Apartment Ratings | Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods) Ratings and Reviews

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Pretty good first apartment (Recommending!)

2009-12-29T12:34:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This was my first experience with apartment living, and I have to say, it wasn't bad. I lived there from October 2008 through October 2009. I lived in a third floor, renovated one bedroom with a den. The carpet and paint were brand new and everything was extremely clean and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Don't rent here! (Not Recommending)

2009-11-03T09:12:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The office staff is extremely rude. Their treat their renters like garbage. When you first walk in to sign a lease they are friendly, but as soon as you sign the lease they treat you like garbage and a nuisance. They never return phone calls and do not keep their ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): I thought I would have loved it here... (Not Recommending)

2009-10-19T06:15:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was going to get a great deal on an apartment here, but the staff treated me so disrespectfully that I decided regardless of the great price, it was not worth it. First I came in to look at an apartment, and put in an application. Then after they accepted ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): I am a current resident. NO TO THIS PLACE (Not Recommending)

2009-10-14T07:10:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Think twice to before you even you think to look into. Noise is the issue. Each appartment entrance smells as you go in. No cleaning takes place. I am concerned to invite my friends as I don't want them to know that I am living in such a bad place. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Current Resident (Not Recommending)

2009-06-20T13:41:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Honestly in my opinion this place is not the worst but it definitly isnt the best. ALTHOUGH OVERPRICED its semi tolerable because of the area even though they except section8 i have had only about 3 incidents in my 2 years of living here. Maintnance is made of mostly assholes ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): I find this place to be fine......... (Recommending!)

2009-05-27T11:23:10-06:00

From washington_chris21@yahoo.com: I movbed into charleston manor back in January. Since them I have enjoyed speaking the office staff and maintenance has done an exceptional job. The grounds are always cleaned, plenty of parking and lots of room in teh apartments. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Charleston Manor.. Just say NO (Not Recommending)

2009-05-23T05:03:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My car was stolen, my GPS was stolen, my mailbox was broken into, and up until now I embraced diversity. It is like inner city Baltimore. They try to raise rents when your lease expires, and acquiesce when you refuse. They actually will give you a better deal if you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Stay away from Normandy Woods (Not Recommending)

2009-05-04T11:03:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Normandy Woods is like living in inner-city Baltimore. The palce is trash. It's all sect8 and low income, low life, horrible trash ass people. Don't even call the office or the so called management - they are a complete joke. The rent is so high for the junk you get ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Everything about the apartment its nothing but TRUE TRUE exp as Im still living in this on (Not Recommending)

2009-05-04T10:46:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: First of all the apt is not a great and the best in the area. There are lot of better apartments round the same area for lesser. I moved in only for the kitchen which is a bit spacious when compared to the town and country which is right oposite ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Turned Around? (Recommending!)

2009-04-30T14:41:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I read through some of the previous reviews and I have to say, they honestly shocked me. If they're true... then Charleston Manor has seriously turned things around. My neighbors are quiet, nobody hangs around the hallways, I've never seen the police on my street, I only see kids at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Moving out, but not b/c we don't like it here. (Recommending!)

2009-04-26T10:21:36-06:00

From smpjsp13: We have been here since April 07 and have had pretty good experiences here. Our building is smaller and more secluded from the rest of the complex. Our neigbors are nice and not noisy. The only people we can hear are the ones that fight constantly in next building. We ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): A nice sweet community (Recommending!)

2008-11-13T21:32:04-06:00

From maryhuntington29: Please dont listen to the trashy comments negative about charleston manor. Those people were probably evicted or/and couldnt pay their rent ontime. It sounds like they are the type. The community was really friendly and the people in the leasing office were nice. I still live here after 3 years. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Reviews just help to make you nervous. (Recommending!)

2008-09-02T19:07:07-06:00

From erin41306@hotmail.com: As a first time renter, I feel it is necessary for me to point out to anyone reading that each and every group of reviews for any apartment complex on this site is the same. Believe me, for months and months before I moved into Charleston Manor I monitored this ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Stay Away Far Away !!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-07-31T05:39:31-06:00

From darlalongo@yahoo.com: My family and I lived there for 2 years. What a mess! The place was dirty, the grounds were trashy. Maintenance was nice, but trying to get an appointment thru the office was like talking with a 5 year old. I had my car stolen, son s bike stolen and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Please stay away!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-06-13T12:46:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: From the moment we moved here everything has been horrible! The grounds are filthy because people are to lazy to put their garbage in the garbage cans. Raw meat is left rotting in the parking lot. The stairways are covered in trash. Large groups of teenagers roam the facility yelling ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): This place has hit rock bottom (Not Recommending)

2008-05-16T19:11:17-06:00

From unhappy_normandy: This place was pretty decent when I moved in 5 years ago. It has become unbearable. Despite the fact that the place gets a little worse each year, the rent jumps up $50 a month or more each term. Carpet and appliances are never replaced. Donaldson is by FAR the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Left after 9 years (Not Recommending)

