Arlington Farm

Arlington Farm is an apartment complex consisting a variety of residents, including students, couples, families, and professionals. Students, in particular sophomores, are the primary residents of the complex. Arlington Farm is professionally owned and managed by Tandem Properties.

Students most commonly refer to Arlington Farm as "Arlington", also "A-town" or "Arlington Farms" (with an "s", especially by Unitrans drivers). It's also known as the "Black Hole" because many times residents don't venture outside of Arlington since there is pretty much always something going on. Residents note that the east side of the complex, nicknamed "Farlington" because its on the "other side", tends to be quiet since it is less dense.

The name Arlington Farm refers to the original farm in West Davis. There is a memorial plaque along the bike trail on the Lincoln Highway, just across the street from the original farmhouse. Arlington Boulevard is also named after this farm.

Management Notes

ANY person who signs a lease for a 1 bdr. w/ study during the month of May will get a FREE KINDLE. Please call the office for details.

Call us if you have a question, are looking for housing, or want to come check us out! :)

Now open on Sunday from 11am-2pm.

Features & Amenities

Other Notes: Some units have wet bars, double balconies and large kitchen pantries. Many of the sophomores that live here are affiliated with the greek system and get their apartments passed down. It can be noisy, especially on the Portage Bay West side. Management has hosted a variety of events during each year, including Finals Breakfasts and free laundry for a year!

Mobility

Public Transportation - Arlington Farm is located on Unitrans D and K bus lines which goes to both the Memorial Union and The Silo.

Bicycle - Arlington Farm is adjacent to The Davis Bike Loop via the Russell Boulevard bike path. The UC Davis campus is 1.1 miles away. There are many bike lanes, bike paths and bike-only connectors throughout the neighborhood.

Pedestrian - For recreational adventures, walk to West Manor Park or behind Village Homes to connect to The Greenbelt. For grocery, shopping, some services and dining, Westlake Plaza is a few short blocks blocks away. Check out the new grocery store there, Westlake Market

Parking - Covered and uncovered parking is available.

Accessibility - Accessible units are available.

Floor Plans

Please inquire at the office (530) 756-3566 for rental prices.

Pictures

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

Older comments can be found in the comment archive.

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2009-04-07 12:31:00   I'm considering two specific apartments: 1403 (which shares a wall with laundry room) and 409 (which faces pool and presumably lots of pool-parties). They are both 1-bed with Study, on first floor. I'm a quiet person and prefer a quiet place. Can anyone tell me which apartment is better? Is sharing a wall with laundry room going to be very noisy (and shaky)? Thanks!!~ —garb

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2009-08-28 20:10:46   This is the WORST place i have ever lived. Not only is it EXTREMELY loud but they have a spider and roach INFESTATION. it's horrifying. but on a good note the parties were so wild that a cop camped right outside my front door every thursday-saturday. However, peeping toms are still in business on week days... Anyway maintenance is good. —christinag

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2009-09-13 13:46:18   arlington is waaaaaay loud. whoever wanted a "quiet" place needs to look somewhere else. people party like crazy here. its basically the sophomore loser dorms. everyone does drugs and smokes pot. lots of frat losers and asian wannabe gangsters. very loud. management sucks. my friend got his tv stolen there. lots of people still there. beware! dont do drugs here or u will get caught! —andy quieer —andy890

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2009-11-19 15:50:30   Just a quick note about the noise — the East side of Arlington Farm is relatively quiet, so don't judge the whole apartment complex from the numerous complains about LOUDNESS in the larger, more "party-oriented" West side. —Gareth

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2010-03-17 23:32:00   I currently live in Arlington and I have to disagree with most of the comments. It is occasionally loud but never to the point of being a problem. The bus line is super convenient, its basically outside my front door. We have had no insect problems. We did have a problem with our stove, and the management replaced it with a brand new one within 72 hours, and came to look at the old one only 10 minutes after I made the maintenance request. The management is really nice, they learn their residents names and they are doing a complimentary breakfast during finals week. The maintenance guys and staff are friendly and helpful. We were late on our rent and they were really nice about it and didnt charge us a late fee. The gym is really handy to have access too. There are parties but definitely not 3 nights a week, and I havent ever found myself in a situation involving drugs (in response to andy890). Everyone is pretty cool and lots of people from your classes if youre a sophomore live here so its easy to get together and study. —cj2012aggie

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2010-06-03 08:55:39   Arlington is a horrible place to live, absolutely awful. The place is falling apart, the rent is too high for what you're getting, and they have absolutely no respect or courtesy for their residents. It's DEFINITELY got a bug problem (my apartment is filled with spiders and despite my complaints, they've done nothing), the amenities are old and consistently out of service, and they love doing loud and completely unnecessary repairs at 8am, during dead week and finals week. No wonder they are having difficulties finding new renters. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone —Kris90

• Hey Kris90, Sorry to hear about your thoughts about Arlington :( We do have a contracted Pest Management company, Welty Terminte and Pest Control, that comes to service the entire property twice a month, and we can also call them for individual apartments. Something to keep in mind so you don't have any eight legged friends raoming around. And, if anything is ever not working right either in your apartment or elsewhere please let us know...you can place a work order via our website: www.tandemproperties.com or by calling/stopping by the office. Again, sorry for your experience. If you have any other concerns, please feel free to email me at abutler@tandemproperties.com.

