This is a prominent building in the apartment neighborhood of Palms on Vinton Avenue, and a great complex to live in. The general grounds are cleaned weekly, the horticulture is maintained by professionals as well, there's controlled access to garage and lobby, security cameras have been installed throughout the entry points for added security, residents are good about sharing the community laundry rooms (there's a laundry room on every residential floor).
Building maintenance comes at least once weekly to check on the general premises, and the on-site manager (Charles) ensures they come by when there's an urgent need for our unit. Charles is always helpful and makes himself available when residents have concerns they want to share about the building/unit/or other residents, in my experience.
Most units (if not all) have fireplaces. Some of the three-bedroom units have w/d hookups in-unit. We have central A/C. Windows are on both the front and back of each apartment unit, so you can get a nice cross breeze going when you want to air out your apartment.
There are two sets of stairwells and one elevator. The residential first floor is actually on top of the garage, so they are not at ground level.
Electricity is through LADWP for each individual apartment. Gas is through So Cal Gas Co. for each individual apartment.
Water billing for the entire building is partially paid by all residents and partially by the owner.
Same goes with the electricity for the general shared areas like the lobby, elevator, garage, and laundry rooms. That bill is managed by third party for monthly payment.
Phone line is in AT&T's turf, if you're still using a landline. Spectrum (Time Warner) is the cable tv provider, though I think some units might already have been set up for Direct TV dishes by previous residents.
There's a fire department across the street, so emergency response teams will never be an issue. The local post office is a block away, but the lobby also has individual key-access mailboxes for each unit. A few steps further is a Coffee Bean and a Subway restaurant.
Some years, the CicLAvia event (public open casual bicycling event) is a walk away from the building's location, where you can ride your bike with the entire LA community from downtown Culver to Venice and back. Some of the top floor units get semi-distant views of fireworks events on the 4th of July from their balconies/windows.
Downtown Culver City is a mere 20 minutes walk away (or 3 minute bike ride) for movies and/or restaurants, so you don't have to worry about finding parking anymore. The Metro station is in that area as well.
Culver Center (LA Fitness, Starbucks, Best Buy, GameStop, Robecks, Yogurtland, Ralph's, Panda Express, Baja Fresh, Supercuts, O'Reilly's Auto Parts, etc.) is a quick 10 minute walk away as well down Venice Blvd. read more