Apartment Ratings | Hillwood at Mark Center Ratings and Reviews

Hillwood at Mark Center: Objective opinion.... (Recommending!)

2009-12-11T00:09:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is not a bad place for the $. I pay around $1400 for a 3br apt w/ w/d and dishwasher. I looked in the area a year ago and could not find a better deal for the area that you live in. I'll start with the neg:Too many damn ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: unsafe, dirty, with mice (Not Recommending)

2009-09-11T16:55:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The whole place was going downhill fast when I moved out. By that point I was scared to leave my apartment in broad daylight by myself, not to mention, at night! (And I'm a former Marine.) One morning we woke up to find that someone had tried to pry the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Love it! (Recommending!)

2009-08-22T15:42:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have absolutely no idea which Hillwood Apartments in the Mark Center everyone else that has reviewed has been living because I have adored this place. GREAT COMMUNITY! THe neighbors are wonderful and there is tons of parking. i haven't had any rat problem or roaches either. Staff is helful ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Don't live here if you value service (Not Recommending)

2009-07-10T12:03:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in here a couple of months ago and I am not one to write reviews, but this place has been nothing but a dissapointment. First, I put in for maintanence to be completed on my garbage disposal and I ended up having to fix it myself because nobodoy ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Towed resident's vehicle (Not Recommending)

2009-05-03T08:37:38-06:00

From pang650: All a sudden they towed my car while I had a parking permit in my car. I talked the office staffs they told to pay the tow company Henry Wrecker Service first then get reimburse from the apartment management. So I called the tow company and she said yes I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Been hear almost a year (Recommending!)

2009-04-25T21:16:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I have almost been here a year. We have had no problems with bugs or mice like the other people have been saying. There is a curious squirrel that lives in the tree outside my balcony, but it doesn't bother us, as long as we don't leave ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Negatives outweigh positives, in my opinion (Not Recommending)

2009-02-24T16:04:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Hillwood for three years in one of the three bedroom apartments. The location was convenient to where I worked and the price was right, but eventually I couldn't take it anymore. Despite a clean apartment (we were three pretty OCD girls when it came to cleanliness) we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Where do I start... (Not Recommending)

2009-02-22T17:39:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We moved here from out of state and really didn't know the area. We thought this apartment looked like a nice apt for the price plus location. We were wrong. Let me start with the few good things.Pros:1. The kitchen- it's a nice size, with an extra random space at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Friend was robbed at gunpoint - IT'S HELL-WOOD!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-01-26T17:12:43-06:00

From anansewill: My friend who was visiting was robbed at gunpoint on the property while leaving my place. This is out of control of management but just an FYI. I have to meet my wife at her car at night and walk her in at night because she doesn't feel safe.Now for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Live here! (Recommending!)

2008-07-11T06:02:45-06:00

From friendlyes08: When I moved in, in the second week, we saw a mouse in the kitchen. Maintenance quickly fixed the problem and sealed a hole behind the oven. Then our garbage disposal wasn't working and they came to fix it. I am very please with the maintenance. They are always available ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: You DO NOT want to live here!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-06-09T09:26:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management is terrible!! The office staff are rude and extremely unhelpful. If you have a problem or a question plan to spend a lot time making various phone calls to people who either don't want to help or don't know enough about their job to help. I lived in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: That is HELLWOOOD, DOOOOOOOOON'T DOOOOOOO ITTTTTTTT (Not Recommending)

2008-04-24T09:07:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I used to work at Hillwood, and i wouldn't recommend this apartment to Anyone, they have a Mice, Snake , bedbug , and roach infestation, and the funny thing is one time when i was working they tried to blame the residents for the bedbug problem, the service is not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Would NOT recommend to a friend (Not Recommending)

2008-04-24T07:44:47-06:00

From cathy@mailinator.com: This apartment used to be great but now it's another over-priced complex. We got a 10 day notice to get rid of our grills. For the past 3 winters we've had mice- plural- I caught 7 myself in the traps we set this winter and I can still hear them ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: 6 months in. (Recommending!)

2008-04-20T20:34:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived here for 6 months and have no complaints. The walls are thin, but we have really good neighbors. Neighbors are generally friendly. The maintence staff came and fixed any problems we had promptly. The shuttle to the metro is really nice, though it only runs at rush ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: DON'T RENT HERE - OR AT ANY OTHER JBG PROPERTY AT MARK CENTER (Not Recommending)

2009-12-08T09:28:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: 1. It has already become a construction zone. They are starting the work to widen Beauregard and it already backs up traffic during the day. Also problematic and dangerous to navigate near the construction site for the Army facility. My car has almost been hit more than once.2.Office staff - ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: used to be better... (Not Recommending)

2008-04-02T07:42:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for 5 years now. When Mark Winkler ran the complex it was much, much better. The staff was friendly and attentive. Once they sold the complex to JBG, it has been downhill ever since. You can no longer put in maintenance requests online, they will now ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: If you prefer incompetant management and poor service, move to Hillwood! (Not Recommending)

2008-04-01T13:31:02-06:00

From NoHillwood: Look here's the deal, the apartments are decent but the management is pathetic. They are rude and inconsiderate. They are unprofessional. They are unhelpful. Any time you have a problem, even if you are a super low maintenance resident, they are rude and say they don't have authority to fix ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: GREAT APARTMENTS, POOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, GREAT MAINTANCE (Recommending!)

