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Everything is under construction. The front lobby. The entire courtyard is closed off with little to no progress. If you have dogs like 50% of all residents your limited to three extremely small "relief areas", which are patches of dead grass. The front is closed. The only place the dogs can really go is the "dog run" WHICH IS A JOKE!!!! It's complete DIRT and your dog will require a bath. They literally are remodeling EVERYTHING, but can't close the dog run for a week to throw down some grass, or at-least gravel? All other dog owners I have talked to have voiced their opinions on the dog run but no one cares.

This is probably the worst place we have ever lived in. Since we have moved in, there has been CONSTANT problems. The walls are so thin, there are ALWAYS, ALWAYS construction going on. The drilling noises can go on from noon to 5pm. I work from home most of the time and this is such a pain to deal with emotionally. I've been living here for 6 months and can already tell how cheap the whole construction of this architecture is.On top of that, since we have moved in there has been constant "maintenance" request and check ups. Which means random maintenance workers with a key can go up to your apartment without you being there. NO PRIVACY here, expect to walk in to your apartment with a stranger there..checking on your things from time to time.Definitely not a smoke free environment, we find cigarette butts on our balcony, empty cigarette boxes. People are disrespectful and trashy. Read other comments...if you are into partying..this is definitely your scene. If you are proper and are looking for a place that respects your privacy, handle tenant issues thoroughly THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU.However I do want to add that management has been very responsive to all the issues. But somehow problems are not always resolved thoroughly which can be very frustrating.

I lived at flamingo for around 5 years and every year gets worst. I'm moving out by the end of the year. No more volleyball courts. Basketball court hasn't been fix for about 3 years. It's like they dont want people doing sports in the community. New unfriendly stuff members at front desk and gate almost everyday that dont know the residents . Way too overprice and people doing drugs everywhere.

Run as far away as possible from this trashy racket.Hidden fees galore, charging fees for an appliance that broke 2 weeks into moving in at no fault of my own, and took a MONTH to replace, your security deposit will be more of a fee you'll never get back regardless of the condition of your unit, security is rude and disrespectful, staff has no idea what the hell their own rules are, and good luck getting anyone on the phone if you have any issues.the community attracts the riffraff of the world, don't let them fool you into thinking the center tower is any nicer, it might look it but it's the same quality as the other 2 buildings which are only a level up from hostels but just as dirty, rats and dog crap everywhere is a regular sight. You like sleep? Say goodbye to that too, with people fighting on balconies and on occasion trying to push each other off of them at freaking 4 am.Smoke free you say? Nope I can smell the smoke seeping into my apt, the fire alarms go off almost every day because someone is hotboxing their apt it's at a point where no one takes it seriously, should there be an actual fire and someone gets injuried aimco has a liability lawsuit on their hands.Oh also you can't receive packages unless you pay a monthly subscription for a lockbox.Aimco don't bother replying to this (not like you would have done anything in the first place) i already handed my notice to break my lease and even though it seems like it's going to cost me a fortune, i will happily pay it to get out of this massive motel, but i will make sure the building's reputation is accurate to any respective tenants.

Don't live here if you're not into partying your whole life away. Construction wakes you up every damn morning and the fire alarm will go off at 2am. Honestly it's just a horrible place. Take your money elsewhere, I'm so happy to be moving next week

monday 1/14/19 - 7:55 pmnone of the four elevators are working.i am once again forced to walk 9 floors to my apartment.not worth a single penny, let alone the $1700 dollars i pay per month.

If you are planning to move to flamingo point, think twice- the construction noise is unbearable - everyday including Saturdays!I have lived in the center tower for more than two years now. Management are rarely useful- they are not accessible in case there is an issue. If neighbors are partying hard on a weeknight at 3 am, there is nowhere you can call to complain. There are many days that lobby, elevator and some hallways smell like trash- because there is something wrong with trash chute that they haven't managed to fix it. This is embarrassing specially when you have guests visiting from out of townOn rainy days some elevator roofs have water leakage ( although they were remodeled recently)And as far as security- most of my friends that come to visit me are never stopped at the lobby- they easily get into the building and to my door without getting stopped at the lobby- that means anyone can get to your door- I cannot wait until my lease ends and i can move out of flamingo center tower. Conclusion: if you are planning to move into Flamingo point- think twice

I lived here for a year, the place is nice but the management is TERRIBLE, they are going to try to make you pay for everything. There is noise because of enhancements in the building all the time and there is a lot of humidity which causes mold problems. Avoid this place.

WARNING!!!! Don't valet your car here!!!! As a guest for the past two weeks, I find it unbelievable that I paid $200 only for my car to get parked outside. When I confronted them about it, their nonchalant response was that the garage was full. Huh? This place has been under construction for over a year! The entire North tower is empty! So please explain to me how there is no indoor parking when half of the residents have moved out. Not only that, but my car has two scratches on the door (which I intend to report). It's a Mercedes, not a Honda. I work hard to have nice things and I like to keep them that way. It's a shame the people who work here have absolutely ZERO respect and take ZERO accountability for their actions.The drug overdose deaths and suicides that happened here makes this place render with negative energy. I'm surprised there hasn't been a documentary or Netflix series made from all the drama of this place.I lived in the North tower about 8 years ago, nothing has changed. Management still sucks, the apartments still look cheaper than anything from Ikea, mold is still an issue, I could go on and on. In all actuality, this place should just be condemned.?

Found this used condom right outside management office at the flamingo and Carlos, head of management and guest relations refused to address it and rolled his eyes like its normal.

A shame. 3 months ago they are remodeling the main entrance. the workers do not seem to work. They removed palm trees and have everything closed.

I will also save you the trouble - don't live here. You expect to pay what they tell you but after tons of unfair utility fees + BS fees they make up you pay about $2-350 more monthly. The management doesn't care about you once you sign your lease - they ignore you or think you're bothering them when you have concerns = money hungry.misleading website:there is no On-site Restaurant and Bar (theres something in the South tower but I wouldn't call it a bar - and the north tower pool bar is a joke - seriously looks abandoned)there is no dog parkfitness center (not free by the way) is $160 to sign up and $60/mothe wifi in north tower doesn't work/barely works in common areas - also lack of seating in those areassmart package feature has a fee and you have to sign up for it no matter whatconvenience store is very overpriced and lacks a lot of items - but the employees are greaton-site recycling means you throw all your shit in the trash room and they pick it up eventually smoke-free is barely truethe interiors (north tower): the photos of interiors on the website are not from the north towerthe floors look nice but they're cheap and dent very easilythe walls, ceilings, and floors are all paper thin you can hear your neighbors talking, snoring, etcthe exteriors:the landscaping is great here the only problem is shitty dog owners letting their dogs shit all over the place and then not cleaning up after themwalk-score: 10/10 great location. stores, bars, shopping, lincoln rd all very closeThis place is all smoke and mirrors - don't fall for it.

