Tenant Reviews for 5927 ALMEDA RD

We were one of the first tenants in the building. The only reason why we are moving out is because we are buying a house. This is at par with any top of the line apartment buildings across the nation. Views are beautiful, gym is better than 24 hour fitness (which i cancelled while living here) Park is across the street with a full 18 hole golf course and driving range just 30 yards away !!!!! You having TUTS and all the events in the park also across the street. All the museums are walking distance so guests have plenty of things to do without a car in Houston- Thats a huge deal. Downside is that the retail space is not leased yet, but I am sure that will change. Units are brand new, appliances are all brand new and stainless steel. Our two bedroom is very very spacious for a high rise. I have friends living at complexes close by and they are paying similar rents for crap. Everyone who has visited us here are frankly amazed by the facility. We were happy and proud to be living at this complex. Management is always willing to help and do their best to make the tenants happy. To be frank thats the honest truth about the Montage.

When I was searching for an apartment this last year I saw a great deal of negative reviews on this website. I have to say I strongly disagree with all of them. Visit the grounds and talk to random tenants around the apartment and you'll see that we all love living here. Positive reviews are appearing now. Montage of Houston is a wonderful place to live. The amenities are world class. The gym rivals some university gyms; it contains many machines, a yoga room, steam room, boxing room, shower, locker room, massage room, and a fantastic view of the Hermann Hospital Estate. The wellness center on the 6th floor has some fantastic pilates, yoga, and dance classes. Wayne, the head of it all, is a certified Pilates instructor as well as a Certified Flexibility Theripist. I have made leaps and bounds in my own personal fitness through Wayne's guidance. I wholeheartedly recommend his classes to anyone. Further, the classes are also filled with wonderful and dedicated people. This place has a true sense of community. The rooms are spacious and wear a modern industrial look that is elegant and clean. The kitchens are high-quality and the air-conditioning/heating systems are quiet and effective. All the regular technologies (laundry, dish-washer, etc.) are in place and they just work. Power plugs are abundant and convenient. AT&T U-verse Internet/Cable is very fast and fun. The staff here are WONDERFUL. It is amazing how friendly and helpful people are here. Whenever I call a manager with any sort of question I always get an answer and a solution immediately. I honestly have never experienced this sort of attention to detail from any other apartment or hotel I've ever lived in. I must say Avery Burns, a manager here, has been especially wonderful to me and my family. If you can, get in touch with her! She is a wonderful person to do business with, and she's true to her word every time. (We've also had wonderful experiences with John Shry, but he has moved to California). I've been here for about 8 months now. I love living here.

I have been living in this pleasant high-rise for the last 8 months. Since I am a physician working in the medical center, I was interested to find a comfortable place close to the medical center. Safety, convenience, responsible manager team and price were my principle criteria that I found them all in Montage of Houston. It is true that the rent is marginally higher in this complex compare to the lower quality neighbor complexes(I have visited almost all of them!). However, if you care for the factors I care, you will find the rents in Montage to be very reasonable. So far, great experience!

Be cautious of the overly positive reveiws, Montage personnel are posting positive reveiws to counter the true situation. When you tour the property you will be promised an upscale environment with the following 1) Parking Garage with access control 2) Access control from the parking garage to the building 3) Access control from the elevator to each floor 4) A safe environment for you and your pocessions 5) A 7000 sq ft lounge area for you to reserve and use for your guests 6) A safe & secure work out facility. Here is the reality 1) The parking garage is not secure and the gates are frequently inoperable and left open. When the gates are operating it is easy for others to tail gate vehicles into the garage. Vehicle break-ins, vandalism and bycyle thefts are frequent. An off duty police office patrols the garage on most weekends. 2) The building access control system has never worked. I have been promised since August 09 that the system will be fixed in a few weeks. Some of the doors from the garage into the building are locked, but mny remain open. 3) Again the access control system does not workin the building, once someone is in the building or garage they have full access to allof the building. Most of the time there is no one tomonitor the video monitoring system in the building. 4) All of the above lends to the building not being safe or secure. There have been many incidents orf theft, vandalism, threatening,menacing and even violent behaviour in the building.... even a fight in the lobby after a Christmas party. 5) Some residents have had positive experiences reserving the Party Room, but several residents have had their events canceled at the last minute because the developer didn't like the party concept, orin several cases the developer decided to host parties on those nights and canceled residents events at the last minute (legal action is pending) 6) The gyn can be very menacing at night and uncomfortable for men and women alike to use. Groups of men tend to hang out at the gym late at night and many of them are not residents. The building is being managed like a traditional apartment complex. In the evenings and weekends there is no management, security or maintenace personnel on site and monitoring the building. The control of the building is left to contract personel on the valet staff. While the vaet staff is excellant this does not work well in a large highrise facility. While there is a good mix of some professionals and Medical Center personnel, there are also a great dealof tennents who moved in with $0.00 move in and greatly reduced rents. This has added an element that has reduced the desirability of the building. The same can be said of the adjoining MOSAIC CONDOMINIUMS where most of the units are owned by investors and are leased at rates lower than the MONTAGE.

