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The building is beautiful, apartments are very nice. But I would never recommend to rent from them. The management is terrible, they create problems for people living there making it stressful. Ignoring service requests for a long time. Employees on reception don't know their job. Finally, I moved out and not getting my deposit back on the right time just because someone made mistake in the office. The whole experience is stressful

Seems like management responds to everyone's complaints with " dear so and so please email me at this address with your contact info so we can send someone to your apartment and stab you and throw you off the balcony. After reading countless horror stories , I will look for an apartment else were. Everyone should stop complaining on here ,cause seems like management is cleaning house. I really hope all the 1 star reviewers are still alive somewhere.

Don't move here!!! I wouldn't recommend living here to my worst enemy. Don't let the new lobby or beautiful pool or landscape trick you into thinking this place isn't an infested with roaches, bedbugs, drug dealers, prostitutes, illegal aliens, strippers and bartenders and other filthy night crawlers. I am so terrified of these bugs getting into my place as I see soiled mattresses all over the place in this building covered with filth. As for the people, I do not feel safe amongst many of the residents here. There are decent people with honorable professions scattered throughout the building because they were deceived into living here just as we were. The walls here are paper thin so you'll here every second of debauchery going on with your neighbors every day of the week till all hours of the night and morning. The management company and leasing company have done nothing to fix this issue, as they continue to lease to their trashy friends and perpetuate the filthy flamingo culture of escorts and drug dealers. The management company has zero interest in changing the image of the building and holding on to clean cut residents who hold high level jobs who made the mistake of moving here. The management company also will never ever answer the phone. They won't even provide an extension in their email signature because they don't want to be reached. They take approximately 6 hours to 3 days to respond to emails. Once you decide to give your final notice to move out, the management company comes after you in efforts to not give your security deposit back. I received 3 false complaint notices which would lead to a fine shortly after giving my final notice I will not renew my lease. #1 was I was not allowed to have a pet who I've had registered and paid extra for since I've moved in. Another was for taking my bike through the lobby (service elevator is closed in mornings). They will look for every excuse to take money from you and scare away any decent people living here. I'm so excited to move to a true luxury building next month and escape the worst most hellacious time of my life which is living in the flamingo. On a positive note the maintenance staff are hard working wonderful people and they do a great job and respond quickly!

If I could give this place zero stars I would- The management is incompetent and downright negligent. The building is decrepit and has a terrible smell and is falling apart. Do not waste your money renting here! But if you want cockroaches, rats, and leaks, then you have come to the right place.

I will say in spanish. Disappointed with the increase in rent every time you renew it, no parking included, dog excrement and urine everywhere: in the elevators, in the hallways, which by the way are always dirty and carpeted, which makes them even worse because the Dogs urinate there and in almost 3 years that I have lived there, they have never been cleaned. My apartment is always dripping, the washer dryer does not wash well, it is very old. I've been lucky to have calm neighbors but you can hear everything, even when they have sex. The staff in the offices have always treated us well. I have no complaints about them. But there are many things that definitely need to be improved. After reading so many bad reviews, I no longer know what to expect when my lease ends. Please flamingo people, be more demanding with cleanliness. It really is unbearable to walk inside and see or pick up dog feces. It's dirtier than outside. It can not be possible

I cannot find my last review, I will leave it here again: - Deena. The way she emailed us at the early beginning made us feel disrespected. We authorized to her a payment of $350 and she charged us $1230+ that was non authorized. Did not gave us the tour for the building and did not reserved the right day the elevator for the moving day. - We were NOT notified beside of all our questions about payment of "extra charges" that are $300+ each month, if you are on a budget please think twice. - The cabinetry felt down the first day of moving because it was attached to the wall with glue, and it happened to another friend either you or you belongings will be affected. - THE PACKAGES: I LOST ALMOST ALL MY PACKAGES THEY GET "LOST" EVEN WITH THE CONFIRMATION OF THE TRACKING AND PICTURES OF THE PACKAGES INSIDE OF THE LOCKERS. ONE OF THE GUYS THAT WORKS THERE IS SO RUDE THAT HE YELLED AT ME SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS NOT EVEN TALKING TO HIM, AND TRHOW TO THE FLOOR ANOTHER RESIDENT PACKAGES AND KICKED THROUGH THE HALLWAY. - My apartment always have insects. - My bathroom is always with something broken. - Oh they fooled me with the Gym, they out a seal on top of my contract to get the gym payments waived because all of the bad situations that I was facing and I still facing. - The administration wont do anything and is very hard for them to email you back with of course no solutions. Please do not get fooled like I did in this building.

I've been living here for over 2 years, My leasing agent was always helpful and willing to assist me and all the friends I have referred to Him, I call him today and he is not longer in Flamingo, I call the office and of course no one is able to help, Management is very rude, Community Manager is helpless, never can't do anything unless you are a "Friend"...Leasing Agents if they don't see the money and commissions they will not get up from their desk to help, Thank God Luisa still here, The person in charge of renewals is mean and always forcing all the people to work with her Girlfriend leasing agent otherwise he will not work with you or help you with renewal price, Stay away from this Place. Hidden Fees, they will raise your rent and they will help only if you are friends with the renewal person, and the worst part is that when they have good people like Heather, Diego, Daniel and Omar they get rid of them, General Manager needs to get out of her office and do her job, I've never seen her walking the property, Flamingo was getting so much better but it went back to what used to be a horrible place to live.

Looked into renting here and was extremely turned off by the pushiness of the leasing agent. After reading the reviews both here and on google, it is clear that they are pushing some kind of leasing scam where they get you to sign a lease at one rate, then under the guise of renovating your apartment they then raise your rates. On top of that, every single thing here is an extra fee, down to the most basic level of gym access (and it is a per person fee). There is also a monthly parking fee per car (nothing is included), a monthly pet fee, and apparently all sorts of other nonsensical fees. There is something extremely fishy going on here...

Avoid living here at all costs. Ineffective, careless, and unprofessional management.

These guys are very disrespectful with your time. I scheduled a tour, drove 40 min on a Sunday, and because the "concierge" could not scan my ID, I could not get the tour... very unprofessional...

