Marshall Wood Apartments
450 Forrest Avenue, Norristown, PA 19401
610-265-2289  WEBSITE save favorite
AVERAGE RATING
recommended by:
19%

overall rating:
1.9
2.0
2.04 Parking:
2.2
2.25 Maintenance:
2.0
1.97 Construction:
2.3
2.27 Noise:
2.5
2.49 Grounds:
2.1
2.13 Safety:
2.5
2.49 Office Staff:
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3 out of 10 rating

From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 12/10/2001
Years at this apartment: 2001 - 2002
 
I have updated my rating after living here for 2 years. Don't be fooled when visiting the complex. The corporate, furnished apartments are nice (but it's not where the majority of us live). The building where the rental office is, is 10 times better than the regular buildings. Dogs are only allowed if you lived here before the policy changed (unless you are a corporate renter perhaps).


POSITIVES



- cats allowed

- spacious apartments

- cable TV w/HBO included in rent

- apartment in good, clean condition for move-in (new paint, carpeting, etc.)

- ample closet space



NEGATIVES



- available parking, but not necessarily close to your apartment

- move-in is a major pain (no close parking and no elevators)

- old plumbing, wiring

-maintenance is horribly unreliable and does not fix problems or replace appliances

- close to Germantown Pike - extremely slow "highway"

- installed sprinkler system with UGLY orange pipes which run through the buildings and jut into and through apartments - it looks horrible

- halls are dingy and hot

- noisy, obnoxious children in buildings yelling outside and vandalizing the hallways

-noisy, obnoxious heating system, poor insulation

-maintenance comes over unannounced A LOT (unless of course you've actually called them there)

-fire alarm for the building goes off an inordinate amount of times (tenants ignore it now and don't even leave the building!!)

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