Canyon Ridge Apartments

I recently signed my lease for the second time. That probably means I should have little about which to complain. Well, I do. Everyone who mentions the rent is correct. I mark that as San Diego supply and demand. This is a very pet friendly place. As in no one in management tells dog owners to put their dog on a leash if it is not. Not all owners pick up after their pets. The pool closes at 9pm and it is 1130ish as I write this and there are people in the pool. A very common occurrence since security patrol seems to be nonexistent. Don’t live near the pool. Speaking of the pool. The rules are no alcohol, no pets. Needless to say these are rarely, if ever, enforced. The good. The office personnel are helpful enough. Unfortunately, everyone knows what time the office closes and that is when all the rules are broken. I have no recommendations as far as moving in. I suppose as long as you don’t live near the pool, it’s doable. Oh yeah, yearly rent increases averaging roughly $ 140.

I love Canyon Ridge! Even though I’m moving for a good reason, I’m still sad to leave. My «Plan 2B» canyon view apartment has been a great home. The vaulted ceiling and extra-​tall sliding door make it feel spacious and bright. The grounds are green & beautiful, the community is safe & quiet, and the staff is super friendly * responsive. And my balcony overlooking the canyon is a little piece of heaven.
Some lucky person is going to get this place. Will it be you? I’m moving out at the end of February. If you’re interested, call the office and ask Irina about the second floor canyon view two-​bedroom.

I’ve lived here for 6 months, and it is a good place to live.
No real complaints (unless the rent is raised at the end of the lease)
I’d recommend Canyon Ridge.

Oh man oh man… where to start. My roommate and I where duped by this salesperson who assured us we were moving into a recently remolded until and that my rent would not go up. My current lease expires Feb 1 2016 and they basically gave us a few days between the holidays to decide to go month to month for an additional $ 400/​month or to sign another lease for over $ 100 more a month. Apparently if you pay rent on time and are a good quiet neighbor, they reward you by jacking up your rent. Then they say the market dictates the raise, not them. They told me my unit (2bd, 2 bth) regularly goes for $ 2500 /​month… like they were giving me a deal.
On top of everything, they grossly waste water then charge us for those outrageous bills. They water when it rains and their irrigation is not checked regularly. Parking is crazy. I have been told they cater to the military by longtime residents, because they will pay anything. Their guy in the office Juan, said he would help me keep my rent the same or try to «negotiate» something with me, and would get back to me, but he never did, until I emailed him. He now says there is nothing he can do and that their corporate office dictates everything and he has no power. Shame on you all for disrespecting your tenants and giving them a big F U around the holidays. We know have two days to decide (Jan 1^st) if I wanna pick up and move or bite the bullet and pay their ludicrous rent hikes every year. My Aunt moved out of her 1 bd unit right after I moved in because their raised her rent almost $ 400 a month.
To be fair, the community and area is nice, but management is awful and spits at their tenants. No sense of loyalty.

Do not live here. NO PARKING, and even if you have an assigned spot it will be too small unless you drive a smart car. They will rip you off with the security deposit (returned only 200 of 900!). It is always noisy. We were woken up several times at 12, 2, 4, AM by people yelling, knocking on our door drunk, people playing loud movies, and motorcycles racing up and down the road. It is overpriced and not worth the hassle!

The only reason they get even one star is because you can’t go lower on this scale.
Absolute nightmare. We lived here for a year and a half.
First off, the two leasing agents we dealt with had completely contrary views of what their off leash dog policy was. The guy who showed us the grounds showed us an area for off leash running around. The week we moved in the other leasing agent informed us that dogs had to be on leashes at all times.
Parking is terrible. The stalls are about wide enough for a bike. My pregnant wife couldn’t even get in or out of our car when she tried to use the stall. They accept no liability for any damage that occurs on their parking lot and will assist you in no way in trying to find the culpable party.
We made a few noise complaints when the neighbors below us were playing their music so loud it constantly woke our new born child. We never received any follow up on the matter and the noise did not stop.
When are lease was up, they insisted on nickle and diming us for 8 days of rent even though they planned a renovation project in the apartment while we had left but were still under lease. Tenants are entitled to possession. Construction projects like that deny tenants of their possession.
If you are college student, this place is far too pricey. If you have a family, you will lament ever being on this property. Dog poop everywhere.
The pool area is overrun with teenagers smoking and drinking beers in public.
In summary — run don’t walk away from this corporate mess! They are simply in it to extract every last dime from you without giving any consideration to a resident’s peace and quiet.

