Vintage at Tacoma

    4023 South Lawrence Street, Tacoma, WA, 98409
    1.3 · 3 reviews
    • Independent living
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    1.0

    Poor maintenance, rising rent, unreliable

    I live here and would not recommend. Maintenance is almost non-existent - toilets and light bulbs can take 3-4 months to repair - and staff and management turnover is constant. Office is only open three days a week and is often unmanned while rent keeps rising, so affordability is a real concern. Advertised as pet-friendly but pet areas were removed and residents are told to walk dogs off-site; I was even charged by management after a bedbug issue with no notice.

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    1.33 · 3 reviews

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      1.3
    • Staff

      1.0
    • Meals

      1.3
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Cons

    • Maintenance delays and poor response to repair requests
    • 3–4 month wait for toilet repairs and light bulb replacements
    • High staff turnover
    • Frequent management turnover
    • Inability to retain managers and maintenance staff
    • Limited office hours (open only three days per week)
    • Staff often unavailable even on scheduled open days
    • Recurring rent increases
    • Affordability concerns for residents
    • Advertised as pet-friendly but policy changed
    • Loss of designated pet areas and on-site pet access
    • Residents told to walk dogs off-site
    • Bedbug infestation reported
    • No notice posted about bedbug problem
    • Management charged residents for bedbug issue
    • Multiple reviewers would not recommend the community

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these reviews is strongly negative, focused on systemic operational and management problems that materially affect residents' daily lives. The dominant themes are chronic maintenance failures, unstable staffing and management, abrupt and restrictive policy changes affecting pet owners, pest problems, and financial stress from rent increases. Several reviewers explicitly state they would not recommend the community, and the cumulative picture is one of declining service levels and reliability.

    Staff and management: Reviewers consistently report high turnover among frontline staff and managers, and an inability by the community to retain maintenance personnel and leadership. That instability is linked to poor responsiveness: office hours are reportedly limited to three days per week, and staff are sometimes unavailable even on the days the office is scheduled to be open. The combination of frequent management changes and limited office accessibility appears to have degraded residents' ability to resolve issues in a timely fashion and undermined confidence in administration.

    Maintenance and facilities: A recurring and specific complaint is extremely slow maintenance response times. Multiple mentions indicate basic repairs — for example, toilet repairs and light bulb replacements — took on the order of three to four months. These lengthy delays suggest either severe understaffing in maintenance or ineffective work-order systems. Compounding the maintenance failures are reports of a bedbug problem: reviewers reported infestations with no posted notice to residents and an allegation that management charged residents for the problem. Those reports raise both health/safety concerns and questions about transparency and accountability when environmental problems arise.

    Pet policy and grounds: Although the community was advertised as pet-friendly, reviews describe a significant policy reversal. Designated pet areas were removed, grounds were altered so pets are no longer allowed in common outdoor spaces, and residents have been instructed to walk dogs off-site. This policy change directly contradicts advertising and has been cited as having a negative impact on residents who own dogs. For people who chose the community because it was supposed to be pet-friendly, this is a major and specific grievance.

    Financial and recommendation patterns: Reviewers cite recurring rent increases and express affordability concerns. When combined with declining service levels, limited staffing, maintenance delays, and pest issues, the rent increases contribute to an overall perception that the community does not deliver value for money. This is reflected in multiple reviewers saying they would not recommend the facility.

    Gaps in available information: The supplied reviews do not contain mentions of care quality beyond environmental and maintenance concerns, nor do they provide detail on dining, activities, programming, or medical/care services. The absence of feedback in these areas should be viewed as a neutral data point rather than evidence of quality; prospective residents should seek direct information on dining, activities, medical care, and staffing ratios if those factors are important.

    Conclusion and implications: The consolidated pattern from these reviews is operational deterioration: maintenance backlogs, limited and unreliable office coverage, frequent staff and management turnover, abrupt policy changes (notably around pets), and pest-control failures. These issues are causing tangible impacts on residents’ daily comfort, safety, and finances. Prospective residents or family members should treat these recurring, specific complaints as red flags: verify current management stability and staffing levels, confirm maintenance response times and procedures in writing, inspect for pest control records and notifications, and get clear, written details on pet policies and any recent or planned policy changes before committing. Current residents experiencing these problems should document maintenance requests and communications and, if necessary, escalate concerns to regional management or regulatory bodies for assisted living/independent living oversight.

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    About Vintage at Tacoma

    Vintage at Tacoma sits in South Tacoma at 4023 South Lawrence Street and offers senior living for adults ages 55 and better, and you'll see it was built back in 2013 with a focus on comfort, support, and affordable retirement living, and there are 231 apartment units including spacious one- and two-bedroom homes, each with one bathroom, designed for easy access with features like elevators and wide hallways, and the grounds cover about 145,950 square feet so there's both indoor and outdoor space to use. Residents get help with daily living if they want it and staff coordinate healthcare and support services, so there's a range of options whether someone needs independent living, assisted living, or memory care, because they try to personalize support for different needs. The community has amenities like a fitness center, a sundeck, an arts and crafts room, a billiard room, library, theater, computer room, and a beauty salon, with places on-site for business and laundry, along with on-site maintenance for quick repairs, and people can pay rent online and log in through a resident portal. Meals are planned with attention to both taste and nutrition, served in a communal dining room to help encourage social time, and staff keep things safe and accessible for everyone moving through the halls and spaces. Regular housekeeping and laundry services help with chores, and transportation is provided for residents who need it. There are organized social and recreational options, like card games, bingo, holiday parties, and group activities in rooms set up for these purposes, so it's easy to find a way to meet with neighbors and try something fun or just relax in the TV lounge or out in the garden area by the gated entry. The property is managed by FPI Management, and the smoke-free environment helps residents stay comfortable and healthy. Detailed floor plans, rent and occupancy information, and management details are available for those who need specifics or want commercial property reports, but the overall setting sticks to creating a comfortable and supportive home for seniors in the South Tacoma area, open Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM and 9 AM on Saturday.

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