Gloria Homes Apartments

I have lived in the Gloria Homes apartment since December of 2012. I am sad to have to write such a troublesome review but, this is very important for potential renters to be aware of.
All in all, I love living here. Management is responsive, maintenance is quick and courteous, and the grounds are well kept (except for the fake new grass that has been installed).
However, the parking patrol (All Action Security) is a problem. With that being said, keep in mind that there is no overnight guest parking (meaning your guest will need to park on the street outside the gate). I recently had a rental car in which I parked in my assigned parking spot (my registered car was in the shop getting fixed). A security guard by the last name of Salazar put a notice on my rental car letting me know that I was in violation. I didn’t understand why I was in violation but was happy to relocate my car.
In the process of me going to my apartment to get the keys to move my rental car, Salazar had called the tow company and had my car towed. Luckily, I was able to stop the tow truck and reason with the guy who was towing my rental car. Keep in mind that I am a resident of 4 years. After two hours of conversation with the towing company, threats from Salazar, and immense stress, the tow guy let my car down and allowed me to take my rental car with out any payment.
The security guard was very upset and now I feel like he is watching my every move. I feel very uncomfortable with my current living situation because of this particular situation. I am looking at other places to live. I just don’t feel like having to watch my back and wait on pins and needles to see whether or not my car will be towed.

If I could give it zero stars, I would. The management company is trying to drive out residents that have been here for years like me. Because they have now raised rents on all incoming residents, it is in their favor to get rid of those that pay $ 975 per month for a one bedroom. Recently, the worst part of this situation has been their new «security company», All Action. They are rude and treat the residents like suspects. My car was illegally towed from my own apartment because the back tire was touching the red curb. Not only this, but a citation was issued one hour and ten minutes before the tow. How is that reasonable that at 6:50AM I would be going out to my car to find a citation.
To add to this $ 230 nightmare, the guard that towed it — Norman– is possibly the rudest human being I’ve ever encountered. He did not even LOOK at me when I approached to ask about my car. He is one of those stereotypical rent-​a-​cops that truly gets off on the fact that he has a teeny bit of «power.» This is being run like a military boot camp apparently, despite us being in a gated community.
When I communicated with both management companies, they did not even acknowledge the fact that it was not a legal tow, since I was not in a fire lane. If this had happened on a city street, I would have simply gotten a ticket. I’m furious.
In addition to all of this madness, I recently acquired a new roommie… a giant mouse/​rat. I just saw him this morning, actually, under my kitchen sink. He adds to the ants and spiders I kill on a daily basis. Fun! I’m so effing done with this place. So, now it’s off to padmapper. Stay away from this ghetto place managed by ghetto, rude people.

Do not ignore the reviews! They’re negative for a reason. The apartment complex itself is expected to be bad because it’s in a bad neighborhood but the corporate management jones and jones has to be by far the worst. They will get you for every penny you have and rip you off in ways you wouldn’t have found to be imaginable. I signed a contract here and ignored the reviews because I was desperate for a place at the time, but if you’re not desperate do not move here, even if you are desperate, don’t move here!

This place is so unprofessional. I applied for an apartment with this broke, low budget, jungle gang unit complex last year. Thank God I didn’t get it. Anyway the big chunky black guy made me wait 2 weeks just to tell me I was denied An apartment and not only that I had to come back up there and waste gas just to have them swipe my debit card and give me back my holding deposit. The experience just wasn’t a willingness to help. And as I was Turing the Apartment there were bumps digging through the trash that don’t even live in there and I here they don’t have security anymore and not only that my brothers friend who lives in there got his apartment broken into by his neighbor and staff don’t care and they lazy. If u ain’t broke and got class please don’t waste time even looking here

tow notice:… my girlfriend has been living here for almost 4 years and tonight we needed a car towed from her parking space and discovered that there is a «tow hold» on this gloria homes complex. meaning the tow-​truck company they have an agreement with can not tow anything any car truck ect… from the property. notice to all… go ahead and park anywhere you want and yes you can have ur friends come in and park on the property… the lazy security guards dont even check for the parking pass when you drive in… trust me they don’t. its a great clean place to park without worrying about being towed :)

