Hughes Management Corporation

I’ve been renting my apartment from Hughes Management for about 4 years and my experience has been positive. I also rent a small store front office from Jamie/​Hughes Management, which I have been doing for about 2 years. The property is maintained well and I like all of the people I’ve dealt with through Hughes Management. The properties I rent are in somewhat older buildings, but if there is ever any issues they are handled in a mannerly fashion. The rent is reasonable and, I believe for as nice as the places I’ve seen/​been inside these are great deals for living and working in downtown San Diego. I would not have a problem recommending using Hughes Management, as an affordable property management company, or as a landlord, especially for economical rental properties for both commercial and residential.

I rented an art studio from Hughes Management for more than five years. Jamie Hughes was honest, fair and professional from day one. I never had any issues or complaints with Jamie or Hughes Management. I am currently looking for a new space to rent and if they had property in the area I’m looking in I would definitely rent with Hughes Management again.
Thomas P.

I too have experienced nothing but frustration when trying to contact by phone the managers of three of this company’s downtown San Diego hotels. When I was able to contact what I can only describe as some sort of area manager that had information about multiple properties, I found him to be rude, unfamiliar with the management policies and procedures. I am still trying to locate housing but this company seems to have all the really affordable housing in this area locked in. My first question when calling about rooms is are they affiliated in any way with Hughes Management. If they say yes I politely end the conversation.

I’ve lived at the Mitchell Apartments for over six months now. I’ve stayed because of its cheap rent and close proximity to my school, but I am in the process of looking for a new place.
To the reviewer below regarding a maintenance request, don’t bother. They won’t fix it anyway. The other tenants in my building as well as myself have noticed that this management company excels in cheap, shoddy attempts at repairs. They don’t fix things the right way, to put it simply. The result is a building that pretty much looks like it could fall apart at any given time. It’s a shame, too, considering the company manages so many historic buildings that could really be quite charming if they were given the necessary attention.
Additionally, as a tenant of the green/​white building of the Mitchell Apartments, I must note that there is a severe cockroach infestation. Yeah, the company will come in and spray from time to time. It doesn’t help. The first time I reported this problem, the head of maintenance (Martine) said that the bug problem was because I need to clean my apartment more… but I keep a very clean space and any of the other tenants will tell you the entire building is infested. I also had a mouse when I first moved in. They gave me sticky traps and I removed the mouse myself. No others have been found since.
The adjacent yellow building which is also part of the complex is known for its bed bug infestation in addition to its cockroaches. A tenant moved out of apt. 1 this morning because her 6 year old son kept getting bug bites all over his face and body. She told me she had to remove everything from her kitchen, and all furniture from the walls to clean once or twice a week just to keep up with the cockroach problem.
Finally, the on-​site management, though they have always been friendly with me, are very loud, inconsiderate, and unprofessional.
Because they like to congregate and chain smoke in front of my only window, and won’t quiet down no matter how many times I’ve politely asked them to, I just had the displeasure of over-​hearing an incredibly derogatory conversation about a woman who is supposed to move in tomorrow.

UPSET and frustrated describes my experience trying to contact this agency to rent an apartment in the East Village for my daughter. 2 appointments were NO SHOW and no call to reschedule. Leaving several phone messages, there was no reply. How can a renting agent be impossible to contact? Since I own property, this is an agency I would never use.