Penn Southern Apartments

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Penn Southern Apartments

4113 Southern Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
(103 Reviews)
$1,147 - $2,660/mo
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Studio

Studio, 1 Bath | 480 sq. ft.

$1,147 - $1,649

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1 Bedroom

1 Bed 1 Bath

1 Bed, 1 Bath | 512 sq. ft.

$1,255 - $1,888

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2 Bedrooms

2 Bed 1 Bath

2 Beds, 1 Bath | 756 sq. ft.

$1,471 - $2,263

6 Available Units

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3 Bedrooms

3 Bed 1.5 Bath

3 Beds, 1.5 Baths | 1,152 sq. ft.

$1,921 - $2,660

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JanetKelly

Resident ā€¢ 2006 - 2021

11/23/2021

I am very grateful for such a group of wonderful people who have worked very hard to make sure that every need is taken care of in a timely manner and for caring for the safety of the Community. From My Heart to Your Heartā€¦Ā See More >
    Manager

    11/30/2021

    Penn Southern Apartments
    Thank you, Janet, for leaving us your review of Penn Southern Apartment Homes! We are so happy to hear that you are so pleased with our helpful staff in our community! We pride ourselves on being able to provide exceptional customer service to our residents. Thank you for being a resident with us!
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    Mruniverse84

    Resident ā€¢ 2020

    10/28/2020

    I lived here going on 1year and i have not had any problems. Its quite and the management team is extremely nice Ms.Bobby and Ms.Tarah are very professional and works with you if you have any problems or issues. The property is very clean andā€¦Ā See More >
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      anonymous

      Resident ā€¢ 2019

      3/2/2019

      So I moved in and discover I have mice! The water smells from time to time. I can't get no sleep because of the mice in the wall. I called them to tell them about the mice but no one came out! When you moveā€¦Ā See More >
        Manager

        3/5/2019

        Penn Southern Apartments
        Hello, We certainly understand your frustration. Please give our community relations team a call at 703-902-2000. You can also write them at communityrelations@smcmail.com. We'd love to discuss this further and find a resolution for you.
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        anonymous

        Resident ā€¢ 2016 - 2017

        9/5/2017

        They have mice, i moved into this apt in may and the bird continue to have excessive poop wit resolution on keeping clean. They continue to have weed smells in the building, my car has been broken into 3 times in 1 month with reliefā€¦Ā See More >
          Manager

          9/28/2017

          Penn Southern Apartments
          Thank you for your review regarding the Penn Southern Apartment Homes. Management welcomes all feedback from our current and future residents. It appears that you are experiencing a few different concerns. We would like to address them with you directly in order to gather all of the necessary information in order to work towards a mutually beneficial resolve. Please contact our Community Relations Department at (800) 900-9439 or by email: communityrelations@smcmail.com to discuss these concerns and any further questions you may have. Best regards, Alicia
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          JMosley4915

          Resident ā€¢ 2017

          8/27/2017

          This is a great place to live! I love that they stay on top of cars that shouldn't be parked on the premises. They also have the PG police monitoring the grounds - this adds an extra layer of security. Theā€¦Ā See More >
            Manager

            8/28/2017

            Penn Southern Apartments
            Thank you for sharing your experience at Penn Southern Apartments. We strive to ensure that our residents have a wonderful experience at our community and we are glad to know that our efforts are working. It means a great deal that you took the time to share some of the things that we are doing right. We will continue to do our best to exceed your expectations. Best Regards, Danielle
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            MrPaul29

            Resident ā€¢ 2016 - 2017

            6/14/2017

            Great place too stay I really love Penn southern management crew MS. Bobbi MS Tara MR MARK and also the new rookie Ms. Tyler they are great with customer services very attentive understanding and most of all want all tenants comfortable I respect andā€¦Ā See More >
              Manager

              6/21/2017

              Penn Southern Apartments
              Thank you for sharing your experience at Penn Southern. We strive to ensure that our residents have a wonderful experience at our community and we are glad to know that our efforts are working. It means a great deal that you took the time to share some of the things that we are doing right. We will continue to do our best to exceed your expectations. Best Regards, Danielle
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              renter110007

              Resident ā€¢ 2016 - 2017

              5/7/2017

              the staff here is extremely professional. penn southern is the best apt complex ive ever lived in. i live in building 4159. no problems with rodents. its a safe place to live. maintenance is usually prompt . micahel and marc work well at theā€¦Ā See More >
                Manager

                5/10/2017

                Penn Southern Apartments
                Thank you for sharing your experience at Penn Southern Apartments. We strive to ensure that our residents have a wonderful experience at our community and we are glad to know that our efforts are working. It means a great deal that you took the time to share some of the things that we are doing right. We will continue to do our best to exceed your expectations. Best Regards, Danielle
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                michael.newman@gsa.gov

                Resident ā€¢ 2016 - 2017

                3/29/2017

                The staff is very professional and kind. The community has no problems. Neighbors are friendly when I see them at the mailbox. The staff works with personal situations.

