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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.?

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!

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.

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.

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.

Flamingo is absolute disaster. If in here no staff it would be much nicer place, but staff working here makes flamingo worst place in whole Miami Beach! In the check in day I asked to change door lock, the technician say yes and dissapear. Since then he visited us again and again did nothing. Front desk does not know the way to the gym or parking, actually they know nothing. The elevator get my only to my floor and lobbi. To get to the parking everytime I have to ask front desk please send me to the second floor :0 I understand that they fight against illegal rbnb renting, but they made life for residents so difficult.

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.

Made an appointment with the leasing office to view a specific apartment. Leasing agent made me wait 20 minutes and said nothing when she finally showed up. I told her which unit I wanted to see and she started telling me about others. When I insisted I see the unit I requested she said by the way the unit is renting for $4,200. It was listed on their site for $3,050. I asked about the price online and she goes oh yeah they're all wrong. So be warned that their listing prices are way off

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.

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 is the worst building i have ever lived in! I moved here 8 days ago , and got the apt not clean! To the point where i couldn't even shower there there were dead bugs all over the apt , dust, the toilet was leaking and i was told i have a new washer and dryer , in one week that washer and dryer messed up all my clothes and caused two huge water leaks in my kitchen , the elevators are two years pass due of inspection something i believe is illegal! The elevators got stuck few times over the weekend , when you live on the 14 floor you have no choice but to wait , takes forever to go down, the parking which they charge you of course extra is far far away from access to the apt , the the service elevator which i reserved for moving in i was told its mine for 3 hours guess what its bot programmed like normal building instead everyone uses it and it stops in every floor ... when you rent a unit consider it no washer and dryer cause you really done want to be using those !

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 .

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.

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

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 . ...

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. ;(

Worst place I have ever lived. The management office treats you with no respect and gives you no assistance. Some tenants in the north tower were given an eviction notice without any foresight or heads up because they are going to be renovating, us included. In the mean time, they have for some reason listed that we are already out of our unit, when we aren't moving out until next month on the date the flamingo gave us for move out. Because they continually ignore this critical error, we haven't been able to pay our rent like we normally do, and had to pay in person at the office. We are not receiving packages or deliveries because security is telling couriers that our unit is unoccupied. We are losing money on lost items thanks to the flamingo. And lastly, today a prospective tenant was given a key by the leasing office and tried to come in to my apartment to view it, without any notification or approval from us. This is unsafe and now I live in a horrible place where I am constantly worried about my safety. Aimco is a useless company who despite multiple requests and communications with the Flamingo management office cannot update their own clerical error that we are (sadly) still here. I worry about my safety and the safety of my items and hope that someone, ANYONE at Aimco or the flamingo can help us figure this out and give us the respect any normal human being deserves. It feels like we are being kicked when we are down, having been evicted for no cause other than the flamingo wanting to make more money.This is only the beginning of my gripes about living here. But we are desperate to get someone to help us right now.

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

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!

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.

Avoid living here at all costs. Unprofessional, careless, and unresponsive management.

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!!

