Domain Oakland

Jamie-Lee S. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

You don't get what you pay for at the Domain in Oakland. My husband and I lived here for a year and after evacuating the apartment every few weeks in the middle of the night because of fire alarms, we decided to call it quits. Yes, we had a yoga studio in the building, but we also had hookers on our corner, crazy bums outside, and the notorious fire alarms. The building underwent a change in management and I was hopeful that things would get better. They screwed us with our deposit by charging us rent for days that we did ... read more

Natala C. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

My job is taking me away from the area, so unfortunately I am ending lease at the Domain at the end of next month. (I'll update my review after my move out to share my experience with how that is handled) I've lived in the building for a year now. Here are my pro's and con's. Pro's: Location: Getting to and from BART is really easy, and very secure. Most of the time (unless it is after 11pm) you walk through the Government building, after walking through City Center which is well lit and has guards 24/7. I've never felt unsa... read more

Victor S. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

The worst. Every good thing about these apartments is wiped away when the complete ineptitude of management and staff is factored in. I lived there for 1 year. Moved out on June 16, 2013, apartment C105. I'm still waiting for a refund for my initial deposit and it has been 3 MONTHS since move out. I'm beginning to doubt I'll ever get it back, which of course is illegal. And they've just changed ownership, so of course, new management has no idea what happened before they took over and is completely clueless and unwilling to ... read more

Dave B. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

This building has fallen. I can proudly say at one point this apartment buildings was a fantastic place to live. It has in an instant fallen. The staff now left only cares about the bottom line and finding a huge profit. Safety, community and pride are no longer values of Domain. I was forced to move for many reason, the main reason was rent increase $1640 - $2100 and lost value in the amenities/location. I would recommend moving closer to Lake Merritt, Temescal, Berkeley or possible Jack London. If you are still here, live ... read more

M M. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

Be warned: This place is going through MAJOR financial difficulties, and as a result, will pass it on to you. Not only will you have to deal with random fees and "accounting errors" from nearly a year ago, but they will nickle and dime you for everything you're worth upon move out. I am an owner of an apartment building in SF, so I'm well versed in tenant rights, but I feel bad for those who aren't... PS To those who complain about being charged for cleaning, that was your bad. They are required to clean, no matter how spotl... read more

Danilo D. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

hello all, 2 months here well the apartment is nice , has a great kitchen , close to bart , you can get on the city in 15 . is feel safe here , even know the neighborhood is kind (*&*(^&*%&*%^ i pay $2030, a month ( i think with this amount i can get something better on lake merrit ) or jack london square - wahs and dryer is a + the girls on the office are helpful and really nice the building is new and very modern ! ++ look if you work all day like me on sf and just come home to cook , sleep , this is the perfect place , no... read more

Sheli M. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

This place is terrible. The fire alarm goes off at least once a month. We live a 5 minute walk away from the fire station, they take 15 minutes to get here. The staff here is horribly rude and can't be bothered to do their jobs. We have a resident community online forum, we are now censored so that only positive things appear on the forum. There are flies on every floor. Less than a year ago there was a fly infestation on the bottom floor and in open air areas, now they have made their way down the closed off hallways. Packa... read more

Robert F. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

I have to lower my review to one star. The new management here is willfully dismissive of resident concerns. For example, the building alarms here go off at least once per week. They are incredibly loud and terrify children. There has never been a fire or an event to trigger the alarms. The reason why the go off is electronic but this issue has never been addressed by management. I have raised this issue on the internal building message board but management has now taken to removing any critical comments on the message board... read more

Robert B. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

So here is how you increase your quality-of-life luxury quotient... (This is why you pay a premium rent bill...) Move into an apartment that gets really hot because there is no airflow on the ground floor... Prop the door open to get some air... But then you live in a street level loft... Is that safe in Oakland? (someone just got stabbed against the building two weekends ago for example)... And everyone seems to be smoking chronic/cloves outside within smell-shot... And just in case they run out of smokable material--there... read more