Post Hyde Park

We have been renting here for 4 years. The maintenance service was something I ranked highly the first year or two. AC problems were dealt with immediately, they were all prompt and so nice. Now it is hit or miss. Try to get anything done… the airhead on her personal cell phone in the office always says she will take care of it but never does. Tried to get a reserved spot moved… it was right near the stairs and was always being used by carpet cleaners, so paying 50 a month to be told «can’t you park somewhere else, we will be done soon» got old.
But she ended up moving some other persons reserved spot. They were upset to find their spot gone, then we had to call several times to get ours moved. She was going to get our carpets cleaned when we renewed. Gave her a two week window when we away, never happened. then set up a new date… never happened. Couldn’t keep furniture piled up forever.
And the trash left piled in the halls. They send a weak letter about it on a regular basis, but the pigs don’t care because they aren’t fined or followed up on. Then they wonder why they are always spraying for roaches. And the parties. Many residents get drunk and yell and laugh and scream outside at all hours. Plus you get the booming music from some units. No security or anyone you can call to do anything about it.
You are assured that they do not rent to college students, but they certainly do. And they make a big deal about telling you to wear wristbands on weekends to the pools to prove you are residents. But nobody does and no one ever checks. Just a farce. The pool often gets full of a few residents who open the gates to everyone they know. Boom boxes blast and drinking begins. I have heard people laugh about peeing in the pool. So if you want to relax at the pool without urine in it, go elsewhere. We used to like this place with so many great places to walk to… but it has gone downhill fast.
Post Hyde Park… get security cameras at the gates, enforce the disgusting garbage problem, hire someone in the office who gives a damn, and maybe avail residents of some way to deal with people who are partying loudly way after midnight. And up the maintenance service to the level it used to be at. We will not be renewing. They slapped a new coat of paint on the buildings, but that amounted to putting a dress on a pig.

Location 6/​5, Pools 4/​5, Maintenance 5/​5, Value ⁴⁄₅ (cheapest in Soho but not cheap), Safety 5/​5, Pedestrian Accessibility to Get in and out 1/​5, Parking 1/​5, Trash Service 1/​5, Décor Upgrades 2/​5, Apt Size ⁵⁄₅ (up to 1300sf), Hot Tub N/​A, Washer/​Dryer not included, trees that vomit on your car pollen and leaves year round ⁰⁄₅.
Resident Parking is terrible at Post Hyde Park Apartments. Post Hyde Park Management refuses to give assigned parking spots but has doubled the number of reserved monthly payment tow away spots from 3 to 6 in my parking lot near where i park that only has 10 spaces. If I come back after 630pm all resident spots are full anywhere near my building and i have to park on the curb or 2 buildings away. And I get all this crap from the tree on my car.
Visitor parking vanishes after 630 too. Theres a motorcycle with a tarp on it and several cars that haven’t moved for months. In the back near hyde park café, you can see where they painted black over visitor spots and reduced the number of visitor spots but there are 2 rows of empty resident spots. Please add more visitor spots to the back where there is plenty of unclaimed parking! No one wants to visit because of the huge hassle with visitor parking.
Pedestrian entrances are needed because people have to squeeze through the gates to get out of the complex and end up breaking the gates every week.
Inconsistent interior amenities for top dollar: I booked my apartment online with upgraded countertops but it ended up being a closed in old fashion kitchen and didn’t have the upgraded appliances like in the pictures on their website. There is way too many deviations in upgrades in décor. All units should be the same.
Pools are way too shallow and small. I’ve skinned my knee on the 3.5 foot tiny pools. The Complex also does not have a hot tub.
Management: add assigned parking, add more pedestrian gates, mark all resident spots like visitor spots are marked, mark all Reserve spots more clearly, upgrade all counters to granite, upgrade all appliances to stainless steel, and make all kitchens open as soon as apartments are vacated.
The biggest plus of this place is the proximity to Howard, Macdintons, Hyde Park Café, Lodge, Yard of Ale, Irish 31, Drynk, Cheap, Soho Tavern, Soho Saloon, etc. The Soho area is really expensive to buy in. They built townhomes next door for 466k so compared to that mortgage this place is a good deal.
For better parking and newer amenities in the Soho area but without the same proximity to the howard bars: Vintage Lofts (has a garage), Broadstone Hyde park (has a garage), Madison Soho (has a garage. Condos but they do have rentals usually), Noho flats (no garage but plenty of parking and no oak trees to trash your car year round).
Please for the love of god get rid of these crappy oak trees that vomit on our car year round and replace then with palm trees or any other kind of tree! These are a huge nuisance to all residents or any person that cares about their cars.
Please repair the back residence gate that has been broken for over a month and add a pedestrian walkway gate!

