Gateway West by Stanley Martin Homes

Reviews

• KJ

  Keith Juarez

  May 1, 2025
  1.0
  It’s been over a year since I’ve brought the issue of flying foul baseballs from the neighboring Northwestern High School hitting cars and home. Over the months, many neighbors have collected footage of baseballs breaking home and car windows (as current as a few days ago). The school, city officials, AND the builder (Stanley Martin) have all been made aware of this issue multiple times. I’ve gone through the HOA as well. Still no action has been taken. I was not made aware of this recurring issue when purchasing my home. A few neighbors are exploring legal action and working with news outlets to get answers and results.
• LI

  Lee Buoy II

  Mar 31, 2025
  2.0
  The house is OK. We moved in at the beginning of December 2024. Aesthetically pleasing but some of the design choices are very odd. In what’s meant to be the main bedroom in the Hugo, the television is off to the side of the bed (there’s only one logical place to put the bed in that room due to the doors and windows). When you opt for the 4th level, there’s no linen closet on the third floor where two of the bedrooms are, making it a bit of a logistical nightmare. The windows are thin. You literally feel colder standing next to them in the winter. On top of that, we weren’t given many options in the build, really just how much hardwood/laminate and carpet we would have and what color the cabinetry would be. I considered a Ryan Homes neighborhood but decided against it based on location, but it was completely different there. We were able to choose everything from the railings to the cabinet hardware. We even had the choice between a bigger walk-in closet or a soaking tub. Speaking of hardware, everything is cheap. Curtain rods are tension and have fallen multiple times since moving in. The model home is also a little misleading as the hardwood flooring includes the second stairwell and hallway on the third floor and it doesn’t in the actual build but I will say that Marcus allowed me to see a home that someone hadn’t moved into, so I did know this (but it’s still a little misleading). Phase 2 is clearly being built with less care and attention to detail than phase 2. The driveways into the garage have very clean straight lines in phase 1, but not in phase 2. The parking spaces are very clearly defined with white line separating them in phase 1. Phase 2 is a free for all. There are trash cans and complimentary doggie bags to clean up after your pups in Phase 1 and not one to be found around phase 2. Lastly, the HOA is not good at all. Like it’s almost impressive how horrible they are. They are not here to serve the residents at all. They said they can’t enforce not allowing residents of the condominiums next door parking in our reserved spaces yet they have towing company signs around the neighborhood. I also inquired about extending the sidewalk as residents have to walk through grass if you’re not in your garage. They pretty much said it’s not their problem and ignored the request.a When they don’t want to resolve an issue, they simply stop responding in the portal. Overall, would I recommend the neighborhood? Probably not.
• AA

  Abhinav Konagala (Abhi)

  May 10, 2024
  5.0
  Great location to buy your house. Close to the Metro, and to a lot of good restaurants. I moved here a year ago (April 2023) and haven't had any issues living here.
• RD

  Rachael Derrenbacher

  May 10, 2024
  5.0
  Bought a home in this community and absolutely love it! I have been here since August 2023 and the quality of the home is great and all issues have been minor but stanley Martin would fix them very promptly. The proximity to Dc is wonderful and makes for a pleasant drive in to the city with no highways! Also having the metro so close is awesome. It’s only a 15 min walk or 2 min drive. The area has amazing restaurants, local parks and trails, and cute coffee shops. I truly believe Hyattsville is on its way up and am super excited for this community to grow.
• CL

  Celeste Lan

  Apr 4, 2024
  1.0
  This community is still undergoing construction. I’m disappointed that Stanley Martin has little supervision over the conduct of their construction workers. It was very scary to found a construction worker just entering my house UNINVITED. These workers also used my utilities during construction of other houses. When I brought this up with Stanley Martin, SM did nothing about it. It’s insane to have a $200 water bill and $200 gas bill for only half a month period.

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