Trash rooms at 4123 Cedar Springs and at Park West had been overflowing until the new property manager began cleaning out the spaces himself. (Photo courtesy of a resident) But troubled property may have turned a corner in resolving maintenance issues DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com “I too, have great concerns as a handicapped veteran living at 4123 apartments,” wrote one resident of the troubled property on Cedar Springs Road following the recent publication in Dallas Voice of an article on maintenance and service issues at the mixed-use complex. “There is only one access point for disabled and wheelchair-bound people,” the resident wrote. “The biggest worry is the lack of feeling secure within the building and parking garages.” The resident explained there is no management, maintenance, janitorial staff or security personnel on the premises where broken security gates in the garage haven’t been repaired in months.
Another resident wrote, “I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the trash issue,” noting that all of the trash chutes and trash rooms were filled with garbage that, as of last weekend, had continued to pile up and flow out into the hallways. “I’m not sure at this point why it’s taken [a] week and still no type of trash service or maintenance person,” they wrote.
The week it’s taken to replace staff and services refers to the July 1 exit of management company Lincoln Property from 4123 and Park West.
Although Lincoln had announced its departure from the properties at least a month in advance, new management wasn’t fully in place to replace them. “Garbage overflowing,” wrote another. “AC in common areas not working.