Aqua on 25th Street Apartments

Non compliance with code enforcement to provide an Engineer Report regarding the unsafe porches, decks and balconies throughout the building, one of which has been propped up for 5 months with 2x4s. Its easy to see, on the right, as you enter the parking garage on the first floor.

Birds have been nesting in dryer vents throughout the building since the day I moved in. I have documented and reported it since 2022. Again, this is easy to see by the bird droppings coming from our dryer vents and... the debris that the birds have nested in is also visible as it protrudes from the louvre vents. Not only are the birds not removed, they have no routine maintenance for cleaning dryer vents, creating a major fire concern. Read More

The property is gorgeous with plenty of things to do around the area. The property manager and staff are very nice and genuinely accommodating. Maintenance is always prompt as well. I love it here.

When I arrived in VA Beach temporarily this place caught my eye. A block off the beach and a brand new apartment complex with beautiful interiors. The rooftop lounge has a fantastic view dispite the all the huge hotels on the strip. A lot of time was spent designing and decorating the apartment complex. Appliances are definitely on the cheaper end for a "luxury" apartment. But overall I was in love with this place. The management was extremely nice and curteous. They even offered package... delivery right to your room. THIN WALLS: The first two months it was great! Nice and quiet for a guy working 12-14 hour days 7 days a week while the complex was completing construction. Enter the third month of living there and the neighbor moved in upstairs and below. Within days I found myself below a herd of buffalo. The ceiling was so thin you could hear the washing machine, the dishwasher, the tenant, and the drunk boyfriend everynight. Once the neighbor below moved in I started receiving complaints from management about the noise I was making while getting ready for work around 4am so this seemed to be a common problem somehow though I manage to get ready every morning and not wake up my girlfriend in the same bed as me. BROKEN AMENITIES: It was not until my fourth month at the apartment that I went to go use the rooftop grills. All three grills were not working. This is alarming seeing that a brand new complex has three broken grills within six months of opening. **MILITARY BEWARE:** Most important thing to me being active duty military. I received orders to return to my home command. I went to the office to exercise my SCRA rights to terminate the lease and turned in my keys. After about a week I received an e-mail saying that my request to terminate the lease was "Denied" because my orders were "preexisting" and therefore not valid. After a week of battling I turned everything over to the legal department at my command for them to handle. The property owners clearly did not understand how military orders work and they stated that I should have notified them that I could not fullfil the 12 month lease when I was signing even though this was a special modification to my orders to send me home early. Bottom line is that they are very strict with military and they abide by SCRA benefits to a T and then some. Beware of any complex owned by "The Breeden Company". Read More

Loved the location! Within two minutes of coming home from work I was walking the boardwalk and so many restaurants within waling distance. The Breeden Company staff was exceptional, answering questions and inquires promptly. Packages were delivered promptly with a friendly text message (Thank you, Sammy!). The parking garage staff knew me and my car; I had a great rapport with each attendant. The garage is kept very clean. So why the one star? 1. The noise! My apartment was located under a... handicap unit and I spent every night listening to a motorized cart rumbling all over 24/7. When I mentioned it to security, I was told noise is relative. Not the best reply. I should have been made aware I was going to be under a handicap unit at the time of signing my lease. 2. The smell! Yes, we were treated to the Trash Fairy who would swoop in and collect all the trash placed in your hallway by 9PM. Though some residents couldn't set their clocks correctly and would put out their trash after 9PM. This trash then sat in a very closed-in hallway for another 24 hours. My nose would be greeted to old pizza boxes and pet poop aromas each evening as I walked to my apartment. 3. Building structure! Fire alarm malfunctions are common at all hours. During Hurricane Matthew, the rain water poured through my porch door, flooring my living room floor and ruining my wool rug. No fix offered for the leaking door nor reimbursements for rug cleaning. 4. Waiting time! Yes, I adored the parking garage staff BUT the 25th Street parking garage is also a public lot. In the morning hours there is no human at the booths and those paying had to negotiate the difficult electronic payment system. I literally sat waiting for people to pay for their public parking for more than 25 minutes before I could exit the garage. Add that to your daily commute time. You need to weigh the pros and cons before a signing a lease here! Read More

The building is new and looks modern, however the units are poorly built/designed. This is the loudest apartment I have ever lived in; footsteps from above and noise from the hallways penetrate through the thin walls and floors. I could easily overlook the shoddy workmanship of the finish work inside my unit, but the noise is brutal. Also, my car has been broken in to inside the parking garage.