521 St. Paul Apartments

these requests would have been much appreciated. A gym is present, but one of the two treadmills hasn't worked for over a year and no efforts have been made to fix/replace. The gym is also never cleaned by the property people, so the common floors/surfaces are just gross. Lastly, the property company has several separate utility bills that end up adding a hefty price to your monthly fees. Despite the property company insisting it is "based on individual usage," I see no fluctuations in my monthly fees when I am out for more than half the month. The water/sewage fees are incredibly suspicious when compared to my Baltimore and Mt. Vernon neighbors.

had was on its own at the far hallway around a bend and had access to a stairwell exiting the building. Obviously, a convenient apartment to burglarize as it is on its own and has an easy exit. There was no sign of forced entry, though it was definitely locked in the morning. I work from home sporadically, so it concerned me I could've been home when it happened. The building has a key FOB system, which is secure enough. When I called the property manager to make her away of a break-in her first instinct was to say "our staff would never" which was odd. I wasn't accusing anyone, just making her aware. I got a "we're so sorry" but nothing more. No e-mail to the community stating a burglary had occurred in a "secure building" and no offer to help the detective assigned to the case. It was a strategic break-in and one specific thing had been stolen during the workday. I would've given them 4-stars had the burglary been handled better by property management--I worked in property management myself and that is something I'd take personally if one of my properties was robbed. I get that it happens (especially in Baltimore) and could have been a variety of people or factors--it's the response that was a huge let down.

an issue and the property management has done nothing to make resident property more secure. Property management is also very hard to contact. If you are lucky enough, they stop responding when you raise an issue.

for AC and the utility company that is responsible for metering and billing our usage (EMS) is always behind in bills. For the past half year or so all of my bills say "water read system is down, usage based on known history". My water bill and as bill always seem to be higher than they should be (both billed by EMS) while my electric usage (through BGE) is more appropriate and what I expect.

they finally fixed the heat. A few months later, we then lost AC for the entire month of June. If you enjoy having your basic needs ignored, you'll love PMC.

received another bill from the management company for AC and water. No big deal at first normally because in most rentals you have to pay the basics (water, sewer, and trash) and usually for water the bill is about every three months or so. But this second bill came every month and it equaled or exceeded our electricity bill! We weren't aware that this expense came every month and we ended paying over 350 bucks a month for what should only be around $150 for water (every three months) and 70-100 bucks for electricity. There have been break in's on the first floor. The ceiling in our apartment right above the window has started cracking. In the summer time it has let in DOZENS of flies. Apparently, right after you send them your notice that you will not be renewing your lease they have the "right" to walk into your apartment at any time to show the apartment to future tenants without notice. This was absolutely unacceptable to us as every other place that we have ever rented out has, at the VERY LEAST, given us a call to let us know. I was walked in on unexpectedly one day and obviously displeased. They will call and harass you for a plastic parking permit to be returned to the office, but will not give one single call to let you know that they are planning on showing the apartment that day. For as much as you pay for the apartments, there is absolutely no parking. Sometimes they do a special where you get 6 months in their "parking garage" for free, but in reality the garage is 5 blocks away on the opposite side of the street from the apartment complex. Elevators are broken about 40% of the time. The key fobs used to get into the apartment don't work some of the time, and the call boxes are down normally after it rains. I had to wait around 15 minutes for someone to happen to be leaving the apartment building to get myself in.

action to resolve this problem is felt as a lack of compassion for their residents. Hopefully they can make the necessary adjustments so that thier residents feel safe again. In the meantime I would avoid living here if possible.

steal mora $2000 dolars worth of my property while the wife was sleeping so please think twice about renting in this forsaken place