Windsor Gardens

Barbara

I am a resident of Windsor Gardens. They maintain things well and have some nice neighbors. It's an apartment, which is pretty basic, but the heat is free, as much heat as I want. It's a one-bedroom, one bath, and they were built in the 60s, so they are kind of old-fashioned, and not enough places to plug in things. I don't partake in most of them, but you name something, and they have it for activities. They used to provide things like, I had some plumbing issues recently, and I thought they fixed that, and it turns out they don't fix that anymore. The staff was very nice.

Deborah

I was a resident at Windsor Gardens for four years. It's very friendly, very clean, very organized, and very roomy. The units were always kept up and modern. It's an independent living community. I would give it the highest rating, except the rent kept going up every month, so that was kind of discouraging. They had a restaurant where you could purchase food. I have tried it and it was good. The HOA dues were just climbing every month. I'm looking at another unit today over there so that I can get back in the community, but it's so expensive, so I'm going to see if there are vouchers or something that could help me with it.

Disgusted

The condos aren't bad. The HOA is absolutely ridiculous and out of control. It keeps going up every year. If hail causes exterior damage get ready to get hit with a big bill toward paying their deductible even if it didn't affect your actual condo. They have millions upon millions in reserve. People act like to live here you have to be buddies with everybody and speak to everybody. They think the whole building needs to know your name and phone number. NO! If something happens to you they think it has to be posted for the whole building to know. NO! I almost feel like a prisoner avoiding going out or in the building. I just want to keep to myself. There's just people that can't understand this or respect this.

Lance

I like my garage because my car is not sitting out where it could possibly get hit or broke into. That's just a risk you take anywhere leaving you car out. Windsor Gardens isn't the only place with car break-in issues like people here want to say. Be prepared if hail causes exterior damage you'll get a nice sized bill toward their deductible. The HOA is high and goes up every year. Mine is getting close to $600.00 a month for a 974 sqft condo. The entry to the building is secure unless somebody just decides to let somebody in. People can be nosey trying to be up in your business. They think your name and phone number has to be printed out and given to the whole building. Sorry that's my business and I'll decide if anyone has it. Some people here have an issue if you don't want to speak to everyone or be buddies with everyone. Sorry I'm not a very social person. When it snows they are good about getting it cleared. They could use fixing areas of the garages along the sidewalk that the snow blowers have damaged that are kind of concerning safety wise. There are multiple EMT trained security 24/7 which is nice and the fire department is about 3 blocks away. Its not the worst place it just gets kind of annoying when you're showing you want to be left alone and people insist on bothering you. There's people that when you have something displaying Please Do Not Disturb that can't respect that and are knocking on your door when there is nothing wrong happening. Windsor Gardens is better suited for people that are more social and not as private.

Lance

The HOA constantly goes up. There a multiple armed EMT trained security 24/7/365 which is nice. It has secured entry to the actual building which is nice as long as you don't have residents that just let people in. They're good at clearing snow. They won't repair areas of garages that have gotten torn up by their snowplows even though there are sharp edges creating a hazard.They don't act like they care if washing machines are so old they keep breaking down. They won't replace them. Not everybody has the ability or money to go to a laundromat. If you have a car I highly recommend having it garaged , nothing left in view inside it , locked and a club on it. I just takes one person leaving their garage door open to allow the wrong person to have easy access to multiple cars. Trust me your car is safer here in a garage than sitting out. It's a large complex and security can't be everywhere all the time. For the most part I feel safe here.

I'M NOT SAYING

This place is not the best if you are someone that likes your privacy and is not that social. So many of the people are nosey, and disrespectful. There's people that do respect your space and privacy. I was just trying to go into my garage and I was yelled at by a resident that almost tried to hit me , she clearly saw me , because I didn't get out of her way to go to recycling. People stare in your windows. People like to try to be up in your business. If people don't like your appearance your on the receiving end of their remarks. The HOA is constantly going up. They do a good job of maintaining the grounds and clearing the snow. If you do move here try to make sure your car is garaged and always secured. This isn't the worst place I'm just personally not that comfortable here. When my mother dies I'm not sure I want to stay.