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Top Amenities
- 24/7 Computer Lab
- Building Laundry Room
- Central A/C
- Controlled Access
- Elevators
- Fitness Center
- Granite Countertops
- Pet Friendly
- Resident Lounge
- Stainless Steel Appliances
- Surface Parking Lot
- Wall-to-Wall Carpets
About this Location
public transit
neighborhood
19 min walk
Pricing
student only housing
Please visit UC Irvine's student housing site or call (949) 824-8918 for leasing information.
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Building Related
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Elevators
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Convenience
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24/7 Computer Lab
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Conference Room
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Entertainment
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Grilling Station
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Playground
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Resident Events
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Resident Lounge
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Kitchen
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Dishwasher
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Microwave
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Refrigerator
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Stove & Oven
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Landscape
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Community Garden
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Laundry
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Building Laundry Room
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Living Room
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Wall-to-Wall Carpets
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Parking & Transportation
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Surface Parking Lot
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Security & Maintenance
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Controlled Access
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Overall rating 7.1/10, based on 85 renter reviews Write a review
Satisfied
Overall great! A few complaints of neighbors stomping upstairs late at night
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Couple
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2 beds / 1 bath
Graduate Housing - Family Mixed
I used to live in UCLA graduate housing, so I'll be comparing the two. This apartment is in a safe and quiet community. Irvine, overall, has no nightlife, but at least you're 13 minutes from the beach. Most of the graduate students are anti-social (they don't make much eye contact or say hi). It's walking distance to the gym. They have a great pet policy for cats though.
My old 1 bdrm 1bathroom had more storage space than my 2bdrm 2bathroom here. There's no elevators, no air conditioning and the building materials are fairly cheap. In UCLA's graduate housing there was laundry and a trash chute on every floor. In this housing and Verano's you have to carry your laundry and garbage outside (extremely NOT ADA friendly). You're lucky to get covered parking, so expect your car to get dirty. In exchange you'll have a good bit of wildlife around to watch though. Housing is affordable compared to the rest of Irvine and the housing staff are friendly and helpful.
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Family w/ children
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Pet owner
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2 beds / 2 baths
Very good spot
I live on campus at Palo Verde. I think the apartment is spacious and i receive good lighting. I also have my own parking garage and a garden plot. I love that it is close to campus and the school gym (ARC). I am also able to ahare a two bedroom space with my partner who does not go to UCI. The biggest drawbacks are the lack of Air Conditioning and a recurrent ant problem (but maintenance has come to help on this issue).
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Couple
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Pet owner
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2 beds / 2 baths
Good Location
WIFI is not good.
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Roommates
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2 beds / 1 bath
On-Campus Graduate Housing Review
Palo Verde is very affordable compared to all other option for students in Orange County, but that comes with a couple caveats. If you live in a 2 or 3 bedroom, you will be assigned a roommate at random. I had a positive experience with my random roommate assignment my first year and then persuaded the housing office to let me move into an apartment with my friend my next 2 years.
It is sometimes hard to get the office to do proper maintenance and clean up. When I first moved in, the old tenant had left dirty thoroughly used furniture which the people at PV just left piled in the middle of the living room. We called the housing office to have it removed multiple times, but to no avail. Then I had to steam clean the carpet myself after I PAID to have the old furniture removed, and it was absolutely disgusting.
The building has started switching to wooden floors which is a good replacement for the ugly carpet that makes it hard to see stain at the moment.
Otherwise, the beds are pretty spacious. I have a bed and desk in my room, but no dresser and there is plenty of space to walk around. The kitchen has a lot of storage space, but the stoves are electric (not the end of the world). Laundry machines are located outside the building which can be a bit cumbersome, but again, manageable.
They have heat in the winer, but there is no AC for the summer. So be prepared with multiple fans when it inevitably gets to high 90s/100s in the summer.
They do have quite a lot of events that are free for graduate students to help them mix and mingle as well as for families that live in the complex. There is even a playground and opportunities to get garden plots.
Overall mixed experience, but it is definitely the most affordable for wha it offers. AND, it's only a 10 minute walk to campus. Grocery store is 5 min away. UTC is 5 min away. The UCI Gym is right across the street.
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Roommates
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2 beds / 1 bath
Palo Verde Housing
Location is quite good.
But not so clean.
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Family w/ children
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3 beds / 2 baths
Graduate Housing
Hard to get into grad housing, but if you can it is a very inexpensive option. Because it is basically subsidized housing (i.e. rent is set below average for area) for graduate students you do have to put up with some things, like thin walls and university policies. Be careful in choosing a roommate, some of the PhD students here are, lets say, difficult to get along with. Shared laundry rooms on-site, so sadly no in-unit washer/dryer. However, it is cheap, the grounds and landscaping are very nice. Proximity to school/gym makes for an easy commute, and it is easy to request a repair/service for your apartment. Some people have pest problems (ants), we have been fairly lucky. There is also an organic garden where you can get on the waiting list for a plot.
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Roommates
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Pet owner
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2 beds / 1 bath
Palo Verde
Convenient location and a price you can’t beat! Right next to the gym, bus station and a 25 min walk to MedEd.
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Roommates
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2 beds / 2 baths
Palo Verde On-Campus Housing
Great if you can get it! Sadly med students are last in the housing guarantee, meaning you most likely won't be placed here. But for those who apply to on-campus housing and stick it out to the last minute, you have a much higher chance of getting an apartment (most people will freak out with only a month to go until school starts and rescind their housing app, which moves those who stick it out further up the list). You should definitely request to live with another med student though, many of the PhD students have poor social skills and quite frankly all of my friends (approx. 12 people) who live/lived in this housing have had poor experiences with their PhD roommates. The benefits of this housing is there's an organic garden you can get on the wait list for. You can walk/bike to school. Or if you choose to drive it's a 5 min drive to MedEd max. Right across the street from the ARC gym! And the rent is very very cheap compared to other places in the area. They allow cats (or other animals if they're certified emotional support animals). The housing office is also very responsive about repairs.
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Roommates
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Pet owner
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2 beds / 1 bath
Average Student Housing
Graduate housing, nothing special, affordable pricing
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Roommates
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2 beds / 1 bath
Renter Questions & Answers 1 Question
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Who lives in Palo Verde Apartments?
Asked on March 7, 2016Byon March 7, 2016The Palo Verde community houses mainly graduate, medical, and law students, plus a smaller number of undergraduates over the age of 25 or with families.