Concord Square Apartments

I lived there over 2 years ago and had horrible experience. The framing structure of the building is constructed without noise proofing. The entire structure rattles when someone slams their door. The sounds are very easily transferred from top to bottom or bottom to top. When I left, I handed them my apartment in the best condition possible but they only provided very little refund. They said they had to use my security deposit to paint all the walls!!! The walls looked fine to me. No markings as far as I was concerned but they said is just standard procedure and they had to use my security deposit. I would not recommend living there.

Personally, my experience was pretty good. I lived here for 13 months and the only complaints I have don’t reflect the complex itself.
I was working in Woodland Hills, and Concord was a good compromise for commuting and rent (950 at the time).
Here are some highlights:
— Well maintained. Pool and grounds are cleaned weekly. I hung out by the pool and swam a few times and it was very nice to have especially in the heat.
— Nice unit. Mine had new carpet was pretty nice all around.
— My neighbors were pretty quiet and I never heard much noise. If your neighbors happen to be loud, then that’s too bad because the walls aren’t the thickest. But that goes for most apartments.
— Assigned parking. I wish it was covered because it gets very hot in the valley, but everyone around me parked respectfully so no complaints here.
— Good staff. Jennifer is an angel and will try to help you in away possible. We had 1 issue about a rent check getting lost but it was out of her hands so I’m not going to hold it against her. Victor is the head maintenance person and helped in many times even just with general advice. He’s a genuine guy so unless you’re rude to him or get off on the wrong foot, he will be your buddy.
— Not much to do in the area and you will spend most of your time driving to and from. But the area is safe and relatively quiet.
— No bugs! The screen to my patio didn’t align perfectly and I knew that might mean trouble for bugs so I just kept the siding door closed at all times. The result was no bugs. There were a few that came out to play when they worked on the apartment above me but nothing major. I saw a giant rat on my patio wall once that gave me a good scare but that again could happen anywhere.
— The gym is small but you probably already know that. Get a gym membership or get creative.
Check the place out. What you see is what you get. If you decide to go for it, befriend the staff and neighbors. Be positive, and worry about more important things like school or your job.

I lived here from 2007 – 2009. I have really great memories here! I lived in the studio apartment, great open floor plan! From what I understand, it’s still under the same management from then and they are on top of it! You’ll be really happy!
There’s no washer and dryer inside the apartment, but the laundry rooms are open 24 hours and VERY CLEAN!
The gym and pool are open until 10pm from what I remember, and also well kept!
Another plus– ASSIGNED PARKING!

Would not recommend like they ask on their notice of leave!
I’m moving out and I have only been here for almost 6 months. The neighbors I have are loud rude foreigners who cook stuff that smells awful, and they leave half their valuables out on the front porch of their place. Another neighbor upstairs had gotten a surround sound system on black friday and ever since then they will play whatever they’re watching/​listening to loud late at night or even in the middle of the day.
The people who run this place are so rude, first time I tried working out in the gym (which sucks by the way when there’s more than two people in there and you need some variety in your workout) the lady working in the office said i couldn’t workout unless my boyfriend (who’s name on the lease and who i have been living with) was there with me. Their hot tub is lukewarm. The lead maintenance guy is the worst. He has been avoiding fixing important things in the apartment that need to be fixed asap. He told us that he had something important to do before he could come fix our apartment. That important thing: washing the walkways with water, then leaving the pressure water washer thing outside while he stood around, he saw me walking to the mail box and avoided me. We were supposed to have the inspection done today this morning, lady said she would be here at 9, then at 9:30. it’s been 2 and a half hours.
They upped the price on this place too! Almost $ 1,000 for a studio apartment!!! Not worth it, especially with the staff and the area it’s in.

No frill apartments. For those who respect other’s need for peace and quiet, this place is good with that.

