Dorchester Apartments

This is the worst place to live in. There are bed bugs in this place and they will charge you tone of money to remove them. The manager especially Wendy is worse. Talks rudely and inhumane.

Lived at Dorchester one year
CONS
1. Asbestos (was sick the whole time I lived there)
2. Lead paint (make you sign agreement after you have given deposit)
3. Don’t expect a deposit back
4. Old building
5. One parking spot, tiny, street parking horrific
6. Paper thin walls can here your neighbor having sex
7. For the same price you could get something way better and nicer
8. Building does have the occasional termites
9. Windows are to tiny in bedroom to put an air conditioner, no AC =roasted
PROS
1. Close to SDSU walking distance
2. Shuttle to SDSU
I could not wait to move out, but that shuttle was good to me

If you can live anywhere else, do.
This is the second worst place I’ve lived at SDSU. When I moved in there was long black hair all over the apartment. They were very rude to my roommate when she tried to pick up her key, sent her away to make an appointment even though she had done all the necessary paper work. They are overall clueless at the office. I asked about the cable and internet because it has been awful all year and they sent me to the sales rep.
The apartment itself is alright for one year but I would not be able to live there any more than that. No air conditioning and the apartments are designed to have no air flow. Termites crawl out of the walls and infest the apartment when it gets too hot and you have to go through two tiers of people to get an exterminator to come.

As expected, an unremarkable fraction of my deposit was returned to me. Upon moving out, exaggerated charges were made and unfairly deducted. I’m glad that I’ll never have to deal with the company and the complex ever again.

I have lived in various apartment complexes and had no problem getting my security deposit back in full. i left these apartments a month ago and just got my security deposit back. they deducted $ 400+ for «painting, carpet cleaning, and housekeeping». under comments they said there were «minor scrapes inside the cabinets and on the walls» so they charged us $ 155 for painting. mind you California law states that landlords cannot deduct money from your security deposit for carpet cleaning/​painting, as long as it is normal wear and tear. so this is COMPLETELY ILLEGAL. we will be filing a complaint. Mind you my roommate and i deep cleaned the apartment and left it SPOTLESS, cleaner than the day we moved in (when we moved in we had roaches!). they still charged us $ 165 for housekeeping. If you plan on getting your security deposit full, having water on a regular basis, or living in a pest free environment, DO NOT LIVE HERE.

I have lived here for about 5 months now and it’s not bad at all. It’s college area therefore what can you expect other than noisy streets and yells from across the streets specially Friday nights. Our neighbors are college students as well which can be expected but they are not as noisy or loud or annoying for that matter. Now the housing in itself is old definitely needs an updo but it works. All of our electric, water, fans, fridge, stove work fine. So far we have asked Maintance on our stove and they have been very quick about it. I agree, Wendy is on top of everything, thank you!
The only reason I am not giving this place the last star is security. They have none! No cameras on the complex, or near where you park your car, nor the entrances. There are no gates or coded doors, therefore anyone can enter the premises — sketchy! But overall it’s an experience I’m okay with :)

I lived here for a year and it was the worst experience ever. Not only does the parking suck because the spaces are small and tight but assigned parking doesn’t mean anything. On multiple occasions I had to call the towing company because I couldn’t park in my own spot.
The kitchen is ridiculously small if you’re sharing a 2 bed 2 bath with 3 other people. Sure there’s a lot of cabinet space and the apartment has good square footage but that’s the only good thing.
The ventilation system of my bathroom kept breaking and we called maintenance at least 5 times to get it fixed and it always ended up breaking within a week so we gave up on that.
We had a roach problem as well and had to have the pest control come to our apartment. Even after they came we still had roaches.
The place is loud and there’s constant parties and if you don’t lock your door its guaranteed that someone will come and barge in your door accidentally because they’re drunk. Happened to me 3 times.
Management isn’t friendly at all.
To top it all off, they kept our entire security deposit which was $ 800 and didn’t send us anything saying why.
Overall, this place is a rip off. Do not live here.

