Southernside Apartments

I wish more people who have recently lived there would update the reviews... I lived there for a year and thought it was great. The staff was extremely friendly, the maintenance were quick if they were ever called out to our apartment and the management tried new things to stay connected with the tenants. This year she did a ""best Christmas decoration"" and you could win a gift card 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Quiet friendly neighbors and big spacious rooms! I loved the size of the bedrooms and the bathrooms, there was room for everything! It felt more like a home not an apartment. The only negative experience with this apartment complex is the parking but management did their best to stay on top of it. You cant help it if people who don't live there come to visit and park overnight in your spot ( I don't know HOW they missed all the signs) or when your neighbor parks there who knows its your parking spot. Things like that I cant blame on the complex although maybe if they were able to tow before the 24 hour time frame it would help or to write tickets but i don't think legally they can do either. I also feel it should be assigned parking not have to pay for a covered spot because my building didn't have but 4 uncovered spots and that also was for the building across from us. Besides the parking the experience was great! more

I have lived here for 3 years and the staff is horrible. I was at the pool once with my sister laying out and ducks kept getting into the pool while some idiot office woman was feeding them bread crumbs. So I proceeded to ask her why she was feeding them and she said ""she thought it was nice"" Ha, what a joke. And the maintenance people coming to ""spray"" for bugs is ridiculous too. They come with one days notice and come in whether you're home or not. At one point my 14 year old sister was home alone and my dad made it clear he didn't want them to come in and of course they let themselves in anyways. Also for the paid parking spots it seems like no one pays, I think when we first moved in they were like an extra 50 dollars a month or something but since no one was buying them and parking there anyways they dropped it down to 10. Also no one keeps up with the landscaping so that all looks terrible. After about 2 years of living here our front door stopped opening, all of the paint seems to be sprayed on so if you get anything on the walls and try to wipe it off the paint just completely comes off. Overall this place is a joke. more

Don't let yourself be fuuled by the slick sweet fake personalty at the manage office! Ok here ya go! Bottom line! This place has turned upside down! All the post are true i lived here 3 years and i am moving in Feb.2012 This has turned into the hood of OFallon,Mo I was raised here in this town and ran my own business. The owner and the management is all greed and no do! Scam on rent and water bill! Charge for 40.00 for some to have a resident permit! Check all you P & Q's and the ratings and reviews! This property has pore choice on maintance! Check your attics there might be listening devises!!! And statements are true! Look at your Landlord tentant laws in Missouri! Read your leases or have someone else read them for you! This property has the most lowest rates ! They look good at first! Don't take something because it's your last resort check out things theral and look at what lives around you! Best time is the middle of the week not weekends! That gives them time to have things picked up! Not by much though! Ducks do swim in the pool and leave dropings! Not advisable to swim in it you can get sickness and ther medical issues! Pond is only mowed around once a year then they let it grow up and then you have issues with snakes around by the pool and parking lots! This property has brought nothing but trash to it's community! OFallon is a respectable community only one with police in it everyday! more

I have lived here for a while , while we wish to move as soon as we can. But have read the other reviews and would have to agree with 95% of what they say. The management may seem nice, but could care less about the complex. Ducks in the summer swim in the pool's. Management's at fault for this, since they come out and feed the the ducks right next to the pool on their smoking break. The water and sewer bills are outrageous per the actual amount used. The gate is left open at times , while other times it's 4 digit key pad entry works, however don't get fooled. people just follow you in once you enter your password. The contract's make you 100% liable for injuries , even though it may be the complex at fault. Dogs crap all over the place and you are bound to step in some. Letters get sent out and they threaten all dog owners but to my knowledge it has not fixed the problem. The paid parking spots are a joke. The state of Missouri's law allows 72 hours before a car is towed. So if someone parks in your paid spot, you have no recourse. Parking tags were promised for over 2 years now, yet none exist. As far as crime, you have to figure it's not all that bad per the amount of people compacted in the housing area. The one thing I would caution you on is the electrical work here. Each time you turn on a switch you will hear a shorting out sound and flickering of lights. Myself and others in the complex have had many issues with maintenance coming in without prior notice. If you think I am lying about the above, just ask anyone who has lived here. \r Fireplaces have no doors on them , so expect embers to pop out onto the carpet. We have never been offered for our fireplace flue to be cleaned. Is it a fire waiting to happen? I'd say so. more

As a nearby homeowner, it's a disgrace that someone approved this dump anywhere remotely close to $300,000 homes. This thing needs to be demolished. more

My daughter lives here and she has had alot of problems with people that live there. \r She has been given a 30 day notice to vacate her apartment for no reason what so ever. A neighbor started an argument with her, my daughter brought it to the office to report the problem and this neighbor followed her into the manager's office. She tried to start more problems there, so my daughter yelled at the neighbor then left the office. I guess since she left the office, she was the one that was given the notice. Come to find out that this neighbor is staying at the apts. ilgally with a boyfriend that is on HUD. \r I went to the office myself to get the owners phone info and they gave me the number to their office. I would like to get the owners phone information so they can find out what their office does to people that are trying to defend themselves. If anyone has this info, please post it on the board.\r And I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone.\r Beware of Southernside....\r more

