Stonewood Garden Apartments

I live on the 2^nd floor and have 2 stricktly indoor cats. I have lived here for several years and last year as well as this year there has been a severe issue with fleas. My poor cats have had to suffer because the property does not properly spray the common areas for fleas as well as require dog owners to medicate there dogs so that they do not bring fleas into the buildings. One of my cats now suffers from neurological issues from this. I am considering retaining an attorney for the costs I have incurred plus my cats decline in health. I hope something changes. I would not recommend anyone move here.

Great place to live and the staff are amazing and always are willing to help! FIVE STAR from me.

Such a great place! The office staff is very professional and very understanding. They take time to get to know people and Lena is amazing!

I wanted to stop in and update my rating to 5 stars from my original 4 star review. We had some issues with neighbors but management took care of the issue RIGHT away. PLUS, we got that 3^rd parking spot! Good things come to those who wait, right? Anyway, We’re very happy with Stonewood Gardens and are already talking about staying here long term.

Great staff, lovely apartments and great facilities. located in a great location, close to the beaches, shops and downtown.

Stonewood Apartments and their staff are great! The ladies in the front office are really nice and easy to work. It’s in a great location close to everything!

Great staff, very easy to deal with! Carrie and Deedee are the best if your looking for a great tour! Location is perfect, tons of things to do in the area.

Hello everyone. I am writing this review based on the dates of may 2014 — march 2016. We lived in a two bedroom apartment for roughly two years. My one word observation for this apartment would be: unhealthy. I’ll explain, but let me first say that the employees (Lena and Deedee) are wonderful and do their best to accommodate as best they can. However, they do work for a corporate entity (mg properties) so their hands are tied most of the time.
So have you ever been completely unaware of how you felt until you experienced something different? That’s how this apartment was for us. For example, we learned that a dishwasher is required to have a dishwasher air gap according to the California Code. However, we did not in our apartment and only in hindsight do we realize how it affected us. The dishwasher had a constant back up of food debris from the garbage disposal and I had to constantly use bleach to fix the bacteria and mold odors. In combination to this the apartment experiences no cross breeze whatsoever. The front door opens to a hallway and the sliding glass door to the patio. The only air we would get is from the hallway which was full of food odors, cigarette smoke, pot smoke and the smell from the garbage containers twenty feet down the hall.
The combination of sun, no cross breeze, and a small apt makes you feel grateful that you have an air conditioner installed to take away some of this unbearable uncomfortableness. Until you turn it on and are blasted with smoke from a bar-​b-​que or marijuana. The entire time we lived there the apartment was only in the lower 70s-​high 60s for two weeks. The rest of the time it was 77 or higher. It was miserable. We slow roasted for two years. Charcoal bar-​b-​ques are not allowed so everyone uses them after the office closes. From mid april till winter a bar-​b-​que every few days.
Which leads me to mention another issue the apartments had while we lived there. The fire alarms would go off at least once a month. And its an interconnected system so if someone burns eggs in their apartment then all the alarms would go off for the entire building. Which would be fine because its better safe then sorry until you realize a half an hour later no one is tending to this issue. No police, fire, office? What we weren’t aware of is that it happened so often no one does care. It would happen at any time 10am, noon, midnight, 2am take your pick. One sunday it went off and was subsequently turned off 5 or 6 different times and when I went to inquire the maintenance staff said they had no idea what to do.
I mentioned the odors from the garbage which was quit far from our apartment. In the summer when it would get really hot it would bake that garbage inside the apartment building so that it would release their odors to the hallways. The carpet was removed and wood or laminate flooring was put in the garbage room to make it appear cleaner and easier to clean. The major issue with this is that the garbage containers would be so full by the end of the week you couldn’t fit any garbage in, and the same goes for the dog pit stop area. The dog bin would only be cleaned once a week no matter how much bagged feces would be laying around.
Contrary to my above review, i did complain in person and my grievances were dealt with almost immediately by Marilynn. However, it was such a common occurrence I didn’t feel it was my place to complain about obvious unsanitary issues with the apartments. I could go on but who would want me too. Ill add some photos to better explain my story. Btw good luck and don’t forget your home is what you make of it-​until your apartment tries to kill you. Just kidding. Just make sure you look at all your options before you settle.

