4. When I first arrived I got told by a woman and someone on the radio that leasing office was closed and it was impossible for me to view apartments at all today let alone 6pm. I called the number from the text thread but nobody answers when I'm trying to find where to go. And you can't text them back directly. Nice. 5. Automated system is super annoying and keeps asking the same questions that I already filled out online. Agents didn't take time to review and they keep texting you all day asking "one more thing before our appointment". Agent seemed annoyed that I wasn't looking for 2BR (I have no idea where he got that from) when I filled out a form and replied to their online post about 1BR apt. I've been to 10+ buildings in Brickell, Wynwood, Edgewater etc and not once did I have this kind of experience with any other company. "Hypebeast" tenants, rude agent. Lots of terrible reviews regarding build, construction, ongoing maintenance, and staff. It's a shame because the building looked really nice online. Although I will never know because we didn't get further than the lobby before I left. I knew from the start this place wasn't for me well before reading countless google reviews after I got home. Like I said, happy to have the experience so I know not to move in there, just wish I could get my $40 Uber fare and an hour and a half of my time back. Literally don't waste your time and read google reviews like I should have.

I lived at flamingo for around 5 years and every year gets worst. I'm moving out by the end of the year. No more volleyball courts. Basketball court hasn't been fix for about 3 years. It's like they dont want people doing sports in the community. New unfriendly stuff members at front desk and gate almost everyday that dont know the residents . Way too overprice and people doing drugs everywhere.

The is the most unprofessional and just ghetto fake "luxury building" in South Beach. The staff in the management office, Luisa Parache, Jashba Mugica, and Elvira Murphy are under qualified, incompetent, unprofessional, dismissive, and rude. Every "repair" or inconvenience is an "emergency" according to these unapologetic management staff. Right when you sign that lease, they ignore any and all concerns and complaints. Cigarette smell in the apartment for months coming from the bathroom, maintenance men walking in unannounced while I'm getting dressed out of the shower, false fire alarms along with regular fire alarm tests, consistent water shut off and water heater shut offs, consistently turning off power including AC, elevators, etc. **If anyone took the time to call Miami Beach's building and coding enforcement, this building would likely get shut down.

This place may have been nice at some point in time, but not lately. The Flamingo must be in a huge financial crisis to be cutting back the hours of operation for their already skeleton crew. Not acceptable at an Apartment complex of this size.Management: 1 starMaintenance: 1 starSecurity: 1 starA list of problems in a little over a year:* Rats in the ceiling* Air-condition unit flooding 3 times in the closet ruining hundreds of dollars of clothes* So bad an odor coming through the vents they had to put us in a Hotel* Dog feces everywhere inside the building* Fire alarm going off so many times between 2-5am that it was dangerous because everyone ignored it. Fire alarm Tentants with pets here have no respect for the place probably because they are upset with the management. So they let their animals poop and pee in the anywhere they please: main lobby floor, elevators, stairwells, sidewalks, doorways, main halls.Caution: Not the typical move out conditions that your used to. Upon moving out you have to return the apartment to *EXACT move in conditions (not just spotless clean and any nail holes filled, but RE-PAINTING ALL THE WALLS regardless of non use) or you will be charged. Really You Have To Re-Paint All The Walls? YES!! Carpet replacement will likely be charged as well regardless of move in condition of carpet.

Can you give zero stars? I'm currently stuck in a lease here and I want to rip my hair out. I live in the south tower. The lobby staff are so rude and not helpful at all. The finger print scanner never works and then they don't even open the door for you. I literally just stood outside knocking...I'm sorry banging on the door and the girl in the lobby rolled her eyes at me and acted like she didn't see me. Oh yeah dog shit everywhere too.Don't let the beautiful exterior fool you, stay away. Unless your okay with being stuck outside and never being able to reach anyone in management.

* DO NOT LIVE HERE* I wish that my only complaint about this place was the party atmosphere.The fees are way too high for the mediocre amenities. The gym is nice but it is NOT included in your rent - it is an additional $50 a month. The only thing this place has to its advantage is the location. However, once they lock you in to a long-term lease in a decent apartment, you will rarely (if ever) hear from management again. Maintenance requests take an average of 3 weeks to a month to be filled, and this is after repeated phone calls, trips to the leasing office, and strongly worded emails. Our own apartment had to be fumigated three times in the first month we moved in - which of course meant having to move furniture, throw away all food that wasn't sealed and vacating the apartment for days at a time. The problem was only solved after multiple calls to the Aimco office (owners of the property itself) DO NOT LIVE HERE. The fact that the video shown in the leasing office appears to have been filmed in 1999 should have given me an indication that is outdated and uncared for. The management staff is rude and have no concept of customer service. It's no wonder they push so hard to get people to move in with long-term leases, I'm sure the retention rate for this place is awful. I am simply counting down the months until my lease is over. Again, DO NOT LIVE HERE!!