It's finally time to leave.Update: The Construction is unbearable. If you work from home, you are f*cked. Destruction of concrete: dentist drill x100, jackhammers, and metal on metal sledgehammering. I've lived in the same unit for 5 years and always paid on time. Never get complaints, yet they wanted me to relet for $2,440. There is a new apartment one floor up with the same layout (facing ocean instead of bay) for $1,940. If that doesn't make the leasing people beyond incompetent, I don't know what does.-------Everything from the last review is the same, except they did beef up the turnstiles. Fire alarms still go off too much, but this is also improved. The great: Huge balconies and great views roughly 20th floor and up Probably the most beautiful women reside here, even for Sobe standardsLandscaping and pools are top notch.Why the 2 Stars? Endless construction. Apparently some moron poured or mixed the concrete wrong in the South Tower decades ago and its not safe, so they're rebuilding them.. Every Single Day there are extremely loud construction noises. Its been slow and going on for 6-8 months if I had to guess. They also leaf blow, cut trees, mow grass. This is expected but it starts at 8-9am just like the construction. Goes on all day when I'm working. Parking garages: construction.The last straw is tons of planned construction. A huge project starting in Fall 2017. They are also upgrading interiors again!? Rumor has it that that new leases have a clause that you have to vacate your apartment while they work on your floor.Lastly, I had a family with two small children move next door almost a year ago and I thought Flamingo, party central of Sobe, was a ridiculous place for them.Now there are kids and teenagers all over. Fucking everywhere. No idea where they all came from but Im not a fan.

This place is a nightmare, every day a new situation. If you get a package you'll be charged $10 per day if you don't pick up on time. To park a car $160 per month ($5 per day) but my $10 Amazon purchase has to pay $10 per day after the third day. Beside staff and management they treat you like they were doing a favor to residents, rude and ordinary, their only concern is to cash-in $$$ Central and north tower worst management ever seen in my life.

Great location but always increasing rent even if they have 71 available units! We we signed up the initial rent was $2800 odd ended up at something like $4500. Then final walk through over $1000 worth of feea ridiculoua

I am counting the days down till I leave this place. Everyone in the place all talks about the HIDDEN FEES that up to $300ISH every month, this is no joke. My rent is $2,050 and every month I'm billed $2385 ( tax on parking , pest control , water , sewer , gas, monthly building fee , electric (even though you pay FPL as well, double whammy) and trash. The fire alarm will go off every day so if you work from home good luck . Police are at the building at least twice a day for a murder, someone getting stabbed, someone that over dosed and when you talk to the police they say to move out this place is bad haha. Im from the midwest and i have never seen a building ran so poorly. I mean look at every review, they are all horrible. Then someone will response to my commment and say " oh I'm so sorry for your experience etc" . Save your comment because its just a huge lie. Save your money don't move into Flamingo for anyone that reads this all the reviews are the TRUTH.

Be aware! Be scared! Be forewarned! The rent raising scheme at the Flamingo is so so unfair. They sign you to a lease at market rate, and then anytime they like, the give you a 60-day notice saying a) you need to move out so they can 'renovate' and b) after two months you can move back in with your rent increased $800-$1200 a month. They do this both with individual apartments, entire floors and last year even vacated an entire tower to renovate. Your lease does not guarantee what you pay or how long you will live here. 100% at their mercy. They talk about "market rates' but this isn't a month-to-month. If you sign a two year lease, it should be honored and then they can jack the rent and do a renovation when the lease is over.I mean, who wants to be living in a place where on any given day, there could be a notice taped to your door saying 'get out in 60 days'. Who wants to live with that uncertainty hanging over their head? That worry? And it's all anyone ever talks about in the elevators, so you can never stop worrying about it. Very, very stressful.Residents put up with all this construction nonsense, this noise, these relentless fire alarms, these elevators -- all on the promise that it will 'all be over soon and you'll be living in the nicest building in South Beach' ... only to discover, as I said above, that after you've tolerated it all, they're going to kick you right out of your apartment and tell you your rent is going up $1,000+/month if you want to move back in two months later, with no regard for the original length of your lease or the amount in your lease. Not cool at all.Make sure you ask the leasing agent about getting kicked out for a renovation before you sign your lease. You don't want to be moving in here today and be kicked out six months from now.

I visited the venue but I was not happy to learn that the pool and hot tub close at sunset which is, frankly, pathetic. Don't waste your money, they also don't even have grills. You also cannot even get your mail delivered to your door

Unprofessional staff. They stole my deposit (3000$) for no reason. It's been 2 years that only 2 elevators out of 4 work in the north tower. It's very unsafe shootings are more recurrent here than in the ghetto. It's very dirty and the maintenance is bad. It's all bad but the location of the building. I wouldn't recommend it to my worst ennemy.

This building is in bad shape. Same managent company for years but it looks they didnt learn to do the job right.

Rats, bugs, mice,leaking, and flooding all have happened to me in my year and a half here! Management flooded my apartment by mistake and didn't want to pay to put us up for the night. I'm looking for a new place now. Really really bad.