It’s one thing to charge a premium price for premium property and service, unfortunately Post is a freshly painted, over priced slum.
We lived at Post Hyde for three years. We rented a parking spot for an extra 50 a month since I worked a late night job and parking is scarce. For a gated community there are NO SECURITY cameras. We had a Vespa pushed over with lots of damage the first year. That’s when we were informed of the lack of security.
Even though we paid for a spot, people would still park there, mail men, delivery guys, even people that lived at post. We would call the after hours call line to get the car in the spot towed. It would take hours and on top of that the call service is just plain RUDE!!!
Cheap shitty carpet that they try to get you to pay for after you move out, even though they are replacing all the floors with wood paneling.
Major bug issues. We we’re told we have to call EVERY month to get them to do their bug service. Speaking of calling every month, you have to do so to change your air filter, since the unit is behind locked doors.
If you have a dog, be prepared to be stepping in dog shit just to pick up after your own.
The only time they care about you is when then want your money.
The staff does not care, your neighbors leave garbage everywhere.
Do yourself a favor and spend your money elsewhere.

Post Hyde Park is a useless garbage pile of an apartment complex. Stay away.
Many others have addressed these issues, but I’d like to add:
–The complex is next to a freight train track, the trains go by at all times of day and night and are LOUD. You can hear it clearly in all the buildings.
–The complex is next The Salmon Expressway, it is VERY loud, and the fumes of the cars are terrible.
–The complex is across the street from a large Electric Power Converter. Hope you like living in a giant microwave.
–Flooding– this August saw several cars get flooded out, and the roads leading in and out of the complex were impassible unless you had an SUV.
–The apartments walls are paper thin, you can hear people on the stairs, people in other apartments. Heaven help you if you want to sleep at a reasonable hour.
–Insects infest the whole place. In only 2 months we have already had roaches, two kinds of ants, and mosquitos get into the apartment. When I asked the front desk for a spraying they said they would but never did. Also, there are National Geographic sized locusts or something wandering around.
–Management is piss-​poor. The teenyboppers who work the leasing office don’t bother stopping their inane chatter for mundane things like helping residents, it’s more important to hear «OMG, Cody hooked up with WHO?!» Every time I have requested maintenance for leaks, bugs, electrical problems, blind problems fan problems; they say they will put in a request, but have only done it once.
–Maintenance– if you can get ahold of a maintenance crew, they are great, professional and hard working. However, in two months, have already had bug problems, ceiling leaks, fans breaking, lights short circuiting, blinds breaking, and garbage disposal breaking. This in a brand newly renovated unit.
–The pools are unswimmable, they are gross with uncleaned garbage, and taken over by loud agro Bro’s.
–Parking. Parking is a laughable joke. There is not enough. They do add premium pay to park spots, while cutting everyone else’s spots. There is practically no visitor parking.
Let me share a story. I came out of the building today to find my car gone. Was it stolen? Where did it go?
I parked in a «Premium» spot by accident and got towed.
First of all, the parking lot is very dark at night, and signs are very dark, and hard to see at night, I feel they could be prejudiced against older residents, or those with poor vision.
Second, my car was directly in front of the building. It has a resident sticker on it. Why is the towing the FIRST recourse? I think a note, or even a fine would be a more reasonable approach.
Third, I was given no notice that my car had been towed. No one emailed, called, or left a note. This is a potentially serious problem. I suffer from a chronic illness that I have been hospitalized for and operated on multiple times. What if I have a medical emergency, needed to go to the doctor or hospital and my car wasn’t there?
The current procedure for towing is a dangerous, reckless, and borderline negligent racket with the towing company.

Ugh, Post Hyde Park, I’m mad at you, but also mad at myself. I read all of these negative reviews on Unilocal,including 2 if you scroll down that are «not recommended.» I was taken in by the pools, the nice landscaping and great location. Unfortunately all of those highlights were snuffed out by the overwhelming negatives.
When you move in you’ll wonder why there is tow truck in the parking lot at all times. He’s towing cars left and right all day! This is predatory towing as many other Unilocalers here mention. First off, there are not enough parking spots for all of the residents living here. Guests, visitors? God help you. You will do everything right, but you will be towed at some point. The parking lot gets creepy dark at night, the lighting is very bad and as a young woman I do not feel safe walking by myself. There are some parking spots that are reserved, and there is a small black sign that says so. At night, it’s impossible to see these signs. Your car will be towed by the full time tow truck that prowls the property. If you are a visitor and you park in an unmarked spot, you’ll be towed too, because you can only park in one of the few parking spots for visitors and you can bet they are taken already. How you would know that I don’t know, but Post Hyde Park doesn’t want you know because they are raking in some serious cash from the towing racket they have going on.
Are you over 22 years old? This might not be the place for you. My husband and I are 30 years old and we feel like we’re living in a frat village. Music is blasting at the pools, residents put their bags of garbage outside of their doors, it’s crazy! I almost got hit head on when someone exited through the one way entrance I was going through into the complex.
I cringe when I have to walk to the office to deal with anyone working there. I’ve stood there while the young women at the desk have loud personal conversations on the phone and don’t skip a beat even though you are a foot away from them waiting for their attention.
If you are a young woman looking to move here on your own, I would ask some serious questions of the management. Why is it so dark at night in the complex? Are there any security personnel in the complex? (No) How far may I have to walk through this extensive dark parking lot from my spot to my unit if there is so little parking? Will my guests feel safe when they arrive at night?

