Empirian Village formerly Springhill Lake Apartments

9164 Edmonston Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 474-1600 WEBSITE save favorite

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1.9

2.6

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2.0

Maintenance:

2.2

Construction:

2.4

Noise:

2.3

Grounds:

2.0

Safety:

2.0

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01/08/2012

Run the other direction

1.0

I live there for 11 months, most of which I spent in a hotel. To many eletrical outages to speak of,with the cost of spoiled food never being reimbursed. Winter show never being shoveled, mold, mice and roaches. The only way ... more

09/27/2011

DONT DO IT...RATHER BE HOMELESS

1.0

DO NOT EVER MOVE TO THE APARTMENTS BY GREENBELT STATION, NO MATTER WHAT THEY CALL IT. I HAVE ONLY LIVED THERE SINCE APRIL 2011 AND HAVE HAD LEAKS AND MOLD IN MY APARTMENT SINCE JULY. I HAVE HAD TO GO ... more

07/22/2011

Wow!

YES

3.0

I am going into two years in this residental area and I don't thin I will do a third I do agree with some of the things that are being said especially the heat and air you can't control and ... more

06/15/2011

In-humane!!!!!

1.0

There are not enough words to describe how disgusting and horrible this place is. The worst apartment complex i've ever lived in or even heard of. If you're waiting for management to help or fix anything,your newborn will graduate from ... more

06/10/2011

Strategic Location

YES

4.0

I have lived at Springhill Lake (what is now called Franklin Square) off and on for 5 years. I have lived in Laurel, Bethesda, Silver Spring & Suitland. I have seen all of DC. I like it here in Greenbelt ... more

05/17/2011

Incompentence is Key

1.0

03/29/2011

CLASS ACTION SUIT NEEDS TO BE FILED

2.0

03/22/2011

over priced, heater doesnt work, leaks in the ceiling, clogged bathtub, utilities too high no one listens or cares

1.0

12/29/2010

Take my advice - Dont do it

1.0

12/28/2010

STINKS, NOT LIVABLE FOR HUMAN

1.0

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Empirian Village is an apartment community located in Greenbelt , MD . It has also been known as Springhill Lake Apartments . The following apartment communities are located nearby: Springhill Lake ( 0.1 miles), Charlestowne North ( 0.6 miles), and Lakeside North Apartments ( 0.6 miles).