I loved living here. The facilities were well kept & clean, and Mike (and the rest of the staff) were extremely accommodating while I was a resident here. I am sad to leave Canyon Ridge and San Diego for the cluster «fluck» that is Los Angeles, but after my experience the past two years here, I have opted to live at another Equity property in LA. I wholeheartedly recommend this place for anyone considering moving to San Diego. Sure, it is not oceanfront, but the canyon views more than suffice. Additionally, you don’t get anywhere near the amount of noise (and drunks) one would find in the beach neighborhoods. Nevertheless, turn off of Cowley Way onto Clairemont Dr., and you will be greeted by beautiful views of Mission and Pacific Beaches.

A miserable experience!!! Let me start by saying, when we moved in, we thought this place was great! It’s close to everything, it was affordable, during the day, parking seemed ample… but then we moved in.
After 5pm, there is no parking… period. Parking is very limited with tiny spots and inconsiderate people are constantly crossing over, hitting your car, blocking you in, etc. Management refuses to do anything about it since it isn’t a problem between 9 – 6 when they’re showing the apartments. But if you have to be at work at 8, I hope your boss is flexible. 3 days I have been late to work because I can’t back my car out without hitting some drunkard that pulled in late at night.
Lindsay, the manager that replaced Felicia, is either mentally incapacitated or a total ditz and a failure at her job.
She has gone so far as to suggest that since my girlfriend is not a native speaker, that she is unable to assist her since she’s basically unable to be understood. This woman is a professional translator.
On top of that, we are woken up weekly in the middle of the night to sirens and streams of police cars arresting various thugs that dwell either in, or around, the complex. Based on the amount of physical assaults that have occurred in the complex in the last year, I would guess most of them live here. Also, I would HIGHLY ward single females off from this place.
They provide no security, no ²⁴⁄₇ emergency numbers, no lighting, no service really.
If you’ve got money to burn and no concern for your belongings or well being, try it… but based on numerous other reviews, I’m expecting to get raped when we move out at the end of our lease. THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD EVER LIVE HERE AGAIN!
I should add additionally that my comments towards Lindsay are not unprovoked. I previously saw someone removing items from a car while the alarm was going off. I called Lindsay, she never responded. The perpetrator left and returned, and again began rummaging through the vehicle while the alarm sounded. Again I called management and informed them and requested they contact the police. They did nothing. Apparently, their tenants belongings and security mean absolutely nothing to them.
On another occasion I saw a younger, unwashed individual threatening an older man. Again, I contacted management and let them know… but based on previous response, this time I chose to intervene. Turned out the unwashed gentleman was a Canyon Ridge resident. Unfortunately, while the older gentleman was able to return safely home, management never did respond or make any investigation into the incident.
This is in addition to receiving emails on a fairly regular basis about break-​ins, in-​home assaults, rapes, etc.
This is pretty characteristic of there «hands-​off» management style, where they do absolutely nothing and raise your rent each year to compensate for the expense of their services. =(
P. S. These 4 and 5 star reviews must be employees or dummy accounts, because a general consensus of my neighbors does NOT reflect the Unilocal rating.

A bad murder took place in this complex several years ago I just found out in Final Cut on the ID channel. I was interested in the building but feel spooked out now ha ha

