Riverview Apartments

DO NOT move into this place, it is terrible management. I know that for bread restrictions you might not have a lot of choices but make this location your last resort, the lights are always out, the elevator never works, they get into your mail without permision and lie about it. They make complains about you or your dog when other dogs are much worst but yours is always violating the policy and to top it off they don’t even apologize or acknowledge any inconviniece there bad management might create, Definitely not worth the price of the rent!

This place is less then 10 min from downtown and tucked away from any major street. Where I’m from its almost impossible to find a two bedroom apt for 1,000 bucks. One bedroom yes, in a ok to bad neighborhood. The fitness room is small but it’s free. Not a lot of people use it so it’s always empty. The pool area is always clean and the hot tub has only been out of service twice because of cleaning I believe.
Everyone at the front desk has been nothing but nice and I even got a gift card from them for paying my rent on time. I had a leak in my living room and the maintenance crew was there in 2 min. They fixed the problem and was out of my apt in 30 min.
For the people who got their car broken into I’m sorry but I wouldn’t recommend leaving anything valuable in your car anywhere you live. That’s just an accident waiting to happen. You can rent a garage unit for I think a little over 100. People don’t clean up after their dogs and I would like to say it’s not up to the maintenance crew to do that. Pick up after your pets people.
They have parties at the club house but I haven’t attended any of them because something always comes up. I will go soon because I was told the food is good. 5 stars from me

I do not recommend these apartments at all. Here is my review:
Living here:
— Our car was broken into twice, nothing of value was in the car and it still cost us to fix the windows
— The neighborhood is shady and the community staff dont do anything to keep homeless people from digging through the dumpsters
— Our upstairs neighbors were noisy. When they moved, a new group of noisy neighbors moved in. one of them barfed onto our lower balcony.
— This place is great for dog owners because no breed restrictions but dont expect the dog owners to maintain the property. there is dog crap everywhere. you will roll your childs stroller through it on the grass. you will step in it.
— The playgrounds havent been maintained in god-​knows how long, the swing is broken, there is broken glass throughout.
Moving out:
This was the worst move-​out experience Ive ever had. When we moved in, we hung some pictures on the walls and upon move-​out we patched up all the holes to prepare for touch up paint. We offered to paint it ourselves, we asked them for a matching color. We never got any reply and just received a charge for over $ 300 from our deposit because it exceeds «normal wear and tear». Please explain to me how hanging pictures in my apartment exceeds normal wear and tear.
I will admit we did leave a few things for repair and for those charges I feel they were justified. HOWEVER the painting charge is total B.S.
I wouldnt recommend living here unless you mentally prepare yourself to lose the majority of your deposit for frivolous charges and enjoy having neighbors who dont respect the close quarters in which you live. Oh and you should probably sell your second car (if you have two as a family) because when the unmarked spots fill up you’ll have to park on the street and your car will absolutely be broken into.
Definitely not worth it.

I’m writing this on behave of my son and daughter in-​law, they recently moved out of these apartments and it’s the best thing they could have done. They had continuous problems with the air conditioner which was never resolved, they even went as far to put it in writing after talking with the office staff numerous times. Upon moving out, I did the walk through with the manager, who was very rude, in which my son had already informed the office staff that I would be the one there because they were unable to be there. My son and daughter in-​law got screwed, they had a $ 1600 deposit and only received about $ 400 back. The manager wanted to charge $ 370ish dollars for paint, which all apartments should be painted after someone vacates, there was normal wear and tear marks on the walls from where furniture hit the walls and of course hand marks from my grandson. Which we tried to clean but because they don’t use paint you can wash it just smeared and looked worse. We cleaned the whole apartment and they still charge you a cleaning fee of $ 100 plus cleaning supplies. They did have a pet and paid the pet deposit and $ 25 a month for having the pet, what is that for because they still charge you to replace all the carpet ($ 800). They expect carpet to last 5 years and if they feel it needs to be replaced then you have to pay the prorated price of the remaining 3 years if it has only been in that apartment for 2 years. But seriously how long do you know how long that carpet has been in the apartment. And the office staff, they don’t know what they are doing, one person will tell you one thing and you can ask someone else the same question and get a totally different answer. When they first moved in they were told they could move into a downstairs apartment when one opened up and wouldn’t have to pay another deposit, however when they were having so many issues with the air conditioner they asked if they could move to a downstairs apartment because the one below them became available, they were told that they would have to pay another deposit. Get with it people, get your facts correct. Give your tenants right information!!! The only good thing about these apartments is the location and that they don’t have a restriction on the breed of your dog.

