Villas at Park La Brea Apartments

Here’s a list of occurrences in 2015 at The Villas from me, a 6-​year resident:
–stolen mail out of a LOCKED mailbox for the last 6 months (yes, 6– and nothing has been done about it!!!)
–packages stolen from my front door
–bathroom rugs getting taken from the dryer just this past week! (when you call the local office, the staff tells you they are «pricing cameras” — for over $ 3,000/month THERE SHOULD ALREADY BE CAMERAS– and after 6 months they are still «pricing»??)
–There is a complimentary coffee machine in the lobby area in which the paper cups were taken away because they’re too much of an expense!
-«Hardwood floors» as listed are NOT WOODEN– they are linoleum
–There used to be catered monthly resident gatherings which they took away
–Did I mention there were several break-​ins this year? AND STILL NO CAMERAS!
–On New Year’s Eve, just a few days ago, because some renters are juvenile, the fire extinguisher glass case was smashed in my building and the extinguisher was stolen!
AND after all this, they raised my rent $ 200/​month for next year (other people’s have gone up over $ 300/​month) after it was previously only raised $ 50/​month for 5 years. When I called to complain, the Director of Operations told me that they do not take into consideration the fact that we have been 6 YEAR RESIDENTS and have never been late paying rent! HOW DO YOU NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR LONG TERM RESIDENTS? The only reason I gave 1 star is for the maintenance and the community– wonderful people live here but they are FED UP as well!!!

the villas at park la brea its an amazing place, safe and clean and the stuff are very nice ! i live there since 2010

I’m a former residence of this community. I lived there for three years, and the management ripped off my security deposit for no reason. They charge me carpet cleaning and many other unnecessary items. I put $ 1500 deposit and got only $ 400 back. Later on, I found out that the unit did not even have a carpet on the floor. It is not too bad while you live here, but, when you decide to leave, they will rip you off. Be prepared!!!

Great amenities! Beautiful grounds.

Really good and peacefull place to live !

Living at The Villas at Park La Brea has been beyond incredible! I’ve been living here since last June, over a year now. and I couldn’t be happier that I renewed my lease for another year! From the moment I arrived my apartment has been in perfect condition in terms of cleanliness and the condition of the kitchen appliances. Extremely spacious and comfortable, even the grounds are similar to a resort with its beautiful pool, jacuzzi and gym. I always highly recommend The Villas to others and will continue to do so. So grateful for the wonderful experience!

Both the facilities and the staff have exceeded my expectations here at the Villas! Great location, all the amenities needed (and more). Walkable to anything that’s not already provided for you here in the complex. The gated community feels extremely safe, and the pet-​friendly environment makes it feel like a neighborhood (gated for your safety). No complaints. Never want to leave!

Great location and awesome and clean complex. Everything that needed the office will help you with. The gym is just enough for me!

I think I would have enjoyed living here if the staff wasn’t absolutely horrible. From the day I moved in up until the move out process I have had nothing but issues with the staff. They are useless and scam you into paying extra fees for their mistakes. The maintenance crew is friendly and great at their duties, just numerous issues with the ladies in the leasing office. They should be more concerned about providing their tenants with a feel good stay rather than scamming them into more expensive apartments and longer than requested lease terms. They «play dumb» often, even when you inform them your apartment has been broken into and robbed they still have no care in the world. Other than that it’s a beautiful complex and apartment. So if you’re ok with spending unexpected extra money and dealing with dummies than you will love it here! :)

Building/​Maintenance: The facilities are in great condition, and the appliances in all the units I’ve seen are consistently great. I feel that the reason it is more expensive than Park La Brea (just across the street) is because of the community that The Villas has. The buildings and pool are well-​maintained, and many tenants use the pool area, making it lively for me as a young person.
Location: Mid-​city is a great area with a residential feel yet an urban/​populated city center near The Grove. I would recommend The Villas (or its sister company, Palazzo) for people who want to be in a fun building/​community.

