Woodside Apartments

Woodside Apartments offers two-bedroom, 1.5 bath apartments for $1045/month with an $900 (approximately)deposit [Sept 2009]. Hot water is included in the cost of rent, and the complex is located on a YoloBus line, as well as the Unitrans E and L lines.

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2006-01-13 01:12:56   My boyfriend lives here, and I don't really like it. —AllisonMears

2006-02-15 22:45:42   Solidly built, if unglamorous. Maintenance is responsive. Worth it if you don't want amenities (but hot water plentiful) but a pleasant place. Good for friendly but not party environment. — NotTires —NotTires

2006-04-24 21:54:09   I have lived here for one year, and I agree with NotTires. I personally would live here again, although it's somewhat soulless. Pros: Semi-furnished with desk, shelves, closets. Plenty of closet space in kitchen. The management was very flexible and let us pay the deposit in two installments after we got paid. We also got half of the first month's rent off, but I hear this won't be offered in Fall 2006. It's nice that the E line stops on two sides of the building, so if you miss it on F Street, you can catch it about 8 minutes later on 8th Street. :-) Some downsides: I haven't been here during summer, but one window AC might be a bit warm on the 3rd floor. There's also only one gas heater in the living room, none in the bedrooms. —JoFeuerstein

2006-09-25 00:48:43   I don't think wireless internet is included. I asked the manager how to connect to the wireless internet (fall 2006), she said that I have to find my own service provider... —JiLiang

2006-11-02 23:13:30   The same thing happened with me with the internet as JiLiang said. She didn't really understand what I was asking. Also,we were told there was a balcony and central air. the "balcony"is debatable as its more like an outdoor hallway than a private balcony. Definitely no central air, but I found it wasn't necessary with the living room air conditioner. I have no real problems with the place, though. Management is really nice and responsive and apologetic when maitenance is needed. Maitenance is prompt. It's relatively quiet, no parties or loud frat guys. We'll probably stay here since most places have higher rent with the same amenities. —EricaMacGregor

2006-11-02 23:15:40   I forgot to add that the bus is kind of loud in the morning and there is a lot of traffic noises, mostly garbage trucks in the morning. —EricaMacGregor

2006-11-07 11:40:15   Alice the onsite manager is very nice. However, it is pretty loud (large vehicles driving by, the trash trucks, buses, trains). Note about the train tracks: I've had my bus stuck on the otherside of the train bars after a train passed and the bars were stuck in a downward position 2 times so far since I moved in. At that point you freak out and take another bus to class after being half an hour late, or just skip class. Recently all tenants had windows replaced with double paned glass windows. Word of caution: the people who did the windows did not properly seal them. So the day of first real rain, several apartments throughout the complex and leaky windows. My roommate's window was completely useless: water was literally waterfalling into her room because the gutters right above her window had not been properly cleaned out and were clogged in such a way that all the water instead came rushing down her improperly sealed window and right into her room. It was a good thing she was actually at home day. —StudentRuby

2007-08-03 11:18:13   Between my roommate and I, we've had 3 bikes stolen over a period of 4 months. Only one of the bikes was really nice and screaming for it to be stolen. The other two were not all that special, but still stolen any how. The complex does not offer a secure place to lock your bike, you have to lock it to itself. Which means people can just swing by and lift them. When we complained about this to the manager, she said the only thing she can do is offer us one of the bikes that had been deserted around the complex. Taking one of those crappy things and fixing it up would be more expensive than buying a whole new cheap crappy bike. —StudentRuby

2007-08-03 11:22:57   For people who have apartments facing the parking lot: it can get super loud when garbage pickup morning swings around. The garbage and recyclables are picked up on different days, so you get noisy mornings a couple times a week. You can even hear (and get annoyed by) the garbage trucks when it moves to the complex next door. If your on the side closest to the f and 8th intersection, you can hear the intersection pedestrian crosswalk voice telling pedestrians when and where to walk from your window.

A couple times a week, homeless people will swing by and rummage through the garbage/recyclables at very odd hours of the day. This morning I was awakened by 2 males who spent half an hour plus crushing and packing away plastic bottles at 5 in the morning. I can hear their conversation through my window. Closing the window is not always an option, since the rooms can get really stuffy. —StudentRuby

2008-05-26 13:48:27   Do parents have to sign a form if a student doesn't make like 3x the rent in a month? Because its annoying. —rosepetal140

2008-10-11 02:51:23   Where to start...As for the deposit: Make sure you asked for an itemized list of what you're being charged for-they'll get you for every thing they can if you don't pay attention to it.We got charged for carpet cleaning.The lease specifically says that they cannot charge for "normal wear and tear" and this includes carpet cleaning.After battling for about a month, we finally got the carpet cleaning charge taken off after fighting it for what seemed like forever.We also asked if interest would be added to the part of the deposit that would be given back to us.They said "yes".Of course they didn't.Yet another battle ensued. We received the deposit with interest eventually.I can't stress enough the importance of knowing what your lease says and reading your rights as a renter!We had the Davis Model Lease and so anyone with this should not get charged for carpet cleaning (under normal wear and tear) and you should receive interest on your deposit. Most people don't know this so the management take advantage. —EricaMacGregor

2009-01-31 11:53:08   I've lived here for a few months now and think that it's a decent place for the money you're putting out. By no means is it new and sparkly, but the apartment complex isn't falling apart either. Its a quiet place that's not full of crazy parties, but the traffic at the F & 8th intersection can make up for that sometimes, especially on trash days. I like that there are two bus lines that stop at the apartment; it makes getting to UC Davis really easy. I've heard that other people in the same complex have had plumbing problems, but so far my apartment has been pretty (not entirely) maintenance free. Oh, and forget about using the pool except for the height of summer, they don't heat it and therefore it remains very cold year round. Otherwise, its a good place to live and I'll probably stay again for next year. —Jeserah

2009-10-10 10:44:23   I lived here for a year and the management was pretty good about fixing things when you asked but you really had to be kinda forceful about it. When I moved in there was a huge (what we guessed was) barf stain on carpet and when we asked if we could have the carpet cleaned they said it was a stain that wouldn't come out, but after lots of pushing they cleaned the carpet and the stain was gone for the rest of the time I lived there. Also, while the manager is super helpful when living there watch out when your moving! She will inspect your apartment and get you for every little thing possible. And she was just kinda mean and rude. To get my deposit back I had to leave my apartment 10x cleaner when I moved out then when moved it. I also experienced the same problems as EricaMacGregor below. So, if you want a cheap apartment for a year then go for it, but beware that there will be way more than a few pain in the butt moments living here. Good Luck! —londcalling87

2009-10-22 02:39:19   I've been living here for four or five years and I'm very happy with it. Maintenance is very responsive, management is really nice, and bedrooms are big (and each with its own vanity in a sort of sub-room and built in desk and dresser). —MichelleWarren