Cooper River Plaza Apartments

This place is awful and overpriced for what you get. The building is extremely outdated and in desperate need of repairs. The stairwells, hallways, and walls on each floor are dirty, have chipped paint, and smell. There is always something out of order in the building. One week it will be the elevators the next week they will shut off the water unexpectedly and you’ll have to go all day without hot water. The parking is also a nightmare if you come home after 7 pm you will have nowhere to park... your car. They do have a paid garage that is extra on top of the already high rent but there is a 2+ year waiting list. The amenities you get are all overpriced such as the pool which is not included in the already higher than average rent price. I also hated the washing machine room most of the machine are extremely dirty when you open them up they had brown water and hair, lint, and who knows what else in there. They should really have a crew come and clean them weekly. We ended up taking our clothes elsewhere because everything we tried to wash ended up smelling dirty and moldy after using the machines: We’ve also had several emails in the past of crime in the area. They have had several attempts with people doing smash and grabs in the parking lot. We had to move out since we have kids and we didn’t feel safe or comfortable in the apartment. Would not recommend renting here it was a nightmare living here. Lee mas

While living here we had a car broken into. There have been several smash and grab attacks at this building. and multiple attempts with people in masks looking into cars late at night. Leasing office wants to pretend like the area is safe when it’s not (so they can keep hiking up rent prices for new renters every year). These apartments are extremely outdated and have serious water damage. You can tell they just paint over everything instead of updating the facilities. Under the kitchen sink we... found mold and water damage from previous renters. These units also have really bad water flow issues because of old outdated pipes. If you’re unfortunate enough to get a unit with bad water issues don’t expect them to ever replace anything. You can tell they couldn’t be bothered to fix up the place properly the only thing you will get is a new carpet when you move in. Most things will be smothered with white paint to hide issues. Also the hallways everywhere constantly smell awful. There are several dark stains on most of the carpets in the hallway which are embarrassing to have guests walk through when visiting. Certain areas of the building reek of moldy water and BO. This is on top of the whole exterior and interior of the building looking run down and dirty. Besides the first floor lobby which they actually fix up with cheap arm chairs so people don’t see anything run down during tours every other floor in the building is falling apart with moldy dirty carpets, walls with peeling paint, and bad smells especially from the trash rooms on each floor which reek of rotting garbage. Most of the washers and dryers are run down and out of order. You’ll be lucky if you can get one they are constantly in use for hundreds of people they barely have any machines and that’s if they are all working (usually at least 4 are out of order for parts for months). Also when you open the washers they smell of mold and dirty water and are brown and discolored from never being cleaned so your clothes end up smelling worse after washing. To make matters worse there is always an elevator out of order meaning you’ll have to wait several minutes if you live on the higher floors or sit in a packed elevator like a sardine. The worst part of living here for me was the water boiler not working for several days at a time. No joke they will randomly shut it off with no hot water while they made “repairs”. I remember the boiler being broken at least 3 or more times a month! Lee mas

Location is great, but that’s where the positives end. I’ve lived here since 2016, so I have 8 years of experience to share.

I moved to this apartment suddenly, after a breakup, without reading reviews. I’m writing this review to give prospective tenants an honest assessment of living here.

1. WATER SHUT OFFS: (THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION): The water has consistently been shut off 2-3 times a month on average, usually through the entire work day, almost always for two or more hours, often... without notice at the least convenient times. Even when the water hasn’t been shut off recently, the bath water is often dirty or rusty when I first turn it on.

2. ELEVATORS IN DISREPAIR: Expect one or more of the three elevators to be out of order. It’s not unusual for two of the three elevators to be out of order at the same time, and they regularly use one elevator to carry trash down to the dumpster. It’s even worse when a tenant reserves an elevator when they move-in or move-out. I have personally been stuck on one of the elevators for 10-15 minutes when it stopped between floors.

3. LAUNDRY ROOMS OUT OF ORDER: I have never witnessed all of the washers and dryers working at the same time. There are almost always three or more machines out of order, and I’ve seen more than half of the machines out of order at the same time.

4. STAFF: The Maintenance Team, Doormen and Rental Manager are good and decent humans, doing their best considering the circumstances, but the Building Manager is disrespectful and ignorant.

5. SUMMARY: I DO NOT RECOMMEND Cooper River Plaza Apartments to anyone who expects the most basic amenities. Lee mas

Management not great at all beware of this apartment complex will not recommend and they too overpriced for how they are kept terrible the head Management doesn't care about anything that goes around at the complex terrible has been terrible for years but it is getting worse.

Pros- The doormen are very respectful and always speak to me when I see them. The entryway door lock after 6pm so people can’t just walk into the building. The building itself is very clean and it’s in a great location. Love that they have washing machines and utilities are included

Cons- the walls are very thin!!! You can literally hear your neighbors even if they aren’t speaking loud. This is honestly the only serious annoying thing for me so far. Parking after 7 pm can be difficult....

Overall great 1st apartment. I would definitely recommend Lee mas