I have lived at Granada Pueblo Apartments since September of 2006. Obviously, I like it here - I've been here more than 12 years!
Canyon Crest Towne Centre is right across the street which makes shopping quick and easy. I rarely have to drive because it's easy to walk to Ralph's Grocery and Rite-Aid Drug Store. Rite-Aid never closes - very convenient for night workers and college students pulling an all-nighter!
CCTC also has at least a dozen restaurants, including, Starbucks, Smokey Canyon BBQ, Romano's Italian Restaurant and Chicago Pizzeria, Crest Cafe, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Carl's Jr, and several more. Insomniacs and other night creatures with the munchies will be happy with Carl's Jr because it never closes.
Okay, shopping is good, so what's it like to live here?
I feel reasonably safe in the apartment complex and surrounding area. That's a big plus! I don't know everyone who lives here, but the people that I've met have been friendly.
Although some noise is inevitable when a bunch of people live in close proximity, it's mostly pretty quiet here. Sometimes it gets a little noisy between 10 PM and midnight on Friday and Saturday nights but it sounds like people having fun not people fighting. Who wants to call the fun police?
The management and maintenance staff are friendly and helpful. When my A/C failed to cool my apartment one very hot Saturday in 2014, they installed a small but effective room A/C within a few hours and fixed the main A/C by Wednesday. When the main A/C failed again, they replaced it within a week. The new unit was very nice and is still working great.
Most of the apartments do not have hookups for a washer and dryer but there is an on premises laundry room that's open from 8 AM to 10 PM every day. The washers and dryers are fairly new and inexpensive to use. If you have a smart phone, you don't even have to carry change for the machines because there's an app!
The owner of the apartments is clearly not a greed-head. The rent increases are modest and the rent is a bargain for this area. Like every renter, I dislike rent increases but I recognize that they are a necessity. I appreciate it when they're kept below 10% per year.
The Granada Pueblo complex was built a long time ago, probably around 1975. But it's well maintained and is fairly attractive. Trees have been planted for shade and to "green the place up". Apartments are refurbished "from the floor up" when necessary.
I have given a four star rating. I would probably have given five stars but I have noticed some shortcomings. The biggest problem is parking. When the place was built, it was probably reasonable to assume that a single parking place for each apartment with some extra parking for guests was just fine. However, there are now sometimes two or three adults living in an apartment. If each of them has a car, the available parking spaces are quickly filled. Parking can sometimes be a problem but, fortunately, there is adequate on-street parking.
I suppose I could write more but it would just reinforce the fact that I like it here. I think most people would. read more