Capitol View on 14th Apartments

Stay away from Capitol View and UDR at all costs. I've never seen a sketchier and more incompetent management company. Expect several hundred dollars in additional costs above your quoted rent, including hidden fees and crazy inflated utility costs that are out of your control (not individually metered). Also know that amenities will frequently be out of commission -- a one week gym renovation has turned into over two months without equipment. On top of that, the building is surface-level... luxury only. The walls are thin so expect to hear everything going on in your neighbor's apartment. The desk staff are very friendly but that is the only good thing I have to say about this building. There are far better rental options in DC for your money. Stay away! Read More

This management is the worst I have ever experienced. Not only did they leave me stuck with a broken fridge for 3 months (they said it was supply chain issues and then proceeded to renovate the hallways and include fridges) but they also have CRAZY rules for the rooftop/communal spaces. The internet also doesn't work in any of these areas inspire of everyone's complaints. Management is rude and unresponsive unless they want to charge you extra fees. AVOID AVOID AVOID

I lived in Capitol View for over 2 years and would not recommend this community or management to anyone. Throughout my lease, I experienced extremely disruptive neighbors with no action by management, constant filth in the hallways (garbage, dog excrement), general uncleanliness/disrepair (amenities with broken furniture, bad smell in lobby and hallways, etc.), and even a shooting + FBI raid back in 2020. Management is extremely uncommunicative. When renewing my lease, management was extremely... unresponsive, and when they did respond, extremely inflexible (even during COVID). The only real redeeming quality of this community is the location . Bottom line- this place BARELY qualifies a luxury building, and charges like it is. Avoid and spend your money elsewhere. Read More

Had I not had such an awful experience at move out, I might tell people to check it out if they were ok paying the pricey rent like we were and could deal w/ a cold Management/Corporate team, BUT when you treat people the way they did to loyal 3 yr residents b/c they aren't going to be seeing their money anymore, you show your true colors in my book. I was disappointed, nickel and dime'd and quite frankly shocked at my exit experience. Resident experience should be a top priority for sustainable... business--especially people that were with your community for many yrs. Sadly, not in this case. Shame on me for expecting more. Read More

I moved into this disaster of a building over a year ago under the false pretense that this was a luxury building experience. I was dead WRONG. Be careful, the manipulative leasing staff is all smiles as they get you to sign on the dotted line claiming you don't have to pay hefty security deposit fees, amenity fees, etc but that's because after you move in and realize what a nightmare this building and staff really are, you end up running for the door to get out and that's when they hit you with... all sorts of hidden fees they knew they’d be able to nail you with if/when you leave or try to break your lease! I have never seen people try to flee a building so quickly and as often as I have here at Capitol View on 14th Street - a UDR property - many tenants leaving as soon as just a few months into their new leases. Building management trying to be cheap and save UDR money seems to hire the cheapest and most unqualified vendors to handle trash collection, pest control services, etc - within the building. Trash chutes jam up to the 5th floor in the 9-story building for DAYS to the point where tenants can't dispose of their trash - and umm we get charged a monthly trash fee! Then when the trash chutes jam, the actual trash rooms fill up causing horrific rotting smells in the room and hallways, of course are a major fire hazard, and attract pests and rodents. After complaining to negligent and manipulative building management - especially the WORST GAMZE BLAKEY - requests to handle the trash situation were ignored and of course as a result, the rodents and pests showed up in full force with multiple apartments especially mine on the second floor with mice! Never-ending false fire alarms – so many that tenants ignore the alarms now which is SO dangerous! I almost died from ignoring the last fire alarm which was a real fire! This is supposed to be a LUXURY BUILDING that many of us pay a mortgage or TWO for each month. Unacceptable! Read More