Aria Davis

Reviews

• LA

  Lei Arc

  Mar 22, 2026
  5.0
  We did a tour the other day. Our friends live here and we are thinking of moving here next year. Seems like things are changing and busy. However, the front desk took the time to help us out and answer our questions. I loved how welcoming they were and the energy they had. They were giving out free snacks, energy drinks during finals. Plus they had free red scantrons and blue books for the residents (yes I took some too, lol)
• JG

  Jonathan Gomez

  Mar 20, 2026
  5.0
  I’ve had a great experience living at Aria Apartments. The community is clean, well-kept, and has a really comfortable atmosphere. One of the biggest improvements has been the new management—they’ve been professional, responsive, and easy to work with. Maintenance requests are handled quickly, which makes a huge difference day-to-day. The clubhouse is also a highlight and has some really cool amenities that make it a great spot to hang out or get things done. The location in Davis is super convenient, with everything you need close by. Overall, I’d definitely recommend Aria to anyone looking for a solid place to live in Davis.
• JJ

  Jesse Jones

  Mar 20, 2026
  5.0
  Property is great. Staff is great, it is an old, but new management showed us the new mock ups of what they are doing. I renewed with the old management, but the new management explained that they honored the previous management lease! Im excited for the new bike repair stations they want to do. The events have been fun! If you like hanging out with friends and get free food. Would recommend
• JM

  Jacqueline Maxwell

  Mar 18, 2026
  1.0
  I have lived here for 5 years. Since the apartment was taken over by Cardinal, this has to be one of the worst management/ownership experiences I have had living in an apartment. I hope I do not have to live here longer, once I find an opening, I can’t wait to leave. Every year, I have renewed my lease with Pepperwood (now, Aria) without hesitation and now, I’m telling everyone to run not walk. Stark difference from when I use to encourage everyone I encountered looking for a new place to live here when we had Russell then Ashley. Wasn’t Cardinal just sued for millions of dollars?? And they want to overcharge people and have all of these hidden costs that you don’t see unless you look at your rent carefully???? There are HUGE red flags. First, they demoted our apartment director and then we realized she left all together. Aria Davis did not inform us of that, in fact, it’s been a few months and who is our new apartment manager? What is his name? We just talk to AI chatbots and AI generated emails all day. All of their communication is clearly AI-generated. It’s scary. All they do is focus on events and promoting their business, not their current tenants. They’re not even that close to campus!!! And now trying to charge by the bed. They’re acting like they are next to Trader Joes and that this is the most desirable place to live. I know tenants that are graduate students/work professionals and they only want to cater to the undergrad students and promote to them only. To make things worse, there is no on-site management. If you want to speak to an actual person, you have to walk across the street and walk a block to another apartment complex just to find someone at their “sister” complex, Luma (aka formerly Temescal, isn’t Luma from Pokemon? LOL) That’s incredibly inconvenient and unacceptable for residents who need support where they live. On top of that, they are now trying to shift toward a “rent-by-the-bed” model. This feels like a way to work around existing lease agreements and restructure housing. I’m grateful that there is a reddit thread all about this now. Many of us are working professionals who signed leases under completely different expectations. Now there is stress and uncertainty around whether leases will be honored, whether rent will change, and what future living conditions will look like. Management and cardinal seems more focused on rebranding than actually improving the property. They are changing the name and trying to make the complex feel more “modern” with branding but the apartments themselves are still very rundown. Gross, old cabinets and flooring. Bad ventilation in the bathrooms. The new name choices also feel confusing and poorly thought out. “Aria” is so similar to the Atria, our neighbor complex, which is an old folks home. Overall, there is a clear disconnect between management priorities and tenant needs. Instead of addressing real issues like maintenance, transparency, and communication, the focus seems to be on appearances. Do not live here. I repeat, do NOT live here.
• PB

  Priya Bajaj

  Feb 28, 2026
  2.0
  I’ve lived here since 2019 and the location is mainly why I’ve stayed. I’ve avoided writing this review for a long time since I did like this place but as the years have gone by and prices are increasing the place has become less desirable mainly due to management. I’m leaving my review at 2 stars as I’m still hopeful things will get better so depending on how my experience continues my review will be updated. To get right into it, communication from management is poor. I’ve had a man who was cleaning gutters appear in my window while I was changing because management forgot to mention the cleaning would happen that day. I also asked about getting potential video surveillance on the property due to frequent theft and received no response. They responded to the 1 star review from another resident by saying they can be reached by email or at the other property. I’ve emailed the property multiple times regarding concerns and have been left unanswered on most of my emails in the past few months. The guy from Luma has apologized for the poor communication since he is the only one I’m really able to get in contact with and let me know it’s just the 2 of them handling the 2 properties. I let him know that changing ownership would bring a lot of work and residents would be more understanding if there was communication about the process. For example he told me how him and Ashley have gotten multiple emails wondering why they’re being charged for insurance despite it being approved (including me) and they don’t have time to respond to everyone while trying to fix these issues (Yet somehow they had time to send 2 emails reminding us about a bingo game night…) Being questioned by everyone by the same concerns could be avoided if they would send a quick email to all residents highlighting items that are in process and letting us know not to worry. I could not enjoy my apartment for almost half of a year last year because the manager let her cat roam free all day and night and he liked to come to my apartment and disturb my cats. I love cats and have interacted with him while he’s outside the office and he is adorable and super friendly but that doesn’t mean Im okay with being disturbed in my residence. He enjoyed messing with my cats and invading their privacy , especially in the middle of the night which would cause me to wake up and not be able to fall back asleep. After I complained multiple times over the span of months about not being able to sleep properly as I’d wake up from my cats getting frightened/upset and would appreciate him staying indoors only for quiet hours she continues to suggest me locking my cats upstairs at night when I go to sleep! This was completely inappropriate and I reminded her the leases obligates everyone to be mindful of their pets disturbing others. Afterwards she did say he would be kept inside but I’ve seen him strolling outside before sunrise on multiple occasions still. This doesn’t have to do with communication but the laundry situation is also not the best. there’s only 4 laundry machines and 4 dryers between 40 units so I’m having to do laundry at odd hours to avoid a rush or someone tampering with my items. It used to cost $1 each to wash and dry so it was tolerable having to work around my schedule to wash clothes but once they switched to card last month it hiked to $2 each. The machines are also frequently out of order or won’t run hot/warm water.