Allegre Apartments - Davis Wiki

Night view from a balcony

Location
1659 Drew Circle
(South Davis, across from Sharps and Flats and in front of Tanglewood)
Contact
(530)750-2200
`<allegreapartments AT gmail DOT com>`
Website
Website Link
Features
Affordable Housing units available
Central heat/air	Dishwasher/microwave
Covered parking	Handicapped access
Laundry	BBQ area
Study room	DSL available
Cable access	Balconies/patios
Washer/dryer hookup	Computer room
Exercise room	Pool/spa
Basketball court	Playgrounds

Allégre Apartments has two-, three-, and four-bedroom units, as well as an acute accent on the first "e". Rents range from $1,575/month to $2,495/month [Sept. 2009]. Several units have a loft, walk-in closets, and private balconies/patios. Some units have a washer and dryer, and if not, you have the option of renting one for an extra $35 a month. There is an exercise room with new weight equipment, a pool and spa, basketball court, playgrounds, and covered bike racks. The complex is managed by JCA Management, Inc. and is on Unitrans M & W bus lines.

The South Davis Bike Path runs behind the apartments and connects to the Arboretum, which is very useful when you miss the bus, since it is about a ten minute bike ride to campus. It is much better than riding the overpass, since you don't have to worry about being smushed by the bus you just missed. It is little known that when taken the other way, the bike path leads to a maze of Escheresque bike paths that will literally take you anywhere in southeast Davis.

Despite the management's adding an accent to the first "e" (presumably out of a concern that people will mispronounce the name of the complex) no one is entirely sure exactly how "Allégre" is pronounced. Most Davis residents pronounce it "Ah-ley-gray".

To learn about other rental housing options in Davis, check out our Housing Guide as well as our Apartments pages.

some units have built in bookcases

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2005-09-07 17:28:18 In my opinion, this place is overpriced. I lived here from '00-'01, the first year it was around. The complex was pretty cheaply built, and we had a lot of problems that first year. The amenities are not great (exercise room is pretty crappy), and we had a terrible, terrible ant problem. They may have improved since. —JoannaHeiple

2005-10-08 04:16:30 A great thing about this place that a lot of people might not be aware of: there are ALWAYS free cookies in the office. They are always delicious. -Greg —GregoryGaye

2005-10-23 22:30:48 This complex was party central when I lived here 2001-2002. Lots of parties, loud music, etc. The cops even came from to time due to resident complaints. And, overpriced. —ReginaSikora

2006-09-16 16:50:31 My roomates and I pay 1985 for a four bedroom. It'd be nice if two of the bedrooms where shareable, but for South Davis, that's not a bad price at all. —SeatonTsai

Wow, thats a really good price. My rate for the 2005-2006 lease year was $2147/month. I guess they are really feeling the pressure from outside competition. Note that I do not live there anymore. - Paul Amnuaypayoat

2007-07-07 20:03:30 I'm surprised that not a lot of people have commented about this place. Overall, I think it's a nice place to live if you're able to get good rates for it. However, people here like to party and talk out loud and laugh in their drunken state on their balconies at 3 in the morning (occasionally). The maintenance guy is pretty nice, but if your repair doesn't get fixed within a few days, chances are he/they have forgotten about the repair order (so you'd have to remind them). And if you take the bus, the W line is oftentimes either a bit late, or packed full of students. And for the upper floor apts., having the "bathroom sink" outside right next to the dining room is a little weird. —at86

2007-09-25 13:44:33 Joanna is right, this place is overpriced and very cheaply built. Lots of stuff in the apartment broke and we had to have it repaired. They switched managers half way through us living there, and the new people refused to make cookies as much. We randomly were accused by the managers of abusing a police dog, when none of my roommates did it. Three people from the apartment had bikes and they were all stolen, along with my car stereo and a few other things. The gardeners come early and use loud machines right near your window to wake you up. For the price you pay, this place is not worth it. —KyleScollin

2008-01-15 16:29:09 This place is overpriced and too small if you are sharing a room. Management isn't that great due to the slow upkeep. They also don't care about privacy because we had times where the maintence came in and without our consent. The walls are really thin, so you can hear everyone and everyone can probably hear you. A lot of little problems in the apartments, plumbing system, lights, closets, and squeaky floorboards. For such a high price might as well live in sharps & flats. —Anonymous2