I'm begging you all please run .There is a roach infestation in south tower and its baddddd. Please dont waste your money bat the roach motel aka the flamingo.

This is an absolutely horrible place to rent; they're friendly when you move it but that is the last time you'll see that. They recently had to remove the outside balconies on our part of the South Tower as they were condemned by the City of Miami; they have been jackhammering now for 6-7 hrs a day now for two months with possible four months to go. The noise is insufferable. They don't care if you work out of your home; there is no way to get out of their 20 page lease contract (their lawyers have made sure of that). The walls are PAPER THIN; you can hear the neighbors conversations (and every other sound) as though they are in your apt with you. It's a lot of money for crap. Seriously, DO NOT RENT AT THE FLAMINGO...you will definitely regret it.

WARNING!!!! Don't valet your car here!!!! As a guest for the past two weeks, I find it unbelievable that I paid $200 only for my car to get parked outside. When I confronted them about it, their nonchalant response was that the garage was full. Huh? This place has been under construction for over a year! The entire North tower is empty! So please explain to me how there is no indoor parking when half of the residents have moved out. Not only that, but my car has two scratches on the door (which I intend to report). It's a Mercedes, not a Honda. I work hard to have nice things and I like to keep them that way. It's a shame the people who work here have absolutely ZERO respect and take ZERO accountability for their actions.The drug overdose deaths and suicides that happened here makes this place render with negative energy. I'm surprised there hasn't been a documentary or Netflix series made from all the drama of this place.I lived in the North tower about 8 years ago, nothing has changed. Management still sucks, the apartments still look cheaper than anything from Ikea, mold is still an issue, I could go on and on. In all actuality, this place should just be condemned.?

They keep downgrading the facilities whenever something breaks. For example, the beautiful new lighting in the lobby broke so they replaced it with cheap $19.99 fixtures from Amazon, and the beautiful new pool furniture was replaced with ugly cheap pool furniture from Wal-Mart. It was brought to their attention and they refused to do anything about it. Very low class. This place is going downhill fast. Do not recommend.

Worst management ever! Never consider this place! Merci (or whatever her name is) is the worst employee and extremely unhelpful. If I could give 0 stars I would!!!!!!!

They basically ROB their tenants. Once you move in they keep adding additional fees to your rent bill every month(service fees, vacancy fees all kinds of fees that are unexplicable) when you call NWP (the company that does the billing) they are rude and unprofessional and tell you to call management who knows even less...Flamingo management is all about making extra money ON FEES that are NOT justified. However, The elevators have been under construction since I moved in November and they are finally open to the public and are terrible get stuck in every flloor, the elevetor floor level is uneven seen more than one person almost fall. Bottomline is if you can afford 1700 us for a small studio GO somewhere else Flamingo has horrible management. Everything IS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUT NOTHING GETS DONE PROFESSIONALLY And will bill you an extra FEE every MONTH for something they can't even explain.Can't wait til my lease is over.

The employees act like prison guards they give you the worst greet you can ever get , the female employees give u the worst dirty looks and yelled at you , maybe because they can't afford to live in this place I don't know how they even get hired here , I pay their paycheck!! But act like I'm an intruder , I work too hard to come to this unwanted atmosphere , this place needs to re-evaluate their hiring of front gate employees and main entrance staff .

m just writing this because i really wish i had checked those reviews before signing this fukin contract, for sure i wouldn't have fell on this trapschemebe carefful before moving here , worst experience ever !!!!from 1 to 10 the experience im having is below zero.the living room window fell for the second time(the same window i requested repair in the first day i moved-in , i' ve submitted a request and a call 2 days ago since the window fell again but thistime with no reply at all), broken laundry/dryer, broken elevator, brokenmicrowave and illegaly charging me for electricity altough i have been payingfpl since august 1.worst experience ever.and much much more(dog's shit everywhere, no security at all, swat team/police in and out one day i had to sleep in a hotel since they said that because of investigations nobody could get in or out.)....... and no one cares, very sad i really dislike this condominium and will look to move out as soon as possible. avoid this pain in your life.if anybody is concerned with this please reach me at 786-262-9653!i hope no other human being has to pass trough this kind of experience very stressfull. ;(

