AMLI Parkside

I’ve been living at Amli Parkside for almost 4 months. So far it has been great. The staff is so helpful. It’s a fantastic location and the one time I had to call maintenance they showed up in less than 15 minutes.

I moved in October 23, 2015 and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. Great price crosses great location.
Amenities: Comfortable café room with a conference room, coffee and computers to print and surf the internet
Gym: 24 hours
Staff: Very friendly
Outdoor pool, grill area, pool room inside & etc
Safe & Secure parking

I really wanted to love it here and I did… except for the mold that started growing not only in the bathtub (despite be doused with bleach all the time) but also on the bathroom wall shortly after we moved in. We have contacted the office twice about the issue. The first time, it was two men who told me it was normal and discoloration from the city water. When I told them I could not even take a bath because it would flow out with the water, they told me it was normal for mold to fall out of the main faucet. I could not stand the fact I could not get it to go away and ended up getting a home mold test from home depot. Once it grew like crazy and I realized I wasn’t crazy and that something really wasn’t right, we brought the issue to the main office again. They assured us that the head of facilities would come out and test it and find out the source of the mold. He said that he would follow up with a phone call that afternoon and a note would be left in our apartment. It has been 3 days and we still have heard nothing. It would be nice if they would simply do what they said and be more concerned about a possible mold problem in their units.

Nicole in the office helped my husband and I sign up to be tenants. She was such an enormous help and pleasure to work with. She had endless and infectious positivity, was very knowledgeable about the apartment building, surrounding areas and the entire process! She’s gold.
Very dog friendly and wonderful location for walkability.

My husband and I are living at AMLI Parkside for 6 months while our home in Morningside is being renovated. We love the layout of the one bedroom unit. Though small, we have room for everything we need, including us, two cats, and a king sized bed. Except for no under counter lights, the kitchen is great… surprisingly roomy and easy to work in, and storage is more than adequate. We eat most meals on the balcony, which manages to feel private but also affords an incredible view. Thanks to big windows and glass door, the apartment is always bright and airy, even on a gloomy day.
Best of all is the location! It’s across the street from 4^th Ward Park, blocks from Park City Market, Crog Street Market, the Atlanta Beltline, Inman Park, MLK historic district, Lotta Fruitta and the coolest little rockin R & B church (where we got off our bikes and danced outside the window) Bantam Bar, Amazza Pizza and Thumbs Up Diner. We ride our bikes everywhere… and feel safe because there are so many friendly people out and about. We love to eat out, but decisions on where to go are becoming more and more difficult, what with 3 or 4 cool new restaurants opening every week. I rarely need a car for anything, even groceries.
I decided to write this review because of some bad reviews I read. It seems evident that AMLI has heard the complaints and taken steps to improve service. We sleep with our window open, but when we moved in the garage exit door 3 floors below, woke us up screeching every time it opened. A couple days after we complained welders were on the job. Problem solved! Yesterday morning I requested service on our shower head, the ceiling fan and the sink stopper. All three were fixed by the time we got home that evening. That’s promt service in my book, and we appreciate it!
Many thanks to Steven and all the rest of the friendly staff at AMLI Parkside!
Chris and John

Juan is terrific. Whenever, I need anything, I can stop him and he hooks me right on up. I have lived here for approximately a year, and I have enjoyed each day of my stay. No complaints.

So far so good! We have been here just under a month and the place is simply amazing!
One word of CAUTION… THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX IS BUILT ON A HILL. Therefore, I suggest two things… 1) Have your leasing agent walk you to the interior door of the apartment you are interested in renting. You need to get a sense of where the apartment is in relation to the ground level. 2) Have your leasing agent physically show you the exterior balcony of the apartment so you can see where it is located compared to the ground level.
In some areas, the second, third, and even fourth level are actually on the GROUND. Unfortunately, my partner and I (and other tenants we found out) were misled on the exact location of our unit. Thankfully, we were able to switch to a higher unit at the last minute. Be specific and make sure you get the details and physically see the location of your apartment!

