Green Leaf Springs Apartments

If I could give it ZERO stars, I would. Don’t bother with the place. The kids run around the parked cars in the lot. Being that there are designated area for them to play. So, expect dinks and scratches from bikes, balls or whatever other toy they may be playing with. The people in the office NEVER know what they are doing. And don’t ever get a package delivered, because the office will lose it for days at a time and eventually find it, but will never call you to inform you that they have it. The unit is cheaply put together. So have maintenance on speed dial. Not only will they be at your unit constantly, they will cheaply fix it. So expect only a temporary fix. I’ve had my dish washer worked on many times. Eventually my husband got sick of it and requested a new washer. Toilet seats break, and we aren’t at all large people. Knobs on sinks and bathroom tub broke, dryer door wouldn’t stay shut, the floor is made of some type of glued on, duct tape type material. That doesn’t hold up. It looks like hardwood, but it’s not even close. There’s never any parking after work. And on the weekends, you can expect to walk all the way from winco or the mall to park. Terrible place!!!

So after four months of horrid service, maintenance finally finds the root cause is the overhead apt’s toilet. A plumber could have fixed it four months ago! I wouldn’t be frazzled by no sleep. I knew, my neighbor was doing something as the noise would stop when he’d get home and start again when he left at 4:45 AM. Stompin’ Steve! Hope you don’t rent unit 194 as he is a terrible neighbor. Starts his dishwasher early in the mornings so he doesn’t have to hear it, but it will wake you up with the water running in the walls of your closet and the vibration over the kitchen ceiling.
Management lies! They say they are going to do something, but they don’t. they promise you one thing, but do another. They demand your deposit up front, but take up to 30 days to return it even if your unit is in great shape. they nickel and dime you on every little thing and give preference to staff over tenants.
Avoid this place unless you get the cheap rent, but beware of the crack heads that steal your car right from the paid reserved parking and leave needles in it when the police find it.
No security on site except during the day when staff is all over the place. At night, there is nothing but the police and sherif.
Apt manager will flat out lie to your face and forget about the partnership owners in California, they won’t even respond to you.
Negatives stars from me, boy. Bring back the old management team and life was nicer.

Positive: The apartments are large.
Negative: The apartments are dated, the management company is a joke, they will scam you. You will need to keep exceptional documentation of anything given/​recieved. They will attempt to charge for things NOT listed in the lease. Be wary if English is not your first language, have a learning disability or struggle with comprehension when dealing with these people. They do not clean the complex common areas on a regular basis. They do not de-​ice during winter months, this includes the stairs, parking lot, walk paths. Your electricity bill will be higher than you ever thought because of the heat coming from the ceiling. Move to this complex because of the size, run away for every other reason.

These guys will charge you $ 870 monthly in the beginning when you sign your 6 – 12 months lease. They will charge you $ 1200 monthly if you want to rent on a month to month basis after your lease is up. They will charge you $ 1035 monthly if you wish to renew your six month lease and $ 935 if you renew with a year lease. I encourage anyone looking at these apartments to look elsewhere before you move into this complex. You can find apartments just as nice in Portland with a washer and dryer hook up in them. Trust me, they will rip you off after your lease ends.

Called and spoke with someone about a specific unit and move in date. I have her a brief run down of my situation and let her know I was needing something as soon as possible. She set an appointment with me for the following day at 2pm. When I arrived, on a Saturday mind you, I was greeted by a less than friendly staff who sat me in an outside hallway next to the laundry room. I was then told that the unit I had inquired about was being rented to the couple that was currently in the office. Apparently they had stopped by first thing that morning. I would have appreciated a phone call telling me not to bother wasting the middle of my beautiful day, or perhaps a more professional route would have been to tell the couple that there was also another applicant. In my opinion this was rather ride and unprofessional. I won’t be back.

Iv’e lived here for almost two years now. It is important to be aware of the growing crime problem, not only in the complex but in the neighborhood as well. I personally had my car broken into. Shootings, Drug use in the carports, assult, and most recently my neighbor was sexually assalted this morning.
On a positive note: The apartments are spacious… a bit outdated but very clean. Management is very good and makes sure any repairs are done in a timely manner.

Been here a little over a year in my large 1br, from spring 2013. I feel like I lucked out on this complex. It’s hard to find an 820ft 1br apartment for only ~$ 700.
The apartments are clean and fresh and new feeling, even more so since they replaced all the windows and glass doors last year. They also repainted the whole complex. I like the heating system – ceiling heat! Fine roomy patio. Lots of counter and closet space. The price is very good for what you get here, and honestly, of the other apartments I looked at… this was the nicest, most welcoming feeling. Go with your gut on that, I’m glad I did. Look around, but my gut happened to choose here.
On-​site management is very available (even on Saturdays) and nice, there’s quick & willing maintenance for almost anything, and they even allow pets! That’s sure hard to find sometimes.
The only problems I’ve got with the place (just slight imperfections):
— steep pet deposit ($ 400 per pet) and I didn’t get a great sense of how much I can expect back
— pet rent ($ 15/​mo each)
— no visitor parking, although I’ve had day/​overnight guests park in the lot sometimes and they never get towed… yet. There’s plenty of street parking, at least.
— right next to the freight train tracks. It’s much better now that they have the new glass doors with better soundproofing, but you’ll still know when a train’s passing, and you’ll wake up at 2am from it the first few nights. I happen to be in one of the apartments closer to the tracks; it might be better up the street.
— small ants, but nothing that a few traps didn’t fix quickly
— no bike storage without paying
— no in-​unit laundry (idk if that’s available in the bigger units)
Location:
Parkrose is just not the most glam part of town. I can sort of walk places, but it’s not a very fun walk, and there’s nothing nice nearby to make the walk worth it. At least it’s VERY drivable, being tucked along I-​84 and I-​205, and on Sandy. I don’t mind being close to Costco, Winco, and Cascade Station, though that would probably be more appealing to someone with a family to provide to… which I don’t. Well, hey, Cascade Station has a Petsmart.
It’s also right next to a some bus stops. It’s a 15 minute bus ride to Gateway TC… about the same as taking your car and finding parking.
The neighborhood isn’t as bad as people might think. There is (gasp!) racial diversity here. Everyone has been nothing but polite, quiet, well-​natured. There are definitely families here. I have not had trouble in this neighborhood, and I haven’t heard of others having trouble. My car hasn’t gotten broken into, but being around Portland in general, I follow the common sense of not leaving anything valuable or otherwise in plain sight in my car.
Summary: Would highly recommend if you want an apartment in this area and don’t mind the pet terms or the train.