Gables Point Loma

I have lived at Gables for a year and half, moved out and am planning to move back in. The rent got a little steep for me but now I am looking at a non-​pool view apartment that works perfectly for me.
The management is helpful, maintenance is on time and the location is great. They now have night patrol and that makes me feel safer.
So far I have enjoyed my stay and have no complaints. The other reviews talk about mold, although I haven’t had any problems. Perhaps I got lucky. I have no issues with parking as every apartment comes with one parking spot and I only own one vehicle.

Super sweet and helpful staff, beautiful remodeled apartments.
I kept the place perfectly clean (I seriously am always cleaning). Didn’t receive our deposit back due to cleaning fees… even though my apartment was already super clean but that’s okay.
Only lived here for three months. Everything else went smoothly!

My two roommates and I lived here for ten months while we were attending school. We absolutely loved Gables. A pipe broke in our apartment during the first month of our residence and the management hired movers to move us into another apartment for the duration of our lease. We felt that we were fairly compensated for our troubles. Emily and Tamara are both kind, patient, accommodating, and helpful. The maintenance workers are also very nice. I would highly recommend Gables.

I moved in to Gables in March. I had an issue with a neighbor smoking and management promptly showed me alternative apartments I could move in to. Management not only accommodated changing apartments, but also hired movers (at their expense) to move me. The new apartment was freshly painted and had new carpet installed. I now have an ocean-​view and LOVE my new place. Thank you Gables Point Loma for making sure to accommodate my every request.

The biggest dump I have ever paid to live in, with thin walls, no washer and dryer in unit and dirty laundry rooms, dirty hallway carpets full of fleas, poor up keep and poor parking. A property manager who is always vacationing while her assistance has to be there to backup. My security deposit was never fully returned, it was most kept for cleaning svc’s while I had left my unit very cleaned and in good conditions. Coming from another Gables Residential this was the worse experience and I will never rent from any Gables Residential again. Walk thru the hallways and common areas other than the nice furnished model they will show you behind the leasing office.

The new management definitely has come together now and I am very happy here. Definitely be careful which building and which view you choose. Some apartments get very hot during the day because of direct sunlight.

Finally got their sleezy creditors off my credit report! Don’t be fooled by their rating. They delete bad reviews which is why they only have 19 because there’s 100’s of 1 stars that have been removed. Worst experience of my life. Mold in apartments literally made us sick. Management is horrible.

Gables Point Loma has a unique setting. Perched on the hill in Point Loma between Midway and Loma Portal, it offers lots of shopping and restaurants on one side and a lovely residential neighborhood on the other. Many apartments have a spectacular view on the bay, ocean, or mountains at the horizon. The interior charm is in the finished out units with the stainless steel appliances, quartz counter tops in kitchen and bath, the high end light and plumbing fixtures and the faux bamboo laminate flooring in the living room. The apartment I leased recently is only 600 sqft but with the huge hall closet and the many kitchen and bath cabinets, I managed to accommodate all of my stuff. The apartment is bright and airy with the entire exterior wall having windows. The gym, pool, and game room are very nice and I enjoy my walks through the lovely residential neighborhood. One of the most pleasant aspects of living here is the office and maintenance staff. Especially Emily, the manager. She is always cheerful and accommodating. They take the pain out of apartment living as they make you feel special and take prompt care of anything you need. I love it here and gladly give it 5 stars. :-)
PS. Small tip for management, the stairwells and elevator need a little facelift.

Emily and Tamara are as good as it gets. They are smart, respond quickly, and will do everything in their power to make their residents happy. I was extremely satisfied with my apartment at the Gables. A wonderful, safe community with newer fixtures, great floor plan, and a great view. Better value than other comparative properties IMO. I would recommend it to anyone! My favorite amenities were the outdoor barbecues and the gym.

Gables Point Loma is an amazing place to live. After looking at ALL the other properties in the area, I chose Gables because of there superior floor-​plans, friendly staff and incredible amenities.
The game room just finished a great renovation and the pool has great new (er) grills just above it. My apartment has a view of the Sea World fireworks and I couldn’t be happier with the place (Stainless Steel appliances, new hard wood flooring and cortz counter tops). Emily the property manager is incredibly kind and accommodating. Brian (the maintenance manager) is prompt, courteous and incredibly knowledgeable (Bert and Octavio are also amazing). The common areas are always kept immaculately groomed. I would recommend anyone looking in the immediate Point Loma area to come check this place out.

Gables is an awesome place to live. The manager, Emily, could not be more helpful. The common areas, including the pool, are immaculate; and we can always count on Emily to take care of any little thing we need.

