Genesee Colony

My boyfriend and I have lived here for 7 months now. Overall our two bedroom 2 bath condo is awesome. We had a list of specific amenties we were looking for and this place met our needs. First off its a prime location for us. Centrally located, we are a short 5 – 10 minute drive to the beaches, downtown San Diego, and Fashion Valley mall or Mission Valley mall. Being a student at San Diego Mesa college, I can walk or ride a bike to school. There is a Target, Khols, Vons, Ralphs, CVS, Walgreens, Albertsons, and Sav-​on all within walking distance! The 5, 52, 805, 8, and 163 freeways are all very accessable.
Besides the great location, our actual condo is so nice. Hardwood floors in the bedrooms, dining area, and living room, and a travertine like stone tile in the kitchen, entrance, and bathrooms. The rooms are good sized, and the master has its own bathroom, seperate his and hers full sized closets, and a sliding glass door to the balcony. The living room is spacious and also has a slinding glass door to the balcony, and a wood burning fireplace. Another great feature is the stacked washer and dryer in the unit, so convenient for us!
The only a few downfalls, there is no guest parking, but plenty of street parking during the day. You only get one indoor garaged parking spot with your place, so you have to pay an extra $ 30 a month to park a second car in the outdoor parking lot. The pool is nice, but there is no jacuzzi. The managers Bob and his assistant Chris are really nice. They work on this property and I believe others so they aren’t always around.
Everyone kind of keeps to themselves, and the complex is fully gated and secured so you don’t get anyone knocking on your door, ever. We are happy here, and plan on staying for as long as we can before my 7 and 8 year old outgrow their room.

The faucets and sinks were made of metal, but looked like there had been acid poured on them. The bathrooms were not cleaned and the carpet was worn pretty badly. The apartment manager showed us this place without the lights on at night and didn’t even come with us to answer questions about the apartment. It is big and spacious and we were stupid enough to rent it and assumed it was in decent condition. She couldn’t explain why there was a smoke smell in the apartment though allegedly no one was allowed to smoke in the apartment. After we moved out the new apartment manager charged us almost $ 700 for cleaning and painting even though the apartment was obviously not cleaned before we moved in. What are you going to do when you arrive there with all your stuff and a rental truck and the place still looks like crap? You suck it up and move in.
On a side note, the new apartment manager doesn’t know how to spell and has horrible grammar so the signs he leaves around the complex are pretty funny.