Costa Verde Towers

All the front liners and staff members are extremely warm and friendly! I would particularly like to compliment and acknowledge Raquel Greene, who works in the leasing office at the south tower. I lost my apartment key twice, and on the second time she gave me a keychain to help me never lose the key again. It’s these little gestures and people like Miss Greene that help create such a pleasant community. 5 stars!

I stayed here for the summer. They didn’t tell me my room would be facing a 24 hour 5 day a week construction site. Yes 2 am they are working. 6 am you wake up to bull dozers outside your window.

I would have to say the officer Joe has done a really great job! He helped me a lot! 5 star rating for him

The leasing office management was incredibly accommodating regarding my choice of apartment, move in day and making sure I was happy. I want to particularly highlight Sheila and Adam, who helped me through the whole process with patience and care. They followed up after my move to make sure everything went well. The apartments and the staff are incredible!

Great and safe community! So excited to move in soon lol. The staff in leasing office is quite helpful and friendly. Of course, Sheila is the best! Towers Costa Verdes should be the best apt in La Jolla!

So I needed an apt. fast, like by the end of the week. I called this place and took a tour with Sheila, the leasing office lady. If you wanted a cheap apt, this is not the place for you. But for everything else, it’s like one of the best in the area. BBQ, pool, tennis court, fitness center, club house, business center, and my favorite part, valet parking. I guess you have to see for yourself.

I’m writing this review to specifically highlight the awesome work of SHEILA and LAUREN in the leasing office! I’ve lived at Costa Verde for almost 3 years now and will be moving into my 2^nd apartment here. Working with Sheila to find my new apartment was such a positive experience. She was very patient as I was trying to figure out my living situation and was always willing to show me as many apartments as I needed to see before finding the one that I liked! I’d definitely recommend talking to Sheila if you want to check out the Towers.
When it came time to actually sign my new lease we ran into some small hiccups with regards to move-​in date etc… I was able to speak with Lauren who took the time to make some phone calls to property management to see if they would accommodate my situation. Lauren has never hesitated to see what she can do to help and is always quick to follow up. Everything ended up working out perfectly :)
While Sheila and Lauren both deserve 5 stars for their customer service, I’m giving CVT 4 stars simply because there are still a few people in the leasing office (one person in particular who’s name I won’t mention) who do not share the same «can-​do» attitude that Sheila and Lauren have. The people in the office who would rather just say «no» or «wish I could help but it’s our policy» before even trying to do anything seem to have forgotten that current residents are the ones spending their $ to rent here, and in an area where there are some great apartment communities to choose from, customer service can be the deal breaker in the end.

I absolutely loved living at Costa Verde Towers and highly recommend the luxury apartment homes to anyone who is looking to live in the area. I really felt a sense of community while living there. The residents, the leasing agents and even the doormen made me feel at home. I grew up in UTC basically my whole life. I went to University City High School then UCSD, the area is wonderful and the Towers are a true asset to the community. I lived at CVT last year up until I had to move to Chicago for work. I am currently living in another Tower in downtown Chi, however is doesn’t even compare to CVT.
In addition to feeling at home, the location is awesome! Right across from the mall, movies, restaurants, post office and best of all you basically walk outside and you are at Starbucks. The gym is probably the best apartment gym I have ever seen, as an avid gym goer, you will be very pleased as there is no need to pay for an additional membership at a local gym. The pool is gorgeous, and is usually empty. The community overall is very peaceful.
It’s hard to top such a beautiful spot! Well done Costa Verde Towers!!!