This complex is in a nice location and conveniently located as well. However, the price of the 600 sq ft units that have thin windows and the issue of mold is just not worth the cost they want. The interior carpet needs replaced, as it is dirty and looks like a cheap motel would have.
Since the change of management this place has taken a turn. The lack of follow up from the office is a joke. Several tenants with pets do not pick up after their pets and nothing gets down about it. The complex supplies pet stations, but yet they seem to be only be used by a select few who know how to care for animals and respect others in the community (but this is a small select few).
As of recently their has been numerous fights in the parking lot as well. This place went from a moderate apartment complex to one that I would never recommend to anyone! For the price there are other options with washer & dryer in the units and just as much conveniently located. Instead of flipping units so quickly how about take the time and care to retain the tenants you have. This place is constantly flipping with new people, and I can’t blame them. The gas fire pit is broken and has been for a while, the two grills by the fire pit barely even work properly. The trash is constantly backed up and people don’t want to walk down a flight of stairs to toss it in the garbage bin, but rather leave it out piling up then the hallway starts to stink! My advise, unless this is your last option.. .. keep looking elsewhere, you will be thankful later.

I lived at Gables for 3 years. The property is nice enough. The apartments have nice looking but not very durable laminate flooring. Cabinets look modern and new but are made of particle board and are poorly hung (some doors have to be forced closed because they are crooked). It is a quiet location (other than the constant planes flying overhead). Parking stinks. Maintenance requests are always handled quickly. My complaints are with management. Until a few months ago, the manager Melissa had a reputation for hassling women tenants when these tenants needed something. Billing issues, mold issues, etc, Melissa would argue it all with female tenants. Melissa even left a pregnant woman tenant in tears after one interaction. Being a male tenant, I luckily didn’t have to deal with Melissa’s attitude towards female tenants. Management has recently changed and I think it may be worse than before. I gave my 30 day notice that I was moving out, and did not find out until 2 days before moving out that they would be assessing me fees to move out for cleaning, etc. I asked if I cleaned the apartment would I avoid those fees. They said I could try, but «if it is not up to our standards» I would still be charged. I asked why I was only being told about these fees 2 days prior to move out instead of when I put in my notice. Both the manager Emily and her assistant stared at me blankly, like I was speaking another language. They made no apologies for the information not being given to me. I told them this was frustrating and I didn’t think it was good customer service. They were completely unconcerned with making things right and giving me good service. I told them I wasn’t asking for the fees to not be assessed, but more why was I not informed. They continued to stare at me blankly, just waiting for me to finish talking and leave. As a 3 year tenant who always paid rent on time, never had any complaints logged against me, and was otherwise easy to deal with, I thought it was such an insult to have the customer service professionals care so little about their customers. I am extremely glad that I did not need more from the management in my 3 years at Gables, otherwise I probably would have left earlier. I would not move back here based on their consistent poor customer service to me and the other tenants I knew.

We just moved out after living here for 2 years and have an an overall good experience. The apartments are really nice and very sleek and modern. Hardwood floors and granite counters in all apartments. The model is exactly what the apartments look like. The area is very nice and in the middle of a residential neighborhood on a cul-​de-​sac so its pretty secluded. Only thing is that down the hill from it, the area is a little sketchy… lots of strip clubs and bars but overall most of Point Loma is pretty nice. The manager, Melissa is super friendly and very helpful for anything we ever needed. The only bad thing is that she also lives in the same complex so she’s always around and knows everyone’s business. Could be good or bad. She knows your name but also knows who you have over, what they are doing, how long they stay etc. The maintenance guys are fantastic! They have always gotten to any requests quickly within the same day and fixed it perfectly with no problems. The maintenance guy also lives in the complex so again, could be good or bad. Everyone knows what you’re up to.
Some things we didn’t like were that its right in the outgoing flight path for the San Diego Airport so the planes are really loud ALL the time. They start at exactly 6:30AM and don’t stop until 11:30PM. It was very annoying for about 6 months and then you kind of tune them out.
The parking situation is awful. You get one assigned parking spot with your apartment and can pay $ 40 for a tandem carport. The carport idea is stupid because your cars are parked one in the front of the other so if you need the front car you have to move them both. We never opted for a carport but instead tried our luck at street parking which is usually a nightmare. There is minimal parking in the cul-​de-​sac and you usually have to park a ways away so at night its a little scary. Also, the parking meter people come down a lot and ticket you for really minor and stupid offenses. If you don’t move your car on the street every three days you will get towed.
The hot tub never seemed to work right and always had some problems but we rarely used it so not a big deal.
Cox cable is the only company that is available to use and we have HATED our service with them.
The laundry room has 6 washers and dryers but only three of them are credit card operated so if you don’t get down there in time, you have to cart all your laundry back up unless you have quarters and there is no change machine.
To get to the bathroom in the one bedroom apartment you have to go through the bedroom so its a pain the butt if you have guests over because they have to go through your private bedroom.
Overall, its been a good couple of years. Its close to a lot of convenient stores (Target, Von’s, Ralph’s, Ross, Olive Garden, Red Lobster). The grounds are kept up really well and we never had a problem with bugs. I’d move in here again. The rent was cheap for everything we got.