Lived here about 3 mos. now and overall it’s a 5 star experience. The people in the leasing office/​management are generally awesome, maintenance issues are handled promptly and effectively, the apartments themselves are nice, and the location is good. Plus they’re super dog friendly, which is great for me since I have a dog. :)
There’s just two not so great things:
1) The «valet trash» program, for which you pay a mandatory monthly fee, is super frustrating. There are a ton of rules about how you can put your trash out, some of them silly (ex: putting the trash out tied up nicely in a trash bag is NOT ok; you have to put your entire trash can out with it). If the rules aren’t followed the trash guys refuse to pick it up. Which leads to trash sitting in the hallway for weeks as residents and the trash guys have a passive aggressive standoff. Not cool guys. If we’re paying $ 25 a month for at-​your-​door trash pick up, please just pick it up.
2) If the power goes out (which has happened twice in the short time I’ve been here), you CANNOT GET INTO THE BUILDING or out of the garage, since the garage gates and the key fobs on all the doors are electric. Which led to me being locked out one morning when I went to walk my dog — without a phone, water, a hat or sunblock, etc. Fortunately I was able to find a maintenance guy (who was in the garage working on opening the gate so cars could at least exit) and he let me back in using an actual key. Of course, the leasing office was closed and even once I got my phone, when I tried to call the main AMLI number it was down too. So apparently no one planned for power outages? Back up generator anyone? Seems like a major overlook in a city where there are so many storms.
If these things were fixed (and they are both fixable) it’d be a 5-​star living experience. :)

I have lived here going on 5 years and the maintenance staff is one of the best things about this place. Big or small the staff will fix anything most of the time the same day. They even work around my dogs so I don’t have to keep them locked up for small maintenance issues. The office staff is very helpful as well. The only downside is the Aramark facility next door which is loud in the mornings. That is the only thing keeping from being five star. It is clean and they keep the pool and other amenities in great condition.

Lived here for 2 years with a roommate on the rear side of the building facing the park.
Pros:
Granite countertops
High ceilings
Nice patio
Great park/​beltline access
Very quick maintenance service
Welcoming to animals
Cons:
Christian daycare right outside
Crime (we actually reported a car break-​in we were witnessing — cops actually came in time!)
Yearly rent ramp-​up
After year 1, a $ 250 increase was proposed to me. After begging a bit, got it decreased to an additional $ 150. After year 2, a $ 300 plus increase was proposed and I left the property.
Also good to note that when you leave, they really get you for everything. I am relatively clean, and we were charged recarpeting for the entire unit. They cited dog stains, however our animals were very well trained and never entered the bedrooms. From reading other reviews looks like they try to get most tenants to foot the bill for new carpet throughout the unit.
Update — I guess management keeps up with their Unilocal reviews (see below). I moved out in 2013. Not sure why there is no record on their end. Closed on a condo with fixed interest last month in a great neighborhood — problem solved.

We have lived here for about 3 months now and the staff and maintenance are wonderful !!

Amli has been great. Our great service began with Steven and it has continued. He and Amili have been flexible with service request and my fiancé and I are pleased. We actually moved from another 04W apartment complex because of service, cleanliness, and safety. We have gotten each of those from Amli Parkside. We have felt safe and we are pleased. If your thinking of experiencing new borrow in Atlanta, this a great place to take your next step!

The service provided by the warm and friendly staff at Amli Parkside is outstanding.
They go above and beyond for their residents. The grounds and common areas are kept clean and well maintained. The amenities are top notch. I highly recommend
Amli Parkside if you are looking for a great apartment community.

