Varsity On Charles

I’m a Johns Hopkins student who lived in varsity for one year. My experience there was not a good one. First of all, when signing my lease in the fall of 2013 (I lived there between 2014 – 2015) the management promised they wouldn’t raise rent if we stayed there for two years. They increased rent for EVERYONE whether or not they lived there before by 7%. For an apartment that costs ~$ 1000 a month, that’s a hefty addition. The «security deposit» is actually a «hassle free fee» which covers damages of up to $ 200. If you don’t cause any damages, you lose the $ 200.
During my time living there, the management has been very difficult to deal with. They allow people to tour our apartments without notifying us before and tell us it’s «maintenance.» Before I moved out they allowed the new tenants to move their stuff into an empty room without ever notifying me of my roommate that strangers were walking through our apartment and left our front door unlocked. When I confronted management about this, they said it wouldn’t happen again. Unfortunately, it happened again two weeks later.
This is not a luxury apartment like they have advertised. I don’t know anyone who is happy living here. Please do not live here. There are cheaper options with better management around the Hopkins area.