I would have to beg to differ on this. These comments are far from the truth. First off our prices are most reasonable for being in South Davis. Call any of the other complexes around us and you will find that we are several hundred dollars cheaper a month, and yet we are newer as well. We believe in good housing at a good price. :) Again, feel free to call other complexes yourself and compare. Also privacy is a majoy concern here. Let me state that we only ENTER apartments when we have been given VERBAL or WRITTEN authorization. We are only required to get it from any person on the lease. The problem is several roommates do not communicate with each other and tell each other that they requested maintenance to come into the apartment to have work done. I know this personally because I have gone to apartments do some work and the roommates didn't know work requested. We have 2 full time maintenance men that have all work orders done on the same day they are reported. If you have issues and they are not fixed it means you didnt tell us. If it is something more serious such as an appliance going out. We immediately call a service tech out to fix the problem usually within 2 days. Something of a more serious nature such as A/C or heat is fixed with in the same day. Again, everything will get fixed, but it is up to you to report it. We are not psychic. I know about this situation and the tenants in this situation and management was not informed of anything until finally someone came in to report it. Again, we are not psychic, although it would make our job easier.

2008-02-13 16:38:51 This is a great apartment complex, the management staff is awesome, it's well lit and safe at night time, parking sucks sometimes, but overall a really good place to live. Good location and bedroom sizes are decent for the price, for South Davis especially! —KatParpana

2008-03-10 01:12:05 Allegre raised their prices so the ones listed above is not correct. Allegre is overpriced, the rooms definitely cannot be shared (they are too small). However the neighborhood is great, the crime rates here are low to none and the apartments itself are pretty new and clean. The maintenance people are great too (that is if you don't have the low income plan). One thing i must complain about is the printers in the printing room; they claim to provide printers for residents however they are always out of service (whether its low on toner or its just broken). Another thing is that the dryers in the community laundry room do not work too great. It takes at least two times in order for it to dry. —evelyn10

Allegre prices are accurate as of now :) Thanks for bringing it to our attention. I would like however to say that the several of the bedrooms in our floor plans are large enough to be shared by 2 people. Most of our residents do share rooms with 2 beds, dressers, and even desks. It all depends on the placement of the furniture. I will be honest, there are certain rooms where that is not possible. The printers are always working, but unfortunately there are those people out there that think they know how to fix them on their own. I personally run a check on them in the morning and they work fine. However sometimes paper gets jammed and we are not informed and sometimes this does lead to them not working. As long as we are made aware of the situation we can fix it. As for the dryers, we have had them inspected by Sears several times and each time we are told they are fine and hot. They are often over loaded with too many clothes in order for students to save money, but this actually costs more money and wastes more electricity. Use only the recommended size for the dryers and you will notice it does work fine.

2008-09-08 14:50:09 I lived here from 2006-2007 and it as an okay place to live. It was nice living in a newer apartment, and they were cool about fixing things on time. However, there was a lot of wasted space in the floorplans, and the rooms really were too small to share. My roomate and I shared the master room, and the only way both our beds and desks fit was by bunkbeds. The prices are high for Davis, but not for South Daivs, which I guess is fair. Also, I lived in the corner floor apartment next to were the apartment complex met tanglewood and the mobile home park (i think that is what it was), and there was a large crack that people would walk through at all hours of the night. The complex did try to fix this, but they didn't do a very good job while i lived there, despite numerous complaints.

It was really nice that they had washer and dryers avalilable for a fixed prices (it was worth it with 5 people in an apt). They did, however, take almost all of our security deposit, despite the fact our apt was cleaner when we moved out then when we moved in. All in all, nice place to live, if you have the money and want something newer and don't need to share a room. —ascapoccia

2008-09-08 14:53:03 also, for whoever is going through and adding comments about the comments and is obvoiusly management, could you please leave your name afterwards. It would be nice to know who is anwsering all the comments, as well a fair for those who are looking at the page. —ascapoccia

2009-2-06: Well it does not take a genious to know that Management is leaving this comment. I had to create an account just so I could leave you this message, Hope it helped. —(Manegement)
2009-05-14: It is obvious, but it is a courtesy for those of the wikicommunity to know from whom they are receiving a given set of information, so that they may evaluate the source of that information. Inherently, it appears shady if someone just responds positively, no matter the complaint, without knowing who that person is, just as it would appear the same if someone wrote something bad after every good comment. That is why we like to know who edits where, so that we may be very open about the source of information. —ascapoccia

2008-09-22 19:33:08 I was a tenant here during the 2002-2003 school year and enjoyed my stay. I lived on the back side of the complex, near the bike path, so the nights were quiet. Parking was horrible, but it's changed since. On a sad note (and one that now seems standard fare) the Allegre management took almost all of our deposit, despite my and my roommate's immense cleaning effort.

