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Does anyone know anything about Oak Manor Apts? They have a lot of listings on craigslist, but I'm kind of wary. The apartments are managed by Lobos Management and I've heard a lot of bad things about them based on reviews. I also found a post gazette article from 2006 about a woman and her son who moved into Oak Manor and had a bad experience. The article mentioned that she was on Section 8 and SSI, so is this low-income housing? Have things changed since then?
I'm not familiar with it but the location might be good except the rent is 34% less than the average around. Why? The interior looks nice - check it out on this link:
The quality of life in Penn Hills is low. The township has been mismanaged for decades and it has been in a steady and slow decline since the 1970s. This location looks good on a map - it's near Plum. You might be able to walk to shopping and a supermarket and Monroeville and Plum, the two largest shopping areas in the east, are nearby. Bus transportation is fairly good because of the large population (45,000?).
I lived in Penn Hills twice when I was younger (1970s) and going through hard times. One of the places was near this on Leechburg Road. I hated living in Penn Hills but it was bearable because of the price and the people.
If I was upside down on my money I would consider living there if I knew more like what it looked like in the daytime and at night. Lower Burrell and New Ken could be better options.
Thanks for the links, PeterRabbit. I checked out trulia.com and the property has around 494 positive ratings but only 8 typed reviews? I have doubts about moving there.
We've loved living here for the past year or so, but that's in a home on a close-knit street. I can't even begin to imagine living in an apartment complex in an iffy neighbourhood. Run away.
I really don't see Penn Hills as being a warzone or anything, more or less an economically depressed area (other examples would be areas such as Brentwood or West Mifflin). It is a HUGE municipality so if it were me I would spend a day exploring the area the complex is in and see if you would be comfortable calling it home. I personally wouldn't think twice about living in Penn Hills (well other than the Parkway East traffic, different rant for a different day). Anyways good luck
Those apartments don't seem to have any major issues but... It's close to a totally differnt story though... Leechburg Garderns which is a rapidly declining, all ready rough section 8 complex of Leechburg Road, the next extended street over.
Wow. You know Penn Hills has really gone downhill when New Kensington is considered a "better option".
Alright, you are new here and I lived in Oakmont for over 50 years and you know more about New Ken than me? Penn Hills has always been low class and gets worse every year.
Drive up Rt. 28 and cross the Tarentum Bridge. Tons of retail and suburban housing. Real people without guns and bad attitudes.
I really don't see Penn Hills as being a warzone or anything, more or less an economically depressed area (other examples would be areas such as Brentwood or West Mifflin). It is a HUGE municipality so if it were me I would spend a day exploring the area the complex is in and see if you would be comfortable calling it home. I personally wouldn't think twice about living in Penn Hills (well other than the Parkway East traffic, different rant for a different day). Anyways good luck
Brentwood and West Mifflin are very nice areas. I definitely wouldn't put them in the "economically depressed" category. Century III mall, perhaps. Penn Hills still has a lot of nice areas.
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