I've lived at La Jolla Crossroads with my roomate for about 6 months, and when our lease comes up we're probably going to pass. The rent's comparable to other "luxury apartments", but it just doesn't justify the premium they charge. Here's a quick review:
The Good:
New construction
Nice Gym
Maitenance requests completed, with occasional issues
The Bad:
Theft, Vandalism, Safety Issues
Extremely noisy (daily construction of new apartment building)
Construction noise before 7am
Unreliable security company
Parking lot sometimes full
Pest issues (rowches*, ants)
*Correct spelling apparently filtered
The good thing about LJ Crossroads is that it's new. The apartments are in good condition, although the walls are a bit thin and don't protect enough against noise. Maintenance gets done, though sometimes we have to call a 2nd time to get it right. The gym's good.
Unfortunatley, that doesn't make up for the problems we've been having on a weekly basis living here. The parking lot is a source of lots of issues..on some weekdays the entire lot is full at night, and cars have been broken into or vandalized. One of our neighbors had their stereo taken. Some of our neighbors are great, but we have a lot of college kids and people without manners. The security company Summit Patrol hasn't managed to stop the breakins, and based on what our previous roommate told us, I don't expect much. They're a business.
The last issues we've had were pests, namely rowches and ants. We keep our place fairly clean, but they get through the walls from behind the kitchen cabinets. The ants happen most often on rainy days.
Lastly, the construction noise can get real heavy. San Diego allows them to make noise starting 7am, but they sometimes start at even 6am. Strangely, they stop construction around 11am-noon..probably because of the heat and sun and prefer to work in the morning when it's cool. We've complained, but they don't care.
Pros: New
Cons: Security, Vandalism, Noise
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