The Missions At Rio Vista Apartments

If you are looking for a safe place, this is not your place. If you are looking for a quiet place, this is not your place. If you are looking to feel that the tenant is welcome, this is not your place.
For more than two years, the management has promised to secure the trash areas. They are wide open. As we back up to Friars Road, it is a welcome mat for the homeless who are dangerous and violent and either walk in or jump the fence. Management says «Call the police» but they can’t get here in time, especially if you have been attacked. I personally have been attacked by them with rocks, broken bottles, trash, spit, unleashed Pit Bulls, and even a gun while asking these people to leave. Besides recycles, I have sent management pictures of the identity thefts that they dig out of the dumpsters. They go into the garages, break into apartments (even on the second floor with a ladder), and walk or sleep in the corridors outside your door. Nothing like coming home to that in the middle of the night. We have found them bathing in the pool, and attacked others as well as exposed themselves to people here. There is no Security. «Security» is a five minute drive thru in the morning and the night to lock and unlock the pool and business center. When they do come on site, they don’t even patrol the back side of the property (where I live– hence the vagrants at my door). I have lost personal property off of my own patio. And during the summer months, they rent the empty dwellings to foreign exchange students and turn it into a frat house that drink until 5 in the morning. Their answer is to close the business center and the pools to the residences early for the summer without notice to us that they changed the terms of the lease. Speaking of the pool and business center, once those students come in, you will not be able to use it the rest of the summer. They will never yield. The halls are filthy, including cigarette butts even though there is a No Smoking Policy on premises. Large dogs never stop barking, and the parking is ridiculous; spaces are extra small that even the mirrors hit each other and the guests parking in the fire lanes because the residents use the few guest spaces.

This is my last month here and honestly thank goodness. I have never been treated more rudely or disrespectfully by office staff in my years of renting!
Every month was a battle just to turn in my rent, the grounds are never clean and full of dog poop and the trash area is filthy with bags overflowing constantly. I have put in multiple work orders for my dishwasher– still broken! My tub still doesn’t drain properly and my washer has issues from purely old ware and tare, my front door paint has been peeling and scratched; all have gone without someone even coming by to check on. All of the cosmetics, appliance and typical apartment living issues aside such as noisy neighbors that go without any sort of action or random fighting in the street, the office is terrible! You can repaint the outside from the street view but you can’t fix the upmost disrespect to tenants! Also, they raised the rent even though they are the most out dated and worst location on Friars. Save yourself the frustration and money and go to any other complex.

I moved to this place almost 2 years ago & I must say it’s definitely changed quite a bit since then. I love my 1 bedroom apartment, it has everything I need, w/​d, central ac & heat, balcony, assigned parking & I’ve never had an issue with any problems.
What I hate:
All you hear are dogs parking, they’re allowing too many in hear & they allow big ones so usually early in the morning it sounds like a pound.
They don’t clean the stairwells or stairs.
It’s very noisy, I have to call security every weekend now.
You can’t get into either pool because people bring groups of friends in that are drinking & playing rough in the pools.
And last but not least, they have a deal with the Irish government to allow a shit load of kids stay here for the entire summer. Last year some apartments have 7 – 8 kids in them. They’re up every night partying, throwing bottles, loud music & there is absolutely no way that anyone can get into the pools. This is very unfair to those of us that live here but it’s a way for them to make «a lot of money» as I was told so they don’t care.
If you see this place keep driving it’s more like a frat house & not just on weekends.