Dont live here! I have been living here for almost a year. My roomates car got stolen Twice, the water and electricity is being turned off constanly. They do leave a notice for these inconveniences they take several hours more than what is written in their notices.
Next problem we finally got a new oven that replaced our old 90’s version after breaking down. To be expected it should of been gone a long time ago! They replaced it with a new oven BUT they left the kitchen with a hole where the old one used to be and they took down a cabinet to place the new one, leaving a great view of the concrete floor on the side.
They are not student apartments like they pride themselves to be, there was an old lady who was clearly a hoarder. After she moved out a family with several kids moved in.
They dont replace any ligh bulbs in the bathrooms, you need to sign a waiver for their old led paint walls that were «Removed» but if you get cancer or any other disease because of it they are not responsible.
Parking on the street for the last couple of months was impossible, construction is taking place on the nearest road that everyone who lives there and has a car parks. Ive parked 10 minutes away to ensure I dont get towed, this isnt their fault but its an inconvenience. And they said they would be done months ago but here we are…
I could keep going but honestly pay a little more and you wont feel like you’re living in a cave. Waiting for the lease to be over. Sweating YOUR ASS off due to the lack of air conditioning and proper ventilation. Hoping your car wont get broken into and Maybe getting leased on the east building. Its at least close to the pool…
Ive never felt the need to make a Unilocal and review something. This place Is Just HORRIBLE. I regret living here. DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. Look at other nearby new places like BLV 63.
Thank you good luck!!!

I have lived in Dorchester for years and love it ! The manager Wendy is always helpful and does her best to accommodate us residents. Floor plans are huge and very cheap (not to mention how great the pool area is). In my opinion these are the best apartments in the area hands down.

Love living at Dorchester. The landlord Wendy is always very accommodating and quick to respond to any questions or any issue I have. The pool is always nice and refreshing and it looks like a hotel every day I walk out of my apartment. I’ve never had a problem here the only complaint I have is that I dont have 2 parking spots but there is street parking everywhere. just renewed my lease

Worst apartments…
The management is too bad… never expect to get the deposit back.
they will charge you when you move out
we spent $ 300 for cleaning and they charged us $ 300 for maintenance
on top of the $ 1200 deposit that we paid.
I wish I could give 0 star!

Your car will get broken in too. No mater where it is something will get stolen. After living here for the past year, my car and a couple neighbors have had their cars broken into throughout the year and everything from a stereo to a side mirror has been stolen. Watch out!

I lived there for one year and it was by far the worst experience I have ever had in an apartment complex.
I received the apartment in a not-​so-​optimal condition (carpet looked questionable, amenities were dirty and didn’t work properly).
The main manager (V.) is rude, unintelligent, unprofessional and unreliable.
It took more than 3 WEEKS to have our stove fixed.
Neighbors were crude and got into physical & verbal fights with other tenants every other day, not to mention that they played loud obnoxious music at all ours of the day.
Our other next door neighbors were clearly growing weed and kept on stealing electricity from the complex. Management didn’t do anything about this for the longest time.
I was able to deal with all of that because rent was so cheap, but the thing that drew me over the line was that in the 12 months I was there, there were at least 3 units that were infested with BED BUGS.
Management was unable to deal with this problem properly and therefore there was a pest control company (almost) permanently parked in the apartment complex… pretty sure they made a lot of money out of students living there.
Long story short, DON’T LIVE HERE.

