Owego Gardens Senior Community

Rent is controlled and subsidized with minimal increases each year. Water and electric are included you just pay for your cable and internet which we all know Spectrum is pricey. There is cable TV in common room and coffee is usually on. They also have a nice fitness room with a stationary bike and treadmill and a cable tv also so you can watch a show while you get your excercise. People out walking the grounds and pick up after their dogs. Its a nice Apartment building.

Rent goes up every year 20-30 dollars, which is a pretty hefty chunk for seniors. We do not have disposable income. In a few years, the rent is now taking away from my medications and food, and since there is no bus service, and no bus transportation around Owego Gardens, my wife and I must go without things we need. There simply is no way to get around, aside from the exorbitant fares the cab company charges. Inside Owego Gardens, the trash rooms are deplorably dirty, with rodent droppings and flies around opened, smelly bags of trash. Tenants let others in at night to rummage through the trash and sleep in the common areas. Owego Gardens is filthy. And it is a scary, very isolated place to live.

When I moved in here three months ago, I had one night only of peace and quiet. Then all heck broke loose. The first floors apartments have terraces sidewalk level and after the one! office personnel leaves vagrants, relatives and such jumpy over the terrace fence as quickly as they can apparently friends with the tenants in those particular apartments. I could not beleive it! There are also high school students who park in the driveway and park in tenants spots, smoking weed and injecting gosh knows what. I am locked into a leave that I will break. It is truly scary and my wife of thirty years refuses to live at Owego Gardens after seeing such crap. SCARY!

I didn't know these reviews existed until after i signed lease, and moved into owego gardens. exterior look inviting, buy man oh man are their infrastructure problems, plumbing, heating, standing water under kitchen sinks, dishwashers that leak so much moisture coming through to the below apartment ceiling. This, is bad. Not worth the inflated rent. Why do landlords do this to tenants?

Bedbugs, mice and rats have free reign inside the building, where the garbage room are. Irs disgusting. All the staff of ONE cares about is the rent, and charging exorbitant amounts for light bulbs that need changing, furnace air filters, everything the landlord, home leasing, should be taking care of on their dime. Looks clean, but look again, vermin has infected every inch of this building with a nursing home feel.

The apartments are ok, but the maintenance is horrible. We had a 2 bedroom, and left prior to the lease expiration. Garbage and rodent droppings at the end of each hallways, bugs entering from screens not installed correctly, and an office person who apparently lives there as well, who treated us like we lived in a nursing home. Bought a home just a little outside of Owego. Much happier now. Renter beware. Remember as well, the rents are increased yearly.

When a NYS landlord chooses to under-staff, tenants are obviously within their rights to address any injuries in court. Tenants at Owego Gardens are paying for a safe, smoke free, snow free, rodent and bug free apartment[s]. That is not happening.

The negative reviews are all specific and well written. And every negative review is based on an underlying issue: an incompetent staff of a whopping 2, with 1 part time maintenance person who must travel 22 miles to get to the gardens. Home Leasing, had built the stricture and moved on, another absentee landlord leaving day to day office and maintenance operations to a skeleton crew. this building will fall into disrepair quickly, people will continue to exit, 8 have said goodbye since January 2018, leaving with negative recommendations for thse who are thinking of renting here. Owego Gardens is only a great value if you are on social services. paying market rate prices here is throwing you money away. with 3 percent rental increases per year, pricey comes to mind. services for tenants? not so many. its about as good as its ever going to get at OG, and that is sad.

'building better lives in our community' it suggests in the qet floor hallway. when one cannot get to their cars because of the ice packed sidewalks, then not easily drive out of the lot for fear of getting stuck, when a staff of two mind you is accessible only 3 days a week, and there is no on site maintenance staff, when the atmosphere in the building is that of a nursing home facility, i would suggest that is not 'building better lives'. the mission statement got lost, indeed forgotten, as soon as the building became habitable. seems to be a shell now, housing folks that cannot drive, because their cars ar stuck, cannot grocery shop because there are no grocery stores within walking distance, and cannot exercise and remain healthy as the doctor ordered, because there is no 'fitness facility' as advertised. its an apartment building, nothing more, with some paying monstrous amounts of rent, others paying virtually nothing. how do these specifics help 'build better lives'? to add insult to injury, first responders cannot even get in to treat those whom have called for medical assistance, because they aren't allowed unfettered access. they must wait for the village constabulary to let them in. oh my God.