One of my life's regrets is moving into the Flamingo. I am writing this to help others avoid an extremely unpleasant living experience at the Flamingo.1. The 2nd week we moved in we had a leak in our walk-in closet from the air condition this water damaged most of our clothing and they had drying equipment installed for 3 days. The same issue occurred again 4 weeks later. Once again 5 months later there was a fire in the apt above, flooding the entire apartment again. My concern is mold and its health issues.2. On 7 different occasions between 1am and 3 am we were awoken the flamingo security staff at the door. The staff gave us a noise violations and eviction warnings for being too loud. After the first warring I used a decibel meter and tested the proper legal level for our TV volume. They continued to wake us up with warnings explanation was that we were talking to loud during a dinner party with 6 guests that ended at 9 pm. 3. The fire alarms are constantly going off all times. There is an average of 4 per week night and day. How can tenants feel safe?4. At two different occasions, there were "Police Crime Scene Investigation" vans parked outside entrance. 3 weeks before we moved out a "Miami Crime Scene Cleaning" van was at the front entrance.5. Friends they stated that the Flamingo is a well-known for drug sales. Later I confirmed I witnessed different people handing cash and being handed items from cars at the entrance.6. I love to grill and by my calculations there are 2 grills for 3,200 tenants. While I was grilling one night at 7:30 and security asked me to stop grilling and to leave. I was quietly listening to my headphone and grilling food to take back to my apartment. I said that I would finish in 10 minutes and the security guard returned with a local police officer to have me arrested. The police confirmed I lived at the Flamingo and he told the Flamingo security staff "to stop wasting his time" and left me to my grilling.7. There is mold and water damage in all hallways and a constant smell of urine in the stairwells thought the entire complex again a big health issue.8. We had our service animal certified by a well-known legally certified "PhD Psychiatrist". The Flamingo management team started putting eviction letters under our door at 2 am waking us up on 4 occasions. Were constantly threatened by management and charged a surprise $350 per month for damage pet fee. After a meeting with the General Manager of the property she told one of us to move out with the dogs in order to stop this harassment. This is an illegal act and a violation of our rights.9. The court yard has a standing water in the planters and communal areas for the mosquitos to ignoring the Zika virus issues in Miami. Also, the pet owners battle a major flea infestation on the untreated lawns. 10. Security in our hallway is bad, drunk people kept banging on our door and tried to force their way in to our apartment randomly. 11. The common residential balconies have underwear, towels, used condoms, and clothing discarded and left for months with no cleaning done by management. 12. Residents leave their garbage in the common hall way because they cannot find the trash shoot. 13. There were several vandalism incident's including in the parking garage. Cars were vandalized with spray paint. In an email from Flamingo Management they confirm it was a tenant doing the damage. 14. Drunk people sleeping in the lobby and courtyard are constant issue. Due to not having anyone manning each of the lobby desks.15. I was charged $319 for "paint and cleaning" move out charges after I painted the walls and had my place professionally cleaned.16. I only posted this after receiving my deposit which in their writing states I will receive within 10 business days of your move (I received 39 days after the allotted time) in which the check was shorted $319. (Based on several reviews stating that is a common practice for the Flamingo to not return deposits.)Mission and Vision statement from AIMCO the management company of the Flamingo. OUR MISSION:To consistently provide quality apartment homes in a respectful environment delivered by a team of people who care.OUR VISION:"To be the best owner and operator of apartment communities, inspired by a talented team committed to exceptional customer service, strong financial performance, and outstanding corporate citizenship."The Flamingo management did not "provide quality apartment homes in a respectful environment delivered by a team of people who care." And as for the vision, we can clearly see that the main concern for Flamingo management is to have a "strong financial performance" with disregard to the tenant's wellbeing. Mine is one of many critical reviews for the Flamingo and the purpose of this is to make sure that any new tenants are aware of discrimination, unethical practices, pour business acumen and general contempt for the residents that they may experience

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.

If you are planning to move to flamingo point, think twice- the construction noise is unbearable - everyday including Saturdays!I have lived in the center tower for more than two years now. Management are rarely useful- they are not accessible in case there is an issue. If neighbors are partying hard on a weeknight at 3 am, there is nowhere you can call to complain. There are many days that lobby, elevator and some hallways smell like trash- because there is something wrong with trash chute that they haven't managed to fix it. This is embarrassing specially when you have guests visiting from out of townOn rainy days some elevator roofs have water leakage ( although they were remodeled recently)And as far as security- most of my friends that come to visit me are never stopped at the lobby- they easily get into the building and to my door without getting stopped at the lobby- that means anyone can get to your door- I cannot wait until my lease ends and i can move out of flamingo center tower. Conclusion: if you are planning to move into Flamingo point- think twice

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.

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.

