Harbor View Apartments

Note: Replacing a review that Unilocal removed for content issues.
We lived at this property from 2009 – 2012.
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Until very recently, we lived in this apartment complex for three years and really have a lot of good things to say about it, including:
** Fantastic ocean & mountain views (see photos)
** Nicely laid-​out 1 & 2 bedroom floorplans
** Large outside decks
** Plenty of interior storage space
** Rent includes Comcast basic cable
** Parking lot storage units
** Quiet neighborhood
** Month-​to-​month rental agreements
** Bi-​annual community parties
** Great neighbors
The one downside that we experienced was due more to our physical conditioning than anything related to this complex. It just so happens that the complex is located near the top of Kalorama Street, so it’s a somewhat steep walk home from downtown Ventura.

I lived at Harbor View Villas for over 3 years. The management is tough, and there are lots of rules (for example: nothing can be outside the front of your apartment such as a plant, a wreath hanging on your front door, etc). Friends who have animals cannot bring their animals with them when they come to visit you unless you pay $ 1000 for a dog deposit, plus an additional amount of rent each month. When I moved out, I completed a walk-​through of my apartment with Jeanette Frecas, the property manager. She signed off on my walk-​through that everything was clean and in good condition. However, Gardner Management kept over $ 500 of my deposit for a professional cleaning service, new blinds, and new carpet. There are frequent sewer leaks into the parking garage areas. My storage unit was completely flooded out and the contents ruined by sewage. No offer to compensate me for all of the items that had to be discarded was ever made by management. I lost count of the number of times I had to move my vehicle out of my assigned parking garage space and on to the street, so that repairs could be performed, which requires that the water be turned off to the entire building. The view is fabulous. However, it turned out to not be enough for me to stay.

My husband and I lived in a spacious 1 bedroom apartment with incredible ocean and city views here at Harbor View. Extremely quite. Close to downtown. Management is very good. Dealt with our needs in a timely fashion. It is a pet friendly apt complex. If you’re not ok with you or your neighbors having pets it’s not a place for you. We moved out to a cheaper apt because we wanted to build our savings but would definitely move back in a heart beat. Management takes time to appreciate their tenants by throwing free dinner parties at trendy local restaurants where they raffle away $$$ gift certificates. Also a huge plus, you can pay rent online.