I’ve lived at Amli Parkside for a little over 3 years and still enjoy living here. The leasing office staff are very nice and my dog loves to go and get his daily treat (s) from them. Having the high ceilings and nice appliances are a huge plus. I must say the pool has to be one of the nicest in the area and is never too crowded. There are plenty of lounge chairs so you’ll always find a spot with the almost full day of sun. The location is great and you just have to be «safety smart» just as you would living at any of the other complexes in the area; that comes with the up and coming area. Maintenance staff are also really nice and respond to requests in a timely manner. Overall my experience has been a good one at Amli Parkside.

I have lived at AMLI Parkside for a year and a half, and I love it! I adore living on the park, and being so close to all that Atlanta has to offer. With PCM opening and the Atlanta Beltline there is a lot of wonderful focus on the O4W neighborhood. It’s thriving and it’s lively. There are a lot of great and friendly people that live here, as well. The staff has been wonderful to me and my two four legged babies. Always so courteous, they know who I am and they are very responsive to me needs. I will stay here as long as possible!

To be honest, I am extremely surprised by all of the 5 star ratings Amli Parkside has received recently. Must be first year residents…
I lived in this complex for two years, and was extremely happy and relieved the day I moved out. When I first moved in, I loved my apartment and the complex — great location, great amenities, granite counter tops, lots of space, huge laundry room — a great bang for your buck! A year went by, no hassles, and they raised the rent $ 100. It was manageable, so I stayed on another year. And that’s when things got bad.
Sure, you have a gorgeous apartment, but it has ugly, industrial carpeting and is oddly shaped, leaving a lot of wasted space. A fully gated parking deck is a plus, except for when cars are stolen out of the deck on several occasions. The amenities are great, but at least one of the treadmills is always broken, and residents never clean the equipment (c’mon, man!). The on-​site maintenance staff is amazing (Juan is the best employee at the complex, hands down), but the management is sub-​par.
I had a few incidents with entitled neighbors who would play music and video games well into the night (warning: the walls are paper thin). When contacting management to find a peaceful resolution, I was told to just call the courtesy officer every time, and they would decide if the resident was not keeping a respectful noise level (note: when I first moved in, the lease contained quiet hours, however I noticed that this had been removed from the lease for the second year). I was hopeful when placed my first three AM phone call, by the fifth my outlook for resolution seemed a little jaded, and by the twentieth-​plus, I was beyond frustrated. I have several videos of Nikki Minaj blasting obscenities through my ceiling at three o’clock in the morning, and gunfire from video games blasting through my walls at four. This lasted well over sixth months, with the final resolution being the neighbor’s decision to move out after the expiration of their lease. That is completely unacceptable to me, and thus made the decision easy to leave once my lease was up. Not to mention, they raised the rent another $ 100 if I were to renew, which is beyond absurd for the quality of the apartment, complex, and treatment by management. There are several newer complexes in the area in which you can find better quality, BRAND NEW apartments, with better amenities, walls with concrete barriers between apartments, and management that actually cares.
If you work hard and enjoy coming home to relax, stay away. You’re better off elsewhere. I think I’m still trying to catch up from my lack of sleep from the past nine months. Amli Parkside — overrated and underwhelming.

Great property and staff is amazing!

Property is clean and modern. Management and staff are very helpful and accommodating. One of the best complexes in the area.

