eaves Stamford

I lived here for 1 year 2014 – 5 in a 1 BDRM 685sqft apartment, rent was $ 1810 /​month and Amenities $ 85 /​month. $ 150 non-​refundable fees. In the summer if you use the A/​C electricity was ~$ 130 /​month.
Rent: For $ 1900 in Stamford /​Norwalk you can live in much nicer, updated areas. While living here I toured a few newer communities because I was going to move if I was staying in CT. Parallel 41, the Moderne, are beautiful apartments and for the same price! If you have a higher budget try harbor point or the Verano. They had wood floors, new appliances, fresh bathrooms. The rent for eaves is way too high compared to its competition in the area for the low-​maybe medium quality apartments they offer. Eaves didn’t offer any concessions. When it came time to renew my lease eaves wanted $ 1957 a month for rent & amenities, I asked them why the rent increase and they said the «market and analysis led to that.» I promptly said I would not be staying. They also provided me with false information — saying they could post my apartment as available for a move out date and if someone rented it I wouldn’t have to pay to break the lease, but then they said you either gamble with eaves trying to rent your apartment or you can break the lease, you can’t do both. Now, online, the rent for my apartment was posted for $ 1,740 — I guess the «market and analysis» dropped for new renters, not current ones.
Apartment:
Pros: Cozy, good for 1 person. Easy to clean.
Cons: size, Formica counters, carpeted, fake wood floors in kitchen/​bathroom, popcorn ceiling. Significant wear and tear — stained stove, broken tile by the fireplace, stained bathroom counters, chipping paint. Poor window and patio door insulation, hence extreme electric bill. My patio gave me a splinter because the wood is so old/​dry — i requested it to be fixed/​treated and they swept it.
Amenities:
Pros: The pool is pretty and large in the summer, always clean. Lounge chairs are great! The gym is small (5 ellipticals wide) but always clean and never crowded. The grilling area is nice, especially when they put the tables outside — great for friends or just grilling in the summer.
Cons: Visitor parking is an absolute nightmare with eaves, it’s unenforced and for me was a very negative experience with the leasing office. Please see below for more details if you plan on having visitors.
Property Management:
Pros: Avalon does take care of their apartments. I had brown water coming out of the tub and they replaced my water heater within a week, if a drain is clogged they’ll come the same day and ²⁴⁄₇ maintenance is REAL here — if it’s an emergency someone will come. The office staff as everyone else has said is extremely nice and friendly. They will put packages in your apartment if you call ahead.
Cons: Leasing Office hours — the office is only open until 6:30 and 5:30 on other days, I’ve learned that most ‘luxury’ communities in the area have a ²⁴⁄₇ concierge. I found that I had to plan my working schedule around the office hours to get my packages or a parking pass. Avalon mgmt and policies. There was a mid-​year inspection and they gave 48-​hour notice, but still I wish they let me schedule it instead of telling me when it was going to be.
Community: A diverse group of people live at eaves from recent college grads to retirees. There are a lot of couples, but families too.
I have to explain my negative experience with Visitor Parking They require you to get a parking pass for overnight stay; it makes no difference since anyone can park in the visitor spots and they are never towed. This may not be a concern for some, however it was something I specifically asked about before I moved in and was told visitor parking wasn’t an issue. My boyfriend lived in Boston and there were rarely spots available for him when he came to CT. There were always cars parked overnight without a pass. If you plan on having visitors or people come in from out of town while living here do NOT count on having a visitor parking spot even if you get a pass. It is the most frustrating thing especially after living in Boston where they’ll tow asap! I’ve spoken with management about it and they had nothing to say about my concerns. Originally, management said someone from the leasing office had to be there to notify the towing company to tow cars without a pass — but the office is closed during the hours that are req. for a pass… I need to note that street parking is free, but not plentiful. I complained about the visitor parking numerous times and was brushed off and even once told they «don’t want to upset other residents» by towing cars and enforcing their policy.
Overall I wouldn’t recommend living here, mostly because if your budget is ~$ 2K there are nicer places and you can get more bang for your buck.
If you can visit, please do — apartment complexes get away with catfish-​ing everyday!

