Summit At Mission Bay

I am finally out this bitch! I would like to add more about the upstairs unit above me. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? Who really has to run in the apt, especially back and forth? Why do you have to slam your door everytime, unlike you I tried to be considerate of my neighbors. There were nights I could not sleep because of your dogs, thanks by the way. I hope you new nieghbors treat you with the same respect by being loud and obnoxious like you. Oh and the former upstairs neighbors with the 2 boxer dogs, BIG F — you. Who the hell assembles their bed frame at 10:30pm? Douche bag Idiots! Oh let’s not forget your early morning bang fests, if you ask me you chick was «FAKING». I am so glad to get out of there and feel sorry for the poor saps who are foolish enough to move in!

Here’s the thing. My boyfriend and i were moving to another complex, unfortunate things happened with my parents, and in turn we had to «adopt» their dog. This was not allowed at the other complex. SO, of course i find any place we can move into by Friday with the pup. We found this hell hole. At first it seemed okay. UNTIL we moved in. We were supposed to get a copy of our lease the day we moved in. WELL they sold that day, so we never got it… FOR SOME REASON. Now, 6 months into our lease i FINALLY got a hold of Elizabeth (who is a total flake and shitty manager who ALWAYS happens to be out of town) and said GET ME A COPY OF MY LEASE BY 12:30 TODAY OR IM GOING TO TAKE IT FURTHER. lets give her credit where it is deserved… i had that lease by 12:30. When you are running a HOUSING development, you should make sure your tenants are happy… not have them PUSH you to get a copy of their LEASE. Plumbing sucks. We have called maintenance multiple times to help with the drains and such… only ONCE did they come. We can never find parking, as others say it is IMPOSSIBLE. We have complained and requested to get the «section» sprayed for bugs… as i scrub my apartment down AT LEAST once a week with every chemical every corner possible, and there are cockroaches which i have never had in a home before. Call me crazy, but i’m just clean. And i like it that way. This was the first apartment i have lived in EVER and my boyfriend tried to say «well that’s the life of living in apartments…“but now he is overly disgusted with the place. Our neighbors don’t pick up their dog shit… even if its IN THE WALK WAY TO THE STAIRS… and are always FIGHTING. Its obnoxious. Okay we get it, shes a slut and your an asshole. EVERYONE gets it…
I have had 7 pairs of jeans, and multiple other items taken from the dryer while doing laundry. I now take my laundry to my friends house. Sorry, its not worth it to me to lose $ 300 worth of clothes in ONE load to some jackass that is gonna dig through my personal property. I plan on finding a way to get out of this damn lease. The security guard at the pool, my girl friends and i were there and brought a bottle of wine, and as it says no alcohol blah blah well WE got asked to leave, but the REGULAR jacuzzi group had wine, beers, and a bottle and were not even said a WORD to. WHATS THAT ABOUT??? Anyway, i will never live in any apartment again. I regret having to move into this place. STAY FAR FAR FAR AWAY.

