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1. After living here for a year and contemplating renewing my lease, I received a non-negotiable rent increase notice that made me reconsider. As others have noted, getting your deposit back can be challenging. Despite multiple attempts to contact the property manager about an $895 invoice for a full repaint of the apartment’s interior due to mounting just one TV, I received no response.

   The apartment is located in Midway, which faces homelessness issues. While the building itself is secure with coded entry or key fob access, the parking lot is not. Unfortunately, my neighbor’s truck was broken into, and despite cameras capturing the incident, the footage was too blurry to be useful.

   The elevator frequently requires maintenance, key fob readers can be broken for weeks, and maintenance was unable to fix my noisy dishwasher after three attempts.

   If you’re considering moving here, be aware of the F45 gym in the building. They play very loud music that can be heard through the walls and conduct training sessions in the parking lot.

   While the apartment itself is nice and the building has decent amenities, it comes with high rent and annual lease hikes. The price for a one-bedroom here is not justified, and a quick look in the surrounding areas will support this.

   On a positive note, there’s a fantastic coffee shop in the building.

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2. We feel so lucky to be living at the Californian and happily renewed our lease this past January. The maintenance team and property manager (shoutout Christian and Kaj!) are top tier and truly as good as they come. Management and maintenance always make themselves available and are swift in solving the very few “issues” we have encountered(air filter change, appliance questions). Additional highlights of living at the Californian is air conditioning/heating(we get coastal breeze and rarely need either), high tech appliances, sleek and chic interior/exterior, drought friendly landscaping, electric appliances (low bill), extremely clean and well maintained community areas, 10 minute drive from the beach and security for deliveries, all west of the 5!! It’s extremely pet friendly and there are resources for everything in the gorgeous lobby. Being located across from medical offices and directly next to a college campus that both have 24/7 security makes us feel extremely safe. It’s great being walking distance from very well lit shopping centers. We live on the first floor and forget the nightmares of having “noisy” upstairs neighbors because the infrastructure of the building is so good. We love peace, privacy and quiet and the Californian is truly a dream. The building also is full of young professionals and families who are all incredibly respectful of one another. 10/10, if you’re lucky enough to secure a unit, welcome home!!

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3. I am currently in the market for a new apartment and was really interested in seeing this place. I tried emailing to make an appointment for a tour, the email bounces back every time saying it is an invalid address (this is the email they have posted on their website). I have called multiple times only to reach the voicemail of “Ryan Goudy” (Sp?) and time and time again I leave a VM with my concerns and to schedule a tour with zero response from anyone. I have filled out the form on their website multiple times as well, only to have it crash and not send or send, and you guessed it, zero response. I love the building and would be interested in leasing here but the lack of response a the amount of things that “don’t work” is quite concerning and if I am having this much trouble just scheduling a tour, then I can only imagine the potential issues of being a tenant here with the lack of communication I am experiencing. Very disappointing. Don’t waste your time here.

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4. Wow lots of haters. I have lived her for over a year. The place is by far one of the nicest places in San Diego. It’s a hidden gem. Sure are the parking spaces small yes but where in San Diego are they big? Parking has never been a problem on the street or in front of the building. It sure beats high rises downtown charging $160 a space. All the amenities are brand new. They have events quarterly for tenants. They only have 84 units so the pool, grill, and rec room are almost private areas. The alternative is you can go downtown and have a hundred people at the pool at once and have to request access to the bbq. Are the views the best in San Diego no but if you have an interior place you will not be disappointed. The exterior apartments are actually better priced. The other great thing is they gave no breed restrictions on dogs. Whoever that fool is that does not live here but feels the need to take pictures during construction is outta control. Let’s see his apartment before he provides feedback. I will also address the homeless people it is a myth. Property managers here are the best. They make you feel human instead of just a transaction. I would highly consider this property before any other place.

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5. Don’t leave a single mark on the wall or they will charge you over $700 to paint the entire apartment. Basically, if you move here don’t expect to get your full deposit back, no matter how careful you are. There are also a lot mentally ill homeless people in the area, doesn’t feel safe, which makes this place incredibly over priced for what it is. If I could give zero stars I would, the one star is because the coffee shop in the building is amazing.

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