2008-03-18T09:33:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Charleston Manor since 1998. I moved out exactly one year ago and can now give my review with a clear head. After being away for a year it's finally sunk in how horrible that place was, especially in comparison to where I am now. Funny how you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Worst experience ever! (Not Recommending)

2008-02-25T22:24:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I would only recommend this place to smelly, dirty, loud, disrespectful foreigners since they would best fit in here. I have been here since April 2007 and I am counting down the days until my lease ends in the beginning on June. I have lived in many apartments in my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): PITIFUL is the only word I can use. (Not Recommending)

2009-09-25T06:37:42-06:00

From emmazae: I've decided not to complain to the office anymore. I will update this site 100 times a day if I have to. Today's topic - NOISE!Maybe you don't mind being awakened in the WEE hours by trash pick-up.Perhaps hammering, banging, door slamming, etc DURING quiet hours are things you look ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): This place is nice (Recommending!)

2008-02-02T14:47:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have seen a number of negative reviews, but I have not seen it. Since being here for 6 months, I have seen them maintain the grounds very well, put all new carpet and ceramic tile in the buildings and the office team has changed for the better. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED $ HERE (Not Recommending)

2008-10-21T07:29:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: To any potential renter, I warn you, DO NOT MOVE HERE. There are so many other apartment buildings to live in that you really should cross this one off your list. The staff is horrible with the exception of 1 woman. The neighborhood is predominately foreigners and hoodlums that roam ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Great Place to Live in MD (Recommending!)

2007-11-25T15:35:13-06:00

From bhupendra22: Nice, Clean, Safe apartments to live. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Specializing in slum housing (Not Recommending)

2007-09-02T18:38:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: That's right, over the last two years we've seen a dramatic shift in the type of new residents and the length of time they stay here. They'll take just about anybody, full well knowing that they will flip the place in a year, not return any security deposit, and re-rent ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): A good "Starter-Apartment" (Recommending!)

2007-08-08T20:50:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you are just starting out, this is an excellent place to live. I've been here for about 5 months now and really enjoy it. I feel safe and secure and my neighbors are pretty nice. I live on the first floor, and the only complaints I have is the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Little Miss "Unresponsive" is blind. (Recommending!)

2007-05-25T02:32:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The lady who wrote the comment on 2/27/2007 about maintenance just walking in unannounced, obviously does not notice or read the large pieces of paper plastered to the door announcing dated times for random and/or routine apartment or balcony inspections. If you read the signs they put on the main ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): (Recommending!)

2007-03-31T21:28:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Received 2005 and 2006 Best Maintained property! Beautiful new Clubhouse, giant pool with private cabanas! Check it out! Pet friendly too! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Decent (Recommending!)

2007-03-13T11:49:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It's a decent apartment complex. I've lived here for approx. 6 months, and I don't have anything to complain about. After searching other complexes, this place gave a good rate. The only complaint [not really a complaint] is that the building is old, so when you do laundry or shower, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Unresponsive (Not Recommending)

2007-02-27T13:29:01-06:00

From DONALDSONGROUPISABIGFATJOKE: I have lived in the community through 3 owners now. My lease expires in May and if I were renewing would be my tenth year. It is unfortunate to see what has happened with this community. My most recent problem is the water overflowing behind my washer and dryer from ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): TERRIBLE (Not Recommending)

2007-12-06T13:27:40-06:00

From krlk27: I know it's my fault for living here for 3 years. But sometimes, you just don't have a choice. All I ask for my $1,000 rent/month plus pet fees, is that the management responds to their tenants and takes care of their own property. That's not too difficult, right? Wrong. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Do NOT live here! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-18T10:01:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The only thing this place has going for it is the school district. They are constantly posting signs that they are coming in for this inspection or that, hardly show. When you re-sign your lease you state which item you want for renewing - and well 6 months later still ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): As bad as it gets (Not Recommending)

2006-11-05T12:16:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Charleston Manor has the most unresponsive and uninterested in tenant quality of life management office I have ever experienced in my life....period. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Not worth $1000 for rent (Not Recommending)

2006-10-23T07:13:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I use to live at Charleston Manor and it would have been 3 years. It was great when Normandy Woods was managing. The neighborhood was quite and clean. Charleston Manor arrived on the scene and the whole script was flipped. I could not wait to get the hell out of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): I had a nice stay here! (Recommending!)

2009-01-19T05:14:55-06:00

From chakra0013: I lived at 3232 Normandy Woods Drive, and I never had a problem with new or old management. I was there from 2005 to 2008. I had very nice neighbors, and it was quite on my street. No problems. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Sad, Really Sad (Not Recommending)

2006-10-04T18:41:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for nearly 18 years and it is sickening that this once nice apartment community has been taken over in the past couple years by residents who have no respect for their neighbors or property and a management company that couldn't care less.