Just moved out of here a few months ago. Apartment was nice we had the dual master set up bottom floor. Nice that its dog friendly, pretty amenities — wonderful having a washer and dryer inside the unit — parking spots are nice, any issues the mgmt took care of right away. they were always very friendly too.
With all those nice things said there’s a catch to all of them…
Dog friendly = yapping dogs all the time, aggressive dogs, poo everywhere
Nice amenities: pool is closed by 9pm, no drinking (even if its not glass) OVER RUN with children
Washer and dryer in unit: you have to run the dryer load twice every time otherwise it gets mildew.
Parking spots, good luck if u have to street park after 5pm on a weekday
MOLD was a huge issue the entire time. My dog had ongoing ear infections, always wondered if it was because of the apt, since ive moved out he has been 100% healed… also shower always had mold no matter how much i scrubbed.
everyone across the street was ghetto and scary — rude upstairs neighbors that i had to make noise complaints over 5 times.
Now to the biggest complaint of all. Had a $ 800 deposit, we got back… $ 100. «had» to replace the carpet… such bull crap. Looking back i really wish i had gotten it cleaned before we moved out instead of agreeing that they’d take the $ 90 out of our deposit for the company to clean them themselves. They’ll screw you over no matter what when you move out. All they want is money.
The rent also was ridiculous. we are renting a beautiful 3 bedroom home now for not much more than our TWO bedroom apt…
The best part about this review. is i wrote a nice review when we first moved in! HA! poor misled girl in 2011 =(
Almost forgot — throughout the year staying here my boyfriend and i both got towing warnings!!! even though we had stickers…

I couldn’t be happier with Canyon Ridge. My husband and I moved in about a year ago, and for the price in this area, I think we got a great deal– washer and dryer in-​unit are really hard to come by in San Diego, and even though the apartments are pretty tiny, they’re laid out so well that you don’t even notice. Also, living on the second floor with the cathedral ceiling makes it feel so much bigger and more open!
We have a fantastic view of the canyon, our neighbors are quiet, pleasant, and friendly, and it’s in such an awesome location– close to the freeways, central within San Diego, a short drive away from the shopping centers in Clairemont, and a little more than a mile away from Mission Bay, which is perfect for all outdoor activities.
A couple of the other reviews have mentioned that the neighborhood isn’t great, and it’s true that the apartment complex across the street might seem a little shady, but I’ve still never felt unsafe walking from my car to my apartment, or walking from my apartment to the drugstore or something. The grounds and landscaping at Canyon Ridge is always well-​maintained, and the gyms and pool are always clean.
The maintenance staff and management team are all really helpful, courteous, and prompt– the few occasions that we’ve needed to make a service call, it was responded to on the same day, and Mike and Felicia in the front office have always been incredibly friendly.

I love living here, the fact that I have two baths works and best of all I have a washer and dryer :) My only complaint is landscaping due to dogs and people not responsibe when picking up I know Management is working really hard to get a hold on this I just don’t see why people don’t take care of it. Other than that I happy with the overall community and staff.

I moved here from Orange County in July of 2011. Let me start by saying I have been living in an apartment for the past 6 years. Felicia and the staff here are amazing and kind. I have a beautiful view of the canyon, excellent access to the freeway and an amazing court yard with a bbq. The neighborhood is not amazing, but the grounds at Canyon Ridge are always kept clean and neat. The setting allows you to know your neighbors well and I feel safe living here. I would not recommend this for small kids or high school aged kids, only because of the neighborhood across the street. I live here with my 19 yr old son and two dogs. My neighbors are amazing and I hope to continue to live here for another year. The gym is great, there are mini gyms too. The pool is always clean and heated. There is a mini dog park, bbq’s everywhere and the view… super cool. Oh, and if you have an issue in your apartment, the service team is on it and fast.
Washer /​Dryer in unit — stackable, but do able
quick access to freeway
well kept grounds
super small parking — teaches you how to park in downtown:)
Yes, I have heard police copters flying around with the loud speaker… but we aren’t in Del Mar Heights:)
Overall I would totally recommend this place to a couple without kids, single adult, or family with college age kids.

