Azure Apartments

My experience with Azure Apartments was such a great and positive one! Lindsey the Resident Manager was very responsive and so helpful with all my questions. When I went to see the apartment (which btw is a BEAUTIFUL apartment, recently renovated, all the appliances are NEW and stainless steal) I was greeted by Mia the onsite Manager, who was so nice. She welcomed me to the neighborhood and took the time to show me the apartment and answer all my questions! Both Lindsey and Mia were very responsive and I appreciated their follow up! Thank you for making me feel so at home!

This building changed owners about a year ago and is now professionally managed by Pan American Properties, Inc. of Tustin, CA. The building does not have an on-​site manager, but the manager has been quite responsive when I have reported problems.
Without an on-​site manager, package delivery services are somewhat questionable. Some packages do get delivered inside the security gate somehow, but some get left outside the gate by the mailboxes. I have chosen to have my packages delivered to The UPS Store less than a mile away. That has proven to be convenient enough for me.
The new owners have done significant work on the property since they acquired it. The building has new exterior paint and landscaping. They are in the process of refurbishing the units with new cabinets, appliances, hardwood floors, and vertical blinds.
There are sixteen units in the building, eight of which have two bedrooms, and the other eight have one bedroom. The building has a laundromat in the basement. Refurbished units are getting a stacked washer/​dryer unit as well.
All units come with a garage. Residents of two-​bedroom units get their own two-​car garage with over-​hood storage cabinets. Those in one-​bedroom units share a garage. The parking area has a security gate, and the garage doors can be locked as well, if desired. Additional storage space may be available for rent.
The building is pet-​friendly. First floor units are accessible to disabled people, but the wheelchair-​bound may need to install a threshold ramp. There are no outdoor spaces for recreation, nor does the building have any other shared recreational facilities.
Natural gas, water, and trash service are included in the rent. Time Warner Cable provides TV, phone, and broadband. Verizon services the area, and their phone and DSL services are available in the building. Only the slowest DSL service is available here. Verizon’s FiOS is available in the street, but for some unknown reason, the ownership has chosen to not have it installed in the building. I find this puzzling given the effort they are putting into updating the property. My understanding is that Verizon will install it in the building for free, if allowed.
My unit is quite comfortable. The living room in the two-​bedroom units is quite large. The unit is heated by a single double-​sided gas wall unit between the living room and the hall to the bedrooms. This means that the bedroom doors must be left open in the winter to allow heated air to flow into them.
The neighbors in the building are all very nice. Unfortunately, more than half of them have moved out or are preparing to since I moved in. Apparently, after the building changed hands, the rent for the current residents was increased substantially to the extent that several of them have been forced to move out. The situation with the rents for the current residents who were here before the building changed hands is so extreme that it has me wondering how fairly rents will be handled from year to year.
The building is less than half a mile from South Bay Galleria. That puts most shopping and several dining options within walking distance. Bus service is also convenient. Stops are located at the corner of Artesia and Inglewood a short block away, and the nearby mall is serviced by several lines; so public transportation is quite easy from this location.