as a visitor over the years to a family member to the community of Archstone I have seen good and bad. The maintenance crew is good, the office staff for the most part very friendly and considering the size of the complex it is kept up quite well. There are bad neighbors, parties that get loud at night, alcohol around small children and often times signs of abuse which go unnoticed unless neighbors get involved and call police. I am sure the damege to this unit was quite extensive as could be told by the noise, they are now evicted. I have noticed alot of small children left unattended to roam the complex, some on motorized vehicles driving through the complex--the noise is disturing and the safety issues are unbearable to even think about. I watched as a boy no more than 10 rode an engine powered mini mortorcycle, no helmet through the parking lot dodging cars justr days ago. The maintenance staff had to have noticed him and I am sure the office staff does all it can to prevent such things, it just seems that it is one thing after another at this place. My family member intends to move on at some point in the future. I just do not think a complex this size can be well managed all the time. As far as the gates, they are useless. I do not live there and come in behind other cars whenever I want- Usually it is not necessary since the gates are for the most part always open. As a security issue-the gates are useless.