Falcon Pointe Apartment Homes

We’ve been living here since Oct 2014 (August now, 10 months). For the most part, it’s been pretty good. We got one of the two handicap apartments right next to the leasing office (neither of us is handicapped, but if one is available when a handicapped person is looking, then they are given priority other non-​handies.) We chose it over other available one because we felt that it being so close to the leasing office, it would be safer and we would get a quicker response time for maintenance calls. We have been pretty much right on both fronts. Since the place is wheelchair accessible, the doorways are wider, and the bathroom is huge. However, storage remains to be desired. But the space is pretty efficiently used. The amenities covered under the rent are good, with us paying electricity (for a 650sq ft, 1 bedroom, with the AC on consistently half the day in July, was about $ 106). Pet deposit was the lower of the other apartments we looked at too, everywhere else was $ 500 ea, this place was $ 300.
The place has recently gone through some change in management which remains to be seen whether they’ll be better than the previous. Seems alright so far. Really quiet complex, which is awesome. Keeps a clean place too. Ivy makes the mornings a bit treacherous with a snail minefield but, eh. Still thinking we might renew for another year.

***2014 Update***
Forgot to update my review when we moved out… So after 3 years, we moved out. We vacuumed the carpet a few times, wiped down the walls, scrubbed the counters and floors, wiped down the blinds and windows, cleaned the bathrooms, swept in the garage, and sprayed down the patio. We got our full deposit back with no issues.
We moved out due to a few issues. The ant problem was the first issue. No matter how careful you are or how much bug spray you use, if there’s a single crumb on the counter, the ants come marching in. They would find new places to crawl out of. They came out of the electrical socket! I couldn’t spray that so I had to duct tape it closed. Another issue was the ungodly heat. No matter how low we set the A/​C, it would never get cold downstairs. We checked the vent and it was barely blowing any air. We called maintenance, but the guy said something like it’s because of how the vents are set up. So we paid around $ 80/​month to sit in an 88 degree room. The only way we’d get to feel cold was if we sat in our rooms upstairs. The last issue we had was with maintenance. We noticed any time something needed to be fixed, it started taking longer and longer. To the point where it took a few months to fix a leak from the last random rainstorm we had. I don’t know if they just got busier or what, but it took multiple complaints for them to finally send someone over and fix it.
So the price and the size of the apartment was great, but maintenance was slow and I just couldn’t stand the ants and the heat anymore.
One more little thing. When we were trying to get all our paperwork done at the new apartment, there was some trouble contacting the ladies in the office. At first they told the new apartment to fax over whatever forms they needed, but after that.nothing. The office at Falcon Pointe stopped taking calls from us and from the new apartment. The new apartment tried faxing them and got no reply. We couldn’t make the trip back to Riverside to see what was going on. We were afraid that we wouldn’t be able to move without the office filling out these forms. Thankfully, the new apartment took us anyway since we were cleared in our backgrounds and credit check. I still don’t know what happened that made the office stop helping us, but oh well.

So this is an update from my previous review! They’ve gotten the cats off of the property, which is really nice. You don’t hear obnoxious meowing in the middle of the night anymore! It’s awesome! The ladies in the office are still amazing. There aren’t enough kind words in existence to describe them. The water hasn’t been shut off randomly in a really long time… (like 6 months or so.) The prices were raised when new owners came in, but let me say, you can’t put a price on the amazing people who manage these apartments. Check it out.

I moved in here January 2014 into a 1bd 1 bath, so I’ve lived here for 10 months now. The good def out weights the bad to me. But I’ll just list my experience and let you decide.
Location: It is central to UCR, the 91 and 215 freeway, STARBUCKS, Kmart, Starter Brothers, Sandals Church and a few fast food places. I find it super convenient. It is located across the street from a train, but honestly, you can barely hear it. I’ve only been woken up by it twice and t was when it was stopping due to something on the tracks, and that’s if you’re in an apt that faces it. I will say tho, it is across the street from the park and elementary that has had some fights that have scared me, and people «making love» twice. Again, its in a college area so you have to have some expectance of that. However, they just built a HUGE wall this week. :)
Safety: I’m a 26 y/​o female and I feel safe inside. I keep my doors and windows locked at night. And I’m pretty much good to go. I haven’t seen «crazy» people around or anything sketchy. Their was a homeless man once in the dumpster looking for food, but… I don’t think that’s weird. Their aren’t many options for them. And it was only once. I’ve accidently left my purse on my front porch, which faces the street and no one has taken it in the morning. Someone stole a raggy chair off my front porch the second week I moved in, but I think it was the neighbors who were moving out that day. or one of my friends being silly.
Inside: The apartments come with new paint and carpet so it has that new paint smell for a bit. The wood floor look in the kitchen is really pretty and makes it easy to clean. The Living room is large so you have a lot of area to play with. Bedroom has a big closet with two doors. Its weird, but works! In the summer their are ants in the kitchen, but its because I would leave food out haha, and it takes some time for them to leave. But they never got to the food in the pantry, or my cereals! The bathroom is a good size. I’m a girl so I wish their was more counter space. Wood floor look in their too. Just a heads up, turn on the vent you shower so it doesn’t get muggy. SERIOUSLY.
Patio: The patio deck is located in the front. I love my view of the school and mountains. The morning has the BEST sunrises, and when lighting hits the mountain during storms is AMAZING.
Cliental: Hm. Rent is basically priced really good for this area compared to the apartments around. So you have a mix of young families, a few college students, and middle-​class people. Some people have lived here for a LONG time, some not so long. People say the walls are thin. but I never hear my neighbors. They prob hear me since I keep my windows open when I’m home. But everyone is pretty nice.
Staff: They do what they need to do. And so do I. I only see them if I have a maintenance request. And they always try to take care of it ASAP. I’ve only had 2 since, and it was my a/​c because I use it A LOT. Ive never had a problem with being able to get a hold of the girls.
So that’s my review. Hope it helps! :)
And if you’re wondering– I will prob renew my lease. Its «easy» to live here. And I like that.

