Doncaster Village Apartments
1 Dalmeny Court, Parkville, MD 21234
410-661-3200  WEBSITE save favorite
AVERAGE RATING
recommended by:
32%

overall rating:
2.5
2.9
2.91 Parking:
2.7
2.73 Maintenance:
2.6
2.61 Construction:
2.6
2.61 Noise:
3.1
3.09 Grounds:
2.6
2.64 Safety:
2.7
2.7 Office Staff:
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Nice Place to Live

From: angrytenant0203
Date posted: 1/4/2007
Years at this apartment: 2003 - 2006
 
Doncaster is a very nice place to live. But reading the other comments I guess it all depends on what court you live in.
Maintenance cares and are very friendly! I have never had any problems with maintenance they always come out fast and sometimes the same day. I was very impressed when I had a refrigerator leak and the maintenance man was all the way in PA and came out and this was on a Sunday. My sink was stopped up and they came right out!
It is true that the walls are thin and sometimes I pratically want to kill the small Chinese lady who lives over me. She sounds like a heard of cows. It can be very disturbing when you are trying to sleep and have a little one! I blame the fact that this place does not have carpet or make sure that the tenants have the proper area rugs with padding. You can hear any conversation that is going on outside because the walls are thin and the windows are outdated. The master bedroom gets extremely cold in the winter because the windows needs to be updated. Which means that you need to turn the heat up....hence higher energy costs. You can also hear when your neighbor is running water, shower, etc. That is annoying. Sometimes it gets so loud that you have to turn your tv up.
They recently just started giving out vertical blinds at the patio door. I had to bring my own. They give you window shades for your windows not mini blinds which would be so much better.
Continental came over and took over Keelty which was a bad idea. Continental fired the former property manager who was very sweet and replaced her with The Wicked Witch Lisa Walker-Sears! However the rental office workers are nice. Especially Debbie, and Kathy (Continental fired her) good work guys! They really care!
I have never had a problem with mice, which is a plus!! I can't speak for other courts. I break leases for mice problems so to not have them here is refreshing!
Parking is ample on my court but once again I guess that it depends on what court you are on.
The neighbors are friendly. No violence. I never once had to call the police.
The grounds are kept beautifully. No trash! Tall and ample dumpsters so no trash is seen. They cut the grass every three days. Landscaping is classy.
They installed new washer and dryers in each building. The wash rooms are safe and clean.
They give you nice storage areas on each floor.
Overall my experience here was nice. Take it from me. I am stuck up and do not deal with any nonsense out of an apt complex! So for me to live here says something. The only problems were the occasional noise I hear from the person walking upstairs, and the fact that you can hear everything outside. But most apartments are made with thin walls guys. I have yet to find one that does not. Word of advice if you want to live here make sure that you get a third floor apt to cut down on the noise level and if you have kids or walk hard get a first floor apt out of respect for your neighbors.

Recommended: NO
Overall Rating
3 out of 5
Parking:
5 of 5
Maintenance:
5 of 5
Construction: 2 of 5
Noise:
3 of 5
Grounds: 4 of 5
Safety: 5 of 5
Office Staff:
4 of 5
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