Stayed at the Flamingo for a weekend and had the worst experience ever. Security was rude and took forever to allow me on the premises. On my last day my luggage was thrown out into trash chute half of the belongings inside of it missing and when a staff members they all looked lost. Do not stay there it smells bad and it's cockroach-infested

The worst place to live if you have children, and it is very very expensive. Very bad attention to the resident. I've edited my review to respond to Susan. I lived there from 2017 to 2018. The worst experience I have ever had.

I am compelled to leave a 1-star review for Flamingo South Beach Apartments due to an unjust experience that has led me to deal with collections. I applied for residency and paid a $300 application fee and a $1500 refundable holding fee. Despite being assured that this holding fee would be returned if my lease was not finalized, Flamingo South Beach denied my application due and failed to refund the $1500 holding fee. Multiple attempts to resolve this issue were ignored, leaving me no choice but to dispute a wrongful debt of $1581.04. This ordeal underscores the lack of integrity and responsiveness from Flamingo South Beach Apartments. Avoid at all costs. Still dealing with collections and this has affected my credit score.

Worst Place in Miami to Live (Construction, Bugs, Noise etc) I have lived here for 2 years and it keeps getting worse & worse. For an entire year, they were jack-hammering my patio and the ones nearby. The construction noise here is deafening. Now, they've ripped up the beautiful center landscaping have restricted all the walkways so that you have to walk WAY out of your way to get anywhere. The construction noise is never ending and will be here all year. The South Pool was under construction for the first year I was here. I'm told they are starting on the North Pool construction and North Tower soon. It's like living in a WAR ZONE with all the noise, forced walkways and bugs. Many apartments are infested with bugs as well. Finally, things are always broken (pool heater, bio-metric readers, hot tub. It's a shame, this place was beautiful when I moved in. The management doesn't have any consideration for the tenants. They just take action without regard to how it will impact people living here.

They basically ROB their tenants. Once you move in they keep adding additional fees to your rent bill every month(service fees, vacancy fees all kinds of fees that are unexplicable) when you call NWP (the company that does the billing) they are rude and unprofessional and tell you to call management who knows even less...Flamingo management is all about making extra money ON FEES that are NOT justified. However, The elevators have been under construction since I moved in November and they are finally open to the public and are terrible get stuck in every flloor, the elevetor floor level is uneven seen more than one person almost fall. Bottomline is if you can afford 1700 us for a small studio GO somewhere else Flamingo has horrible management. Everything IS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUT NOTHING GETS DONE PROFESSIONALLY And will bill you an extra FEE every MONTH for something they can't even explain.Can't wait til my lease is over.

Review updated. If only we could have received an apology for our poor treatment during our nightmare. Imagine an aging dog needing four walks a day and not having been told before moving in that all but a small part of the dog walking areas would be closed with no end date set. And then, demanding we buy our way out. Yes, we are re-settled and learned a valuable lesson.

The worst... this building is not even close to what it used to be 8 years ago... ran by an incompetent, lazy, rude and corrupted management. They are never there, they don't reply or take calls. The application process is a joke, anyone can rent here, regardless of background, age, this place has become the dump of south beach... they charge for everything they can, the bait and switch everyone on the renewals... i hope AIMCO losses this building and they fire all the management, otherwise, this place will be gone, if not already is.

A lot of noise level in that place, nobody can protest... the noise starts at 8:00AM; Even after 10:00 PM it is usual to continue hearing noises from companies working at any time. The garbage problem is serious and pet feces scattered everywhere...

Expensive Parking . It is far from everything..it takes 30 minutes to get the car .

Most of the elevators are down, the ones that aren't don't display what floor you're on, the doors to the N building don't open half of the time, and the poorly engineered building creates a wind tunnel when you walk in the main entrance. Terrible

DO NOT MOVE HERE AND THE OTHER BUILDING THEY HAVE. The one downtown they will have a construction as well. They are going to build another tower there. they made us move in and made us to do 18 months contract because they had discount since they are doing construction to make the view of the front center tower nice. After 5 months they asked us to move out because inside of building needs to be re build as well. They never told us. The security is trouble everyone just come in even with the finger print you have. . Also people from outside jump from the wall and come inside use the pool. It is always full of kids in pool from outside of the building. Poop dog everywhere. The south tower is always rented to people that are traveling here for short times so there are not really security here. Also the other people above you always throw there garbage in your patio and balcony. There are a lot a people here that smoke all different things and the air condition always smell like smoke

I moved in on December 1st, after renting the apartment online from Los Angeles... huge mistake. My unit is on the 6th floor facing the security gate. It's like living in a war zone. Nightly, people scream, fight and blow horns until (3:00 A.M. - 4:00 A.M.). Other than being rude, I'm not certain what security does at the Flamingo, nor am I certain anyone knows who lives there. Regardless of what management may say, a majority of the units are rented on Craigslist or Airbnb type websites, so lost, non-Engish speaking tourists are rolling suitcases everywhere. As I've stated I've only been in the apartment 30 days and the experience has been horrible. I asked to be relocated to a vacant unit away from chaos I witness every day and was told it would cost $8,000 to transfer (3 months rent and a transfer fee!! ) Again, realize I have never turned on an appliance in the apartment, nor have I unpacked so no damages have occurred. There is no justifiable reason for management to assess such a ridiculous amount of money. Especially to someone who would be a long-term resident. What you're reading about the Flamingo is pretty accurate. The drugs, police and "escorts" are verifiable. My suggestions to anyone considering leasing at the Flamingo is offered through experience... 1. Do not rent online 2. Visit the property at night and note the noise and hoards of people 3. Management will not assist you if there is an issue 4. There are alternatives to the Flamingo in the neighborhood that are safer and cheaper. message me on Facebook and I'll let you know about my experience and whether or not management allows me to transfer to an apartment in a quieter location without being extorted out of $1,000s !!

My lease is ending in two months and I could not be more happy. At first I was excited to move to the beach but after the first month here I had regretted signing a lease for 12 months! This place is super dirty. I feel embarrassed to even tell people where I live. The building is infested with cockroaches! You see them in the hallways, outside, in the trash chute, even in your apartment sometimes. Also to get to your car you need to go through the "sky walk" which is so filthy! The carpets are soiled with dog piss and poop and trash all over the ground. Hope you don't mind the dead cockroaches on the carpets either! Please do yourself a favor and save your money! For the price that you're paying living here it is not worth it.

I lived in Flaminco South Beach some years ago. The first month I guess I discovered small insects but I didn't pay attention, and I was trying to clean even more my apartment.During the time that I was living there things got worse, one guy came to my door drunk and told me wherever in the middle of the night. He told me things that no one want to listen. If you are someone like me that need a good sleep because you have to work. It was not possible at that time, people were partying late, workers were working very early, the alarm etc.When I told to the manager in the main office that I discovered that those insects were bedbugs thanks to the internet. He instead of trying to help me. He looked at me like I was crazy. He didn't offer me help. So I decided to leave because my son and I had thousands of bedbugs bites. I got completely drained. sick, mad, weak, discriminated. They kept my security and deposit. But I just wanted my son and I feel healthy and feel alive again. So I moved on. When someone called me on march/28/2017 telling me that Flamingo is suing me and I have to pay them $ for leave the property. I'm trying to make the story short. I did my best to forget and start fresh how they can do this to me. I had a severe anemia at that time because I was feeding the bedbugs with my blood. I don't want anyone to suffer in the way that I did!