I'm the resident of this building and trust me, there is no worst place to live in Miami Beach. When we moved in, half of the things was broken and the other half stopped working after one month. It's like the entire building is falling apart. The elevators don't work properly since we moved in which makes things very complicated for everyone who lives on the higher floors. People who live here are the robbers, prostitutes, they said it's a smoke free community but you can smell weed at 8 in the morning. This place is not SAFE and the management doesn't give a s*** for anything that is going on. Loud parties all the time, shootings, people are throwing a glasses over the balcony and nobody is getting suspended! There are always a secret charges! If you want to renew your lease they're going to INCREASE your monthly bill and charge you 200$ RENEWAL FEE! This is out of the mind. So seriously whoever is thinking about moving in, don't do that. It doesn't worth the price. The only thing you get are the empty rooms and broken appliances. For that money you can find a much better and SAFE place. Read the other comments and once again don't do this to yourself.

My lease is ending in two months and I could not be more happy. At first I was excited to move to the beach but after the first month here I had regretted signing a lease for 12 months! This place is super dirty. I feel embarrassed to even tell people where I live. The building is infested with cockroaches! You see them in the hallways, outside, in the trash chute, even in your apartment sometimes. Also to get to your car you need to go through the "sky walk" which is so filthy! The carpets are soiled with dog piss and poop and trash all over the ground. Hope you don't mind the dead cockroaches on the carpets either! Please do yourself a favor and save your money! For the price that you're paying living here it is not worth it.

I moved in on December 1st, after renting the apartment online from Los Angeles... huge mistake. My unit is on the 6th floor facing the security gate. It's like living in a war zone. Nightly, people scream, fight and blow horns until (3:00 A.M. - 4:00 A.M.). Other than being rude, I'm not certain what security does at the Flamingo, nor am I certain anyone knows who lives there. Regardless of what management may say, a majority of the units are rented on Craigslist or Airbnb type websites, so lost, non-Engish speaking tourists are rolling suitcases everywhere. As I've stated I've only been in the apartment 30 days and the experience has been horrible. I asked to be relocated to a vacant unit away from chaos I witness every day and was told it would cost $8,000 to transfer (3 months rent and a transfer fee!! ) Again, realize I have never turned on an appliance in the apartment, nor have I unpacked so no damages have occurred. There is no justifiable reason for management to assess such a ridiculous amount of money. Especially to someone who would be a long-term resident. What you're reading about the Flamingo is pretty accurate. The drugs, police and "escorts" are verifiable. My suggestions to anyone considering leasing at the Flamingo is offered through experience... 1. Do not rent online 2. Visit the property at night and note the noise and hoards of people 3. Management will not assist you if there is an issue 4. There are alternatives to the Flamingo in the neighborhood that are safer and cheaper. message me on Facebook and I'll let you know about my experience and whether or not management allows me to transfer to an apartment in a quieter location without being extorted out of $1,000s !!

These apartments are not safe. They let people into your home because it has a code and not a key and then they don't tell you why

READ YOUR LEASE!!! There is a clause stating that they can terminate your lease at any time due to construction. They fail to mention this at the lease signing and were even offering 6 weeks free. I had to move due to Hurricane Irma so knowing that I may be displaced yet again is crazy. Many people are being kicked out of their homes WITHOUT compensation. The Clause states that all they have to give is a 60 day notice. I was very troubled to hear about this only 2 months into my lease. Now I have to live with the insecurity that my children and I may lose our home at any moment. When paying over 2,000 a month this is especially sickening. I was really happy to move into the fuming because I love the area and my view but living with this stress and paying so much in rent I would definately warn people not to move here. I honestly do not even understand how this is legal.

A lot of noise level in that place, nobody can protest... the noise starts at 8:00AM; Even after 10:00 PM it is usual to continue hearing noises from companies working at any time. The garbage problem is serious and pet feces scattered everywhere...