Costa Verde Towers has been my home since 2005. That’s nearly ten years. My experience here has been mostly positive and I strongly recommend this community. Here’s what you can expect:
RENT: I’m paying $ 2,718 for a sixteenth floor, east facing, two bedroom. This is versus $ 2,280 back in 2005. That’s works out to an average annual rent increase of around 1.7% per year. No one likes a rent increase but by and large the increases are in line with the inflation rate. No one’s getting gouged here.
POOL /​TENNIS: There’s a pool and a couple of tennis courts. I haven’t used the former but have enjoyed the latter on occasion. Courts are well maintained and reservations are handled in a straight-​forward way. Weekly tennis lessons are available.
APPLIANCES: I haven’t had any problems with my washer, dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator, nor A/​C during my ten years here. I don’t cook so can’t comment on the microwave or stove.
GYM: The on-​site gym is too small and ill-​equipped to be of much value. There are a couple of viable alternatives: You can walk across the street to the gym at Costa Verde apartment complex. It’s nothing to write home about but it’s acceptable and it’s free. Your other option to walk across the street in the other direction, to UTC, and use the 24hr Fitness for $ 30/​mo. This is really the best solution if you can spare the extra $ 30/​mo. See my review for 24hr Fitness.
PARKING: You’ll get one dedicated parking spot for each bedroom in your unit. I have two bedrooms so I received two spots. Both are well-​located. Some spots are NOT particularly well-​located, however, so you’ll want to check out your designated parking spot (s) prior to moving in.
CRIME: Neither my apartment nor my vehicle has been subject to crime during my residency. BUT… it’s well known that one or two vehicle break-​ins occur here each week. In each and every case that I’ve been made aware of, the victim has left valuables, electronics, or packages, in plain site. Don’t do that.
FRONT OFFICE ISSUES: There were a lot of complaints regarding extremely rude front office personnel back in the 2005 – 2008 era. I personally haven’t encountered any disrespect from the front office since maybe 2008 or so. I’ve found the current crew to be highly effective and polite.
MAINTENANCE: Maintenance requests are made online. It’s rare that a request takes more than half an hour for a response. Typical requests I’ve made include: clogged drains, kitchen light replacement. Actually, that’s about it.
NOISE: I haven’t heard a peep from any of my neighbors. This is partially due to the thick concrete walls. The fact that I live in an end unit probably helps too.
CONVENIENCE: There’s a bridge the connects you to the UTC mall. A decent grocery store, a movie theatre, and tons of great restaurants are within walking distance. This is great for people like me who eat out every night.
ALTERATIONS: I’ve painted my walls, changed the blinds and hanging lights, installed a nice home theatre system, etc. The basic rule is: Whatever changes you make to your unit, be prepared to undo those changes when you leave.
NEIGHBORS: They’re primary white, Indian, and Asian. There are a few students but I haven’t encountered any loud frat-​boy types here. It’s a pretty good group of people all around. They mind their own business. I kind of like being anonymous and this community is ideal for that. But if you’re looking for a close-​knit community where «everyone knows your name,» this probably isn’t the community for you. It’s not Melrose Place.
PETS: Technically, pets aren’t allowed. But the fact of the matter is that there is an absolutely enormous dog population here. Apparently there’s a law that allows anyone to pay $ 150 or so to have their dog designated as an «emotional support animal.» This community has a lot of emotional support animals. This kind of bums me out, but the dog owners here seem relatively responsible. It’s rare to encounter pee in the elevator or poop in the garage, for example. But it does happen.
PROBLEM — SPEED BUMPS: This is a major issue. The garage contains an inordinate amount of speed bumps. These bumps do tremendous damage to vehicles if traversed every day. I wish management would get rid of them. They don’t improve safety and they’re horrible for vehicles.
PROBLEM — ELEVATORS: The north tower has elevator problems. It’s not uncommon for an elevator to be out of service, sometimes for months! When this happens, you may end up waiting five to six minutes for an elevator. Not good.
All in all, I highly recommend Costa Verde Towers.

I always felt here. No major complaints. Only one time our doorknob short circuited and we couldn’t get into the our apartment until the leasing office reopened. And we had to sleep in our cars. They changed the doorknobs in both buildings so that issue shouldn’t arise again. And another time someone parked in my parking spot in the garage. They couldn’t tow the car out like I wished but they gave me free valet. I guess I should only give 3 stars but within a 2 year span, those were the only things that were really unfortunate.
They have a great gym. Great pool with a fire pit. The mall is within walking distance. Starbucks and Yogurtland down stairs and just opened a draft republic. Also it’s in the middle of the 5 and 805 freeways!
And the doormen are great and friendly! Shoutout to Mike! He’s great!