DON’T LIVE HERE!!! Also, don’t listen to the shabby coverup of a response the staff leaves. Listen to me! Never live in these apartments. The rent may be lower than surrounding areas, but hear my warning and find other places and sacrifice the extra money. You will thank me. Within one week of living there we noticed so many issues. Water damage from the above tenant, which were ignored even by the maintenance crew. The dishwasher left dishes dirtier than when I put them in, even after using gallons of vinegar to clean it. The closet door handle fell off the third time opening it after trying to put a friends jacket in there. The kitchen sink faucet leaked into the cabinets below and maintenance neglected to change it because they couldn’t decide where it was coming from. When the bathroom shower caulking came loose because of terrible ventilation, maintenance just caulked over it instead of re-​caulking the entire shower, causing it to mold weeks later. Don’t use the towel rack unless you expect on having it break when you put more than a hand towel up there. The painting job is terrible; it is clear that they think painting over cheap paint with more cheap paint is a good idea. Half of the drawers in the kitchen weren’t usable because they didn’t have rollers. When lights went out, they weren’t replaced, causing me to buy lamps and shower in the dark. The tenants above were loud, constantly stomping or hosting ratchet parties. Also the tenants across the way grew weed and stole electricity from the complex, and nothing was done about that for four months. They changed my parking spot three times. One of the parking spaces I had was sacrificed for a handicapped parking space which was only abused by people without placards. The janitorial and gardening crew start at 7:30 with their blowers and other equipment. Even though they looked like they were working, they weren’t productive, which is why the stairway always smelled like cigarette and puke. Dorchester apartments prides themselves in having a pool, but you might not want to go in due to the unsanitary conditions (baind-​aids, hair, and even human feces.) I wish I were making this all up but to top that, they never gave me the deposit check back, because of the «terrible condition» I left it in (previously existing shittiness). Not only that, but they charged me $ 500 for cleaning even though I steam cleaned the carpets, bleached all the bathrooms and kitchen, and wiped down all the walls and cabinets. Make sure you do a thorough check before you live here so they don’t rob you of money and put you in a situation that you can’t contest it. As a matter of fact DON’T LIVE HERE! I’m sure I am not the only one who had a similar experience. You might as well sack up and pay a little more to live across the way or down the road. Never again will I live here, but I will always remember it; for the the disgusting shithole it is. STAT AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. IT SHOULD BE BURNED TO THE GROUND AMD DEMOLISHED. Note to management: Don’t even mislead any people with a shotty coverup comment. If you were seriously working on improving the condition of the place, you would, rather than just talking about it.

I love college. Under no other circumstance would it be deemed acceptable to live in borderline squalor with a meningitis-​infected shag carpet, a communal shopping cart and sexually hyperactive metalheads for roommates. Needless to say, I hold a great deal of nostalgia for the Dorchester.
But let’s not mince words. This habitat for inhumanity most likely inspired the conception of the term «shit hole.» It’s a procrastinator’s paradise. Students who find themselves here probably put off apartment hunting until the wee hours of desperation and/​or were willing to temporarily contort their definition of the term «suitable for human contact.»
Need a conveniently located, albeit filth-​infested, pad to crash for the semester on your parents’ dime?
Enjoy enduring nightly interruptions on account of your neighbor’s living room bowling passtime?
Fancy scaring your parents into relocating you and your wares to a more desirable part of town?
Don’t mind sharing a 2 bed, 2 bath cesspit with six, on-​again off-​again roommates?
Roaches for pets?
If you said «yes» to any or all of the above, the Dorchester has got you covered!
Although this joint is on its last leg, this aspect is far from being the Dorchester’s most unredeeming quality. The fact that this putrid pigpen is protected by a gate when the real hooligans are living INSIDE never failed to provide me with endless access to deliciously ridiculous debauchery. With unfettered entertainment like that, I still wonder why my fellow hooligan roommates and I didn’t go without cable.

I lived here for two years because I was too lazy to find somewhere to live. Yes, it is very close to State so it is convenient but there is the problem, it is close to State. You will come home every day of the week and find the complex loud (or at least a few of intoxicated neighbors) and every window you look into, you will see a game of beer pong. That is the kind of place it is. Loud, drunk, dirty. It gets very old after a year. Hey this is college so It is kind of expected.
I had some problems with management which is my main complaint. They towed my roommate from OUR parking spot and then refused to help get his car back until he complained to corporate. We didn’t have a mail box for 2 months because my mail box got broken into and they didn’t fix it. We had to drive to the post office every day and it was extremely convenient and all management said was «there is nothing i can do.» Just last week, we needed our lightbulbs replaced and it took FOUR days to fix it so I had to cook in the dark. Thats just some of the more major stuff.
Price of this place is bad. It used to be $ 1500 but then it was raised to $ 1550 for even worse service this year. You can get a 2bed2bath in mission valley or la mesa for $ 1200. I recommend that you find a farther place, and just commute to school because it is far better than this place.