There is no jacuzzi and the pool closes at SIX PM. Unacceptable. Claims to close at 7:30pm in the summer; however, that's still not late enough. For a building like this and rent this high the EARLIEST it should close is 11:00pm but really we're all adults here and it should be 24 hours. Yes, it does smell like dog pee everywhere; however, the dogs are so cute you don't end up caring. Aside from that, it's gonna vary unit to unit.

Don't get what you pay for. Elevator frequently stuck, hot water issues, no security. Never received a return phone call from management when issues needed addressed

I was so excited to move in here, 2 pools, dog friendly. Beautiful scenery and more. But after almost a month I'm seeing what it truly is. Don't let them fool you. If I could get out of this lease I would. For the past week I've been trying to get them to come check my apartment for mold, I can't breath. There is an air purifier in each room, I've been sick ever sense I moved in. The dirty hallways and cockroaches don't help. Save your self the trouble here... it's been nothing but a disappointment from the jump.

I got a really bad experience with flamingo. I was leaving in flamingo south beach north tower for over 20 months and during my stay nobody was able to help me. Every problems I got took for ever to get solved. Besides the fact that the management is just trying to take money from you, the staff and the management are mean and lazy. They are impossible to reach by phone, the office is close for over a hour and half per day. It was the worst condo I used to live in miami

The menagment doesnt care about the people. just about their money

Scam. lied about available listing - and the poor agent clearly known they had lied, as when we asked them why they wasted our time, she looked at us dead eyed, and could say nothing - as she had been through this routine many times before and knew it was a waste.

Don't live here if you're not into partying your whole life away. Construction wakes you up every damn morning and the fire alarm will go off at 2am. Honestly it's just a horrible place. Take your money elsewhere, I'm so happy to be moving next week

Worst Place in Miami to Live (Construction, Bugs, Noise etc) I have lived here for 2 years and it keeps getting worse & worse. For an entire year, they were jack-hammering my patio and the ones nearby. The construction noise here is deafening. Now, they've ripped up the beautiful center landscaping have restricted all the walkways so that you have to walk WAY out of your way to get anywhere. The construction noise is never ending and will be here all year. The South Pool was under construction for the first year I was here. I'm told they are starting on the North Pool construction and North Tower soon. It's like living in a WAR ZONE with all the noise, forced walkways and bugs. Many apartments are infested with bugs as well. Finally, things are always broken (pool heater, bio-metric readers, hot tub). The Fire Alarms are always triggering automatically and go on for hours while the fire department comes with lights & sirens. It's a shame, this place was beautiful when I moved in. The management doesn't have any consideration for the tenants. They just take action without regard to how it will impact people living here.

I moved to Flamingo on January 16th. Let me begin with the sales agent. The sales agent for some reason never showed me my "assigned" parking before moving. It was explained that it was just the garage "next" to the building with "easy" access to it. The sales representative took advantage of the fact that I was a little stressed about finding a new home. He guaranteed that the promotion they had in place of "one month rent free" was going to end that same month i was moving in. Turns out that it is March and the promotion is still in place. The sales agent knew I did not need the apartment until the following month. I was not allowed to "hold it". Furthermore, i was told that the rent for the apartment was $1400 when i get the first bill it is almost $1600 - $200 difference. Why? they charge for trash,electricity (separate from FPL),parking,pest control,gas.... basically, for breathing. This was NOT explained when I signed the contract. Parking is in another building. I have to take 2 elevators just to get to my parking. Please keep in mind that I am handicapped and this is a HUGE inconvenience for me, I complained... nothing was resolved. Handicapped spaces are always in use and one car will park in between 2 spaces. First floor handicaps are always available but i was told they were only for visitors and not residents.... ODD????Washer and Dryer - do not even count on washer and dryer. It does not wash/dry AT ALL. Basically, there's nothing the association will do. Lawn care - Lawn looks beautiful but DO NOT walk your dog around the building. My dog has gotten fleas 5 times already. my dog is 6 years old and has never gotten fleas in her life. It is a disaster. Noice - The building is old, expect to hear your neighbor get home and even take a shower. It is extremely annoying when they decide to play music at 3 am on a weekday and you have to work the next day at 7 am. Security guards - They are just there for decoration. They dont even know where the pool is located. The parking gate for north tower is always open and the security is just on her phone. Ive passed through it without my access card like nothing. The security guard in the main entrance DOES not call your home when you have a visitor. I only have my family over and people barely know where I live now but in the past ive had stalkers go to my house (different building) this is a big inconvenience for me. It is not SAFE. Conclusion, if you dont want to live in a college dorm do not move here. I feel lied to and the association does not care.