After researching places to stay in Los Angeles, I soon found Concord Square Apartments. On the outside, it seems like it is a diamond in the rough. When you move in, you soon will find that it is an awful place to live. And for what you have to deal with, it is way overpriced.
When calling for information and getting everything ready, they seem very nice and comforting. You will soon find that they are only kind and helpful when you are a potential tenant. When you are a current tenant, they are rude, unhelpful people.
When moving in, I was not able to see the place until I signed my lease agreement. At first, people seemed nice, but soon you will find that the paper thin walls are not good, especially when your neighbors like to play loud music or fornicate constantly. Every time I made a complaint, it was ignored. Even when I needed maintenance to come and fix something, they ignored it. This meant, when I was there, I never had a stove, oven, garbage disposal, or a working air conditioner. It was awful in the summer when my apartment reached over 90°.
One of the worst things was when I hand delivered rent checks. They would accept it with a smile. Soon after, I would receive a letter saying that I never paid my rent. This letter came with a nice fee of $ 75.
Speaking of money, in my lease, it said that all I had to pay for is LA Water and Power. I still received bills maintenance that I did not agree to.
When I finally moved out, I received 20% of my security deposit. They felt that they needed to renovate the place for the new tenants and they used my money to do it. The apartment was in the same shape when I left it as it was when I moved in.
In conclusion, if you want a loud, weed smelling, neglected apartment, then this is the place for you. If you are like most people and want to live in a decent apartment, find someplace else.

To call this place a nightmare is an understatement. Let me break down my complaints:
Cockroaches: My apartment was infested with cockroaches the moment I moved in (May). I notified management immediately, and the problem wasn’t fixed until December (after four treatments). Each treatment is a long, complicated process of rearranging the stuff in your entire apartment. Unless you put in a few hours of rearranging your stuff, you’ll end up with chemicals coating your dishes, pots, pans, computer, etc. Sometimes, the chemicals took multiple days to dry.
Crazy Neighbors: The management team leases to people who have issues with mental instability, and they say there is nothing that can be done to stop this. One man doesn’t seem to understand the difference between reality and fiction, and yells at himself while walking around the complex at 5am. Another neighbor must be clinically insane. I have had to call the LAPD on her multiple times. The cops were told she is on a multi-​year lease, and management has said they will not evict her. Her yelling about every issue imaginable, writing bizarre letters and sliding them under my door, putting a chair at my door to watch what I do, are all beyond awkward. If you live near her, she will document your life and try to follow you. She has obvious mental problems, so talking to her doesn’t solve anything. I say she’s a stalker but the LAPD has said they can’t do anything about it until there is documented proof of her following me. I’m currently in the process of moving out of this apartment and finding a way to document all this even further so she can be arrested and treated for her diseases (hopefully).
Maintenance: The maintenance people tend to argue with everything I ask to be fixed. Once, I found my bathroom flooded about a half an inch due to a leaking shower head (water would splash up and away as it hit the hot water handle). When I called maintenance he had the nerve to tell me that’s perfectly normal. It took four calls to maintenance and a new maintenance guy to fix it. Turns out, the first guy installed the wrong washers at some point. Other incidents involve them denying that the toilet was broken. I have asked them to allow me to record the conversations (required by CA law), but they said they have been notified by management that they are not allowed to be in an apartment that is recording the conversations.
I’ll give them one thing: the place looks incredibly nice, and gives a great first impression. Don’t be fooled though, because they go cheap on maintenance, management and anything else that you wouldn’t be able to notice until you sign a lease. Once you sign the lease, you’ll notice there is a high opt-​out fee as well as clauses that are designed to make it tough for you to sue them.
I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. Cockroaches and terrible management is bad enough as it is. But living around people who have mental problems is brutal. Be careful, this place is a borderline insane asylum.
P. S. I have e-​mails, photos, and a recorded conversation that verify my stories. However, I will not post those on the internet until I have moved out.

I would have to say compared to the other places in the surrounding areas this place was a gem lol! No lil’ bugs greeted us on our walkthrough of the grounds when we came here three years ago. They have a fitness are with a few tvs, weight bench type of fitness machines, eliptical machine, etc., not über huge but sufficient. The grounds are landscaped well and the staff seems nice, and the folks respond pretty quickly if you need something done in the apartment. Guess that’s why we have lived here for so long.

Most apartment complexes jam as many units + a swimming pool into the smallest area possible to maximize profits. Not Concord. The complex is more like a park with buildings throughout. It has a pool, hot tub, gym, laundry, and all the other typical apartment complex amenities, but the real selling point is all the green. There are trees and large areas of grass throughout the complex making this place feel more like a little oasis in a sea of concrete. Is it the cheapest place out there. No. There are sure to be cheaper places that are more mom and pop sort of locations, but part the reason you come here is because of the incredibly organized professional feel you get from the staff and owners. If you’re living in the Reseda area, or are going to school at CSUN this place is worth checking out.