Palmilla at Campus Pointe

I moved in close to the start of the COVID 19 pandemic and have lived here since (June 2020 to now July 2022). Paying about 1300 for rent for 1 b, 1br and about 25 in utilities every month. (Original rent was 1275 when I moved in).

I haven't used the pool but staff keeps it clean and I do see people using it. Fitness room is a bit small but it has everything you need for a workout and is open 24/7 and kept clean. We also have a mail room and separate parcel lockers next to the pool.

My apartment comes with one covered parking spot (godsend in this Fresno heat) and washer + dryer (so convenient). There's a small grass area if you own a dog too. Other perks are being right next to Campus Pointe and the highway. Campus Pointe is within walking distance and has a lot of delicious restaurants and will have more yummy places coming in.

Maint staff are great and will replace your air filter routinely. The landscaping keeps everything looking great. Mgmt for me has been really good about communicating smoke alarm checks via text and notifying everyone with flyers when they needed to redo the asphalt around the parking lot.

There have been some issues with the water pipes over the past year but mgmt has been good at getting it fixed within a day or two. The apartment complex feels safe for a young woman living there like me. Security patrols around at night.

The few bad things I would say is the Savemart Center traffic can get pretty crazy some nights (grad week is the worst), so plan ahead if you won't be late to work and the walls can be a bit thin. I live on the second floor and I can hear my third floor's neighbor's child running around and I can hear my first floor's neighbor's music when they turn it up loud. You can hear your neighbor's running the laundry or taking a shower but it's easy to block it out with music or headphones. The kitchen might be a downside to some as the stove is an electric burner.

Some people have complained of highway noise but I think it's worse if your apartment is right next to it (I was in building D which is a bit further from the highway) and I wasn't really able to hear it unless I had the windows open.

Overall pretty good place to live in but the rent may be a bit steep for some Fresno incomes. The convenience of living next to the highway, proximity to Fresno State and Campus Pointe, and the other amenities make up for it though.