Curtis M.

My wife and 4 year old daughter moved into a 2 bedroom at Pacific Bay Vistas in November of 2014. I really enjoyed the ease of handling the majority of the paperwork online. The entire move-in process was a breeze. For the first month or so that we lived here, I didn't have a singed complaint. We moved here from Redwood City and parking nightmare. Even though we had to pay for an extra spot, it was more than worth it to have a spot after work. We have one extra spot plus the garage spot that came with our unit. We love the unit themselves. Ours is roomy and and everything was "like new" when we moved in. There's a decent gym that is open 24 hours and Skyline College is only a mile away if you want to run outdoors. I only have 2 complaints. First, our upstairs neighbors are loud. We can hear them stomping around constantly. I emailed Rochelle, the manager, and she was very helpful in contacting them and asking them and making them aware. It still happens but much less frequently than before. The other complaint...one irresponsible dog owner. Recently, someone with a dog...a large dog based on the size of what it leaves behind...is allowing the dog to poop right outside my front door. My daughter has stepped in it. I have stepped it. Generally, as a rule, I will not live in an apartment complex that allows pets because it seems like for every 10 responsible pet owners, there's one a-hole that never puts the dog on a leash and/or lets the dog poop wherever. The reason this is annoying is that the complex PROVIDES a little dog park and the area is surrounded by plenty of grassy places for a dog to do its business. Even if it weren't there are still plastic bags to be had just about anywhere. It makes me so angry that our very nice community is defaced by some one too lazy to simply pick up after their animal. I've emailed Rochelle but it is the weekend so she is out of the office. In the meantime, I've placed signs outside my door and even taped some plastic bags to the wall so this last, irresponsible person will have absolutely no excuse to not pick up their dog's droppings. I'm giving 3 stars mostly because of the neighbors. Again, I don't want to give the wrong impression. 99% of the people that live here and considerate and kind and just go about their business. However, it only takes one jackass to ruin for everyone. This is very nice, even picturesque community. It's a shame that someone here doesn't have enough respect for where they live and their neighbors to simply bend over and pick up their dog's mess. But for the upstairs neighbor noise and the dog poop debacle, I would give this place 5-stars. After our lease is up, we will likely look for a place that doesn't allow pets. Its almost impossible to enforce the rule for picking up poop because you have to catch someone in the act. I will be looking to catch this jackass on camera so I can tell Rochelle exactly who it is.