Forest Park

Only positive staff I can talk about these apartments, remodeled apartments, it’s my first time renting and Sue help me with all the process very easy and smooth.

Went to look for a new place and landed here. Great costumer service, especially this wonderful woman Breanna who was not only extremely helpful, but very knowledgable of the area and made my decision do much easier.

I came here to visit a friend and I was so impressed. Breanna, Sue, and Danielle all were so nice and helpful. Beautiful property and the inside is just as nice

New remodeled apartments, beautiful property, Breanna and all the staff are nice and helpful. New washers/​dryers and monthly events keep this place alive. Keep it up Forest!

Wow, what a change from a few years ago. These guys have really upped their game.
Newly remodeled units, clean and fresh appearance on the grounds, great swimming pools, and the staff are on the ball. What ever you need Breanna, Danielle, and Sue are happy to help, quick and with great attitudes.
Oh did I mention one of the best Happy Hour Mexican restaurants less than a half mile away. My car knows it’s own way home.

Upgrades for the better I can really see a change. Really liking the new washing machines and we don’t have to keep up with a wash card, you can use credit or debit card!!! And the doors are locked from the outside, so no outsiders are coming in using our laundry.
Really like the interaction that the staff has with the residents, make you feel more comfortable and I feel like I can trust them.
Military friendly and VERY understanding! When I had a problem with my pay, I immediately let them know, they gave me a few more days, even though I went over and got charged a late fee, it could’ve been worse.

I have lived here for around 3 years and it has been tough, I am moving because of that, however this building has a new management team and I have to be honest, It I had not already committed to moving to LA area I would seriously consider staying, this team has put in New BBQ, New washing machines. new building unit labeling our apt #‘s and a really cool cabana at the pool area. This place is really shaping up and I cannot say enough about Breanna! and the entire management staff they are great!

So far so good! We moved in around the end of December and we love it so far. We moved into a 2 bedroom and it is very spacious and affordable compare to other places! SUE has been so helpful through the process, she remembered our name since day one and always wants to help and makes you feel right at home.
Cons— laundry facility isn’t the best, they recently updated them but we just use the place up the street since we had a bad experience with our close reeking like dog.
Other than that WE LOVE IT HERE! & Thank you again Sue, you’ve been great to us!

I was very impressed by the excellent customer service I received at Forest Park Apartments. Sue, Danielle & Breanna went above & beyond. They were attentive, knowledgeable & very patient with all of my questions.

Lived here for 2 years. Management changed a while ago and it was for the best. None of my recent maintenance issues have had a band aid put on them and they’ve been handled amazingly. New laundry machines are cool! You can see when your laundry is really done. Tina and all the other staff are very helpful. Keep up the good work!

The people here are great, especially Breanne. She is definitely one of my favorite people not only did she help me find a home she helped with furniture as well. This woman has THE BEST customer service I have ever seen if you need help with anything she does everything in her power to help and she is so sweet when you go here if you need anything ask for Breanne.

The new management company has improved tremendously! So many new upgrades. We have had new flooring, cabinets, walls painted fresh and new washer and dryers! Sue has been a real big help in helping my husband and I move in. The management is always on top of what needs to be replaced and they are outstanding in making sure you resolve all the issues you may have! I recommend moving into these apartments! Area is great!

Recently signed a lease with forest park. All the girls in the office are very friendly and professional. I used to live in the community and the previous management sucked. The new management really is taking care of the place. Keeping the complex and landscaping nice and are doing awesome updates in the apartments with wood floors and brand new kitchens/​bathrooms etc. Would recommend renting from here.

Improved! The new management company has stepped up with the upgrades. We’ve had new washer/​dryers, grill, pool furniture, my apartment has new floors. I’ve lived here for 4.5 years and this new management company and its staff has been the easiest to deal with. Maintenance orders are completed day of or the very next day. Brianna, Sue and the manager Danielle are pleasant and actually follow up with you. This is a great place to live, take into account that this is Fletcher Hills area, I think this is the nicest area of El Cajon.

The leasing team @ Forest Park are so supportive to Military, and are very knowledgable of options and availability. I would highly recommend people to capitalize on this deal.

We really haven’t lived here very long at all, but so far this is a wonderful complex. The application process was very simple. We dealt with Breanna, Susan and Danielle and every single one of them was courteous and prompt in answering our questions. We have found the staff to be very caring and concerned for the residents. During our walk through, Susan even checked to make sure the locks were working on our windows, so in our opinion that showed the level of concern for our safety. I’m not sure where the noisy neighbor comments are coming from, for the amount of residents, this place is extremely quiet. We are very happy to be part of this community.