                  Manager

                  3/29/2017

                  Penn Southern Apartments
                  Thank you for sharing your experience at Penn Southern Apartments. We strive to ensure that our residents have a wonderful experience at our community and we are glad to know that our efforts are working. It means a great deal that you took the time to share some of the things that we are doing right. We will continue to do our best to exceed your expectations. Best Regards, Danielle
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                  Pops1

                  Resident ā€¢ 2017

                  3/13/2017

                  I moved to Penn Southern in February 2017, I would like to thank the leasing Michael, Marc and Ms. Bobbie and maintenance team - Kabba for a great experience. The entire team has been very helpful and they also receive my packages for me asā€¦Ā See More >
                    Manager

                    3/13/2017

                    Penn Southern Apartments
                    Thank you for sharing your experience at Penn Southern Apartments. We strive to ensure that our residents have a wonderful experience at our community and we are glad to know that our efforts are working. It means a great deal that you took the time to share some of the things that we are doing right. We will continue to do our best to exceed your expectations. Best Regards, Danielle
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                    kimberlythomas

                    Resident ā€¢ 2017

                    2/23/2017

                    I am loving my new spacious apartment with the help of Michael and Marc. They were very helpful with the process and answering all the questions i had. I would definitely recommend Penn Southern Apartments friends/co-workers. The service that maintenance provided was very prompt

                      Manager

                      2/24/2017

                      Penn Southern Apartments
                      Thank you for sharing your experience at Penn Southern Apartments. We strive to ensure that our residents have a wonderful experience at our community and we are glad to know that our efforts are working. It means a great deal that you took the time to share some of the things that we are doing right. We will continue to do our best to exceed your expectations. Best Regards, Danielle
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                      Thunter0510

                      Resident ā€¢ 2016 - 2017

                      2/28/2017

                      Would like to thank Michael and Mark for always being great communicators and always being tenative to my housing needs. They go above and beyond whenever I have a request or concern. I recommend this leasing agents and resident services guys to be recognized forā€¦Ā See More >
                        Manager

                        2/22/2017

                        Penn Southern Apartments
                        Thank you for sharing your experience at Penn Southern Apartments. We strive to ensure that our residents have a wonderful experience at our community and we are glad to know that our efforts are working. It means a great deal that you took the time to share some of the things that we are doing right. We will continue to do our best to exceed your expectations. Best Regards, Danielle
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                        Blanco28

                        Resident ā€¢ 2016

                        7/3/2016

                        Don't move here these people are money hungry the property manager name ---- is a complete disrespectful person she don't care about the residents at all she has a very smart mouth until you get her in person she's a punk ---- will send youā€¦Ā See More >
                          Manager

                          7/29/2016

                          Penn Southern Apartments
                          I have thoroughly read your review. I appreciate the detail you offered. Please know that we value you as a resident and I apologize for any misunderstanding regarding late payments. Please contact our Resident Services Center so that we can have the payment policy delivered to your home. It is my goal to have you feel you are getting the best customer service from the entire team at Penn Southern Apartments Homes. Best Regards, Alicia
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                          Sarahj2520

                          Resident ā€¢ 2016

                          5/26/2016

                          My name is Sarah and Penn southern is a great place to live I been living here for 4 months but the staff are so welcoming if feels like I been here for years. The premises are nice and clean and the neighbors are veryā€¦Ā See More >
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                            anonymous

                            Resident ā€¢ 2011 - 2016

                            4/7/2016

                            Penn Southern is by far the worst place I've ever lived. The rent is too high for these rinky dinky thin walled apartments with no upgraded appliances. The water is cut off at least once every week and sometimes without notice. The only good thingā€¦Ā See More >
                              Manager

                              6/8/2016

                              Penn Southern Apartments
                              Thank you for your review. Please know that we value you as a resident and I apologize for any negative experience you may have had. We definitely want to ensure that you are always comfortable so please continue to let us know what we could do to improve! Best Regards, Alicia
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                              anonymous

                              Resident ā€¢ 1990 - 2015

                              12/14/2015

                              I would NOT move here!! I've been a resident of this community for X amount of time and my move in process was rough but was given a chance, given unfortunate circumstances (Second Chance Program). Not sure if that was good or bad because even afterā€¦Ā See More >
                                Manager