Out of the 5 or so places I’ve lived in San Diego this one was by far the best.
— Lived with 2 other roommates in a 3 bedroom apartment on the first floor of the North Tower.
— 1^st floor of both buildings have super high ceilings. Walls are thick and with the high ceilings I never heard any of our neighbors.
— We had 2 parking spaces in the garage, 1 on P3 and 1 on P4. We called P4 parking in «hell» because it was so far down but we almost never had to use that spot. Street parking and guest parking spots were plenty.
— For the amenities, size of the apartment the price was actually a pretty good deal. We got a crazy move in deal that slowly was raised each year. Make sure to negotiate rent increases and they’ll try to work with you.
— Huge pool with awesome cabanas, basketball court, tennis courts, golf driving area, free access to the huge full gym in the Costa Verde building complete with free Yoga and fitness classes!
— I just recently moved to LA and you would have to pay $ 3000+ for an apartment with those kinds of amenities.
— Was waiting for my move out statement and deposit refund before writing this review. I was kind of worried that they were going to try and take as much as they could out of our deposit for no reason after reading some other reviews on here. To my surprise they took out less than $ 200 out of our $ 1000 deposit! Granted, I did keep the place pretty clean but nothing overboard. If you spill on the carpet use some resolve and clean it up. If you’re a slob you’re going to pay for new carpets. You moved in with brand new carpets so you’ll pay for it if you screwed it up. I lived there for 2.5 years and still got most of our deposit back. We didn’t even have time to clean or hire a maid to clean after we moved out. We just took a chance and left the cleaning to the Towers. Probably better that way anyways.
— Location was perfect. So many restaurants, a huge mall, boxing club, bristol farms all within walking distance.
— Easy maintenance requests online. Ceiling light bulb out, sink clogged, or any leaks get fixed within hours.
— My only complaint is that it seems like they hate animals. I understand there is a no pet policy but a few times we’ve had guests bring their pet over and we’ll get a complaint and a notice from the front office.

Lived here for a year in a 2bed/​bath with a roommate, my lease is almost up and will update with my experience after the move-​out process soon. Here are the pros and cons of this place so far:
Pros
1). Spacious apartments with huge walk-​in closets in the bedroom, new appliances in the kitchen, nice spacious bathrooms.
2). Safe since everything is gated and people cannot enter without access keys.
3). Good construction means less noise in the apartments. No road noise and adjacent apartment noise.
4). Huge parking spots.
5). Very convenient location and easy access to everything in the costa verde mall.
6). Maintenance guys are very quick to fix issues.
7). Pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts with free tennis classes and gym is awesome.
Cons
1). Rent increases are pretty crazy during lease renewal, I think this is the usual stuff with having to deal with any «Garden communities» apartments.
2). Parking is a pain and takes forever to get to my spot in P3 (It is 3 levels down underground)
3). I thought the deposit amount is pretty high for a 2 bed apartment.
4). 25 $ parking sticker. For whatt???

There are the owners.
Here is corporatewiki in them as well–

Lived there for 2 ½ years and loved it, but like most communities its not perfect. Here are my thoughts:
Pros:
— Maintenance is prompt, professional, and friendly
— Grounds, pool, and amenities are clean and well kept
— Very quiet. Due to the high rent you don’t have many students living there
— The building is solid concrete so you don’t hear anything through the walls
— Double-​paned windows eliminate most road noise
— Valet guys are friendly and welcoming
— Views are good if you are on at least the 8^th floor (facing west is best but also
more expensive
Cons:
— Very expensive rent
— The rent increases are atrocious — the increases can be almost 10%
— Unfriendly leasing department
(ever since Sandy left in 2012 they have not been nearly as nice /​helpful)
— Some residents drive erratically, so be careful
(I have seen only a couple of accidents and numerous near-​accidents)
— You will hear the ambulances, but you will get used to them (a hospital
is close)

STAY AWAY!!! EVELYN IS HORRIBLE!!! 3 MANAGEMENT CHANGES IN 3 MONTHS! It’s all a show. When I walk into a place and introduce myself as a possible new tenant, you better stand your a$$ up and shake my hand like a real professional and not shake my hand sitting down like these clowns did. These idiots need to retake Business 101, and maybe a possible management course… I am not a 20 year old college kid…