It is about time they built a high-rise close to the 3rd Ward for young people to aspire to and to lend our community some respectability. The Montage is a premier African-American community to be celebrated in Houston.

I have been living at the montage of Houston for 8 months and i really like it here. it is very nice and quiet , people from the valet,concierge and office are very nice. i live in a one bedroom and i plan to renew my lease and move to a two bedroom!! the pool is amazing!! i feel safe!! and that is very important for me!! i would really recommend this place.

I have only been at the Montage for a couple of months now and haven t had any real cantankerous issues. I mean, I ve read what others have said and to each its own, nonetheless I ve worked hard for a good portion of my like so I was looking for a place where I could come home and relax. I love it when my friends come over and have to sign in and out with the concierge, plus they notify me of whom the guest is .hey I m single and can t just having anybody popping up (recipe for catastrophe. Houston has crazy weather so yeah I m taking advantage of the valet guys. When it s cold I call down and have them pull my car to the front warmed up and I can assure you that when it gets hot my ac will be running. My back is not that great so I m taking advantage of the help with my groceries. I ve also owned many homes and the cost of the upkeep is not worth it in my book. When a light bulb is out the maintenance replaces it ect I ll never buy again I tell ya. As for now I m okay until otherwise. People are people and theory states that we complain about the dam nest things and hardly ever speak of the good.

I have enjoyed my stay here mainly because of the convenience. The valet is key for me, since I am always in a hurry. They always take care of me and whatever groceries or bags I need help with. I prefer this versus having to park my car in the garage at the last place I lived and lug all my bags back and forth to my apartment. In the morning I call down to the concierge and ask for my car to be ready for me when I get down stairs. This place is 3 miles from my job downtown, which is the main reason I chose the Montage. I use the sauna frequently.

THE MONTAGE.... MMMMM... WELL FIRST OF ALL, JOHNSHRY HE IS JUST SOMEONE WHO DOESNT CARE FOR ANYONE BUT HIM SELF, HE TRIES TO MAKE THIS IMPRESSION OF BIG GUY, WHEN HE IS JUST A LUCKY GUY WITH A POSITION, HE MICROMANAGE HIS EMPLOYEES, HE DOESNT RESPECT PEOPLE IF THEY ARENT "WHITE", HE TRIES TO GET AWAY WITH THINGS HE KNOWS THE MONTAGE HAS TO OFFER TO RESIDENTS, CINDYPEEK, DOES NOT KNOW HIM TOO WELL, SHE HAS NO IDEA WHO JOHNSHRY IS, THE LEASING AGENTS ARE JUST SO GREAT, THEY CAN HELP YOU ANY WAY... IF THEY ARE BUSY, LOOK FOR THE VALET & CONCIERGE STAFF, THEY WILL HELP YOU, TILL YOU ARE SATISFIED. CARLOS, THE ENGINEERING MANAGER, HE IS ALSO VERY KIND AND HELPFUL, THERE WAS A GUY,-CHRISTIAN- HE WAS THE CONCIERGE, VERY HELPFULL WHEN I MOVED IN. OMG HE WAS A GENTLEMEN, WHATEVER I NEEDED HE WAS THERE. HE SUDDENLY DISAPEAR IM SURE HE WAS FIRED FOR BEEN SO NICE TO THE RESIDENTS. THE UNITS, ARE WAY TOO SMALL FOR WHAT YOU PAY, IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE IN AN APT FOR 1,000 A MONTH WHERE YOU DONT HAVE SPACE FOR NOTHING BUT YOUR BED... WELL WELCOME. BUT I THINK IS DUM, IT IS A REALLY NICE PLACE TO LIVE,I WISH MANAGEMENT WAS DIFFERENT AND THAT EVERYTHING WOULS BE LIKE BEFORE...CALM AND SAFE. NOW YOU HAVE ALL THIS PEOPLE.. JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY, MANAGEMENT DO NOT CARE IF THEY HAVE FELONIES, NOR SUSPICIOUS RECORD, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR RENT, THEY TAKE YOU. WHY? BECAUSE THE COMPANY NEEDS THE MONEY, BUT JUST BECAUSE THE COMPANY NEEDS THE MONEY, WE, THE RESIDENTS ARE IN DANGER WITH ALL THIS PIMPS, AND DRUG DEALERS, THATS WHAT THEY ARE,... THE BUILDING NEXT TO US, THE MOSAIC, ITS 20 TIME WORST, BE CAREFULL, YOU CAN LIVE SOMEWHERE BETTER....

My experience has been very poor at this apartment complex. I still live at the complex, and wish there were a way to move out. The assistant manager will promise everything (and say it's being done THAT day) and delivers nothing. Although I still live here, I have friends who moved out 2 months ago and STILL have not received their security deposit back. They were told 2 weeks ago by an office worker "the check is in the mail", yet 2 weeks later nothing, with a different member of the office staff saying "it will be in the mail tomorrow". In my opinion, (and in the opinion of my friends that had the opportunity to break their lease because of inappropriate actions of the assistant manager-they described being "verbally assaulted" at the coffee machine one morning) this is yet another example of promises being made that were never delivered. I hope my friends get their security deposit back, and I hope that I can get the hell out of this dump.