The Parker Apartments — Local services in Los Angeles

I really was hopeful that this luxury apartment would have been worth the costs, but I’m 5 months into a 17 month lease and feel like I’m living in hell. #1: The first major red flag happened when it rained earlier this year—and my apartment flooded. It’s honestly a miracle my cat and I didn’t get electrocuted, considering my electronics were charging on the floor. My furniture left marks on the floor I can’t remove, and I fully expect management to try and blame me instead of the preventable flood that occurred because this building was apparently constructed with dreams and chewing gum. #2: Safety Concerns. I’ve had to call 911 multiple times because the building’s security is basically nonexistent. 
One time, I was literally chased down the street by a man aggressively with exposed genitalia while screaming obscenities. Another day, a clearly dangerous individual circled the property for hours, shouting violent threats and attempting to break in—while property managers sat nearby sipping coffee, completely unfazed. That same day? Found a fresh pile of human waste on the sidewalk by the building where unhoused individuals sleep. #3: unsanitary conditions. thanks to a neighbor who thinks the hallway is her personal trash can, garbage sits out for days, reeking to high heaven and attracting rodents. The other night I witnessed a man cleaning a pile of feces inside the building in front of the elevators. I threw up. Reaaaal Nice, thanks for that buddy. 4: The Small Dog Nightmare. Several neighbors have small, yappy dogs who have hijacked any semblance of peace. They bark nonstop: sunrise, midnight, during work calls, every time anyone uses the stairwell (conveniently located across from my door). I work from home, so this means I get front-row seats to the chaos 24/7. It feels like I can’t even leave my apartment without risking an ambush of screeching fur missiles. I’ve filed multiple complaints. Management told me to report it every time… which I did… until they simply stopped responding altogether. #5: Prepare to rearrange your life—constantly. Inspections happen all the time for all different reasons, with little to no notice. I’ve rented apartments for years and have never experienced anything like this. And don’t get me started on the unannounced, ear-splitting alarm tests. Twice recently, we endured apartment-wide blaring alarms inside our units with no notice, forcing me to cancel work appointments and scramble last minute. Summary: Trying to work from home? Expecting peace and quiet? Security? Good luck! Rodents? Barking dogs? Human waste? Insane rent cost? You got it! The constant intrusions, dog noise, random alarms, safety concerns, and total lack of management accountability have taken a toll on my mental health and my income. In desperation, I’ve filed a report with the housing department, and if people keep using the lobby as a toilet, I’ll be filing one with the health department too.
 Breaking the lease comes with a hefty early termination fee—likely around $7,000. At this point, I’m considering hiring an attorney because I’d rather pay legal fees than another dime to this luxury slum. In conclusion: This place photographs like luxury but lives like chaos. Rent here at your own risk. Sure, they offer free kombucha from 8-9 a.m., Monday through Friday… but is that worth $3,200 a month to live in a one bedroom dumpster fire ? Absolutely not. I fully expect the canned “we take your concerns seriously” response. But let’s be real: If they actually did, I wouldn’t feel the need to post this in the...

This building is beautiful but unfortunately has the worst management. I never write reviews nor do I like it when people are Karens like this but I must warn everyone to not fall for the allure of the amenities. The amenities break frequently, mold on all the patio equipment and the worst part is the management is extremely abusive to the tenants. It’s a fancy slum lord situation. Moving in, they have this dolly that they keep locked away to help move boxes. I had hours of unpacking and moving to do, and was waiting in the office for the dolly and the door was open. I merely asked if I can have someone get the dolly for me. And after the dolly was given, I was sent a letter that I was in breach of contract for interrupting the staff. This is an ongoing issue and because I didn’t sit and wait 30 minutes while they showed an apartment to someone that they feel I did something wrong. I was very polite, the door was open, and I didn’t think anything of it until they seemed to retaliate via a letter. I am not the only person in the building who the management decided to create a tense relationship with over something so minor and they will do it to you. They also lock you into a contract with steep penalties to break. It seems like they are looking to trap people into a situation where they can control your every move. Its like an insane asylum where the wards keep you in check constantly. They make a fuss over everything and the building is half empty and nothing works. Read all the reviews, many tenants want out and it costs an insane amount of money to leave. Its like every day is something new and all the tenants meet up at the pool and everyone has the same problems with the management. Heaters dont work, they haven't fixed the blinds since we moved in, they complain about guests for some reason as if you aren’t allowed to have a guest, and everything is always broken.

You would think they would care about treating tenants with respect since the building is barely half rented and everyone is writing bad reviews. It’s such bad business. Like literally they must have a huge mortgage on the building and cant get it rented and all the tenants want to leave. Its one thing there is a homeless encampment right outside the building, its another thing that inside the building sometimes feels like a psych ward.

There are three amazing people here. The rest should be fired or they should let tenants out of their leases so people can leave. We are not the only people who want to leave.

The three good ones are: Arielle Adan the maintenance guy Barbera the night security

RUN FROM THIS...

I really enjoyed living here. Everything is perfect, including staff, except for the lights across pico. Chronic sleep disturbance with issues blacking out the apartment windows at night. Walls are also thin and I can hear people zip luggage and decipher the video games playing, and type of small animals they have.

The major issue is that the PARKER doesn’t have a billing department. The admin team of 2 are imo overloaded with nonspecific tasks while expected to maintain the entire building. This can result in poor communication, oversight, lack of coordination especially when responsibilities are global and not consolidated between employees.

As a result, they have no choice but to send people to court, god forbid the payment is rejected for whatever reason. I lost my wallet while traveling, and received a single notice via email saying my payment was declined, mid month. They will not work with you to come up with a way to pay, because no one is responsible for billing. THERE IS NO ONE TAKING CARE OF BILLING. You get the certified checks or you are screwed. Do not live here if you are always at work, travel a lot internationally, and like to put rent on autopay for convenience and time. You will probably get evicted without knowing, in California.

If you really want to stay here, I’d have a couple of money orders on hand just in case to avoid the unnecessary disturbance to work schedule. Better safe than sorry, when the form of money is more important than immediate funds!

(This is a serious social issue - just because women can do everything doesn’t mean they should. If a man sat at that managers desk, would he have asked for support staff and higher...