An elderly family member lived here.
Pros:
Door men are very nice. The past office staff (Susanna) used to be outstanding.
Cons:
— Property management deteriorated after move in.
— When our elderly relative was in the hospital, the management let people enter the apt without authorization. MANY VALUABLES WERE STOLEN from the apartment. We called police and asked mgt to change locks. There was no one on call to change the locks until the next day. Then they said they couldn’t change the locks, but would disable all but one of the keys. Later, we found all the keys worked and had not been disabled. Why couldn’t they do anything???
During this time, the former office staff had quit and there were 3 different managers in the space of 1 month. Repeated calls and emails to management have yielded no response. Security told us there is a log of entries into the computerized lock system. Management first told us that there is no such log, then that no one had entered the apt, and then that management had given out a key but they couldn’t say to whom. Their stories change daily and depending on whom you talk with.
There has been no response to our complaints to management about the thefts.
— Upon move out, we scheduled movers, at substantial expense to move the contents out of area. When they arrived, they were told by Evelyn, (other reviewers have noted her incompetence and rudeness) that management had not reserved the elevator. We had to tell the movers to leave and reschedule all other aspects of the move; they could not come back for several weeks. When the latest manager came back she said she had reserved the elevator and Evelyn had deleted the reservation Nice woman, huh? Ask other residents and they will tell you how they are miserable having to deal with her.
— Upon move out, we made a walkthrough app’t. When we arrived we were told the walkthrough already had been done without us and we would be charged $x.

We are two professionals who have lived here for 5 months now.
The good: location is excellent, the apartments are spacious, there is a $ 2 valet service for guests, the gym is fully loaded,
The bad: the balconies are made of concrete so you don’t get the best «view», there’s a lot of college kids, the management is NOT helpful/​friendly (especially assistant manager Evelyn), maintenance takes a while to get to your problems, the club room you can rent for bigger get togethers costs money and closes by 10pm, the air conditioning is very loud, we can hear the washer/​dryer from the neighbors running all times of the day and night
The ugly: THE APARTMENTS ARE FULL OF MOLD!!! Be very careful when you inspect the apartment! There were deposits of black spores which we were told were «black sealant» when we first moved in but in reality it was the spores that were covered. Be very careful when you look around the windows and near the carpets because that is where you will find it. We were so traumatized by the findings that we immediately called management (Evelyn) who non-​chalantly blew us off and sent maintenance over. Maintenance was very hush-​hush about the whole thing and when we asked if this happened before they said we can’t say anything. (From the facial expressions it was obvious it had) Then we said we wanted to have a mold inspector evaluate our findings and were told that we had to do that on our own and if we were concerned then «that’s what renter’s insurance is for» They offered to «clean it up for us’ But we adamantly refused and then we were threatened that they would do whatever they had to do. They never offered to provide us with temporary accomodations in order to protect our health or to evaluate properly whether the mold had set into our new furniture and bedding. In fact we were told it was mildew. I am enclosing our pictures for everyone. DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!

I have lived here for 2 years. I moved here to go to school at UCSD. I DON’T WANT TO MOVE. The location is perfect. It is like a mini downtown away from it all. The amenities are top notch and very close to shopping and food. There is a real community vibe here.

Beautiful apartments with great amenities.
They by far have the best heated pool in La Jolla/​UTC area.
Great Location! If you work in UTC, you never really have to drive, unless you’re headed to the ocean or downtown.
Does anyone know if they will ever convert these apartments into condos?

I just signed my 2^nd year lease at the Towers today.
Sandy has helped me both years and when she’s not there the other ladies (Sharon, Jenna, and Suzanna) are helpful and to the point. In my opinion they’ve had a positive attitude and they’re kind of funny. I guess it’s easy to mix up rude with direct.
Concrete walls make it impossible to disturb neighbors.
Pool, jacuzzi, and BBQs are great.
Trash room is literally 5 steps away from my apt, can’t beat that.
Valet for guests is $ 2 a night, not bad if you can’t find street parking.
Of course it’s central close to freeways, close to UCSD campus, and many shops.
AC works quick!