Vista St. Clair

Reviews

• KP

  Kay Van Patten

  Sep 26, 2025
  5.0
  The Vista St. Clair has been my home for over thirteen years and I've been very happy here. In my opinion the location is the best in the city. The staff has always been helpful and I've enjoyed knowing the other residents I've met.
• VS

  Vikram Srinivasan

  Aug 26, 2025
  5.0
  The Good Stuff: ------------------------- * Location location location! Easy access to Washington Park, the gardens, Nob Hill, and downtown. * A great sense of community! Several long term residents treat each other like family and welcome new residents immediately. The majority of people are super friendly if you take the effort to say hello. The residents have formed their own little groups for Friday Night drinks, morning coffee chats, travel groups, book clubs etc. * Maintenance staff is super friendly, polite, and eager to help. * Management is prompt with addressing whatever they can handle without escalation (more on that later). * A lovely patio with a community garden! * Rents are on the lower side for this part of town...but that is not always a good thing either, IYKWIM. * The building is pet-friendly! * There's free coffee in the lobby every day until 2PM. The Not-So-Good Stuff: ------------------------------------- * This is an old building so stuff always seems to need fixing :( Things seem to break down frequently. * The magnetic locking mechanism for the front doors (there are 2 in the lobby) fails ALL THE TIME. The explanation given is that summer time causes a negative pressure situation that affects these magents. This is unacceptable. The doors are practically open 24/7 whenever the magnets fail to lock. Management has to escalate this issue and replace the doors completely. The aesthetics are not as important as security for all residents, especially with Goose Hollow seeing an increase in drug peddlers and homeless people. * The low rents attract a lot of younger folk who are mostly fine residents. But the place develops a 'dorm-like' vibe frequently. * This is not an issue that Management can 'fix' but maybe better enforcement of community rules can help. - A lot of residents are , frankly, quite careless and negligent. They let visitors/strangers into the building without question and don't lock doors to common spaces. - Some people let their dogs pee on the property walls right by the entrance or ignore the mess their pets make in common spaces. - Some residents park their vehicles in invalid spots at the entrance to garages. This is a real danger to cars that enter/exit the garages. - People smoke weed or cigarettes not far from the building entrance, and often in the fire escape area. The stench fills the hallways. - Some residents do not bother to return/replace moving carts or furniture in common spaces. - Some are frankly uncouth to put dirty shoes on nice furniture in the lobby. That is just disrespectful. - Some residents are not mindful of the noise they create. No, it is NOT ok to let your kids treat the lobby or the hallways like a playground. There are a lot of senior residents, senior pets, and people who work from home who struggle to copy with the disturbance. * Cross ventilation is terrible. Most apartments do not have a ceiling fan anywhere and the windows only open 4 inches wide. * Elevators and stairway entrances do not require key fob access. If an unwelcome visitor were to enter the building, and they could easily do so with the front door broken), they could access any floor. * No washer/dryer units in apartments. There is a large laundry room though. * Parking is NOT cheap and for the price, you can expect to park a toy car. * Management can handle most issues that do not require escalation. But when something needs $ for approval or change, things seem to come to a grinding halt. Finally, a quick note on some other reviews I saw here for the VSC. A lot of reviewers seem to expect the property to make up for living in this neighborhood. Complaining about street parking or fast drivers is just silly. The property cannot help with that. Yes, parking is tough in this area but that is the price you pay for the location. Overall, I would say this is a very good deal for the location if you do not expect perfection.
• CM

  Carlos M

  Aug 15, 2025
  1.0
  We had a RESERVATION FOR THE LOADING DOCK but someone else is using it ! But the assistant said “ we can wait “ doesn’t wanna tow them or kick them out of our RESERVE TIME . ABIGAL!! DO UR JOB UR ASSISTANT MANGER YOU HAVE POWER. BARELY NO ONE IN OFFICE WHEN SOMEONE GOES TO LUNCH. SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS TO BE IN THE OFFICE FOR HELP WITH THE PEOPLE LIVIVING HERE OR OTHER PEOPEL and !! ANYONE CAN COME INSIDE THE BUILDING N GARAGE AREA N JUST STEAL/ BREAK IN !! A lot of things they need to fix here

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