-Amanda
Residential Manager

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2010-06-06 18:48:27   I love A-Town. I have lived here for almost a year now, and it has been amazing. I have had nothing but great interaction with the management team, if anything they have been very understanding and helpful. I have never had a maintenance request that was not addressed in 24 hours, and I have never had any spiders. One time I had a funky looking bug, and all I had to do was call the office and they has a pest control person come out that day. It was nothing be a strange lookin' bug. Nothing to worry about. The grounds are maintained very well and the rooms are SOOO large and spacious. They keep their grounds up really well and have recently been working on a fresher look with some new pool furniture, etc. I would recommend Arlington to anyone. The staff understands your wants and needs and works hard to exceed their required duties :) I also love that all my friends live around and are easily, it has made my year even better. —skidavis

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2010-11-15 11:09:18   I lived here my a while I was in college and have since come back for work. I came back to tour it, because it was a place I was familiar with. I was very impressed with what I saw, and the changes that had been made since I lived there. The staff was pleasant to deal with and the office still had the cookies. The feeling of the complex was very nice, and I didn't feel like there were an overwhelming number of undergraduate students. All of their common areas were tidy and appealing. I was very impressed, and plan on renting there again. —KatilinAdams

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2011-03-04 00:44:03   I live next door to here in Stonegate Village and I wish the entire complex would burn down. It is loud as hell from Thursday to Sunday. —inu

A former manager for Stonegate Village told me the police used the laundry room for a staging area. She and her husband purchased the first home in Stonegate. —BruceHansen

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2011-05-30 01:33:16   Arlington is not the place to live. On top of loud parties which always end up in a group of people yelling at like 3 in the morning. The apartments also have a huge issue with mold in the bathroom and around the window. Although being exposed to mold is very bad for your health Arlington does not take any responsibility to clean it up. The complex, like noted by others has a huge problems with bugs. If you leave your window open for a bit you are sure to find bugs all over you room. You will also find bugs tend to nest right out side your door which is never really cleaned up. If that was not enough the people who are contracted to do the landscaping tend to blow all the trash and yard waste all over the cars in the parking lot. There are many times in which I have just clean my car to find it covered in dirt, leaves, grass, and trash while being parked inside of a cover parking spot, in which I pay $20 a month for. I do not recommend for anyone to live here. —MELR723

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2011-07-18 16:38:53   I've lived here for a couple years and never had problems with roaches or ants. I don't know if there are more spiders than in other apartment complexes or not. The management and maintenance used to be really good, but ever since they changed managers things have gone slightly down in terms of quality and friendliness in the main office. During the school year the west side seems to have a cop camped out most every night, whereas the east side seems to be full of older long-term residents who are hostile to their younger party oriented neighbors. Residents in general are very rude, inconsiderate, and trashy, and I'm not talking about the noisy parties. They leave trash laying all over the complex, discard their furniture and unwanted belongings wherever they want, take up 2 parking spaces, park in the fire lane outside their apartment for hours and/or overnight, hit other cars leaving giant dents, leave bikes blocking the pathways, store trash and broken furniture on their balconies/patios, leave beer bottles floating in the pool, and stake claims on the laundry rooms to the point of trying to kick people out of machines because it is "their time" for laundry. Is there some schedule/sign-up sheet or website I'm missing out on here? Speaking of the laundry rooms should have more machines, be serviced more often so that the ones they do have work, and be spread out more through the complex. The apartments are all kind of old and falling apart. Mold is a huge problem in the bathrooms, the base of almost all walls is crumbling in several apartments, carpets are in terrible shape (when I moved in there were huge holes in mine), window blinds go defective quickly, appliances are old and functional but fussy, etc. Each time the weather changes and I need to switch from heat to A/C or vice versa I have to call maintenance to come out and fix it so I can heat or cool the apartment. They are usually very prompt at least, but if the heater/AC can't handle 4-6 months of inactivity without breaking down (or getting "stuck" as maintenance puts it), I think that says something. Also, the pipes in the apartment are VERY noisy, particularly after a shower or running a load of dishes. —mellibean