Caution: rant to follow...

My girlfriend recently experienced the same situation, as when her and her roommate moved out of their unit in August 2008, they had almost half of their deposit taken, despite 4 collective days of cleaning between two large families and significant others. After being told that they wouldn't need touch-up paint because the manager told her that "the whole complex was being painted, don't worry about it," they were still charged for painting the whole unit. Not to mention the "heavy" carpet cleaning that was charged to them even after I spent a whole day cleaning it myself, pulling up nothing but black, dirty water from the steam cleaner. Was this place even cleaned prior to my girlfriend and her roommate moving in? Not really, because there was dust and stained carpet on move-in day. Kinda questionable... And yes, Allegre Management - please do leave your name, don't comment anonymously in defense of a shady apartment complex. Warning to future tenants...TAKE PICTURES OF THE ENTIRE UNIT BEFORE YOU MOVE IN AND BE PREPARED TO FIGHT FOR YOUR DEPOSIT! In closing: do you know of any other complex that gives tenants a FIVE PAGE document on how to clean your apartment when moving out...but not when moving in? —NicholasKent-Basham

2009-2-06 Just to explain that peoples idea of cleaning and move in ready clean are two different things. Most tenants live at Allegre and never actually clean their apartments or even vacuum. They simply put dishes away or pick up large items on the floor by hand. Those same people try to clean that apartment in 3 or 4 days. That much long term dirt and damage cannot be reversed so fast. We often have to send it 2 or 3 full crews to work for a solid 5 to 6 hours. Most tenants make no attempt to even scrub the tubs. I admit the materials the tubs are constructed out of suck, but thats just how it goes. These tubs will often take a professional 2 solid hours of industrial strength acids and scrubbing to make them white again. Simply because the cleaning habits on tenants are not proper. We take pictures and always show them to the tenants when they try to argue that they did clean. When they see it in the pictures, we usually get the answer, "well my roommate said she/he cleaned it" Allegre is a great place to live. The prices are cheaper than the surrounding properties, we have excellent response times for any maintenance items, they even go out of their way to install things purchased by the tenants for the apartments. —Management

2009-01-14 16:31:21 The deposit thing happened to us too. We actually HIRED a carpet cleaner and they STILL took money from our deposit for that. I mean the carpets were spotless and two days were spent cleaning the place! I am still so angry about that, they took more than 50% of our deposit, and the apartment looked the same (if not better) than we moved in. I called them to ask them why and was given vague, uninformed answers. I think this place is too expensive for the size of the rooms, but I guess for South Davis it is normal. I would suggest for people to look in a different area for better priced apartments.Also if you do live her DO NOT live by the pool, it is so loud all the time since people just hop the fence and go swimming in the middle of the night while drunk.

But there were good points, the management was fairly nice and the repairman was always really prompt and fixed things very quickly. Also the cookies in the office were good.

The master bedrooms are really a normal sized bedroom in a house, and the singles are tiny which irks me but it is what it is. —sgent

2009-2-06 This is why we always take photos of everything in the apartments when people move out. Every minor detail. And we hold on to them forever. Just so when everyone asks why they were deducted funds we can explain to them and have them come in to view the photos. It is truely amazing when they come in and see their apartments and see the pictures. We always explain to everyone, concentrate on the bathrooms and the kitchen. That is where money is lost. We have independant contractors come through and clean the apartment so they are ready and presentable for the next group of tenants moving in. Most people when they say they clean, do not clean. Their idea of clean differs from what is truely clean. Again, this is why we take the picutres. Deposits are only deducted if they are absolutely needed to. Sometimes errors are made with billing, another reason why we take the pictures prior to any crews entering to do the work. This way if something was done in the apartment that did not need to be done, then we review the pictures and gladly refund the money with an apology. Lesson to take from this is to always clean and have your manager walk through prior to your move out so you can have them point out what needs to be cleaned again to specifications.

