Thames Point Apartments

07/17/07

terrible management, overpriced, but unique apartments

by j80l00z at Citysearch

The management at the building and particularly the overall manager, Maryland Management, are very difficult to deal with. A residential services advisor for the company actually said to me, "we have a policy that the managers are not allowed to speak to tenants in our buildings." This makes getting problems resolved very difficult. The building maintenance people are wonderful, but if you want something taken care of, you might as well try to track them down yourself. Be careful with the leases and security deposits - the management is not reliable in what they say by phone, so make sure to read everything carefully and possibly have a lawyer check the documents for you. Other problems - they claim to have a gym and they do for the few days a month when all the equipment (5 pieces) actually work.

All in all, the apartments are nice and the location is good, but for the absurd rent increases each year, there are much better deals out there. I would keep looking - there are better deals and better apartments in Fell's Point.

02/07/07

Nice Location, Dated Building, Too Expensive

by marklancaster at Citysearch

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION. The location is quite simply one of the nicest in the entire city - there's no denying that. But man, the building itself is BEAT. The heat in the lobby has been broken SINCE I MOVED IN, the rugs are disguesting, and the kitchens are bare basics...cheap cheap cheap. Hallways remind me of old, cheap Ocean City motels. Staff is okay...it's not their fault. Whoever owns that place knows how good the location is and hasn't overhauled the place, it looks like, in DECADES.

The entry system is made up of ONE DOOR and an old fashioned key...quite possibly the only $2000 a month apartment building with such an arrangement left in the United States.

Look elsewhere.

• Pros: LOCATION and STAFF
• Cons: CONDITION OF BUILDING. ENTRY. COMMON AREAS. EVERYTHING ELSE.

02/07/07

Bird Waste Everywhere. Most unpleasant place on Earth. Management Non-Existant.

by thamespoint at Citysearch

I've seen low income housing in better condition. The current management refuses to clean the place up. All carpets are extremely worn out and tattered. Pigeons out-number the residents 100-1 and there is more pigeon and bird waste ground into the carpets than it is humanly possible to imagine.

Imagine being forced to walk through bird waste very time you enter and leave your apartment! This place is "hhhheeelllll on Earth" Avoid!

The place is absolutely disgusting. The corporate level management is impossible to talk to. The on-site manager, who is never there during posted office hours, ignores all complaints. I had to go to court to get my security deposit back. The court ordered it 8 months ago and I still haven't heard a thing.

• Pros: Zero. Nothing. I can't explain how bad the place is run. Possibly better than living in a sewer
• Cons: Everything. You will never fogive yourself if you rent here.

06/09/06

Avoid Thames Point

by chalfee at Citysearch

I'd avoid Thames Point place if you expect to be treated respectfully by the Thames Point management entity, Maryland Management Company. At premium lease prices ($1250 - $2500 a month), you'd expect a relative level of service and professionalism.

I had a dreadful experience at Thames Point and the Maryland Management Company was totally unsympathetic.

The units are clean but certainly not luxurious. The kitchens and bathrooms are old and basic- linoleum floors, ancient electric stoves, cheap appliances, etc.

The courtyard is rather nice, although it often smells like trash.

The building does not offer ANY recylcing - the first building of its size I've ever encountered without a recylcing program.

Parking is okay, although the entrance is occasionally flooded.

The common area decor is dated.

The location is good.