Home leasing is doing a terrible disservice to its tenants at Owego Gardens. Many are ill and disabled. Others are told, to paraphrase 'stay inside during the winter months so you dont fall'. That is akin to nursing home protocol. My goodness, this is an apartment building, not assisted care living. Many feel intimidated by the weather and remain inside their apartments because there is no on site maintenance to shovel the sidewalks, put some salt down regularly, and plow the driveway. Because snow and ice removal isnt taken care of daily, tenants are left to fend for themselves and forage for food and medical care. the basics are beyond reach because of the terrible location that was chosen for this 62 apartment dwelling. This is the perfect example of an absentee landlord who builds a structure, then leaves the area and waits for the rent checks to pour in.

We want to thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We love the positive feedback and appreciate the opportunity we have been given to serve you. We also take negative feedback very seriously and feel terrible that someone has had a bad experience at our community. We would appreciate the opportunity to address these concerns in person. Please contact us at (607) 223-4014 and we can set up an appointment to discuss. Thank you!

There is no on site maintenance. no maintenence personnel here 24/7. The nearest maintenance person on staff, staff is one (1) btw, lives 44 miles away. This has resulted in water leaks that have gone from minor inconveniences to major emergencies. Having someone here 24/7 to clear the sidewalks, driveways and throw down some salt, so those of us who find it difficult to get around feel a little traction under our feet is apparently not part of maintenance job. No security cams: this is a real issue. Tenants windshields wipers have been pulled off of cars, the parking lot has become a well know area for drug use by non residents As well, students park in the lot and consume alcoholic beverages, many are not 21 years of age. Many relieve themselves on the grounds. My point is this. What is considered mandatory for a large apartment complex doesn't exist here. its not 'cost effective. And the kicker? Tenants are allowed to store their handguns and long guns in their apartments, with a valid firearms permit. In today's climate, with tragedy's occurring on a regular basis all around the country, knowing tenants have firearms and ammunition in their residences should scare the heck out of the staff, the village, and Town of Owego. Its scares the heck out of me! OMG.

What a bunch of crap some of these comments are. This place is very nice to live in .It is clean, quiet and friendly. It is a new building and yes, there were elevator problems briefly when it first opened. That was quickly corrected and no more problems. The exercise room is great for the size of this building. I rarely see anyone there and it is right on my floor. So there isn't a problem of not having enough equipment. The walls are 3 plasterboard thick due to code laws. Very quiet. I have heard no one complain of bugs except the one person. Perhaps the person need empty their garbage. The heat and air conditioning are running. There was one time that something happened but they notified tenants that there would be a shutdown. I do think that in the beginning the snow removal could have been better but that also has improved. Over the past year that I have lived here more and more has been added both inside and outside to make it very nice. I am glad I live here. Oh, and the rent only increases once a year. My new rent increase will be $18.

Home leasing is doing a terrible disservice to its tenants at Owego Gardens. Many are ill, held prisoner by the weather inside their way to expensive apartments because there is no one residing there for 24/7 on site maintenance, specifically to shovel the sidewalks, lay some ice down multiple times daily, and plow the driveway. Because snow and ice removal isnt taken care of daily, tenants are left to fend for themselves and forage for food, medical care, the absolute basics are beyond their reach, all because Home Leasing refuses to spend money on a competent staff and a live on the premises maintenance guy. This is the perfect example of an absentee landlord who builds a structure, then leaves the area and waits for the rent checks to pour in. Ir's a scary situation that village, town and county departments are turning a blind eye to. Owego Gardens is not meant for anyone other then 20 somethings, in excellent health. Certainly not acceptable for those whom are retired. NYS are you listening?

I live here at Owego Gardens!! I can not believe the reviews I am reading? How can this person even live at the same property as me. Owego Gardens maintains the parking lot and sidewalks perfectly. Our maintenance worker was here on Christmas morning!!!! Salting! He wasn’t home with his kids. Shame on you, whoever is writing these. I am proud of Owego Gardens for all their hard work. We have a beautiful fitness room that has an elliptical, treadmill, and a bike! Please don’t believe what you read on here. My home is always warm. My Neighbors are always wonderful and respectful. Melissa the manager is overly welcoming, she always is smiling and does her best for us old folks. Come see our beautiful homes before believing this garbage.

to see the progress, or lack therof,on the snow removal. ive got a truck, and i was slipping and sliding up the driveway. you are right. the maintenance guy did ineed clear a path, but it was only about 10 feet from the building into to the smokers area outdoors. the rest of the tenants dont matter i guess. and the rest of the driveway, and perhaps even nore importantly, the sidewalks, were not plowed. orsalted. this is sad considering i saw 2 eledrly people outside with canes, even 1 with oxygyn, trying like heck not to fall as they made their way to their cars. not good Owego Gardems, Village of Owego. the snow on the sidewalks and snow in the driveway will nowbecome packed and turn to ice. owego gardens is one scary place to live. get your relatives out of there!