I'm the resident of this building and trust me, there is no worst place to live in Miami Beach. When we moved in, half of the things was broken and the other half stopped working after one month. It's like the entire building is falling apart. The elevators don't work properly since we moved in which makes things very complicated for everyone who lives on the higher floors. People who live here are the robbers, prostitutes, they said it's a smoke free community but you can smell weed at 8 in the morning. This place is not SAFE and the management doesn't give a s*** for anything that is going on. Loud parties all the time, shootings, people are throwing a glasses over the balcony and nobody is getting suspended! There are always a secret charges! If you want to renew your lease they're going to INCREASE your monthly bill and charge you 200$ RENEWAL FEE! This is out of the mind. So seriously whoever is thinking about moving in, don't do that. It doesn't worth the price. The only thing you get are the empty rooms and broken appliances. For that money you can find a much better and SAFE place. Read the other comments and once again don't do this to yourself.

Its is just a bad experience that is not worth your peace and it is time consuming... careless administration, an aggressive worker in the locker room that nobody in the administration take care of, lack of support at the gym also careless and impolite sometimes (is not included with the lease), additional fees are no disclosed when you start the lease... lost packages all the time and the administration does not care... this building is like when you find a fruit that looks good on the outside and it is rotten inside and leave you with that taste!

I lived at The Flamingo North tower for 6 years in 2 different apartments and this place declines every year. If your neighbors smoke guess what YOU now have ****free dangerous second hand smoke ****pouring into your apartment. Facilities and management can do nothing to prevent it even though they state this is a nonsmoking environment. The nonsmoking policy is not enforced anywhere on the premises. If your neighbors have a smelly dog or pet, guess what?...You also will have the privilege of sharing those disgusting unpleasant odors. The Flamingo has to keep a security guard in the management office to deal with irate customers; this how often it happens. I have witnessed tenants screaming at management in disgust of their habits. The Flamingo's management office has a reputation of being incompetent and rude throughout the south beach area. The Flamingo will try to steal your security deposit. They claimed I left the apartment in an unclean state and could provide photos. They never provided the photos because they knew it was left in a cleaner state than when I moved in. Luckily I had emails that I had sent to management and pictures of the apartment in terrible condition before I moved in. They reversed their position and had to send me the deposit. I strongly suggest you document (with photos and email) ANY imperfections or they will try to steal your deposit.Be prepared to be nickel and dimed for everything. You will be billed monthly for Water, Sewer, Trash Service, energy to heat the hot water, pest control, and an unexplained and mysterious service fee. in addition, AND the most aggravating thing is that they charge you monthly fee to bill you (a Bill fee)!!!!! Don't even try to pay in person because that's a higher fee too!!! (((Forehead slap))) Additionally you are required to purchase renters insurance.They charge 170.00 including tax for parking where other buildings have free valet or charge a lot less. The Flamingo parking garage is littered with crumbling concrete bumpers. My girlfriend stepped on one and injured her ankle because they are no longer at the end of the parking spaces. I destroyed a 300 dollar pair of shoes because of the rebar sticking out of a crumbling parking bumper.The Flamingo also charges everyone 20.00 dollars for air conditioning that barely cools the hallways and common areas. You can imagine how aggravating this is when it's 90+ degrees outside.Ever since the air handlers were replaced a few years ago the air conditioning in my apartment barely maintains a cool temperature. You have to keep the air conditioning on high for 24 hours just to maintain a semi cool state. Facilities said there is no fix. They recommended I get a fan. This occurred in both apartments.For the exorbitant amount they charge in rent nothing is reinvested into the community to improve it. The rugs in the hallways have NOT been replaced in 10 plus years and are stained with dog feces and urine, vomit, and god knows what else. I cringe when I see children playing in the hallways on their hands or with bare feet. The rugs are not even vacuumed anymore. They spot clean it with a dust pan and brush. If you haven't guessed it, this is NOT a child friendly environment.They will raise your rent 12% or more a year citing that they are at 97% capacity and "that's the market rate". One year they tried to raise my rent 500.00 dollars.The hot tub has a buzzer the goes off all times of the day and it's so loud it will wake you from a sound sleep. When people sneak in the hot tube at 6am in the morning and set it off you can imagine how annoying it can be.One or 2 of the elevators are constantly broken.The walls in each apartment are thin so if you can't handle noise this is not the ideal environment for you.The court yard and entrance area smells of dog feces especially on hot rainy days.The photos they post on yelp of the lobby are not at all what it looks like.The apartments are subleased out to tourist on weekly bases even though it's prohibited as stated in your lease. I know people would make a living off subleasing many of the apartments.The only positives about The Flamingo are that if you are bay facing the views are amazing, facilities is always fast to respond if they can fix a issue, and the location. To Bryan Kebrdle: Please visit this facility and retrain your staff with proper customer service skills. It's a shame they have let this property go. It could have been a real gem.

My bicycle just got stolen INSIDE the parking lot of the Flamingo, and the security just said that he couldn't do nothing, just call the police. If you want to be in DANGER, get KILLED or ROBBED, and see with DRUGS all over the place, go to the flamingo. The people smoke so much MARIJUANA, that the hall corridor of my floor are just full of smoke, and my daughter start to have breathing problems Just to remember, this is the most dangerous place in Miami, people got sttabed and killed all the time.. The management people are most RUDE person EVER, they deal with you like CRAP, always with bad humor, aggressive voice and behavior, and the person on the leasing office lie about the place. Get out of this place

The worst experience ever!!! Do not let beautiful outside views trick you. The vents are full of mold. I had problem to breathe and sneeze all the time i was in the apartment. Roaches are everywhere. Super noisy, drunk people. Hidden fees!!! You will never get your deposit back. Make sure you take all pictures before moving out. I will be suing them 100%.

They keep downgrading the facilities whenever something breaks. For example, the beautiful new lighting in the lobby broke so they replaced it with cheap $19.99 fixtures from Amazon, and the beautiful new pool furniture was replaced with ugly cheap pool furniture from Wal-Mart. It was brought to their attention and they refused to do anything about it. Very low class. This place is going downhill fast. Do not recommend.

Such a terrible place to live. Roaches everywhere. Mold in the closets. Dubious business practices meant to extract more money from you. Never stay here

Lying leasing agents. Make sure you have everything in written and that you read thru every letter they type in the contract! Our leasing agent Gabriel told us our community fees are gonna be 25-35$ and they ended up being over 120$. Other than that, he failed to mention there is a redevelopment plan for the year we are leasing and instead he told us that all the work currently being done will be finished in April (which is a month after our move in date) and that turned out to be a big lie! DO NOT TRUST AIMCO or agent Gabriel. Dog pee and poop everywhere, even in the hallways of the building. Very old AC unit, can't regulate temperature on it's own. Parking garage is expensive for what they offer, very tight lots and no security, so the other day kids were skateboarding through the floors, and u can see that they don't control it at all cause some cars take 2 lots and get away with it. Management is not very polite. But the location is great and the approval process is very quick.

