Windmeadows Apartments

Hands down the absolute WORST complex Ive ever lived in. The water is shut off at least once a month for 8-12 hours at...

Hands down the absolute WORST complex Ive ever lived in. The water is shut off at least once a month for 8-12 hours at a time. After being turned back on youre on a boil water advisory for the next couple of days. They are careless w rent as theyve claimed to have lost & misplaced mine several times. Only after presenting money order receipts would the miraculously find it. For the last 2 years we havent been charged a trash fee & the last couple months we are here one shows up. $12 extra to simply use the compactor thats always over flowing into the streets w bags of garbage. Maintanace is the only upside of this awful complex. Theyre always ready & willing to fix the faulty appliances Mckinely stocks their units with. Our garbage disposal has been replaced twice. Our dishwasher flooded our kitchen. Our washer broke & flooded our whole apartment. & our AC is currently broken for the 3rd time this week. 6th or 7th time total since living here. Not once did we receive a call from management to apologize or check in w us nor any offer of compensation. Please do not make the same mistake we made & move here.

Best apartment complex I have ever lived in! Coming home is awesome everything around me looks clean and neat ALL THE TIME. Maintenance is...

Best apartment complex I have ever lived in! Coming home is awesome everything around me looks clean and neat ALL THE TIME. Maintenance is amazing, I place an order at midnight and at 10am they are in my apartment getting it done. Bruce the maintenance guy is super friendly and always willing to help. Denise at the front desk is super sweet and always tries to accommodate your needs. I absolutely love the amenities and how close it is to everything in Gainesville (Publix, Walmart, many restaurants). Parking is never a problem here and the neighborhood is extremely safe.

Stay away from this place. Lived here for while and had constant problems with applianecs not working, water leaks and A/C not working. Grounds...

Stay away from this place. Lived here for while and had constant problems with applianecs not working, water leaks and A/C not working. Grounds and buildings look nice from the outside but be prepared to deal with rude management, non-responsive corporation, and rent increase every year is normal.

I needed to move into a new apartment complex this semester to get away from a miserable landlord/roommate situation, and right away I could...

I needed to move into a new apartment complex this semester to get away from a miserable landlord/roommate situation, and right away I could tell that I was going to love it here. The front desk managers Denise and Victoria are super nice and welcoming, and they have always remembered my name every time I've had to come in for any reason. Also, the location can't be beat. I work at Shands and go to UF, and it's about a 7 minute drive in the mornings to where I park at the Employee Parking Garage. It's also about a minute drive to Publix or Aldi, and only a couple minutes' drive to Wal-Mart, Target, Lowe's, etc. And the complex itself, with the landscaping, beautiful red buildings, and sparkling pool, is beautiful. I took over a lease for someone, and the unit I got is a spacious, first-floor, 870 square feet 1 bedroom unit with a washer/dryer in the unit and a nice view of some trees and other units in the complex. It was perfect for me. The countertops in the kitchen and bathroom are a nice dark granite, and overall it was a good price with everything I wanted in an apartment unit. The fact that there's the awesome Butler North Pedestrian footpath literally right behind the complex, as well as the fitness center, also sold it as a great place to be able to feel safe while going to work out. Paying my rent is super easy to do online, and they don't charge me to pay with an e-check (which is just my checking account). The only way they'll charge you any kind of fee to pay rent is if you pay with a credit card, therefore I just don't pay with my credit card... Some of the complaints I've seen on here about this complex seem to be from lack of planning... If your things get stolen or pipes burst and your apartment floods, renter's insurance and flood insurance have you covered. So it seems if they'd just gotten insurance as opposed to assuming the complex's management will cover them, a lot of these problems could be avoided. I've only ever seen 2 bugs in my unit since I moved here, which is honestly nothing. I see people's point about having the water shut off occasionally for repairs to be done, but it has always been at a time that I'm either at work, in class, or out of town, so it's never affected me personally. Even if I had been inconvenienced by it, they always diligently communicate when they'll have to turn off the water and when it's turned back on, so I really can't fault them for the way they handle it either. If anyone here had ever had a landlord like I used to, who let his tenants go 6 DAYS without A/C, and who allowed his daughter's boyfriend to move in without asking the other tenants or having him contribute financially, then you would NOT complain about the staff at Windmeadows. I honestly could not be more grateful for this place for being available to be when I desperately needed to move and for treating me so well since. I love it here so much that I'm genuinely sad that I'll have to leave this place after I graduate in late April to move to Jacksonville for work.

Windmeadows is a great apartment complex; fantastic location and amenities to boot. There's also a beautiful walking trail right behind the lot. However, the...

Windmeadows is a great apartment complex; fantastic location and amenities to boot. There's also a beautiful walking trail right behind the lot. However, the management is awful. As a tenant, I got the impression that my needs were less important than filling their units. They are a business after all. Anytime I had a request, I would call the office, and was told, very superficially I might add, "I'll give you a call back right away" and they would never call back. Early in my lease, I put in a maintenance request. Management informed me that maintenance would take care of it right away; by end of business tomorrow, they said. After 3 days, I called during normal business hours, and my call was sent directly to their answering service, per usual. So, I left a message with them, and within an hour, the maintenance director called me back with some of the worst customer service skills I've ever encountered. He was irritable from the get-go and very unprofessional, and I could sense that my call was an incredible inconvenience to him. During my time at Windmeadows, I often felt like I had to manage the management. Their hike in rent and poor service were my biggest reasons for moving out earlier this year. Let me make this clear; the apartments themselves are wonderful, but the management and staff leave a lot to be desired.