Where do I begin... I rented at The Flamingo this summer for just over 2 months (Yes, AirBnb & Rentals are allowed in the South Tower if they are 30+ nights) and I could not wait to get out of this corrupt community. The south tower security & management are helpful, and actually do try to make things right for residents when something is wrong. (South Tower security & management is different from center & north towers). Also, personally I never had a problem with rats/bugs in my tower, apartment. The South Tower pool is also not bad & location is prime. Let's start with the whole "Pet Friendly" concept. NOTHING against dogs "I have 2 myself," but the residents here simply allow their dogs to go to the bathroom wherever they please around the property, most not picking up after them which leaves the outside premises, especially the courtyard, always smelling like dog feces. Cannot tell you how many times I would see people distracted on their phones while their dogs urinated in the middle of walkways and they simply don't do a thing about it. Next, we'll move onto security. The security here is absolutely horrible. My two dogs would keep this place more safe than they do. First, the Miami Beach/Dade County PD/FD are called on-site almost daily. I saw people get taken out of building ons stretchers weekly. One guy was screaming, fighting police & they had him strapped down onto the stretcher, and once I even saw a woman in my building lobby with her face covered in blood (hope everything ended up okay). I chose the option to pay for valet monthly, instead of self-parking. Twice during my stay, security told me valet was full and I had to find parking somewhere else, where each time I had to pay $20 to park in a alternative garage and then was refused to be reimbursed by the complex, even though I paid almost $300 a month to have unlimited valet privileges. And to put the cherry on-top, with about 2 weeks left in my stay, the new security team (first day I saw them on site) shut the front gate on the back of my car, causing almost $1300 in damage. When talking to them about this you could tell they didn't care, wanted nothing to do with it & told me they each "saw and heard nothing." Head of security was somewhat helpful the following day, but still did not resolve anything. Lastly, the management team. These people all look like they dislike their jobs, do not treat residents with respect & frankly do not do what they should be to help keep the complex functioning in a efficient manner. Speaking to management in-person is always a ordeal because there is a line/30-45 min wait because everyone has issues at this place. Anything wrong they always point you to someone else just to get it out of their hands, knowingly. When approaching them about my car damage, they told me to talk to the police, so I did. The police told me since it was a civil matter, and no crime was committed they did not need to be involved, and I quote the officer, "It's sad because The Flamingo grounds are in fact nice, it's just not run with professionalism or integrity." I am still in the process of getting my car damage settled, but it's difficult when you email management twice, as well as leaving 2 voicemails and nothing is returned. In the end, it "did the job" for my small amount of time, but I would NOT recommend to anyone. I always feel so bad when I see people moving in.

I'm sorry to put one star because I lived in 3 apartments in this building. I loved apartments and living in comunity but one star goes just because managment office. When we move out they charge us ridiculous amount for damages that was there in moment when we move in. One time $2000 for scratch on counter top, even when we provide them pictures of damage from move in day, they just sad that we have to pay. Second time, we have luck not to pay for anything. Third time, and last one, when we move in we went to managament office to complain that our apartment is not clean and not paint at all, there was dirt on walls and sealings. lady from managament office came personaly to take fotos of that and told us that she's gonna put that in our move in file. We were fulls, we trust her!! Nobody in next 6 months came to paint apartment. Also there was already scrach on counter top, it looks same like one what we paid before $2000, it was there.. so probably people before us in that apartment paid for that too. Probably they didn't change counter top in our old apartment. Where that money goes? Hm..so, when we move out from this last apartment we got final bill where they charge us $260 for painting!! Why? Because walls are dirty. When we told them that we already complain about that, all what they told us is that they can't do anything about that and that we have to pay for that. They already took our money from deposit. So be carefull if you are moving in this building!!

Management is absolutely atrocious. They do not care about the health or well being of tenants. Multiple managers quit/were fired in a short period of time. Drug dealers and prostitution are rampant. Had apartment inspected for mold and it was completely infested. Avoid at all cost! My significant other and I are both active duty military and fell into the aesthetic trap of the Flamingo. Do not be fooled by the internet pics. Hallways smell like urine, the elevators are constantly broken, and the parking is terrible. They did not treat us with respect or courtesy and I regret every cent I gave to them. They slid a notice underneath our door terminating our lease and allowing us only 60 days to find a place to live. We had to rush to pack everything we owned and move into a new place right before the Holidays and only two months into our lease. We had neighbors whom received the same notice who hadn't even been residents for two weeks. STAY AWAY!

Dirty and disgusting! Not sure why anyone would want to live here.

The management company AIMCO are a bunch of thieves! They stole my deposit and did not return it because I had to break my lease for military orders. The WORSTTTTTTTTTTTTT place I have ever lived. Dog crap all long the hallways and elevators and the staff for AIMCO are the RUDEST people I have ever met! DO NO CONSIDER MOVING TO THE FLAMINGO SOBE!

By far the worst experience of my life living in this residential building. The staff is extremely uncivilized and ill mannered , they ACTUALLY yell at you for petty things . Ever since I moved in , whenever my guests come to see me , they are humiliated and treated like trash by the security . The security thinks they are subleasing my place when in reality these guests are my friend who live across the street and come see my often . It's like living in a military compound . When the management makes any administrative mistake , there is no concept of apology whatsoever . I understand there are probably some polices that the security needs to enforce to keep us safe but that it no way justifies their obnoxious behavior . When I signed the lease , there was a volleyball court and now that is gone. Before we know the pool will be gone too . Stay away from this place If you don't want more stress in your hectic life

Same gripe about the security deposit. I lived at the Flamingo Center tower about 5 years ago. It's useless try to clean the place when you leave because they hold all the cards legally regarding your security deposit and will never give you much back.My only suggestion is you take pics of every inch of the place on move-in day and upload them somewhere to verify the date. Then when you move out, make sure to be at the exit inspection and have those pics ready in case they try to blame you for something.

The security Jasmine & Monique are horrible the trash room stinks due to them not cleaning regular & parking is terrible.

To choose this complex for living was a big mistake! For paying not a cheap price for 1 bedroom apartment we are suffering from bugs all over our place for almost 6 months! Additional to that we have neighbors that have parties till 5 am twice a week with loud music, smoking weed and etc. stay away from this place!!!!!

Basically a frat house. But would never live here just for the fact it's run by AIMCO. Having experience living in one of their buildings I've learned how crooked and criminal their corporation is. Save your money, much better places to live.

It's a great property at a great location but security is horrible (they let anyone in the complex) and in the last two months there have been two shootings and a stabbing (google it) . Management doesn't appear to be doing anything about it. Wish they would. Kinda thinking of moving out.

This is the worst option you can choose if you are going to rent and are looking for peace of mind in your home. I moved here 4 months ago and it was the worst decision I could have made. THEY DO NOT RESPECT THE RESIDENT and violate their rights. If you are going to move here, be prepared to listen to construction noises and dust for a long time, because they don't mind tearing down the apartment next door. You have to endure the noise and the hammer in your ears. Thats the reality ! Not to mention that they take money from you for anything that should be free or a right as a guest. If your rent is $3000, prepare to pay $400 or $500 more, every month. Between park, gym, storage room, electricity insurance, condominium insurance, and I don't know how many other insurances. ATTENTION FOR HORRIBLE CUSTOMER. Never rent here!