Sawyer was bad yet Donaldson makes ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Good place to live if..... (Not Recommending)

2006-09-01T15:36:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: A good place to live if you've been kicked out of every other complex in the state because of your overly loud (I mean waaaay loud) music, drug habits, total disregard of nieghbors, hanging out with friends in stairways, fighting, trashing your own apartment and common areas, grilling on your ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): This place is an awful place to live. We were without AC for 14 days and they did not care. It's loud and noisy as well. (Not Recommending)

2006-08-21T09:35:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is an awful place to live. It's loud all of the time and our AC was broken for 14 days in middle of the summer and they didn't seem to care!!!!! Never live here!!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): We had a wonderful stay (Recommending!)

2008-06-25T08:37:47-06:00

From kevinbuter: My wife and I lived in Charleston Manor for a almost 4 years off of Normandy Woods Dr just past the tennis courts. Our over all experience was very pleasant and I can't recall any issues that we ever had either with the staff, both office and maintenance, the neighbors ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Out of AC for 3 weeks! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-10T16:16:43-06:00

From britt03usa: Our AC stopped working around mid-July. We called that night and placed a request. I firmly believe they ignored us becuase we had already put in our 60 day notice that we were leaving the complex. For 3 weeks we called every single day and were told not only that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Rent here only if you like sweltering all summer and poor maintenance service (Not Recommending)

2006-06-27T01:58:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have had to call maintenance every three weeks to come in and recharge the AC because it won't cool my apartment; there's a serious leak in the system someplace which no one can seem to take the time to fix, they find it easier to just recharge the refrigerant. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): This place sucks (Not Recommending)

2006-06-08T10:57:08-06:00

From bvnay@yahoo.com: I lived there for about 2 years, and moved apartments within the neighborhood. They have just one a/c repair man for all of the 848 units. And somewhere in between the management changed and i havent got my deposit back yet. The management faculty was bad, dont know about it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Gets worse and worse with each new owner! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-02T11:40:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for many years and for half of the time raved about my apartment. The Donaldson Group are our newest owners, the maintenance is non existant, the office staff is the most unprofessional group of people i have dealt with ever(and being worse then Sawyer Realty is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): average place to live (Recommending!)

2006-04-02T22:48:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I think charleston manor is a fine place to live. I'm a grad student at umbc, and I feel pretty safe coming home after dark, and never have to park too far away. Maintenance is really slow to respond to requests, but I've never had a problem with noise or ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Things have changed! (Not Recommending)

2006-03-16T12:03:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When I first moved into Charleston Manor about 2 1/2 years ago, I must say that I was please with my apartment and the service from the rental office BUT now those are two things that have changed for the worse...

Since this new management has taken over it seems as ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): No place for anyone to live.... (Not Recommending)

2006-02-13T16:32:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived here unfortunately about 4.5 years and that is 4.5 too many. When we moved her it was in a rush as the home we were renting was being sold. This property was reasonable in price and at that time the property was managed by people who appeared ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Noisy! (Not Recommending)

2006-02-09T07:51:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've called complaining numerous times about the tenant below me who plays his music so loud that it rocks my apartment. The office management doesn't call me back and the noise continues three months after my first call. The complex is horrible. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Come see the NEW Charleston Manor! New Owners too!! (Recommending!)

2006-01-24T20:50:16-06:00

From newstaffer: Open House this week-end, January 27-29th 10-4 each day. Reduced rates on ALL vacant units, no application fees,$99 security depost with approved application, gift certificates. See our beautiful rennovated homes! The clubhouse is now complete! New fitness center, lounge and media room, private community room/kitchen (available for fee). This community ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Not the good old days (Not Recommending)

2005-08-26T06:21:03-06:00

From Loneeagle: I have lived here 19 years and the past two years have been the worst. The maintainance is non existent and when problems arise you get no solutions. I will be moving as soon as I can find something and will take a penalty for breaking my lease to do ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): A Good Place To Live (Recommending!)

2005-08-09T13:51:24-06:00

From leya.cotten@generalgrowth.com: I moved here in February 2005 because it was one of the cheapest places around and close to my job in Columbia. I've never had a problem with parking, noise, or maintenance. I've lived in 5 apartment complexes over the past 15 years and my experience at Charleston Manor was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Bad (Not Recommending)

2005-07-24T16:40:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved to Ellicott City in October of 2004 from Texas and had nothing but trouble from Charleston Manor. Pet deposit was non-refundable and the pet rent was unreasonable. The apartment was very small and poorly insulated - I was in the middle floor and could hear every step my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Charleston Manor (formerly Normandy Woods): Downhill fast . . . (Not Recommending)

2005-07-22T19:28:19-06:00

From Tha3rdman: We moved in here Jan 2004 (it's now 7/2005) in that time the trash has been more frequently left out side the dumpsters, our tires have been slashed, security was hired then the Donaldson Group took over and fire the security. The playground has been vandalized and has be come ... [click to read full apartment review]