15Fifty5 Apartments

SUMMARY: Overpriced. Not «boutique» or «luxury». Friendly staff. Communication by staff needs improvement. Reasonable in-​unit maintenance speed. Aging facilities with «good enough» maintenance.
PROS:
* 10 minute walk to BART station and other public transportation in Walnut Creek.
* Close enough to down town Walnut Creek shopping, food and entertainment to walk within 20 minutes.
* Staff are generally friendly and helpful.
* Neighbors (at least near my apartment) are quiet.
* Allows dogs and cats (for additional monthly fee).
* In-​unit washer/​dryer.
* There’s plenty of parking in the garage for all residents. I’ve never been unable to find a good parking spot in the garage.
CONS:
* Communication by staff regarding information important to the apartment community needs improvement. The manager (Tanisha) recently told me they’re working to improve this.
* Facilities (e.g. elevators, gates on garage, public area carpeting and tiling) are showing their age and are in need of renovation or replacement. I’ve witnessed occasional breakdowns of elevators and garage gates. I’ve recently seen basic maintenance in these areas, but have yet to see major improvements.
* The 1^st level of the parking garage (there are 2 levels) is shared with employees from local businesses and there have been a few resident vehicle break-​ins. Only use the 2^nd level for parking if possible to avoid issues.
* Leasing rates are too high, in my assessment, given the current condition of the facilities (a little over three thousand dollars a month for a 2 bedroom 2 bath 850 sq. ft. apartment with the best leasing deal as of this writing).
* Depending on the apartment location within the complex, outside noise (nearby freeway or train noises mostly) is something to which you will need to become accustomed. If your windows are facing the freeway like mine are, road noise is muffled but constant.
DETAILS:
I haven’t seen the inside of every apartment unit, so I don’t know how representative my unit is of the others. I was told upon move-​in over a year ago that the carpets in both bedrooms was new and that the laminate flooring was relatively recent. However, at least in my unit, there are a number of details that prevent me from considering my unit (and by extension, the complex) to be «boutique» or «luxury».
* My unit has granite countertops. However, the granite is the cheaper, more porous and less stylish variety with the cheapest rounded edges and with pieces glued together for the small breakfast bar.
* The newer cabinets, while nice enough, are of the pre-​built, off-​the-​shelf variety consisting of pressed wood covered in wood grain printed veneer.
* The appliances are newer, lower-​end all electric black color GE appliances. Again, functional but not «luxury.»
* The miniature stacked washer/​dryer combo is older (probably 1990s era), not very energy efficient and has already needed repair.
* The in-​wall heater/​AC unit in the living room area is almost certainly the original unit from when the complex was built in 1989 and has needed repair once already (it was leaking water from the condenser into the apartment). It’s literally falling apart and is insufficiently sized for the space. It should have been replaced a long time ago like the one in the master bedroom.
CONCLUSION:
If proximity to BART is important and you are comfortable with the above cons and caveats, 15fifty5 will probably work for you. But temper your expectations. The staff are friendly and helpful. Any repairs are completed in a reasonable amount of time (in my opinion anyway) and the other residents are relatively quiet. But you’re not going to get a «boutique» or «luxury» environment. There are other apartment complexes with similar proximity to BART stations (either Walnut Creek or Pleasant Hill) with better leasing terms and better facilities. These are the main reasons I’m moving.

I lived here for 6 months and I have nothing but goods thing to say about the complex and the management. Tanisha and Layla were extremely helpful with the move in and move out process. When I needed something fixed it was taken care of quickly. The apartment building is a 5 minute walk from Bart, the workout facility and pool area are kept clean and the parking area is covered and gated. Definitely recommended.
Cheers,
Nico

I’ve lived at 15Fifty5 for the past 3 years and it was a great place to call home! An ideal location with Bart and Downtown WC within walking distance. They keep the grounds clean, especially the outdoor pool and barbeque area. The staff are very helpful and are always available to answer questions/​concerns. I wish i didn’t have to move– will miss this apartment complex and the people here!

This is place is overly priced. We’ve been here for a year, the staff that was here when we first got here was more pleasant and more customer service oriented. The new management and staff are not; they are always with an attitude, they are unprofessional, and they are snappy when speak to you thinking that one does not have education. Totally unattractive. Now that our lease is coming to an end, they price went almost $ 500 up for 15 months and if you decide to take it for 12 is even higher, not to say 6 months. And if you decide to go month to month, it is almost double the rent. The prices are totally ridiculous and not the prices that are in the market to comparable apartments. Other places like this are offering the same apartment and amenities for almost $ 600 less. If you are rich and want to live here, this might be your place but if you are not, stay away from this place.

Extremely overpriced for what it is. This is your typical «we want to own the world» investment-​company owned property that tries to wring every cent they can out of their tenants.

