My wife, very young daughter, and I lived in the Kodiak Apartments for a solid 4 years. We have since moved into a house. We lived at Kodiak long enough to make a fair evaluation. Kodiak was a luxury apartment. Is it still? Read on and decide for yourself... When my wife and I moved in mid-2010, the facility was primarily inhabited by a very different population than it is today, which consisted of young professionals and retirees. When we moved in there was a baby grand piano in the lobby, heated underground parking, exercise facility with hot tub, capable maintenance and management staff lived on site, a video security system throughout the facility, and cable and internet were free! The building and grounds were excellently maintained. Times were good and the problems were low for the first two years. So what happened? Kodiak went through a management change almost immediately after we had moved in. With AHMC in charge of the grounds, as things like the on-site internet server, video surveillance system, intercom system, and other things began to breakdown, AHMC chose not to replace these features. For the features that did remain Kodiak typically was lethargic to replace things like the keypad door entry system or the damaged hot tub, where it took many months for them to rectify. Features like these were supposed to distinguish Kodiak as a "luxury" apartment, separating it from other options. AHMC didn't have qualms having you sign a lease offering the features only to silently take them away later. The original gentleman that was the keeper of the grounds for nearly a decade, began being stretched too thin once AHMC was in charge. Since he was being assigned more and more properties to take care of, Kodiak began to suffer greatly. Despite his excellent work, he couldn't dedicate enough time to Kodiak. Eventually, he quit. The Kodiak that was once impeccably maintained became dilapidated and dirty. Kodiak went through several maintenance staff members and there were great periods of time where there wasn't one at all. It is my option that with the sting of the economic crisis of 2008-current, the population shifted to include more full families and their pets. Quite a few of the families I had spoken too either moved into Kodiak because they couldn't afford their home anymore or were downsizing. Quiet Kodiak became a lot louder overall, and a few of the families that lived near our apartment became consistently verbose and physically violent, which ultimately resulted on us calling the police many times on these different families. While Kodiak's management team cannot control people's behavior, they were extremely passive to do anything about these issues that affected many of the tenants, since warning/evicting people would affect the bottom-line. When we moved in 2010, for the price, it was an excellent value back when Kodiak had all of its features, excellent facility/grounds maintenance, and great staff. Now in 2014, while it is one of the better priced apartment complexes in the Rochester area, I wouldn't recommend it with the same excitement as I would have 4 years ago. The ethos of the residents that we became friends with during our time at Kodiak went from joy to a "this is the way it is now..." or a "we'll just have to deal with it" mentality after AHMC took over. If Kodiak fits your budget and you are fine with what you see, go for it. Know that what you sign up for isn't necessarily what you'll get to keep down the line...
