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Briarwood Manor Apartments

9656 Exeter Avenue, Montclair, CA

Independent Living

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About the community

About Briarwood Manor Apartments

Retirement community for seniors.

Published floor plans

Studio

0 bedroom

Published starting price

$1,176/month

Care fees not included

Checked August 15, 2026
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1 Bedroom

1 bedroom

Published starting price

$1,259/month

Care fees not included

Checked August 15, 2026
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2 Bedrooms

2 bedroom

Published starting price

$1,510/month

Care fees not included

Checked August 15, 2026
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Tracked published prices

Price history by floor plan

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Studio$1,176 observed · tracking future changes
$1,176Aug 15, 2026

One source-published starting price observed so far. No price change has been observed yet.

Family and resident feedback

0.5 out of 5 from 13 reviews

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★★★★

Critical

Review for Briarwood Manor Apartments

First of all I'd like to tell you to never ever send anybody to live in this horrible place! Is infested with cockroaches to the point the health department should have been called years ago. It's so bad here they can't keep a manager for 5 months or more. All the complaints about other tenants, especially my complaints about the one upstairs with excessive noise, none of the rules of peace and quiet are kept here or enforced by anybody. Anybody that has had to leave a home and move into a facility like this, they

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Cleanliness
1.0 / 5
Friendliness
4.0 / 5
Value for Cost
1.0 / 5
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1.0 / 5
Activities
1.0 / 5
Staff
1.0 / 5
Meals & Dining
1.0 / 5
AnonymousMarch 21, 2025

★★★★

Positive

Affordable Housing

When looking for senior living for my dad there were not many affordable options. He did apply at Briarwood in Montclair, CA. He was accepted and they did have some availability. So grateful for the referral from A Place for Mom. Truly came through for our family.

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Cleanliness
4.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
Value for Cost
4.0 / 5
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4.0 / 5
Activities
4.0 / 5
Staff
4.0 / 5
Adrienne CAugust 12, 2021

★★★★★

Positive

A good place

The price and value of Briarwood Manor was a big decision factor for our family, it is very reasonable. The apartments look nice, but the hallways and stairwells we believe are getting updating here soon, they are just a little older looking. However our loved ones stuido apartment is very nice and a perfect fit for him.

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Cleanliness
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
Adrienne CJune 9, 2021

★★★★★

Positive

Thank You

The community is very loving and caring. They are probably the only community in the area that hasn't had any cases of COVID in their community. The community regulations sometimes seemed harsh, but at the same time I feel that my loved one is safe. My loved one enjoys the community. The staff is very accommodating to the family and residents. The staff finds a way to make my loved one laugh everyday. This community is convenient for us, as it is less than 15 miles from our house.

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Cleanliness
5.0 / 5
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4.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
JaniceNovember 2, 2020

★★★★

Critical

old , unkept, and just nasty

This place doesn’t deserve even a one star rating. It was clean and well maintained 7 years ago under a different manager. The current manager and staff are horrible, the manager and staff smoke , and sine of the residents smoke in front of the building. You get the smell of a dirty ashtray when you first walk in the doors. They keep the downstairs area clean, but when you go up to the second floor, you see filthy, stained worn out carpet. They also have a roach investigation, which they are not doing a good job co

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0.5 / 5
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0.5 / 5
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0.5 / 5
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M. NapierJuly 9, 2018

★★★★

Critical

Do you want cancer from secondhand smoke?

If you want cancer from secondhand smoke come live here! The tenants are allowed to smoke in their units or they don't stop them from doing it. The place is old and the carpet on the second floor is disgusting... Sometimes this place looks like a homeless camp with shopping carts all over the complex. Make sure you tour the entire complex after 5 pm that's when the smoking and [Removed] begins.

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Cleanliness
3.5 / 5
Friendliness
2.5 / 5
Value for Cost
2.0 / 5
Care Services
4.0 / 5
Activities
3.5 / 5
CarlosNovember 27, 2017

Verified overview

What we know from public sources

Care options
Independent Living
Public price status
Published starting price available
Last source check
August 15, 2026

Source-published features

Amenities and services

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Services & convenience

  • Property Convenient to Public Transit
  • Resident Parking Available
  • Weight Limit (lbs)
  • Cats Allowed
  • Dogs Allowed

Activities & engagement

  • Activities On-site

Outdoor spaces

  • Outdoor Common Areas
  • Indoor Common Areas

Apartment & room features

  • Bath Tubs

Official oversight

Inspection and quality records

Inspection coverage has not yet been completed for this community. “Not covered” is not the same as “no violations found.”

Coverage last checked August 15, 2026.

Questions to confirm with the community

Additional care fees
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