Dry Creek Apartments

Probably one of the best apartments to reside in! Only cons I would have to say are the occasional bugs you see in the hot weather/​summertime and parking spaces are TIGHT AS HECK LIKE I CANNOT EXPRESS MY DISLIKE FOR THE SPACES. Neighbors are super friendly and mind their own business! The guy in charge of security is super friendly as well.
There’s a laundry room and you can get a laundry card and refill it with your debit card or whatever. If you have visitors you still need a parking permit if you stay overnight. It’s I believe $ 25! No matter if you live here or not, you need to use your parking permit… it needs to be visible in your car, so be warned. You’ll get a warning but sometimes they might just tow you car if they’re not feeling the mood/​day.
You can park for free alongside Mission Blvd. May Road, you’ll never a separated parking permit I think.
Lovely community, people, and space. It’s expensive without roommates/​housemates, but worth it for the time being if you want you’re responsible with your money and want to experience independence.
10 – 15 minutes away from ⁸⁸⁰⁄₆₈₀ depending on the day/​traffic. Also near a lot of convenient stores, backroads to restaurants, etc. Oh yeah, JLHS, Moreau Catholic, CSUEB, Chapel of Chimes, BART, yeah.
PS: There’s peacocks that roam around so be careful not to hurt or run them over… it’s neighboring a hiking area! Oh, sometimes there’s parties but that’s in every neighborhood right? Doh.

We have lived at this apartment complex for 5 years, our experience leaving has been horrible!!! They have rapped me of my deposit! I called before we moved out to go over what we could be charged with, and we were told we would not get charged for paint because we had been there for 5 years, they told us were would get charged for cleaning the carpet, not replacement. The carpets life is 7 years, why do I need to pay for «their upgrade» thats not our issue, and we are clean tenants, the carpet for sure needs to be cleaned. What damage could possible be done, in 5 years with two adults!!! The person who did the inspection said our place looked pretty good, we only had minor things, like damn bulbs out and blinds bc the new windows dont fit with the old blinds!!! Ridicilous! The water heater was next to our unit, and the last time it leaked thru our kitchen wall, it happened more than once, into the electrical. Was that replaced! NO! The wall is so warpted, and they never repainted the celing that had to be replaced either, but WE lived with it! Oh and I will complain about the damn new windows they installed! Omg 2 months we had to wait to get all our windows in, because they only replaced the back windows and ran out of material, and were on back order. I had to be the one to call the window company to get and idea when they would be back! Isnt that the damn landlord’s job to handle that??? Once they did finish those darn installers broke my dresser, did DRYCREEK care, NO!!! I am really pissed they are trying to keep all our deposit! I should have COMPLAINED alot more about our unit when we were living there! They change management so damn much!!!

I lived at this complex for over 6 years and loved it. Till the office manager changed. I got notice that my rent was being raised by over $ 600. I understand that the market has changed and some times these things need to be done. I decided to move. Not only would they not even let me out of my lease 2 weeks early but because I didn’t turn in my notice on time (even though I was told by the employee that I spoke to in the phone twice that no notice was necessary as my lease was up and I told them prior to 30 days that I was moving) they made me pay prorated rent at the higher cost for an additional 13 days. Yesterday I received my deposit. Out of $ 1350 they gave me $ 318. $ 275 for paint when I have lived in the unit for over 2 years and California law states a tenant can’t be charged past that time frame. $ 560 for carpet?! There were 2 small spots that needed repair that I pointed out during our walk through. Manager told me it was a simple fix and they still had extra carpet. Now my bill is for new carpet? On top of that they charged me $ 10 for ice cube trays?! This has to be a joke. Does the new tenant want ice cube trays I used for 3 years? And $ 20 for plastic parking permits that I didn’t turn it. I am appalled. No call to tell me of these changes. I have reached out via phone and email and gotten no response. Besides security, which is awesome, the management sucks. She’s condescending and treats you like crap (as U can see in previous recent posts). Do not move here!

Been here 12+ years. My unit has had so many problems from ceiling collapsing and electrical/​plumbing problems. New manager raised rent more than 16%. A lot of people moving because of it. Annoying peacocks and rodents, security golf sounds like a lawn mower when patrolling at night.(securitys ok).Constant rules and notices.

I’ve lived in 3 different Apartments in Bay Area… this has been the best. Pros: good neighbors, never too loud, good price, good management. Cons: Long walk if you have to park on street. Clean pools/​hot tubs and very nice laundry rooms. Small fitness center though. Had small roach problem when i moved in but some cheap Boric Acid wiped them clean out. Not bad place to live, updated décor. Nice.