The place is good, the pool too, but the attention to the residents is terrible. You don't get your packages by mail, there are thefts in the parking lot, the staff is unpleasant, the elevators don't work, the entrance smells like dog pee... and when you ask the staff to fulfill their obligations they tell you yes. everything but they do nothing. I do not recommend it to live. I'm very disappointed

These apartments are not safe. They let people into your home because it has a code and not a key and then they don't tell you why

Terrible, some tenants are sub-leasing and management wont do anything about it. This is a disaster made out of roomates, is like living in a grocery market.

The employees act like prison guards they give you the worst greet you can ever get , the female employees give u the worst dirty looks and yelled at you , maybe because they can't afford to live in this place I don't know how they even get hired here , I pay their paycheck!! But act like I'm an intruder , I work too hard to come to this unwanted atmosphere , this place needs to re-evaluate their hiring of front gate employees and main entrance staff .

I want to share my experience of living in Flamingo South Beach. My husband and I came to live in mid-March, an apartment on the 28 floors of the central tower. Very nice view and normal repair of the apartment. The contract was signed for 15 months. After 4 months, the horror began. Repair of apartments from all sides, exceeding all noise standards. It was hell. They worked so noisily that there was no way to call on the phone and talk as I could not be heard. It lasted three months. When the 8th month of our stay in this building came, we received a call from the office and were told in a very rude form that we were being evicted and the reason was to repair the apartment. Repairs that we didn't ask for and we don't need. We live legally by signing a counter. They decided to make repairs and raise the price of the apartment 2 times higher. And this is all the mayhem going on in difficult times in a pandemic. They didn't tell us anything about it in March. We paid a lot of money to come here, paid a fee for two dogs of $ 1000, paid an entrance fee and so on. Now we have to look for new housing and spend money again. I was faced with the rudest attitude towards my family. The most rude and not professional employees work in the office. Everyone who continues to live here I want to say that you can sign a contract for any period, but they can kick you out absolutely at any time. To anyone who wants to move in here for prices from $4000 and above in modestly renovated apartments, I want to say that it's not worth it. Constant noise, repairs, dog urine stinks all over the courtyard, hot water is turned off in the evening without warning, a cold pool, although it should be heated with water and a very rude office of employees. And don't answer in the comments that you can't find me in your database of tenants. We are not fools, we understand that you have nothing to answer all our claims. It is a pity to face such an attitude towards their tenants.

I have been with my family for almost 4 years. In this last renovation they threw everything at us, the increase in rent ($1,300) is too much, with the increase in rent the price reaches $3,700 plus the services will be around $4,000, very expensive for our budget. We sent an email asking for a reduction and they told us to take it or leave, that it is the market offer that prevails, they are very considerate.

The unit and building are outdated, but ok. What's not ok is the people. Drunk 20 year olds everywhere. I am in my 20s and I don't even think this is ok. If anyone living here is reading this - turn your shit down!!!!! No one wants to hear someone else's tv or music blaring 24/7. Nor do we want to hear u getting stoned and coughing up a lung. Or having a domestic argument. Seriously. My walls and ceiling vibrate day and night from music and tv. The guy in the studio unit next to me always has 10 people over, partying. In a studio?! I left college years ago, yet I feel I'm right back in a dorm at the flamingo.

Let me save you the trouble - don't live here. From rude and unhelpful staff, to constant maintenance problems, to dog shit outside your bedroom door, to fire alarms going off twice a week.... it would be in your best interest to find another place to live. South beach is a great experience but NOT for the price you pay here. They don't even deserve the 1 star rating. But don't just take my word for it, ask any current resident and they would say the same.

Management needs a complete haul. Weeks and weeks go by without getting any resolution to anything. Not sure how any of them have their jobs especially Devon.

Flamingo is absolute disaster. If in here no staff it would be much nicer place, but staff working here makes flamingo worst place in whole Miami Beach! In the check in day I asked to change door lock, the technician say yes and dissapear. Since then he visited us again and again did nothing. Front desk does not know the way to the gym or parking, actually they know nothing. The elevator get my only to my floor and lobbi. To get to the parking everytime I have to ask front desk please send me to the second floor :0 I understand that they fight against illegal rbnb renting, but they made life for residents so difficult.

My wife and I had an appointment to meet with a leasing agent today. Upon, arrival we had an incredibly rude valet attendant who didn't seem to have the time of day to deal with us. Whatever, maybe he was having a bad day. We walked into the leasing office and were met with an equally rude man at the reception desk. We told him our appointment was 10 minutes ago, and he shook his head at us ( I called to inform them we were running 5-10 minutes behind), only for him to tell us that the leasing agents were running over an hour behind. There was no apology, just told we would have to wait. We left, where the angry valet attendant just took the tag off our car and said "exit " and pointed. I've seen better customer service at the DMV. I wouldn't even consider living at this place seeing how they treat their potential tenants. I can't imagine how they treat their actual tenants.

The worst condo in Miami beach. If you are thinking about to move to flamingo. Don't do. The management is very rude and they don't care about your experience, the only think that they care is when you pay. The garage is impossible. You pay the garage and they tow you car because the security guard has a fee for each car tow. The elevator is Always broke and the security is always on the phone and they don't help at all. When is under renovation is unbelievers the noise that they make. The cleaning service doesn't exist and the manager and the young guy at the leasing office are the worst person inside the condo. DON'T MOVE TO FLAMINGO IF DONT WANT CALL YOUR LAWIER EVERY WEEK!!

Do NOT move into this community it is UNSAFE!!! I was walking near the parking garage and I was hit by a cinder block and almost struck by a second one that fell from 6 floors above me. I limped home with blood on my foot. My dog and I were almost killed. Bricks continue to fall from above every week. The leasing office did nothing about it, didn't even call me for 5 days. Not even a break in rent or anything even tho I was literally almost killed and could've been put in the hospital. They raised my rent by almost $500 actually and did nothing to remedy the situation. Also, if you want peace and quiet move somewhere else. Trash trucks come twice a day and they are LOUD, construction is always going on, sometimes at 6/7am and they make horrible god awful sounds that headphones won't even help. I lived in the center tower that faces the parking garage pretty high up and the noise is HORRIBLE. Smells like dog pee all over the community, dog poop smeared on the floors. "Work spaces" are full of construction workers and screaming children. The pool closes at 6pm or earlier. Oh and "community" utilities are $400 a month and parking is almost $200. Most importantly the structure of their building is not safe, god forbid a child is walking down there. Someone is going to get hurt, but they don't care.

Unethical. Period. Egregious. Signed for a year. Construction started two months later and now served notice to vacate. All irresponsibly handled. Read fine print closely. Scam. You are unsafe in the hands of an AIMCO property. Post script: total move expenses $4,000 and they gave us $500 to go. For families staying within an aimco property their rents went up annnnd they had to pay another application fee. Disgraceful. ShAIMco Too good to be true. All that glitters isn't gold. They never disclosed or admitted any construction would happen on the property. Post script: They plan on deducting a "Balance at Move out" which we have to now contest in writing. WT...?

