Goldleaf Development

I have actually rented from these guys for about two years now and I appreciate how nice and friendly they are and are willing to answer any questions you have. They are professional, they fix my problems when I have any, and the manager comes and checks up to make sure the problem was fixed. Extremely friendly staff! more

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I lived in the Casablanca apartment building for 4 years as a graduate student and in many other apartments across the country before moving to Madison for graduate school. Goldleaf Development is the worst managment company I have ever dealt with. The kitchen and bathroom were remodeled when I lived in Casablanca and the management gave me less than 2 days notice to clear everything out. It took them 2 1/2 months to remodel a small kitchen and bathroom and I had to call them multiple times to find out when everything would be done, which was ridiculous considering the size of the kitchen and bathroom and the fact that they didn't even replace all the appliances. They also jacked up my rent an extra $60 a month, which was totally not worth the shitty material they used to remodel the kitchen and bathroom. Don't even get me started on the homeless guy (the old black guy with the red university bookstore bags... I just call him Bags). Goldleaf never did anything about it except post No Trespassing signs, which I'm sure the homeless guy just laughed at. I had to call the police at least half a dozen times to take care the the homeless guy. Any management company that lets squatters stay clearly doesn't care about the condition of the apartment building. If you want to keep your security deposit, forget it. They stole over 75% of mine claiming that I dented the refridgerator and freezer doors (which ""cost"" them around $250). If you already live here, make sure you take pictures and video camera of the apartment condition before you leave, otherwise they will steal your security deposit. After 4 years of living in Casablanca I had enough. I had unfortunately re-signed the lease for a 5th year (because they make you re-signed in November for a lease that doesn't start until August and if you don't re-sign right away they further jack up the price). I opted to re-rent and they did not help me out what-so-ever find new tenants. Once I finally found new tenants and they signed the lease and moved in, Goldleaf sent me a letter stating that I could still be help responsible for the apartment (which is illegal). In conclusion, stay far away from Goldleaf Development if you like to keep your money and want to be treated like a person. If you're homeless... well you just found yourself a new place to live. more

I have lived in 4 different apartments in Madison over the past 4 years, and this was by FAR my worst experience yet. Their staff is terrible, and their maintenance crew has no sense of motivation. They decided to remodel my unit two months before I moved out, and it took them over a month to do so. Fortunately, I had somewhere else to keep most of my stuff and to stay during the day, because I felt very unwelcome in my own apartment for the entire month. By the time they (finally) finished remodeling, I moved my stuff back in only to find that they did a half-assed job with the remodeling. Nails stuck out of the floor and cut my feet, cabinet doors came unscrewed within days, etc. THEN, after living in my newly ""remodeled"" unit for 3 weeks, they charged me $250 from my security deposit for blemishes in their remodeling job (i.e. a ""dented towel rack; $35"" - I find it hard to believe that in 3 weeks of having a towel on a rack that I did $35 worth of damage (the rack probably cost $5 and took 10 minutes to put up). I had been told by other former residents that Goldleaf will charge for ANYTHING on your security deposit just to make money, and I should have listen. I could not possibly have done $250 worth of damage to an apartment that had been remodeled 3 weeks earlier. In addition, their staff was very unfriendly, and the building (University Bay) had HORRIBLE insulation. The hallways are about 150 degrees in the summer and even with the A/C on high it is almost unbearable. In the winter, plan on paying $125/month in rent just to keep your apartment livable (and it will still be cold). The walls are super thin and you can hear people across the hall from your living room. The appliances are shotty at best, the hallways always smell bad, and the maintenance staff takes forever to respond to requests. And for those of you who aren't convinced that this building is a terrible place to live - we had a homeless man sleeping in the lobby about once a week. We contacted management multiple times but they said they couldn't do anything if he left before 8 am, so I had to contact Madison PD quite frequently. Also, if you park in their lot without a pass, you don't get a ticket. You get towed. Can't tell you how many times I saw the tow truck in the morning. more

Goldleaf is the best landlord on MAdison. I'm very happy with my apartment. more

Goldleaf Development. Never ever do business with them. In my opinion and many others goldleaf is one of the very worst landlords in the country. Cons: EVERYTHING more