Domain College Park

After two years of living at the Domain, my husband and I relocated. As professionals we have relocated many times, however the parting with the Domain has been painful. Although we enjoyed living there, and working with Sam and Miguel, the end of our lease was extremely disappointing. During checkout, we were told that we had scratched 4 slats on the wood floor, the damage was minimal and easy to fix. Compared to others moving out, this is minimal we were told. Then, we were then charged over $ 800 to fix. Asking for an explanation has gotten us no where. I am referred to the «billing dept» which of course is a corporate office with no answers. The treatment of professionals like myself is ridiculous and condescending. Beware of living here. You will be lied to! Be careful students, if we were treated unfairly imagine how you will be treated.

Well, I’d love to be able to give this place a decent rating, but my first experience thus far has been just attempting to get information via their online chat box. I encountered some pathetic punk named Allen, who after asking me all the regular questions, «How soon would you like to rent «What type of unit are you looking for?» «Do you have pets?» told me to call the on-​sight folks to ask them the same questions and he had no pricing information for me. I said, «Well, could you give me a ballpark, such as, currently they are renting for X, but the price in September when you need it cannot be guaranteed?» «No. Call this number for info.» «Well» I asked, «Why does this company provide the service of a chat box, yet offers no information?» Punk says, «I already explained that to you.» Then he proceeds to close the chat so that I can’t tell him how ridiculous that all is. So, I appeal to you, the folks that might be on Unilocal reading this that currently live or recently lived there. Can anyone tell me what they may be paying for a 1 bedroom unit? I don’t want the heavy sales pressure from an on-​sight agent, nor do I want them to have my number, hence my reason for going about it on their useless chat line.

I don’t live at Domain, but I did stop by, unannounced, for a tour of the property yesterday afternoon. First of all, I just want to give a shout out to Marla, the Comminity Director and Miguel, the Development Sales Director. They were so professional and friendly. If you’re reading this, thank you! I didn’t meet with Miguel for very long, but Marla’s customer service skills were excellent. She ackowledged me right away and gave me a brief and informative tour of the property. She treated the residents that we encountered on the tour very kindly as well.
The property is beautiful, modern and clean and the «smallest» 2 bed, 2 bath model that I was shown was very spacious in my opinion. I believe it’s priced at $ 2400/​month. Trash is an additional $ 10/​month. Parking is also not included: $ 50 for first space, $ 100 for second. I did get the «college dorm» feel while walking around the property. All I saw were students with backpacks going to and coming from class. I’m in my mid-​twenties so I feel like I’d enjoy a little more resident diversity, but if you’re a perspective UMD student, this place would probably be awesome. I think I have to exclude this property from my list of potential apartments, only because it’s too pricey for me and also because I felt like I was back at college.

Unless you are a college student who enjoys partying I would absolutely not recommend living here. This has been by far the noisiest apartment I have ever been in. I live on the third floor and can clearly hear people talking down on the ground level without the window open. Even just the simple footsteps of people upstairs shakes all of the doors and walls below. Our upstair neighbors party every Friday and Saturday, and the staff are less than helpful in putting an end to it. And our next door neighbors are extreme potheads who enjoy smoking in their bathroom, which somehow therefore stinks up our entire bathroom as well. Don’t even bother complaining about any of it though, because by the time you are actually able to reach a representative, its 30 minutes later and the noise is probably gone. They are also not quick to investigate so by the time they get there and witness nothing, they tell you you are wrong. If for any reason you do decide to live here, I highly highly recommend picking an apartment far away from the back. as I wake up to church bells every morning bright and early at 7:00 as well as the garbage truck slamming dumpsters around at 6:30 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Although I have not determined the source of the sound, there is also a sound that goes off randomly that sounds like a giant leaf blower is right at your window. It is so loud that I cannot hear what is on TV in my room while the sound is going. This noise especially likes to start late at night around 12 – 1 am. I would not recommend an apartment towards the front of the building either because they for some reason do not have proper management for their garbage/​recycling room, which consequently stinks up an entire hallway in the building. Unless you are a college student or an extremely deep sleeper I would not recommend this place at all. Worst experience in an apartment by far.

The staff here is great. Always welcoming to any questions we have ever had, and always accommodating to any requests, we are very happy to call Domain our home at this time. The community here is driven towards young professionals, more than a college crowd. This is not the nearby Varsity building; there’s no late night parties, or even loud noises, the building security stays on top of everyone respecting their neighbors. This building is brand new, opening only a few months ago, and the staff here is driven towards keeping it new. The cleaning staff is on top of their game leaving all common areas spotless every day. There’s plenty of parking, a great gym downstairs, along with a pool table and big screen televisions to chill in front of. Also in the lobby they have a couple iMacs which have been great to us when we’ve needed something printed on the run out the door. A Tutti Frutti just went into the storefront, which has been a blessing and a curse for the late night crave of something sweet. Soon enough a Subway is supposed to open, along with a coffee shop. The building also generously hosts monthly get together parties, providing food and drinks for the adult crowd, it’s been great mingling with the neighbors from time to time. Who doesn’t love free drinks? I’m really looking forward to summer when the pool will be open. Entertaining some guests in the courtyard with some bbq and beverages poolside is going to make any Saturday here at Domain, a stay-​cation.

Definitely the nicest place in College Park. Beautiful and modern interiors. Pool just opened and it looks AMAZING. Talked to Patrick at the Halloween party and he told me big thing things are happening. Really nice guy. Seems genuine. Great community.

How much better can you get for College Park? Nicest place in the area and I’ve seem them all. Subway sandwiches opening soon along with frozen yogurt right downstairs. Pool looks beautiful can’t wait for summer. Patrick was awesome. Ask for him and he’ll take of you.

My girlfriend and I have been living here for just under a month now and could not be happier. Everything about the building and property is wonderful. Note that some areas are still under construction. Top notch finishings throughout our apartment, first class concierge. The staff are all very friendly. The demographic is far from student housing. The faces are diverse in age and origin. One should note that Domain College Park, like the name implies… is located in College Park. It is directly across from the University of Maryland’s business school and a quick walk to a great shopping plaza (hint: Noodles and Company.) From our door to the nearest metro (college park station), is less than ten minutes on the bus.
One should note that UDR is running an upscale operation here and as far as I am concerned, the price we pay is entirely fair for what we get.

I agree about the location. Everything else about the building is wonderful, if they could just pick up Domain and place it in a better area, it would be nice. No grocery stores, pharmacies, etc. anywhere nearby. Pretty much student housing.

Just want to tell everyone what they’re going to find out: this place is in a terrible location. If you go to their web-​site, it implies that you are walking distance to grocery stores, movie theaters, shopping centers. You’re not. The closest grocery store is miles away. The only movie theater is in Prince Georges Plaza. And there’s a shopping center about a half-​mile away but it’s just a bunch of chain restaurants. What you are close to are campus stores, which sell things like cereal and milk but no fresh produce or meat.
So in addition to *not* providing affordable housing, they are not being accurate about the surrounding area.