The Arundel — Local services in Severn

Great apartment, horrendous move out fees ($1000+). Here's a brief explanation of each fee and what you can do to avoid them (if that's even possible):

solar shades ($550) - two shades had a quarter-sized portion bitten off by the dogs at the bottom. I can think of several ways this could've been fixed for much less, but of course the logical thing to do is to replace the entire shade. I cannot believe fabric costs $550.

carpets replaced ($295) - we neglected to shampoo and vacuum the carpets; otherwise, they were in fine condition by normal wear and tear standards.

stove top replacement ($288) - using any type of metal pot and pan on a glass/ceramic stove top will cause scratching. Look at your own flat top stove top at your current residence. Are there scratches? Then you will be charged. Was there any way to not scratch this? If you don't move your pans at all while cooking, maybe.

refrigerator and freezer door dents ($448) - the fridge was positioned right next to a granite counter top and shelves with metal handles that will inevitably hit the stainless steel surface of the fridge/freezer door whenever you opened them. Never open your fridge door beyond a 90 degree angle. Also, never open your fridge door while also opening a shelf, you know, to get utensils or a plate or cooking ingredients. That would be insane that you would try to do that sequence of events while in the kitchen.

baseboard damage ($150) - we patched up some damaged portions of baseboard by ourselves (nicking with a piece of furniture or chipping with a shoe), but our patch job was not up to standards. The inspector has sharp eyes, and is well-deserving of their salary.

Other notes: AC only brings the temperature to within +/- 2 degrees of the temperature you want and pumps incredibly dry air to the point where we also bought a humidifier. Small kitchen storage area.

I will take time to commend the front desk workers and Isabel Johnson, the people who really stood out to me in terms of excellent service and just making my overall day brighter while interacting with them. The location is great, the surrounding food places are good. The location from Baltimore is only 20 minutes if you need to commute.

If the move-out fees weren't so egregious, this would've been one of the best apartments we've...

Lived here over a year now. Beautiful new building in a great neighborhood. Right off of hwy 295 and less than a mile from Arundel Mills mall and Live casino, Ft. Meade. The southern management staff are very courteous and friendly. The staff and concierge is on site most of the day until late evening if you need assistance or to pick up packages. All utilities are included currently but I believe they are due to start charging for electricity soon. Climate control allows you to choose 69,71,73, or 75 degrees (wish I could choose 72, but oh well). The walls are sound proof so you don't really hear your neighbors unless someone is walking by your door in the hallway and talking loudly. New building so no problems with bugs or roaches (yet), have not seen any in my apartment since moving. The covered parking garage is a plus, spaces are getting limited since quite a few people have moved in but still a good amount left. Some of these bad reviews are unwarranted. It's a really great place to live, kind of reminds you of a luxury hotel. If you can get an apartment on the higher floors you have a great view of the area. Also a new Wawa was built right across the street =) Highly...

Great place to live! Dont believe the reviewers claiming you have no control over the HVAC. You are able to expand from the 5 degree default range to a much larger range (10+?). You just have to look through the menu. It's more than your basic thermostat.

As to pets, yeah you're only allowed one, but I've seen several dog owners meeting in the lobby with their pups. The club room etc. isn't exactly meant for dogs, so I'm not sure why the no pets allowed policy is odd to people. But I'm a cat owner so 🤷

My one minor complaint are the elevators. They're fast and on two different banks, but everyone always presses all of the buttons which slows the process down for others on the remaining floors (just call one set if elevators, people! 😅). Also, it was kind of an oversight to not have a level indicator for where the elevator is on each floor - not just the lobby. But it's a 15 floor building...the elevators are going to end up being a bit annoying.

All in all, my husband and I...