This is not what I thought. Everything is inconvenient. No one bothers to help. English is rare. No garbage chute on my floor. I can't wait to leave!!! No one ever calls me back when I leave a message. Insane that I have to walk 15 minutes to my car. Elvira does not respond. The grounds are treacherous. Way overpriced for what it is

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.

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

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

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!!

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.

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.

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 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!!!

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 am compelled to leave a 1-star review for Flamingo South Beach Apartments due to an unjust experience that has led me to deal with collections. I applied for residency and paid a $300 application fee and a $1500 refundable holding fee. Despite being assured that this holding fee would be returned if my lease was not finalized, Flamingo South Beach denied my application due and failed to refund the $1500 holding fee. Multiple attempts to resolve this issue were ignored, leaving me no choice but to dispute a wrongful debt of $1581.04. This ordeal underscores the lack of integrity and responsiveness from Flamingo South Beach Apartments. Avoid at all costs. Still dealing with collections and this has affected my credit score.

Worst place to live! Check before moving in that they are not going to start remodeling the apartments near yours because you won't enjoy your apt and you will pay a really expensive rent! Very disappointed of flamingo

Terrible, some tenants are sub-leasing and management wont do anything about it. This is a disaster made out of roomates, is like living in a grocery market.

Horrible. Just moved in and wish I never did.Overpriced.Nickel and dime you at every turn.Sign the lease and they have hidden monthly charges such as:Cooling for common areas,Processing fees,New account feeService feeAnd on and on.Outdated building yet they charge high rents and sneak in all sorts of petty fees.They can so they do.Contract says they "may" from time to time charge some fees, but this is horrible.I am subletting if I can and getting away from these scumbags.For the money I am spending, I could have done much better. Shame on me, shame on them for taking advantage.Aimco is smart to distance themselves from the nightmare. They setup third party billing company that charges residents additional fees, on top of Aimco's fees.I've never rented anywhere that charges residents a pro-rata share of common area cooling fees. Own a condo, yes, I understand, but renting is absurd.They suckered me once, never again.Good bye.

* 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!!

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.

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.

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.

Thousands have to move out. Literally the rudest, management staff who takes joy out of making the residence feel dumb. The courtyard was closed for about 5 months and completely gutted for "renovations" inconveniencing all three buildings. Now I know they were JUST MAKING SPACE TO TEAR DOWN NORTH TOWER!!!! they knew about this for months and months. But still let people move in as of weeks ago. They will take a hit of angry people and lack of revenue for years and try to come back rebranded. They don't care about the lives they have affected.

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.

DO NOT MOVE HERE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Management (AIR Communities, a subsidiary of AIMCO) repeatedly screwed me over, and my complaints fell on deaf, uncaring ears. It was and continues to be maddening. Here's my story, in a nutshell: I leased a renovated studio apartment with a large balcony in the Central tower (for about $3,200/month) in July of 2023. I was excited to move in, but pretty soon there were ugly ropes hanging down in front of my balcony and workers peering inside my unit periodically every day while chatting and playing loud Spanish music. This went on until shortly before New Year's Eve and, despite constant construction noise from across the street (which woke me up every day), things went back to normal for a while. I was willing to overlook the everyday annoyances and focus on the positive. Then about 3 or 4 months ago, the workers outside my balcony returned and this time, besides invading my privacy, they destroyed valuable personal property on the balcony and left everything else filthy. (When I brought this to the attention of Luisa in the front office, the first thing she asked was "Why didn't you bring all of the furniture on your large balcony into your small studio apartment for 3 or 4 months?" What a stupid question.) Meanwhile, management started "renovating" apartments to my immediate left, then right, and then above me, causing extremely loud banging, drilling and other noises all day, every day except Sunday. As someone who works from home, it was has been incredibly annoying and unpleasant, to say the least. When I raised the issue with management reps in the building, all they did was shrug their shoulders and say, in essence, "at least your lease is up soon." I finally moved out on Memorial Day, but not before one final management screwup. I had reserved the main freight elevator for 3 hours but, when my movers showed up, it was out of order. No one notified me in advance and, to make matters worse, an incompetent "security" guy working that day gave the alternate (smaller) freight elevator to someone else. This naturally turned my move-out into a clown show, which increased its complexity, duration, and cost. We barely made it to my new place in time and were saved by a kind girl who kept their freight elevator open much later than policy allows. And now, as a final insult, Air Communities sends me a bill almost $700 as a deduction from my security deposit, even though I had a $300 credit ---which means their last invoice conveniently would've eaten up my entire $1,000 security deposit -- and left the place in outstanding condition. They told me in advance that there would be a fee of $139 for professional cleaning, which I thought was acceptable, but they piled on a bunch of additional charges so that they could max-out security deposit. They are truly shameless. If this is how you want to be treated, be my guest --- move in. Otherwise, go elsewhere. You'll be glad you did. I certainly am.

