My family and I lived at Creekside for only a year before relocating elsewhere. It was by far the worst year of our lives.
*Location: For those of you new to the area or to Maryland in general (like we were) be weary. Glen Burnie is a dump - old and worn down, with not a lot to offer in regards to amenities (restaurants, shops, physicians, etc.). If you wanted to go somewhere here halfway decent, expect to drive at least 30 minutes. You are not close to anything.
*Price - We were paying
...$1800/month for a 3 bd/2 ba apartment settled in the middle of the hood. The price wouldn't be so offensive if it was in a better area, and close to more things.
*Apartment - using the term "luxury" is a stretch, especially when you use cheap carpet, dated plastic blinds from the 80's, and flat paint on the walls. With kids, it didn't take long for damage to be done (and for my husband to pay for it upon moving out). The only thing luxurious is the price tag. We were not impressed with the quality of the apartment at all.
*Staff - I can only speak about the staff from Greystar, as we were notified of the change in ownership to TGM a week before our move. They seemed inexperienced, and never wanted to handle resident concerns appropriately or efficiently. Until you went off on them like a crazy person and even then issues were fixed temporarily. They never made you feel comfortable upon walking into the leasing office, and would hurry you out the door so trying to address anything with them proved difficult. The leasing manager only cared about filling up the buildings, going so far as allowing riff-raff to move in who clearly can not afford living there.
*Safety - There are definitely questionable people in the area, and some even managed to live in the apartments. You need a key fob to get into your building, and into your apartment which was nice, but it didn't stop "suspicious activity" from occurring. Based on the location of our apartment, we saw every car that entered the complex. I can't tell you how many times we have seen police cars in here for something happening.
*Residents - not many friendly people here, and some neighbors (the riff-raff) are nosy and gossip about everyone and enjoy loitering right outside the door and never moving out of the way, especially if you have groceries or kids. This posed a safety hazard and when brought to their attention, nothing was done about it. Until I called the fire marshall on them. Then it was handled.
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