Westview Apartments

We've been living here at Westview for around ten to twelve years now, and they've recently come under new management. Since then, my rent...

We've been living here at Westview for around ten to twelve years now, and they've recently come under new management. Since then, my rent has went up several hundred dollars for fewer parking spaces, longer maintenance times, and a significant drop in quality of living. Drug abuse runs rampant here at Westview. The halls often reek of marijuana, with several people dealing drugs around the back of the buildings, facing the lake. I cannot recommend against moving into Westview anymore than I already do. There are several apartment complexes nearby that would offer a higher quality of living for significantly lower costs. I highly encourage you take your business, and your future home there instead.

The Property Manager Patricia Oberlander is very manipulative and controlling. After three years of excellent rent history she refused to give a potential landlord...

The Property Manager Patricia Oberlander is very manipulative and controlling. After three years of excellent rent history she refused to give a potential landlord our rent history w/o a 30 day notice. How can you give a notice with no place to go, this makes no since. Runnn and Runn fast while you can or she will hold you hostage!

The only good things I can say about Westview are that it's close to downtown and they generally respond quickly to e-mails. I would...

The only good things I can say about Westview are that it's close to downtown and they generally respond quickly to e-mails. I would avoid living here if I were you. The windows in my apartment leaked a lot, so I had to keep buckets underneath. I told the office about it and they said they would fix it in the summer, even though they had known about it and had not fixed it the previous summer. This causes the wood to start rotting and it looked really bad. It was a good condition for mold. This went on for over a year. Noise-wise, this place wasn't great. I would hear neighbors playing loud music at night or yelling early in the morning. I could often smell pot in the stair wells and sometimes in my own unit. The laundry facilities here are also bad. They don't have enough washers and dryers per unit and some residents would leave their clothes in them instead of promptly removing them. The worst thing about the laundry was that you could only operate the machines using some old electronic money card which you could only reload in the office, which was a pain if you're working normal hours. Physically, the space in my apartment was decent and I liked the layout, which is why I'm giving them 2 stars, but you could tell that it wasn't cleaned out well, because after I moved in, I discovered that they had just painted quickly without cleaning sufficiently and there was someone else's hair trapped in the paint. Westview markets themselves as a premium apartment complex and I feel that my experience did not reflect that. There are better places/prices in St. Joe. I suspect that management just doesn't have the resources to make this place better. They were always very nice in person, but there's only so much you can do I guess.

We are very happy with our new experience at Westview. The leasing office was really easy to work with to find what apartment was...

We are very happy with our new experience at Westview. The leasing office was really easy to work with to find what apartment was best for us and accommodating our move-in dates. We are very satisfied with the layout and amenities of the apartment. The carpet is actually very nice, which is rare for an apartment. Everything is in good condition. We wish we had a microwave mounted above the stove. The view and location alone were enough to sell us on the place. We are looking forward to living here.

I have had a pretty positive experience with Westview Apartments. My 2 bedroom apartment is spacious with tall ceilings and large windows which makes...

I have had a pretty positive experience with Westview Apartments. My 2 bedroom apartment is spacious with tall ceilings and large windows which makes the space feel open and bright. Good location, close to downtown St Joseph, about 10 minutes from Meijer. There are 4 washers and 4 dryers in the building and I usually don't have a problem with them being open when it's laundry time. The building is key entry only which is nice for safety. If you can get an apartment facing the lake the views are amazing, especially at sunset. I will say that the buildings are a bit older and the price is, I feel, on the high end for what they are (they list apartment specific prices on their website.) I have also had a few different maintenance issues, but the maintenance staff is very quick and friendly so that is not a big deal. Overall I'd say Westview is a good choice!