Casitas

Location

675 Alvarado Avenue

(office located at 717 Alvarado Ave in the Chautauqua complex)

(North Davis, on the northeast corner of Anderson & Alvarado)

Office Hours

Mon-Fri 9:30am-5:30pm

Contact

(530)758-2950

casitas@tandemproperties.com

Website

tandemproperties.com

Features

Central heat/air

Dishwasher/microwave

Handicapped access

Laundry

Washer Dryer hook-up

Private Yards

BBQ area

Exercise room

Patio

Pool/spa

Study room

Free 1.5mb DSL (provided by OMSOFT)

Announcement from management:

This property is featured during the annual Tandemonium open house event.

Casitas Apartments, known officially as Casitas del Valle, is across Anderson from Chautauqua. Thus, it is also on the F, Gmu and Gsi Unitrans bus lines as well as the Yolobus 230 line. It is also within walking distance of Anderson Plaza, the Marketplace, and the greenbelt.

Like Chautauqua it is a Tandem Properties complex and the two share a maintenance and landscaping crew. The two complexes also share management and the main rental office is located on the Chautauqua side of Anderson. The management will give you keys allowing you to use the pool and laundry room at Chautauqua if you ask. Casitas offers one-bedroom apartments as well as two- and three-bedroom townhomes and duplexes ranging from $976/month to $2,163/month with security deposits from $400-$700 [April 2009]; units feature private yards. The laundry room has three standard and one high efficiency front-loading washing machine along with four standard driers. As of September 2009, washes cost $1.25 a load and drying costs $1 per load. All machines are relatively new and the room is very well ventilated. Casita's pool goes to a depth of 7 feet and the jacuzzi is timer operated. Mail boxes are centrally located in the same compound as the pool and laundry. In addition, there is a study room attached to the laundry building.

For one-bedrooms (and perhaps other configurations?) rent pays for both hot and cold water. Some one-bedrooms have a 240V GE Zoneline 3100 air conditioner and heating unit in the living room. It is model AZ31H12D5CV4 and the GE appliances website has a Use & Care manual. Two and more bedroom apartments have central air and heat. Apartments are furnished with 240V electric ovens and ranges. Of course appliance models and features may vary from apartment to apartment. Kitchens also have a garbage disposal unit and dish washer (they don't automatically work together). All electrical outlets are grounded. Refuse disposal is also covered by rent and each apartment has an iBIN.

At this property, Tandem uses the Davis Model Lease with an addendum common to most apartments.

Free 1.5mb DSL is currently provided by OMSOFT. But it can be upgraded to 3 and 6mb incoming for additional monthly cost. A landland must be established with AT&T.

In April and May of 2009 the exterior of Casitas was repainted.

Connection to the North Davis Green Belt.

Comments:

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A great place to live, but kind of expensive. I live in a 2 bedroom duplex at Casitas with two other girls, the gorgeous Davis green belt is literally right outside our window. We have a huge kitchen, huge living room, nice lofted ceilings, and speedy maintenance staff, definitely not a party neighborhood, and a really nice large backyard, however I'm paying $372 to share a room. I wouldn't recommend sharing the master room (its a bit cramped), but if you don't it'd run you about $700 for one room and $500 for the other. Either way, its definitely a great apartment complex, but you have to be willing to pay for it. - NatalieKitchiner

2005-09-02 17:51:29   I live there now. I like the mirrors on the closet doors. —PatrickRvisperas

2005-10-01 14:38:23   This is my second year here, and we'll likely renew are lease again this spring! The management is SOOOO nice! They have a big pool party in the spring with a huge buffet of free food, and they don't even care if you live there or not— it's for everyone! Plus, whenever we have a maintenance request, someone is in our apartment fixing it within the hour. —SamanthaLi

2005-10-06 22:50:09   I second the comment about maintenance being very prompt. —KenjiYamada

2005-10-07 24:53:45   The management is indeed very good. The best to be found in Davis from what i've heard. I've lived here for 4 years now, and haven't regretted it at all. This year it has gotten noticably louder (fights in the parking lot, inconsiderate residents) but it is pretty great all the same. It could be because i'm living in a different part of the complex now though. —AdamYergovich

2006-03-12 22:10:00   I looked into renting a 2B2B unit there this past weekend and felt the unit I was shown was slightly run down; the unit had greenish carpet and older looking cabinates. On the other hand, the neighborhood was nice and quite and the complex is one of the few places in Davis that have Washer/Dryer hookups. The 2B2B unit I looked at was going for $1210 as of March 2006. —GuyGordon

2006-08-18 07:23:31   Maintenance is amazing. Left message at 6:15 PM, they came the next morning to fix my leaking dish washer. Thanks guys! —DanielHoang

2007-01-14 20:45:31   Me and my friends would swim for days in the pool at casitas, this is back when were younger. If you push a chair up to the south fence, you can go from chair to fence and from fence to trellace, then you walk across the trellace and jump in the pool. Relatively unsketch, but then again you jumping over 2 feet of concrete and walking across something that isn't designed for weight... —StevenDaubert

2007-01-17 19:31:08   Dogs, cats, and snakes not allowed. But other than the fact that I couldn't bring my cat up (I'm a student), it was a great place to live. The management/maintanance IS amazing. —MeganOster

2007-01-25 00:40:01   So pets are NOT allowed? —IsabellLin

2007-08-08 19:18:06   The lease also states that rabbits are not allowed —AldenSeabolt

2008-08-29 04:09:46   I lived here for only the summer, the rent wasn't too bad and the room and kitchen was pretty spacious which was a plus. Management was also fairly nice.

