Piccadilly Apartments

I love living here! The office staff is cheerful and always happy to help. The apartments are very roomy and the pool is fabulous!!...

I love living here! The office staff is cheerful and always happy to help. The apartments are very roomy and the pool is fabulous!! Whenever I have a problem the maintenance guys are there right away. You cant beat the location either!! And I have not seen one single bug!

If you decide to leave here DO NOT expect maintenance to fix anything. I been waiting over a month for them to just change...

If you decide to leave here DO NOT expect maintenance to fix anything. I been waiting over a month for them to just change light bulbs and fix my fan. The front office will always give you the same excuse, which is "we are backed up." I guess they been backed up for about 2 months now. They need to hire more people for maintenance because no one should have to wait almost 2 months.

So far I've been electrocuted by wires, had multiple issues with faulty plumbing, complained about serious mold issues on the walls and in the...

So far I've been electrocuted by wires, had multiple issues with faulty plumbing, complained about serious mold issues on the walls and in the HVAC system, and I've had sewage gas leaking into my apartment for two weeks. Mind you, I only moved in 2.5 weeks ago. The staff will gaslight you on any issues. I had to actually purchase a combustible gas detector and seek legal help. Still no response or moves to make any fixes whatsoever. I'm the kind of person who would rather suffer silently if it means having to confront people about issues but this place has given me no choice but to become absolutely annoying and constantly complain. Save yourselves!

So far I've been electrocuted by wires, had multiple issues with faulty plumbing, complained about serious mold issues on the walls and in the...

So far I've been electrocuted by wires, had multiple issues with faulty plumbing, complained about serious mold issues on the walls and in the HVAC system, and I've had sewage gas leaking into my apartment for two weeks. Mind you, I only moved in 2.5 weeks ago. The staff will gaslight you on any issues. I had to actually purchase a combustible gas detector and seek legal help. Still no response or moves to make any fixes whatsoever. I'm the kind of person who would rather suffer silently if it means having to confront people about issues but this place has given me no choice but to become absolutely annoying and constantly complain. Save yourselves!

We lived with mold in our apartment (which they claimed they treated) and I was constantly getting sick from it; there isn't proper air...

We lived with mold in our apartment (which they claimed they treated) and I was constantly getting sick from it; there isn't proper air ventilation in the apartments. Sewer/Plumbing is very bad and we constantly had back-up spewing up into our sink. It would take numerous trips to the office to get issues addressed and they would never be properly fixed, just temporarily resolved. Also, someone who had keys to our apartment entered when we weren't home and stole items from our place (Fitbit watch, new Converse shoes, etc.). We always kept our place locked and items of significant worth or size were never taken, so we know it had to be employees. There are many other stories within the complex of the same thing occurring, once I know when the occupant was home and it was after office-hours (she never saw the person but heard them enter with keys and they ran as soon as she asked who it was). Save yourself the hassle (and your health) and live somewhere else.

I should have my head examined.. I decided to go a second year here because they're one of the cheapest options in Gainesville and...