I have been in contact with the new owners and the manager Jessica. I cannot give a rating fairly yet. I have brought to her attention these negative issues. I have a son that is suppose to move in there soon and I am very worried. They have assured me that the new owners are not the same as the old ones. I was also told that if any of you are still having these issues, please let them know at the office. If I could get more imput I would appreciate it. She has been there since November, and to her knowledge there have been no robberies. If there is mold please come tell her. Would like to know what they tell you.\r Thank you.\r more

This place sucks. Forget Christy, that entire management team isn't even around anymore. In fact, neither is the first team. Now it's a bunch of weirdos who again can't run the place. Originally, Southernside did not charge tenants for water or sewer which was great for say, i don't know, maybe single students trying to survive? Well against our will and approval, remote meters have been installed in all units and I got a $%%&#@@ water bill today from months ago. MERRY CHRISTMAS! I HAVE to move out now and break my lease because I literally can not afford another stupid bill. All of this was done without my consent or knowledge, thanks Southerncrap. The gate is the stupidest idea ever conceived. It takes your last 4 SSN as a pin code, but the geniuses in the main office gave the same code to most of the people here instead and it stopped working and has been stuck open for almost a month. People drive through it like 40 miles per hour in this crowded complex. And not a single car is rustless or has all 4 hub caps, and most have some form of grocery bag window replacement, just to demonstrate the ability for anyone, ANYONE to get in this place. Hey, everyone, CHANGE YOUR BRAKE PADS ON YOUR CAR. So sick of the squealing death-on-wheels every single day. I have many coworkers with mortgages less than the rent here. And since no utilities are included, you are literally cheaper off buying a house than living in this drafty dump. Save up for a down payment and don't bother with this place. Do yourself a favor, and save yourself some time- Don't waste your life with this stupid place. Can't WAIT to leave... more

They do have new management but that doesnt suddenly change everything. Honestly, the person who wrote in under your comment has nailed everything on the head. I too got a bill for water/sewer and I had no clue what it was for? The apartments are very nice on the inside but the community is horrible. I can tell you that everything I've read on here is true to my knowledge aside from the mold and the stabbing. I don't even admit to people I know that I live in Southernside because I'm so embarrassed. I make them think I think in Preserve at Research Park. more

At first glance these apt seemed so wonderful, new, beautiful, clean ... do not be fooled. This has been the worst year of my life. My neighbors are the worst I've ever had anywhere and no matter how many times you talk to management about the problem they will do nothing. The cops are ALWAYS here for one thing or another. There is mold and I have heard every lie inthe book to avoid the issue, I requested to move apt and they said they would charge transfer fees. DO NOT make this mistake. more

We were the first tenants in our place and found the apartments very nice when we did our walk through. As neighbors started moving in, we noticed that the majority of new tenants were red necks or ghetto. Later I found out that these apartments were rented out to basically trashy people. I now see why its gated. Over time the nice beautiful place we thought we were lucky to have found started to turn into east st. louis. We've had loud neighbors partying above us. We notified the leasing office, but they did nothing about it. Time over time we have done this, but the problem with them escalates. They tell us we need to call the police, in which we did several times, but still nothing. These same neighbors shoot fireworks off there balcony as well as the stairwell in which is unsafe for other tenants. The police were called, but the leasing office still failed to correct any of the situation. People walk there dogs and fail to pick up their dogs crap. Dogs are suppose to be leashed, but still it fails. Theres crap everywhere imaginable. Kids as well as adults throw trash anywhere and everywhere. The only trustworthy people are the maintenance workers. They do a pretty good job, even though they are forced to pick up dog feces because lazy people live in this place. Rent at your own risk people. But just be aware of what youre getting into. The place is up to date with modern living appliances as well as the living setup, but just the fact that the tenants chosen to live here can just ruin everything. Pros: Beautiful place, new Cons: Bad leasing office representatives and neighbors more

In the last few months before we move out, the unit is filled with heavy tobacco odor, from our next door neighbor. They smoke like a train. A black thick dust in our air filter and vents. Asked maintenance to do something about it. They denied saying that they cannot smell any smoke and it's impossible because the building ventilation is not connected to each other. It's just don't make any sense to be a passive smoker, in your own home without nobody smokes in your home. Home don't feel like an exciting get back, because every time we enter that strong thick odor make us nauseated. Winter time is the worst ever, cold weather, neighbors smoke indoors more frequent, smells getting more intense, and we can't open up our windows because of freezing temperature. I just felt the management could make a better policy, for the non smoker tenants e.g separate buildings, so we don't have to be diagnosed with lung ""cancer"" anytime soon by breathing our neighbors smokes. Pros: New Building, great overall unit quality, great appliances. Cons: Poor Ventilation, Smoke odors seeps from neighboring unit more