moorpark or thousand oaks? (apartments, condos, rent)

[pembaz98]

Heya everyone. I will be moving to thousand oaks this june. I will be going to CLU and have few queries on apartment renting. One of the apartment is Hillcrest Park apartments and is in Newbury Park and the other one is Waterstone apartments and is in Moorpark. The question I have is which apartment should I choose? The decision has to be made with these stuff in mind like location type?, transportation to school?, commuting to LA?, locality?, aparmtent quality? Hillcrest or Waterstone?

The other thing is has anyone seen these two apartments? If anyone has, please let me know which I should choose and which is better? I am renting a one bedroom apartment.

Please be prompt with your reply. I would be grateful if you would.

[Roma]

Hi, I know of Hillcrest Park in Newbury Park. I do not know of Waterstone.

I actually lived at Hillcrest Park Apts for a awhile. They allow pets (dogs). It is a huge apartment complex. I think they have 600 units. They have several pools and a very small gym. They have several laundry rooms (clothes can get stolen though) so watch your laundry. I've heard of cars being broken into and stuff like that. It is across the street from Amgen (bio tech company). Ralph's is down the street. The Mall just a little further. Easy commute to CLC. Be careful because next to Hillcrest Park are these condos that are bad and have high crime in them. It can spill over to Hillcrest Park (they jump the fence/wall). I've seen it.

All in all I would recommend it for the price. DO NOT get an apartment in the back (that is where a lot crime happens). Try to stay up front or in the middle. As in anywhere, Know your surroundings and be smart and aware of the possibilities when going to and from your car at night though. I am a female and I lived there by myself. If you notice anything odd call the police or the office. Believe me, the police know the complex and the office is well aware of the what goes on there.

Also get an upstairs unit, not downstairs!!! Believe me on this. You will hear every single foot step and noise from the people living above you. This is a very old complex so the walls are not the best. You even hear the toilet flush in the unit next to you. So upstairs only!.

Always lock your doors and windows and slider. ALWAYS! Even if you live upstairs. Put a stick in your slider too. I also had these gadgets on my windows (extra locks).

[cre8]

Is this (101712) a partial duplicate thread of the one in the main CA forum, (101711) moorpark or thousand oaks?