2242 Gill Village Way,
San Diego, CA 92 108
1 bed · 1 bath · 706 sqft
FOR RENT
$ 1,553/mo
Oops no, bait & switch

True What the 1 star says on here.
Unfriendly and unprofessional staff. Always new faces, I wonder if they just quit or get fired for bad attitude .
Also, they will find ways to keep your deposit, so Kiss your deposit bye bye bye. Bunch of thieves.
Here is my short story (move in there and you can find out for yourself, but you have been warned.)
When I moved in, my unit was very filthy. The manager, Heather (I think that was her name) did a walk thru. Bathroom was nasty, bathtub was dirty and toilet had yellow stains. She had her crew come clean it right away. Carpet was cleaned again few days after I moved in after numerous complaints to mngmt for the stains on the carpet.. It still looked dirty.
Also, I saw some homeless people always going over trash early am, and dumpster seems to always be full and smelly. Not sure how tenants living close to the dumbster put up with that lovely smell and the well fed flies?? When you are outside, if you are not smelling dog poo, you are smelling dog waste, lol. Be careful stepping on big dog poo.
I called few times to complain about the noise the people above me made and they said there was nothing they can do about it.
To make a long story short, I I Left unit cleaner than when I moved in, and they still kept every penny plus they wanted more. First time ever loosing a deposit.
I guess they have 2 overall Stars for a reason. Should be 1 if you ask me.
I noticed they never answer after 5:30pm.
Renters read all the negative comments made by other tenants before moving there. Be very careful renting there.
I wonder if the 5 stars they have on here are given by the staff or people that work for RV ??

TOTAL RIP OFF!!! Do not rent here!!! This is a large corporate complex. There is no way to communicate because they don’t have the balls to put their number on any of their correspondence. We had a 6 month lease. After moving out and leaving the place cleaner than when moved in, we were hit with a ridiculous cleaning fees, paint touch up fees, (we put nothing on the walls while we were there), also included fees like $ 75.63 for something called «Notice fee». It really amounts to extortion because you want to keep your credit clean so you just have to pay it. Parking is a NIGHTMARE.

Still very disappointed with this place and we will be moving out this year. We have some new people who moved in next door and its apparent one of them pushes drugs for a living. I have never heard a door knocked on so many times a night in my life. There is always a shady character parked in there spot, waiting for their order to be ready. Baby mama is always over using really bad language in the parking lot. The first week they moved in «the other girl» was out in the hall way crying and screaming… The people who live below us constantly blow their cig smoke up into our windows, we informed the office but they still do it so now we just close up the windows on once side of our apartment even on the nice days so that’s sad. Second hand smoke is a major health risk so that should be addressed. Rent was recently increased by 10% (the max legally allowed per year) for what… I don’t know because there is always dog droppings on the sidewalk or planting area, also addressed with the office. The dog park they built looks like crap and is full of mud when it rains. The trash situation is beyond stupid. Someone made a comment in another rating about trash pickers, her comment is correct. There must be a way to fix that issue. We don’t even know who the new manager is now that Anna left but things went from bad to worse if that’s possible. One of the only pluses in this place is the maintenance guys who are always very nice and stop to say hello. The office staff always seems to have a chip on their sholder

Loud, loud, loud. And terrible parking.
This entire complex has been the most stressful living situation I’ve ever experienced. Where to start. First of all, the parking situation is terrible. There’s been someone parked in my assigned spots many times to where I had to call a tow truck. The visitors spots total to about 20 around the property; for a complex this large you NEVER can find a visitors spot and residents frequently park their oversized pickup trucks in two of the spots permanently. My mom and I have two cars for the both of us and we are forced to park «on the street». Getting off work at 11pm or later, there is literally no street parking so you have to park in Wendy’s parking lot and WALK (I live on the furthest end).
Over the summer they were «test painting» my building. It’s the ugliest color ever! They just stopped painting for two weeks out of no where and it was a half painted building. And we have the LOUD Mexican painters yelling two feet away from each other. When they finally finished (I thought) we got word last week they will be starting again to redo the job! I just got woken up at 8am by a power washer and a man on my balcony. I thought this was over a few months ago so I’m pissed.
Over the summer we had around 15 units taken over by foreign exchange students from Germany. They partied Every Single Night until 5 am sometimes. My mom called so many times to make noise complaints and the unit across from us got to ride out their lease but the leasing office said «we are taking care of it in a few weeks». Yeah really? They did NOTHING every time we made complaints. We weren’t the only ones to call security either. The guys body slammed my car leaving a Huge Dent in my car on their moving day. I’m just thankful their gone, but why should I have to pay the price (now in more ways than one).
The units are spacious and the place would be okay if the management changed entirely (maybe). There were a few minor things in the unit, like my dryer is terrible. I haven’t bothered trying the dishwasher because it looks nasty. And there’s been a handprint on my ceiling since I got here. So weird

This place is a nightmare. Have asked numerous times to have homeless situation for dumpster divers problem fixed. Nothing done. I have had numerous things stolen from me on so many occasions. Nothing done. Told call the police. Do not rent here!