They charge for everything, I'm paying $400 more than I suppose to pay with all extra monthly charges they add. I have to pay $80 monthly for the common areas AC! Bugs everywhere in my apartment. Poo and pee all hallways and corridors. Can you imagine the smell? I moved 6 months ago, there were works everywhere but same status as when I moved. Now they send a letter saying they have to vacant all north tower and I have to move in one month. Terrible place to live for a considerable monthly rent.

The Flamingo is currently evicting approximately 2,000 residents from the North Tower shortly after generating new leases, renewing existing leases and gathering thousands of dollars in lease fees per tenant. Tenants were notified without warning (via a slip of paper placed under their doors) that the building plans to make renovations and all tenants must leave. The notice was short and to the point, citing a clause in the contract that they have a right to evict tenants at will, if renovations are planned.The same lease contracts and renewals however, specifically state that no renovations are planned. Sales agents have encouraged prospective tenants to move in citing on-going upgrades to the property grounds as a benefit and a reason for moving in.This contract language and verbal assurances by the sales staff have allowed the Flamingo to entice new residents and to gather additional rent and application fees while simultaneously making making plans to evict the same tenants that just paid them. The Flamingo does not plan to reimburse the tenant fees... even to those those moved in days before the eviction notice.The renovation plans have (obviously) been in process for some time however, the Flamingo continued to execute new leases until days before the eviction notices. In addition, the Flamingo continues to list North Tower vacancies on apartment rental web sites. Potential residents beware.A class action lawsuit is anticipated naming the Flamingo, Aimco, and the specific staff members that fraudulently misrepresented the Flamingo's ground renovation plans.As of this writing, the Flamingo does not plan to reimburse any residents for the fees they accepted or to assist with moving or any other expenses. An estimated loss of $10-$12M in costs is anticipated.DO NOT RENT (nor ever consider renting) at the Flamingo. The lack of transparency, monetary theft, and lack of integrity is nauseating.

Worst management ever! Never consider this place! Merci (or whatever her name is) is the worst employee and extremely unhelpful. If I could give 0 stars I would!!!!!!!

The menagment doesnt care about the people. just about their money

Horrible apartment complex. On top of your rent be be prepared to pay 400-500 extra on random trash, facilities, blah blah feed. Dogs are $100 per month each and the gym is about $100 a month. Saying this place is bottom of the barrel is an understatement. Also, security is zero. Anybody can walk in right to you front door. The staff barely can speak English if any. The restaurants near by are tourist traps. The pool is always overcrowded. Mosquitos in the common areas in swarms. Thank you my lease is up soon. Also there are pimps working their women. And gangsters asking if you'd like to buy drugs usually in Thursdays through the weekend. It's wild the management allows this. We saw bad reviews and should've actually follow them as they are all tru

Don't do it. It's all beautiful and fancy, all dandy so you will sign a contract. It's nice outside but once you move in you will have construction noise beginning 7:30am. Simple! Ask any of your unit neighbors before making a decision! We signed for 3 years(way more affordable), and now are forced to move out early for their own profit as they're remodeling. Parking and gym IS EXPENSIVE and a RIP-OFF. We were also promised one unit and after packing everything they had to move us somewhere else. Please don't sign in a rush! I wish I read reviews before moving in, would've been more careful.

Worst place I have ever lived. The management office treats you with no respect and gives you no assistance. Some tenants in the north tower were given an eviction notice without any foresight or heads up because they are going to be renovating, us included. In the mean time, they have for some reason listed that we are already out of our unit, when we aren't moving out until next month on the date the flamingo gave us for move out. Because they continually ignore this critical error, we haven't been able to pay our rent like we normally do, and had to pay in person at the office. We are not receiving packages or deliveries because security is telling couriers that our unit is unoccupied. We are losing money on lost items thanks to the flamingo. And lastly, today a prospective tenant was given a key by the leasing office and tried to come in to my apartment to view it, without any notification or approval from us. This is unsafe and now I live in a horrible place where I am constantly worried about my safety. Aimco is a useless company who despite multiple requests and communications with the Flamingo management office cannot update their own clerical error that we are (sadly) still here. I worry about my safety and the safety of my items and hope that someone, ANYONE at Aimco or the flamingo can help us figure this out and give us the respect any normal human being deserves. It feels like we are being kicked when we are down, having been evicted for no cause other than the flamingo wanting to make more money.This is only the beginning of my gripes about living here. But we are desperate to get someone to help us right now.

Horrible place to live!!!!! Management and security are clueless. Noisy, dirty, way over-priced for what they actually provide. Do not fall into the trap of seeing their gym and pool and getting wooed....you will regret it

I moved to Flamingo on January 16th. Let me begin with the sales agent. The sales agent for some reason never showed me my "assigned" parking before moving. It was explained that it was just the garage "next" to the building with "easy" access to it. The sales representative took advantage of the fact that I was a little stressed about finding a new home. He guaranteed that the promotion they had in place of "one month rent free" was going to end that same month i was moving in. Turns out that it is March and the promotion is still in place. The sales agent knew I did not need the apartment until the following month. I was not allowed to "hold it". Furthermore, i was told that the rent for the apartment was $1400 when i get the first bill it is almost $1600 - $200 difference. Why? they charge for trash,electricity (separate from FPL),parking,pest control,gas.... basically, for breathing. This was NOT explained when I signed the contract. Parking is in another building. I have to take 2 elevators just to get to my parking. Please keep in mind that I am handicapped and this is a HUGE inconvenience for me, I complained... nothing was resolved. Handicapped spaces are always in use and one car will park in between 2 spaces. First floor handicaps are always available but i was told they were only for visitors and not residents.... ODD????Washer and Dryer - do not even count on washer and dryer. It does not wash/dry AT ALL. Basically, there's nothing the association will do. Lawn care - Lawn looks beautiful but DO NOT walk your dog around the building. My dog has gotten fleas 5 times already. my dog is 6 years old and has never gotten fleas in her life. It is a disaster. Noice - The building is old, expect to hear your neighbor get home and even take a shower. It is extremely annoying when they decide to play music at 3 am on a weekday and you have to work the next day at 7 am. Security guards - They are just there for decoration. They dont even know where the pool is located. The parking gate for north tower is always open and the security is just on her phone. Ive passed through it without my access card like nothing. The security guard in the main entrance DOES not call your home when you have a visitor. I only have my family over and people barely know where I live now but in the past ive had stalkers go to my house (different building) this is a big inconvenience for me. It is not SAFE. Conclusion, if you dont want to live in a college dorm do not move here. I feel lied to and the association does not care.

horrible... after living 4 years in flamingo north tower, they didnt care about anything, dogs poop smell everywhere, barking all night long from other apartments, not possible to sleep. charging for everything, very nasty and unprofessional security, and rude as well.

