Avalon Lyndhurst

BEWARE!!!
Just moved in like 4 days back to the community and the apartment is a mess along with the management. I already have around 6 open Service requests which have not come near to even fixtures. Some of the points to consider before you opt in.
Every person has their preferences and experience and the below might not be equipped for you but I will state anyway in case it is of any help.
— Check the apartment in which you are going to live
— Check for creaking sounds — I have sounds everywhere — bathtub, bedroom, kitchen
— Least insulation on windows and cold winds just pass through making you turn on the heater even when you don’t need it.
— Just after 2 days of moving in my wife found 2 bugs on the wooden floor area — may be it is not cleaned properly.
— Service road near the apartment — the community will not let you check the apartment you are moving in so you will realize this later when you have disturbed sleep due to whoosing sounds of cars and trucks.
— Doors in bathroom and bedroom closes automatically if left open.
— on top of all this humiliating comments from service people in the community which I cannot state here.
Since it was only 4 days of moving in, I requested to break the 12 month lease and now management is asking breakage fee of 2 months rent + 60 day notice period and that comes around 4 months of rent in advance (no body in the wise world will take that as a simple decision).
I even tried to work out with community and they offered me another apartment with $ 100 more in rent that I am paying now and is beyond my budget.
I gave the management a solution to keep the security fee and the rent for the month I am leaving but they are so adamant on policies that they are not concerned about the personal life forget then humanity/​pain the tenant is going through.
I have decided to move on for now as the decision with the management is still pending and have already started looking for an apartment where me and my wife can live in mental peace.
The only suggestion I would provide is INSPECT THE APARTMENT YOU ARE GOING TO LIVE IN thoroughly before you land up in any agreements.
Take care!!!

Avalon Lyndhurst is a fine place to live with plenty of nice amenities. Stephanie is a fantastic manager and her team is a class act and will do everything in their power to help you. Marissa, Matt, Tony and co are always there to help you and make sure your wildest dreams come true. If you ever need something don’t call their useless toll free number in Virginia beach. Those people are robots and can’t do anything for you. Do what I do and go down and grab a complimentary cup of coffee and bother them in the office!!!

Must say that they fix things and requests very quickly. Their hotline is open 7 days a week and both times I’ve requested service … They came the next day by noon and fixed things properly. They do a good job with their service to our requests and don’t keep us waiting.

Apartment layouts are great — especially the loft and great commute to Port Authority. Office staff is pleasant and maintenance great. However, everything is pretty run down for the $. Appliances are like from the 80s — noisy and slow. Blinds are cheap and constantly break. Although rug was cleaned when we moved in, there were lots of stains, mildew marks and paint overspray on them. Cheap vinyl flooring and countertops. Overall neighbors weren’t happy people and there are better options in the area.

I’ve been a resident since the beginning of the year. I moved from Manhattan and got the peace and quiet I was looking for. No problems at all with the apartment itself. However, I have a couple of gripes about the place…
#1 — TRANSPORTATION. Getting to work in the AM is not a problem. Shuttle operates like clockwork and gets you to the bus/​train efficiently. Getting home is a VERY different story. I’ve tried and tried to time my commutes and nothing works. I leave work in Manhattan at 615p and don’t get home until 730−8pm because the shuttle keeps us all waiting. I arrive at the Kingsland station. The only shuttle that’s there waiting EVERY DAY is going to Vermilla Apartments. The Avalon shuttle does not wait for us to get off the train. I typically stand in front of the train station for 30 – 45 minutes just for the shuttle to pick me up. You would think that it would drop passengers off and wait a few minutes for passengers get upstairs to catch the shuttle, but nope! By the time you hike up the stairs, it’s been gone for 2 – 3 minutes. I tried getting off at the Rutherford station. Same thing. The Vermilla Apartments shuttle is there waiting for it’s passengers on time, every train, every day. No wait! Avalon shuttle will leave, circle around through Lundhurst and Rutherford AGAIN before picking you up. If you don’t mind standing in the snow, the rain, the cold and soon to be — the heat for 45 minutes, you won’t have an issue.
ADVICE: Do a few test commutes to Avalon before you commit to living here. You’ll see what I’m talking about. If I knew it would be this frustrating, I would have chosen otherwise.
#2 — They don’t like guests. Although you pay $ 500.00 a year for ammenities, don’t think of having a few guests over for wine by the pool. One of the reasons I liked Avalon is because it had a common area that I could entertain in and a pool that grown, professional adults could sit next to and relax. NOT! I was told that only 2 people are allowed in the pool area at a time. Not fun when you have a group of 4 or 5. Two guests will be talking to you through the fence while the lucky couple is giggling over a glass. Great. And parking. No street parking, and guests can only park until 7p. Then what are they supposed to do? LOL I guess park illegally at the abanded bank next door?
UGGH. I’m all for regulation within reason and I’ve lived in luxury buildings before with great ammenities. I haven’t lived in a place that didn’t allow us to use them. All for show, none for joy…

Nice enough builder-​grade apartments, friendly office staff that lacked follow-​through, Ok location, pricing was on the high side of reasonable, they won’t return your entire security deposit.
We moved into the complex in fall of 2010. The unit was completely underwhelming. Walls were freshly painted, but by a careless contractor b/​c there was tons of over-​spray on carpet & windows. Kitchens & baths look nice but finishes are cheap — resilient vinyl flooring would stick to my feet & peel up in humid conditions, cabinetry was a laminated finish that was nicked in several places, counters were also laminate. Appliances were nice for an apartment but certainly not «gourmet» as Avalon advertises. Sound insulation is poor and we were constantly disturbed by noise from hallway and upstairs neighbors.
Location is convenient if you only want a safe place to sleep and relax, but not if you want anyone to visit or have a social life in the local area because the complex is marooned in a sleepy office park far from any other residences, restaurants, shopping, etc. Reasonably close to a NJ Transit bus stop, the shuttle is helpful. The buildings are directly underneath the approach for Newark airport — you can hear planes when windows are closed, but they won’t bother you. Don’t even try opening windows — you’ll barely be able to carry on a conversation. Also a fair amount of heavy truck traffic goes past on all weekdays. The place is silent (except for the airplanes) on weekends. Some of the units overlook the ramps for RT 3, but I can’t speak to that experience b/​c we lived on the opposite side.
Never got to use the pool because we moved in after Labor Day and moved out shortly after Memorial Day, but it looked nice enough. Fitness center was well equipped and maintained, but VERY crowded in the mornings — nowhere near big enough to suit the needs of the tenants.
Office staff was exceptionally friendly, but I was forced to follow up multiple times with every concern.
EVERYTHING is an extra fee! All utilities are tenant’s responsibility, incl water, sewer, trash. Rent will spike your 2^nd year when there are no specials to hook you with.
Move out was a terrible headache. Was given incorrect and misleading info about terminating our lease early, ended up paying exorbitant fees (in hindsight it was worth it to get out of the building). Was told by the staff that they would make sure utilities were discontinued, but they didn’t so I was slapped with a $ 400 electric bill for the span that it took me to notice they had not kept their word and received no help in resolving the issue. Lived in the unit for less than a year and scrubbed it to within an inch of it’s life when I moved out, but was still only refunded 30% of my security deposit. Read the lease carefully — it tells you that nearly all tenants will have some deductions made from their deposit. Had never encountered this in the past, and should have questioned it before signing.
Overall, the building was clean, safe, and entirely OK, but not worth the cost or the hassle.

Moved in two weeks ago, extremely satisfied with the Lyndhurst Avalon community, the management office staff’s professionalism and responsiveness. You get what you pay for, I’m fine with paying the additional fees for the services provided and the amenities.