Alvern Gardens

Pittsburgh, PA


Alvern Gardens

Alvern Gardens now welcomes dogs! This beautiful property is nestled in Castle Shannon. Our apartments feature wall-to-wall carpeting, spacious rooms and windows including screens. Our kitchens include refrigerators and full size gas stoves. In addition to ample closet and cabinet space, each apartment comes with extra storage, so you are sure to find a place for everything. We are located minutes from South Hills Village, the Galleria Mall, the Fresh Market, Trader Joes, shopping plazas and local fitness centers. We are a block away from the 'T' for an easy commute easy to Downtown Pittsburgh where you can enjoy the Cultural District, museums, theatres, Heinz Field and PNC Park. We look forward to meeting you soon.

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1000 Vermont Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
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Disappointment

Small problems get fixed, while severe problems will be acknowledged but not addressed properly. There have been issues with our roof for about 3 years. The apartment across the hall had the ceiling in the bedroom collapse and leaked into the tenants apartment below. The apartment sat vacant for 2 years until a gentlemen moved in. He ended up getting out of his lease within a few month because of the same occurrence. Now the roof issue has progressed to my side of the building. About 2 months ago, we had a severe storm and I came home to every room in my apartment leaking as well as in the common hall area. There was a downpour of water out of both light fixtures and smoke detector. Even though the carpeting was quickly cleaned there still a distinct smell and mildew growth on the carpet. The light fixtures are still to be fixed. I work late hours, so there's times I'm walking into complete darkness. They are aware of the problem, yet there is no hurry to fix it unless I call down and make a ruckus. It took about two weeks for my ceiling to dry with probably 15 buckets scattered around my apartment. Which by the way, my kitten kept knocking over so I was left with gross, dirty water soaking into my carpet. I kept getting the run around about how the main issue, the roof, was going to be resolved. I emailed the downtown office of my concerns and received a reply that my email would be "put in my file." Nothing else. I came home a few nights later and there was another puddle in my living room. I decided to make a call to the borough building inspector, in the next few days there were workers on my roof and I thought the issue was resolved. I was also given $100 off my rent. Unfortunately, it rained last night (7/26/14) and now my ceiling is leaking, not only in the same spots but also in new areas. There is now another severe storm approaching and I don't want to leave my apartment because I know the worst is yet to come. There are so many issues I can complain about but I understand apartment living and am writing this review in hopes that my problem will finally be resolved. I'm sure I can get out of my lease but moving in not an option for me a this time. I wish the company, Prudential Realty, cared about their tenants and would reinvest into their property. How do you expect tenants to stay if the living conditions are unsafe?