2008-03-31T13:55:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall I love my apartment. Very spacious, great price, great location. Neighbors are quiet and very respectful. Parking isnt so great but I can deal with it since I'm home befor 10pm. After 10pm good luck on finding parking close you your home.The one thing I hate about living here ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Bad Staff in Hillwood (Not Recommending)

2008-03-04T12:12:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Hi Friends,I had a too bad experience with Hillowood staff. They are not at all helping customer to get into their apartments. I think they are not having believe in words "CUSTOMER FIRST". They are trying to hide most of the information from the customer means if the customer wants ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Love the Area; Hillwood is nice. (Recommending!)

2008-02-06T14:39:40-06:00

From NOVAresident04: We're going on our 2nd year here and the apartments are spacious for the price. They are pretty sound proof, accept for the occasional super loud crying baby or loud party, but we are living around PEOPLE so some noise is expected and just enough to make sure you're living ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Not that bad, honestly (Recommending!)

2008-01-28T13:04:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have noticed some people are writing about very bad experiences. Whenever I dealt with the management staff, they were very helpful. The only problem I ran into was sometimes they wouldn't remember I paid rent, and thats easily fixed by getting a receipt when you drop off your check. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Downhill All The Way (Not Recommending)

2008-01-28T10:14:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here over two years. I didn't think that it would deteriorate any more than it had before I resigned my lease, but it has. I have noisy new neighbors (lots of surround sound booming noises). The same neighbors have taken to keeping trash on their balcony (the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: NEVER NEVER NEVER (Not Recommending)

2008-01-16T13:54:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Rude or rather the rudest management that I have ever dealt with in my entire life ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Never living here again (Not Recommending)

2008-01-03T20:51:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Great location, good apartment for price. If you don't mind the incompetent, apathetic office staff who couldn't give a damn about the job or the people who live in the apartments that they are supposed to manage, then you should be fine! The owner of this company needs to come ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: going on 4 months (Not Recommending)

2007-12-18T09:16:38-06:00

From looking4abargin: and getting through these four months has been hell. First day we moved in the toilet gushed out water. we found out our hall way closet was just a hole in the wall. a few weeks later, the toilet gushed yet again. we got an eviction notice, when we were ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Dont EVEN THINK ABOUT IT (Not Recommending)

2008-01-04T06:56:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The worst place on planet EARTH - I would advice you rather live on the streets or on top of a tree. They provide ZERO service and keep raising the rent ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Good place (Recommending!)

2007-09-14T17:54:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is a good place to live. I lived here for a year. The good and bad things about this appartment areGood1. Good locality2. Shuttle bus to pentagon3. Proximity to I3954. Club house5. For the price, it is somewhat better than other apartments in the areaBad1. Attitute of rental office ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Horrible! (Not Recommending)

2007-08-26T16:24:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived in a two bedroom w/ den for a year and we are happily vacating this month! In the year we lived here, we had our house broken into, rodent problems, and we found a SNAKE in our den!The maintenance repairs are horrible as well. They basically fix things ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: ok (Recommending!)

2007-08-07T10:03:25-06:00

From SereneCourage: The apartments are fairly nice, a little pricy, but you get a lot out of it. Especially in the summer when the pool opens. My neighbors tended to be very polite and it was great until a stomper moved in above me. The washing rooms were either in use or ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Read this it tells you everything!!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-07-18T18:23:29-06:00

From mydogthinksimcool@yahoo.com: They let themselves into your apartment with no notice at all. There are roaches they claim to "get rid of." The rental office is so unorganized and they lost a check of ours that we DEFINITELY PAID (we never missed a month) and sent us to court and gave us ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Make sure to notify the office more than 60 days before you want to leave. (Not Recommending)

2007-06-21T09:53:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My lease contains a clause that states that I have to give 60 days notice if I'm going to move out, even at the end of my lease. (I believe this is a pretty standard clause.) However, I didn't notice it until I was within the 60 days, and I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Very good apartment, at least for us (Recommending!)

2007-06-20T02:31:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: A friend of us recommended this place, because they had a very good experience here. We came to this city and checked quite a few condos and apartments, and after careful consideration, including ratings here, we decided to move in.We lived in a 2 bedroom apartment with upgraded kitchen to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: not bad.... (Recommending!)

2007-03-04T17:12:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: hillwood is a decent place to live. the second bedroom is incredibly small. the laundry rooms are often in use, broken, or the door is jammed shut and cannot be opened with a key, so i would recommend getting an apt with a w/d. also, the plumbing is terrible! we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: One Year and Ten Months (Recommending!)

