Trojan Terraza Apartments

1) Unfriendly Manager — Whoever says Manager is friendly, i don’t mind beating the shit outta them. He is rude and impatient. He gets the job done on time but shouts before that. He refers to Indians as «you Indians…» (kinda racist in my opinion). If you are an Indian, this is definetly not a place for you. You can find much better places with better amenities and cheaper prices.
I have friends in other apartments who have extremely friendly managers and get the maintenance job done with ease.
2) The woodwork is very old and horrible. All cabinets and kitchen woodwork have holes and gaps which are a good shelter to roaches. We clean our place every week, yet the roaches only get multiplied. This is due to poor house design and lack of ventilation. Even pest control did not help a bit.
Plus points — Close to campus, Ralphs and Manas. (Orchard avenue, Menlo avenue are close to above mentioned places as well so find a house there)
In safe neighbourhood (Ellendale Place) — Try finding other apartments in Ellendale Place itself.

LOCATION:
The best place to live anywhere close to USC. Believe me, I lived in other apartment blocks and searched a while before I found this place. I stayed for years after I found it.
Ellendale Place is a safe road, and this apartment block feels safer than most. It’s great security, and hard to get into unless you’re a resident. There are rarely any parties, so this also makes it safe.
MANAGEMENT:
The manager (Fred) is super friendly and willing to help out with anything in the apartment. He’s always around and easy to find and grab if you need something (this is pretty rare to find with building managers).
Every semester for study week the managers provided free food from a food truck (in-​n-​out, etc.). It’s awesome.
VIBE:
In general, it’s a very quiet, relaxed building. Not many parties or late nights. Everyone kind of keeps to themselves. Outside the back of the building there’s even a zen garden! (Seriously, it’s beautiful). There are even some lawn chairs to layout on near the water-​features and plants.
ROOMS:
Most of these rooms are one-​bedrooms (usually housing two people), and a few two-​bedrooms. My room is on the third floor, and gets a nice view over all other apartment blocks nearby.
There’s plenty of space for a one-​bedroom (and is bigger than most others I looked into). It comes unfurnished but with a refrigerator, stove. There’s a laundry room for the building. The living area and bedroom are re-​carpeted every year (I know because I live here during the summers when they redo other apartments). Bathrooms have a bath/​shower thing. Definitely big enough.
Some other reviews talk about bugs, but I’ve been here over two years and have never had a problem. So it’s likely due to food being kept out rather than a building issue.
ALSO, a major plus if you have a car is one free parking spot per one-​bedroom in the secure garage. Everywhere else I searched for required an additional monthly payment for parking. So this is great.
OVERALL:
It’s safe to say this place has been great during my stay here. Highly recommended!

Extremely unfriendly and rude. Only surviving coz its located close to USC campus.

Great place to live near USC. Ya you can get roaches if you leave your apartment a mess just like anywhere else. You just have to keep your place clean and there’s no problem! Fred the manager is really helpful and fixes things right away just don’t bug him with silly stuff or after hours. He also makes it feel really safe especially in this neighborhood. You can always find him in his office with the door open or walking around working on the building or talking with the students. I love the location and closeness to the school and the grocery store. Walking distance to everything. Nice quiet building. No loud parties. I’ve lived here for two years alone and always felt safe and at home.
Definitely a place to walk through if your looking for safe housing near USC.
Also they get you the In’n’out truck for finals week! Free burgers for everyone!