I should have my head examined.. I decided to go a second year here because they're one of the cheapest options in Gainesville and don't ask a lot up front. Even after my terrible experiences in my 2 bedroom, I decided to sign a new lease in a 1 bedroom. I already have regrets and I haven't even moved in yet. First off, as for the 2 bedroom I have lived a year in. Right off the bat, the ventilation in the apartment was extremely poor. There's, apparently, extra vents which is why (or so they tell me); my poor roommate with asthma gets no ventilation in his room. Cue our electricity bill being $250+ even with the thermostat set to 80. Cue hot living room and second bedroom. I called GRU out to assess this place because I did not want to live this way. After writing up things that could be improved upon, things that needed to be fixed, etc.. the office people just blew it off and even said that GRU isn't trained for these things (My father is an inspector/builds houses and he even confirmed the list GRU made up.) That should have been my first tip to have my head examined. Instead, they send their guys out.. acknowledge there's a problem.. and TRY to fix it. They even replaced the AC which didn't help (and, if they hadn't of blown off the assessment, they would have known it wouldn't.) They send the main maintenance guy out who is pretty much like, "Yep, I see there's no air coming out" in the second bedroom but NOTHING. NOT ONE THING. was ever done to fix this issue. We were told it was all ventilation and poor insulation because the place is old. So, we suffered with high bills and poor circulation. It's hot to sleep at night. Next thing that I was actually scared to live with due to a past experience at another place: our dryer. We have a unit with a washer and dryer which sounds great but it takes 2 hours to dry one load of laundry. They were called out to fix it and they took it out of the apartment, brought it to wherever they fix things, claimed they fixed it and it was running fine for them, and put it back in. Still takes 2 hours to dry. I call them back out and they spend time looking it over, blah blah blah, long story short: nothing has been done about it. So, it's a fire hazard waiting to happen. Someone in the office even slipped that they were going to take it out and not put one in for the next tenant. Minor things: there are bats every where. No, not much can be done but it stinks. It stinks so bad in some places. There's also a gob of trash every where around the dumpsters that sits for days and stinks. Dog poop bags are left, for days, in halls or just on sidewalks. People who do leaf blowing blow debris all over my car. Decal lot has a ton of people who don't belong there. Being in the front of the complex is noisy and we've had strange people wander up from time to time. Bus location is awful as only 34 passes by. My dishwasher is super old, the tray was rusty and broken, and they just replaced the tray with a slightly less broken one. Old, old appliances. Update: new places has roaches. See them all the time. A ugly wall was not painted despite my protest. Carpets smell of mildew and it's giving me headaches and allergies. Porch light has been broken off in socket since I moved in. Outside lights are broken making the area too dark to see at night. We'll see how this upcoming year goes but, boy, am I living with regrets. Cried myself to sleep and am considering subleasing to get out of here. At least they allow that (at the cost of my deposit..) Seriously, please avoid this place. It's out dated, no one cares that it's outdated, and people live here because it's cheap. They "upgrade" units then charge $200+ more for those when they're now the same quality as everywhere else in Gainesville. This place is falling apart.

This place is great! For the money you spend you get a lot of space. The staff is friendly and helpful, the repairs get...

This place is great! For the money you spend you get a lot of space. The staff is friendly and helpful, the repairs get done in a prompt manner and the grounds are beautiful. I've been here almost 3 years, after living in several other apartment communities, this place offers "the most bang, for your buck." The pool is a particularly great way to unwind after a long day. I love it here, as does my daughter.

I should have my head examined.. I decided to go a second year here because they're one of the cheapest options in Gainesville and...

