Apartment Ratings | Parkway House Ratings and Reviews

Parkway House: Great Place for the Money (Recommending!)

2008-08-07T07:06:40-06:00

From Melissa0880: I have lived here a few years and generally havnt had any problems. I dont get mice or roaches and I love my neighbors. My rent is cheap and the building is in an amazing location I would recomend it to anyone! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: It's what it is (Not Recommending)

2008-07-22T09:07:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at the Parkway House for about three and a half years and keep telling myself it is a temporary spot in life. It's what it is: a relatively safe place without any fancy bells and whistles. Although my apartment is lovely, with high ceilings and lots of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: INFESTATION (Not Recommending)

2008-07-03T12:00:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Please stay away from The Parkway House. The place is infested with everything from rats and mice, to flying roaches to WORST OF ALL bed bugs. Please stay away at all costs. Management WILL NOT help you. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: you are all insane - this place is great (Recommending!)

2008-04-25T20:34:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: granted, i'm on the higher floors, so maybe the roaches and mice just have bad cardio and don't make it, but for the past two years or so that i've been living here - this place has been perfectly fine.people are friendly and helpfull, it's an easy walk from the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Deplorable (Not Recommending)

2008-02-12T09:07:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: From the start, this place was a horrible. When you first move into the building you need to reserve the freight elevator to be able to move your things up to your floor. We were not notified that we needed to do this until a week before we were moving ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Mice, roaches, insects, more.... (Not Recommending)

2007-03-21T16:16:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Stay away. I lived here for 4 years because it was cheap. The ceiling of my bedroom fell in twice. We had roaches and mice. They control the heat and A/C, making it unbearable sometimes. The maintenance is slower than any other building. One service request could take weeks. Parking ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Great building, not so great staff (Recommending!)

2007-02-13T14:03:01-06:00

From JessyJoe: I've lived here for less than a year and I love it. It's walking distance from Center city and a GREAT view. My maintenance requests do take a few wks to get done but they do get done. I am on a high floor so that may be why I've ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: I tried to warn you! (Not Recommending)

2008-02-12T10:12:19-06:00

From MalTV: My fianc and I lived there for quite some time. He lived there for 2 years and I lived there for a year. From the moment I was there I was counting down the months till I moved out. The management is horrible. Barbara is a mean, mean woman who ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Raised family Here! (Recommending!)

2007-01-21T00:27:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I love our home. The Parkway House has a greater family and community of support that has been incredible for my family. It is very hard to find large flat space like the Parkway house offers. The neighborhood is a melting pot of all levels of professionals - judges, lawyers, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: not on your best day!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-28T16:01:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: stay far away!!!! I would not wish this place on my worst enemy!!! They should just tear it down and start over again! Property mgr is useless and should be running a trailer park instead. Mice are out of control, and pipes break every day... During the winter the apartments ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Mice, cockroaches, unfriendly staff, year around hot (Not Recommending)

2006-06-04T13:08:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After one year it keeps getting worse. The elevators are under renovation, meaning sometimes a walk up to your apartment (very bad if you live anything over the 8th floor!) Very, very hot year around, yes even in the winter with the windows wide open wasn't even comfortable. The cherry ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: To all the complainers: (Recommending!)

2006-05-28T14:55:58-06:00

From EP2201: Look, I'm tired of reading every bitchy person's review on this site. This is for everyone who wants a REAL review of apartment complexes. Realize now that people who write reviews are often people who don't like the place, and/or wish they'd made another choice.

Personally, I've lived in three different ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: great location and view, same troubles as all apt. complexes (Recommending!)

2006-04-14T17:31:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: sometimes the criticisms of Parkway House befuddle me. Yeah, it has its problems. The elevators are always broken but there's always at least one elevator running at all times, so its not the end of the world. And yes, maintenence requests are not always completed ASAP... at the same time, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Mary was a BITCH! (Not Recommending)

2006-03-10T21:23:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Mary was a BITCH who towed the company line! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: This place sucks! (Not Recommending)

2006-02-03T09:12:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in four apartments in Philly over ten years and this is the worst one yet! The only thing good about the place are the nice people who work at the front desk and the maintenance staff (who btw are being fired as we speak!). The elevators haven't ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: NO WAY STAY AWAY (Not Recommending)

2006-01-09T15:20:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've had nothing but problems since I moved into the Parkway House. Don't be fooled by its appearance. The residences look very nice, but it really is an awful place to live. My apartment was not ready for me to move in on the day my lease started and the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Overpriced, No Air Conditioning, Irresolvable Heat Problems (Not Recommending)

2005-12-15T14:59:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Since moving into Parkway House in July 2005 I have had nothing but headaches from the lack of accountability demonstrated by the new property manager. Upon move-in, the apartment had not been cleaned. There is air blowing out of the air conditioning vents but the system is completely insufficient to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: finally (Recommending!)