Ive lived here for 3 years now. I don’t see myself moving out anytime soon. This place is a gem compared to most apartments in Los Angeles. I’m lucky to have pretty great neighbors. Most of these apartments are like a revolving door. There’s 4 of us in our little section that have been here for a long time. The ones that kept moving out were pretty interesting I have to say.
When I moved here, 6 of my other friends moved here as well. It was great to be able to just walk to each other’s apartments and not having to drive. We were close. I never got the referral bonuses for them. Yup, false advertising and they lied. I complained about it but all they could say was that they didn’t have my name on the application and they can’t do anything about it… I even toured with them. Oh well. Too good to be true. I do wish they would honor that.
One night a friend was parked outside by the gate and unfortunately we lost her to a random shooting. All my friends moved out except for me. The area isn’t that great but I see that the community is improving. Some of my friends are cops and have said that there is a lot of gang activity in the area at night. Just like anywhere in LA, stuff happens. Wrong place at the wrong time. May she rest in peace.
Regardless of the area and the crime, I like living here. Maybe because of my fabulous neighbors who share food with me and vice versa. But it’s an affordable place and the units are decent. I believe it’s in the middle of LA. It’s close to the 10 fwy. Easy access to Culver City, airport and driving to the valley isn’t that bad. I’ve lived in this area for 11 years. Trust me, I see the change in this area. With the train finally running. This area will be booming especially because they are extending the train and also adding the red line here (so I’ve heard).
Management isn’t bad. Security guards are kinda lazy (compared to Village Green who uses the same company). They have that «I don’t care. I’m just getting paid» mentality. Management will handle what you need though. Bugs are big here but the pest guy comes every Friday. You just need to let them know. Definitely big ant attacks in the summer. Spiders are everywhere outside and tons of stray cats. Occasional raccoons, possums and yes… I’ve seen the neighborhood skunk several times. But they are harmless.
Somehow the homeless dumpster divers get in. I don’t mind, I leave them recyclables off to the side. But i still wonder how they get in. Every time I see a gate with a busted lock, I report it. Takes them a while to fix though.
I do wish they had a handle on their parking situation. I was a resident at Village Green for 8 years and they had a great system. Gave certain parking permits to park on the street and in their garages. I noticed that residents don’t want to park in their assigned parking spots because you have to go all the way around. So if you come home after 6:00 pm, good luck finding parking. If people parked their cars in their spots, there would be more parking on the street for visitors. At Village Green, if a resident parked on the street with the wrong permit after midnight, they’d get a $ 25 ticket mailed to them a few days later.
The paint that they use in the apartment feels off so easily. The carpet they use is really cheap and stains easily. But again, I like living here despite of the cons. It’s definitely a better place than most apartments. Plus side is that management will handle all your needs in a very timely manner.
Overall, I’m happy here. Here to stay. I would only see myself moving out is if I needed a bigger apartment or work further away.

This place is a joke. I have NEVER seen so many bugs in a apartment before. This place has bugs and ants problem, and all they do is put gel around your apartment for the bugs/​ants to stay away but that does’nt work whatsoever! And these are BIG RED, Waterbugs that fly and also BOLD they will crawl on you (im itchin just typing this) and i’m also paranoid looking around to see if a roach is next to me. Also, their are a lot of mosquitos that hang out around your door, we bought outdoor yard spray to keep them away but we have to remember to spray every 4 hours because they will come back! Soon as you open your door one or two will gladly invite themselves in. I remember one of my neighbors was talking out loud to someone saying he will NEVER refer someone at this place, he complained about having mold in his apartment and no one did anything to fix it, so he moved. I have NEVER been woken up so many times by construction workers, banging the grounds, digging holes (to welcome more bugs) talking loudly, etc. They have something done in this community every week when they really should be working into people apartments and exterminate! The parking is horrible, if you have a two bedroom or more, your partner or roomate will have to park in the community where you can never find parking. If you have to pay for a parking pass why is it so hard to find parking?! Tons of Vistors stay overnight and security isn’t doing anything about it. Also, they tell you that the walls are soundproof, you can hear your neighbors conversation with your TV on! but what really urks me is that you know when your neighbor is showering and finishes. I’m a very light sleeper so if you had neighbors like mine taking showers in the middle of night you will be awaken. I find it funny that someone wrote a postive rewiew about this but i’ll give u 2 more months to experience some of these things. If you’re reading this, DO NOT live here, stay far away, you would not like it here. tell you about a NIGHTMARE, I rather live on the beach.