Unethical. Period. Egregious. Signed for a year. Construction started two months later and now served notice to vacate. All irresponsibly handled. Read fine print closely. Scam. You are unsafe in the hands of an AIMCO property. Post script: total move expenses $4,000 and they gave us $500 to go. For families staying within an aimco property their rents went up annnnd they had to pay another application fee. Disgraceful. ShAIMco Too good to be true. All that glitters isn't gold. They never disclosed or admitted any construction would happen on the property. Post script: They plan on deducting a "Balance at Move out" which we have to now contest in writing. WT...?

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 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.

DO NOT LIVE HERE!! The Flamingo is a hot mess. The management is a joke and the people are the absolute worst. The ones who are normal and classy leave after 7 months. Here's why the Flamingo is so awful: 1. inconsiderate people: if you don't mind trash everywhere, empty beer bottles in the elevator, awful laundry rooms then go for it, people do not pick up their pet poop 2. average age 25: although the flamingo requires proof of income at 78k annual usd, there are plenty of kids living here. KIDS! I'm talking college student and recent grads. Dirty entitled little brats.3. illegal pets: if you have a pet you have to pay an annual pet fee plus a monthly pet fee. since the management is a joke some people pay while others don't and this leads to non-approved breeds on property with leads to horrific dog fights (pit bull biting out a chihuahuas eye ball- yeah, no good). 4. SHADY SHADY: strippers and druglords and pot smell oh my!!! 5. PO PO: there's constant police activity, fights, domestics, drugs, noise complaints. This place is a joke and a dorm. I cannot wait to move out. Oh and the units are $1500 for formica cabinets, no washer dryer in unit, stained carpets low ceilings, popcorn walls, old bathroom. If the units were $900 maybe that would be acceptable. You can get way better in Brickell. And there are other buildings on the beach with classier people and better management. Keep hunting. This place is awful.

DO NOT move into the Flamingo!! They AIMCO management are a bunch of thieves. As a military reserve service member, I was called to active duty to deploy to Afghanistan. My orders where given to me with less than a 30 day notice. The AIMCO staff said that since I was a service member, it was ok that I did not give them a 30 day notice. We agreed that I move on the 30th of the month and not be charged 6 days of pro-rated rent from jan 1-6. Once I left the state, they went into my checking account and charged me 400 of rent when I moved out the 30th!! They went back to the "oh, sicne you didnt give a 30 day notice we had to do that". The sneaky bastards waited till i was out of the state to take my money, knowing I couldnt go back to fight it. They they took 700 dollars from my 1000 deposit for a BUCNH OF B.S.! DO NOT MOVE THERE THEY ARE THIEVES!! THE BUILDING IS FULL OF LOW LIFES AND ITS FULL OF DOG CRAP IN AND OUT OF THE ELEVATORS.

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

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.

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.

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!!!!