This is a long and detailed review of this apartment, easily the most expensive and unpleasant living space I have ever rented.
NEIGHBORHOOD
The problem is across the street from and next to Canyon Ridge. These people are loud, scary and the reason you will frequently see cops parked on the street with flashing lights if you walk your dog late at night. You may find you often reassure yourself with, «It’s probably just a domestic dispute.»
In the three years we lived there (personal tragedy kept us from moving) we know of three break ins, two occasions where cops used loudspeakers to inform the street to be on the lookout for criminals who had robbed a nearby business, one close neighbor whose vehicle was vandalized, another whose UPS package was stolen after being left at her door and my own potted plant was stolen from my patio. It was grown from a complimentary packet of seeds in a $ 1.50 plastic pot from Wal-​Mart but still… the fact that it was so worthless makes it somehow creepier that it was stolen.
I don’t think the section 8 place across the street supplies the constant stream of dumpster divers rifling through the trash. That probably has more to do with the community of homeless people who live in the canyon.
They may supply some of the constant stream of solicitors who disrupt your evening to sell you magazine subscriptions and Mars candy bars. You can put up a «no solicitors» sign that will work effectively until management commands you to take the sign down, telling you about their own tiny, easily ignored sign and how you can call them if you get a solicitor (because the real problem with solicitors is that you have nobody to call after your dinner or movie has been interrupted for the umpteenth time).
THE POOL
I do laps to exercise. This is my main and beloved form of exercise. Canyon Ridge has a pool as long as the one at the Mission Valley YMCA. So, why would I buy a YMCA membership and drive there 5 times a week to do laps instead of simply walking a block? I’ll tell you.
You share the pool with the other apartment. It is often overfull with many unsupervised children. I went early in the warm months but couldn’t do that in winter. They will tell you the pool is heated but that is a stretch. It would be more accurate to say that the pool has a heater. When they can no longer get away with pretending the heater doesn’t need to be on, they will activate it. This has the effect of creating small, lukewarm pockets of water as though somebody just peed. If you swim in the winter, go early so you’re alone and can be certain it is the heater doing this.
PARKING
The spaces are very small. If you don’t have the spatial-​temporal reasoning of Albert Einstein, it will take about five minutes to park successfully. My close neighbor suffered a huge dent in her bumper, we always unload passengers before parking and our car doors are now fully dinged.
MOLD
Mold is a huge problem so you want to notice that the biggest and only decent closet you have is INSIDE your bathroom which is the furthest room from any window. Also consider the tiny washer dryer in your unit and how much water that adds to the air. The units are so tiny, you can only do small loads. You would need to do laundry constantly, continually adding wetness to an apartment with an already dangerous mold problem.
You have to put all your clothes in plastic bags, clean regularly with asthma inducing mold remover, use the laundromat down the street and have OCD about keeping the bathroom door open when not in use… not that the sliding door to the bathroom from the bedroom ever full closes, mind you. Do all of these things and you may still find yourself getting sick longer and more often than ever before.
FULL DISCLOSURE
Canyon Ridge charged us the maximum $ 150 for a full cleaning and carpet treatment. On the document they provided us, the petty and niggling reasons for our cleaning charge included dirt found beneath and behind the fridge and on the track of the outside screen door. We had been expected to move the fridge and risk tearing the low end vinyl sheet flooring to clean underneath it.
I called asking for a reasonable concession of a $ 45 refund of that fee because, did she pay somebody $ 90/​hr to clean?! Her response was to add gripes. She told me that I was responsible for the tackiness of the degraded varnish on the decrepit kitchen cabinets and lied that the interior of the fridge and edges of the windows had not been cleaned. She was completely intractable for the entire conversation then, after I lost my temper towards the end, she claimed that was the reason she didn’t want to help me. Maybe she’s psychic and just knew I would ultimately yell at her. I can’t say for sure.
That is why I spent so much time writing such a long and detailed review.

Just moved in ahere and love it. Mike was so helpful. I love that my dogs can be here too!

