Glad, my review is the only one here: so you'll definitely see it…read more The place is nice - renovated units, gorgeous mountain view, really quiet. Well, if you get it because I didn't. I met the management, submitted the application, sent all the papers along with 245 bucks. I also let my current place know that I am moving out. Everything was great until I got the call back and was told that my apartment would not be ready on the date, they needed two more weeks (they were sorry). Well, shit happens. And I would be fine except the part where they don't want to refund 45 dollars for the application. Freaking 45 dollars! That was not my fault that they cannot give me that apartment in time, so I expect that I got all my money back. I hope that's true because who knows - they might have found a better tenant and wanted to give this unit to him instead. So, as a result: 1. I lost my current place. I have already let them know that I am moving out. I will need to negotiate to get the good pricing. 2. I also got unnecessary background check from their side 3. I lost 45 dollars They lost nothing. Think twice before you apply for them. Thanks.

I've been a resident of Trailside Terrace for just under a year now and I absolutely love it here…read more The apartments are beautiful and have some really amazing views. The property is well taken care of and the management couldn't be more helpful. Both the neighborhood and the neighbors are fantastic. I would highly recommend Trailside terrace to anyone looking in this area.

Moved here from battery park city in manhattan and was scoping out all the bay area neighboorhoods…read morefor a safe, quiet, and beautiful place for the family. Been living here for about 6 month and its been great. Roads are in tip top shape and local traffic flows great - reminds me of my orange county days. Every store/restaurant chain you want to get to is within 10min, and i mean everything - target, whole foods, trader joes, in n out, chipotle, safeway, post office, banks, home depot, panda express. When we want to go out, its easy to get to downtown redwood city, sf, palo alto - RWS is a great home base. The neighborhood nob hill anchored shopping center is always a convenient option...there's even a well run health clinic that we took our child to. Library is very cool and new too.

RWS is a great place to live if you have survived your twenties and are thinking about kids. Flat,…read morestraight roads for even the most direction-challenged to find their way around, a shopping center with all the basics, great health club, walking and biking paths on the bay. Fun for pets if you are into that kind of thing. Lots of kids and lots for them to do. Overall, lots of great people and a real sense of community. Just don't come here looking for a half-acre backyard. That ain't gonna happen!

Li Xiao (Elaine) is very unprofessional and racist. She is currently with Realty World where she is…read moremisleading, giving false information. Li Xiao does not return calls or texts. I expect a licensed Realtor to have a minimal professionalism. Do not waste your time and energy with this agent.

Elaine has helped us and our foundation searching for both residential and business properties, and…read morewe are very satisfied with her recommendations and the properties we got. Elaine is knowledgeable of the market and understand our needs and even makes recommendations that we never really think of, she also works very hard to make sure that we have the house and fought for a good rate for us as well. She's also very easy to communicate with and will give us a realistic expectation of what's to come. Highly recommended, especially for Chinese speaking clients looking for real estate agents.

Mountain Bay Plaza is the tallest office building in Downtown Mountain View, and has an interesting…read morehistory -- it was basically vacant for 15 years due to economic issues and a dispute with the city over parking. Now, it has become a unique office option in the Castro Street area. There is just something deep in human/animal psychology to want to be high up in the air. The lobby is manned 24x7 and very class A, and there is actually ample parking. If you want a tall building (12 floors) near Castro Street in Mountain View, this is basically your only option. There are some interesting tenants -- Red Hat's mountain view office, 500 Startups (a tech incubator), and next door, Fenwick and West. As a user of the office space, there are definitely some compromises, mainly due to the building's age and size. Most of the offices have limited AC power by default -- a 12' x 12' room in ours has only one power outlet. The bathrooms are kind of old, and since the climate controls are per floor, it's expensive to run AC or heat on weekends or at night ($70/hr per floor is the number I've seen) -- if you work late, make sure you have a sweater. There are 3 elevators, which except for peak periods is more than enough. Another issue (as of Q1 2011) is that the building is doing substantial renovation on some floors starting at 1830 every day and weekends, so some of the elevators are filled with construction debris, and the floors and ceilings shake with the sounds of hundred pound weights being thrown around, walls knocked out with hammers, etc. This is presumably temporary, but definitely an impediment to using this building as a startup office (where early-evening is when work is still at full swing). Overall, I would definitely consider this space if you want to be near Castro Street and want a tall building. I would however definitely ask yourself if either or both of those requirements are more important than more modern or configurable HVAC, power, networking, etc.

This is for Homestead Gardens. Lived here over seven years across two units. In my experience, it's…read morea nice place to live. The good: Rent is good and each unit comes with one assigned parking space, very nearly all covered carports. The owner's doubled down on improving the property in recent years with the help of the on-site manager. The 2 BR I'm in now got some welcome renovation before move in. The live-in manager is a cool dude and takes ownership for making it a better place to live. Responsive and timely with requests. They've also neatly fixed up older stuff in the courtyard and other common areas. On the whole all the tenants are good, friendly folks, too. In the day you'll sometimes hear the kids having fun in the courtyard or pool, but everyone's respectful of quiet hours and I never had a problem with noise through the walls. The bad: Nothing that's really any fault of the property. You do get only one assigned space, all others including visitors park on Homestead, and it's busy out there. It's also between Kaiser and a fire station. While that's nice peace of mind, my first unit right against Homestead would get occasional blaring sirens if the windows were open. Less of an issue at night, and not an issue for my second unit farther off the street. All that said, I think Homestead Gardens is a gem. Not to mention it's a short walk to the library, Safeway and Central Park. It's kinda nice in the summer being able to stroll down and join festivities without the hassle of parking. Check it out.