Stayed at the Flamingo for a weekend and had the worst experience ever. Security was rude and took forever to allow me on the premises. On my last day my luggage was thrown out into trash chute half of the belongings inside of it missing and when a staff members they all looked lost. Do not stay there it smells bad and it's cockroach-infested

I lived here for a year, the place is nice but the management is TERRIBLE, they are going to try to make you pay for everything. There is noise because of enhancements in the building all the time and there is a lot of humidity which causes mold problems. Avoid this place.

Most of the elevators are down, the ones that aren't don't display what floor you're on, the doors to the N building don't open half of the time, and the poorly engineered building creates a wind tunnel when you walk in the main entrance. Terrible

I currently reside in north tower since March 11th, 2016. For almost a month a half I have had severe troubles with the flooring due to a washing machine malfunction which led to a severe flood. Because of this situation, the kitchen is not usable which has become a big inconvenience. The kitchen floor is saturated with water and humidity. I've made many appointments to fix the problem. Only after 10 days from the first appointment floor got fixed but the washer wasn't fixed even if I asked to fix it. After that the same problem happened again but worse: the floor is now expanded, sticky and smells very bad the washer was fixed, but nobody wants to fix the floor. Water is still on the floor, it can cause mold.

The worst alarm system ever..it goes on and off anytime of day or night it can last hours buzzing in the house you cant sleep or if you sleep you ll jump out of the bed for no reason it happends so often that no one believes that is for real and if some time will be for real no one will go off the apts and that is becouse it happends all the time

This place went down the drain.Two good things still remain- the view of the bay and the pool areasBut in all honesty,The Flamingo is more suitable for the occasional rowdy pool party, not residency or temporary vacationing.There were at least two break-ins during the one month I stayed there, and there were beer cans sitting in the elevator on numerous morning occasions.For the pretty penny you pay to stay here, you would expect at least better-looking apartments and more respectful neighbors.

This company Aimco and the people that work at the. Flamingo towers are thieves. They changed my move in date meaning changed our lease signing. I decided to cancel because of all the aggravation they put us through and now they are keeping our deposit . Avoid dealing with Carmen she is a liar and and part of the scam they have there. We were approved and then they find any way to steal from you. Avoid them as much as possible.

No matter what you think... ? You ain't getting your deposit back I happened to leave a computer carpet protector and my movers left a roll of tape and some plastic wrap and I kid you not they kept my deposit because of that The walls are tissue thin If your neighbors are having a party? ... You can forget about sleeping that nightBelieve me ... you can get a better bang for your buck some place else

A shame. 3 months ago they are remodeling the main entrance. the workers do not seem to work. They removed palm trees and have everything closed.

Lived here for 3 years, the staff was terrible. Kept making up noise complaints and sending people to tell me to quiet down even when I was SLEEPING! Then they kicked an entire FLOORS of people to remodel without much notice... Stole my deposit and then tried to come after me for more money and when I refused to pay the $300 of bogus smoking fees (I never smoked in my life) they sent me to collections. Things were always broken as well. Moved here as it was a good budget option and now they're a "luxury building", yeah right.

Very bad management, never got my deposit back after trying to contact them for few months. they steal my money for no reason

I lived in Flaminco South Beach some years ago. The first month I guess I discovered small insects but I didn't pay attention, and I was trying to clean even more my apartment.During the time that I was living there things got worse, one guy came to my door drunk and told me wherever in the middle of the night. He told me things that no one want to listen. If you are someone like me that need a good sleep because you have to work. It was not possible at that time, people were partying late, workers were working very early, the alarm etc.When I told to the manager in the main office that I discovered that those insects were bedbugs thanks to the internet. He instead of trying to help me. He looked at me like I was crazy. He didn't offer me help. So I decided to leave because my son and I had thousands of bedbugs bites. I got completely drained. sick, mad, weak, discriminated. They kept my security and deposit. But I just wanted my son and I feel healthy and feel alive again. So I moved on. When someone called me on march/28/2017 telling me that Flamingo is suing me and I have to pay them $ for leave the property. I'm trying to make the story short. I did my best to forget and start fresh how they can do this to me. I had a severe anemia at that time because I was feeding the bedbugs with my blood. I don't want anyone to suffer in the way that I did!