My wife and I came to view one of the properties — we were downsizing from a house to an apartment/​condo because of rising rent costs. We met with the rental manager Sherry, who said they had a really nice space available.
She showed us a corner property that actually was very nice — two stories, clean, newer paint, better space than most of the other units because of its placement. We liked it a lot and told her we were interested in renting — but nope. Sherry tells us that this one isn’t the one that’s available.
We asked if we could see the one that’s available and she said no, because the tenants still lived in it. OK, that’s fine. From the outside it still looked great — another corner space, with only one shared wall, in a good area of the complex with extra parking right outside.
Sherry recommended we go home and put our application in online (which, by the way, is a very poorly designed web interface that does nothing to inspire trust that your data is being handled securely), but by the time we were done submitting our application, their office was closed (at 1pm on a Friday? Really?) and we couldn’t drop off our deposit until the following Tuesday (because Monday was a holiday). We wait the four days, then spoke to Sherry again on Tuesday afternoon and she assured us the property was still available and to drop the deposit off as quickly as we could, because it was first come, first served. I rushed over there with check in hand but, instead of Sherry, it’s Amanda in the office now, whom we’ve never met.
Amanda happily takes our check and hands me two forms to fill out. After signing them, she tells me «OK, great — we’ve got you reserved for number 14.». I was confused, though, because the property we were looking at renting was number 18. 14 was down the road and not nearly as nice — wedged between two other properties, dirty around the front door, with no extra parking.
I explained that we were putting the deposit down for 18, not 14, and Amanda said that was impossible because they rented that one already. So, in the 15 minutes since we spoke with Sherry and she told us to come over and drop off the deposit, someone came in, met with you and paid a deposit, site unseen? In 15 minutes? And Sherry didn’t tell you we were on our way over? Really?
OK, that’s possible, if only remotely, but what happened next was what inspired this review. I asked for the check back, very politely, and Amanda returned it. I asked her to return, or shred the documents we had signed already, and she refused. Not only did she refuse, but she began to raise her voice and told me (I’m paraphrasing) «Those papers belong to us!» in a very defiant tone, «We don’t have to give you anything!». Now, this might be the case and it might not, but how she dealt with my polite and reasonable request — not with a calm explanation, but with anger and attitude — that was unacceptable.
Ok, Dry Creek, what gives? First you trick us into thinking this beautiful, clean, recently painted corner property is what we’ll be renting, then you tell us it’s actually another property in a less-​desirable location «but still the same inside!» except we can’t verify your claim because we aren’t allowed to look inside. And then, when we show up, deposit in hand, ready to sign paperwork, you tell us it’s not really that property after all, but a third property in an even worse location, in worse shape? And we can’t see inside that one, either? And then, when we finally decide to not rent from you at all, you not only refuse to return or shred the documents we signed, but you get angry at me for even asking, throw a mini hissy fit and end up by telling me I have to leave?
And there is the pièce de résistance: Even though I’m not yelling or being threatening — I raised my voice, but only to be heard over her loudness — she calls the property security and tells them I’m being aggressive and refusing to leave. Me! Not her, me! lol. I’d be willing to bet they have security cameras in that office — I’d love to see them post the footage from our interaction.
Bottom line? We think they never had any intention of renting the nicer property to us and were simply counting on us being desperate enough to accept whatever they said they had available. Super shady.
Rent from Dry Creek? Not from you guys. Never.

I would have given this place 0 star if possible. I made a wrong decision moving to this community and moved out within 8 months. Hope this review helps you in your decision.
— No parking for 2^nd car. Park car on mission blvd and walk to your apt every day. Management promises a second parking when you sign the lease but that is just to entice you. They will say that you can park outside the leasing office after 6pm, but not tell you that there will be a long queue of cars when you arrive there. Basically all parking spots outside leasing office are taken immediately at 6pm and sometimes even earlier. If you happen to get a spot you get stared upon, by LONG STAYING renters. I personally felt very unsafe.
— No guest parking. Guests have to park on mission blvd too. So think twice before you invite someone over, especially in evenings.
— No proper playing area for kids. Kids run around everywhere and one has to be very careful driving around the community
— Never felt safe here. Every evening you see people standing outside their apts and drinking alcohol. Not a ideal place for family living, you don’t feel safe if you go out for a stroll in the evening.
— It’s impossible to do your laundry on weekends and you cannot be sure of your belongings. Once I forgot my laundry card and it was stolen within 5 mins.
— Forget your security deposit even if you leave the house in good condition

I have lived here a little over a year and i must say i love it. I love in the 3 bedroom with garage fireplace washer n dryer and dishwasher. We have it made. In the summer we used the pool all the time. My husband used the fitness room and my kids love playing ooutside where they have made so many friends. Its walking distance from the high schschool and elementery school. This place is known for the peacocks which afds, a nice aspect to this place. The security guy Frank is very nice and, always around to chat and watch out for your property which is gated at night. I am very happy with choosing this apartment home with my family. I could live here forever i love it here.

I have lived here for 2 years now, & it’s one of the nicest apartments i have lived in. I live in the Private 1 bedrooms in the back. Which includes Guest parking, Private hot tub & our own mailbox & laundry room. Dry creek has 2 pools a gym & the beautiful State park for hiking & there are wild animals every where, Especially Peacocks. I would recommend this to people looking for a nice place to live.

Been here for 3 years now … its right at the entrance of dry creek state park … lots of green space. peacocks running around … the only downside is there is absolutely no parking lots for guests … all guest parking is on the street

I personally never lived here… BUT i would say that i basically almost did, since a good friend of mine lived here and i was at her house all the time. The set up of the apartments is really nice, most are 2-​story apartments either 1−3bedrooms or you have a choice of studios. What makes this place unique is the fact they have Peacocks walkiing around owning the place (males and females); they do make alot of noise at times but its still cool to see them. If your a guest you have to have a parking pass in order to park on the side areas outside the gate or they will tow your car at your own expense. The good thing is that they warn you a few times before they do it. The only down fall is there is a limited in spaces to park even on the outside street area. But again this place is a generally nice area when I hung out there, dont know if it changed much.