I was just reading your comments and I agree some floor plans Master rooms should not be referred to as masters. They are smaller than they should be. They consider them to be master because of a sink or a balcony or for whatever reason. Over all most of the floor plans have nice master sized rooms. As for the pool being used at all hours of the night. That really hasnt happened in about 6 months. I know this because my bedroom window is the closer to the pool than any other window on the property. I know the security and/or the police cannot be everywhere at the once. That is also why we have magnets with Patrol Plus's 24 hour Dispatch number on there. I have called it many times myself to deal with the swimmers. THe number is 888-781-7230. You call, tell them what complex you are in, what the complaint is and they are there taking care of it within 15 minutes. I just want to state that this is a community. This is not a group of individuals just cohabitating with no contact. We all want quiet after a certain hour, we all want to feel safe and secure. Allegre takes steps to assure this, but we can only do so much if we are not informed by you, the tenants. We also have to be able to work together to achieve this. If you hear something or see something, the call security or the police. You dont have to give names. Just take steps to keep your community the way you want it. I often find myself walking the complex at 1 am. or later just so I can make sure you guys have a quiet place. There are those tenants that have seen me, usually they are walking home from downtown or getting off the tipsy taxi....more power to ya. :) Have fun, be safe and help us all keep Allegre a great place to live. Oh and stop by the office and say hi, I get bored sometimes. Its nice to chat and hear about other peoples lives. My door is always open and my ears are always ready to listen. (Management-Jaymes)

2009-02-24 17:08:12 Only live in Allegre if you enjoy being talked to like a child by the management. Although the apartments are nice and a step up from many places in Davis, the manager and almost every office employee are condescending to students, and take advantage of their renters. My roommates and I were good tenants but the management constantly treated us like we were idiots. Students' rights in regard to renting are generally limited and abused by most apartment complexes in Davis, but the management here has no regard for who is living in the apartment, so long as their vacancies are filled and they are making money. —ginger4

*** I am truly saddened that anyone would even suggest I would treat anyone like a child. I have always prided myself on the fact I treat everyone as an equal. Ask around and you will find that is true. I am not sure what situation Ginger H. is referring to. Ginger, do me a huge favor and come to the office to report an employee’s inappropriate behavior or treatment of you or anyone else. I need to be made aware of them, if in fact they do happen. You can’t post and think it will fix things. I need to be told so I can fix them. I promise you, if you come to the office I can and will fix the situation. Of course, you and anyone else with issues have to come to the office and report it. Do not think you have to sit there and take it. My office is always open and my number is there for anyone to call. Use it. Of course if I don’t answer, leave a message and I will call back, usually within 5 minutes.

On a side not, if we only cared about making money, the rents would be a lot higher. I fight to keep the rents low and even drop them lower when I can to keep tenants happy. Again, ask around and you will find this is true as well. Again... my office is always open...even just to kick back and chat. Trust me, I need people to come by and talk to me. I get bored in the office. Save me!!—(Management-Jaymes)

2009-05-03 18:24:41 I strongly disagree with many of the comments below—I think Allegre is by far one of the BEST apartments to live in at Davis. I say this because the management (especially James) and maintenance are extremely competent, and I believe that the you get the high quality that you pay for. I live in a four bedroom flat and I have yet to see an apartment more spacious anywhere in Davis. Any problems/issues that we have had during the past year have been handled professionally and efficiently by the management. Allegre is a GREAT place to live and I would strongly recommend it to anyone looking for a quality living experience. AND The cookies are amazing but they are always gone before I get to them! —Anisha

2009-05-08 11:16:58 Allegre is a GREAT place to live!!! I lived here this past year and I know some people were complaining about the managment but luckily that lady is fired and gone! Jaymes is really helpfullll, you can talk to him if you ever have problems with your unit or roommates and he'll try to help you out :) I definitely think Allegre is one of the best places to live in Davis and the prices are reasonable considering you're living in South Davis!! I would highlyyy recommend living here to anyone who's looking for a nice apartment and great management who will help you out if you ever need it! The pool is great btw =) If you had problems with management before, you probably didn't talk to Jaymes!! I'm looking forward to living here again next yearrr!! —toni88

2009-05-13 20:18:10 The management and maintenance staff is amazing, their prices are very competitive, and the apartments are spacious. I would definitely recommend living here. —TimJ

2009-05-14 02:53:26 Do not live here! The place looked ok when we first moved tons of problems mid year, everything breaks, because they don't replace anything until it's completely worn down. Plus the manager James loves to tow everyone's car so add another $310 to your rent. —vincentkimle

2009-05-14 14:03:04 Umm... if you actually have a permit like you're supposed to, your car won't get towed. Shocker, right? —TimJ

2009-05-21 13:18:44 I think the management or should I say manager is truly the most unprofessional man I have met and the way he treats us students and employees is horrible. He belittles people and acts like he is so much better then everyone. No one deseves to be treated like you treat people! Open your eyes and grow up! —bernard12345

2009-05-28 02:28:39 I've been living here since 2006 through sept 2009 and have been here since the change in management. All in all, this is a great place to live. I've been in the 3 bedroom townhouse and the 4 bedroom flat so I know what I'm talking about. The townhouses get pretty hot in the summer if you don't use the AC in order to save on electricity. The management is nice and appliances usually get fixed within the day or up to 3-5 days depending on the situation. We had a big dryer problem that took weeks to fix since the management kept misdiagnosing the problem and had to send out two tech specialist to look it over. The rooms are big enough for one person and master bedrooms are tight for two. The flat has a huge and spacious living and kitchen area, which is more than you probably need. The parking here is amazing! I simply love how much space there is and parking is available to all fri-sun nights.