DO NOT RENT HERE! DO NOT RENT HERE! They dont treat you like human more like another sale they are trying to get.I want to start by saying "Wow" the worst experience I've ever received when it comes to tour an apartment.I was looking for 1/1 in Sobe since my wife works in south beach we decided to move to the beach. Started off with the manager and the leasing consultant, there is over 26 units available within out budget online when we get there the "Manager" "Joe Fischer" said they are only 2 available and straight up told my friend that was looking for a place as well. There isn't any available within her budget but 2 minutes later he had one available he already slammed the sale to begin with and that when I got sketch out. We toured two apartments construction on the building is incredible loud even inside the apartment imagine in the balcony. We come back to the office the "MANAGER" "JOE FISCHER" said we had two rent 2/2 since we have a kid thats 4 year old we can't share rooms! It's ridiculous we toured over 5 apartments building around south beach never told us "such rule" Joe Fischer is a sketchy, aggressive, dishonest behavior from this guy to begin with DO NOT RENT HERE!

We were ready to move to this great building in Miami.. and decided to read reviews. OMG! Of course we will never even come close to this place! Not the only one person said the same things! It is really really sad.The Management MUST do a serious repair on ALL those issues, specially human behaviors, penalties to the dogs owners who do not clean after their dogs, etc..!!!If you want to be a classy building, you must train your stuff and work it out in the future, that you will have a waiting list to get into your building..

This review is from 2011-2012 while I rented there.DO NOT RENT HERE!!! This is by far the worst building I've ever rented from. I wish I could give it ZERO or negative stars.I saw the negative reviews but ignored them when the leasing office told me "The reviews are old, we are under new management now" - ya right.The Problems:- The management office is the WORST. These people have a HUGE attitude about everything and they will not help you!!- They overcharge you for everything. Your rent seems reasonable, but then they charge you $160 for car (+10 tax on your car fee), additional for pets, trash, electricity, water, sewer, everything. Oh and if you ever try to park somewhere else, they wont' take the charge off your rent without proof that your car was sold.- One of the worst parts: The venting in there is awful. We would smell cigarette smoke in our apartment from the apartment next door. And every time our neighbors cooked anything the smell was so strong in ours.- Strippers, drug dealers, the works. I got yelled at in the lobby once by some crazy man. The security here is a joke. I could go on...Also should note: That the first apartment we tried to rent was INFESTED WITH FLEES. And it was a huge problem to switch units. It took a week to process the transfer, during which we had to stay in hotels which we were never reimbursed for.They showed us similar unit so we thought it would be fine. DO NOT RENT A UNIT YOU HAVE NOT WALKED THRU!! Don't rent there at all!! Save yourself!!

This company Aimco and the people that work at the. Flamingo towers are thieves. They changed my move in date meaning changed our lease signing. I decided to cancel because of all the aggravation they put us through and now they are keeping our deposit . Avoid dealing with Carmen she is a liar and and part of the scam they have there. We were approved and then they find any way to steal from you. Avoid them as much as possible.

This is the worst building i have ever lived in! I moved here 8 days ago , and got the apt not clean! To the point where i couldn't even shower there there were dead bugs all over the apt , dust, the toilet was leaking and i was told i have a new washer and dryer , in one week that washer and dryer messed up all my clothes and caused two huge water leaks in my kitchen , the elevators are two years pass due of inspection something i believe is illegal! The elevators got stuck few times over the weekend , when you live on the 14 floor you have no choice but to wait , takes forever to go down, the parking which they charge you of course extra is far far away from access to the apt , the the service elevator which i reserved for moving in i was told its mine for 3 hours guess what its bot programmed like normal building instead everyone uses it and it stops in every floor ... when you rent a unit consider it no washer and dryer cause you really done want to be using those !

After the Money Grab Breaking my New Lease. Having me move , at a cost of $4000 plus . The Flaming Management returned My Security Deposits. It was instantaneous paid to them the Day I moved in Took 6 weeks to get back. The $1000 moving allowance I never received. I would not want to be in upper management if the Government gets involved

I've been here for three years. Every years getting worse and worse. First of all YOU ARE NOT SAFE IN THIS PLACE!!! Almost every other month there is a shooting. Second of all the management is horrible. .They raise your rent every time you renew your lease(once a year).Is not clean,also always one of the elevators is always broken. Just stay away from this place. It looks amazing but actually is horrible

Where should i begin. First of all although the security at this place (North tower to be exact, south tower you guys were cool) is BEYOND ridiculous and over the top. I'm all for securing the premises for all tenants and guests but it was more like harassing and bullying whoever crossed paths with them or just whenever they felt like it. I don't know what the qualifications for being hired here are or what the training is like but i'm guessing if you know how to talk down to people, abuse authority that you do not have and confiscate guest passes then you are right for the job! One would think if you jump through all the hoops of entering the property and going through that first stage of security you would be good once you pass the gates...NOPE. i was there from a friday to friday and apparently on monday there was a change in rules that guests could no longer use the pool facilities. So you can imagine the embarrassment & look on my face when on Thursday we get rudely kicked out of the pool area with minimal rhyme or reason behind it due to this "new rule". we had been there multiple times before then, and saw other people being turned away for not having passes so when they asked for our guest pass we thought we were good but it wasn't good enough this time. They even went so far as threatening to kick us off the property because of this rule that they failed to inform the guests about. There were other incidents that occurred bc of untamed security but this was the icing on the cake that showed how they just wanted to be a$$holes whenever they felt like it. Mind u the pool area was not even close to being fully occupied so till this day i'm still wondering what bug crawled up inside them. An immediate change in security is necessary for this place bc the method of treating people who spent lots of money being there like criminals just isn't cutting it, I am truly still amazed by it.

Parcel Pending lockers move , not yet working Attempted to ask lobby security 2 girls totally ignored me they would not stop with their personal conversation Same Security girl would not pay attention to a Question. She was on a Personel phone call A couple of days prior It amazes me you could be so poor at your job. So Rude

DO NOT LIVE HERE!! The Flamingo is a hot mess. The management is a joke and the people are the absolute worst. The ones who are normal and classy leave after 7 months. Here's why the Flamingo is so awful: 1. inconsiderate people: if you don't mind trash everywhere, empty beer bottles in the elevator, awful laundry rooms then go for it, people do not pick up their pet poop 2. average age 25: although the flamingo requires proof of income at 78k annual usd, there are plenty of kids living here. KIDS! I'm talking college student and recent grads. Dirty entitled little brats.3. illegal pets: if you have a pet you have to pay an annual pet fee plus a monthly pet fee. since the management is a joke some people pay while others don't and this leads to non-approved breeds on property with leads to horrific dog fights (pit bull biting out a chihuahuas eye ball- yeah, no good). 4. SHADY SHADY: strippers and druglords and pot smell oh my!!! 5. PO PO: there's constant police activity, fights, domestics, drugs, noise complaints. This place is a joke and a dorm. I cannot wait to move out. Oh and the units are $1500 for formica cabinets, no washer dryer in unit, stained carpets low ceilings, popcorn walls, old bathroom. If the units were $900 maybe that would be acceptable. You can get way better in Brickell. And there are other buildings on the beach with classier people and better management. Keep hunting. This place is awful.