Let’s get one thing out of the way early. If you are thinking about moving here, don’t. Move anywhere else in San Diego. Living at The Summit at Mission Bay (now Coral Bay Summit) is akin to having a terrible case of arthritis or something crippling but non-​terminal. Despite its prime location it teaches you that leaving can only be rewarded with long quests looking for parking. Any assistance you need will be met with sanctimonious idiocy. The garages are ruins of a time when this place wasn’t dissolving in its own putrid grime. Let’s go point-​by-​point shall we.
We found this place during our apartment finding trip from the east coast. We have lived here for almost 7 years. My wife has wanted to move for the last 5 years. I have been lazy and for that I was wrong. I will spend years letting her know how much I am saddened at my own slothly stupidity. We move in 12 days.
By far the worst thing about this place is the management. Which is weird because it changes as often as Lady Gaga changes outfits. Some examples:
Over the summer someone drove into one of the garages. They obliterated the corner and you could see the motorcycles sitting inside. With all the care of a Mogadishu slumlord they took over a month to fix this. It was eventaully fixed by one man with some chicken wire and stucco. This prompted a friend who came over to ask «I didn’t realize you live in Beirut.» Living here makes your friends laugh at you.
Last month was our first time paying rent with the new management (or as I call them Management version 30.2). In 7 years we have never been late with a rent payment. A few days before rent was due we set up the payment for the first. For whatever reason only $ 15 was deducted. Our bank typically takes a few days to show the transaction so we didn’t think much about it. After 3 – 4 days we called the leasing office and were told we have to speak with Elizabeth. We called and visited the leasing office 3 times over 3 days. She returned no calls and was never there but instead chose to put an eviction notice on our door. When we went to resolve the issue Elizabeth, after living in this temple to broken dreams for 7 years with no late or missed payments, suggested we thought our rent was $ 15. She then proceeded to tell us our current bookkeeping method should be revised as it is not working. Seven years no missed or late payments, one payment with their system, and our system is faulty?
Third management fail… We decided to get a dog. We asked about pet deposit and rent. We were told that pet deposits were for protecting the carpet. The carpet was not new when we moved in. We had lived here for 6 years with no new paint, carpet, or anything so I asked if we could work out a deal on the deposit. She said yes we’d pay no more than half the deposit maybe less. Less than a week later once we got the dog she convineniently forgot this conversation happened. I could have accepted paying the full amount, just don’t lie to me.
Parking…oh God parking. The parking sucks so bad here it is known on both coasts. Seriously every time my parents visit they start asking at 7pm at the restaurant if we need to go home so we can get a space. Living here makes your parents think they failed you. I went to a Lakers game once, came home and had to park in a neighborhood I didn’t know existed. I had driven around for 40 minutes looking for parking. The solution to this, of course, is spend $ 70/​month on a garage. My neighbors had their garage broken in to. They’ve been vandalized. They are crumbling and exist, from what I can tell, solely to make this apartment complex look like garbage. They are also a decent way to extort money out of the residents.
The apartments. Overall, not as bad as you’d expect but still bad. Poorly laid out. The two-​bedroom is 810 sq ft. A huge portion of that is wasted in this weird livingroom/​kitchen/​entryway. We can’t run the toaster oven and a 900 watt microwave at the same time without tripping the breaker. The faucets make a noise like they are groaning under the pain of the world when you turn them on. It’s unbelievably loud. They took my carbon monoxide alarm away because the heater kept setting it off. I think that is illegal. There is constant condensation on the windows that trickles down and molds. Managements solution is to keep your windows open. Try that on a 40 degree night. There was a black lime in our garbage disposal upon move-​in. The landscaping is a joke. Next to the apartments it’s iris’ on dust. The grass is pitted by golf cart tires so that water collects and stagnates presumably to increase mosquito levels. This place sucks so bad. Once someone stole all the washing machines & dryers.
The good? Maintenance is fast, courteous, friendly, and knowledgable. The location is good. Less than a mile from Mission Bay, close to La Jolla, close to downtown. Keil’s is awesome.
I have run out of characters for this review but know it is so much worse.

