View at Marin

"Well-maintained apartments with plenty of appliances and features at a reasonable price (for Marin, at least). A huge fan of the in-unit dishwasher and washer-dryer combo. Fitness center and pool are nice additions as well. Revising my review because the location, while isolated from the rest of San Rafael, is more of a personal preference rather than a downside. I really enjoyed my time living at View of Marin and recommend it to anyone looking for a well-maintained apartment with plenty of amenities."

"We are now in our second apartment here; transferred to a larger unit in a different building after three years. Love our apartment, the management team, and in general, the community overall! I had previously rated the community lower due to an issue with our building's elevator, but the management eventually got a short-term workaround applied to tide us over [thanks, James!] until the permanent fix can be made ; so I am raising our rating back to four stars..."

"I’m in the market for housing in Marin and wanted to check out View of Marin. Lenka was courteous, kind and professional, the tour was excellent and informative and the apartments are beautiful. Thank you!"

"Although Lenka, Allysa, Michael, and the entire staff are kind, courteous, and make efforts towards making The View at Marin a safe environment to live, there are many reasons why this once heavily sought after complex has turned into a place I would never want to call home again. To start, there is 24/7 noise around the clock. The walls in each unit are paper thin, so voices roam offering little to no privacy. People and kids run, jump, and stomp up and down the staircases that adjoin the units, and ride bikes in the street causing more commotion and chaos. Cars coming in and out often blast their loud music and speed, regardless of the speed bumps, children at play and pet owners walking their pups. The View also allows more than one family per unit, which ultimately creates more crowds and you can often see multiple families as they exit their homes. This consequently creates an overflow of trash and litter scattered about the entire complex along with extra cars parked in fire lanes, handicap spots, or spaces that haven't been paid for. They charge you a $75 monthly fee for your second car, without a specified parking space, but there are hardly any spots after 10pm. And the biggest reason why this place shouldn't be your new home is because of the mismanagement, miscommunication, and lack of professionalism that took place when we discovered water damage + mold saturating our bottom floor in the den and living room, along with mildew and more mold growth in our window sill. We had to pick up and relocate to another temporary unit onsite while renovations for the water damage and mold were being conducted. Within the projected 4 week timeline, contractors/vendors also discovered that water damage and mold was more than anyone could have anticipated. The project was completed almost 6 months later. In that time, our truck was broken into with all of its tools/belongings stolen. The master apartment keys were left in our original apartment door because a contractor simply "forgot to take them out". We had to then install more cameras to provide extra security, and it was only then that we learned multiple unknown contractors had access to our unit and even captured videos of them roaming around our apartment without permission. We also noticed that those same contractors were storing extra material in our place to help serve other renovations for apartments near us. While the temp unit was livable, we had to make multiple complaints about roaches, and also experienced a main window with mold and water damage. I could go on and on as these few examples are only the tip of the iceberg, however I just want to raise an awareness to anyone considering moving here. Be aware of living in an old building with major foundational problems, a management staff that has little help to offer, and The FPI management company that has let The View of Marin get run into the ground."

"The ownership of the apartment complex changed from Eaves to another entity on December 16, 2020 (the same day residents were notified). What was formerly known as "Eaves San Rafael" is now "View at Marin". The Eaves portal that we use to pay rent went down earlier in the week without an explanation. Now residents need to pay rent via check at the leasing office until we get access to the new apartment site/portal. It's not uncommon to get notes from property management on your door, but I didn't expect one to be what seems like a farewell letter. The management at Eaves San Rafael was very good. James, Lenka, Javier, and other team members were dedicated to the community. Hoping the new management for View at Marin is just as good and that they prioritize the community as well. It's been two days. I will update the review later in hopes that things are ironed out soon"