I will start this off by saying that I wrote a completely different review of the Marylander at first, but it was so thoroughly negative that I decided to make it a more balanced. So here is a more balanced pro-con list to living in this building. Con: Your apartment is a dank, disgusting, smelly shit-hole. Pro: You don't have to waste any more money on condoms. Don't expect to get laid anytime soon. Con: You live in one of the ugliest buildings ever constructed. Pro: It's very easy to give people directions to your address (eg. "I live in the building that looks like the physical representation of pain and suffering.") Con: You live with a bevy of mice and cockroaches. You can hear them scuttling through the poorly constructed dry wall (which is riddled with holes by the way). Pro: The mice and cockroaches have lived together for such a long time that they seem to have developed a good comradery. You will often see them sharing any food you leave outside of your fridge. It is a beautiful symbiotic relationship. Also, on all of those lonely nights you experience due to your terrible living conditions, the roaches and rats will snuggle up with you under your covers and keep you company. Con: You live in the Marylander. Pro: You get to experience the pure, unadulterated bliss that comes with moving out of the Marylander. I have never felt a joy so thorough, so physically satisfying, as when I lugged my last, moth eaten, damp cardboard box out of that hellhole. read more

I signed up for Yelp just to let people know how horrible this place is. A bit lengthy story of mine but worth reading it to get an idea. Straight to the points. 1. Clunking noise AND Worst management AND maintenance: they toss an issue between them, like, go and talk to management, then management says, go an talk to maintenance. There was a major clunking noise coming from the wall -from the apartment itself not from neighbors - whenever the steam heater in the apartment comes on. It was so loud to keep me up all night. Very hard to pin down the problem, because the noise only comes at nights and only when the heating is on. So I recorded a video that shows when and where the noise is. I showed it to management, and they placed a 'work order'. I said to the management multiple times that I only hear the noise at nights, so there is no point for maintenance guys coming for a check during the daytime, because they won't hear it. Not surprisingly, they came in during the day, and left a note 'Uh, there is no noise'. Of course not! I bumped into him on the hallway, so told him directly that I hear the noise only at nights, so when I hear it, I would call him (the resident maintenance guy). He said ok. Next day, I heard the noise so I called the guy, He came in and agreed that there is an issue. He said he didn't know what to do, so should have his supervisor, Niel, to have a look at it to figure out what to do. And then a week passed by. They do NOTHING. They didn't leave any note. So I went back to the management and tell the whole thing. They placed another F**ing WORK ORDER!! So I told her again, that it is useless...so give me a phone number of Niel so that I can talk to him directly. She won't give it to me, but just makes another call to the resident maintenance guy to have a look. Another week passed by. NOTHING HAPPEND. Then somehow, I met the resident maintenance guy in the hallway again, and told him, 'Why did you not do anything? you said you and Niel (I never saw this guy, don't know he even exists) will look into the noise issue' He is like, 'Oh, I said I will ask Niel to see if he HAS TIME TO LOOK AT IT, NOT THAT WE WILL LOOK AT IT'. My reaction is, WHAT??????????? F**king joke!!!! So I asked him to make a phone call to Niel right then while he was with me, he simply wouldn't do it. He PROMISED to have a look at it some time soon. A month has passed since then, and I STILL HEAR THE NOISE. Finally I decided to contact Baltimore city council to request an inspection of structural damage. If inspectors find an issue, the Morgan properties will be fined. 2. Inefficient staff in the mail room I had 2 occasions in which I was told there were no packages for me, and turned out there were. First occasion, a friend of mine sent me a pumpkin cheese cake by usps, and tracking number indicated that it arrived at the apartment. I go to the mail room and claim my package. He says, there is no package for me. Next day, again, no package. It turned out, there was the cheesecake delivered and misplaced somewhere, they couldn't find it! By the time I opened it, it had molds in it. Second occasion, I had an important document delivered from government office by usps. The exact ssame thing. Tracking says it is here. The mail room staff say it is not. It turned out, again, that they placed it somewhere invisible, and couldn't find it. As you can see, this apartment is barely operational. read more