I lived there only for six month, the management was the rudest I have ever seen, the toilet was clogged for almost a week,...

I lived there only for six month, the management was the rudest I have ever seen, the toilet was clogged for almost a week, after many notes to the management, the repair man came back leaving me a note saying don't throw feminine products in the toilet!!! needless to say after few visits of anger to the management they finally fixed the toilet and apologized, if it wasn't for the management I believe it would have been an ideal condition, walking distance from the plaza theater, a very central location with many buss access, the apartments itself is decently clean, but the rude management is just too much to deal with.

Been living in this apartment as a student for around a year now and it's excellent. I've never had any issues with bugs, the...

Been living in this apartment as a student for around a year now and it's excellent. I've never had any issues with bugs, the complex is quiet and very dog friendly (which is a huge plus for me since I have two dogs). The management is prompt and if you have any issues they try to fix it as soon as possible, and just overall I really like it here. The location as well can't be beat. Being right next to several bus stops, a shopping center, and a movie theater, etc. definitely makes my life a lot easier. Definitely would recommend this place.

This is an apartment from hell despite the outer appearance! The apartments were old/moldy and the appliances were old and rusty despite their claim...

This is an apartment from hell despite the outer appearance! The apartments were old/moldy and the appliances were old and rusty despite their claim of brand new appliance packages. Constantly having to book in maintenance calls to fix issues such as closet doors frequently falling off hinges, ac units leaking from upstairs, blocked bathroom drains, ceiling fan in bedroom falling right out of ceiling - could have caused decapitation, no screens at all on any of our windows and doors when we first moved in and took maintenance a few weeks to rectify so there was no fresh air, screen doors constantly coming off hinge, and that was the tip of the iceberg regarding maintenance issues. Shady looking people coming and going all hours of the night. Unsupervised kids/preteens allowed to run about causing havoc around the complex and serious vandalism in gym and front office. Residents constantly leaving trash outside their door every day and night for weeks on end. To top all of this off, mysteriously money was missing from our rental account. We were given lame excuses as to what happened to the money - interestingly the office manager was arrested a few months ago for accusations of fraud regarding tenant rent payment accounts. Our suspicions were confirmed. Also, a huge turnover of maintenance and office staff without reasonable explanation - we were told by the office manager that was later arrested that "it's just the nature of the business". All the office staff were extremely unprofessional, rude, fake and incompetent. Overall, do not stay here if you value your sanity. Also Mckinley corporation that manages this property does not return phone calls concerning any of these serious matters.

My friend set up a deposit here for a 3/3 to live in the Fall, and was just told that the room is no...

My friend set up a deposit here for a 3/3 to live in the Fall, and was just told that the room is no longer available. It is not our problem these people didn't plan for someone renewing their lease at the last minute. The management here was hedging their bets and taking deposits for rooms that weren't actually available. Their best attempt at compensation was a 2/2 and a 1/1 separately with no price reduction for the error. Absolutely unforgivable unprofessionalism, and while my friend has no idea where he'll be living now--it definitely will not be here.

Worst management I've ever experienced. Did not tell the truth about several things. Overcharged on water for months and was never refunded. Walls are...

Worst management I've ever experienced. Did not tell the truth about several things. Overcharged on water for months and was never refunded. Walls are super thin, you can hear people talking in the next apartment. Trash is frequently piled around the dumpster because there is only one compactor for 300 apartments. Water was shut off about once a month sometimes for eight hours at a time. Then the water was undrinkable for 24 hours every time one of the pipes burst.

Despite the excellent location, beautiful landscaping and nice neighbors, the corporate management made this place awful to live in. The management routinely lied about...

Despite the excellent location, beautiful landscaping and nice neighbors, the corporate management made this place awful to live in. The management routinely lied about the water problems and things were perpetually out of order. For example, it took them months to replace an $80 tennis court net and the pool tables were all ripped up and virtually useless. The water would go off for 6 or more hours a day almost every month, sometimes causing flooding problems and the residents themselves were charged for the excessive waste of water. They lie about any extra charges you may incur, such as the exceedingly high water bills. They are constantly renovating and leaving a mess behind in the apartments; a clear example being when they changed the windows and left glass splinters all over our carpet. None of this stopped them from charging an "excessive cleaning fee" when we moved out, despite the fact that I kept the apartment immaculate. Nice general maintenance people though.

Will be moving there in October. Took a tour of the grounds in an apartment like I will be renting. Everyone is nice and...

Will be moving there in October. Took a tour of the grounds in an apartment like I will be renting. Everyone is nice and the apartment is immaculate looking forward to moving in. The nicest place I have seen yet between Gainesville and Orange Park.