At the brothers house. Pretty nice set up !!

This was the first place we looked at moving and the renovations sold us completely. Though after reading old reviews on other websites about hearing planes and the management I was i little worried about the complaints.
I’ve been here for half a year now and absolutely love it. The model you see really is exactly what your getting and they are beautiful apartments, they always feel clean because of the wood flooring and sleek design. Plus, always getting your maintenance taken care of within 24 hours (usually less) has been PRICELESS. They take care of everything very quick, no questions asked.
As for the management, I just dont understand the negative reviews. Maybe things have changed but the people that work here have all been very nice and on top of things. They’re friendly and never in our business. Melissa is the main person I’ve dealt with and she’s been great. Plus i think she lives here which I give her major props for because thats got to be hard, like working even on your days off with people always asking you questions. Without asking she has remembered a request i put in and updated me on the status as I was walking by when she was off work.
I love it here, and I actually work in property management and could get a discount where I work but I like it here. Def recommend!

Moved in here about six weeks ago so far a decent experience although after working for a national property management firm I was a little hesitant to willingly become the victim of all these large apartment management company’s scams…
The apartment was nice we weren’t able to see it before move in day so it worked out that we were happy with the location. We have a dog so we were banished to the «dog friendly» apartments which means we hear a lot of barky barks coming down the stairs at all hours. The dog run is convenient and they always have poopey bags although the fellow residents are very disrespectful and/​or lazy and just allow their dog to shit where they please and not clean up after them.
Amenities in the apartment are decent, they are recently remodeled so its mostly new stuff. The lack of a patio/​balcony is a bit of a bummer however. The heater installed on the wall is a joke, allegedly the AC works much better although it doesn’t ever really get hot enough in Point Loma to need AC, how convenient! Lots of noise from the planes flying over, you do get used to it but for those sensitive to noise I wouldn’t recommend it.
My biggest beef with the community is all the «hidden fees» They lure you in with a relatively cheap base rent, then come to find out EVERYTHING is additional. Pet rent, pet deposit, carport rent, water, sewer, trash, electricity, etc etc… The parking situation is abysmal unless you opt for the tandem carport at another $ 40 per month. Otherwise it’s one assigned space and then street parking, where there is room for about 10 cars on a good day, and it’s you against the hundreds of other people that live here. They even charge you another fee to rent the storage space that is attached to your carport. It seems like it never stops. So a one bedroom advertised for $ 1200 or so quickly goes up another couple hundred if you wish to live comfortably.
The office staff is nice as they rape you over the charges, the maintenance is quick and efficient which is cool. Most of the stuff is done online (service requests, paying rent) so there’s not much need to go to the office once you’ve moved in.

I’m raising this complex a 2.5 overall on my mission to find a new place to call home I decided to give the gables a look.
Right off the start pulling up to the place there was no future resident parking available. Meaning they were all occupied but yet there was no one in there office. (makes me believe if they don’t force that I can only imagine what else they let slide).
After talking to the leasing agent which was very nice and informative threw out the tour of there property, I noticed there rather small gym, also pool area was a little dirty. Going to here barbecue area I noticed grass hadn’t been cut in months and game room was very hot and dull.
Now walking to see the apartment the hallways has this funky smell like the carpets have never been washed big turn down, the apartment itself was remodeled and looks nice except kitchen area was a little too small as well as a dead bee in the apartment, the carpet in the bedroom was from the sixtys. No central AC and No washer and dryer in unit which for me is a problem but for most isn’t do I didn’t include that in my final decision.
I was looking for a 1 bedroom prices for those were moderate at 1360.00
Overall will not be coming back here… We will see what happens in the next days…

I lived at the Gables for almost two years, in a one bedroom for the first year, and in a two bedroom for the remainder. The location is central, and the views are scenic. The units are older, but have been recently remodeled and are pretty classy. I have nothing but good things to say about the staff. They were always helpful and efficient, from management to maintenance.
As always, there are downsides. There are only so many ways into and out of the Point, which brings a fair amount of traffic during peak hours. Noise is also a concern. The Gables are under the outgoing flight path of San Diego International Airport, and also well within earshot of the fireworks at Sea World, which has a show every night around 10PM during the summer. Both of these take some getting used to. It is also by and large a younger crowd at the Gables. Obnoxious parties were not particularly common, but there were definitely quite a few people loudly wandering home on Friday and Saturday nights.
Overall, I really enjoyed the time I lived at the Gables. The gripes above were minor and manageable. The rent ended up being too high for me in the brave new economy, or I would still be there.

I’ve lived in the gables for over a year and half and I really like it here. It’s a convenient location and well priced. There are great amenities like parking, pool/​fitness center, BBQ Area, Fire pit, game room, storage lockers, laundry rooms in each building, and management/​maintenance live on site.
It gets noisy over sports arena sometimes and being in the take-​off path for the planes, but the good outweighs the bad.