Stay away from these apartments unless you want your deposit money stolen! I lived by myself in a two bedroom and never put anything in the second bedroom. I lived there for a year and also never had one thing on the wall. No art, no pictures, thus not one hole in any wall. when I moved out there was a line on the wall where the couch rubbed and marks in the closet from my tool bags. I called the office on a Friday at lunch and asked for paint so I could touch up the areas. I never got the paint and then had to move out on the holiday weekend. couldn’t believe they charged me 150 $ to paint those small areas! called the office and talked to Patrice Sims who said she’d talk to the girls and find out why I never got the paint. never heard back from her and just got my refund check for 269.70 out of 600! Total bullshit and I say again do not trust Patrice Sims!!! She will rip you off in the end! Robert C.

Only pluses are location and no breed restrictions. 5 min from downtown but rent is ridiculously overpriced considering they’re in Natomas and the apartments are def outdated. Just because they are next to the river and nice houses (that are all gated for a reason) does not mean the area is safe. Security is a joke hence all the car break ins (see previous posts). They do nothing but sleep in their cars and occasionally check permits to tow cars… Obviously do not regulate the dumpster divers as I’ve run into a ton of them. Actually befriended 1 or 2 because I saw them so often. Have nothing against them as they’ve been cool so far but still would not prefer to throw my trash on them
If you get lucky, you’ll get an apartment with good neighbors that are considerate and quiet which I was. I def know I didn’t want to live in certain parts of the complex due to the neighbors while I was here.

Great place to live for dog owners that have been a victim of breed restriction discrimination! German Shepherds, Rotties & Pits are welcome!
Pros: Quiet community and the surrounding community is nice and quiet as well. Great places to walk your dogs, near by path and right by the river. Within 1 – 5 minutes from I-​5 and I-​80. A few minutes away from major shopping plazas & downtown. The maintenance staff is super friendly and keep the property looking good. People are usually good with picking up their dog’s crap, but you’ll have the occasional lazy people that won’t. Surrounded by beautiful trees! Prices are reasonable for what you get.
Cons: If my car wasn’t stolen from here I would have given this place 4 stars but then again you could say that it could happen anywhere in Sacramento. It gets dramatically ghetto on the other side of the 1 – 5 on-​ramp which is where my car was found 3 days later. You’ll get the occasional neighbor weirdo… We’ve lived here for a year and a half and was iffy about one of our neighbors. Not a lot of visitor parking. Apartments are pretty dated. Property manager isn’t the warmest person ;)
Great for: Dog lovers & are on a budget.

Family-​oriented, quiet, calm community. My husband and I have been living here since we were married in 2008. We now have a baby and we still live in the same unit. The front office staff is very nice. We enjoy the pool and the exercise room. We have also rented the clubhouse to host events. Our unit has vaulted ceilings and a washer/​dryer unit. We will continue to live here until we are done with school =)

If you’re on a budget this is a great option. Great location (can walk/​bike to the marina). The pool is really large, which is good because there are a lot of kids around.
The apartments themselves are pretty old and have older appliances. They could use renovation, but it’s cheap so they’re what you’d expect. The only other downside is that you can hear your neighbors (and their dogs) from your bedroom.