2007-02-15T21:17:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ok, people. I was the one who wrote the ten months review. Well it has been one year and ten months. Though this place is nice for a starter, like myself, its time for me to move on. I have seen a lot of changes good and bad. Good things ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Don't do it (Not Recommending)

2006-12-04T12:43:50-06:00

From fdsaadk: This place is falling apart. We always have problems with the pipes in the bathroom. The basement is soooo dirty and smells awful. If you like Roaches, this is the right place. The electricity is sucks. Give your lamps just two weeks and it will die. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Incompetence describes it best (Not Recommending)

2007-12-17T12:27:32-06:00

From servicefirst06: After living in the dung hole of Hillwood for less than a year, I have had more than my fair share of bad experiences to justify a low rating for this complex.Hillwood has a leasing staff that will be more than happy to gobble up your monthly rent, however when ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Love it! (Recommending!)

2006-08-02T14:03:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Where else can you find the amount of space, new kitchens & bathrooms, with electricity included for this price? The neighborhood has a lot of military people, and seems to be very safe. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Bad first impression after move in (Not Recommending)

2006-07-22T23:24:40-06:00

From northvirginiarenter: They say that first impressions can be lasting impressions, and it has been very true in the short time that I've spent here so far (less than a year).

First off, I moved into a "renovated" apartment. Now maybe I have too high of expectations, but when I think of renovated, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Ok (Recommending!)

2006-03-22T15:30:06-06:00

From rentnomore77: Some of the staff member were very helpful (Andre). It was pretty safe. It just wasn't worth the price for me. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: so far so good (Recommending!)

2006-03-07T02:19:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After looking all over alexandria, anandale, faifax, and kingstowne/Springfield...we finally settled on Hillwood.

the pros:
location--a quick safe walk to starbucks, blockbuster, mcdonalds, cvs, giant, thai food, and even clydes--only a couple minutes from 395, little river, and rte 7...its simple to get almost anywhere in the area

price--1585, with a free ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Coming on my 10 month and the results are... (Recommending!)

2006-02-24T13:27:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living at Hillwood for 10 months now and I like it. It can do better but for a 40 old building...not bad. It is a little pricey but the trade off; I am only 10 min. from where I work. Upon my first month in the place, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: So far so good (Recommending!)

2006-01-16T13:16:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've only been at Hillwood a short time, but so far I'm extremely pleased with my decision. I've only seen 2 bugs the entire time that I've been there and never had a problem noise. I park my car on the side street because it's more convienent to get to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Ever lived in Hell? (Not Recommending)

2006-01-10T10:12:24-06:00

From adventur_us1@yahoo.com: I lived at Hillwood for 2 long, torturous, and agonizing years. If I could have moved to someplace more affordable, I WOULD have! Biggest complaints after 2 years: noisy/rude neighbors, no parking, uncontrollable ant problem in kitchen (gross), and a maintenance staff that was on par with Elmer Fudd. Their ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Uneasy Living (Not Recommending)

2005-12-03T20:06:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived at Hillwood for five months now, and have soon discovered that your maintenance concerns are not a concern of management. The maintenance guys told me they change our filters twice a year, but they say they do not inspect our gas heaters. I'm told these heaters have been ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: It's decent. Not great, but decent (Recommending!)

2005-05-31T08:41:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in 1 month ago, and am still mostly pleased with my decision. For the size and the view (facing the nature preserve), the price is great. And, for $10 more a month, I have a fireplace, which essentially doubled the size of my living room. If you've got ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Adequate for the price & location (Recommending!)

2005-04-27T15:49:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Hillwood for a little over a year, and it was my 1st apt on my own. I had a generous-sized one BR apt, and a great location for me at the time. I would recommend getting an apt with a wooded view, they are much quieter. Major ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Month to month rent (Recommending!)

2005-03-24T14:56:12-06:00

From shani20: Well, you must not live at the hillwood because the month to month rent is only 100 dollars added to the base rental price. The kids probably are yours. I love it here, even the living room is a bit smaller than I am used to. I have been in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Maybe (Recommending!)

2005-03-15T13:18:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I were really going to move into the Hillwood. We loved it. Fireplaces, Washer and dryer. The Works. I mean fpr the amount of money we were going to pay the apartment was very small but it was a good location. Right next to a super market ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Setting the Record Straight on Hillwood (Recommending!)

2005-02-23T12:11:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a past resident of Hillwood. I lived there for 2 years, but then moved out because I am getting married. I came across this website, and read the reviews. I could not believe the negative reviews that this complex have received. It is as if the writers were ... [click to read full apartment review]

Hillwood at Mark Center: Remember Me "Not the best, Not the worst" (Not Recommending)

2004-06-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Well, I finally ran into a few of the problems others were talking about. The Property Manager has GOT to be the rudest and most unprofessional thing around! I had to remind her that I am not a child and in no way would she raise her voice or speak ... [click to read full apartment review]