Hi Mellibean, I am sorry to hear about your experience at Arlington. Out of curiosity, if you were having this many issues, what made you stay at Arlington Farm for two years? That being said, I want to address some of the issues discussed here. We do have our grounds and maintenance staff walk the property cleaning up trash and debris every morning. If you ever have a serious problem with neighbors patios and/or trash lying around just bring it to our attention at the management office and we are happy to address it. For the laundry rooms, it is first come first serve with the machines. The busy days tend to be Sundays (people getting ready for the week) and Wednesday (people getting ready for the weekend). If there were any problems with your apartment upon move in or over time, the holes in your carpet for example, we as management strive to resolve these problems before they become larger issues. In your case, it sounds as if there was some miscommunication in letting us know about the holes initially—otherwise, I assure you that the problem would have been remedied at that time. Additionally, apartment circulation can be a problem, which is just in the nature of apartment living. We have a list of mold prevention techniques that we are happy to distribute to our residents, and we also do biannual inspections that check for things like mold, etc. Lastly I apologize for your A/C not working, sometimes if the HVAC system is not used for a while, it has potential to have trouble firing back up, however this is a problem that is maintenance can fix in a timely manner that is not invasive or labor intensive. I wish you the best of luck at your new place, and thank you for your feedback.

-Kaylin (Residential Manager, Arlington Farm Apartments)

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2012-02-23 19:09:56   Good to know this place takes safety seriousy. I was walking back to apartment from the bus stop and saw fire trucks and ambulance in the parking lot. Walked a bit further and saw 2 cars parked illegally in fire lanes on the other side, including one blocking access to another parking lot. Considering that every other night there is a car parked in the fire lane with its lights flashing outside my apartment windows for literally hours this is not an isolated occurrence of lack of parking and safety enforcement. So: If you want to live here, don't start fires! On the other hand, free curbside parking for your guests! —CaroBaro

Dear CaroBaro,


We are glad you brought this to our attention. We do have on site management make rounds at night to look for cars parked illegally, etc. Any resident at Arlington Farm has the right to call and report cars parked illegally at any time. We encourage you to talk to management about these cars/instances as well. Management has a log of all cars registered with Arlington Farm stickers, which can make it easier to identify the source of this problem. As for the ambulances, Arlington Farm Management has no control over emergency calls and or emergency response vehicles. If an ambulance is at the property they are responding to a call they deem to be an emergency. If you are having an emergency please dial 911. If you see cars parked illegally and would like them moved you can call our contracted towing company at 530-756-3431. Please contact management with any other concerns. It is our sincere hope you enjoyed your stay here.

-Kaylin (Resdiential Manager, Arlington Farm Apartments)

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2012-02-24 00:14:33   I lived here a few years and have no complaints. Bit overpriced, but that's just like any place in Davis. Place seems safe, management is pleasant, and maintenance is amazing. The west side is noisy and the east quieter. The bus stop is really convenient and it's close to campus. There are a lot of spiders, but it's never bothered me. they're not noxious like roaches, ants, or wasps. I've lived in other Davis apartments with bigger problems. —DanaMace

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2012-03-17 23:17:11   This is such a horrible place to live, I created an account just to say my piece. I lived here sophomore year after being told great things but everything is falling apart, it's loud as hell, and to top it all off management threw all my stuff out a day after the end of the lease before I could drive up from home to pick it up. Literally hundreds of dollars thrown out and hundreds of dollars wasted on a sh*tty, cold, depressing apartment. —djma

Dear djma,


I am sorry that your experience was not positive. We try to confirm move-out appointments multiple times in an effort to avoid situations like the one described above. We also encourage residents to contact us if they will have trouble being moved out by their appointment. I'm sorry to hear of the apparent miss-communication in your case. I am not sure when the situation occurred, but please contact the office with the details and I'd be happy to do my best to make it right. Wherever you are now, we hope you enjoy your stay and if you find yourself uncomfortable again, I encourage you to bring concerns to management’s attention. If issues are not reported to management, problems can not be remedied, it is important to mangement that residents enjoy their time at Arlington Farm.

-Kaylin (Residential Manager, Arlington Farm Apartments)

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2012-04-09 23:08:26   I have lived on 'The Farm' for about 2 and a half years and could not be happier with my decision. My apartment is located on the East side, which from my experience tends to be less rowdy than the West side. Arlington suited me well because I am a student who strives to do well academically, but also doesn't mind to go out and socialize and I feel that Arlington was there to provide me with both a study environment and a place to have fun. I absolutely adore the management and believe that they truly care about their residents; they are both friendly and professional. The mantainance men are very punctual when something needs to be repaired and are always very courteous when they eneter your apartment. I love that there is an on site pool for the hot spring/summer/fall months and that there are also multiple hot tubs to relax in. The gym is small, but it has all of the necessary equipment to get a well rounded work out. The bus lines stop right in front of the complex and take you to both the MU and the Silo. There is also a variety of walking/biking paths in close proximity which I really enjoyed. The only thing I didn't like about Arlington Farm was that the study lounge is only open during office hours, so it is unavailable after hours unless you reserve it in advance. Overall, I am very happy that I was able to call Arlington Farm my home here in Davis and would most definitely recommend it to others. —KathleenCrawfish