I should have my head examined.. I decided to go a second year here because they're one of the cheapest options in Gainesville and don't ask a lot up front. Even after my terrible experiences in my 2 bedroom, I decided to sign a new lease in a 1 bedroom. I already have regrets and I haven't even moved in yet. First off, as for the 2 bedroom I have lived a year in. Right off the bat, the ventilation in the apartment was extremely poor. There's, apparently, extra vents which is why (or so they tell me); my poor roommate with asthma gets no ventilation in his room. Cue our electricity bill being $250+ even with the thermostat set to 80. Cue hot living room and second bedroom. I called GRU out to assess this place because I did not want to live this way. After writing up things that could be improved upon, things that needed to be fixed, etc.. the office people just blew it off and even said that GRU isn't trained for these things (My father is an inspector/builds houses and he even confirmed the list GRU made up.) That should have been my first tip to have my head examined. Instead, they send their guys out.. acknowledge there's a problem.. and TRY to fix it. They even replaced the AC which didn't help (and, if they hadn't of blown off the assessment, they would have known it wouldn't.) They send the main maintenance guy out who is pretty much like, "Yep, I see there's no air coming out" in the second bedroom but NOTHING. NOT ONE THING. was ever done to fix this issue. We were told it was all ventilation and poor insulation because the place is old. So, we suffered with high bills and poor circulation. It's hot to sleep at night. Next thing that I was actually scared to live with due to a past experience at another place: our dryer. We have a unit with a washer and dryer which sounds great but it takes 2 hours to dry one load of laundry. They were called out to fix it and they took it out of the apartment, brought it to wherever they fix things, claimed they fixed it and it was running fine for them, and put it back in. Still takes 2 hours to dry. I call them back out and they spend time looking it over, blah blah blah, long story short: nothing has been done about it. So, it's a fire hazard waiting to happen. Someone in the office even slipped that they were going to take it out and not put one in for the next tenant. Minor things: there are bats every where. No, not much can be done but it stinks. It stinks so bad in some places. There's also a gob of trash every where around the dumpsters that sits for days and stinks. Dog poop bags are left, for days, in halls or just on sidewalks. People who do leaf blowing blow debris all over my car. Decal lot has a ton of people who don't belong there. Being in the front of the complex is noisy and we've had strange people wander up from time to time. Bus location is awful as only 34 passes by. My dishwasher is super old, the tray was rusty and broken, and they just replaced the tray with a slightly less broken one. Old, old appliances. My new apartment? Haven't even moved in yet but they told me I could have the ugly ass wall painted if I didn't like the color. I didn't like the color. It's unbearably ugly and cold looking. They lied and now say they won't paint it and now it's too late for me to back out of the lease. They also didn't give me an upstairs unit which is what I SPECIFICALLY asked for early on. Well, what do you know? Even the appliances are mix matched. There's super old wallpaper in the kitchen that has seen better days. The toilet is RIGHT next to the bathtub, an inch apart. We'll see how this upcoming year goes but, boy, am I living with regrets. Cried myself to sleep and am considering subleasing to get out of here. At least they allow that (at the cost of my deposit..) Seriously, please avoid this place. It's out dated, no one cares that it's outdated, and people live here because it's cheap. They "upgrade" units then charge $200+ more for those when they're now the same quality as everywhere else in Gainesville. This place is falling apart.

Piccadilly Apartments is possibly the worst apartment complex I have ever lived in. I have lived in 4 different apartment complexes in Gainesville, Fl...

Piccadilly Apartments is possibly the worst apartment complex I have ever lived in. I have lived in 4 different apartment complexes in Gainesville, Fl and have never had such a horrible experience besides at Piccadilly. Their staff is a group of liars that do not work in a timely manner. I lived in an apartment that had a family of 4 Raccoons running throughout the attic space above my apartment and crawling out of an A frame and onto my porch. It took the manager 2 weeks to have pest control to come and place a trap. It has been 2 MONTHS and the raccoons are still scurrying above my head at night. If your work order isn't a "priority" to them then DO NOT expect it to be taken care of in less than a weeks time. Apparently light fixtures not working is not a priority to them, but fixing their sprinklers is. I hope no one has as terrible of an experience at Piccadilly Apartments here in the best town in Florida!

I lived in the tiniest of all apartments, yet I had the happiest days in it, despite the very old buildings truly the management...

I lived in the tiniest of all apartments, yet I had the happiest days in it, despite the very old buildings truly the management are super helpful, repairs always happens real-time and they always greet you with a smile. maintenance takes place as scheduled and they never walk into your apartment without leaving a note that they did. The maintenance guy has been decent enough to install a bidet for me free of charge. The down size of course is the usual for old apartments, very old carpet, sometimes stained and forget changing it. very old cabinets and very old window seals. but over all it seems reasonably fair considering the very low rent price I paid.

I Just moved into Piccadilly yesterday and I love the place. Great neighbors, a fantastic pool and its nice and quite. There is one...

I Just moved into Piccadilly yesterday and I love the place. Great neighbors, a fantastic pool and its nice and quite. There is one issue though. One of the staff members Patrick is terrible and should not work there. Yesterday he was in our apartment using my AC before i got there. Then he was trying to touch up some spots in my apartment. He didn't put any coverage on the floor so paint got on my floor and in spots where it shouldn't be. Today we needed new blinds and brought a bunch of raggedy different color ones. I asked him to bring some that were new and the same color and he does, but he comes back on the phone, hands me the blinds then walks off giving me the thumbs up. That is not great service. Every other staff member at Piccadilly is amazing and do a great job, but Patrick does not. So all in all Piccadilly is great. From the apartments to the staff...except for Patrick.