Don't be fooled by the advertising or the fake reviews posted elsewhere. If you are a Johns Hopkins student, staff member, etc. considering this place, consider someplace else. Really. The stories of the incompetencies of the management here can number easily in the hundreds. They lost my friend's passport and then denied ever having it and refusing to take responsibility for it. A leak sprang from one of the pipes in the building, flooding several apartments, and the management took zero responsibility and even gave snide remarks about the unpredictability of the event. They are good at hiring kind office assistants to do the dirty work of showing their model apartments and sweet talking you into a deal. But if you ever run into an issue for which you have grounds to complain, you have to deal with a management team that could probably care less if your apartment killed you. In the 2+ years I have rented here, they have shut off water for 5+ hours at LEAST 20 times. What exactly are they doing that requires shutting off water that many times? Expect to see a notice that water will be cut off in the whole building at least once a month. I hope you enjoy filling up your dirty/old bathtubs just so you may have the luxury of flushing your toilet and brushing your teeth. The apartments could actually be really nice, but because of the aforementioned negligence, the VAST majority of them are old and covered in layers of paint on the wall AND the cabinets, that I seriously think there are health risks from all the inevitable chipping. What positives exist (location) could not possibly outweigh the negatives. And by the way: even though the price is not too bad on paper, factor in the fact that you are paying for garbage (!), water, electricity, wifi, and it will not be much cheaper than other options that bundle. Now for alternatives: Hopkins students, there are plenty of decent-to-good options like The Halstead (now called The Guilford), Hopkins House, The Broadview (Old, but well kept), University One, the Telephone Building, Guilford Manor, or finding people are renting out condos in the Village Lofts, at the Inn at the Colonnade (3801 Canterbury Rd), Highfield House (4000 N. Charles ST), St. James Place (3704 N. Charles St), and many many more options. From experience, I know apartment hunting in the area can be tough...but there's no reason to settle with such a substandard building and hand over money to a such a greedy lecherous management. read more

This place is disgusting. Residents are very loud on the weekends and there is often beer and or urine in the elevators in the morning. The paint is peeling off our ceiling and the carpet is very stained. I have alerted the front office multiple times with no improvement. read more

Do not live here, save your money my friends. I lived here last year and I wouldn't dare go back nor refer anyone to this place. I paid the astronomical fee to move out just because that's how bad it was and it wasn't worth anymore of my time. They know they are not a well managed and that they are a very poorly run building which is why they advertise so much. They always say they have passed your comments on for improvement but nothing ever changes! There was zero ventilation in the hallways, so when it's stuffy and someone is cooking Indian food, you will smell it. One window in my apartment. Enough said about that. There is a relentless rust in the bathtub that will always win. You will always lose. A black ring of disgustingness also rules the toilets. Paint is consistently chilling, water problems constantly, My sister found a cockroach the day I moved in. The mail room is extremely and remorselessly disorganized. The only good thing about them is location! I love Charles village. Parking in the garage is really expensive monthly and there is nothing they can do to protect your car on the outside. I've gotten many tickets there being 3-8 minutes late. I was constantly putting in maintenance requests because things were always falling apart. I didn't know anyone in that building who was happy to live there! Anyone! Spend your hard earned money somewhere else and be comfortable. read more

As a marylander apartment resident, this building is terrible ! Always In the coldest days of winter, there is a problem with gas and heating radiator . Nobody answers why !! They just tell you, they will take care it but they will do nothing. Corridors and wings are dirty and covered in dust. You can smell the trash rooms from 3 meters far. It is the worse apartment that i have ever lived in! read more

They increased the rent by $200 or so without headsup about the exact amount, and when we tried to reach out to them all they say was that we had to go to the leasing office in person, but we both are really busy and can't go, so we tried to call the leasing office but whatever number they list online JUST DO NOT WORK AT ALL. They are TOTALLY NONCOMMUNICATIVE AND THE MANAGEMENT IS WORST OF THE WORST, DON'T MOVE THERE! read more

