The Arbors at Mountain View

The property increased it’s rent by 15% in 1.5 years. It’s owned by a predatory management called speiker companies that’s in the business of buying up all apartments in mountain view and jacking up the rents.
One would expect that quality would go up with rent, but that’s not the case here. The laundry and driers never work. The home is infested with cockroaches and the management took their sweet time to send someone to fix. When we moved in, the comcast internet cables were broken resulting in us dealing with comcast for weeks. The apartment foundation seems unstable and will come crashing down any moment. The management keeps continuing random loud construction activities and irritating the residents with sound. The car parking spot is too narrow even for a prius c, one of the smallest cars in the market.
Beware: The apartment maintains a well furnished model home that they will use to trick would-​be renters into making an impulse decision. Always talk to people living in an apartment and request to see the actual unit you will be living in before signing a lease.
My advice: Avoid any apartments that’s managed by speiker companies.

I really enjoyed my stay at The Arbors Apartments at Mountain View. As a tenant for 7 months and a fresh college graduate with a new job, I found the apartment managers, Ferdie and Angelica, to be very helpful and transparent with the move-​in and move-​out process. The Arbors and their management were also attentive to our needs and informed us of apartment-​wide events and upcoming renovations. I remember notifying management about a broken light on the third floor stairway, and noticed the manager and a maintenance working repairing and improving the lighting that very afternoon.
Another positive aspect about living in The Arbors is that it is nearly at the heart of Mountain View. There’s a Target, Safeway, Trader Joe’s, Wallmart, and many good restaurants that are within walking distance. The only downside during my stay was the on-​going renovation at the back of the building that would occasionally disturb my morning sleep during the weekdays I was off. However, I feel like this would only be a temporary issue and is necessary to help provide better facilities for future tenants.
During the move out process, my roommate and I made an effort to clean the apartment before we left. Soon after we left, one of the managers was kind enough to give us a call and talk to us about the costs being taken out of our security deposit for full disclosure. During the conversation, the manager showed care and worked with us to help maximize the refund from our deposit. The discussion was good natured and very down-​to-​earth. Note, when moving out, expect cover last month’s garbage/​water bill, carpet cleaning, and room cleaning.
Overall, it was a pleasure staying at The Arbors. The convenience, location, and facilities were a huge plus and it definitely served my needs and purpose as a fresh graduate who enjoys space and having occasional guests.

I have been living in this apartment for almost 4 months and the property has already increased the rent (more than 8%).the rent price is really crazy for this apartment.
2 months ago the property decided to rebuild the stirs and now there is every day a lot of dust and noise. The works start at 8am and you can’t stay at home or working at home during the day.
We wrote emails to the property in order to review the price (the stairs were actually in very bad conditions and it was necessary to rebuild them), but except to the first one, they have not replied anymore.

I lived here a couple years ago. While not technically the worst place I’ve ever lived, it comes close. This place has roach infestation issues and is run by terrible people. I guess for the price and location you kind of expect that. What I did not expect was to get completely ripped off when we moved out. They had us pay their own guy to clean the carpets, and then said it wasn’t good enough and took our security deposits. I doubt they even cleaned them again, these guys are just crooks. Stay away!