My biggest complaint of all is the ANTs! I thought at first that it was maybe just my apartment, but even when I switched from the townhouse to the flat, there were ants everywhere. It got so bad to the point where ants would crawl up onto my desk while i was studying and onto my arms. My housemates had to deal with the same problem, so it wasn't just my room. We told management over and over. They gave us these "industrial strength" ant baits and told us to put a little cap of water with maybe a little bit of peanut butter. This did not work at all! I still have loads of baits in our drawers because they were just as useless as all the other baits on the market. We even had the management call out the pest control guy to spray ant pesticide around the area. They told us they could only spray in limited areas since it would also interfere with our neighbors areas. The spray helped for a few days I'll admit, but by the end of the week we had trails of ants everywhere! (A favorite hobby of ours was lets wake up in the morning and see how badly our kitchen or bathroom was infected and then wipe them away) There were many days when we had to eat out because ants got into the cabinets and our pots and pans. Consequently we gave up on it and even management didn't have a real good answer except that it was a seasonal occurrence. This is partially true since the ant problem started in the december and lasted through the winter into the early spring at which point they would seemingly disappear??

I would highly recommend this apartment complex to anyone who wants a relatively affordable place to stay in the nice south davis (assuming you have a few other housemates) if it weren't for the ants. If the ant problem was fixed I would have renewed my contract for yet another year, but 2 and half years is enough of this. Maybe someday it will be remedied. And for anyone who was wondering I use to live in 2070 and moved downstairs in the same building complex, so maybe it's just that building that has problems and you should stay away. —falconsfury

2009-06-05 16:12:53 I agree with Joanna, the inside looked decent enough when I first moved in, but as the months passed by many flaws in repairs were apparent. The microwave broke, paint started chipping off because of a bad paint job(instead of cleaning the walls, they tried to paint over the existing fungus that had developed), the dryer broke, and the ac broke (which did not get fixed until august 2 months after I had requested it being fixed. All of this was dew to bad management, but instead was deducted from our deposit. Plus the manager is a jerk and loves to tow cars. —jon217

2009-09-02 20:10:40 it has its good qualities and bad ones, the good thing is...it looks very clean.

but prices can be unfair, i got a 3bedroom for 1800, and all of my friends got theirs for around 1700...allegre needs to think other ways to make up to the people who are overpaying, we're just college students! —emme

2009-09-15 16:06:04 I believe this is a great apartment complex overall! The rent is comparably lower (a several hundred dollars) than other South Davis apartments, and the management is awesome :) They are quick about responding, and any problems can be solved in a day or two. The manager, James, is a very bright guy who cares about the tenants, and Katelyn makes the best cookies everyday!! I mean, you walk into the office to check you mail and you see a big plate full of warm cookies. I don't know why people think Allegre is such a bad apartment, I love this place :) —username2094

2009-09-22 12:30:50 I have a three bedroom flat and i love it! the kitchen and living room are spacious. The pricing of the apartment is also pretty good, especially for south davis. The bike path is very close and it's easy to get to campus. —User2009

2009-09-29 16:10:33 I lived here the last year and it was just ok overall. The management is kinda rude. They talk down to students as renters and act like we know nothing. The prices are high and they are not fair (I saw a craigslist ad for my floor plan listed at $300 dollars a month less than what we were paying)

They have an ABSURD tow policy. My roommate had a temporary permit for his car that he wasn't going to have in town too long and his car was towed within 24 hours of it expiring. Towing is heavy and without warning, even high volume parking places like on campus at the colleges with at least only give a ticket or sticker you so you have a fair warning. Allgre just auto-tows. The manager did later apologize for the towing via email but never offered any compensation and we still lost almost all of our deposit even though we spent a good 10 hours cleaning the place out.

Dear management, there is a reason you still have so many large units left. It is not the Davis market or the economy. You treat residents badly. You tow are friends, parents, and significant others. Sure you are nice enough in person, but you are rude a lot of the rest of the time. Examples, unfair prices, demeaning worded notices, giving back little to no security deposit. TREAT RESIDENTS BETTER. —NickAltman