Gibbons Management

My husband and I recently moved into a Gibbons Management property at Waveland & Sheffield and do not have enought nice things to say about them. My unit is condo quality, everything is brand new and I could not ask for more! The maintenence staff painted out place to perfection, including the custom paint, hung the ceiling fan we purchased and fixed a few offs and ends prior to us moving in. I personally recommend this company to anyone looking for better quality units in the Lakeview area.

I had a very bad experience with my apartment, I had leaks upstairs whenever it’s raining outside. It took them a while to fix it and they even start showing the unit without fixing the leak spots. It’s like they just don’t give a shit! I’m glad that I’m making it safely throughout my lease period without having a ceiling falling over my head!!!

To whom it may concern,
I am a General Contractor in Jacksonville, FL and made an agreement with the Cagan Group to paint some of their apartments. The agreement was made between Brian Cagan and I. It was aggreed that I would give him volume pricing to paint 30+ apartments. Other wise the cost would have been more per unit. I also bought speciality mixed paint for his apartments. After painting only 12 units he went and hires another company to finish. He never complained about the service, quaility or the price. So here I was left with a broken agreement and materials I can not return or use on another project. After an invoice was turned in the Cagan Group was slow to pay (45 – 50 days) 30 days in normal with most businesses. Then they would not pay their late fees. I feel that Cagan Management Group lacks good business ethics and you should be made aware of their practices. I also believe when confronted will deny any allegations as this would not be out of character.

Want a place that’s riddled with mice and a management office that’s unwilling to fix the problem once and for all? Go with these folks.
I’ll concede that they have some great units for reasonable prices. But nobody should have to go through what we’ve gone through. We’ve seen several mice (and hopefully caught all of them) over the past year, and after catching two trapped mice tonight, I regret re-​signing our lease for another year.
They hire no-​name exterminators who poke around and put down poison and glue traps, then tell us «wait and see.» I suggested that they hire a real exterminator, like Orkin, and they insisted on continuing to try no-​name exterminators with no online reviews. And guess who’s expected to check the traps and live in constant fear? Yours truly.
Having spoken to other neighbors who can attest to the same situation, the entire building of 867 W. Buckingham is infested with mice.
So if you hear squeaking in your kitchen, it might not be your refrigerator. Let’s hope your landlord is better than these folks.
They also go under the name of Cagan Management.

While I love my apartment and its location, I’ve experienced far better building management and ease of renting apartments. I have a 3 bed 2 bath in Lakeview which is reasonably priced and up to date with the cabinets, floors, etc. However, when I moved in, the paint job was done terribly, the carpets were rugged and the previous renters left the apartment dirty. When I discussed with the management company, they said that they would let me move out with a dirty place and compromised with me on the paint job saying that I could paint and wouldn’t have to paint over it when I moved out. I also had a very upsetting situation in which I moved in with a very small refrigerator that was too small for the unit. It was a studio size fridge in a 3 bedroom apartment! So I requested a new fridge and they obliged but purchased one the was too big for the space, which blocked the back door so now I have to pull out the fridge to exit the back door with my garbage.
Maintenance is not always done properly or in a timely manner. Sometimes problems persist such as plumbing, heating/​cooling, etc. Had one month last winter where I had no heat and they gave me a room heater until they fixed it. They also do not recycle which is a downside for me. Doesn’t look like they clean the external windows ever either.
When I’ve talked directly to the maintenance men, they have been very helpful. They frequently help me with changing light bulbs that are too high for me to reach. I also purchased a different ceiling light fixture and they changed it out for me. They are great for the easy to solve problems and prompt with those problems as well.