i have lived here for two years now and so far i have no big major complaints. reading reviews on Unilocal are funny most of them are people that are pissed of for one or another reason. ive been renting in LA for 6 years now and have lived in 4 different places. as a renter you have to know that you will never find the perfect place. I moved here last minute because my lease was up in my old place and needed to find something ASAP. Mind you i moved from a downtown luxury apt complex. They gave me a tour of the well kept and clean grounds the trees and gardens are all well maintained. They showed me two available one bedrooms i picked the second one because of the wood floors. i got the rent special and was approved with my good credit no problems moving in got a very nice welcome bag and a nice clean and freshly painted apt. i was happy for the price it was huge. altough yes the neighborhood around the gloria homes is not the greatest and walking around outside the gated community at night can be sketchy but so is almost any neighborhood in LA. You have to remember you dont live out there you live in the gated community of your apt complex. i do my shopping by my job and usually never walk outside the gate so the neighborhood doesnt bug me much. They just remodeled the Ralph’s next to Gloria homes nice store to go grocery shopping and you have a big shopping complex across la brea with every bank you can think is also a cvs and rite aid across rodeo. culver city is 10 min drive away and so is west LA and downtown la and the south bay and santa monica is 15 min away without traffic of course, to me it is centrally located to everything i like it’s extremely convenient. i havent had any noise problems. there is some construction at times and people play music but this is all during the day not at night so you can rest assured you can sleep peacfully at night. the neighboors i have are all very nice and friendly they al say hello. i did have a problem with ants when i moved in but i bought home defense spray and ants were gone. other than that i have seen no bugs. No smells at all either and the windows are all new and double glass and secure. the gardens are always kept clean grass trimmed and walkways are always light up. i have had no problems with maitenance either they always come within on or two days depending on whats wrong and the priority of it. also one night my fuse blew out in my apt nothing had power and i was scared all my food would spoil in my fridge but they fixed it in the middle of the night i was impressed! i recommend this place if your looking for a good priced spacious one bedroom with parking for around 1k which is hard to find in the LA apt market these days. I haven’t had a reason to want to move from here so I’m very happy with the complex.

This is one the worst places to live. I was finally moving out after taking care of my elderly mother and a neighbor suggested the Gloria Homes. I will now have to kick her /​/​/​. Hubby and I thought we hit the jackpot when we toured our future apartment. I can say this for the GH– their apartments are large and the grounds are Immaculate, but that’s where the ‘glory’ ends. These apartments have mold, termites, roaches, bedbugs, rats, constant bugs, ants, and «heebie geebies» crawling over and around you at all times. There are loud, dirty gang members and thugs, the parking spaces are so small that when you and your neighbor park next to each other, there’s barely any room left for either of you to exit your vehicle safely. Management and assisting staff are a bunch of idiots. It’ll take six months to a year to get any repairs done. GH spends way more time and money into maintaining the grounds than they do the inside of the apartments. It’s very sad. For every «improvement» to the grounds that they make-​they charge the tenants-​and about 95% of the things they do are unnecessary. Honest, (minority) rent-​paying elders are constantly being faced with eviction to make room for «people with means». There is rent control per se, but at GH that means they can legally charge you just under 80 or &100 extra each year. (Rent increase, capital unimprovements, and other fees)
If you want peace, and have small kids/​babies, do not move there. I was there for 2+ years and EVERY DAMN DAY there was construction. So that means almost every day of my tenancy– I was bombarded by drilling, heavy knocking, booming banging, you name it. I was a working student that couldnt work or study due to the banging under my floor and in my walls. Constantly with the construction but yet it took them over a year to address the mold in my apt, fix the flooding in my kitchen/​bathroom and 6 months to fix the rat-​sized holes that were in my bathroom. I’ve spent $ 2000 replacing things in my house that flooding/​bedbugs ruined. We had three separate bedbug occurrences and while GH agreed to «band-​aid the problem» the first two times, we were told we had to pay for the third. So we suffered until we moved. Hubby and I fought incessantly over that place and separated because of it. When we moved out I cleaned that place with bleach and hot water, the walls, floors and cabinets and do you think I got my deposit back? Hell no. I got back I got back a little over a hundred. They owe me 800 dollars! Here’s your warning. Run far far away!