2005-11-26T17:12:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Parkway House is a beautiful building. It's apartments are more appealing than most. The floorplans are fantastic. The views are also something to see. There have been many problems in the past, but I think finally there is someone who really cares about the building and is trying to tak ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Get Rid Of The Manager! (Not Recommending)

2005-11-20T17:35:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Once again Philadelphia Management putts an idiot in the position of "Property Manager." Bea has no idea how to manage an apartment building let alone a staff. The Parkway House is in a great location but there are far too many problems in the building. The only ones who seem ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: SAY NO!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-10-09T20:17:50-06:00

From crosscheck24: i moved from chicago for work into this shitpot, in 18 months of living here:
1. feb 14th fire on 2nd floor (i was on 3rd) - firemen opened the wall in my place, and philadelphia mgmt left that wall open for 6 months until i had my attorney send them ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: A HUGE Headache (Not Recommending)

2005-09-09T21:48:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Even though they got rid of that nightmare Mary, this place is still one of the biggets headaches of my life. Instead of fixing things properly (and I have come to find out, living in 2 Philadelphia Management properties) they cover the problem by slapping on a new coat of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Shit hole (Not Recommending)

2005-08-14T14:26:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was going to write out everything that we dealt with here, but long story short, this place is a shit hole. Horrible maintenance, rent is too high, no upkeep, living conditions probably violates some health code (primarily mold).

Can't wait to leave, DO NOT LIVE HERE!!!!!!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: hell hole (Not Recommending)

2005-07-26T13:37:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have never in my 25 years of apartment living been so sickened by the way that this building operates. I have had pieces of pizza eaten by the front desk lady on the way up, come home to find the front desk attendent sleaping, and have been sharing my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Live here only if you like sharing with roaches (Not Recommending)

2005-07-14T12:41:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had a consistent problem with roaches which was never, ever fixed. God forbid you complain about it or anything else...complaints lead only to the staff trying to find ways to evict you! For your own health, I urge you, do not live here!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Whatever you do, DO NOT LIVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2005-07-12T12:54:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had problems with my apartment from the moment I moved in...problems that were definite health code violations. The only way to get them fixed was through contacting the corporate office. However contacting the corporate office had me running from the wrath of the on-site manager who tried to find ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: IN MARY'S DEFENSE (Not Recommending)

2005-03-07T14:30:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: MARY'S HANDS WERE TIED. PHILA MGT IS THE ONE THAT KEEPS THE BLDG LOOKING LIKE A PIG STY. THEY PROBABLY DIDN'T WANT HER DOING ANYTHING. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO KEEP THE BLD UP AND MAINTAINED. EVEN THE CONDO CONVERTERS RAN THE OTHER WAY AFTER SEEING THIS POS. NOTHING WILL CHANGE ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: TRASHway House (Not Recommending)

2005-02-02T13:13:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: can this place be any dirtier? someone needs to walk around with mary and point out the trash. i never saw a lazier bunch of people in my life. can't wait to get out of here. anyone for a rent strike until they clean the place up and fix the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: poor elevator service, graffiti, trash... (Not Recommending)

2005-01-21T12:42:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: seriously folks: read the reviews. if you want broken elevators, trash all over the outside, dirty conditions on the inside, graffiti on the outside, no a/c in the summer, a property manager who is only allowed to rent apartments, poor maintenance, and run around, big rent increases, then this is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Mice, Roaches, Stench, Fires and No Heat/AC (Not Recommending)

2005-01-03T11:37:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: "Luxury apartments" is how Philadelphia Mis-Management advertize these. What a misnomer. The apartments are ancient and maintenance is non-existant. During my two years in this hell-hole the AC was constantly "not working", but in reality they never switched it on to save money (Mary, the miss-manageress, of course had wonderful ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: graffiti house (Not Recommending)

2004-12-13T08:17:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: besides being a total dump, bldg has graffiti and the do-nothing, brain surgon manager hasn't taken any action to remove it (or do anything else for that matter) -- stay away from phila mgt properties -- the bldgs are generally poorly maintained and in this case, run by a useless ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: phiadelphia mis management (Not Recommending)

2004-11-11T14:05:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: word of advice stay away from here ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: don't trust anyone including mary (Not Recommending)

2004-08-17T00:00:00-06:00

From Pulanco81: We looked at a studio apartment and decided to take it, so we decided to put it on hold and we gave a security deposit. We asked if we neede to sign anything they said nothing all they needed was a security deposit. Then 2 days later they sold our ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: No water? Heat? AC? (Not Recommending)

2004-04-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you are home often during the day, stear clear. The water is turned off for "emergency maintenace" about once a week. Soemtimes management lets you know, sometimes they don´t.

It is always about 90 degrees. (Summer or winter) units in the apartments are garbage. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Good and Bad - Mary is very unprofessional (Recommending!)

