Diplomat Apartments

don’t live here. after a few weeks i felt like i had been DUPED into living here. i’ve been here since 2015 and the only thing keeping me here is my lease. the contract says i have to pay $ 500 plus the rest of the monthly rent of my original lease. what?!
management: what management? the manager is incompetent, does not do a good job of staying on top of any issues/​problems you may having with your apt. don’t even bother calling her unless it’s about renting. she does not promptly get back to you regarding your problems, only will call you back if it’s about taking your money.
noise level: the walls are THIN. i can hear my neighbor’s conversations and they can hear mine. if you like privacy, this place isn’t for you.
street parking: terrible. initially it’ll look like there’s plenty of street parking but after 5pm, good luck.
laundry: $ 2/​wash; $ 1.75/dry. and you have to keep your loads small because they do not dry well. it is also constantly breaking down. 4 of each machine for the entire complex.
garbage: the people who live here seem very sloppy. i see garbage in entrance, hallways, and the main garbage bin is in the parking lot in the back and it’s constantly overflowing.
i’m never one to leave reviews for apartments but i just had to warn the public. sometimes i see potential renters coming through and want to warn them but i don’t want to look crazy. that’s how bad this place is.

If you like to sleep, don’t live here. There is always work being done around the complex which means that you will be constantly woken up by shouting, leaf blowers, banging and god knows what else.
The windows are paper thin and the walls are even thinner. My one neighbor is quiet, but in the past two years of living here, I have had a neighbor who snores so loudly he needs medical attention, another neighbor who was being abused by her boyfriend and currently, I have a neighbor who obviously doesn’t have a job and plays video games with his 20 friends until the wee hours of the morning. The residential manager lives on site and is completely worthless. She never answers her phone and is hardly in the office. She never gives proper warning when she or other workers are entering your apartment. I once had a worker come into my apartment while I was taking a shower. NOT OKAY.
Do yourself a favor. Pay a few more hundred dollars a month and live someone else.

I’ve been living here for the past year and it’s a good place. The manager is a nice guy and the rent is one of the best deals I’ve been able to find in the area. (A place just around the block charged more for half the space!) It’s super close to downtown Culver, and the Ralphs/​BestBuy complex nearby serves all your needs. 7-​Eleven just 2 blocks away.
PROS: Good manager. Spacious, clean. The residents are generally nice folks. Nice pool/​patio. Good part of town. You get a free parking sticker and spaces are plentiful unless you come home at 3am. Worst case scenario: ample street parking otherwise.
CONS: Walls are thin so hope you have considerate neighbors. Fridge is extra or buy your own. On-​site laundry is pretty small for the number of residents.