BEST PARTS — beautiful landscaping, fantastic location in Tampa, friendly front-​office staff, always clean grounds, the maintenance is fantastic if there’s an issue. Our air conditioning went out on a late Sun night, and they were there within an hour to fix it!
Worst parts:
1. TRASH BAGS — People just leave trash bags outside their door — it’s really gross, and I have no idea why so many do that here. This is a high-​end complex, and beautiful, really. But, some residents just put their trash bag outside their door and it sits all day, sometimes for several days — this should not be allowed. Those people should be fined or given a warning or something. I guess it’s just laziness, they don’t want to walk to the dumpster? If you’re interested in Post Hyde Park — ask the management about the trash outside people’s doors.
2. PARKING — Post Hyde Park has VERY limited parking. It’s pretty difficult to have more than one friend over, because there are so few guest spots. They’re very strict on towing — which I like because, as a resident, I want a spot when I come home. I’m not sure there’s anything they can do about the limited guest parking, but just be warned — your friends will most likely have to park outside the complex and walk in.
The competition is tough in Tampa for this place, and only going to get tougher with all the new places being built.
Feel free to contact me if you want info on living at Post Hyde Park apartments.

We visited friends here and came away with a 215 tow bill. There was no signage whatsoever regarding parking /​towing.

The pros: Great location. You really cant ask for a better place to live. Its pretty much walking disance (or a 5 min drive) from everything. The apartment complex is very well maintained and clean. It is a village in its own right with employees driving around on their golf carts. There are a lot of «extras» like a car washing station, BBQs and bench swings all over, a garden and sporatic fruit trees, etc. The apartments themselves are spacious, clean, and have ceiling fans, washer and dryer hookups and tons of closet space. No complaints. The couple times I did need maintenance they were super fast helping me and friendly.
The cons: The other people who live here. Its pretty much douche bag central. The gym and pool areas are filled with early 20 something, Bud Light drinking, loud music playing, inconsiderate idiots. We happen to live right near the small pool, and on the weekends the music and screaming is SO loud. When they are done they leave beer cans all over, and it looks like a frat party. Maybe that is a plus for you?

The location is outstanding if you want to live in Hyde Park in a nice complex that has an access to a pool.
The apartment complex is adjacent to the railroad tracks and the crosstown expressway on the East side of the property. The expressway is elevated for your increased decibel pleasure. As the trains pass by, their presence is announced with a very loud horn as they approach Swann Avenue. This is in addition the building shaking as it passes by, feeling like you’re in a 3.5 — 4.0 earthquake. The elevated crosstown also delivers plenty of round the clock noise for your listening pleasure, as to make sitting on your balcony just unpleasant enough to skip using it altogether. So much for buying that nice table and chairs to use on the balcony.
The grounds in general are immaculate. They do a good job keeping up with that. The pools are really nice. On the weekends, the pool by the leasing office becomes your local Spring Break. Hope you don’t mind cigarette butts discarded carelessly by drunken idiots who selflessly set their boomboxes so you can listen to their music, whether you like it or not. The empty beer cans everywhere are the finishing touch that can completely ruin or make the experience, depending on your perspective.
The staff are all really pleasant. Whether it’s the people in the leasing office or those working in maintenance. I’ve never met a friendlier staff anywhere else. Their corporate seems to make customer service high on the priority list.
As with any rental, don’t be late on your rent check. This place charges an additional 10% of your rent if you’re late even 1 day. You can do the math but, living here you’ll probably save on cab fares or that drunk driving ticket you’d get if you wanted to live somewhere else and party on Howard Street with all the other S. Tampa Douchebags [STDs].
This place is a mixed bag. It’s post collegiate, so you’ll have plenty of drunks bellowing on their way back at 2am on Thursday — Saturday nights. Couldn’t imagine anyone would expect anything different. The grounds are nice but the pool becomes an idiot fest on weekends. You’ll pay a premium for the location but, if you want to live in the thick of it, you’ll pay not to cab it over every weekend or look for non-​existent parking if you’re a non-​resident.

The party apartments.
I wonder how so many people can afford $ 1300 one bedroom studios…
And judging by the clientele at the pools, the people who splurge for the apartments have some seedy friends.
That being said, this is my favorite place to hang out by the pool.
Its level of fun is up there with «Stripper Cove» and less gangsta.