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME HERE. Horrible customer service, they won't be nice to you. I drove one hour to tour this building, upon arrival the Leasing Agent (he never introduced himself) working on Sunday, April 28th let me know that the townhomes advertised as available on their website were NOT available, then I proceed to ask about other floor plans and he was plain rude as if I was an inconvenience there. He told me his availability was very limited even though that's not what the website says. No, thank you... I will take my business elsewhere. If they treat their prospective customers that way, just imagine after you move-in to the building. Read the reviews, their current residents say the management is awful and my experience today can validate what they say. This guy was beyond unprofessional and unfriendly.

Dog waste everywhere. Unlighted pathways mean you use your cell phone light to look out for land mines left by four-legged friends. Long, long (sometimes rainy) walk from North parking lot to South building. Constant construction noise. Dirty, rundown hallways, and on, and on .... This place is a dump!

UNETHICAL, was told after signing the lease within 2 weeks of my move date that the unit I signed the lease for was going to be renovated and that if I moved in I would have only 60 days to stay there. Good luck reaching anyone there as they're either lazy or understaffed, infuriatingly incompetent

8:20 a.m. another day drilling and making tremendous noise before 9:00 a.m (like the management office and residents agreed after hundreds of complains) When is really this construction having at least a little bit of respect for residents? Why do I have to wake up every day with a headache? I am counting my days for this lease to be over and I will make sure nobody moves here ever!!!!!!!!!!! This place is under huge renovations, they are not "remodeling" like they say when you move here they are literally demolishing the building until 2022! Don't move here, this will be the BIGGEST mistake of your life!

Management can be compared to a mafia. Does not help but actually go out of their way to make things MORE difficult for you. Besides the staff, good location and building

Title: Deceptive Practices and Unfair Charges: A Review Air CommunitiesRating: (1/5)I recently had the displeasure of dealing with Air Communities, and my experience has been nothing short of disappointing. From the deceptive advertising to the questionable fees, it's clear that transparency and customer satisfaction are not their top priorities.Upon initially considering Air Communities for our housing needs, we were drawn in by their seemingly attractive advertisements. Unfortunately, what appeared to be a reputable and transparent company was quite the opposite. The advertised rental costs were just the tip of the iceberg, as we soon discovered hidden fees and charges that were never mentioned during the contract signing.Firstly, their advertisement failed to mention the extent of utility charges. Once we moved in, we were slapped with unexpected utility extra fees we never even knew that it was a practice to charge or even legal. This lack of transparency not only led to financial strain but also left us feeling deceived and misled.Even more egregious is the company's attempt to charge for normal wear and tear of the unit. It's not uncommon for properties to experience some wear and tear over time, but attempting to pass these costs onto tenants is both unethical and legally questionable. Charging for routine maintenance and upkeep that falls under the landlord's responsibility is a clear breach of trust.Adding insult to injury, Air Communities has implemented a cleaning fee that seems excessive and unjustifiable. Cleanliness should be expected as part of any rental arrangement, and charging tenants an additional fee for basic cleaning services is both unreasonable and exploitative, given the fact we left the apartment in better condition than what we found it.The overall lack of transparency and the attempt to charge for normal wear and tear and cleaning services make it clear that Air Communities prioritizes profit over customer satisfaction. Prospective tenants should beware of this company's deceptive practices, and I strongly advise looking elsewhere for a more honest and tenant-friendly community management service.

WORST PLACE TO LIVE! They nickel and dime you to death. I've lived here off and on for 5 years and here are the cold hard facts about the Flamingo. They will Nickel & dime you to death. The policies are always changing and they notify you always 1 day before the new change. They WILL TAKE 90% of your deposit. I've always left my place 100% perfect, paid for carpet shampooing etc. and they ALWAYS take your deposit. Most apartments have mold problems, They charge $200 per car if you want to park there, They charge you for bs insurance each month, they now charge for water, $1000 non refundable pet deposit plus $600 extra in rent per dog per year. They have NO guest parking anywhere so if your friend stops by they have to pay high prices for valet. One day late on rent is $200 late fee. If you lose your Flamingo card yup thats $150, It's also always very loud, in the hallways, and outside. If you live in the front all you hear all day and night is the gate slamming shut and taxi drivers honking and yelling, seriously allllll day and night. My rent for a 2 bedroom was $2,100/mo when my lease was up they raised my rent to $2600 per mo. Every year is you stay there your rent sky rockets. The South pool has been closed for a year, and everyone says that the south tower is sinking. There's all construction machines all over the place after the company went bankrupt. They once lost my check and then charged me $200 that THEY lost it. They also now do not accept checks you have to sign up for auto pay. That is the only method they allow to pay rent. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT MOVE HERE! I only wish I read a review like this before I moved there.This place is nothing but con artists and scammers, always out to get a buck from you.

Garbage

Not great if you work from home and need a quiet place. Dogs barking day and night. It's absolutely ridiculous. Good luck getting anything done or fixed for your apartment. It's amazing how dismissive and lazy the management is.

Worst place ever . You will get law suit from the owners if you break the lease.

We lived with my family for three years in Flamingo Point, our contract expired in May and we decided not to renew our contract for several reasons, including the treatment of the staff in the offices. When we left they told us that they were going to send us a check with our deposit to our new address and that's what happened, but when we went to withdraw the money from the bank they told us that the account did not have funds to give us our money. We went to the building to complain and they told us that we should call them by phone in a few days. We did that and they did not answer the phone no matter the time of the day or how many times we called, it seemed strange to us so we asked a friend to call from their and they answered instantly, which shows that they were ignoring us. They treated us very badly on the phone and told us that in a week we would receive the new check, it's been 20 days and we still haven't received the check, we called the office and they don't answer us. A lack of respect. We are waiting for a response to what is happening to us.

Renter beware: while the building is nice and amenities solid, there is non-stop barking (before 7am) if you have a unit that is near the dog park (in North building from the x20 to x40 unit number). This stems from the dog watchers not monitoring the dogs and poor dog control (including off leash) by dog owners. Despite repeated complaints, including time-stamped videos, management does nothing on this. Other residents have shared similar complaints with us when questioned.

