Apartment Review for The Zenith - Baltimore, MD

My wife and I have been at Zenith now for almost 2 years. Over that time, we have made many friends here and at the nearby hospital I work at as a training physician. My wife and I, like many others, were drawn to the newest building in town that offered concierge service, 24 hour guard watch, and a gated garage. Also, we loved our view of the city and baseball games during the spring/summer seasons. That part continues to make our stay here very enjoyable. However, we have been troubled by the recent rash of small crimes at the Zenith. Fortunately, no one has been hurt during these incidents and I suppose that is a "victory" in Baltimore. Yet, what troubles me most is the now very obvious attempts at "underreporting" these incidents. I ultimately believe this will lead to greater hazards if our residents don't fully understand or even know about the crimes that have taken place. As a limited example, I can say with full confidence we have had 4 recent and separate break-ins on the garage. 3 times during the summer, while the garage was left open until 5pm for outside vendors and potential renters, we had thieves come in and steal 3 bikes and smash a window to take a navigation system. After much hassle, Corrine with management's blessing agreed to close the garage for all hours. However, last week , there was another break-in on the now "closed" garage resulting in three separate car windows being smashed. Stolen items undisclosed...In fact the entire incident has not been disclosed to our community!!! Instead, we have had postings within our elevator to "please keep your belongings hidden and do not let piggy backers into garage." I agree this is excellent advice, but we also need to let our residents know what the reasons are for this advice. Otherwise, its just friendly advice that no one really pays attention to. More troubling is the fact that all crimes have occurred during daytime hours. Can anything be done? I am not sure... this is the price of Baltimore I suppose. But, please let the residents know about what's going on and why we need to pay attention. I only found out about the last incident by unfortunately arriving at the garage to find the car next to me with a broken window. The other incidents have occurred to my close acquaintances in the complex. Otherwise, someone is going to get hurt one day just by running into these petty thieves. Ultimately, this is a small scale cover-up being done because the market is in recession. The management company needs to keep these incidents on the down low to continue charging the prices they have. We have no doubt the higher end 1 bedroom and above are above their market value even with the 2 mos free and 1 year free parking (yes, you all should get this... we have it for both years to keep the residents here, although not everyone has been so lucky to negotiate :) In the end, I am not sure what I will do about next year with one year of training left. It's hard to forget about the unique location of these apartments especially to where I work. However I am, like others, paying close attention to the competitive prices being offered at Spinnaker Bay (same management company, unfortunately), Crescent Fells, and sublets at the Vue and other condos in better locations within Baltimore.