My friend and I lived here for a year… A year too long! When I give this place one star, that’s being nice. When we first looked at these apartments I noticed how it was very green and homey looking, which is exactly what I was looking for. They sat me down and went over available apartments and pricing. The pricing sounded good so I went ahead and put a deposit down for the apartment!
When my friend and I sat down to sign the papers, they failed to tell us many many things. They had originally told us that there was one parking spot per apartment, that was not correct. Parking is awful here! I lived in La Mirage and parking is pretty bad there too but I have to say I’d take La Mirage parking over this any day! I don’t mind walking a few blocks, but wow, talk about literally NO parking. Then they told us that we pay water, sewer and trash. That’s fine, but when you try to save on water, forget that. They split water per apartment, how many people are living in each apartment, and IF there is someone in that apartment complex (the four that are in the building). Seems to me that they are trying to get their water for plants through the tenants that pay. So even if you try to use less water, doesn’t matter you are pretty much going to pay the same as your neighbors. They told us it would be about 20 bucks a month. NOPE, it’s about 50 – 60 bucks.
Then our first months rent bill came. They had it all messed up. They completely billed us way over and I had to call them up and explain to them how everything was wrong on the bill.
After living here for about two months, I walked into my room filled and I mean filled with hundreds of termites. I couldn’t even walk into my room. They were all over my bed and clothes. When I called they informed that they will try to get someone to fix the problem. I had to fight them to get someone to come out right away because I wasn’t able to even go in my room. After they got someone to JUST clean up the room and vacuum up the termites, I told them until someone sprays or the place is tented I do not want to sleep there in case it happens again, which it would because nothing was done besides vacuuming, they agreed to put me in one of their temporary apartments. Well, after packing my bags and being in the place and showering, while I am at work a few hours later I get a phone call stating that someone is living in that place already. After having this problem and going through this, this was the last thing that I wanted. They would not pay for a hotel or put me anywhere else.
I guess you could say I would definitely not recommend this to anyone at all. This place was only a head ache, I mean MIGRAINE! If you want a cheap place, then you have it in every way possible here. Just don’t be surprised if anything goes wrong.

I don’t really like anything about this apartment complex except it has a pool and is close to 5 freeway.
The complex is old as dirt itself, the plumbing is just as old, and I have to have maintenance come every 2 – 3 weeks because the drains are clogged (the sink in bathroom & kitchen fill up with stinky water). The washers & dryers have stained more of my clothes than I can count. The gym’s equipment is the oldest I’ve ever seen and there is no air duct system so when people start to sweat, it smells horrible, not to mention the humidity. It is 1 of the lowest priced complexes around, hence the draw to move in, but after your initial lease term ends, they jack up the rate on you ($ 150/​mnth was my increase) for the exact same thing. Their only selling point in an attempt to get me to renew my lease was solely the inconvenience, hassle, and time that it would take to move into a new complex. That is there big selling point.

You get what you pay for. Parking sucked, pretty noisy, but the rent is cheap.

I have my buddy that Lives right here. I am always going over to chill and relax from the office.
I have noticed that this place is very old. I think that he pays about 1100 plus for his two bedroom.
The management is not to bad. Every time he has an issue they are quick to take care of it.
You can hear every one around you chatting away. Parking is crazy here. I am glad that I can walk to his pad rather than go through the crazy parking issues that they have after 5pm.
Love the fact this is a very dog friendly community. Another great thing is you can see all of mission bay from his main window. So this is a really cool benefit .
Cheers.

The apartment is ok, I’ve lived in better 1/1’s, but considering I’m in San Diego and only paying $ 966, I guess it’s not too shabby.
Parking is allright, but then again I get home around 5 – 530, so I will always find parking at that time.
The laundry room is right by my apartment, which is great! Every single time I’ve done laundry– all the washers and dryers are available.
Walls arent really that thick, but if you’re lucky– you’ll get a neighbor that doesnt walk TOO loud.
The gym and pool is walking distance, although I havent spent most of my time there, it is nice to have! The pool is great too!

Ok I will start off saying for the money you pay this place is decent. Can’t beat 1144 a month for a decent size two bedroom. The bad thing is that is on a 14 month lease. So shorter the lease the more expensive it gets. I would not pay more than 1200 for these Places. Maintenance is responsive and very courteous. Management is ok. The one person there that’s not responsive is Tom. He basically says deal with it if you have obnoxious neighbors who like to have their tv on at all hours and dogs barking all hours. It’s gotten better lately but the neighbors son is the major problem maker. Parking here is a joke. They only give you a parking pass but it’s still first come first serve on the inside. On the street forget about finding a spot after 7:00 since coral bay tenants are fighting for those spaces also. The walls and floors are paper thin. You can hear your neighbor below clearly. The windows suck here so you get condensation on your bedroom windows during the winter which causes mold to grow. Plumbing here is also a joke since you can’t even use your garbage disposal. Just stay away from here if you can afford a better place. If not than don’t expect to enjoy your stay here. I can’t wait until my lease is up so I can leave!!!

