Washington Apartments*

There is so much to say so I will be brief in saying I would never recommend this property to anyone. To name a few things I experienced during my lease; people being maced in the hallway at 4 AM, parties in the building going until 10 AM, gunshots right outside the building, roaches and mice found in the unit, broken windows for months, and unhelpful management when serious issues arise. Please do not move here.

I had the chance to live in the Washington Apartments community from early in 2017 until the end of 2020, when I left Washington, DC. I arrived at this community thanks to other friends who were living there and I really like the location.

I witness various management turnovers but the leasing office (Janice and Jesmina) and the maintenance staff stayed the same. Their service and commitment, during those four years, was excellent. Of course, I saw some problems with missing packages (it's not... the management's fault if a carrier leaves a package unattended in your front door)or problematic neighbors but this was always taken care of. These are problems that are also present on some of the most luxurious building complexes in DC. If you are looking for a small community in a location within the DC downtown area and well connected to transportation services this is the place to be. Read More

Location, location, location. The apartment was nice and clean to move into. Jesmina was really helpful in our leasing process and even helped move our heavy package personally in her car!
Looking forward to the stay.

Had a great time living here! Janice is so amazing and made us feel at home right away. The parking is super inexpensive. They even have a resident referral program where they take $ off your rent when you get someone new to move in. Washington Apartments is walking distance to everything. Great place to live.

If you enjoy sleeping, I would not recommend living in this apartment community. The leasing agent, Janice, is very nice and makes an effort to know each resident personally. Beyond that, though, management of this building is poor enough that it is not worth the discounted rent. Every single night, there is a group of 10-30 people who loiter directly outside the building (including on the steps to the building) and are extremely loud (blasting music, drinking, etc.) well into the night. It goes... well beyond what is to be expected just from living in a city. It's not normal for a building that charges this level of rent to have to deal with this nightly disruption when we were not warned about it during the leasing process. The building management's offered solution was for residents to call the police every time it happens, which is a pretty ridiculous thing to have to work into a nightly routine (not to mention the fact that doing so has had little effect). The noise makes it genuinely hard to sleep, and the building's evidently thin walls and poor soundproofing don't help. Management has done nothing that's made a difference after being made aware of the issue (though there is no way they had not been previously aware of it). If you have a car, the parking lot also has several issues. The gate is routinely broken/left open, allowing any person or car to enter the lot. Additionally, enforcement of parking tags is apparently rather lax, as I've been unable to find a spot in the lot on multiple occasions (and, of course, I am paying for a guaranteed spot in this lot). Yes, the rent here is cheap in comparison to other Mt. Vernon Triangle/Shaw apartments, but there's no way it's worth the major issues with the management. I'm not usually one to complain or post negative reviews, but the inability to sleep properly in this property has been jarring. Look elsewhere. Read More