4÷1÷16 — Awaiting refund of a check. Almost a month later, still no check. Lena @ front desk states it was mailed to a different address even after repeated requests to have it sent to the office. Carrie, new manager, insisted on dealing with the situation and is clueless as to how to remedy the situation. When I asked for the name/​number of the Regional Manager, she looked at the maintenance personnel to provide info.
⁴⁄₁₁ — day 11. Still no check. Repeated calls to Jennifer Laswell, Regional Mgr, have garnered zero results.

I have lived at Stonewood apartments for sixteen years and my apartment manager Carrie is professional, knowledgeable, and helpful i would rate her overall service a ten. I would recommend Stonewood apartments they are easily accessible, close to entertainment, public transportation. Stonewood apartments are clean the grounds are well maintained. Finally I would like to acknowledge the leasing agents and the maintenance department as bar none the best

It’s the third day that they refuse to change my parking spot after they promised me to change it due to the fact that my cay was seriously damaged in the previous spot and I asked them to change it but they don’t. It’s a dangerous spot, be careful!!!

This is a really wonderful place to live. First off, the location is fantastic. 2 minutes puts you onto the I-​8 freeway, which connects you to EVERYTHING! We were first introduced to this property by Dee Dee. She is charming, professional, friendly, and always ready to help. The maintenance crew is just as friendly and efficient. The property is clean, well maintained and everything works. When moving in, I was concerned about the transient homeless people on Midway, but I never once have seen them on the property. I feel 100% safe here. I have never locked my porch door. The apartments are a bit small with smallish kitchens, but it’s all we needed. What is truly great is that prior to moving here we lived in the Grantville area. There the pollution made us both cough all night. Here, being so close to the Ocean and having all traffic east of us we have never woken up coughing, not even once. This factor alone justifies the slight premium of living in Point Loma. However, you will hear planes flying overhead on foggy mornings and you will hear the the fireworks from Sea World every night, like clockwork. But after a week, we didn’t notice. In sum, this is a great place to live reasonably in San Diego for a couple like us. My only regret is that we are moving out of state.

Avoid at all cost. The apartment complex itself is decent, however the staff is completely rude and utterly unprofessional. Not only did they fail to remove bedbugs, they are now charging me $ 400 for the «removal.»
The manager Marilyn is the absolute worst of them all. She told me «this conversation is over» when I inquired about why I was being overcharged for rent.
They will take your entire deposit and it is just been a horrible past two years.
I cant even comprehend how this place is still in business.

I have been a resident here for 2yrs now and just renewed for another year and I couldn’t be more happy. The ladies in the office are first class all the way with there attention to detail and their desire to treat everyone like a member of the family. When I came here I never realized how much living in such an unbelievable place with phenomenal people running the show can change my life and boy has it ever!!! You will not find a better location being literally so close to everything here in San Diego I promise you that. Thank you Dee Dee and Lena and to Marilyn and Michael as well!!! Looking forward to the next year and beyond!!!

I’ve lived here for 15 years plus and gotta say! It’s fantastic! Love the management team! Top shelf! Anything I ever need for my apartment is taken care of immediately! And recently they installed laminate flooring in just 7 hours!!! Unbelievable!
Thanks Stonewood and MG Properties!
Dave

This is the WORST place to live. No help with security what so ever. Spoke with «supervisor» of security and told him my concerns. He assured someone would drive by and if I called they would be there. I have called security 8 times and not once have they come. No one responded from the office regarding these concerns. There are constant fights in the parking lot. If you don’t mind loud and scary areas this is a good place! This is at 2 15 am every morning when the bars and strip clubs get out. Imagine waking up to that and drunken fights nightly. I can’t wait to get out of my lease but you are stuck once you sign unfortunately I wish somebody warned me. I’m warning you.

***MOVING DUE TO MY JOB, NOT BECAUSE OF THE APARTMENT ***
I have lived here for the last 2 years and the only reason I am leaving is because of my job. This apartment is truly a great place to live for an amazing price. The location is perfectly situated in Point Loma, with easy access to I-​5, I-​8, Ocean Beach, food, and shopping. The maintenance workers are quick to respond to repair requests and the grounds are kept very clean. The new people in the leasing office are much more respectful and responsive than the group when I moved in.
Some negatives about the complex preventing me from giving it 5 stars:
1) Some dog owners allow their dogs to run around off the leash, which is only an issue for other dog owners.
2) A significant number of college-​age people have moved in and spend most of their time in the pool area or tennis courts until those places are closed at 10pm. It’s not a huge issue, but for purposes of being thorough, I’m mentioning it.
3) The airport’s major takeoff route is just west of the complex, so you hear planes every 5 minutes. You actually get use to it. Remember: the airport was there first.
4) Parking Parking Parking… welcome to San Diego! Each apartment has a designated spot and there is a waiting list for additional spots. Let’s be honest — parking is an issue everywhere.
Those negatives are listed to give you an honest reflection of the complex and should not seriously deter you from deciding to live here. I highly recommend you consider Stonewood Garden Apartments as your new San Diego home.

