The Mosaic at Sandy Springs

I have to update my review. The gm roach problem was definitely that of a neighbors. Ever since a tenet moved out we haven’t seen one roach. Not one. It’s been months. I looked back on the review and felt bad I had rated them so terribly.
The mosaic is a great place to stay. The staff has always been helpful to me. Maintenance always resolved any issues and I’m and glad I renewed my lease. My rent only went up $ 10. after hearing horror stories about thier rent rate increase I was glad.
The complex is very quiet. But friendly. I walk my dog through the whole thing (which is pretty big) and everyone is very friend. I had an after hours water issue and it was fixed within the hour. I love staying here and may renew for another year.

Don’t move here! In a single day I come across half a dozen large roaches, about an inch in size and they’re the wall crawling type. I’ve had my place fumigated the first month I was here but still no impact. I’ve only been here since March and I’m willing to break my lease in order to live roach-​free. It’s just disturbingly disgusting.
And another thing, I’m always afraid of taking out my trash because there are humongous cats just lurking around the dumpster, at least a dozen or so.
Other than that, thefts, kidnappings are enough cause not to move in. Please beware!

Guys… the only thing good about this mosaic is the location… otherwise they are crooks!
Please pay attention to the way the deposit summarized in the welcome sheet, if it ‘s not specifically mentioned that the deposit is refundable they will not return it to you even if they verbally promise you to refund it upon move out you will not get it back… People who are working there they have no credibility at all.

Do not believe the online pictures HORRIBLE PLACE I didn’t even bother viewing the apartment.

I’ve only been living here a month so far, so there might be an update in a couple of months as I more fully experience life here at Mosaic.
The apartment itself is pretty fantastic — brushed nickel hardware, tons of space for the money (1200sf for $ 724/​mo is amazing), a really great layout (everybody that comes over always talks about how nice the layout is!). I like the apartment itself a lot. I also really like my view — I can see a creek out my bedroom window.
I am, however, really really concerned about one thing: roaches! We’ve been living here about a month, and I’ve already seen more roaches here than I saw in my entire 13 months at my last apartment. Thank goodness they’re not the big palmetto bug kind, because I would have already moved out (I have a ridiculous roach phobia), but the fact that they’re the harder-​to-​get-​rid-​of German roaches doesn’t really make me feel much better, honestly. We even fumigated before moving our stuff in. :\
This place is not as well sound-​insulated as my last place, either, but so far it hasn’t been more than a minor annoyance. Last night was pretty bad (I heard my upstairs neighbors talking loudly until 1 am, although at least they were doing it in their living room, so I couldn’t hear them in my bedroom) but that’s not a normal occurrence here so far.
Water pressure and temperature is great! I can take a shower and do all of the following things without the water running cold: stand there for a few minutes and enjoy the water, shampoo and condition my hair, wash and scrub my face, wash and scrub my body, shave my legs, wash and scrub my legs, stand there for a few more minutes and enjoy the water. Compared to my last place, where the water ran cold after about ten minutes, this is probably one of my favorite things about this complex.
Basically, if I can get the roaches under control, this place will go up to three stars hands down. With the roaches, it’s a 1.5. If I see more roaches (or if I start seeing palmetto bugs), it’s zero stars.

When I first visited this complex the staff was very friendly and I was shown a very nice unit. How ever after moving in all of that changed. The unit I was given was not well maintained. A few of the cabinet doors were gross and warped from water and the bathroom was gross.
I moved in only three months ago and in that time maintenance has had to come to my unit to fix my water heater, heat, ac, heat again, and once again the ac, then the sink, the dishwasher, the bathroom sink, and the celling in my bedroom was leaking after a big storm.
The water from the shower runs rust at first still after three months and when I run the fossett for the tub chunks of rust come out. They say that nothing can be done at the moment but a solution is being looked in to.
Most of the people in the neighborhood are nice but don’t speak english or own a car which makes parking great.
For the price the unit is big and the balcony is big as well. There is a poorly maintained dog area. The trash is always over flowing in to the mail area and the gates are broken more often then they are working.
This place is more of a headache then its worth and trying to move out is a hassle that is costing me over $ 4,000
If you plan on living here be prepared for shady neighbors and get ready to have maintenance on speed dial.

I’m counting down the months until my lease is up since it costs an arm and a leg to terminate the lease early.
There’s not enough parking at all for such a large complex. The neighbors are rude and ghetto, especially now that the rent has been significantly lowered. They either have 5 obnoxious kids in a 3 bedroom apt that make a ton of noise, or throw rocks at the window at night when they forget their keys or leave trash all over the place because tenants are pigs. My car got keyed by one of the ghetto neighbors when I parked in one of the 2 last parking spots their car was taking up.
Our pool has been closed for the entire month of June and into July because the complex failed to get the inspection done by the city in time for summer. How awesome is that?
The water main breaks pretty often so we’ll be without water in the building for an entire day. This has happened more than once. The «security» gate is a joke because it’s either wide open ²⁴⁄₇ or when it’s closed, doesn’t work by using the code or gate key and maintenance needs to be called as cars line up to get inside.
It’s been more hassle than it’s worth to live here. Even though the apartments are pretty and well-​maintained it’s not worth living in a place too big to control with a management team that does a poor job.
Can’t wait to move in October.

A copy and paste from my previous review of Stoneridge because name changes don’t magically make things better.
I would not recommend living at Stonebridge unless you are in desperate need of shelter because brain-​eating zombies are chasing you. Otherwise please consider your car, the neighbor’s doghouse, or your cubicle at work before moving here.
The [Mosaic] Apartments are renovated older apartments now badly showing age. When the ancient heat/​cooling unit is turned on, it roars over your television. Your neighbors are either drug dealers or users, people who blast their stereo throughout the day, carry on vulgar drunken conversations in the wee AM hours, or are otherwise too rude to bother considering being a good neighbor. The paint in my apartment appears more like primer and can no longer hide the many cracks in my walls.
Oh and there’s that matter of the day labor camp across the street which is now spreading to the Chevron next door. Perfect for any female who wants to be visually violated while pumping gas. Traffic on Roswell Road can be brutal. Do not think about leaving your apartment between 3PM and 6PM on Friday.

However it is conveniently located close to most highways. Everything has its positives.
It only gets one star because Unilocal says I have to. It really deserves a zero.
Added comments: The new management is perfectly inept. I moved out at the end of May after going through the entire winter with a broken window. Please note the apartment is heated by gas. I had to give serious consideration to withholding May’s rent as I had tremendous difficulty getting the leasing clowns to send a requested rental history. If you opt to move here, I strongly encourage you to get EVERYTHING in writing with proof of delivery, as the high business ethics are often diregarded by the staff.
Though, on my last morning there, it was very touching when I found a large cockroach in the bathroom sink, antennas wiggling. I’m sure it was just trying to say goodbye. Lovely.