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11/09/2010	Yeah, it's about that time...	NO	2.0
10/24/2010	NEW MANAGEMENT, NEW NAME...read here!!	NO	2.0
10/06/2010	Best Apartments	NO	5.0
09/08/2010	CALL GREENBELT CODE ENFORCEMENT 301-345-5417	NO	1.0
08/26/2010	DISGUSTING MICE INFESTED OVER-PRICED DUMP	NO	1.0
08/21/2010	A Word to the wise: DO NOT MOVE HERE (-100 STARS)	NO	1.0
08/02/2010	I WOULD NOT ADVISE ANYONE TO LIVE HERE! MOVED OUT 7/31/10 THANK GOD!	NO	1.0
07/20/2010	DON'T DO IT!	NO	1.0
07/19/2010	Steadily getting worse-at least three management co. in 5yrs	NO	1.0
04/10/2010	The worst place ever to live	NO	1.0
04/06/2010	I am ready to go....	NO	2.0
12/16/2009	the worst complex ever	NO	3.0
10/21/2009	Do not move here unless you have no choice. Never if you have a family!!!	NO	1.0
10/19/2009	*SAVE YOURSELF THIS HEADACHE!!!!!!!!!*	NO	1.0
09/04/2009	HOOD	NO	1.0
09/04/2009	WORSE EXPERIENCE IN LIFETIME.......	NO	2.0
08/13/2009	DON'T DO IT....THIS PLACE IS GARBAGE AND MGNT. DON'T CARE...	NO	1.0
07/27/2009	I CRY EVERY NIGHT for God to get me outta here...	NO	1.0
07/22/2009	HELL NO...N I DONT EVEN LIVE HERE	NO	1.0
05/29/2009	PLEASE LIVE ELSEWHERE IT IS SO GHETTO HERE	NO	1.0
05/16/2009	THIS PLACE IS SUCKS!	NO	3.0
03/01/2009	DONT DO IT - this is no place to raise a family	NO	1.0
01/29/2009	OMG MICE infestation!!!	NO	1.0
01/09/2009	Don't Move In Move On!	NO	1.0
01/07/2009	MOLD NO HEAT DURING PREGNANCY WHILE ON BEDREST	YES	2.0
10/24/2008	What a buch of scum bags.	NO	1.0
10/10/2008	no title	NO	1.0
09/23/2008	The Worst	NO	1.0
08/30/2008	Empirian to require liability insurance	NO	2.0
08/05/2008	Run Away As Fast As Possible	NO	1.0
07/22/2008	DOES ANYONE HAVE A MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE LIVING IN THEIR BLDG??	NO	3.0
07/22/2008	City of Greenbelt Code Department	NO	3.0
07/11/2008	no title	NO	3.0
07/10/2008	My ceiling is falling down...quite literally	NO	2.0
07/05/2008	new resident- you want rent on time i want proper service on time	NO	1.0
06/27/2008	Maybe New Management Is the Answer	NO	2.0
06/27/2008	Not like it used to be...	NO	1.0
06/16/2008	The facts	YES	3.0
06/12/2008	I saw this site before I moved in and said that everyone was complaining for no reason...	NO	1.0
04/24/2008	Please Please Please Please Find another place to Live. H*ell is a better place!	NO	1.0
04/21/2008	Moving to the end of Edmonston Road	YES	3.0
04/04/2008	OMG Not that bad my A$$	NO	1.0
04/03/2008	Worst place ever! Please, Don't move there	NO	1.0
03/05/2008	Since June 2007	NO	1.0
02/24/2008	PLEASE ADVISE	YES	3.0
02/12/2008	NOT HORRIBLE JUST NOT THAT GREAT	YES	2.0
02/08/2008	SHL is not that bad at all!!!!	YES	3.0
02/08/2008	They should be paying us to live here...	NO	1.0
02/04/2008	I wouldn't recommend it	NO	2.0
01/30/2008	If you like mice...live at Springhill lake Apartments!!	NO	1.0
01/11/2008	Springhill Lake can Suck It Easy	NO	2.0
01/09/2008	Staff is COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT	NO	1.0
01/05/2008	The staff is incompetent	NO	1.0
01/03/2008	A great place to live	YES	4.0
01/02/2008	Spacious, Affordable, Caring Staff, Awesome neighbors	YES	5.0
12/23/2007	Not worth it	NO	2.0
12/18/2007	It really depends on the area you live in...	YES	3.0
11/29/2007	I'll take living out of a shopping cart!!	NO	1.0
11/29/2007	Don't know what all the complaining is for ...	YES	4.0
11/26/2007	RUN!!	NO	3.0
11/14/2007	Free at Last (6-year Resident Insight)	NO	1.0
11/13/2007	Springhill Lake has a RODENT ISSUE	NO	1.0
11/11/2007	Vehicle theft and damages	NO	1.0
11/08/2007	Its not any greener on the other side!	YES	4.0
10/28/2007	The worst choice I could ever make........	NO	1.0
10/20/2007	bug Infested	NO	1.0
10/03/2007	READ THIS BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT LIVING HERE	NO	1.0