Just got moved in this month!!! Likes this place. Very convenient and quiet. I did tried to call at…read moreMarch and the manager was not able to pick up the phone, but he calls back right away and told me that he was out of town. I met with the manager and he is very nice and easy going. The apartment is not new building, but they had remodeled it and changed all the new appliance for the kitchen and the bathroom. So it still looks brand new to me. The location is what wins this place since it is close to supermarket and bank. Also there is bus stop which can get to go out without driving. The bus can goes to Cupertino for Ranch99 and restaurants. One thing is con for this place is no visitor parking. But there are a lot of street parking. Just be careful when street parking since this apartment is located at a busy big main street so cars are fast and no crosswalk until you see the next light intersection. Overall, I like this place. Quiet family style. The neighbor around is very friendly and quiet.

Let me start by saying that Suleika got us our house and we are very happy! It was an off-market…read moreopportunity that we signed within a day after the private showing. We couldn't have asked for a better home!! Suleika is a proactive and knowledgable realtor, has been doing this for years and knows the in and the outs of mostly all cities in the south bay. Unlike other realtors who work very specifically in some cities, Suleika uniquely works across many cities including but not limited to Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Fremont, San Jose, Milpitas and Redwood City. She will research and give you every little detail about the property and the area such as population diversity, schools, traffic and future investment returns. We must have seen more than 100 houses in the span of 4 months and Suleika was very patient with us first time home seekers, she quickly understood our home style. She was able to tease out homes that we liked and prioritized those showings. Most of the houses we saw were private showings and we seldom went to those crowded open houses. We mostly saw them on Friday evenings which gave us the opportunity to see the best houses in that week 2-3 times before we wrote an offer. South bay, as you know is an extremely volatile and fast moving market, which means we wrote 3 offers before we found the one. Suleika was very patient with explaining the offer details every time and walked us through every little clause. All in all, she was a perfect fit for our personality types, we were looking for someone feisty and fast moving who looks out for our best interest. She is also very responsive with texts and phone calls even on the weekends. We certainly built a great working relationship with her and have been in touch even after we moved. I'd be happy to refer Suleika anytime!

Suleika was just great when we were in the process of purchasing our first home. She was reliable…read moreand she cared about getting us the best rates. If at any point I had any questions she was only a phone call away and eased all of my concerns. It was truly a pleasure working with her and if for any reason I need realtor advice in the future I know who to go to.

*** UPDATE: *** The fact that they are marketing…read more"plug-n-play" made me chuckle a little http://www.paoffices.com/index.htm Isn't Plug And Play their competitor?? The old Google space...PayPal is nearly next door on University Ave. http://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/ ******** This building is well kept and maintained. There is a middle atrium area that is nice. See the video at the 2:21 mark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eucggFicLgo It is also right downtown with a train, CALTRAIN, that is literally next to the building. Very convenient as the train tracks are a sand-wedge away (a sand-wedge shot from grass not wet deep sand) There are some downsides: - They are not very small tenant friendly. It leads to major turnover of 2-5 person tenant offices. - The security of the building is old school. I won't get into specifics, because it would identify too much but here are recommendations: Keycode access with buzzer access OUTSIDE of the door and more than ONE 24x7 camera. They do have live security patrols that roll through at different times of the night - Their ideal client is the corporate one or two man shops where it doubles as a district sales office away from HQ. They used to bank on these types of clients and lots of people would pay but never use the space. For example, Facebook used to rent out space that they rarely used back when they were downtown. Another example is this is quote told to me directly: "Clay is the perfect tenant. He pays his rent and he never comes in," said the landlord. - There are random people that walk in to use the bathroom under the stairs, but that is a minimal problem They do an awesome job improving space to customize it to new tenants and they schedule work during off-hours to minimize noise to existing tenants. It also has a bathroom with a shower which is nice if you're cleaning up after a mid-day jog (or nooner). If you're a CS Major... a nooner is a mid-day hook-up.

Srini helped us purchase our primary home. He helped us secure home on the first offer working with…read morehim for a very short period. He is very helpful and has extensive knowledge of the local area. He is very responsive and answers any question that may sound silly and small for realtors. His negotiation skills are top notch. I would highly recommend Srini for any real estate needs.

My wife and myself were in the market to find our first home and the process was overwhelming in…read morethe beginning. We then met Srini who was very helpful in providing all the necessary information to bring us upto speed & understand how things work. He had an eye for detail to understand our needs and was very patient throughout the process. Communication was top notch and we could reach to him at any time. All contracts were dispatched punctually. His experience was very evident with the thoughtful suggestions we received. We are very happy with the home & we were fortunate to have Srini help us for our first home purchase