Solara Apartments

The maintenance guy, Sal, was very cool and extremely prompt. My garbage disposal wasn’t working yesterday, and today I have a brand new one installed and working. Thank you, Sal!!!

We lived here at Solara for a year and if we didn’t have to move closer to my husbands job, we would have stayed! We absolutely loved our time loving at Solara. The apartments are very nice and updated. Neighbors are pleasant. Lots of washers and dryers to do laundry and ²⁴⁄₇ gym. The pool is beautiful and kept up well and the common areas are always kept up as well and looking very nice. What we loved most about this apartment though is Joell, from the leasing office, and Jose, the maintenance worker. They are truly AMAZING and absolutely make the experience of living here so much better. They are so kind and helpful and always smiling. They are on top of everything and super quick to help with anything you need and they are great friendly faces when you see them in passing! Also, nota an employee, but the USPS mail lady who delivers to these apartments is phenomenal. She’s very trustworthy and very nice. We loved the location of these apartments and really enjoyed living here. We were sad to leave. I highly recommend Solara Apartments! Go see Joell and check them out!

I just moved in here on the first of the month with a couple of friends and we couldn’t be happier with everything. The area around the complex isn’t the nicest but the property itself is a hidden gem. There are beautiful plants everywhere you look and grass that can never brown, because it’s fake! The apartment manager Joell is a sweetheart and we couldn’t be happier with her amazing demeanor and how attentive she is to our needs :] There’s a pool that’s always clean and two laundry facilities so that you don’t have to worry about fighting to get to a washing machine. 24 hour access to the gym is also a huge plus! I’d just like to reiterate that we love the apartment, but love Joell even more :]

I’m coming up on a year of living in Solara and have had a wonderful experience here! The only reason why we are moving is to cut down the commute for a new job to go from a three bedroom to a two bedroom. Currently we have three of us in the three bedroom and it has suited us well.
The Apartment: Great for the most part. Most units are remodeled and have «wood» floors in common areas, granite counters, and new appliances, all of which are in good shape. Had to rent a fridge though. The kitchen is huge and there is definitely lots of storage space through out the apartment. The Master is a good size with lots of closet space and a half bath. The only issue is that the other two rooms are pretty small, but its nothing you can’t deal with and realistically it was probably designed for families with kids. No central A/​C so that was a bummer on super hot days because the box in the wall really only worked in a 5 foot radius.
Parking: You only get one spot and it is $ 50 a month to rent another spot. Pros and Cons to this, but at least we could secure a spot for all of us. There is decent visitor parking at the right times so you can always snag a spot when you see it to save it for your guest and there are several neighborhoods surrounding to park in.
Complex: Small clean pool, no Jacuzzi. Fitness center is ok but not great but is open 24hours. Gated (the gates do break a lot but its kind of convenient when you have guests since there’s no code, only clickers). Fair amount of laundry stations. Maintenance is helpful and takes good care of the community. It always looks clean and beautiful.
Neighborhood: Honestly not bad. Lots of families with little kids who play outside a lot and dominate the pool every now and then which doesn’t bug me but has bugged my roommate. Some sketchy people every now and then when you leave the complex, but with in its not bad at all. I feel fine walking to my car or apt at night. Location is conveniently off the 22 which is nice even though the 22 kind of sucks in terms of traffic. The Block/​Outlets aren’t too far but other than that not too much to do for young people. Target and Ralph’s are close. Dining is a little difficult nearby if you have sever food allergies, however.
Bugs: We haven’t had any issues and you can have them spray if you do.

Formerly known as the Westminster Arms.
I fell deeply in love with this apartment. I still love it. I am just disappointed with the neighbors and what the neighborhood itself is becoming.
It is a very well maintained apartment complex but the neighbors kids that run around all day trash the lawn, the walkways and your front porch will be littered with trash. Not to mention we live on the bottom floor so our patio has encountered plenty of empty chip bags from the second floors balcony.
I think that personally where I am situated is inconvenient due to the fact that the family above us are related to the family directly across our front door. So there is constant movement, noise and stomping from every direction.
As much as I want to keep complaining about that, I can’t since they’ve never complained about our parties we’ve hosted.
BUT the main reason why I am seeking to move out once my lease is up is the apartments nearby (and work related reasons). The street parking that is for all residents is near another apartment that constantly gets tagged with stupid graffiti and our apartment barrier is starting to show signs of destruction.
I love that we live in a gated community but HATE that many choose to stick napkins, rocks and whatever else they can so they don’t have to obtain a key to open the gated doors. What is the point of living in a gated community if I can’t have a peace of mind knowing only tenants can enter.
Any who, I’ll just move on to the pros and cons list:
Pros:
— 24 laundry (there are two locations. In total there are 6 washers and dryers in the main one, and 2 or 3 in the littler one).
— 24 access to the small gym (includes an elliptical, treadmills, an awesome resistance machine and stationary bike)
— Pool (infested with kids after 12). Not 24 access
— 1 free designated spot comes with the apartment, extra reserved spots are $ 35 a month
— Close to 22 freeway and bus routes
— Walking distance to a liquor store/​western union
— Plenty of street parking usually
— Fancy magnetic key thingy, so no one can make a copy of your key like a creep!
— Microwave and oven in kitchen
Cons:
— Disrespectful kids that tend to go unwatched
— Graffiti
— Unlocked gate doors
— Reported cases of theft in the community once or twice
— RUDE people at the laundry room. If your laundry is chilling in the washer or dryer, done, and I wait around for TEN minutes, I have all the right to place it on top and do my load.
— Roaches… but they have been taken care of with boric acid (muahaha)
— No refrigerator in kitchen