09/18/2007	don't do it	NO	3.0
08/30/2007	PAY YOUR RENT AND UTILITIES ON TIME!!!! Cause they do not PLAY!!!	YES	4.0
08/16/2007	My community	YES	4.0
07/18/2007	Not as bad as people make it...	YES	4.0
07/17/2007	The nastiest place that I have ever lived	NO	1.0
07/09/2007	MORE FROM ME, I HAVE ADDED PICTURES	NO	1.0
07/05/2007	going to court	NO	1.0
06/24/2007	Absolutely appalling, it almost leaves me speechless.PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW FOR IMPORTANT INFO.	NO	1.0
06/03/2007	Some say good, some say bad, truth? PLEASE READ FURTHER	NO	2.0
05/30/2007	Eh...not the greatest. At all.	NO	2.0
03/26/2007	amen to choppy	NO	1.0
03/25/2007	Things could be better...no major problems.	YES	3.0
03/19/2007	It's not that bad!!!	YES	3.0
01/27/2007	GREAT PLACE (springHOOD Lake)	YES	5.0
01/12/2007	NO WAY	NO	2.0
01/10/2007	unfortunately--what you have read so far is true	NO	2.0
01/06/2007	It have it bad moments, but it's okay	YES	3.0
12/07/2006	MICE GALOUR	NO	3.0
12/06/2006	Jesus Saves!	NO	1.0
10/16/2006	Looks can be deceiving!	NO	1.0
10/13/2006	ROACH CITY	NO	1.0
10/02/2006	DO NOT LIVE HERE !!!!!!!! RUN LIKE FOREST GUMP !!!!	NO	1.0
09/10/2006	Do NOT Move to Springhill Lake	NO	1.0
08/28/2006	Don't move to springhill lake	NO	3.0
08/25/2006	I hate Springhill lake	NO	1.0
08/21/2006	Old, dilapidated, crime ridden area. 'nuf said.	NO	2.0
08/21/2006	DONT LIVE HERE...EVER	NO	2.0
08/18/2006	CHILE...This place is a MESS!	NO	1.0
08/03/2006	A TERRIBLE PLACE TO LIVE	NO	1.0
08/03/2006	Maintenance is HORRIBLE. No A/c for 2 wks in this heat	NO	1.0
08/02/2006	Horrible! Horrible! Horrible! (Did I mention HORRIBLE!)	NO	2.0
07/31/2006	Gunshots almost every saturday night! NO JOKE!	NO	1.0
07/30/2006	unfit for human habitation	NO	1.0
07/28/2006	Roaches, Mice and Bedbugs (Oh, my!)	NO	1.0
07/26/2006	no sir!!!	NO	1.0
07/20/2006	no title	NO	2.0
07/14/2006	Lack of Maintenance	NO	1.0
07/05/2006	"You get what you pay for."	NO	2.0
06/28/2006	worst place on earth	NO	1.0
06/18/2006	Only Lived Here a Couple of Months and Time to Move	NO	1.0
06/14/2006	Would not recommmend	NO	2.0
06/06/2006	No Complaints	YES	4.0
05/31/2006	no title	NO	1.0
05/25/2006	Ok depending on which part you are in	YES	3.0
05/22/2006	Nice Place to Live	YES	3.0
05/19/2006	DONT MOVE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
05/10/2006	Stay away, the people here are not kidding around.	NO	1.0
05/09/2006	no title	NO	1.0
04/27/2006	THIS PLACE SUCKS...............!!!!	NO	1.0
04/13/2006	RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
04/11/2006	The most disgusting, roach-infested, crime-ridden place I've ever lived.	NO	1.0
04/04/2006	no title	YES	3.0
03/28/2006	Worst of Worst	NO	1.0
03/24/2006	Several words that can sum up this development are; Lazy/Prissy Maintenance, Hawking Rent collectors, Roch infestation community, and Disrespectful/Loud children	NO	1.0
03/22/2006	The Worst	NO	1.0
02/23/2006	words cant describe.......... but i will try	NO	2.0
02/21/2006	Scamming BIG TIME!!!	NO	1.0
01/28/2006	Believe Everything Posted Here...	NO	1.0
01/11/2006	this place is the pits	NO	1.0
01/03/2006	mice and roaches and crime oh my	NO	1.0
01/03/2006	5908 Cherrywood Terr was nice	YES	3.0
12/21/2005	HORRIBLE MAINTENANCE	NO	2.0
12/15/2005	Constant water problem	NO	3.0
11/29/2005	HORRIBLE PLACE TO LIVE!!!!!!!!!!	NO	3.0
10/27/2005	Piss poor...everything!	NO	2.0
10/23/2005	Unless you like roaches and polka music......	NO	1.0
10/20/2005	How do I get out?	NO	1.0
10/19/2005	BABY SOUTHEAST!!!!	NO	1.0
10/15/2005	Major Complaints	NO	1.0
09/10/2005	So glad to leave this place	NO	1.0
08/30/2005	too much crime	NO	3.0
08/30/2005	Nosey --- white people.	NO	2.0
08/25/2005	I HATE IT!!!!! - STAY AWAY!!!	NO	1.0
08/25/2005	I"m happy living here at springhill lake apt.	YES	3.0