After the Money Grab Breaking my New Lease. Having me move , at a cost of $4000 plus . The Flaming Management returned My Security Deposits. It was instantaneous paid to them the Day I moved in Took 6 weeks to get back. The $1000 moving allowance I never received. I would not want to be in upper management if the Government gets involved

My wife and I had an appointment to meet with a leasing agent today. Upon, arrival we had an incredibly rude valet attendant who didn't seem to have the time of day to deal with us. Whatever, maybe he was having a bad day. We walked into the leasing office and were met with an equally rude man at the reception desk. We told him our appointment was 10 minutes ago, and he shook his head at us ( I called to inform them we were running 5-10 minutes behind), only for him to tell us that the leasing agents were running over an hour behind. There was no apology, just told we would have to wait. We left, where the angry valet attendant just took the tag off our car and said "exit " and pointed. I've seen better customer service at the DMV. I wouldn't even consider living at this place seeing how they treat their potential tenants. I can't imagine how they treat their actual tenants.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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

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!

Roaches, drug addicts and constant noise from construction work. Flamingo in a nutshell - avoid.

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..

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.

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!!!!!!!

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?

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!!!!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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

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 Flamingo is currently evicting approximately 2,000 residents from the North Tower shortly after generating new leases, renewing existing leases and gathering thousands of dollars in lease fees per tenant. Tenants were notified without warning (via a slip of paper placed under their doors) that the building plans to make renovations and all tenants must leave. The notice was short and to the point, citing a clause in the contract that they have a right to evict tenants at will, if renovations are planned.The same lease contracts and renewals however, specifically state that no renovations are planned. Sales agents have encouraged prospective tenants to move in citing on-going upgrades to the property grounds as a benefit and a reason for moving in.This contract language and verbal assurances by the sales staff have allowed the Flamingo to entice new residents and to gather additional rent and application fees while simultaneously making making plans to evict the same tenants that just paid them. The Flamingo does not plan to reimburse the tenant fees... even to those those moved in days before the eviction notice.The renovation plans have (obviously) been in process for some time however, the Flamingo continued to execute new leases until days before the eviction notices. In addition, the Flamingo continues to list North Tower vacancies on apartment rental web sites. Potential residents beware.A class action lawsuit is anticipated naming the Flamingo, Aimco, and the specific staff members that fraudulently misrepresented the Flamingo's ground renovation plans.As of this writing, the Flamingo does not plan to reimburse any residents for the fees they accepted or to assist with moving or any other expenses. An estimated loss of $10-$12M in costs is anticipated.DO NOT RENT (nor ever consider renting) at the Flamingo. The lack of transparency, monetary theft, and lack of integrity is nauseating.

A/C goes out every two weeks... if it goes out on a Friday best of luck to all the tenants. Management/HOA/Maintenance is aware of the problem but won't have it corrected until the following week. Buy a dehumidifier because mold will begin growing in your cabinets due to the humid air. Your clothes will get musty and need to be rewashed every time it happens. Queue management's response saying the issue has been fixed because they replaced the chiller and installed new A/C. *Note the issue persists since they've "fixed" this issue and the A/C still goes out* Other issues with the South Tower as well - especially the plumbing in the 24 line. Possible tenants of a unit ending in 24 in the South Tower beware...

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 !!

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.

Expensive Parking . It is far from everything..it takes 30 minutes to get the car .

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.

Management needs a complete haul. Weeks and weeks go by without getting any resolution to anything. Not sure how any of them have their jobs especially Devon.

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 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.

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

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

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!!!

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.

The cockroaches have taken over. The problem is so bad that my boyfriend and I have to sleep with the lights on every night. We have to clean and disinfect the apartment everyday but the problem hasn't gotten better. The exterminator has come five times and told us that spraying is no use because the entire building is infested with cockroaches. We see them on our toothbrushes, or food, on our bed, and on our clothes. Other residents I've spoken to have the same problem. The community manager came to view our apartment after we complained and had the nerve to tell us that the problem wasn't so bad. We can't sleep at night. It's a great building and an awesome location, but that doesn't matter when the infestation is so pervasive. Don't move here. Even if you can't see the bugs, they're there...For the record, I actually like living here cockroaches aside. I haven't had the same problems with the security that other reviewers have complained of. But the cockroaches are real.. they render the building uninhabitable.