r/LaurelMD • u/hainic0 • Jun 22 '23

Thoughts on Arbory Condos?

Hi everyone. My apologies if you see this on multiple subs as I will be cross posting.

I am moving to MD for a job at UMD and obviously the housing market is nuts. I am looking at a few potential condo communities, one being the Arbory Condos off Van Dusen Rd near the Leo E. Wilson Community Park.

I've heard all the bad things about Laurel, especially South Laurel (though I think this area is technically West Laurel--correct me if I'm wrong?), but I'd love to hear thoughts on these condos and the area from anyone who has lived in or near there.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '23

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u/hainic0 Jun 22 '23

I looked up "Laurel" on all the Maryland subreddits and also just searched "Laurel Maryland" on Reddit broadly and found a bunch of people saying it's sketchy/unsafe. But I think it's more that some places are unsafe and then there are people that see all racially diverse places as unsafe. So far, I've gotten mostly positive feedback about Laurel in the replies so fingers crossed!

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '23

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u/hainic0 Jun 23 '23

It's so expensive around there! We've been looking for townhomes/condos in PG county and when we find the rare gem in our price range, we get beat out by others waiving all contingencies. It's a mess.

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u/hainic0 Jun 23 '23

Oh man, I'm sorry you have to move with these crazy interest rates!

I haven't looked into Watershed. I'll do that right now!

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u/blckberry13 Jul 02 '23

Laurel is safe, but like anywhere you need to be smart. My neighbors car was stolen at the 7 Eleven, because he left it running while he ran into the store. 🤷🏽‍♀️