My lease cannot expire fast enough! I have one more month... and I'll be running out that door. I was so excited to move...

My lease cannot expire fast enough! I have one more month... and I'll be running out that door. I was so excited to move in. Then I got here, and within the first month my entire apartment was falling apart. Everything from the a/c being busted, to my closet door falling off, to my sink spewing up sewage in the middle of the night. Despite countless work orders the problems didn't get fixed for months until I wrote a nasty review on Facebook and they saw it. Yet, the bad stories don't end there! My a/c busted again, about half way through my lease. (Though these were not the only two times this happened. My a/c stopped working frequently throughout my time here. Instead of repairing an ill functioning a/c they just kept charging it with more freon.) I digress. Anyways, the maintenance man came in to take a look at my a/c. He informed me that he could fix it from outside (by just recharging the freon I assume) and didn't need to be in my apartment. So he cranked my a/c down low, and before he left said, "Just don't touch the control- or else I'll have to shoot you!" As a 23 year old single female with a strange man that I've never met before standing in my apartment, this is not something that I wanted to hear! And when I came home from work that day... my a/c still was not functioning. I complained to Piccadilly management and though they apologized for his transgression informed me that he'd, most likely, need to do maintenance in my apartment throughout my lease... but they has a serious conversation with him about it. Great, now a guy who joked about shooting me and who has keys to my apartment knows I made a complaint against him! Wonderful. For the past few months I have been dealing with an unlivable infestation of roaches. I am a clean person. I do dishes and don't leave garbage lying around. Yet everyday I am killing between 3-5 roaches. I have the big disgusting ones and the little german ones. There is a pest guy who sprays once a month, and despite me leaving him letters begging him to spray extra well the infestation has not lessened. I kill at least 3 of the german ones in my shower curtain every morning I go to shower. I find them in my coffee pot, in my Tupperware, everywhere. It is disgusting. Then last week I got a note on my door warning me that in less than 24 hours they were going to be re-plumbing the entire building. They informed me that I had to keep my cat locked up the whole time they were there and I had to remove all personal items from the pantry, both closets, under the bathroom sink, and under the kitchen sink. Basically voiding me of all of my possible storage. The construction began on 6/17/2015 and as of 6/22/2015 I still have giant holes in all of my walls which are covered only by pieces of construction paper and tape-- of course allowing the roach infestation to become worse. My toilet is no longer functioning, as when I turn the water on to flush it my bathroom floor proceeds to flood. In addition, the maintenance man doing the work left tools all over my kitchen leaving them there for almost a week. Finally, my kitchen sink now produces water that bubbles more than a freshly opened can of soda and smells of bleach. DO NOT MOVE HERE.

Management actually scheduled the installation of new roofs while the apartment buildings were still occupied by residents. I'm on my second week of being...

Management actually scheduled the installation of new roofs while the apartment buildings were still occupied by residents. I'm on my second week of being woken up at 8 AM to pounding and noise so loud you can feel it. I work nights, so time I should be sleeping and relaxing at my apartment is filled with unrelentless noise. Most complexes have repairs such as this done during the summer, when the buildings are largely vacant and unrented. Complete disregard for their tenants comfort and well being. Stay away.

I've lived here for years and love it. It's quiet- but the neighbors don't go all crazy if you get a little rowdy. Its...

I've lived here for years and love it. It's quiet- but the neighbors don't go all crazy if you get a little rowdy. Its right next to a grocery store, a dry cleaners, a liquor store, a breakfast nook and a pizza parlor. Great location. They keep the grounds clean and well maintained and pest control comes every month for preventative treatments.

I've only lived here for a short time but I am having the best experience. The apartments are older but the maintenance staff is...

I've only lived here for a short time but I am having the best experience. The apartments are older but the maintenance staff is incredibly nice and they are very helpful and prompt. The community is quiet, everyone is friendly, and the office staff is very polite. The place has its Pros and Cons like every apartment complex but life here is very enjoyable and I can definitely see myself here for another few years.