Corde Terra Village

It’s seem lots has change and improvements has been made. Since the last time I reviewed this place. And I was told that overly make-​up anorexic Asian lady doesn’t work there anymore.

Been trying to apply to one of the fpi properties for the past 2 years cause until now im in a very difficult situation paying super high rent on my apartment but having too little
a about to het laid off on my job due to store closing down so never i forget to always call to see if there is any available unit. staff will «always say they dont have» waiting list is close, or try calling again. damn ive been calling dor 2yrs i know a lot of people working dor this fpi management and i know for a fact that there are times that they have to clean a unit because somebody just move out (meaning there is available unit) but for some reason i think its only available for someone they know. i call their property but the other apartments that FPI owned. but they will say the same thing. **advice is: u should know someone working for this apartment so u can atleast be at the waiting list or get a unit. infairness to this corde terra, the leasing consultant Aimee is nice. not unlike the one in montevista, rosemary, bella castello and brookwood. most of them are rude and very unpropessional. they should understand people call to inquire because they badly need an affordable housing so might as well treat them nice and give a good advice. well like i said they will only accomodate people they know.

I’ve been living in this complex since 2009 and I must say if it wasn’t for this affordable housing I wouldn’t be able to survive in the Silicon Valley where the cost of living is insanely high. I adore this place just the fact that there are events for pretty much every holiday big or small to bright up the moral in this community. There are after school program for children to come in the community room to study and socialize with other kids around the complex. Every month there are classes such as Piano lesson, knitting, exercise program for seniors, etc.
The employees are extremely friendly and the maintenance folks are always up to date with maintaining the area making sure things are looking nice and clean. Those who complain about noises should understand that this is an apt complex and cannot expect 100% privacy or peace; it’s an apt so we just have to compromise one another. I have stayed at other complexes where the walls are so thin you can literally hear every noises from the neighbor so I must say Corde Terra insulation is pretty damn good ^_​^. I really don’t have any complaint but rather grateful.

I wish I could help people who wants to come to this piece of hell. I was living in this apartment for 1 year to save money for school because it was cheap. This complex is not on earth! People living here are 90% criminals. The way they look and behave is not normal. first of all, it seems that everyone should be Vietnamese here, 99% are Vietnamese but criminal and weird ones, you don’t find any black, american other asian, or any other people from other nationalities which is so weird. so when I go there as a None vietnamese they were looking at me so bad, if you keep looking they can stare at you for 5 minutes with senseless eyes and faces, just like they are aliens. So scary!
it is super dirty! you smell dirt everywhere, the nightmare starts when you have to take your garbage to the trash room. Laundry is worse! so dirty and some times you see a woman with no shoes and so so dirty feet with a short and very dirty top is staying there waiting for her clothes in dryer! do you wash yours in such a washer and dryer while these kind of people wash their stuff?
There are some drug dealers living here, you can see expensive cars in such a shitty apartment who come out at night around 2, 3 AM and talk outside! when you come home from your friend’s house late night once, they look at you like you did something terrible and trace you with their eyes until you go in to your apartment! I know this part of san jose is dangerous and not safe but I thought it starts from story rad and this part is ok but FORGET ABOUT this place! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.
Parking is another problem
no guest parking means no one can come to your home.
indoor Parking has two spot for each apartment which you cannot move one without the other one. me and my roommate had a problem because who ever park first the other one parks in the back of the first car, so whenever he wanted to move the car I had to come to the parking and move my car. Parking is so far from the apartment you have to walk 10 minute to get to your car.
It was aweful aweful… I dont want to think about this place anymore… thank god I moved out

Great apartment complex. Has a pool and gym. Also, has a community center. Holiday events are held here to bring the community together. Maintenance keeps the area nice and clean. Power washes the ground probably once a month.
People tend to be kind of loud without much consideration for time of night. Sometimes there is awfully loud karaōke going on. I mean I would be find if it was good but the person is so bad, it sounds like an animal being tortured ~_​~. Please turn it down or even the music itself especially when it is a weekday. If it is a weekend, by all means, howl away.
Parking is also another big issue. There is NO GUEST PARKING. You can and WILL be towed. I usually see like 1 – 4 cars towed a night.
Other than issues with noise levels and parking issues for guest… it is otherwise a nice little community.

This place is a nightmare for me! Here is the HELL! everything is awful!
I don’t know when do i start! but I start from the parking issue which is the worst experience i ever had about the parking!
first, do not invite your friend here! because there is NO PARKING FOR GUESTS! there are some shitty stickers that they give you, whoever do not have the sticker, will be towed away!
I have the sticker BUT, there is another sticker for out side ! it means that you never can park outside! you have a long time walking to you apartment and just imagine when you are in rush and you cannot park out side! this is stupid because i cannot invite any friend or family:(one time i invite one of our friends and she her car was towed away and they charge her 375 $ ! ARE YOU KIDDING? IT SHOULD BE 200 somthing why 375? we asked why? they said because it is weekend! it is 100 more expensive! I asked them where should she park? and they said no where! your guest cannot even park in your parking space because he does not have sticker, if you give them yours, your car will be towed away!
the resident are like ANIMALS! all over the yard, you can see cans, breads, drink cups, plastics and etc!!! they are not familiar with trash can or garbage can! if you decide to come to this HELL, just come one night and check the trash room! you will regret!
the worst thing for us here was that the next car in the parking were always put his garbage beside his car!!! which is besides our cars too! we talked to them few time but they were just stared at us! and then went! for one minute we thought that they are aliens! haha!
Our apartment was near play area, you do not imaging how the children were using dirty words!!! the dirtiest words you have ever heard! but they are only 4,5, 6 or 7! how they found the words? I do not know! the parents who just throw their garbage in the yard or parking SHOULD have such a kid!
I hate this place! Do not be fooled by the apartment inside or the new carpets or anything! this place will be nightmare! if you can try it for one month, please first try it then rent it.
OMG! do not let me talk about old dirty people walking in your way and stare in your eyes! HOOOOOOOGH! they are grippy! lots of them are in this complex! do not be fooled by the swimming pool! if you see the residents, you will not get the hell in to the pool! because you will be sure that you will get a serious disease!

PROS:
— rather clean
— great location for me, close to work
— down the street from The Plant shopping center
— mostly older people in community that keep to themselves
CONS:
— NO GUEST PARKING!
— your car can and will get broken into, hit or vandalized
— only one good washer and dryer on the first floor
— no one wants to close the trash room door
— LOUD KIDS, haven’t seen them personally, just hear them

Very unprofessional & unethical management!
Mentioned on the phone Friday the rent was $ 1340 per month. Office closed on Sat & Sun, so we came on Monday. After figuring out that we liked the unit, told us the rent just raised to $ 1450. Come on now! It can’t be that fast.
Yet, told us that we would receive the key few days prior to the day we move in, but after charged us $ 90 for credit check and had us fill out all the paper, said the key could be only handed out on the day we move in.
Who would want to live under this kind of management.
MAKE SURE you ask them to put everything on paper. DO NOT take their words for granted.