                                12/15/2015

                                Penn Southern Apartments
                                Thank you for your review of Penn Southern Apartments. Please contact the Resident Services Center at your earliest convenience to give us an opportunity to address your concerns. You may contact the community at 301-735-3535 or pennsouthern@smcmail.com. You are also welcome to contact Southern Management's Community Relations Department at communityrelations@smcmail.com if you are not satisfied with the manner in which your concerns were handled. Thank you, Karen
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                                anonymous

                                Resident ā€¢ 2016

                                7/21/2016

                                So I get a knock on my door at 8:15pm (after work hours). When I opened the door it was our rude, nasty, unprofessional disrespectful property manager -------- along with an after hour police officer stating that that we had a outstanding late fee balanceā€¦Ā See More >
                                  Manager

                                  12/4/2015

                                  Penn Southern Apartments
                                  Thank you for your review of Penn Southern Apartments. Please contact the Resident Services Center at your earliest convenience to give us an opportunity to address your concerns. You may contact the community at (301) 735 - 3535 or pennsouthern@smcmail.com. You are also welcome to contact Southern Management's Community Relations Department at communityrelations@smcmail.com if you are not satisfied with the manner in which your concerns were handled.

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                                  kmorris0726

                                  Resident ā€¢ 2015

                                  8/19/2015

                                  I wrote a good review about this complex within the first month of moving it back in jan 2015. I still like the apt it was a good start because my rental history wasn't great. However the management sucks very badly. The property manager isā€¦Ā See More >
                                    Manager

                                    10/12/2015

                                    Penn Southern Apartments
                                    Thank you for your review and sharing your experience. We are very sorry to hear that your experience was less than pleasant and that there were circumstances that required some of your deposit to be forfeited. We hope your next rental experience is a better one. Regard, Jessica @ Community Relations
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                                    Resident 164561

                                    Verified Resident ā€¢ 2015

                                    7/7/2015

                                    The staff is very friendly and helpful. Moving in was a breezy process and the things that needed fixing in the apartment was fixed immediately as I needed them to be. The neighborhood is quiet at night. There is no need to rush home forā€¦Ā See More >
                                      Manager

                                      10/12/2015

                                      Penn Southern Apartments
                                      Thank you so much for writing a review, we genuinely appreciate all feedback. Clearly the move-in process went well and we hope that you are continuing to enjoy your new home. Thanks again! Sincerely, Jessica @ Community Relations
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                                      anonymous

                                      Resident ā€¢ 2015

                                      6/29/2015

                                      I have been a resident for 2 months, when I moved in I was given a checklist to walk through the apt and make sure everything was in order, I found several issues that have not been fixed as of yet. The carpet was supposeā€¦Ā See More >
                                        Manager

                                        10/12/2015

                                        Penn Southern Apartments
                                        We thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are sorry to hear that you have had some maintenance repair concerns. We hope that you will afford us the opportunity to address these concerns. Please contact the Community Relations Department at (703) 902-2000, should there be any outstanding concerns. Regards Jessica @ Community Relations
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                                        Resident 161084

                                        Verified Resident ā€¢ 2015

                                        6/20/2015

                                        No more complaining, I reccomend anyone that is looking to rent a convienent, nicely upgraded apartment, to look to penn southern apartments. Awesome community, local ,great pool, and a great place to raise s family. For any and everyone!

                                          Manager

                                          6/26/2015

                                          Penn Southern Apartments
                                          Thank you for your review regarding the Penn Southern Apartment Homes. Management welcomes all feedback from our current and future residents. We are pleased to hear that you are experiencing what we refer to as the "Southern Difference". Best Regards, Alicia
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                                          Resident 156238

                                          Verified Resident ā€¢ 2014 - 2015

                                          5/29/2015

                                          The community in which i live is very well maintained the maintenance crew are very helpful and courteous. The office staff are very friendly and open to any suggestions that the residents may have.We are well informed of any changes or construction that may takeā€¦Ā See More >
                                            Manager

                                            6/26/2015

                                            Penn Southern Apartments
                                            Thank you for posting the review. We are thrilled to know that your experience has been great and that we are meeting and hopefully exceeding your expectations. We truly appreciate your recommendation and please do not hesitate to let us know what we could do to improve. Best Regards, Alicia
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                                            Resident 150506