I would give zero stars if I could. Don't live here. This is literally the worst building I have ever lived in. Dog poop everywhere, terrible party-oriented and selfish tenants, horrible management, overpriced. Everything is always breaking and half of the working appliances (e.g. laundry machines) are so bad that they may as well be broken for all the good they do you. The management company will take your entire security deposit and will list fake reasons, even if during the final walk through you agree that everything is perfect; they will change your bill after the fact and then not return your calls. They will raise your rent hundreds of dollars when you try to renew - pretty sure this is so they can take your security deposit and get someone else into the building to rip off. Parking is ridiculously expensive. This building lives up to the stereotype of the worst of Miami, 100%.

I've been here for a week. The most terrible experience so far. I can't go anywhere without my boyfriend because they haven't been able to add me to the lease for over a week now. Although my boyfriend was added in a couple of hours and the next day he made a fingerprint and keys. They told me that they added it to the lease yesterday. That evening I went down to the office and it turned out that it was closed from 4 to 6 pm for unknown reasons. Today I went down again and was told we don't see you in the system. What is happening in this complex is not clear to me. I'm already tired of asking the workers to open the doors for me and saying that I'm a guest here. Regarding parcels, this is a different story; delivery workers sometimes simply do not find this complex and do not deliver the parcels. The gym, residents say, is paid. Only one pool is working, as the second one has been cleaned of dirt for a week. There are no words, honestly.

Sad to see this place going down, I lived here before and now it has a terrible dog pee smell in the common walk . the management used to be ready at any time to send you paperwork ready to sign in and now they claim to say they have no time for an appointment I believe was Mara .

LIARS , WORST PLACE TO LIVE !! STAY AWAY MANAGEMENT AND LAWYERS OF THE FLAMINGO PROMISE ME TO NOT CHARGE THE TERMINATION FEES AND AFTER TWO WEEK I GOT $4850 BILL . NO WONDER PEOPLE COMMITTING SUICIDE JUMPING OVER THE BALCONY OVER 5 KILLS IN 2016 JUST STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE VERY DANGEROUS COMMUNITY. CRIMINALS , KILLERS, ROBBER ARE LIVING THERE.

You will never get your deposit back. They'll say they "sent" it and it just disappears in the mail apparently. Its been about 4 months since we moved out and multiple e-mails and calls later we still don't have it.

The amenities are amazing but the bad does absolutely out weight the good. Noise-- I've lived in 4 different states and the noise that is able to echo into my apartment from my neighbors is unbelievable. It's one thing if it's during the day but it only happens after 1AM making sleeping unbearable without ear plugs. Parking-- I lived in the south tower but they only offer parking in the north tower. To get to it you have to either go to the ground floor to walk over to the north tower then take the elevator up to your floor parking floor and finally walk through two different hallways to get to your car OR take the elevator down to the second floor walk through the internal passage way into the north toward then take the elevator up to your floor Fees-- Outside of base rent the fees are as follows. 90$ for your apartment gym, $117 for parking or $225 for reserved, $150 (NON-refundable) to use the fright elevator to move in/out or any other big purchase, Owner provided FPL/ Internet and trash/pest.It's 320$+ base rent to live here which you have to consider. Hybrid Building---- The building is a hybrid finger print / key fob. Your finger print gets you literally everywhere but does not call the elevator in the tower to your location which is very stupid since you have to use your finger print inside of the elevator to go to your floor. The finger print is also very finicky and sometimes takes a while to register so if you are on a lower floor you could miss your elevator stop because your finger did not register in time. Freight Elevator----- You have to pay $150, not a deposit, to use the freight elevator. The elevator also is NOT reserved for you, you can just use it. The elevator leads to the back of the building so a lot of people just use the elevator regularly. So you have to load the elevator, unload it directly on your floor then call it back down so other people can use it. It makes moving in and out horrible since you might have to wait multiple elevators if it's filled with people.

99% of the reviews aren't fake news. THERE IS NO FREE RENT. This is like living in hell. I fulfilled my lease, gave proper notice and left with a $0 balance owed to the Flamingo Center Tower and a month last received a bill for $1,800 for damages. I've attached photos to show how the apartment was left. Besides the drug dealers, prostitutes and violence there is the never ending stream of thugs walking around everywhere. No one knows who lives at the Flamingo. There was a dead body in the bushes for an entire day covered in a yellow plastic tarp a few weeks a few weeks ago. Google "murder at the flamingo" and see for yourself. IF YOU ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO MOVE HERE... YOU CAN'T SAY YOU DIDN'T KNOW! Please see photos of the apartment when I moved.

Security is so nasty and Rude this people do not know how to treat their residents. You do not feel at home at this place. I love my apartment i love my view but security is a BIG LET DOWN. Please hire more qualified individuals to deal with your wonderful residents

ZERO STARS. EDITED SEE BELOW Mixed feelings about this place. A lot of the reviews here are somewhat true. The walls aren't thin, but the ceilings and floors are. I can hear my upstairs neighbors TV and conversations. Also, there are definitely people subleasing to tourists in violation of their lease terms. A quick search on air BNB will show you that. Additionally, no one warned me that it's a full 5 minute walk from the south tower condos to the parking garage. EDIT: SO I wrote this review 2 years ago, and my opinions have definitely changed. No one leashes their dogs on the property, and my sweet gentle giant has now been attacked more than once. The construction workers are also rude. The parking is expensive, but you can never find parking during the day because the construction workers occupy all of the spots. Also, my apartment has roaches and no one has done anything to remedy the issue. The staff was very rude about my service animal, and I almost had to sue because of it. I can't wait to leave. If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. Do not lease here.

If you like living in a construction site, this place is for you! Like others have said, this building is always under construction. Just don't forget your hard hat and ear plugs if you move here. Don't expect to work from home or take any phone calls, the construction noise is off the charts. And as if tenants aren't already putting up with enough, the management will terminate your lease whenever they feel like raising your rent. And to be doing all this to people during a pandemic is really low. Never lived in a building where the management treated their tenants with such disrespect. The renovations are so sloppy too, no attention to detail, and things are already breaking.