First off, I don't normally review things unless it gets to a point where the service provided is awful, so this is telling. First the good news. I think that the facility itself is decent for the price. The apartments are in relatively good shape for their age, and the appliances all work which is better than some places. It being right on the bus route is a big plus too. What breaks the deal is the management. I've lived in 4 apartment complexes over the years with this being the fifth, and I've never seen such blatant neglect and piss poor attitude towards residents. The leasing staff is great, but the management is never actually there, and when they are boy what a treat! I moved into my apartment and one day later noticed bed bugs crawling all over the walls. I immediately brought it up to the management and they said they'd get right on it. It took more than a week to get an exterminator out to look at it. Meanwhile after having received over 40 bites which turned into large itching welts, I left and have commuted to work from home. When I confronted management about getting me somewhere to stay, or paying for my gas since my apartment is unlivable with the current horde of bed bugs in it, the manager told me any items that had to be destroyed due to bed bugs would come out of my pocket. I was ok with that, until I mentioned gas money or another place to stay in the meantime. She looked at me and said and I quote "well I drive to work everyday too" Yea, well you also aren't paying $810 a month plus $145 for parking at an apartment you can't live in you moron. If my parents didn't live close by, I'd be out on the street while they bumble around getting it exterminated. Whenever I call to ask about the progress, they don't answer my cell phone calls, but if I call from a different phone they answer right away. They actually are ignoring my calls wtf! The mail room is poorly run, and the person comes in at 6:00pm to sort packages so you won't get anything until at least 7:00pm since they tell you to give them time to sort it. I will be moving out of this apartment complex as soon as my lease is up. This apartment has such potential, but Morgan Properties obviously doesn't care about how The Marylander is run as long as it brings in money. Inevitably someone representing them will comment on this and express how sorry they are like in the rest of the numerous negative reviews, but as far as I can tell nothing has changed from the reviews 3 years ago. read more

In my opinion, living at the Marylander has been a poor experience for several reasons, none of which are easily reflected or discerned upon first inspection. 1. In the coldest days of winter they always turn off the gas and radiator, due to their contract with BGE. Residents are relegated to using window-AC units at that time, which are clearly inadequate provisions. 1a. Furthermore, the heaters are only turned on if the temperature is below 32 F (otherwise, you're relegated to the window-AC units). This is just for your reference, not necessarily a complaint. 2. Elevators seem to be consistently broken. Furthermore, the corridors are very dirty and the elevator floors are often covered with unknown liquids. 3. You are not notified when a package comes, and rarely can you go to the mailroom to pick up a package delivered the same day. 4. The water temperature is very unreliable. 5. The water is fairly regularly shut off, often for several hours and with fairly short notice. 6. Until recently, one of the front doors was completely unlocked, and the elevators on the north side of the building could freely be accessed from the basement (for which you usually need a key to access). Such security is unacceptable. Management is generally not very responsive to resident concerns. Because the majority of tenants are students (and there will always be students coming in), management has little incentive to improve quality of life aspects. Rent at your own risk. read more

You are paying for the location. Takes multiple days to get repairs fixed. Also very unsafe as there is minimum security for the building. I have seen homeless people sleeping in the laundry room and or activity room. There are no locks on the elevator so anyone can enter. For the money rent where the building is secure b read more

Ah, the Marylander. One look at it and you would believe it was designed by Renaissance architects- if those architects were blind, had no arms or legs, and blew the building up immediately after finishing construction. The Marylander is the single greatest atrocity to the Baltimore skyline; and that's saying something. I wish I could finish there but I cannot, so let's move inside. The building smells like it looks: it's as if Febreze created a scent called "The Marylander" and the staff sprayed that shit all over everything. And then you enter your apartment. It is cramped, the walls and floors are stained, and it's constantly humid. Oh, and you do not get used to that smell. And no matter how many times you contact the staff, they will not even attempt to resolve anything. I called 18 times within my first 2 weeks and not once did someone come to my apartment or even call me back. Because I'm a big fan of Yelp I will get a little personal with you guys; I spend a lot of time in the bathroom. Like several hours at a time, multiple times a day. Moving to the Marylander smashed that little pleasure of mine. My bathroom was tiny, the sink worked about half the time, and the water temperature was never consistent. It was devastating for a bathroom aficionado like myself. I will not continue but rest assured I could make a long list of things that I hate about the Marylander. Save yourself and do not move here. read more