07/25/2005	ROACHES AND MICE OH MY!!!!!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
07/25/2005	Welcome to hell, brother	NO	1.0
07/25/2005	NO TOO BAD...	YES	4.0
07/21/2005	I'm leaving because of the crime and. . .	NO	1.0
07/15/2005	no title	NO	2.0
07/14/2005	Honestly No!	NO	1.0
05/23/2005	STOP...turn around and run away	NO	1.0
05/02/2005	Been in worse....but not in a long time!	NO	2.0
04/19/2005	no title	NO	2.0
04/14/2005	No apartment is perfect	YES	4.0
04/13/2005	We were smart, --we ran before signing	NO	1.0
04/06/2005	Great place to live during 1963-1976	NO	4.0
04/05/2005	In all honesty this is a bad place to live.	NO	1.0
03/23/2005	Get out while you can	NO	1.0
02/07/2005	Unsafe and horrible management	NO	1.0
02/07/2005	Maintenance is horrible	NO	1.0
01/07/2005	Staff members are ingnorant in the comm relations sec	NO	2.0
01/03/2005	Happy Living Here	YES	4.0
01/01/2005	4 Words	NO	1.0
12/15/2004	LOVE THE APARTMENT HATE THE ROACHES!	YES	4.0
12/08/2004	TRUTH NEEDS TO STAY UP HERE!!!!!	NO	1.0
12/04/2004	Good for the price if you get in the right building.	YES	4.0
11/16/2004	!!!!AMERICA PLEASE READ!!!!!!	NO	2.0
11/02/2004	Incomplete Maintenance	NO	3.0
10/29/2004	To the last Comment	NO	2.0
10/26/2004	Apartment Ratings=Selective Reviews	NO	1.0
10/09/2004	Mold everywhere	NO	1.0
10/07/2004	It could be worse, but not by much.	NO	1.0
10/06/2004	ROACHES, ROACHES, ROACHES	NO	2.0
09/22/2004	no title	NO	2.0
09/12/2004	SPRING HILL FAKE	NO	2.0
09/10/2004	-------- Lake Apartments	NO	1.0
08/30/2004	Great Location, But Serious Issues Need To Be Addressed	NO	2.0
08/28/2004	Please take heed!!!!!!	NO	1.0
08/24/2004	DON"T WALK, RUN AWAY	NO	1.0
08/22/2004	To The Person Who Obviously Hates Black Americans	NO	3.0
08/17/2004	Going down hill	NO	2.0
08/11/2004	Moving in soon	NO	3.0
08/11/2004	Clearly, based on	NO	3.0
07/30/2004	Not too bad of a place	YES	3.0
07/22/2004	Surprising	YES	3.0
07/19/2004	has its good and bad	NO	3.0
07/19/2004	Well,	NO	3.0
07/15/2004	Dont move here!!	NO	2.0
06/26/2004	CAN U SAY GHETTOOO	NO	1.0
06/23/2004	Only slightly preferable to living in a gutter	NO	1.0
06/01/2004	WORST COMPLEX IN NORTHERN PG... HANDS DOWN	NO	1.0
05/25/2004	This place is not worth the $$$	NO	3.0
05/21/2004	Very Poor Maintenance	NO	2.0
05/18/2004	It is not so bad...but could be a lot better	NO	3.0
05/11/2004	RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!!HELL IS ON THE WAY!!!	NO	1.0
04/30/2004	It´s okay	NO	3.0
04/18/2004	Memories Of When Springhill Lake Was A Good Place.....	NO	3.0
04/17/2004	Murder on my doorstep!	NO	2.0
04/14/2004	the good and the bad	NO	2.0
04/08/2004	You get what you pay for!!!!!!	YES	3.0
04/08/2004	Never Live Here	NO	1.0
04/06/2004	Pay more to live elsewhere.	NO	1.0
04/02/2004	Don´t Move Here !!	NO	3.0
03/25/2004	some pros some cons	YES	1.0
03/19/2004	Parents beware	NO	3.0
03/13/2004	STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS	NO	3.0
03/10/2004	ARE YOU SURE YOU´VE LIVED AT SHL	YES	5.0
03/05/2004	HAVING PROBLEMS at SPRINGHILL LAKE?	NO	2.0
02/06/2004	Help	NO	3.0
02/04/2004	Which part is the GOOD part?? Help ASAP!!	NO	3.0
02/03/2004	no title	NO	1.0
01/21/2004	Screwed by the state	NO	1.0
01/17/2004	mdrentgrl - the good part (feb 6)	NO	3.0
01/08/2004	To THAT last comment...	NO	1.0
01/07/2004	The problems at SHL transcend race -- UPDATED	NO	3.0
01/04/2004	Even if hell is the only other option.	NO	1.0
12/23/2003	Trapped in a Lease	NO	2.0
12/18/2003	Hellhole, TURN BACK NOW UPDATED	NO	3.0
12/16/2003	It´s aight!	NO	3.0
12/10/2003	I Have Had Not Many Problems	YES	3.0
11/23/2003	no title	YES	3.0
11/23/2003	White people are scared of Black folks	NO	3.0
11/19/2003	Better places to live	NO	2.0
10/31/2003	50/50	NO	2.0
10/26/2003	Don´t believe the negative hype	YES	3.0