                                            Verified Resident ā€¢ 2013 - 2015

                                            5/1/2015

                                            THERE IS A YOUNG LADY IN THE RENTAL OFFICE THAT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND A BREATHE OF FRESH AIR AND HER NAME IS BOBBI, SHE GREETS YOU BY NAME WITH A SMILE ALWAYS..THE PROPERTY MANAGER SEEMS VERY COLD AND CONDESCENDING NEVER GREETS YOU WITHā€¦Ā See More >
                                              Manager

                                              5/8/2015

                                              Penn Southern Apartments
                                              Thank you for posting the review. We are thrilled to know that your experience has been great and that we are meeting and hopefully exceeding your expectations. We truly appreciate your feedback and please do not hesitate to let us know what we could do to improve. Best Regards, Alicia
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                                              anonymous

                                              Resident ā€¢ 2008 - 2015

                                              4/24/2015

                                              The Apartments are nice, they recently enforced parking and If you are a lease holder, you get a parking pass, but if you have visitors sorry no parking pass for them, they did not inform the residents of the parking, they have hired a towingā€¦Ā See More >
                                                Manager

                                                5/26/2015

                                                Penn Southern Apartments
                                                Thank you for sharing your thoughts and sentiments with us. Please accept our sincere apologies for any negative experiences you might have had. Please contact the Resident Services Center at 301-735-3535 to give them a chance to review the concerns and provide an appropriate response to any of the challenges.-Allen
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                                                anonymous

                                                Resident ā€¢ 2009 - 2015

                                                4/13/2015

                                                I just moved from here. Nice neighbors and location but management is rude. They don't care about their residents. I had in issue with my apartment that I reported for a whole year and still didn't get fix. They probably didn't fix it after Iā€¦Ā See More >
                                                  Manager

                                                  4/15/2015

                                                  Penn Southern Apartments
                                                  Thank you for sharing your experience at Penn Southern Apartments. We strive to provide excellent customer service for all future and current residents, so please accept our sincere apologies for your experience. This is definitely a situation for which we would have preferred a much more positive outcome. You are welcome to contact Southern Management's Community Relations Department at communityrelations@smcmail.com if you are not satisfied with the manner in which your concerns were handled. Best Regards, Alicia
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                                                  Resident 142970

                                                  Verified Resident ā€¢ 2005 - 2015

                                                  3/25/2015

                                                  This is not the place to rent if you have a limited budget. Or if you have that kind of job where you do not receive raises every year. The only thing I will give them credit for is working with people who have beenā€¦Ā See More >
                                                    Manager

                                                    3/27/2015

                                                    Penn Southern Apartments
                                                    Thank you so much for sharing your experience and sentiments. We continuously strive for excellence and your feedback is greatly appreciated. We truly apologize for the way you feel. Please contact the Resident Services Center so that we may provide an appropriate response to the concerns you may have. Best Regards, Alicia

                                                    Features & Amenities

                                                    Laundry
                                                    • Laundry On-Site
                                                    Parking
                                                    • Covered Parking
                                                    Pets
                                                    • Dogs Allowed
                                                      Rent: $50. Pet Limit: 1. Comments: Dogs
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                                                    • Cats Allowed
                                                      Rent: $50. Pet Limit: 2. Comments: Cats
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                                                    Other
                                                    • Balcony
                                                    • Cable, Central A/C , Disposal, Gas Stove and Internet
                                                    • Convenient to Metro
                                                    • Furnished Available
                                                    • Gated Access
                                                    • Playground
                                                    • Pool
                                                    • Premium Flooring
                                                    • Private Terrace or Patio
                                                    • Wall to Wall Carpet
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                                                    Leasing

                                                    Nearby Metro Bus and Metro Rail stations make Penn Southern the choice alternative to expensive and cramped city living. Every apartment has a private patio or balcony and a host of other amenities. Close to downtown Washington and Capitol Hill.
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                                                    Office Hours

                                                    • Sunday: Closed
                                                    • Monday - Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
                                                    • Saturday: 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
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                                                    Southern Management

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                                                    Questions & Answers (1)

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                                                    Asked on: 07/08/2022
                                                    Q:Ā What utilities are included with the rental price?

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                                                    Dogs Allowed
                                                    Rent: $50
                                                    Pet Limit: 1
                                                    Comments: Dogs
                                                    Cats Allowed
                                                    Rent: $50
                                                    Pet Limit: 2
                                                    Comments: Cats
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                                                    Penn Southern Apartments is a 480 - 1,152 sq. ft. apartment in Capitol Heights in zip code 20743. This community has a 1 - 3 Beds, 1 - 1.5 Baths, and is for rent for $1,147 - $2,660. Nearby cities include Seat Pleasant, District Heights, Suitland, Forestville, and Suitland-Silver Hill.

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