My fiancée and I have lived here for 2 years, first in a 1 bedroom for one year, then in a double master for another year. Canyon Ridge is a very different place than when we moved in 2 years ago. The problem really isn’t the units themselves, but the quality of people moving in and the neighborhood around these apartments. Let me break it down, pros and cons.
Pros:
* The Canyon view is excellent, although your insurance will be a little bit higher thanks to the proximity to the canyon.
* The office staff is very friendly and helpful. Never once had a problem with them
* The maintenance staff is awesome! We had the faucet in our shower break and they had it fixed ASAP. Great job guys!
* Location is great. Central to everything in San Diego, close to the bay/​beach/​downtown, etc.
Cons:
* Appliances are older, although they’re systematically replacing the oldest stuff with newer equipment as it breaks. In the 2 years here we had a dishwasher and a microwave give up the ghost and were replaced with new equipment.
*Stacked Washer/​Dryer is tiny. This isn’t the complex’s fault, they’re working with limited space, but the W/​D combo realistically can only handle a very small load of clothes at once, so you will find yourself constantly running small loads to keep up.
*Storage/​Closet space is abysmal! In a 1 bedroom you get 1 «walk-​through» closet in the bedroom and a small linen closet in the bathroom. Double that for double master units. I believe the 2 bedroom (non-​double master) may get a walk in closet, but it’s still pretty tiny.
*Parking: You get 1 assigned spot in a 1 bedroom, 1 assigned 1 floating with a 2 bedroom. The parking spaces are tiny, and you WILL receive scratches/​dings/​dents here.
With all of that said, I would say Canyon Ridge is a 3 to 3.5 star experience… The problem is, the neighborhood is going downhill very quickly. People race up and down Cowley Way constantly on their motorcycles, night and day (I don’t need an alarm clock, at 5:30 every morning some guy on his Harley roars down the street and sets off every car alarm along the way… time to get up for work!)
Just recently there was a pretty major smashup when a drunk girl who lived in the apartments across the street crashed into a parked car, then crashed into 2 more cars trying to flee the scene! There have also been several rapes, robberies and car break-​ins just recently, including robberies to 2^nd floor Canyon Ridge apartments where the robbers climbed the balcony and broke in through the sliding glass door. You can check the crime report at
if you don’t believe me. This neighborhood is starting to get really bad.
So I have to give Canyon Ridge 1 star. The apartments themselves are fine, but the area is getting really bad, and I can’t with good faith suggest anybody to live here. If you’re looking at Coral Bay across the street, avoid them too, that’s where most of the crime is originating from! We’re moving out at the end of this month, and with the way the neighborhood has been declining, it will be a relief to get out of here!

I am in different about these apartments. Positives: animal friendly, great size master bedroom, good size bathrooms, plenty of kitchen storage, washer and dryer in unit, extra storage in balcony area., great friendly staff/​maintence men, quick response to requests for things that need to be fixed… Negative: VERY loud at all hours of the days between people, animals, cars etc. The walls are paper thin you can hear everything. People do not clean up after their pets, nice place but definately overpriced, parking spaces are EXTREMELY small. I drive a two door honda and completely scrapped the side of my car against the carport poles trying to park next to an SUV, other than that after 4pm, street parking is nearly impossible.

I really love it here so far!!! I have an awesome 1 bedroom for me and my dog. I love the fact that I have a washer/​dryer, dishwasher and a parking spot (hard to find that combo in SD) all for a decent price (although I think because of great timing I pay about $ 200 less than most other residents). The office staff is great and maintenance is amazingly friendly and fast. I did have a leak from my upstairs neighbor but the maintenance guy fixed it right away. This has been my favorite place to live since I moved to San Diego.

Perhaps this isn’t a 5-​star place and I’m just in the wrong mindset, but after living in Coral Bay for 8 months, this place is Buckingham Palace.
Good things:
–In-​unit washer and dryer!!! AMAZING. Just go easy on the dryer or it’ll inflate your electric bill like crazy
–Good neighbors. For the most part, everyone here is responsible young adults or couples with small kids. One loud party in 6 months and it wasn’t even that bad. People are also pretty good about picking up after their dogs, too
— Great amenities. You get access to the pool/​large gym shared with Summit and Coral Bay, but there are also two mini-​gyms just for Canyon Ridge that are almost always empty and have cable tv
–RESERVED COVERED PARKING SPOT! For two bedroom apartments, you get a reserved covered spot and a permit for the lot, which usually seems to have spaces available. Guests don’t have much trouble with street parking unless it’s late at night.
–Great layout. My old apartment was also 640 square ft. but felt dark and cramped, this is a really open layout with a HUGE bathroom and tons of counter and cabinet space in the kitchen. My second-​floor apt also has amazing high ceilings in the living room. And my balcony has a canyon view.
–Friendly office staff. Always very helpful. When my garbage disposal broke once, they fixed it immediately, and when it broke a second time, they replaced it with a brand new one right away
— A short walk away from everything in the shopping center and a mile to the I-​5 and PB
The bad
–Teeeeny tiny spots can be hard to park in. The guy next to me hit my car trying to park his
— Limited storage space and smallish closets
— No window in bathroom so it’s crazy hot in the summer and takes forever to de-​steam after a shower
Overall we’re really lucky the economy tanked and they dramatically lowered prices or we’d still be stuck at Coral Bay. I absolutely love this apartment and it’s really perfect for a young couple.