Alcove At the Islands

I moved in here in December and I could not be more happy. Every request I have made for repairs has been honored in a timely manner and when the maintenance team arrives, they are pleasant and professional.
We receive notices in our mailbox regarding package pickup unlike what Ashley B. says, so check your mailbox. The only time I have seen police here is when someone was hurt and they were here to help.
The apartment community does spray every Tuesday, not that I have seen a bug one, but what a great thing for them to have set up. The exterminator will come to your house every Tuesday if you ask the office staff to have them there. If Ashley B. has roaches or ants in December and January with temperatures in the 30’s and 40’s, they must all be at her apartment as I have not seen one and I am a bug freak! I would not live somewhere that I had bugs for two years, especially with small children.
I happen to be the person in the office speaking to Ashley about one of my neighbors who lets her children run half naked in cold temperatures outside and are continually hungry, crying and being screamed at with vile cuss words being used. I was also reporting the fact that some people have four and five kids living in a two bedroom apartment. I also reported that one of the littles ones was dangerously close to the drive where anyone could steal him. Ashley’s reply was, «That is horrible, how can parents treat their kids that? I would never talk to my children that way!» She went on to say that parents needed to watch their children. Ashley reply to my concerns was to contact the authorities when it happened again.
Since this property was owned previously by a company who did not take care of it properly, PB Bell has started some serious renovations since I moved in. They bought it just a few weeks before I moved in. It also appears that the previous owners did not take the appropriate actions when it came to leasing the apartments out and making sure the Arizona laws were being followed.
The rent increase is something I have heard from my neighbors. It would seem to me that these apartments were obviously not rentable at a higher premium with the last owners as they were not maintained and or well taken care of.

We’ve had a lot of issues lately.
1. We are NEVER notified we have packages.
2. There are constantly police here and the office never seems to have any idea what’s going on to offer any peace of mind. I’m not a private I!
3. Our apartment has been sprayed a few times for roaches and ants. However with several cracked and poorly patched tiles (which have been asked to replace but have only been «repaired») the exterminator told us the ants were coming from inside the walls «subterranean» and there was little to nothing we can do. So we’re stuck with a closet and bathroom full of small black ants. They’re also in our boys room and the 2^nd bathroom. Don’t worry the kitchen is free of ants.
The ups?
The maintenance crew are super friendly when they’re here to complete an order. They make conversation and make you feel like they respect your home.
I’ve over heard Ashley having a few inappropriate conversations about residence that were a little unprofessional. To be fair I don’t think she knew I was waiting for her help, but then again she is in the back too.
We have a 3 bedroom and it’s been great for the two years we’ve been here. The unit itself. We have decent Laminate floors, our counters are new. The kitchen is smaller but is open to the dining area. The living room is spacious. The first bedroom is more of a den. It’s small but works for a smaller child nicely. We love having laundry machines in our unit. We’re on the corner and have decent shade which is nice for the summers.
We are moving because our rent continues to increase and for what we will be paying coming up our family could add a backyard, garage, etc.
Is it nice to live for a year or so? Yes. Would I make this a long term or beyond those years home? No.
I hope they work out the kinks and best of luck moving forward.