I just moved into theses apartment in July. So Far I Don’t Like Living Here. Can’t Wait To For My Lease To Be Up! The Office People Are Not Helpful They Can’t Even Answer The Phone When People Call When There Office Hours Say They Should Be Open. Their Maintenance People Take Way To Long To Fix Things In The Apartments. And On Top Of That There Is Never Parking, They Have Garages For The People Who Rent The Two Bedroom Apartments & Instead Of Those Idiots Parking There Cars InSide They Built An Exra Room For Some One To Live In Witch I Don’t Believe U Can Do That, We Have Days That People Come To Inspect Our Apartment and I Can’t Believe They Don’t Tell Them Anything! I Pay Way To Much Money To Leave My Car Parked OutSide Of The Apartment Complex! On Top Of That There Will Be Kids Smoking Pot In The Parking Lot Like Its The Thing To Do! If I Had A Choice I Wouldn’t Give This Apartment Complex Any Stars!

My roommate and I moved to falcon pointe in aug of 2013. We are two college students that attend ucr. This apt complex is really close to school. Its a downhill bike ride to ucr that usually takes us about 5 to 10 min to get to class! It takes around 20 min to walk there and back. Super convenient.
When we first moved here, we had a huge problem with ants. But cant really blame it on anyone because it comes in from the outside through the holes. The management office always had tbe pest control spray or dust when we have problems. They usually come every thursday. After a while ants dont come back anymore if you keep the place clean.
The staff here are very nice and helpful. Whenever we have problems with the apt, they will try to resolve it asap. The maintance guys are also very helpful as well. I just wish the gardeners could clean up our patio area a little. We are the only apt without a new white gate door on our patio.
The pool area is really clean and there are a lot of chairs around the pool. Laundry room is always clean too and no one jacks your stuff. The computer room is very handy when you need to print stuff or just use the computer for internet. It is open when the leasing office is open.
The gate is usually closed all the time at night. Overall the complex is pretty quite and nice. I do recommend to check it out!

Nice staff. Good deals

I’ve been living at Falcon Pointe for 3 years and am very happy. The price of rent is very reasonable, and they don’t raise your rent every year like other complexes do. I really like the staff because they make you feel like they appreciate you and value you as a tenant. The few problems I’ve had in my unit, the maintenance guys came and fixed it right away. The grounds are always well maintained, as is the laundry room.

My husband and I love this place. So elegant and an upscale apartment complex. Not like those trashy bootlegged apartments. The living is great, the area is so quiet. Next to UCR, super clean. The maintence techicians are so friendly, thats if you even need repair… HA! This place is so new, it is rare to find anything wrong. I love the office staff. I go in every month to the leasing office to make my payment, and they are always smiling and greeting me and are so friendly and genuinely kind. They truely love their job providing such great services, and helping people not only find a place to live, but a home. :)
All I can say, if I am very happy here. The apartments are very cozy. Not too many children, which is big… My husband and I just got married, and we like our silence.
I would definitely reccommend this place.

Wish I could give no stars, this is the worse place to live!!! First off theres a loud beeping train that passes frequently. no matter where on the property you stay you can hear it. They have a problem keeping mangers, within a year of living here, there has been 5 managers. The current manager very unprofessional, but that is no surprise I had an ongoing issue and contacted the CEO Gary and not surprisingly he was very unprofessional as well. DO NOT MOVE HERE! If I could help by offering my advice from experience this place has more cons than pros, if you are a hard working person who cant afford to be taken advantage of PLEASE! Take my advice look at all the reviews online before you sign a lease, better yet just dont waste your time!