UPDATE... Thursday, January 22, 2026
Our lease ended at the end of November 2025; however, we moved into our new place at the end of October 2025.
When I went to turn in the keys on the morning of November 29th, I explained to Vanessa (the office manager on duty) that the apartment was clean and I only had one set of keys to hand over. She verbally instructed me to turn both sets in the following Monday and assured me I would not be charged for a late key return, extra days, or pre-existing damage to the blinds (which had been addressed during our initial move-in).
Despite her word, I was charged for both upon move-out. Please note: they fixed all of the blinds except one because it was on backorder. That was the only maintenance issue they ever addressed from my list, and only because I repeatedly placed work orders requesting the change.
When confronted by the property manager, Vanessa blatantly lied and denied telling me anything. I even requested a walk-through that morning, but she told me not to worry about it and reiterated that I wouldn't be charged for the blinds.
Why would anyone send six emails, make numerous calls to the complex and corporate, and drive an hour to the office (because the property manager doesn't return calls) if the complaint wasn't valid? This is a $150 discrepancy, but as I told the regional manager via voicemail--since you can never get a live person--it is about principles and integrity more than the money. They may have my money, but they are severely lacking in character.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME HERE. IF I COULD LEAVE ZERO STARS, I WOULD.
THE REVIEW BELOW REFLECTS OUR EXPERIENCE DURING OUR FIRST 6 MONTHS AT SPARK WALDORF
Maintenance does not address, or even attempt to follow up on, complaints submitted through the portal. I have even brought these issues to the office in person. They still haven't addressed the initial issues submitted upon move-in. It would be nice to open my windows, but I am missing several screens. Furthermore, my washer still turns on by itself--I have to unplug it for financial and safety reasons--and it fails to regulate temperature. It ruined an expensive cashmere sweater, an issue I reported personally to the maintenance man, who gave me a false promise that he would replace it. That was in January.
Additionally, they fail to enforce the smoke-free policy they claim is part of the lease, and they do nothing to address the dog waste issue. They don't provide bags at the stations or maintain the dog park. The list goes on.
For the most part, this complex has the potential to be what it claims to be in advertisements. However, issues must be addressed and people must be held accountable for the jobs they were hired to do. If everyone did their part, this place would be amazing. read more