Lakes of Carmel

High crime rate. Multiple vehicles broken into and packages stolen from your door step. Management says there’s nothing they can do about it? What a joke. There’s supposedly a security guard. Never actually seen them.
Pay $ 65 monthly for a garage to be infested with raccoons that mess up your car… Also «something they can’t control»
So if your looking to spend $ 900 a month to come home to a building that reeks of marijuana and fear for your safety this is the place for you

I lived in these apartments for 2 years and never had any issues. The property management staff are great to work with and the apartment was nice. Lots of positive changes to the outdoor space recently.
Moved away or I would still be living there!

My wife and I have lived at the Lakes of Carmel since September of 2013. If we would have known about the negative experiences we would be forced to endure here, we never would have moved in.
To begin, the office staff is extremely rude and cutthroat. They will lie directly to your face, even if they know that you know they are being dishonest. The property manager (Jamie) and the assistant property manager (Megan) will stab you in the back and sell you out if they think it will benefit them in even the slightest way. The management staff will try very hard to run you out if they don’t like you for any reason. They will send you warning letters about a minor infractions such as having flowers on your balcony, and ignore the same violation for other residents. Fair housing regulations are clearly a thing unheard of at Lakes of Carmel.
Secondly, the apartment complex is over run with Indians who live in squalor with two or more families living in a single unit. These numbers go up significantly once the office closes for the day, as it is easier to conceal the many violations that are being committed. The management staff are completely aware of the situation, but refuse to address it out of fear of racial discrimination claims. They have openly said this to me on multiple occasions. On top of the multiple Indian families living in single units, their cooking smells absolutely terrible and it seeps through the floors, they are very loud, and they let their children do absolutely anything they want without supervision. If you want to enjoy the tennis courts, gym, volleyball court, or playground you can forget about it. After the office closes, these areas are overrun with loud and obnoxious Indians letting their kids do as they please. These activities include making sandcastles in the volleyball court, running through the gym and leaving water cups everywhere, riding bikes in the fenced in tennis court, running out in front of cars, throwing objects at passing cars, and littering.
Third, maintenance is extremely slow in handling maintenance issues. When they do respond to calls, maintenance staff will not fix things properly. Rather, they will put a bandaid on the problem just to shut you up. There is one great maintenance worker at LoC that does an outstanding job and cares about resident satisfaction. I believe his name is Nick.
Finally, the pet policy is extremely strict. If you have anything other than a adult dog (no puppies allowed) that is under 25 pounds and not considered by the complex as an aggressive breed, or a cat, stay away from this place. Again, the property managers will let some things slide with some residents, and try to evict others for the same offense.
Live here at your own risk. It was an absolute nightmare for us.

I lived in these apartments for 2 ½ years.
Pros:
Great floorplans
Updated fixtures, kitchens, etc.
Close to shops and restaurants
Walking trails
Nice pool, tennis courts, sand pit with volleyball
Cons:
Pricey but expected for the area
Maintenance staff was slow and didn’t correctly fix things
Old, nasty carpets smelled like wet dog when we moved in
Rude, pot smoking neighbors
The last year and a half that we lived here, Lakes of Carmel was purchased by another property management company and there was a major re-​hauling of the property. Re-​roofing, re-​painting, tearing up sidewalks, etc. It was a major inconvenience. However, the property look better now.
As far as apartment living goes, it was just A-​OK, not amazing, just A-​OK.