I’ve been living here since Feb, 2012, almost 3 ½ years
Security and office staff is always really nice to my family and my guests.
My family really are satisfied with living here. nice pool. spa, grounds etc.
If you are looking for the apt, I really recommend villas apt.
Perfect first apartment in LA

The staff at the Pool and Spa are so nice and inform you all rules and regulations. I love that you can order delivery and have cabanas for your privacy. My boys love the pool. It’s a perfect height for them to jump in or they can go to the lap pool and practice. Just remember, that after 7:00, it’s adults only.

Great place to live! The staff here are very friendly and happy! So close to everything

Awesome place to live!

I’ve been living here since October, and I’ve never had a problem. Security staff is always really nice to my guests, and I’ve noticed in the last few weeks they have been calling me at night to ensure that I know guests are coming and that they are coming to visit me, which I assume is in response to the robberies in January.
Never seen any rats, never had any problems, and the staff at the front has always been very nice to me. Shout out to Betty, who made my move-​in easy and comfortable.

Oh wow, I wish I have read these reviews before I decided to move in. My place got robbed last week (building manager told me it never happened before). 4 other places got robbed at the same time. What happened to cameras, security?! After reading other reviews I’m terrified. Safety was the most important thing for me when I was looking for the place.
Other things:
Don’t count on the coffee in the lobby. Management never order coffee on time and machine half of the time not working.
Internet in the lobby barely ever works too.
Yard always smells like cat and dog urine
Don’t waste your money on La Brea. Not to mention all the buildings are in the area where you barely have cellular connection.
Update: What a great job with new washing machines. They work 1 day a week. Otherwise is out of order. New staff is unfriendly and rude too.

We have lived here for roughly 3 years.
In that time we have not had any problems until recently we had an issue with our refrigerator. I called the office and they immediately sent someone over to check it out and we had a new fridge the next day.
The entire staff not only says they care but the truly do care.
This is more than a luxury apartment community it is a home and the staff at the villas creates a very home like feel

Been here for approx 3 years. Staff is always friendly. Place always is clean. When there is a problem, maintenance is right there to fix it. No complaints, yet!

6 years at the villas and it’s definitely time to go. There are so many problems, it’s getting out of hand… the biggest problem is the management, lead by the worst manager out of all the years I’ve been here, Brandie. Nothing is taken care of– I don’t know where to begin…1^st she is a phony and sneaky and all the residents complain about how rude she is; she treats the residents like garbage and writes up fake reports against the residents she personally does not like because they complain and have every right to. What are we paying all this money for??? Here’s the remedy… She needs to be fired. Computers… missing/​stolen, never replaced. Wifi… never works, Elevators in building 3, 2 always break down, fire alarms in building 2 always go off at least 2 to 3 times a week at 3, 4 am, water leaks in the garage… never fixed, RATS absolutely everywhere… never taken care of, security is horrible. The list goes on. It’s as though she, Brandie, has never had training as a manager– who would place her in that position, she needs to be trained some place else, not at the villas — maybe park Labrea. It’s as though they leave all the palazzo leftovers at the villas and the residents all suffer because they probably don’t even want to be there and on top of it all, she is incompetent. They don’t even make it a fun place to live… they had a few events that were lame and you can tell they barely tried, why don’t they put money to get security cameras or for social events or I don’t know… how about fixing the god damn elevator that always breaks down. Despite all this,
I must say, the maintenance staff is very kind and accommodating but Brandie is the worst manager I have ever seen. Can not wait to leave this place and I definitely don’t encourage anyone to live here. Aimco needs to start hiring new staff and start caring about their residents or else I know they will loose a lot more people. This place will go down the tubes if all they care about is raiding prices and getting new people in. I know a ton of people moving out and the word will spread my friends, the way aimco treats the residents. I suggest changing fast before getting worse quickly… au revoir

I am a current tenant, unfortunately. Disgusting conditions in buildings AND rude, may be corrupt security service, they towed 3 times my vehicle from parking lot but the last one from my assigned and payed lot. When you guys leave your vehicle more than 5 days they are calling the towing comp. bcuz i think they might be awarded with bonus percentage for every tow. Off course you can make a complaint without getting result. And majority of young profile tenants everyone partying after midnight, so not a quite place.