Heat? Where is the spacious 'exercise room'? Where is the staff? Where is a maintenance crew? Where are the cams for much needed security? There indeed is a bulding here, but no one running it. First responders were locked out trying to get in here after I called last week. They couldnt even get in!

tenants are finding that out rather quickly that as the cold air moves in, the furnaces, which are on a terrace, guarded from the elements by only a hollowed out door aren't powerful enough to do the job. having ones own thermostat doesn't matter when the blowers freeze and the real temperature can never catch up to the desired temp. what a very cold, Mess. buy a home, the rent has already been increased, and that would easily take care of a 100,000 mortgage. one more thing, the contractors came up with this ridiculous idea to place the heating vents 6 inches from the ceiling. warm air rises. so the ceiling,we can assume, is comfortable. the tenants? not so much. this is sad, a huge waste of senior citizens dollars. add no caulking around the windows and you've got yourself a 1 bedroom air conditioning unit. pathetic.

Owego Gardens is a great place to live with wonderful views. On top of the hill looking out from my balcony is very relaxing, it is my favorite place to start my day. My apartment is very spacious and really feels like home! Everyone I have met is very friendly and wonderful to speak with. I would recommend anyone looking for a new home to come visit!

Owego Gardens is such a wonderful place to live. Being a senior 55 and older I enjoy talking and spending time with my neighbors. Everyone is extremely friendly. The management office is easy to work with and always upbeat. The apartments are brand new and very well built. There’s tons of storage, closets galore! I love to come home every day to my beautiful apartment and know that I am home. I don’t have to worry about lawn care, snow removal, or upkeep of a large house anymore. It is so quiet and peaceful. I love to sit on my balcony with coffee every morning with impeccable views of the mountains. I walk around the building on daily with my neighbors. I attend exercise class with a wonderful instructor from silver sneakers once a week. Even on the cold and rainy days, I get to exercise in the beautiful fitness room. The staff arranged the Fire department to come discuss emergency planning with the whole community. I feel very safe here. Every Monday us ladies meet for quilting, even for me who has never been keen on sewing, I have learned to really enjoy it. I am so thankful for my home and new family at Owego Gardens.

The advertised "24/7" maintenance is non existent as is help from management in emergencies (power outage with back up lights only lasting2 hours, non working elevator for 3 days, left stranded with no plowing in biggest snow storm of the year...)Management lies to get units rented , complex is not at all as advertised. Grounds and gardens are sloppy and unkempt, the "work out room" is no bigger than a closet, movie nights and bingo do not exist along with bbqs, raised gardens , emergency/fire plans or addressing of safety issues. Most of the tenants are nice enough but the management leaves a lot to be desired

Owego Gardens opened its doors to renter, supposedly over 55 years of age, in January, 2017. My walk through was promising and i signed a lease. What happened after i moved in is the stuff of rental nightmares. Waking up my first morning to literally hundreds of bugs on my bathroom sink, on my window sills, and in the toilet. After i got sick to my stomach from cleaning them up, i figured new building, one time issues. Not so, every morning these nasty lil black bugs are all over the apartment! stuck to toilets, sinks, window sills. Try to sleep in the bedroom that's provided. This is where i come back to the 55 only age group Owego Gardens suggests is mandatory. Its obviously not. There are people living here in their 30's, and 40's, and my sleep schedule has become non existent. I've got a tenant next to me, with her living room next to my bedroom wall, who seems to wake up at 11PM, and immediately puts on 'club music', that doesn't stop until 4-5 am in the morning. A rel deal breaker. I've had to move my bed out into the what was a beautifully new living room. Ive asked management to speak with her and make it clear thats not acceptable behavior. They apparently are akin yo every other landlord, its all about the money. They haven't said a word to her. Another very serious issue. Key Fobs are used for access, and for some wacky reason only known to those running Owego gardens, they refuse to give key fobs to emergency medical personnel, leaving myself and other tenants most vulnerable when an emergent health concern arises. In summary, don't even think of renting here. I'm paying market rate with 2-3& rental increases per year. It's obviously not worth the aggravation! This apartment complex is a wolf in sheep's clothing with smooth talking management.