🐾 Kids at the Dog Park: Real Stories, Safety Risks & Smarter Solutions
If you’ve spent time at an off-leash park, you’ve probably seen it:A parent strolls in with a stroller 🚼 or […]
Located at 160 Stone Park Blvd in Pike Rd, Alabama, The Grove at Stone Park is known as a pet-friendly community where dog owners can enjoy convenient amenities and green space for their furry friends. Although specific dog park features aren’t extensively detailed in public reviews, the area does provide dog waste stations, which makes it easier for residents to maintain cleanliness when walking their pets.
The gated community (though the gate has been reported as frequently broken) offers open grounds that residents use for dog walking, making it an option for pet owners searching for a dog-friendly environment. While issues such as maintenance and security have been mentioned, The Grove does foster a sense of community for those looking for pet-friendly living and accessible dog walking in the Pike Road area.
I absolutely love the actual apartments. They suit our needs just fine. My issue comes with the new property management not following through with the numerous noise complaints I have made. My upstairs neighbors are very inconsiderate to the point that it can be 2 a.m and I hear a ball being bounced! It has seriously impacted my son’s sleep and is a major deciding factor in whether or not we sign another lease. Another issue is the broken gate that has not been fixed yet though it’s been months. It’s a safety concern for me that again management doesn’t seem concerned with. Yet, there was cars that was recently broken into. I wonder if this may have been avoided had the gate actually been working. Cars constantly speed around here though the posted speed limit is 10mph.
The staff was extremely friendly, helpful, and patient. They were very patient and helpful with answering my questions and assisting me with my issues on uploading documents to their website. In addition, they took the time to show me the actual unit that I plan to rent as well as the model home to get decorating ideas.They made me feel like I was already at home even though I am still in the leasing process.
Thank you ladies for being so kind!!!
Lived here from 2020-2023. The apartment itself wasn’t bad but far from luxury. I didn’t like the community. Residents don’t respect the property and neighborhood of a home. People Speed, take up multiple parking spots, gym gets crowded with teenagers who don’t live there and bang on the door till someone lets them in. Gym is dirty, disorganized and broken equipment. The Internet sucks and management lies saying it’s from directTV but it’s some trash local company called cencom. Management also doesn’t really care, they may act or sound nice over the phone but their actions speak louder. Also, rent has went up a lot with zero improvements in the amenities , simple thing like improvements or maintenance to the kids parks would have been nice. Grass grows a foot before the cut it. Kiddy Pool looks like a biology project most of the summer. People don’t clean up after their pets, there are dog stations and people will have their pets poop right next to it and not pick it up. “Gated community” is always broken, or people just tailgate in behind you. Lastly , when I moved into the apartment it was dirty. Specifically the carpet. I had a one-year-old toddler at the time and they were hairpin screws and all types of unsafe things. We had to pause the move in to go buy a bunch of cleaning supplies first
I wasn’t originally planning to write this review because my husband and I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt—but at this point, the experience has become too frustrating to stay silent.
From the very beginning, communication has been a major issue. Every time we had a question about the move-in process, we could never get anyone on the phone. We even had to drive two hours from where we were currently living just to speak with someone in person. That alone was stressful.
We weren’t allowed to see the original unit we applied for, but we were shown a different floor plan and told we could move into that one instead. The only thing they said needed to be done was a carpet cleaning. Based on that, we were excited and moved forward. The walk-through went smoothly, and everything seemed fine—at first.
However, just three days after moving in, we discovered that the stove/oven didn’t even work. That was a huge inconvenience, especially after just settling in. To make matters worse, the gated entrance to the community doesn’t even function—so much for the added security and exclusivity that was advertised.
At this point, we’re hoping things improve, but we’re starting to feel like we may have made the wrong choice moving here. We understand that no place is perfect, but the lack of communication, maintenance issues, and broken promises are hard to overlook.
We’ve been here about a month now and everything was fine at first. But now after being here I have a few issues that can’t keep silent about.
1. The GATE- random people be here causing issues. Please fix the damn gate. We pay money to leave safe and that gate would help a lot.
2. The gym- the bathrooms are nasty and the sauna needs to be cleaned. They have so much potential to be great but just slack off.
3. The grounds are typically really clean but there are a few times when the dumpster area looks a mess. Fix it.
I’d give this place a 65/100. Needs work and definitely won’t be signing my lease again.