The Foundry Apartments

Living at The Foundry has been a rollercoaster ride, and unfortunately, it is on a steep decline. When I first moved in, the place was decent, but after going through two different management companies, I can confidently say things have gone from bad to worse.
Firstly, there is no longer a 24-hour concierge, which is a huge inconvenience and was a huge selling point, initially. If you’re expecting a package, you better hope the delivery company leaves a code. If they don’t, you won’t even be... notified that your package has arrived. So, forget surprises and unexpected packages at this property. To make matters worse, you won’t have access to your package until after 6 PM, and after three days, they start charging you $3 per day for not picking it up. It’s as if they’re punishing you for their own lack of service. Also, with no concierge during the day, many times packages are left on the concierge desk which anyone could steal and HAVE stolen.
The restrictions on guests are absurd and borderline ridiculous. You are only allowed two guests in any of the amenities, such as the sports bar, rooftop terrace, or other community spaces. If you dare to have more than two, get ready to be fined. On top of that, if you plan to be away for more than seven days, you are required to notify them. And no guest is allowed to stay for more than three days without signing a lease. So, if you have college kids, the Summer may pose a problem. Or even out of town guests would have to get approved and sign a lease to visit you for more than 3 days.
What makes it even worse is that management doesn’t bother to inform residents of these changes. We usually find out about new rules through word of mouth, which is incredibly frustrating. Fortunately, we have a Facebook group where the residents communicate with each other. The current management had a brief moment where they seemed to improve things, but that was short-lived. Now, they’ve managed to make living here a bit of a nightmare.
Let’s add that the windows haven’t been cleaned since 2021.
The Foundry is a very nice property. It is pseudo-luxury and bit overpriced however, it is located in a very nice area and has nice amenities. Management is the issue! If you’re considering moving here, I’d strongly advise against it. At the bare minimum, pay close attention to the wording in your lease and ASK QUESTIONS! The constant fees, restrictive rules, and lack of communication from management make The Foundry a place to avoid.
Lee mas

The good: location is great, walkable to old town, port city brewing, and the metro

The bad: nearly everything else.

The amenities are mostly for show during leading tours, but don’t work once you move in. If you are touring, be on the look out for this in the sports bar, the rooftop patio, and the pool area.

The building often reeks of people smoking, and hallways are littered with dog puke, poop, and pee.

Pool is filthy, and appears to be rarely cleaned.

Parking is very expensive for an... off-site lot, and has had multiple break in and theft issues since I have been here. Lee mas

They were so close to getting us. Walking in to the Foundry, we were in awe. An immaculately decorated lobby in a warehouse industrial style, walking distance from the metro, with restaurants and even a movie theater and Wegman’s outside, wow.

And the tour they take you on? Gorgeous. All the trappings. The rooftop pool, the meeting rooms, and even a furnished apartment that is so well appointed, it looks like it might have been designed by a mythical God.

The building has got a 3-level gym, a... sports bar, and even a Pac-Man machine in the game room.

And the rent is so cheap, relative to buildings with comparable amenities, we were stunned. We left the building thinking: what is the catch?

Well, there is a catch. As you have no doubt discovered from reading the reviews, there was a management change a few years ago, and the quality of living at the Foundry has decreased significantly.

We didn’t take the reviews at face value, so we actually reached out to some residents. After this research, I believe strongly that the complaints are justified.

I’ve seen/heard evidence of constant problems. Elevator outages, packages lost, safety concerns. Cleanliness issues. I have seen photographic evidence of cars having been destroyed in the garage (tires literally removed).

The coup de grace, however, is that some of the “amenities” that they promise you on the tour are actually NOT ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS. They are LIES.

We are artists, and on the tour Francisco (our guide) took us to a community art room. It was impressive. Work stations, lockers, materials, and a communal environment to do art.

Well, it was all a mirage! Turns out management closed this room MONTHS AGO to the residents, with no notice, and it remains locked and inaccessible. Had we signed a lease, this room wouldn’t have been available for us.

Several residents confirmed this to me. So they just straight up lied to us.

What else was a lie?

I wrote to the leasing office and asked them to clarify these discrepancies (we genuinely WANTED to like this building and wanted to give all the benefits of the doubt). They never responded.

Basically, not being able to know what was a truth and lies, we ran the other way. I consider not staying here to have been a major dodged bullet.

I hope this is helpful to other people who are at risk of staying here. Do your own research and decide for yourself, but take everything the Foundry tells you with the assumption that they are trying to hoodwink you. Lee mas

You will want to live here if you love:
Having mail and packages stolen
Paying $6600 when your lease closes
Having the homeless community sleeping in the lobby and attacking residents
Hallways full of dog urine
Being woken up in the middle of the night with a police chase through the hallways
Having your car broken into and vandalized

Don't trust the high review score as the good ones are older.

The business model was basically a trick. They had one company group be SUPER nice, get people in, get great reviews, offer AWESOME amenities and service.

After the building was 92% full (or 97, something like that) this OTHER management group came in to start cutting everything, jacking up rent, and are totally incompetent and rude. They literally tell untruths about why services are taken away. Theres also constant crime. I... cannot wait to move out. This place used to have a great lively vibe.... and now it's like a sad library. Lee mas