However, my main complaint are the bugs in my apartment. I honestly have no clue if any of the other units are as bad as mine, but we have fruit flies everywhere and I have been visited by more than my fair share of roaches at night, which I find unusual since I don't keep trash in my room or in the kitchen. Also, the hot water in the shower taps out after about 20 min.
but other than that this really isn't too bad a place to live for the price. —Lonestar07

2009-01-11 21:44:03   Nice place, good location - I really like the greenbelts, and the proximity to the Anderson Shopping Center. Management is nice, and the monthly newsletters are a nice touch. Quick to repair, and the mirrored closet doors and fans in every room are pretty cool. However, my apartment has no insulation so it's really hot in the summer and super cold in the winter if we don't use our heating/cooling unit. Also, the electricity is wired funny so that my roommates constantly trip the breaker if simply using the overhead lights, each a computer in each separate room, and one with a low-wattage space heater on. They each have their own room, so I can't imagine if they were sharing and there were more than one computers per room. I like this place, I only wish I could afford it next year and that it didn't hold the same temperature inside as outside all year long. —ChristyMarsden

2009-05-07 13:07:50   Not satisfied with these apartments what so ever. When I lived here recently the apartment was very run down and dirty on the inside. My carpet came with SEVERAL stains, my dishwasher fell out off the hinges, the fridge makes loud crashing sounds as if someone dropped pots and pans, I discovered ROACHES and Beetles in my place CONSTANTLY ( I slept with the lights on for god knows how long ) , and It is soooo over priced! On top of that I could hear my neighbors going to the bathroom and having simple conversations -_-! Lots of cars get broken into in the area as well. =( The maintenance staff however are very nice, helpful, and prompt. The office staff is pretty nice too. However, I think that people have the right to know what they are getting themselves into when they move here. Its a nice location near the shopping centers but if i were you id seriously go ask people in the apartments living there now how they like it over all before signing anything. —AnastaciaSmith

2009-05-07 13:18:56   this place is okay minus the roaches, beetles, and flies lol ! Maintenace is awesome but the wiring in the place trips out a lot so you have to reset the breakers....! You get access to two pools though thats a plus. I live here now and I have to relate to Anastacia I sleep with my lights on too !! Rather pay that extra buck then get bugs on me lol! No pets is a drag but whatever. The apartments need SERIOUS updates on the inside like carpeting, cabinets, ect. My neighbors practically live with me cause i can hear their every move and when they take a shower, i have to wait for the hot water to return (lame)! The greenbelt is beautiful and located sooo close to the apartments! I am moving out after my lease because i found a place in the colleges for cheaper than what i am paying here. —NCH

2009-05-08 11:53:16   Dear Residents, Because Davis is an agricultural community, there are insect and rodent populations within the City. As a management team, we maintain our buildings, trim back our landscaping, and utilize pest mitigation practices in an effort to keep the creatures of the outdoors from entering apartment interiors. But, if a pest of any type has entered a resident’s home, the resident should immediately report the problem to management. We have full pest services available from a professional pest company at no expense to our residents. The pest company will work with the resident to resolve the issue. But, if a resident accepts the situation as "normal" and does not report the problem to management, we have no way of knowing that the problem in their apartment exists. Please CONTACT THE OFFICE when you have a pest or maintenance problem. We’re here to help. If you don’t let us know you’re not happy, we can’t fix it. :) —ChautauquaManagement

2009-09-21 11:05:23   It has been a few months since I moved here into a 1-bedroom apartment. So far no electrical, bugs, or security issues. Maintenance has been great and even remembered a past maintenance issue which helped solve a more recent one. Management has also been great. While I'm not used to a team that takes care of over a hundred units and two properties, most of them know my name and apartment number. Always nice. Only hick-ups were paint spatters on my carpet (but difficult to see except with close inspection), and very dirty A/C and bathroom vent; certainly overlooked by the contracted cleaning team. Laundry machines are serviced by Web Laundry Service. They were a bit slow getting out here (next day) but the serviceman was very nice and provided a refund for the trouble that I had. Facilities are well maintained and grounds crew seem to have pride in this property since it is kept quite clean. I'd love to see thermal efficient windows as the frames on the current ones can nearly burn you when closing windows that have sat in the sun for just a short while! That's a lot of solar energy entering my apartment! But the blinds help keep things cool otherwise and adding blackout curtains insulates even more. The A/C works fairly well but a small fan is recommended to direct cool air into the bedroom for the 1-bed apartments. Closely related, having a ceiling fan in the bedroom was a major factor in choosing this apartment! The kitchen is very efficient in usage of space and makes you think hard about how best to place culinary equipment. It is unfortunate, however, that there is not an outlet on the kitchen side of the bar near the phone outlet for a home phone, coffee maker, or other small appliance. Otherwise there are plenty of grounded outlets to plug-in to. The linen closet between the bathroom and bedroom is a lifesaver... I don't know how I got along without one. My particular bathroom lacks a medicine cabinet but that is okay since there is a ton of counter, drawer, and cabinet space. Having two towel racks is really nice. The environment surrounding the complex is relatively quiet; coming from my previous apartment, it is like a library here. But your mileage will certainly vary. All around, a pretty nice and efficient 1-Bedroom with great staff. The free DSL makes even faster DSL cheaper although max throughput speeds seem to vary greatly day to day which can be frustrating. Still, it is a pretty dang good value. I'll check back after 6 months or a year if my experiences change. —RyanMikulovsky