Update. Two years later. One pool out of commish, other unheated. Unworkable for kids. Looks like nothing has changed and yet there are drills, saws and banging from the "work" being done. Does anyone know of other residences that are nearby who rent but the pools work?

Let me save you the trouble - don't live here. From rude and unhelpful staff, to constant maintenance problems, to dog shit outside your bedroom door, to fire alarms going off twice a week.... it would be in your best interest to find another place to live. South beach is a great experience but NOT for the price you pay here. They don't even deserve the 1 star rating. But don't just take my word for it, ask any current resident and they would say the same.

I should have written this back when we stayed in the South Tower for two months, in summer 2010, but better late than never.The location is good, and the pools are great.But we really got screwed by the management company. I've never had such a terrible experience in all my years of short-term vacation apartment rentals. (And this included an apartment we leased without being told that one floor below, they were using jackhammers all day to build a restaurant.)Our lease specified a washer-dryer in the unit. On arrival, we discovered the machine was broken.When I brought this to management's attention, they said there had been an error in writing the lease: that it should not have included a washer-dryer.My response: That may be the case, but you signed the lease and we paid our rent in advance.Their response (I kid you not): If you don't like it, you can move out and we'll find someone else to take it.Now, mind you, we'd traveled 3,000 miles to spend time in this apartment, and had nowhere else to go except back home. We were stuck.I asked the management office to at least reimburse us for the cost of using the coin-operated machines down the hall. They refused!Then, adding insult to injury, they deducted $100 from our security deposit for a lamp that was already broken when we moved in.

I will also save you the trouble - don't live here. You expect to pay what they tell you but after tons of unfair utility fees + BS fees they make up you pay about $2-350 more monthly. The management doesn't care about you once you sign your lease - they ignore you or think you're bothering them when you have concerns = money hungry.misleading website:there is no On-site Restaurant and Bar (theres something in the South tower but I wouldn't call it a bar - and the north tower pool bar is a joke - seriously looks abandoned)there is no dog parkfitness center (not free by the way) is $160 to sign up and $60/mothe wifi in north tower doesn't work/barely works in common areas - also lack of seating in those areassmart package feature has a fee and you have to sign up for it no matter whatconvenience store is very overpriced and lacks a lot of items - but the employees are greaton-site recycling means you throw all your shit in the trash room and they pick it up eventually smoke-free is barely truethe interiors (north tower): the photos of interiors on the website are not from the north towerthe floors look nice but they're cheap and dent very easilythe walls, ceilings, and floors are all paper thin you can hear your neighbors talking, snoring, etcthe exteriors:the landscaping is great here the only problem is shitty dog owners letting their dogs shit all over the place and then not cleaning up after themwalk-score: 10/10 great location. stores, bars, shopping, lincoln rd all very closeThis place is all smoke and mirrors - don't fall for it.

Found this used condom right outside management office at the flamingo and Carlos, head of management and guest relations refused to address it and rolled his eyes like its normal.

If I could give zero stars, I would. I have never been so miserable living anywhere in my life. Between the constant partying, inconsiderate and loud neighbors, Air BnB, the apartment across the hall with eight people living inside and the awful security team that does absolutely NOTHING about the drunks coming in and out through the middle of the night, this place has to be the worst building on the beach. I had the pleasure of going out of town this weekend only to come home to a soaking wet apartment, dryers in my bedroom, half of my bedding thrown in the bathtub, my white area rug soaking wet and cords lying in a pool of water. Nobody from the management company contacted me to let me know there was any type of problem so I have no idea what even happened yet. Even as I write this, there is a group of people in the courtyard screaming and "Wooooo-ing" at the top of their lungs - it's 2:10 in the morning. This is a constant nightly occurrence so I am in no way surprised. I'm moving out soon, thank god, and I suggest that if you're even looking at this building you stay far far away. In fact, when I did not renew my lease, I had someone from Aimco contact me to ask why. I explained all of the reasons I hate this place and she said to me "This isn't even the worst I've heard about that building today". If that doesn't paint a picture for how awful the Flamingo is, I don't know what will.

I have been with my family for almost 4 years. In this last renovation they threw everything at us, the increase in rent ($1,300) is too much, with the increase in rent the price reaches $3,700 plus the services will be around $4,000, very expensive for our budget. We sent an email asking for a reduction and they told us to take it or leave, that it is the market offer that prevails, they are very considerate.