Tenant Reviews for 1025 N SERRANO AVE

For $1300 you can def find something way better, KEEP LOOKING! The new manager is nice and her boyfriend is good at helping out if you have a maintenance issue needing resolved it is an old building in a very crumby neighborhood would be the biggest complaint. They seem to have a minor roach and bed bug issue but for the most part it has been getting better, I just make sure to clean and wipe everything down after every meal with clorox to ensure they stay away becasue as soon as you dont you will see roaches crawling around the kitchen cabinets. The lobby always smells of dog and human piss alike. A group of latino daddies gather at the main entrance drinking beer, smoking and cat calling my girlfriend and making rude remarks to us when we enter or leave the building. Always some sort of gang violence going on the block, man was beat to death on roof of apartment next door with shovels one night and a few halloweens ago found a body n the dumpster at 1025 n serrano... yikes! Always trans hookers on the corner, shaking their nude exposed dicks and breasts even encountered one who lives here coming and going to take his/her clients to the laundry room in the basement for sex trades...Oh yeah and when it rains the laundry room floods. MOST OF ALL I AM WILLING TO SHLUB OFF ALL THAT AND SAY IT MAKES FOR INTERESTING LIVING BUT THE MOST HURTFULL THING IS THE PARKING!!!!! If you have a car there is nooooooo where to park at all and if you do find something out front your car will get the windows knocked out or radio or battery stolen. :(

I did not have a bad experience in this building until I moved out. The management company withheld $135 of my security deposit for no valid reason; when I pressed them to show receipts for how they spent the money--required by California law--they refused to comply. The management is simply dishonest, and I assume they will eventually get what is coming to them. I would recommend the neighborhood, but do yourself a favor and rent from another landlord. You will end up feeling cheated at 1025 N. Serrano.

Bed bugs and cock roach infestation through out the building even though I keep my apartment very clean I still see cockroaches all the time. Garbage everywhere inside and outside building. Tenants smoke cigarettes inside the building so it always smells and there is no enforcement done about it. People let their dogs pee in the building and it always smells bad. OH and parking is absolutely horrible good luck getting home anytime after 5pm cause you will be parking and walking 5 blocks away every night not to mention the gang tagged apartment buildings. Basement floods so good luck doing laundry if it rains outside. Homeless people hang out in the lobby drinking. I can't wait to move out. Might as well live in skid row.

For the price I pay, I am satisfied with this apartment. It is inexpensive, unlike other reviews I have only seen 1 bug in over a year. My only issue is with the crowd of men that get drunk right outside the front door several nights a week. They say things to the young women that come and go, and it simply should not be tolerated. I would have given a much higher rating if I felt like the landlords cared about how we were being treated coming and going from the building.

This building has a bug & homeless problem. The units are constantly being treated for bed bugs and roaches so much that they mail each tenant paperwork explaining how to spot and prevent bugs from infesting. I keep my room spotless but still see roaches and have them spray it about every month. Also there are always homeless people wandering the halls and sleeping in the basement and roof. Must must must keep apartment door locked at all times. If I was not a yong student I would move out of here asap! Also some people stand in front of the building and drink every night and give young girls a hard time.

Very spacious studio apartment, friendly neighbors and decent area, parking is rough sometimes if you get home at night!

Lived here for a few months and the management (I think they are relatively new) is great. Constantly posting bulletins on our doors updating us on safety, renovations, and contact information. Lots of the reviews mention bugs, and while I don't want to claim they are lying, We have not experienced many. Granted, when we moved in we beefed up our roach defenses (boric acid, glue traps, etc) so we've only seen a few during the first week (around appliances) but since then it's been smooth sailing. If you stay clean and keep up with defense you'll be okay. It's an old building in an old dirty part of town so even if they tented the place, the roaches would be back. And the management is also diligent in sending someone to spray should you need it, they also spray random units for prevention. This place is close to bus lines and not far from subway, with lots of essential neighborhood stores around. Don't live here if you want a nice high end experience. The renovated units are beautiful but the neighborhood still is up and coming. I knew that moving in and I love the neighborhood. Great tacos right around the corner and plenty of other great food and activities in walking distance. Also a theater right down the street! There's a big laundry room (quarters) and a back area that they are also going to renovate. All tenants I've encountered are nice, most young.

Recently moved at the start of this year 2017. The entire building has upgraded since i last was here searching for apartments about 1 1/2 years ago i didn't like it back then haha. Currently it looks 100 times better! I couldn't tell! The price was right didn't have anything to loose. To my surprise I've lived here for almost 6 months and no roaches, bed bugs etc! The people that live here are very nice and respectful. This place is still upgrading and the company sends cleaning services that makes the place smell fresh and clean. I like it hear to my surprise it was a win a got an great view of the Hollywood sign too for cheap rent!

The buildings water is constantly off and they r always doing construction and has lots of bugs the price is outrageous for this dump... most people move out after a month it's a horrible place !

I lived here for 3 days and got out because any place/management that shrugs off an infestation of roaches is no place for ANYONE to live. It's a Public Health Hazard and inhumane. The on-site manager was nice but was not prompt in responding. I often would get a response back from their parent. Who's the manager again!? Prior to moving in, I saw the apartment 3 times on 3 different days. I never saw a bug. Come move-in night, the place is crawling with them. I tried to be optimistic and requested pest control and it didn't help at all! When I complained to the contractor and the pest control dude, they just shrugged and said, "Well, it's an old building. What can you do?" Again, I tried to keep a positive outlook. 3 full days of living their, I moved out. Got up and left. This apartment building isn't worth the price. Even if the place is remodeled, it's not worth it if you're going to have filthy roaches crawling all over your stuff and you don't have parking. The apartment is unsafe, unsanitary, and unfit for human habitation. They are not worth your money, more importantly, they aren't worth your HEALTH!