This is the most disorganized and unprofessional place to live. It’s too bad too because my apartment is nice and in a great area but the people that work here ruin it. They don’t haven enough parking and fine you for using what visitor parking there is here. Anytime I have a question or issue I dread going to the office because it’s always clueless workers trying to look busy with a bad attitude. Rent is outrageous and now mail packages are being fined. I can not wait to move. If I could give a negative star rating I would.

This place is TERRIBLE! Stay away and save your money!!! It’s been one thing after another with this place but the final straw was multiple unannounced fire alarm testing. I understand that this needs to be done but at 0830 on s Sunday am?! That’s just ridiculous and what was the need to do another today (Monday) at the same hour? I am not happy with this place one bit and am counting down these last 4 months before I can run far away from this location… Not to mention I have been a resident here since 2013 and the rent just keeps going up every year (by at least 100 every time) parking is a mess plus terrible guest parking situation. (I almost every day find someone in my ASSIGNED parking spot) forget complaining to the front office about anything not only do they make you feel like your bothering them they like to get snappy and quick with attitudes. I’ve also heard «I was too busy with other resident needs» or «the pool maintenance guy was taking my time» these people do not know the first thing in customer care. Office input the wrong apartment number once for a faulty dryer and it took them nearly a MONTH before my issue was fixed. I was sent to another apartment in a different building on the third floor to do my laundry. I’ve also asked multiple times to have my blinds switched from Vertical to horizontal and I was told that they do not use horizontal blinds but I can clearly see many apartments with horizontal blinds! Oh and be sure to take a flash light and some kind of self defense tool to take out your trash since there is ALWAYS trash pickers sifting through the trash!!! Seriously one of the WORST places to live in Mission Valley. Do not be fooled by the location you will be much better off living anywhere but here!

The complex is nice. My reason for moving here was the unit size and I could have a garage. The staff was so friendly when I first became a tenant. BUT, if you have any type of issue the customer service is AWFUL! I have had a concern and for 5 days have asked to speak to the manager and I am being completely ignored. You do NOT want to live here if you have company over much or own more then one vehicle because the parking is extremely limited and they source a company to patrol the lot that is tow happy. I’ve been told the maintenance gets kickbacks for calling cars to be towed. True or not. They do not have good customer service or are helpful in time of need.

I’ve had the best customer service from India she’s amazing! She’s made my move so easy from Denver Colorado.

If you want to pay $ 2000 a month for second rate service and amenities, then please sign a lease. Students from all over Europe have descended on The Missions. They are loud, disregard rules towards smoking, pool/​hot tub hours, and leave their trash all over the property. I guess the almighty dollar is more important than taking the time to create a peaceful and serene community. When we’ve complained, we are told its temporary and you «live and learn.» Just two days ago, a crew of 7 – 10 moved out (aren’t there rules as to the number of people who can legally domicile in a one bedroom?) only to be replaced with yet another group. I’m all about people having opportunity, but don’t make these people exceptions to the rules. I’m going to go and sweep the cigarette butts up now and retrieve the garage out of he pool. The property management doesn’t care enough to do this for its tenants…

