The Mark Apartments Montgomery Al

The Mark Apartments Montgomery Al

located at 5701 East Shirley Lane, Montgomery, AL 36117

tels no.(334) 244-0772‎

3 former renotrs have posted their reviews on The Mark Apartments Montgomery Al

From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 7/18/2008
Years at this apartment: 2002 - 2008

I've lived at The Mark Apartments for 5 years. I have never had any problems with the office staff, maintenance staff, or with the other residents. The maintenance crew always waves as you drive by them as they are doing their daily grounds clean-up. Also most of the residents will at least say hello as you walk by heading to your apartment or picking up your mail. I've never had to go around another resident's or guest's car because the person had stopped in the middle of the drive-way to have a conversation.

In five years, there may have been 4 times when I wasn't able to park in my usual area. Even then, all I had to do was park three or four spaces down or at the building across the parking lot. Plenty of spaces for everybody.

The one-bedroom apartments are huge compared to other complexes and in relation to the rent. For those looking at the two-bedroom, I looked at the floor plan drawing to see if I wanted to upgrade to a two-bedroom. I figured with the extra room and bath, the apartment would actually be twice as small. Other complexes will make the living room smaller in order to add the additional bedroom. Not The Mark!! The living, dining, kitchen, bath, and spare bedroom are the same size as the one-bedroom apartments!! And, the master bedroom is still a foot or more bigger than the spare bedroom.

I haven't had any problems with any of my neighbors. I don't have any hearing problems and I can not hear my neighbors for the majority of the time. The guy next door may run up the stairs, drop his keys the same as I drop mine occasionally, or the neighbor behind me may slam a cabinet door, or as in a hotel-type-of-way, you can hear the shower water running, but that's it. I don't hear their conversations, radios, TVs, or the telephone rings...these are what you would expect to hear from a poorly built complex!

Can you tell why I haven't moved yet and that I really like this complex'' Maintenance has always been quick to fix whatever. Fortunately, I haven't had to call them but a couple of times. But each time, the problem was fixed that day or definitely by the next day.

I haven't had any problems with safety. I actually moved into these apartments after being robbed twice at my old address. So trust me, when you are looking for a place to move after being robbed two times in one week, safety/security becomes a very high priority. There are outside lights every where. There is one spot that I wish a light would be placed, but that area is a grassy area and not a walking/driving path. All driving/walking paths are very well lit.

So is there anything that I don't like about this place' Actually, 1 thing. I'm not going to guess what type of trees with little white flowers are around the complex, but carpenter bees love them. That's a nature thing, but on the management issue side, these carpenter bees also love to drill holes in our wood balconies and stairs. I use my balcony a good bit. These bees have never messed with me and I try to do my own bee control by spraying them, but I think management should find a way to treat the wood to keep the bees from drilling their holes and rotting out the wood.

I highly recommend this complex. I have never had any problems in the five years that I've lived there. Maybe I have just been lucky these last five years or maybe there are some other reasons for having such a great place to live. In five years, my rent has only been late once and I respect the staff and my neighbors so they respect me. If you want a great place to live, help make it a great place by paying rent in full and on time; if you don't like loud neighbors, don't be a loud neighbor; impatient with the elder lady taking too long checking her mail, you'll be old one day so remember that.

From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 10/23/2007
Years at this apartment: 2007 - 2007
User Response is available. 2 responses

I lived in the Mark Apartments for about a month, during that month both of my cars got broken in too, a Caprice and a Chrysler 300. It is tooo many apartment complexes in that area so someone is always watching you, and knows your every move. I had to take a copy of both police reports to the front office for them to believe me. The security that they so call have in not there. Living in The Mark apartments is overrated...If you have anything work value i seriously suggest not to move in these apartments


From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 4/2/2006
Years at this apartment: 2004 - 2006

Overall my stay at the Mark Apts has been an ok experience. Like most things in life you have the good and the bad. First the good, very spacious floorplan and affordable property. The bad is that the office staff has an attitude, maintenance is slow, walls are SUPER THIN.