DO NOT LIVE HERE AND WASTE YOUR MONEY AND TIME. If I can give a 0 Star, I would! This place is ABSOLUTELY THE WORST PLACE TO LIVE in South Beach. People get SHOT in here, Security is not proactive, HIDDEN FEES, and Resident Complaint Response is the WORST. I woke up at 9am on a drilling from upstairs of our apartment BY THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, and it took me literally an HOUR JUST TO GET A HOLD OF SOMEBODY to take care of it. I called since 10am and their operations start at 10am, I GUESS EVERYONE IS LATE TO ANSWER THEIR PHONE? Guess what they said? They can do anything they want between 9AM - 5PM, with this black guy, about 5'8" in height, medium built, from the maintenance department laughing at my face saying they can do whatever they want between then. DO NOT LIVE HERE. IT IS ALL SUGAR-COATED ON PICS BUT TRUST ALL OF THE REVIEWS ON HERE, WE ARE REAL RESIDENTS WITH REAL EXPERIENCES.

If I could give no stars I would. Flamingo promises great things, but FAILS at nearly every point. My packages are REGULARLY delivered to the wrong apartment the front desk and gym personnel know nothing about anything that's going on in the property. The only nice benefit here is moonlit yoga several times a week. I am deeply disappointed. For example today: ordered a tire pump to inflate my tire to be able to get it to my mechanic at 2:30pm sameDay. Package was delivered at 10:58am. No one can find it, no one will one will help. No one cares at all that they are costing my time, energy effort and money. I am deeply dissatisfied and highly disappointed at the lack of professionalism and the lack of common human decency to simply DO THEIR JOB. Don't expect anything ever from this property.

Despite the roaches, rats, fire alarms and broken elevators in the south tower, Aimco is going to charge you cleaning and damages fees from the warranty deposit anyways ... even if you have no damages ... which is around 395$ that you need to take in consideration!

I just had to leave another review. God, this place was awful. Don't even think about it. Those cockroaches still give me nightmares from time to time... I legit saw a roach as big as a fucking lobster in the skywalk once. StayUpdate after Flamingo's response: You people did "treat" my unit for cockroaches several times. I think the actual number was 14 times in the 6 months I lived there. The cockroaches never went away.

Simply a nightmare

sick animals i wish i could rate it less. my and my neighbors apartments flood ALL the time. This time it was when we weren't there and the management came in and ransacked the place and were rude and disgusting. more disgusting then the outdated apartments. Stronlgy suggest you look somewhere else.

Worst management ever. Rudest security I have ever come across, NO WHEELCHAIR ACCESS IN SOME AREA, very high rent, most inconvenient place to move in and out, fees are higly expensive. DO NOT MOVE HERE ! DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE AMNETIES.

Worst investment of my life! La peor invercion de mi vida! . Terrible Place

we have quite a few friends who live in other buildings in south beach who are very happy. Here at Flamingo Point almost all the tenants hate it and cannot wait for their leases to end and we now know why. Only reason we moved here is because it was easy, Flamingo always seems to have vacant apartments whereas other building have little or nothing open. Price wise Flamingo is more expense, no question. The remodel they did is nice. We came to look at an apartment and they had had 8 vacant units to show us. I repeat vacant. We saw all the horrible reviews and when we talked to other building managers they are all aware how bottom of the barrel Flamingo Point is. They say that Flamingo Point needs to rip people off, its ROI (return on investment), the owners are bending tenants over to get their investment back from the remodel. Pretty funny. Further, majority of buildings in south beach and in Miami include a parking space and the gym, not Flamingo. You pay for parking, you pay if you want to use the gym, and tons of other little random charges each month. I am surprised they don't charge for the overcrowded pool lol. Also, there are so many dogs parts of the common areas smell like a sewer. You need a gas mask to walk around on some hot days. Many other better building to live at in the area, avoid this place at all costs. Also, thin walls, you can here neighbors having sex and people are regularly having loud parties on their balconies. I have recently seen pimps walking prostitutes in the building and waiting outside downstairs talking to people selling drugs. It's a wild scene, no dull moments at Flamingo Point Apartments.

THEY ARE IRRESPONSIBLE AND LIARS, DO A FAVOR TO YOURSELF AND RUN AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. Feel free to email me for all the details so you keep your emotional an mental health.

DO NOT GIVE THESE GUYS MONEY... ITS GONE..!! I gave them $1000 credit card HOLDING DEPOSIT (THEY WON"T RETURN) - I paid a $100 application fee and a $1000 temporary holding fee for a unit. I did not get approved for the unit (Divorce FICO to low) and i was told the $1000 holding would be returned to me in 3 to 5 business days. Its well past that and strangely they no longer answer emails, phone calls anymore. I will be filling a complaint with my bank as well as my good friends at the DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION. Deysi was the person i was working with. All in all from the locals it sounds like I dodged a bullet as this place is not well liked locally and i ended up with a much better place.

Do you know what is the definition of Regret ? FLAMINGO !!! They offer you 1single dollar for a month lease plz DONOT TAKE IT " cos it is waste of a dollar "Worst living environment ! Smells all the time : no matter what ! Smells poopy , smells like dog peeing , smells weed all over the place !!They charge you for every thing literally " except O2 "!!! Cos they cant!! Rude , slow , construction suppose to take only 3 months, and it took place since 2016 and still on going ! Tho it is very enjoyable !!! Wake up 6 am and a compressor hammer is working right next to your door!! Dont know what to write , think about anything , and it is wrong in this place ! Enjoy your life wherever, just not here in flamingo - take it from me Aslo, i don't know if even you know about me or not - but i did this review to help some people who may consider !If you are interested to follow up, I already brought the topic to the table & this should be enough to take care of issues !

ROACH INFESTED!!!!!!! It's not every apartment, but they leased me my apartment knowing it had an infestation and failed to fix the problem. Having moved from out of town, I couldn't see it until move-in day and now here we are. The exterminator comes every other day but the problem is too big so nothing helps. Fingers crossed they'll transfer me to another unit as soon as possible. It's disgusting and unsanitary!!