10/24/2003	total --------	NO	1.0
10/22/2003	for the brave only	NO	3.0
10/21/2003	MAINTENANCE SUCKS	NO	1.0
10/19/2003	Worst. Apartments. Ever.	NO	1.0
10/15/2003	Im New At Springhill Lake	YES	3.0
10/12/2003	Service	NO	1.0
09/27/2003	It was Ok for me, but I gotta Peace Out	NO	2.0
09/17/2003	LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING	NO	1.0
09/12/2003	no deposit	NO	1.0
09/05/2003	You so crazy I love my apartment!	YES	3.0
08/24/2003	What drug dealers?	NO	3.0
08/18/2003	you can do better	NO	1.0
08/17/2003	Catastrophic! Criminal and unprofessional place! I was robbed at gunpoint!	NO	1.0
08/08/2003	To the "content" poster below...	NO	3.0
08/02/2003	I´m Pretty Content	YES	3.0
07/31/2003	ahhh... not so much...	NO	1.0
07/30/2003	Worse Apt. Complex in PG County	NO	1.0
07/16/2003	I´d prefer to live elsewhere, but...	NO	2.0
07/15/2003	I lived there.....	YES	5.0
07/13/2003	THE COMPTON OF GREENBELT	NO	1.0
07/09/2003	Avoid it at all costs!	NO	1.0
06/13/2003	It wasn´t that bad!	YES	3.0
06/04/2003	The Projects of Greenbelt, MD	NO	2.0
05/20/2003	Stay AWAY!!! Don´t move here if you have a choice!!	NO	1.0
05/16/2003	JUST MOVED HERE.......	NO	1.0
05/04/2003	advice about roaches	NO	1.0
04/26/2003	It was once a nice place...	NO	1.0
04/25/2003	Don´t move here for lots of reasons as stated below. This place is the dumps	NO	2.0
04/18/2003	I like it	YES	4.0
04/17/2003	NEEDLES, TRASH, DIRT, FILTH, OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS	NO	2.0
04/10/2003	DON´T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	NO	2.0
03/28/2003	Maintenance SUCKS!!!	NO	2.0
03/14/2003	there are good a bad parts of this HUGE complex	YES	3.0
03/02/2003	UNSAFE, HIGH CRIME, ROACHES, WORST QUALITY SERVICES	NO	3.0
02/21/2003	This place sucks!!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
02/21/2003	SPRINGHILL LAKE SUCKS	NO	3.0
02/06/2003	Get out Now!!!	NO	1.0
02/03/2003	Never Again	NO	2.0
01/09/2003	untrustworthy	NO	2.0
01/07/2003	no title	YES	5.0
12/26/2002	I Agree With ya!	NO	1.0
12/20/2002	UHHH!!!! IT WAS A NIGHTMARE LIVING HERE!!	NO	1.0
12/15/2002	Please! Please! dont even think of moving into this --------!!!!	NO	1.0
12/10/2002	$900/mo to live in the projects basically	NO	1.0
12/10/2002	Its all what you make of it.	NO	1.0
11/15/2002	Run away from this place	NO	2.0
11/14/2002	Like Crime? Move here	NO	2.0
10/29/2002	BAD CHOICE!!	NO	1.0
10/22/2002	Horrible- do NOT move here!!!	NO	1.0
10/14/2002	The Worst Apartment in the World	NO	1.0
10/07/2002	Awful. do not move into these apartments	NO	1.0
09/25/2002	Hated It!!!!	NO	1.0
09/12/2002	Security Deposit	NO	3.0
08/28/2002	no title	NO	2.0
08/22/2002	car was broken into today	NO	1.0
08/20/2002	Beware before moving here!	NO	3.0
07/27/2002	Decent for college student..after that get out!`	NO	1.0
07/05/2002	no problems here-some of these people dont know what they are talking about	YES	4.0
07/02/2002	Please read this!	NO	1.0
06/27/2002	I thought I was the customer?	NO	1.0
06/10/2002	Believe the Hype	NO	1.0
05/19/2002	Springhill Lake sucks!	NO	2.0
05/06/2002	No problems	YES	4.0
05/03/2002	You be the judge-I lived there for 4 years	YES	3.0
04/30/2002	Updated: Makes Hell look hospitable--and bug-free	NO	1.0
04/29/2002	Not the best	NO	2.0
04/29/2002	Good prices, too much crime	NO	3.0
04/26/2002	Worst Apt. Complex ever	NO	1.0
04/18/2002	crime trap, poor util	NO	2.0
04/17/2002	Nothing is perfect, I would recommend.	YES	3.0
04/16/2002	The Latest update from a 1.5-year resident (it´s bad)	NO	1.0
04/11/2002	This apartment is ok	YES	3.0
04/10/2002	On a scale from 1 to 10...it´s an 8	YES	3.0
04/08/2002	A nightmare	NO	1.0
03/28/2002	Avoid this apartment complex!	NO	2.0
03/21/2002	A bit dirty	YES	3.0
03/13/2002	no title	NO	1.0
01/29/2002	good space	NO	3.0