I am a huge proponent of Unilocal and its ability to highlight great businesses and warn against bad ones. This strong belief is the only reason I am taking the time to write this negative review of AMLI Parkside.
I have lived on this AMLI property for almost two years. During which time I have seen the exponential price increase mentioned by other reviewers and the change of management. Unfortunately, the current management is more worried about making $ than providing residents customer service and the «worry-​free, high-​value living experience» they claim on their website. I have had other issues with the management but my below description is the most recent and the most appalling.
I received a voice mail over the weekend (while I was out of own) stating that the resident who lives above me flooded their apartment again via their faulty washing machine. The AMLI leasing office professional was inquiring whether I had experienced any flooding 19 minutes before their office closed for the day. I received the message after they closed for the day. Being out of town, I immediately called back and left both an emergency and non-​emergency voice mail for the office. INSTEAD of calling me and leaving a voice mail, the office personnel should have knocked on my door to see if someone was home and used their key to make sure no damage was incurred to my property BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE DAY.
Needless to say, once investigated there was damage. The maintenance official then also admitted that he was not made aware of the flooding until I left a voice mail –meaning the AMLI office staff failed to notify the maintenance manager of the building of an emergency in the building.
It is clear that this instance was pure negligence, on the part of AMLI Parkside on several counts.
(1) The flooding had happened before for the same reason, and AMLI had assured me that it would be taken care of — but did not take the promised actions.
(2) The damage could have been much less or even a non-​issue if the staff at AMLI had bothered to check the damage in my apartment when the flooding occurred or before they closed for the day.
(3) It is clear that the staff in the property office were not really concerned about the emergency, as they did not bother to inform the maintenance manager of the ongoing flooding before they left for the day.
An office employee actually called me the next day and told me that she was not negligent on the matter, further adding to my mistrust of the office staff and management.
It pains me to write this review as the complex has to be potential to be great (due to its location and units) and honestly once was, but management has really done a horrible job. Management was not loyal to their customers and is not providing the customer service they charge for. As a result it has become one of the lowest rated apartments in the area. Simply put, I would strongly suggest you look elsewhere.

AMLI Parkside: Live Somewhere Else.
I moved out of AMLI Parkside a month ago. And let me tell you: If you like living with money-​grubbing corporate ghouls, you’ll love this place.
From the second we signed the lease, we’ve been burdened with nonsensical ‘administrative fees’, horrible customer service, and paper-​thin walls. You even have to pay for your own electronic key fobs ($ 50 a pop).
AMLI is a national holding company of apartment complexes, so it’s no surprise that policy trumps tenant need. Rent’s a day late because of banking issues? Policy says that’s an extra $ 50.
The Interiors: I lived in AMLI’s ‘Journey’ floorplan: the largest plan in the complex gets you a 1200-​square-​foot box outfitted with shitty carpet (which irreparably snagged the first day we moved in, the complex is charging us to replace all carpet regardless of damage), and marginal fixtures. Both bathrooms and kitchen are outfitted with granite countertops and undersunk sinks. They’re pretty nice, easy to clean.
The rooms and bedrooms are chock-​full of weird wall angles – a jigsaw of ‘space-​saving’ design that only yields unusable wall space and makes furniture a pain in the ass to move in.
AMLI’s in the Old 4^th Ward, located 2 just blocks east of Boulevard – humble home to crack houses, drive-​by shootings, armed robbery, and some of the worst violence in the city. If you love police chases on your street, once again, you’ll love AMLI.
The managers of the complex will be quick to tell you crime has subsided, or merely doesn’t reach AMLI Parkside. Within a few weeks of moving in, there were multiple cars broken into INSIDE the secure parking garage. Homeless people were found sleeping in tenants’ cars. And multiple people were mugged at AMLI Old 4^th Ward a few blocks away.
If crime doesn’t scare you, maybe the Atlanta Dream Center will. Haven’t heard of the Atlanta Dream Center? Think of it as Scientology for beginners. The church uses the north side of the complex on Angier Ave as its personal parking lot, event space, and weekly rap battles and Christian battles of the bands (seriously). Oh and who could forget Jesusween (righteous halloween)? The event clogged the street for the better part of a day. If you love loud hordes of churchgoers waking you up on the weekend, AMLI is right up your alley.
Epilogue: I moved out of AMLI over a month ago now, and they’re still going to make me pay to recarpet the entire unit (including carpet that wasn’t damaged) OR send me to collections.
Bottom Line: Move into AMLI if you like nice sinks, granite countertops, gang violence, Christian rap battles (whether you want to hear them or not), Paper-​thin walls, douchey neighbors, and police manhunts on your street.
Spend your money somewhere else. AMLI will get you coming and going.