I have had nothing but positive experiences since moving into 15fifty5. I moved to the bay blind, not knowing the area. Tanisha and her staff were so easy to work with when I moved. The property is always clean, the pool is always organized and its BEAUTIFUL. Super close to BART and have never had an issue with noisy neighbors. This property has all of my «must haves» in a place to live and its a great deal for this area.

I’am going to keep this short. I have lived at these apts for 16 months. The breech of security,
Service repairs, exterior doors to the floors NEVER closeing properly, add this with the electric
Doors to enter the garage were constantly open, all weekend, all night, everyday !! When the prior property manager, Frances Soto, was informed of this, she got irritated that we were
Bringing this to her attention. on top of that, imagine the main elevator being out of service for over
A week. Nobody was informed. Until I mentioned it, again, she got very defensive and soon
After that, I was given a 3 day notice for being a nusance !!! BUT no before rasing my rent
From $ 2700.00. To OVER $ 4000.00 !!! If you are thinking of renting from 1555 Boutique Apts,
Please reconsider. The units are SMALL! So what if you are a 10 minute walk to Bart, you hear the train screaming by nearly. ²⁴⁄₇ !! And if you are on a lower floor, you hear every move
From the floors above. I regretted every single agonizing day I was there. And having a property manager, as well as a District Manager who were completely useless, makes the residence purley unbearable !! Greystar has THE worst reputation as a property management
Company. All one has to do is go online and check it out for yourselves. The negative comments are staggering !! And by the way, the big empty lots on both sides of the building
Are being developed for a 6 story condo complex. The apts directly facing the lot next to the
Building, you can kiss whatever light you are currently enjoying good bye. And can you imagine the noise, on top of Bart !!! They are far overpriced. Keep looking, The Brio is brand new and the rents are cheaper. Without all the BS. !!!

I have lived here now for 2 years. Throughout my stay, I have been absolutely underwhelmed by the lack of upkeep. The restrooms are constantly out of accessories i.e. soap, paper towels. The common area hallways are never vacuumed and stink. The weight room has had, and still has 1 out of 3 treadmills that work, and 1 35lb dumbbell missing (it’s been 3 months and counting). The water jug in the gym never has water in it (why have one?). The sanitary wipes are always out. The rent keeps getting raised. The pool lights are now out at night. Despite the claim to be boutique apartments, this place is ghetto at best.

In my opinion, it is extremely overpriced for what it is.

Just moved in here and love it! Less than a 10 minute walk to Bart and super close to downtown.
Everything with the move-​in process was easy — by far one the smoothest move I’ve had! Monica is amazing and really friendly, made us feel at home from the moment we stepped in. Definitely recommend living here :)

This is by far one of the best luxury apartments in Walnut Creek! And if you want one of the only ones walking distance to Bart, this is it!
Facilities– very clean; brand new gym. Computer room is equipped with brand new computers. Amazing spa and pool area.
Location-​extremely central. Walking distance to Bart– gets you into the city in 35min. Free WC trolly to downtown shops
Very respectful tenants and friendly tenants! Highly recommend!

So, I lived her for 3 years. And, I am leaving this place now because it is really reaaly expensive to live here now beacause greystar bought it. Hiked up the prices on the non-​renovated to kick residents out and renovate it and rent it for even higher prices. It was a good place to live as long as I lived though. I work night shifts, So I sleep at daytime and it was good for the most part but this last year was a miserable bc they were redoing the balconies, and then when a resident leaves, the renovation starts and its extremely noisy, ppl like me in healthcare who work longs hours at night had a really night time bc I couldnt close my eyes for a minute. I was sleep deprved and extremely exhausted. The manager did offer me to sleep at her place or the model room which was really sweet of her, but I needed my own surrounding. if u can get used to the bart a little if u are on the mt diablo side. Its a beautiful sunrise, sunset on that side. lobby, pool, gym really great. i wish they had the gym 3 years ago. awesome place for commmuters. close to bart and freeway. the staff here before greystar bought it was nice, but even now the staff is nice and friendly only if, the corporate company didn’t mess with it and hike up prices. I used to pay 1290 for a 650sq ft in 2009 and now it is 1950. Thats outrageous. If price wasn’t this high I would put 5 stars in a heartbeat.

If you work in sf and would like to stay in walnut creek, no doubt this is the best you can get in its price range!

Just moved into Walnut Creek a few weeks ago and absolutely love this apartment complex! It’s located in such a great area; walk to Bart and less than a mile to downtown Walnut Creek. The people who work here are awesome! They make you feel right at home and their door is always open. Everybody that works here is always pleasant and says «hi» when I see them. Currently they are re-​doing the place so there will be a brand new lobby, café, and gym set up. They already did the pool area and have new furniture and super nice grills too!
Super awesome apartments! Definitely keep on your list of places to check out if you are moving to Walnut Creek! (highly recommended)