I would give this place a 4.5 if I can but a 4 is fitting. Why not a 5? Well there are some things that need improvement but overall this place is better than great, but rather amazing! Awesome location (other than the fact that you really can’t walk anywhere for restaurants) but it is close to the beach, shopping, downtown and airport. I like this place enough to come back and consider it again but I just moved after living here one year to try other options since I am new to San Diego (2 years)
Currently, many are complaining about the Irish kids who come here. While I agree management should do something, by law, it is equal housing opportunity and they had to give them a chance. I am now living in an apartment that once had them and Long story short, they will be out by end of summer and I’m fairly confident that management will not allow them back in the future. It was very annoying and tough to be woken up at 11pm-​5 am on a week day when I already wake at 5:30am.
Management was good and Teresa and Josh really helped us out a lot! Maintenance was great, nice, friendly and if anything broke they were there the same day or next available time. Never really had to wait in the year i was there. Is this place perfect? No, but no place is. They constantly try to maintain or upgrade the complex, via new dog park, new BBQ grills, nice patio furniture.
OVerall, this is a great place to call home and many people do! I myself did and would again. I think it would be nice if they did community events as well.
I think they just added security after 10pm so that should help with a lot of things!
Pros for living here:
Great location in SD and fairly residential with young professionals. Typically its not noisy!
Very nice complex with many amenities that you won’t even use!
BBQ with gas line and 2 Pool that is well maintained!!!
Gym that is 24 hours with access to bathrooms.
Close to san diego river for fitness and nature walks
Cons:
There is a lot of dog poop but that is up to the owners! The maintenance does go by fairly often to clean up after these people but its just too much. I suggest more doggy stations, especially one at the front if not 2 in order to help out with this. Overall, they should encourage and enforce those who do not pick up. Security should «write them up»
If you like to walk to a bar, restaurant like I do, this is not the place. Its a little more spaced out and you will need a car.
Parking is tough for guests and for residents with minimal spaces available.

The apartment and amenities are nice. However, there are a bunch of rowdy kids that moved in May or June of 2015 causing my time here to be quite unpleasant. These kids wake up at 3−5am jumping in the pools DURING THIS TIME. During the evening on the weekdays, they crank up the music, scream and yell. It’s like Irish shores here now. I would like to open my windows to enjoy the weather, but due to the extreme amount of noise, I have to turn on my air conditioner and close my windows. I think the kids that just moved in should pay for my air conditioning now!!!
If you want piece and quiet,
. These kids have no courtesy for anyone. Management of course has done nothing useful with the numerous amounts of complaints. I guess we all have to suffer until these kids find a job or something to do besides partying. What a shame. Good job Missions. I hope you read this is make a change SOON.

This place is a joke. Parking sucks and it’s like living in a college dorm. There’s always someone parking in our spot. About 40 kids just moved in and party every night at the pool and in their apartments. It’s loud until about midnight and they have no respect for their neighbors. The pool area is trashed and the hot tub keeps getting shut down because of an unknown substance. There needs to be a number to call after hours for noise complaints so the cops don’t have to be called. Management obviously haven’t done anything about the complaints that have been made because it’s still going on. It’s just been a horrible experience living here.

If you want a quiet place to live DO NOT move here! The missions at rio vista recently let over 30 foreign students move in and they occupy at least 7 apartments. They are up ²⁴⁄₇ making noise and trashing the apartment complex. Forget trying to find a place to lay by the pool all of the foreigners have taken that over. I went and told josh about this problem and he said «they are new and feel like they are on vacation». Just because they are new doesn’t mean they don’t have to be respectful of others.
We had tried to get a new fridge for over a year because the one we had was so old the temperature control did not work. We lost $ 100’s in food because they didn’t want to replace it. We were not able to use our dishwasher because it would not even clean a dish. It was the original dishwasher in the apartment.
If you want to live in a clean community don’t live here. No one picks up their dog poop. The missions at rio vista let’s anyone move in to fill up apartments. They don’t get quality people to move in that want to take care of the community.
It’s hard to get anything taken care of here. Spend your money somewhere else. You will not be happy here!

Teresa Zamorano, where do I even begin. This lady deserves a raise!!!
My fiancé and I have been looking into moving into Mission Valley area. Up until today we have visited several places. The Missions Rio Vista Apartments won our hearts.
It is everything that we have been looking for and more.
With having a Great Dane, it is not an easy find a place. Every other place claimed to be pet lovers but discriminated our baby.
From the get-​go Teresa was been very helpful and responsive. To every single email we got a response within 24 hours.
During our tour today she took great care of us.
Needless to say, we are beyond excited, are signing the lease and moving in next month.
Thank you Missions Rio Vista and your team!

Staff at office needs to work on their people skills or at least knows how to answer a basic question. Staff immediately directed me to her manager, because couldn’t process the simple question of «how do I pay for my water bill?». Instead she told me «rent is due and you have not payed!».
Long story short, if you want to get a simple answer with somewhat courtesy you will need to talk to someone other than loathing office staff.