It's very sad. The flamingo destroys the resort living feel they advertise. Sure the amenities are nice, but they close the pools before sundown. The leasing staff are scam artists. And they nickel and dime you for everything. Apartments are small, extremely outdated, no storage. The AC system shuts off constantly. The elevators are forever out of service adding more time in the morning just to leave. It's an awful place. Find another place to live. Anywhere!!!!! The flamingo south beach is trash

Avoid this place!!!! Can't watch tv without your neighbors complaining. Apartments aren't sound proof. Management is rude and wont help you at all! Worst place I ever lived.

THEY ARE IRRESPONSIBLE AND LIARS, DO A FAVOR TO YOURSELF AND RUN AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. Feel free to email me for all the details so you keep your emotional an mental health.

sick management and gross leaking dirty smelly building with rats and roaches. the management was supposed to fix my flooding but ransacked it and destroyed my shelf of antique books in the process by moving everything to quickly. Tons of expensive signed books ended up in a puddle of bathroom water!!!!

This place is not what the management says it to be.... a lot of criminal activity goes on in these towers , Prositution , drug selling , fighting , stabbing , ppl getting robbed and management doesn't seem to care pls do no get tricked by these people !!! They will take your money and feed u to the fish

Parking here is expensive and there is no guest parking. Can't buy a spot for anyone else, like a girlfriend, unless you put her on the lease

Nooo move!!!! I have actually lived in this place for 3 years now, it is messy, dirty, bad smell, everything is solved half way through, no root problem, hammer blows, floor drills and not to mention the elevators that never work properly and are new!!!! cockroaches everywhere, I was fumigating my apartment for 6 months, followers, the noises are horrible, you can hear the neighbors fighting and hammering all the time, it seems like Altesamos or carpenters live here, when you go to see where it's coming from, it's from below or above or to the sides everything communicates you listen to everything and they listen to you everything the walls are made of cardboard!!!! music, screams, parties on balconies until late, 2 days ago I had to go down three times to look for security because of screams and blows on the floor below, I managed to locate him after 2 months with this couple who fight to death and throw doors and other things at any time of the day should be more careful who they let enter or rent in the Condominium... humidity in the walls and in the air conditioning since it is central it throws all the dust from the constructions of the other apartments because Every time they move they remove the carpet with a clean drill at 7,8,9 in the morning including Saturdays, in order to make money they don't care about your peace of mind and privacy, every two months they have to come to me to remove the water in the ceiling of the closet in the room since the air conditioning installations are there and the leak was blocked!!! I already have a two and a half month old newborn baby, he can't sleep because of the noises. Now it's Friday, 09/06/2017 at 2,3,4 in the morning, the alarm went off 3 times and no one knows anything????something Which is normal when I didn't have the child, I honestly put this comment so you know that this place is a disaster, even though they want to help you, the problem always continues because they don't solve it at the root...(I repeat) everything is half done, that is, work for half, if they fix something halfway, if they put something in half and on top of that expensive luckily I have a month left and no more!!!! I dislike it so much that I moved to the north of south beach thanks to this community that tries to give their best but in the end everything remains the same or worse!!! I am not giving you a lawyer or a complaint for everything that has happened to me in this place since I am not that type of person and I always try to look for things in the right direction, carefully think about it more than twice to come because they are coming more construction and remodeling in this place and living like this, believe me, I wouldn't wish it on anyone!!!!...

If I could put less 10 stars, I would ... -elevators : 15 minutes sometimes to get out of your home when you're late at work ... - cleaning : sometimes trashes for days stay out of the trash chute. The staff must be exhausted, the manager as well. Zero checking about how work is done. - walls of paper : you can hear when you're neighbor moves out of his bed. So you can imagine for the rest .. - Security rudeness : you are a client before anything else. The security yells at you. Last minute update in the non sense of flamingo : you can't get in with uber so please carry your 3 packs of water on your head. The rudeness of this staff shows how the management is NOT doing is job. Service industry in United States is a very very picky world. As an foreigner I am chocked to see people acting this way with CLIENTS. Yes we are clients ! UNSATISFIED WITH A SERVICE WE PAY. - no more basket ball court, no more volleyball court : flamingo is where everything starts but nothing finishes. - many emails to management, never one answer they literally don't care about you. - FPL bill and electricity bill with flamingo so you pay twice ..never saw this anywhere else - one more time : ATTITUDE FROM SECURITY. You going home and you're being disrespected : I don't think that's normal - pools closing very often sometimes without notice .. just like that ! The building has the potential to be the best on this side of the beach : the amenities are supposed to be great but unfortunately this big thing flamingo needs a LOT of work to be better. Apparently people in charge right now can't handle it. I won't renew my lease...

I was currently an Employee at the Flamgino buildings.(No I didn't get fired )( I asked for a transfer) I was treated like by their * Management. *No Organization *No Respect for my *co-workers or Owners, Renters *No management skills only nice Employee was Melissa... Jasshpa harrassed and Discriminated against me and Belittled me for no reason. I was stereotype even though I'm a clean cut black American very, respectable man. ( I worked very well and respected everyone. [ Jasshpa] replied to me in a look of disgust of my (*she told alot people She didn't like me ) ...No reason for that I work hard. I work 20 days straight for flamingo I even caught a fever the 17th day and still came to work Residents and Owners would vouch for me. Flamingo apts needs change in the Management Office I actually were going to Rent there but its terrible. Only logic I can think and when I ask others too...is my skin pigment *Color. Sadly I get use to being stereotyped. Haha you have no records of me working there oh really then how do I know the managers names and the two new security companies working there and third company in the south tower . Flamgingo is trash. Just had 2 ( FBI ) raids for real life ( serial killers ) living in the center tower 3 weeks ago