It’s fine here. Very cheap for being this close to the beach. The only con I can think of is location-​related — there’s quite a bit of street noise. It’s at the intersection of Midway Drive and Point Loma Boulevard, so you get quite a bit. And sirens — there is both a fire station and a nursing home within a few blocks of here. However, this obviously isn’t the apartment office’s fault. I’ve gotten used to it.
The only other issues I had upon moving here (I’ve lived here for one year and two months) have since been addressed. Parking — we originally had only two spots for three roommates, but I got us a third spot after bothering the people down at the office a few times. They’re very nice people.
The second issue was the gate at the north end of the property. They used to keep it locked with no resident access, so the only way to get into or out of the north side was be to walk all the way around to the main entrance. BUT, a couple weeks ago they changed it so that residents can now use their keys to go through the gate between the hours of 7 am to 10 pm I believe.
Any time I’ve had a maintenance issue (only happened a couple of times, granted) I’ve had someone come by and fix it the same day. I haven’t dealt with whatever maintenance supervisor Sabrina M mentioned in her review, but in both of my experiences with maintenance they were very professional and fixed the issue quickly.
This is the first time I’ve ever renewed a lease. So that should say a lot. The rent only increased by $ 56, so among three roommates that was no big deal.
Things I really like about the location:
It’s 5 minutes to OB and Mission Beach, 10 minutes to PB. The 8 East is right down the street which makes getting anywhere pretty fast and easy. There are a lot of restaurants and other local businesses within walking distance, as well as two shopping plazas including a couple of grocery stores, a Target, Ross, etc.
Liberty Station is about 5 minutes away, and is another great place with a Trader Joe’s, Stone Brewery Bistro, and more restaurants. They keep improving the shopping options all around the apartment — they just made some additions the shopping center next door and opened up a Buffalo Wild Wings along with a bicycle shop. I’m curious to try out both of those stores.
Is it perfect here? No. But it’s home.

If I could not give any stars I would… I live here for about 1 year now and I’m just waiting for my lease to finish so I can move…
It is a VERY LONG list of complaints, but just to tell a few:
1) the so called maintenance supervisor is a rude alcoholic that won’t fix nothing, will come to your place, curse a lot and show no respect. He is also known to have parties at his house and Parking lot (believe me) with loud music and not care for the privacy of any other resident. His wife is also a rude alcoholic bitch that walks around like she owns the place.
2) Sonja the Manager is another tool, she will always cover for this guy, will never EVER help you with anything, will not perform her job right and do the very minimum required by law if you have a problem.
3)It used to be a very convenient location, but since they close the back gate for no reason at all, access to the many business around the place became a hassle, not to mention parking, because not everybody has more than one spot and for those who are forced to park outside the walk back inside the complex is long and dangerous, specially at night.
DON’T MOVE HERE, IS NOT CHEAP AND IT IS A SHITTY PLACE!!!
The only advantage they have is to accept almost every breed of dogs, but try harder to find another place, because here is not worth it.

I lived hear about 3 or 4 years ago… it was my first apartment in San Diego :) I lived in a one bedroom unit here. When I left, the management team was decent here… they kept things together and they were pretty responsive to requests.
My place here was small… and had an odd lay out. The living room area felt too narrow, and the bathroom requires going through the bedroom (which seems like a common layout in San Diego. The interior is nothing fancy, but it’s in decent condition
There’s a lot of fast food nearby, grocery stores, and other useful businesses like gyms and hardware stores… plus it’s about 5 minutes or so to Ocean Beach from here. The apartment is located near major streets and the 8 Freeway, which makes it convenient to get places, but also makes getting onto the streets a bit treacherous at times (having to get through many cars). It also means this isn’t the quietest place you could possibly live.
When I left, amenities included a pool and a small gym next to the pool. Oh, also at the time, the rent here was lower than most other 1 bedroom places in the Point Loma area, at around $ 1000.