Avalon Apartments

I consider myself a very tolerant person, and it really takes a lot to upset me. But honestly, I hate it here.
I had signed an 18 month contract to get cheaper rent. I thought that it looked like a nice place with good management. So no problem. $ 200 more a month than my previous larger place, but you get what you pay for. Signed the line and got my keys. Then the problems began.
I work a later shift at my job that I get off at 11:30 p.m. Lucky for me, I found out that there was no where to park! Yay! I would come home and circle the apartment complex (just what I want to do after coming home from work). Maybe I could find a spot in front of another unit, but it was always nice to walk by all of the cars that did not have a parking decals that were parked in front of my building.
And on that note, with my decal, I parked on the curb because it was the only spot. Literally. Woke up the next morning and had a wonderful little parking ticket that said my car was documented and any further violations and my car would be towed. YET NOT A SINGLE TICKET FOR ALL OF THE CARS IN PARKING SPACES WITHOUT DECALS!!!
So I started having to park outside the gates in front of the clubhouse to come home.
Then without any notice, we all see a sign that says «under new management». Well isn’t that lovely. But seemed like all the same people still worked there. But we sure got tons of notices about all the construction that is going to be taking place! Oh boy! Needless to say, I got all my cardio in jumping for joy!
And that has been about as fun as it sounds. Random people outside your apartment (and inside! so awesome!) with paint sprayers couldn’t be that bad. And that part wasn’t. What wasn’t advertised was that they were going to spend the morning hammering outside the unit replacing siding. Yes that was lovely. This has been going on for months.
So why am I writing this review? Well it was only just recently the poor camels back snapped. Unannounced power tools IN THE BREEZEWAY IN THE MORNING!!! It is so ridiculous I can’t fathom it. How could you, as landlords, not notify residents when you decide to cut stupid boards and screw them into the ceiling WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE??? It was so lovely to wake up to. That’s why I have all the time to write this: D
And that’s only the beginning. Forget that their office stuff never works and the gates always seem broken. And the lights are always blown out and the dog crap collection cans are always full. Apparently this new management is so full of shite, they can’t take it out anymore.
Honestly the part that bothers me the most is we are not told of things that are happening. When we signed our lease, there was no mention of construction. There is little notice of what they are actually going to be doing.
If you’ve read this far then good for you. Please don’t make the same mistake I did when I signed the contract. There is a new complex being build just up the road and I’ll probably check into that one.
To conclude:
Beware all lost souls who enter here! Avalon is not under the kind management of King Arthur, but rather it feels like under the oppressive leadership of the Morgan la Fey!!! Get out while you still can!!!

I’ve lived in quite a few apartments as my husband is in the federal government and we bounce around quite a bit. I was only in Pensacola for about 6 months from March-​August 2015. With the lack of gainful employment, I had a lot of time to spend at home, in this particular apartment complex. Parts of the apartment complex were great, others… not so much.
The first thing was that Avalon is a gated community. But only sometimes, when they feel like it. Like most gated communities, the main gate is open during morning and evening rush hour; which I think is an excellent idea. But, then sometimes the timer wasn’t completely working and the gate wouldn’t close for the rest of the day. That was in the beginning of March/​April. Then, in July, the box to add in your code was hit and was dangling by the wires for 3 days while the gate was left open. Other times, the gate is propped open by a cement block. I’m not sure what that’s about, or why you would even have a gate if it’s left open all the time.
Like most apartment complexes; most of the staff are inept at the job. I ordered something online. The tracking showed that it was delivered. I checked the mailbox and had nothing. So I went into the office and they informed me they didn’t have any package for me. I checked my mailbox the next day (I wasn’t sure how big the box was!) and the following day, and on the 3^rd day I had my husband ask the office to check for a package. Again, no package. Fast forward close to 2 months and I had another package delivered. I called and asked if I had something in the office, and I did! Yay! When I go pick it up, I was given 2 packages, the new and the old one (that stood 2FT off the ground) that I was looking for 2 months ago! Looking at the shipping label, I saw that it did indeed have my full name and my apartment number. I simply asked the question why I didn’t receive it sooner and the answer was «We mislabeled it.» Here I had been blaming the USPS. With such a large box that sat for 2 months, wouldn’t someone in the staff take the initiative to contact me? But no, everyone in the office did the bare minimum. That’s probably why the staff is never consistent other than the Assistant Manager. It’s a revolving door of new staff constantly.
The only saving grace regarding the staff is the main maintenance guy. Not sure his name, but he had to come in in the beginning of my lease to fix my oven as it kept tripping the breaker. Then, a few months later we had a giant wasp nest on our balcony and he came by and knocked it down. Afterwards he said he was allergic so I really appreciated it that he took the time and effort to knock it down!
The actual apartment was okay. Lots of space and wide hallways so you can move furniture and a screened in patio. As I was out of state trying to secure the apartment, I did a lot over the phone/​email. I asked if it was new carpet and I received an enthusiastic «Yes!» Much to my surprise when I moved in and it was not. They charge you $ 40 for a washer/​dryer each month. I guess that’s normal for that area.
I spent a lot of time in the gym. For how small it is, there’s a lot of equipment and free weights and a squat machine. The pool was usually clean during the week, but not during the weekend. Lots of leaves, but really… there are a bunch of trees above the pool. so I get it. There’s also a basketball court that seemed like it was used a lot and a playground for little kids, that wasn’t used often. There was a car wash bay that we tried twice in the spring and both times it was broken.
After we left, it was like pulling teeth to get a final account balance and final water bill. After consistently calling the Assistant Manager (almost daily) and having multiple conversations that ended in «I’ll get it to you soon!» in a irritated sing song voice. She finally emailed back after a week. Which I find funny because I WANT to pay you, just give me a final account balance. No stupid fees like cleaning that most apartments like to tack on (a license to steal if you ask me!) So that was a *good* surprise.
I will say and that it’s not the apartments fault, the left turn out of the complex to get onto the interstate is a complete nightmare. The interstate is a quarter mile away and it would take 10 minutes to be able to turn left and finally get on the interstate. Horrible.

Just moved in about a week ago, everyone here were very welcoming! Its something we’re not used to (in a good way). The community is always kept cleaned and I look forward to wake up in it. Its a brownie point that this apartment is pet friendly considering we have a dog and he loves it here.

I lived in these apartments for six months while my husband was at boot camp. It’s a cozy spot to live that seems safe and clean. The rent was easy to pay and the apartments were huge and pretty. Sadly I had to leave this place, but I miss it. I can surely say that I enjoyed my experience there.

I only lived in Avalon for about six months because of an unforeseen military move, however, the complex is great. Management was changing right as a I left, but I never had a problem working with any of the staff. My one bedroom was awesome-​great size and very open. The amenities are great and its nicely kept up. Its a bit of a drive to Whiting Field and still 20 – 30 mins from Pensacola NAS, but I personally thought it was worth it. If not the best complex in Pensacola, it is definitely in the top tier.