People always take the time to write a bad review, but never take the time for accolades, so here it goes. I actually like this apartment complex. I have only lived in San Diego for just over a year and came from another large city. I have been at this complex now for 12 months and just resigned. I have lived in a much larger complex before that was not so good, so I can actually say Summit does a great job. PROS: they take great care of the property making sure the landscaping is always beautiful (Coral Bay next door, doesn’t seem to take the same considerations), you can have a dog even if it is large for a deposit and $ 50/​month (good considering it was so hard to find other housing in San Diego that accepts larger dogs), the apartments themselves have lots of closets and was very clean when we moved in. For the most part people are considerate and clean up after their pets (except for a few morons that you have to call out), and it is relatively quiet. I love the area, it is very convenient to my job in Hillcrest and La Jolla. PB would have been a nightmare to get in and out of. I also love that there is a small shopping center within walking distance with pizza, mexican food, sandwiches and a coffee shop, as well as, a grocery store. CONS: Like the person before, yes summer for about 2 months was bad. It was so loud with these obnoxious Irish kids that we almost got in a fight with them. Fortunately after enough complaints the complex kicks them out. Laundry is so-​so. It’s coin operated and they break a lot or don’t wash your clothes very well. The company that runs it though, will refund your money quickly for losing your money in a broken machine. I opened my door one day to find $ 3 in quarters on my step. Cool. Ya parking sucks, but that is all of San Diego, you can’t get away from it, so we rent a garage for $ 75 a month and it doubles as storage in the back cause ours came with built in shelves. Many of the garages though are very old and only have chicken wire separating them, not good if you want to store things you really like, you never know, someone could steal stuff. We made sure to get one that someone had built up with wood panels and has brick on the other side. And yes walls are thin, we used to hear the TV of the people below us or their loud phone calls to India at 3 am in the morning. All in all its pretty good. I have learned to never expect much when I rent, especially in a complex.

Ok, the area is really nice and hence the stars. Now, about everything else: Parking sucks (first come, first serve and after 8pm you can forget about finding a space), the walls are pretty thin so you can hear your neighbor walking, talking, f-​cking and even snoring. Now maybe my neighbor was a really loud snorer (and f-cker…even though I would have REALLY liked him to keep that to himself =X)) but I just think the walls were too damn thin. The laundry facilities are spaced really far apart and are almost always full (this complex has 300+ units and only 3 laundry rooms. WTF PEOPLE? WTF). During summer, there was more noise than usual b/​c some super loud (by «super loud» I mean I-​could-​still-​hear-​them-​at-​5-​in-​the-​morning-​loud) Irish college kids having a good olé time. Eh, but maybe I’m just cranky about the noise b/​c they never invited me to their parties. You have to pay for water/​trash/​sewer every month and it’s divided by how much water your building uses & the number of units. So if you’re gone for a week and didn’t use ANY water, you’ll still have a water bill if the adjacent apts used water. Luckily, my water/​sewer/​trash was only about $ 45 per month.
On a more positive note, i never had any issues with the management (but in the 15 months I lived here, I only went into the leasing office 3 times. heh) or maintenance (I never had any plumbing/​electrical problems in my apt. either). My unit had new carpet, new paint and 2 HUGE closets. The area is centrally located, near the beaches, freeways & it’s pretty safe. Not to mention, it was within walking distance to a good taco shop and 7 – 11. =D
I definitely miss it but that’s only because it was in beautiful Clairemont/​Bay Park. =(