Sean E.
Google
I live across the street from the Porter and it is one of the worst neighbors in Brewerytown. If I could leave zero stars, I would. As you can see from the photographs, they do not properly maintain their dumpster area (trash has not been picked up in two weeks). Instead of having their trash picked up on Thompson, a road trash trucks can easily fit down, they let it pile up on Myrtlewood, a narrower street.
The Porter is the primary source of litter throughout the neighborhood and a feeding ground for racoons, mice, and recently rats. The lids to the dumpsters are never closed and residents/staff often throw trash to the side of the dumpsters, allowing trash to be blown all over the neighborhood. The gates to the dumpster area, which could potentially reduce the amount of trash that is blown around, are often not closed (when they are closed, it is often because of myself or other neighbors on Myrtlewood). Because the dumpster area is not well maintained, trash often builds up behind the dumpsters and rots for months on end.
Some residents have been seen tossing trash out their windows. On one occasion when a resident tossed a trash bag out their window it hit the side of the dumpster and split open. The contents were left to decompose on the sidewalk for months. In July, another resident went to toss a bag full of cat litter into an overflowing dumpster and it missed, spilling cat feces all over the sidewalk. It has yet to be cleaned up, despite their being multiple pregnant women on the block (cat feces contains the toxoplasma gondii parasite which can cause serious pregnancy complications including miscarriage).
Over the past several months, racoons have gotten stuck in the dumpsters at least a half dozen times. The Porter Staff and the company that collects the trash have been seen acknowledging the trapped animals and allowing them to bake in 90 degree heat for at least three days. None of them ever tried to help the animals escape or call animal control. Instead, they piled trash on the side of the dumpster (The Porter staff) or ignored it (the company that collects the trash).
The Porter's management company and Philly 311 has been contacted multiple times about these issues and more through all available communication methods and there has never been an acknowledgement of the concerns or any efforts to fix the problems.
The Porter is a terrible, unresponsive neighbor. If you live here, they will take your money, but none of it will go towards maintaing the property, let alone showing respect for Brewerytown. If you want to live in Brewerytown, chose a more reputable apartment complex.