Thousands have to move out. Literally the rudest, management staff who takes joy out of making the residence feel dumb. The courtyard was closed for about 5 months and completely gutted for "renovations" inconveniencing all three buildings. Now I know they were JUST MAKING SPACE TO TEAR DOWN NORTH TOWER!!!! they knew about this for months and months. But still let people move in as of weeks ago. They will take a hit of angry people and lack of revenue for years and try to come back rebranded. They don't care about the lives they have affected.

I currently reside in north tower since March 11th, 2016. For almost a month a half I have had severe troubles with the flooring due to a washing machine malfunction which led to a severe flood. Because of this situation, the kitchen is not usable which has become a big inconvenience. The kitchen floor is saturated with water and humidity. I've made many appointments to fix the problem. Only after 10 days from the first appointment floor got fixed but the washer wasn't fixed even if I asked to fix it. After that the same problem happened again but worse: the floor is now expanded, sticky and smells very bad the washer was fixed, but nobody wants to fix the floor. Water is still on the floor, it can cause mold.

This place is really messing with my health, I'm soooo depressed being here through this construction, CANNOT WAIT to LEAVE! I literally hate coming home at night to this place and my balcony view is of the courtyard (the construction site). The amount of dirt and dust is gross and is making my allergies insane. PS: there is a new security girl (been here about 2 months) at the south tower that asks me everyday if I'm a resident... like enough ... CLEARLY and UNFORTUNATELY I'm a resident! GET BETTER, FRIENDLY AND BRIGHTER SECURITY! DO BETTER JOB KEEPING THIS CONSTRUCTION SITE CLEAN! VACUUM THE GROSS HALLWAYS!

I should have written this back when we stayed in the South Tower for two months, in summer 2010, but better late than never.The location is good, and the pools are great.But we really got screwed by the management company. I've never had such a terrible experience in all my years of short-term vacation apartment rentals. (And this included an apartment we leased without being told that one floor below, they were using jackhammers all day to build a restaurant.)Our lease specified a washer-dryer in the unit. On arrival, we discovered the machine was broken.When I brought this to management's attention, they said there had been an error in writing the lease: that it should not have included a washer-dryer.My response: That may be the case, but you signed the lease and we paid our rent in advance.Their response (I kid you not): If you don't like it, you can move out and we'll find someone else to take it.Now, mind you, we'd traveled 3,000 miles to spend time in this apartment, and had nowhere else to go except back home. We were stuck.I asked the management office to at least reimburse us for the cost of using the coin-operated machines down the hall. They refused!Then, adding insult to injury, they deducted $100 from our security deposit for a lamp that was already broken when we moved in.

Moved here from NYC in Feb 2018. Realized first week that construction doesnt stop. They actually jackhammering walls 5 floors below me - taking concrete samples so they can start full building remodeling. Also they have started a 4 phase renovation of the entire property. There is never ending construction trucks, escavators, dirt and lots of noise. I will be terminating my lease - as it impossible to do anything in this community anymore. Most of the amenities are closing down. Also be aware that this place is a prison - biometrics system they had installed here in May is so bad that people are constantly standed and cant get in or out of the building or use elevators when system brakes ( 3-4 times a week). Please stay away from this place!! Oh - almost forgot. Fire alarms are a refular occurance here, 2-3 times a week and you get it in your appartment waking you up. So yeah - im moving!!!

I have been a resident at flamingo for about 7 months now, while the property is beautiful and has great amenities I feel like I have been discriminated against on more than one occasion. I am from NY and that's where i conduct business so im hardly ever in my apt in flamingo. This weekend i flew down to celebrate my birthday and a brought a few friends with me. I had the cops called on me because i was playing music from a portable speaker in MY apt. NO it wasnt loud and obnoxious but yet security came not knocking but banging on my door not once but 3 times one time the music wasn't even playing we were talking and they said they were complaining. I had to ask security did you come up here to tell me shut up. He said no I said because there's no music playing and haven't been for a while. He just was stuck. Today me and my guest were trying to go to the pool and couldn't get in because they said only 2 guest per resident which is something new to me because EVERY TIME I went to the pool i have seen residents with way more than 2 guest on many occasions but because i'm a young black female i get the hard time smh. There was times when i was walking in the building where 10 ppl walked in before me and i was the only one who was asked for a resort pass smh. Granted there's not many black professionals that live in flamingo but I am one and i feel like i am always getting singled out because of it. They say carry your resort pass at all times and i still have problems like i rented air bnb smh. I'm tired of the discriminatory acts and im ready to just move out because im embarrassed and also pissed off that i dont feel equal to everybody else that pay rent just like i do!!!!! i wish it was a way to get out my lease i because i am over Flamingo with their discrimination. i know im never their so my face my not be recognizable but i doubt these security know every single resident that lives in this large apt complex like really

Let me just say the views and sunsets here are amazing..However, has to be the most stressful and poorly managed place I have ever lived in.. Management is TERRIBLE and need to be replaced or drastically reformed .. no customer service mindset and no efforts to improve, all the way up to the area VP.. as an example .. they have a "set daily lunch time " for the ENTIRE management office (5-6 people) and if you need help you get attitude or ignored.With all the feedback and ratings here you would think AIMCO would want to step in and fix, right? But no ... don't be fooled! they are more concerned with their bottom line.. than your experience of living there.They continued to let people sign leases and move in to a building they KNEW they were going to have to kick them out 6-7 months prior and not give the tenants the heads up. When I initially found out and asked why? One of the management team members said the final plans have not been approved and they did not want to impact their rental revenue ... but it's ok to inconvenience the resident by giving us 2 months to vacate the building?!? Moving in miami you need 3months of rent up front not including moving costs if you're not doing it yourself... Just a terrible model for a company that supposedly is "customer experience" focused.

No matter what you think... ? You ain't getting your deposit back I happened to leave a computer carpet protector and my movers left a roll of tape and some plastic wrap and I kid you not they kept my deposit because of that The walls are tissue thin If your neighbors are having a party? ... You can forget about sleeping that nightBelieve me ... you can get a better bang for your buck some place else

I currently reside in north tower since March 11th, 2016. For almost a month a half I have had severe troubles with the flooring due to a washing machine malfunction which led to a severe flood. Because of this situation, the kitchen is not usable which has become a big inconvenience. The kitchen floor is saturated with water and humidity. I've made many appointments to fix the problem. Only after 10 days from the first appointment floor got fixed but the washer wasn't fixed even if I asked to fix it. After that the same problem happened again but worse: the floor is now expanded, sticky and smells very bad. the washer was fixed, but nobody wants to fix the floor. Water is still on the floor, it can cause mold.

