Avalon At Blossom Hill

I’ve lived at this apartment complex for about a year-​and-​a-​half and really like it. It’s great for pets, even though the deposit is steep. I am in a one bedroom on the bottom level and it’s very spacious. The pool and hot tub are great and I’m able to walk to the grocery store, mall, movie theater, and more. I love the look of the place.
Few bad things: Prices are pretty steep, but pretty much all nice apartments in the area are. The front gate is often messed up which is verrry annoying as the opener stops working. There were several break-​ins to the mail boxes so they finally replaced them with newer ones that haven’t been broken into.
Overall, I’d recommend it.

Besides being near Oakridge and the Albertsons shopping plaza right next door… my experience here was not good for the two years I lived here. Below, I’ve attempted to describe it.
1. My two roommates cars were broken into… one of them happened at 6pm in the evening when he ran inside to change his pants for literally 2 minutes.
2. Lived on the bottom floor with no sunlight-​mold everywhere!
3. People knocking on our door at 6am.
4. THe 6 lurkers. or should I say drugged out (at least this is what it seemed like) teenager/​adults (you wouldn’t really know with the hoodies covering half their face) that hang out around the complex (I was told there are about 6 by the leasing office after the incident of having the druggie standing at my door at 6:30 in the freaking morning. I was also told this happened to someone else!)
5. The walk through gates that are repeatedly broken. What’s the point of it being a gated community?
The only thing I liked was the gym and the pool (but even then, there is one guy who wasn’t taught that staring isn’t nice).
It’s no wonder the prices are «reasonable» for the bay area.

My wife and I lived here for about two years or so. The location is great because you can walk to Oakridge Mall, grocery shopping, restaurants, banks etc… The office staff was friendly, and the maintenance folks were «Johny on the spot» when something needed repair. The apartment itself was fine, but the A/​C was a little wall unit in the living room, and really didn’t cool off more than a three foot area around the a/​c unit. The bedrooms, and rest of the apartment were boiling hot in the summer. There were a few negatives; At the time I lived here, parking was horrible. We had one reserved spot, and had to find a parking spot for the other car. If you got in past 9pm, or so; forget about it; and the weekends, forget about it. I had to park in the adjacent shopping center on more than one occasion. I guess now, all parking is assigned, and there is no guest parking. We had some very loud neighbors, who liked to cruise around the parking lot with their loud mufflers, and sub woofers at all hours of the night. Also, a group of these neighbors would congregate in the parking lot until very early in the morning.

Aside from one particular person in the office, I would have to say that I love this place. I’m in a top floor 3 bedroom apartment, and at first I thought I was paying too much, but after doing some further research around the southbay area, I realize how much I’m getting for my $$$.
I’ve scouted other Avalon communities and rarely did they measure up to the landscaping and overall pleasant atmosphere of this place. Whenever I’ve had a maintenance problem, someone is there to fix it for me within a few hours (sometimes only a few minute!). The pool is well taken care of and the fitness center is always clean (even if the machines don’t always work). The tenants are also very courteous, and I’ve only had a slight problem with one of them during the whole year I’ve lived here.
My biggest gripe would have to be the office hours. It claims «10−7» or «12−5″ (depending on the day), but there have been rent days or times in which I’ve had to pick up a package where it seemed like they were closed for at least half of those hours. I mean, repeatedly going down to the office every hour or so and the ‘We’ll be back soon!» sign still hung up on the door. It’s unprofessional, and they should have someone there to receive questions (especially for tenants who need something) at all times. They usually have 3 employees in there, so why they have to put that sign up makes no sense to me. Maybe they have secret half-​the-​day meetings in there. I don’t know.
Other than that, I’m really pleased! I may be moving just to upgrade to renting a house, but I wouldn’t live in any other apartment complex in this area.

I really love this complex. The management is great. They know my name, they help me with any problems promptly and are just nice people. I put in a maintenance request at 4:30 p.m. and got help the same day.
The pool is clean, the grounds are well kept and the exercise room is not crowded and nice.
My review didn’t get five stars because there seems to be a problem with crime. My car was broken into (and it was in a garage) and the mailboxes were just vandalized so badly that we have to go to the post office temporarily to pick up our mail. The management has been very apologetic about this and seem to be trying to take steps to improve the situation. Let’s hope something happens.
There seems to be a mini ghetto one block over (on Allen Street). I heard a gunshot there once and there are loud parties every other week or so.
My feeling is that this is in an urban location, which is a good thing except the trade off is that you’re going to see an increase in crime. That’s just the way it is.

Avalon at Blossom Hill has been nothing short of an awesome community. I’ve lived here with my fiancée and we couldn’t be happier. We are within walking distance to Albertsons, Kinkos, Jamba Juice, banks and tons of small restaurants/​shops from the apartment.
The apartment community is well kept up and our apartment is gorgeous! If you choose to live here see if you can get a third floor apartment with the cathedral ceilings — to die for!
The office staff is extremely friendly and helpful. I will definitely continue to rent from Avalon in the future — they are awesome!

Our Avalon experience has been amazing. At first when I read many reviews online, I was hesitant to live there. But they have been awesome.
They are extremely professional and personable. They know you by name and do many community activities such as ice cream socials and will have wrapping paper in the office for free during the holiday season.
The maintenance staff is friendly and usually has a very fast response time. Each day they don’t repair something that has been written down as a maintenance request, they will take off your rent (works to about $ 50/​day)
The complex is very nice, maintained and new. It was remodeled 5 years ago even though it’s only 10 years old, so the apartments are in great condition. Washer and dryer is included, which is a huge plus. The workout room and pools are nice also. There is A/​C, which is good for the few hot days.
The surrounding area is very dense with a mall and many stores that are quicker to walk to than drive (I’m not exaggerating).
The only downside to Avalon at Blossom Hill is it’s in South San Jose, very far from SF and other nice cities (Palo Alto, Mountain View). Traffic is terrible on 87 regardless of the time. If you are working in South San Jose, live here, it’s a great place!