I know there's a lot of negative reviews out there, but I have to say that the Marylander was one of the best living experiences I've ever had in my life. Not only would I always be on time for all of my classes due to the noises from my neighbors non-stop love making, but I actually never had the chance to sleep due to the noise from them as well as the screams emanating from the room. All of this free time I had gave me the ability to finally settle down and focus on my academics. Thanks to all of this free time, I was able to graduate top of my class at Johns Hopkins with a 2.5 gpa. My grades and punctuality were not the only benefits that were afforded to me by the Marylander, as I was also able to lose over 200 pounds, something that I could never achieve through conventional weight loss methods, such as Nutrisystem and Jenny Craig. The long walk up and down the flight of 20 stairs to my room was a common occurrence, which made sure I was getting plenty of physical activity. Thanks to the huge rat infestation in my room, I was also able to avoid eating any food since the rats attacked me everytime I walked into the kitchen. They had a real Ratatouille type set-up going on in there. On top of that, I was regularly sweating out all of my water weight since the radiator was broken and my room was a nice, relaxing 100 degrees. Celsius. I also could not forget the regular access to a good time, as the halls were constantly being wandered by drug addicts that were more than happy to share in return for sleeping in my room every night. This arrangement worked perfectly since like I said before, I wasn't sleeping at all. My time at the Marylander was an amazing time that opened my eyes ridiculously. And although it eventually landed me in jail because, unbeknownst to me, those addicts were running a ring out of my room, I do not regret a single second of it. read more

Living in the Marylander was the second worst thing I have ever experienced in my life, only second to Sigma Chi pledging during my collegiate years at Johns Hopkins University. I like to think of myself as a moderately overweight individual, ranging somewhere between 27-29 percent body fat, but let me tell you, the kitchen in my apartment complex could just barely fit my own fucking wagon. The irksome leaking problem in both the bathtub and ceiling in the bathroom compliment the poor ventilation in the entire apartment. Additionally, the heating problems left me constantly wearing a winter jacket and pants, even when I went to bed. During the short period of my time spent at the Marylander, I can honestly say that I could not get a minute of sleep. The walls are literally the opposite of sound proof, allowing any noise from the other rooms, whether it be a ratchet ass couple participating in sloppy coitus or a neighbor simply taking a shit. Speaking of shits, I clogged my toilet once and called maintenance to help take care of the problem. Maintenance arrived 3 days later. I did not take a shit for three days. The lack of ventilation in the bathroom left a sickening smell in my apartment, and this episode of forced constipation sent me to the hospital in request of laxatives, adding a hefty bill on top of an $80 maintenance bill. And do you wanna know what the most fucked up part was, they didn't even fix it. I ended up pulling my lease later that week, and migrating to an apartment much more pleasant, and much less frustrating than the Marylander. To keep it simple, the Marylander is a piece of shit, and if you have any fucking sense of decency you wouldn't ever consider living there. read more

I am a junior at Johns Hopkins University. I rented a studio apartment in the Marylander over the summer 2015 with the intention of staying only one semester thereby necessitating a short term lease. Since this building caters to students with an irregular move in and move out schedule, it has varying lease rates determined by the length of the original lease. Circumstances for me changed and I decided to stay for both semesters. The building manager worked with me and helped me to obtain the best rate possible on an extension of my lease. The building is clean and well maintained. A real plus is that it has heated indoor parking available. When I have had routine maintenance issues, once reported, they have been quickly and properly taken care of. The staff in the building office are friendly and responsive. Overall, choosing the Marylander has benefited me greatly in having the peace of mind of living in a secure, friendly and well maintained apartment. I would highly recommend leasing a unit here. read more