As if this apartment complex couldn’t get shadier there’s now BED BUGS. We called yesterday morning after feeling like bugs were crawling on us all night and we woke up with bites all over us. I called the office and told her what was going on and the girl actually said, «are you in building 1210?» And I said we were and she let me know they were aware of the problem and several other apartments had already complained. She said they didn’t know where they had come from but someone would be out Wednesday to investigate and take care of the issue. I told her we couldn’t wait till then to have someone come look! They’re bed bugs! We are being eaten alive in an infested apartment! She said we could pay for someone to come out but they wouldn’t pay for that. They would only take care of it Wednesday. So we had to go a hotel and they refuse to pay for the hotel we are stuck in or prorate our rent while we aren’t able stay in our own apartment. If ur a current resident check ur place asap! Because they are nasty, itchy and painful. And if ur looking at renting stay FAR away from the 1210 building, that’s the first one on the street next to the timbers because that’s where the infestation currently is. I just called the city of San Diego Public Health and Housing Department since they don’t seem to be taking the issue very seriously.

I have lived in apartments since I was born, 30 of my 35 years in East County, most in El Cajon. I have never in my life seen rent increases like Forest Park does them. We just got new owners and nothing has changed. Our rent started at $ 1,220 2 years ago for what is an average sized apartment. The next year we got notice that if we wanted to renew it would now be $ 1,260 per month ($ 480 annual increase). We just got notice for our lease that ends in a few months and our rent is going up another $ 75 per month. No explanation, it’s simply $ 75 more per month.
I have seen some notices that new and exciting things are going on, yet none of those things happen in our already occupied units. When we moved in it was estimated we would get new carpet in a few months. Has never happened. Now we are going to pay $ 900 more per year based on no logical upgrade to our apartment or services??? The worst part is the notices we get seem to make us believe that this is supposed to be normal to our property management and owners. Yeah $ 75 bucks more what they hey?
Our apartments were painted last year this is correct, the outside of them. We happen to live on a wall facing the street and I can tell you that nothing structurally was improved, they were literally just slapped with a new coat of paint and wood shingles. We are now currently looking for a new home and we thought, okay after a $ 40 per month increase last year they won’t be able to justify another increase this year for no reason whatsoever, but they amazed us and almost doubled last year’s increase.
On top of all of this the utility system is absurd. The complex uses the RUBS system in which we are just all pooled together and then pay sewage, trash water, gas based on our square footage. Cutting back on things like water use have no effect whatsoever and provide no motivation for residents to conserve because you can only control your use. This past summer in July we tried to be «good water citizens» because we were in a deep drought. We saw absolutely no impact on our bill. We also get billed to be billed. We literally get a charge on our utilities to be billed. We’ve never paid trash, water, sewage as a separate utility anywhere we have ever lived before this complex, nor did we have to pay for a parking permit for the complex we were paying to live in.

I would rate this apartment complex 5 stars just because their leasing agent Madison is so beautiful and probably the prettiest leasing agent in the world of leasing agents but it’s actually a great complex with a friendly staff. also, the staff is always prompt to help when something isn’t right with your unit or the area surrounding your unit. whenever I have a problem the staff starts to fix it that very instant. Lisa is awesome too always so helpful. but I’m pretty much in love with Madison.
seriously, I’ve lived here for over a year and have been satisfied with my spacious unit and friendly staff. —– not gonna lie a little pricey for El Cajon, though.
still, pretty big units and very comfy… and I never hear my neighbors which is always a good thing. I highly recommend if you’re looking for an apartment in the El Cajon area.

We just moved in and ok it is not the best place on Earth but doesn’t seem that horrible either. Our unit is nice. It was really clean when I did the move-​in inspection, HOWEVER, the screens were broken and there were bugs coming in the apartment — took me a week to get someone to come out and fix it. Yes there is dog poop all over but that really has nothing to do with management there are tons of people here that just walk their dogs look at their poop and walk away. eh, you’re supposed to clean that up… the only crappy thing that has happened so far is that someone stole my damn ceramic frog from right outside my door! for real people?! hope the poor lil frog brings you happiness!
Oh the really really really sucky thing is the phone never gets answered, call once, twice, three, four 975,000 times and they will NOT answer the phone. I am really gonna have to work on learning smoke signals before my lease is up!
On the other hand, everyone I’ve met seems nice. Not a million unattended children running around like the old place we used to live in… So far, so … well so far it’s «ok»…