Listen!... run away!... don't be dumb like me and rent here. IT IS BAD!!! REALLY BAD!!!!... seems ok, the pool, the gardens, the so-so poo smell... NOOO!.. IS BAD!!... The walls are paper-thin and loud during the night..... my upstairs residents are east europe prostitutes, I clearly hear everyone of their clients and their excessive sex screaming; the other they share a 1-bedroom between 3-4 noisy people, the other leases to weekend party rentals and my next door are obnoxious screaming always high drug dealers.. the other day someone got shot and killed right down stairs... from the outside looks nice.. inside, a big big big big lie and mess. They have a comprehensive contract to take two months and your deposit to leave and believe me you will want to after a week in this crappy place.... DON'T, for your own sake, DON'T LEASE HERE... the administration dont care except picking your hefty check overpriced for an old old unit. Security is just cosmetic. If you are are not a drug dealer/prostitute/psychopath, please, listen to me, dont rent here. See all the other TRUE reviews in google and yelp and read... their reviews on their site and apartments guide is all fabricated... the reply from them, Bryan, and so on, is just an auto reply, they dont give a cr@p, nor anyone in that office, they keep a guard there for a reason. Their strategy is to lure young people to a so call luxury rental, and they sky rocket the renew rate to either get more money on the new rate or keeping your deposit when you leave, as they will attempt any means to keep it. I can assure you that if they offered a 2-weeks trial period for new residents or a no-penalty contract-cancellation, most people would leave. I know if I could afford it, I would leave immediately. I am counting the days for my contract to be over and leave this hell.

Avoid Avoid Avoid Avoid!!!! Please read this review and trust it 100% honest and contact me if you need further qualification as I will be have to give. The place is filled with party goers and others alike so mark my words you will have no rest in this place. If you need help from manage to sort anything out for you... well it will take a while until they make a move. Neighbours are loud and all dog owners are pigs letting their dogs piss in elevators, carpets and all common areas. Asked management to look into it and to my surprise they were no aware of it.... maybe they should get out of their office and check their disgusting building. The pool, looks beautiful but the lack of control attracts major crowds from outside of the building so you end up paying for others to enjoy your pool. During season it is impossible to go to the pool as it is full of people from the entire Miami Beach. It's just crazy. I am in the middle of my lease and cannot wait to leave this place. Not worth the money as you pay a prime price for thin walls and floors so you know exactly what you neighbours are up to. DO NOT THINk OF MOVING TO THIS PLACE! Overpriced and badly managed! You will get no rest here.

Absolute garbage community; avoid like the plague: --when I moved in, no one would help me figure out where anything was or how anything worked--the gym is 'at the back of the garage by the valet' even though, no, it's nowhere near the valet and 'the back of the garage' is not accessible except randomly from the 6th floor (no signage or any other materials to help explain this)--packages get lost or stolen constantly due to poorly set up package lockers and negligent staff; the sprinkler system turned on due to an issue caused by the construction, an entire locker bank was frozen and I never got my package that was in there--when the lockers get overloaded, the staff let FedEx and others just dump packages in the open room where construction crews can grab anything and make no effort to ensure packages are safe --doing something basic like reserving the freight elevator is impossible because the omnipresent construction crews act like they own the place and the management does nothing to stop them blocking every entrance and doing whatever they want --frequent elevator outages and utility outages due to constant construction or poor maintenance--if you want to have someone move in, or enable them to access the elevators without you, you have to add them to the lease as if it was a brand new application and plunk down $1400 for them to even consider it, and they can just say no and keep your money --lobby staff is useless and does not take security seriously; people are walking in and out all the time, yet randomly they'll pick actual guests of residents to harass --nosy and incompetent security comes and randomly knocks on my door at 7am, 1030pm, 1am to stop OTHER PEOPLE'S PARTIES' or to randomly look for a package that someone lost --when they clean a common area, they just close off the elevators with no prior warning and rudely send you back upstairs with no accommodation or explanation of how you're supposed to get where you need to be

zero stars should be, bunch of thieves, overrated, everything is falling apart, i left on Monday after 3 leases there, horrible experience, and they sent me unreal fake bill, once already i deal with them and my attorney help me out, after all sent them proves in pdf and other doc that they are giving me fake bills, and overcharged me. when we decided to move out , we signed yellow paper (notice of intent vacant), my brother Vladimir and me, and cleaning fee was $70 , signed by your management title RRM and my brother and me, if the case that cleaning was $200 or $250 we will not sign and discuss about that,they charged me for broil pan?!?! i never saw that in my life until i use google, and i can guess that is for owen/stove,and i ask other peole who movedout about that and answer was that they never had that and was not charged, so it was only me, then charge for about drip pans, please see attachment and proof that drip pans was changed,i sent them on email prove from their maintenace that was changed so if they changed again something new and already changed i dont want to pay.bout carper change ,got prove about repair not just one about big time problem with AC leak, and when i got back home from work i had a swimming pool between my closet because AC was leaking , i am at work 8 hrs, and and was destrying my dresses, shirts, and i left many towels down to remove that swimming pool on the carpet, and i reported and maintenance came next day, and what i find out that i share AC with apartment next door, and damaged carpet i reported right away and asked for remove and you said that will be ok when i move, after all i have numerous recorded phone calls and conevrsation with your management office and i can use that against you, after all that carpet was not damaged by me by AC and your poor maintenance, and if I have to pay for carpet change then i will charge you for damaged dresses and shirts and towels and as well send those proves.by contract was 3 of us, and you gave us ONLY 2 keys, 3rd apt key i made at the building, 1st floor next to entrance of central tower, your maintanace made me a key because noone else can make copy (of course) and charge me $40,n the Notice of intent to vacate said that after 1st inspeciton which was scheduled (pre move out inspection) on 21st August, said that inspection will leave some not about damages , i didnt received ANYTHING. worst building ever.

Worst place ever

Flamingo point is a mess, the Managment office so bad especially Luisa the manager!

dog poop everywhere. elevators dont work.

THE STINKMINGO A big part of the complex smells like dog piss. When I walk in the trash room to access the trash shoot I almost puke every time

Most unprofessional, ghetto management and leasing team I've ever encountered. Several issues such as maintenance men entering unannounced, cigarette smell throughout the apartment, fire alarm tests constantly, water heater breaks often.. it goes on and on. AVOID THIS BUILDING AT ALL COSTS. It's far from luxury.

THERES BEEN CONSTRUCTION WAKING ME UP EVERY MORNING SINCE IVE BEEN HERE! I hate this place with all my heart. why is there drilling everyday?!? im very patient so if I actually complain about something it's going to bother most of humanity. Hate this place