Mariposa at Westchester

Gina

Mom lives in Mariposa at Westchester. I like the amenities (probably that's their best feature). They have a movie room, a workout room, a clubhouse room, a pool, a workout facility, a game/study room (kind of a library room) with a pool table and card table, and planned activities with all the seniors. They also have raised garden beds where residents have a little patch of dirt to grow things. So, that's kind of cool. They keep the grounds clean. The prices of the unit are good, but they have been going up every year (I guess it's expected with the economy right now). The only thing that I don't like is in the other Mariposa location where mom was, the hallways were enclosed and air-conditioned so they could walk the hallways during inclement weather, but in all the new units that they're building in Mariposa at Westchester, they're not enclosing the hallways. Also, the outside areas of their apartments that are open are cemented, but they didn't seal the cement and there are stains all over the hallway floors. I've talked to the management about it, asking them to come in and power wash it, because what's happening is people are spilling things on it or they're dragging their trash and that's leaking, but they haven't done that. So, that would be my biggest complaint. There have been a couple of times when there was a break-in with some cars there on the property. It happened over the weekend and they didn't hear back from the manager until Monday and the security gate has been broken many, many times. The elevator in Mom's building has been broken many, many times, too, and is not working. Other than that, they keep it looking nice on the outside. It's brand new. It's only four or five years old.