It’s been nice 2 years here!
Love the pool without all that chlorine smell, maintaining and cleaning every single morning before 10 AM open. Never really gets crowded except last labor day (still was nice) and I’ve not been around other holidays so I don’t know.
Good looking landscaping.
Optimal management, friendly and professional.
The gym may be small but enough of various workouts, comfortable and clean.
3 BBQ grills, picnic like area, enough seats with umbrella tables.
Have the smallest balconies but enjoyed it.
Gets little messy in some area especially in the garage but it’s most likely the residents who make mess, and cigarette butts on the grass, not supposed to smoke in the common areas.
My shower made squealing noise, called to have it fixed, trying twice or three times they finally told me it was my shower head, find out two years it was not my shower head, once replaced it back to their original shower head, still squealing noise
We enjoyed it not much complain at all, not cheap either.
Definitely not perfect five but it’s up there!

Eaves is a great place to live! The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. Anytime I have had a question, customer service has been timely and accurate.
Additionally, the location is perfect. It easy for anyone to quickly get to downtown Stamford and enjoy its many amenities (i.e., shopping mall, restaurants, bars, etc).
The pool/​BBQ area is a game changer! These are perfect remedies after work and never seem to be overly crowded.
Would recommend to a friend.

Few months into our 12 month lease. Great location. The complex is clean, quiet and friendly.
The staff is 5 stars. Allan & Jenn are good at what they do and are fast to respond and resolve. The maintenance crew (wish I knew their names) are really, really quick to resolve tickets and help in any way.
Let’s hope the rest of our lease stays this way and we reup for another.

The apartment — very spacious and everything appliance wise is up to date and good quality.
The amenities — good. The pool is beautiful to sit by in the summer and is nicely landscaped and kept up. The gym is minimal, not as many weights and machines as what I usually like at a gym but it’s included in rent so that makes up for it.
The staff — very friendly and accessible for most part. The maintenance people are quick and responded to issues quickly.
Overall, good quality apartments close to the downtown area. Worth checking out if you’re looking to move to stamford downtown.

My wife was relocated to the Northeast from California and I have never experienced better customer service than from this Leasing Office. Our new apartment is nothing short than amazing and the entire Staff, Jenn, Jeremy, Chris, Adam and Felix helped make that happen. For anyone looking to move to this area, stop by eaves and you will immediately see why this place will be your new home. Things we love about eaves:
*Convenience to shops and restaurants
*Cleanliness (even though it is pet friendly, ALL the residents are considerate of their furry family members & the common areas are very manicured and spotless)
*Quiet and neighborly
*On-​site gym
*Plenty of parking
*Safe
*Apartment is HUGE!
We cannot say enough great things about our place from the rental process to floor plan to Staff. You will not be disappointed.

This Unilocal is even before we moved in. I spoke with Jen in the leasing office today and explained that I would be relocating from the West Coast. She was a dynamo and answered all of my questions specifically! She will be sending me an email with floor plan, costs, move-​in details– and I felt she completely understood that I am trying to find a home site-​unseen! Thank you Jen and looking forward to your correspondence!

Horrible Management — Parking nightmare
As a guest, we were visiting some friends at the apartment. Management thought it was a great idea to re-​arrange all the visitor parking section. They made a sign that says visitor parking and we parked near that sign. We saw a few further feet down that there were clearly marked reserved parking signs so we thought our spot was safe. We came back to find our car towed along with others. They were not 24 hours and we could not get our car back until next day.
When we called management at Avalon, they mentioned that the visitors parking was much further down even though we parked next to the sign They also had a delay in getting «reserved signs» for the spots where the cars were towed yet they failed to acknowledge this was their fault. Was given a number to Apartment Manament by the name of Mike P. who never returned our call. Horrible experience