The rent was $2750 when in fact i consistently was paying $3300-$3400 every month for some additional charges, they also came up with some silly reason not to return my deposit

Made an appointment with the leasing office to view a specific apartment. Leasing agent made me wait 20 minutes and said nothing when she finally showed up. I told her which unit I wanted to see and she started telling me about others. When I insisted I see the unit I requested she said by the way the unit is renting for $4,200. It was listed on their site for $3,050. I asked about the price online and she goes oh yeah they're all wrong. So be warned that their listing prices are way off

The worst alarm system ever..it goes on and off anytime of day or night it can last hours buzzing in the house you cant sleep or if you sleep you ll jump out of the bed for no reason it happends so often that no one believes that is for real and if some time will be for real no one will go off the apts and that is becouse it happends all the time

Update. Two years later. One pool out of commish, other unheated. Unworkable for kids. Looks like nothing has changed and yet there are drills, saws and banging from the "work" being done. Does anyone know of other residences that are nearby who rent but the pools work?

It appears that management and security here are completely losing control to the hoodlums and vandals who are being allowed into this community. Tonight I observed that in addition to 1) no security guard on duty, 2) a broken elevator in the Center Tower, there are now smashed air conditioning vents on the common 3rd floor landing (the same area where the recent murder occurred) AND, there are no fewer than THREE emergency exit signs that have been completely destroyed, hanging by wires or on the floor. I believe that not having emergency lighting that works is a violation of the fire code, so I have taken photos and will be reporting this to the city safety authorities. I am truly fearing for my personal safety in this place.

In 20 years of renting and owning multiple homes, I have never dealt with any management company so incompetent. I was informed that I would get a refund from my application that was denied with a co-applicant in 3 to 5 business days and it never got processed. I've had to make multiple phone calls, emails, text and follow ups to get this processed. I was informed the building would not even allow visitors. Not understanding the reasoning behind any of this, I wanted to save at least one other person the trouble in dealing with such an unprofessional staff.

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, You can smell the mold in the hallways, and all the vents have block mold spores all over them. I also got pretty sick the past year, and I think this is to blame. 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 that's $150, The buildings gym is not free either, it's $150 to sign up and $50 per month extra. It's also always very loud, in the hallways, and outside, the paper thin walls and hallow doors don't help either. 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. The fire alarm going off in the whole building once every week too. My rent for a 2 bedroom was $2,100/mo when my lease was up they raised my rent to $2600 per mo. if I wanted to renew. Every year you extend your lease your rent sky rockets because they think now they got you, you'd think they'd want to keep you right...nope. 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. Flamingo charged me to replace the sinks and cabinets in my apartment, (which i left in perfect condition. Odd thing is that flamingo maintance came in 2 months beforee i left to measure them because they said they were going to upgrade the bathrooms, so essentially Flamingo is charging their old tennants when they leave to upgrade their old 80's style bathrooms, nice huh? and one more note. Flamingo gives you a new broiling pan when you move in... if you use it don't leave them a brand new pan when you vacate, they will charge you $80-$100 for this stupid $10 pan that they make you think they gave it to you for free, so if you leave, go out and buy a new pan to leave them. Once again horrible building to live and and huge miss management going on over there, I would avoid at ALL costs!

Its been a nightmare: - Deena was the worst experience, she charged me without my authorization almost 4 times the amount we agreed by phone and email. She was impolite and careless most of the times. Never gave us the resident tour or reserved the elevator when moving-in, beside we previously schedule it. - We had to wait more than a month for the mail keys and the worker was so impolite, impossible to talk with. - I got extra monthly charges over $300 per month plus FPL/internet so be aware of it, if you have budget. - THE PACKAGES: they have a worker that yells at you when you are not even interacting with him and kick other resident packages trough the hallway, I lost a lot of packages and no one in the administration cares, they hardly respond to your emails. - They do not answer the phone calls if you need assistant. - The floor plan is smaller, when I put it on scale I realized so I have to give up on furniture that did not fit on our unit. - We have insects on the unit and the thermostat was out of control so that increased our electricity bill. Despite I left instructions for the pest control worker to do not enter in our unit without letting us know first, he/she/they enter in my unit, I have a dog so fumigate is not the way to go or to enter to my unit out of the schedule we placed or without letting us know first. - My roommate got hurt because one of the cabinetry fall on her the first day of our moving. Steven Weber!!! is the only person now I can say he makes an effort to make things right, because of his efforts I was avoiding to leave this review. But I am so emotionally and mentally drained of this experiences at flamingo!!! The Pros: location is amazing, the gym is always clean and good service, the receptionists are always polite, the common are always clean. Cons: the administration is always giving me hard times and they do not care about you or your interests, and I am not the only one struggling with the administration. My advice if you are planing to move, ask to the residents, ask by writing about everything you have to pay... the place is beautiful but the administration so far is disappointing

Lived here for 3 years, the staff was terrible. Kept making up noise complaints and sending people to tell me to quiet down even when I was SLEEPING! Then they kicked an entire FLOORS of people to remodel without much notice... Stole my deposit and then tried to come after me for more money and when I refused to pay the $300 of bogus smoking fees (I never smoked in my life) they sent me to collections. Things were always broken as well. Moved here as it was a good budget option and now they're a "luxury building", yeah right.

I used to live there wen it was cool not as expensive . It just to be party City at the North Tower in the Flamingo. But now is something else and that was like 2017 after that the North tower felt apart . ...

Don't get what you pay for. Elevator frequently stuck, hot water issues, no security. Never received a return phone call from management when issues needed addressed

If I could give 0'stars to this place I would..future tenants beware !!! Live anywhere else but here trust me this is not a joke...my cousin has lived here for the last two years and the horrendous things she has gone through omg!!!! Don't ever live here!! She had a water leak in her bathroom that caved in!! She then called maintenance dept where they came the next day and tore down that part of the ceiling in her bathroom...and guess what 9 months go by and they left the whole in the ceiling with nooo regards.. She kept calling and calling and all they did was they kept telling her we will be there...9 months later nooo one came!!! What bullcrap!!! Don't ever live at this place read the reviews and learn from these people's experience!!! Because it will happen to you!!! Don't do it!!!!

Someone in this building is renting a flip key apartment in my name and I don't know where that place is. Today I made a report to the police and I am already contacting a lawyer.

I got a really bad experience with flamingo. I was leaving in flamingo south beach north tower for over 20 months and during my stay nobody was able to help me. Every problems I got took for ever to get solved. Besides the fact that the management is just trying to take money from you, the staff and the management are mean and lazy. They are impossible to reach by phone, the office is close for over a hour and half per day. It was the worst condo I used to live in miami

This is an absolutely horrible place to rent; they're friendly when you move it but that is the last time you'll see that. They recently had to remove the outside balconies on our part of the South Tower as they were condemned by the City of Miami; they have been jackhammering now for 6-7 hrs a day now for two months with possible four months to go. The noise is insufferable. They don't care if you work out of your home; there is no way to get out of their 20 page lease contract (their lawyers have made sure of that). The walls are PAPER THIN; you can hear the neighbors conversations (and every other sound) as though they are in your apt with you. It's a lot of money for crap. Seriously, DO NOT RENT AT THE FLAMINGO...you will definitely regret it.