Central On Broadway

I cant say much but i lived her back in 2006. What i can. Say that im sure is still true is the apartments were pretty spacious. I had a large one bedroom and also a 2 bed 1 bath when it was called the Tradewinds

I lived in this complex for 3 years and 9 months. I moved in here in July of 2008 and moved out in April of 2012. That’s a long time! A lot happened while I lived here, both good and bad, and I will try my best to cover everything in my review, good and bad.
For starters, when I moved in almost 4 years ago, I needed something affordable, close to the light rail (even though it wasn’t open quite yet) and an express bus line so I could get downtown to work without having to pay for parking. I found this place and decided to move in.
This place is a large property with two entrance’s-one off Dobson (which is where my apt was located) and one off Broadway, where the main leasing office was located. It was run by a private local firm that was family owned, and the son ran the property. They did a decent job of keeping up the property, and getting work orders done. They upgraded the laundry rooms in the summer of 2009 to a card based system instead of using coins, rebuilt the retaining walls and kept the pools up as well.
Then, things started to change. One day, in November of 2010, they suddenly sold to a new management company out of San Diego. Mind you, I knew that this place wasn’t super classy, but it wasn’t a bad property either. After the new mgmt company stepped in, things went downhill over the next year or so.
In February of 2011 someone vandalized our mailboxes, and it took 6 months to replace them. 6 MONTHS! Every Saturday I would have to go to the post office and grab my mail, and that was a huge pain the rear. Every time I would call the office and ask when it was going to get fixed, I got some BS answer about parts being ordered, them having to deal with their insurance company, etc. It was a nightmare. The mail boxes didn’t get fixed until August of 2011. This was the beginning of the end for me, and I started to look else where.
Also, this place has an extremely outdated interior. I don’t think they’ve EVER updated it since this place was built 30 years ago. The patios are made of wood and literally rotting right off the side of the buildings. Interior paint is a yellowish 1970’s shiny paint that’s awful to look at. Dark brown kitchen cupboards, small tiny kitchens that are hard to cook in with limited storage. Bathrooms are okay in size, but have the oldest, ugliest vanities from literally 1972. No air conditioning in the bedrooms and the walls are paper thin so when it gets hot, the AC has to really run.
I know what your thinking, why did I stay so long? Well, it was fine the first 2+ years I lived there, things were fine. I would have moved out in 2010, but i had just started a new job and wasn’t in a position to move so I resigned my lease. I assumed I would have stayed here for only 2 years but I stayed for almost 4 due to circumstances out of my control (job change, and a few other things forced my hand to stay an additional year.)
I already knew I was moving, but finally, in February of 2012 the mgmt company that bought this place the year before walked away from the property. How did we find this out? Everyone in the property got a water shut off notice and the laundry rooms were locked for 2 weeks. People started moving out like crazy. I already had found a new place, so I had a place to go.
Also, by living here they only offer direct TV because that’s all their wired for (no cox service here.) SRP is the electric company, which isn’t so half bad. Open parking, and everyone gets a covered spot. Also, because they offer direct TV, the satellite’s are located on top of the buildings. At least once to twice a year the maintenance men will go up to the roof to clear the drains and throw all the satellites offline. It takes like 3 – 5 days to get a service man out here, and the office never bothers to apologize for the guys throwing the TVs offline and no one cares. I spent Thanksgiving of 2011 with no TV and was miserable due to this.
Also, they fixed the gates at both entrances. Downside to this? You can’t enter off Dobson-​only exit! ARGH. Have to drive through the whole complex to get back in!
The good thing, is that if you need an affordable place to live that’s close to the light rail, the US 60, Loop 101 and the 202, this is your place. Otherwise, run for your life!

This complex was called Tradewinds before it became Texona Huntington. I liked the model they showed me. I was told by friends that the crime rate is pretty high in that area. I don’t know how true that is. I would recommend that you search for more information online. Searching for the old name of the complex will bring up more reviews. I have included some photos in this review that I took during my visit to the complex.