2004-04-14T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I recently moved out of my nice one bedroom, one bath and several huge closets. I was lucky and only had one leak issue. They fixed it quickly and painted the ceiling making it look pretty. Two weeks later, same problem. It took me a month to get it properly ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Poor, simple, dumb Mary (Not Recommending)

2004-03-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: what a shame philadelphia management ran this building into the ground. it could be a great building, but, alas, philadelphia management a/k/a a slum landlord, has put a dumb, do-nothing, don´t care/could care less, take no action, lie, lazy manager in charge. and u wonder why the building is a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Mary the Manager (Recommending!)

2004-03-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: All in all the building is ok. Its hot but the utilities are cheap. Convenience to the city yep. Would i raise a family here NO. IS the building manager a fool? ABSOLUTELY. If your looking for someone to lie to you. SHe is great. If you want something done. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: lovely views, no heat or ac (Not Recommending)

2004-03-06T00:00:00-06:00

From fmrtenant: I lived there for 6 years or so. Great location. Endured water damage, smoke damage, faulty fire alarm system, lack of maintainance,management and response to tenant complaints. Why did I stay? Close to my job,public transportation, great view, not to mention some good neighbors. However, every day was a new ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Mixed emotions (Recommending!)

2004-02-06T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This building is charming. The front desk girls are charming. Mary is a nightmare. She has made several unkept promises and tried to turn the blame on you when she fails. The heat is ridiculous, but I´ve had no problems with anyone or anything except stuffy Mary and her phony ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: overpriced, bad maintenance,dirty,insecure (Not Recommending)

2004-02-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: prices go up and maintenance goes down. elevators are sometimes dangerous, fire alarms go off when there is no fire in the middle of the night and fail when there is real fire. leaks everywhere. the building needs to be completely rebuilt to be worthy the prices they are asking ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Poorly Run building.. AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN (Not Recommending)

2004-02-03T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for 4 years. 4 years of agony, discomfort, misery, mismanagement and overall inconvienence. Mary, the apt building manager, is a dont care, la la la, go thru one ear and out the other kind of management. All she does is blame everyone else, especially the front ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Parkway Dump (Not Recommending)

2003-09-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This building and the management are beyond gross. The manager can not properly manage the building. Considering the company she works for, she is probably employee of the month. If you move here, make sure you get everything in writing, such as repairs/replacements which are to be performed before you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: I dont care what anyone says...This place is fabulous (Recommending!)

2003-08-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The others that wrote on this website seemed to be generally upset. I can understand some of their thoughts. The fire a few months ago was scary, but it wasnt managements´ fault. One of our own tenants caused the fire and it was taken care of appropriately. And if you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: philadephia management: Stay away (Not Recommending)

2003-08-18T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You would think that when i go to a management company money in hance, looking for an apartment they would go out of their way to dazzle me and sell me on their properties.

Well, I had an appointment to see 6 properties, I get there and am told they can ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Overpriced and falling apart (Not Recommending)

2003-08-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This building has great location, BUT...is terribly mismanaged and overpriced. Its falling apart, but Philadelphia Management is trying to sell it as a "luxury apartment" dont be fooled. Stay away if you want value for money. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: My turn to vent.... (Not Recommending)

2003-08-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We pay almost $1500 for a 2 bedroom here. At first I was blinded by the stunning views......wish I would have looked closer. Paint peels off in huge chunks and when they come to fix it, they leave it worse than it was. I´ve had plaster dripped all over my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Turn Back before its too late (Not Recommending)

2003-07-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is the dumps! You can expect to have all your neighbors complain on you if you have your music or tv just barely loud enough to hear. And then if that doesnt suit you, the cops will be called. Management sucks and so does the landlord. She is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Management and Manager are the Pits (Not Recommending)

2003-04-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It´s a waste to time asking the manager for anything, such as repairs... Everything is "beyond her scope of authority." All she does is show apartments to prospective tenants. Do prospective tenants a favor and tell them to stay away. I wish someone would have told me. Moving to Parkway ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Do not live here. (Not Recommending)

2003-03-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We stayed only one year. Our apartment had a major leak in our living room six months after moving in. Management took over a month to fix it. I had to have my lawyer tell me what to write in a letter to get faster service. Since we had a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: Rundown, Poor Management (Not Recommending)

2002-11-07T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Building is extremely rundown. Management is almost non-existent. Water is turned off frequently. One elevator is usually broken and remains unfixed for days. Common areas are often dirty. Building is rarely cleaned or maintained, including the outside of the building. Laundry room is dirty. Some staff are nice, but do ... [click to read full apartment review]

Parkway House: A Homeless Shelter Would Be Better Than Parkway House (Not Recommending)

2002-10-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Moving here was the worst mistake of my life. Calling it a dump doesn´t even do justice to it. And don´t get me started on the useless manager. Find another place. ... [click to read full apartment review]