Foundry Lofts

My #1 complaint (and this is a big one) is that I moved out on a roommate transfer agreement since my roommate wanted to continue living there so someone had taken my place. However, the property management has no record of the signed form and so now I am being put in collections for debt incurred by my previous roommate and my replacement. The property managers are disorganized and require constant phone call and email follow-ups to get anything done.

In general, I don't have many complaints... about my actual apartment; however, I did have a maintenance ticket for a broken microwave that went multiple months without resolution up until I moved out. The "fitness center" is basically only good for cardio and on multiple occasions when I would use it there'd be someone with multiple kids running around out of control playing dangerously with the equipment. Also, for the entire duration of my lease, the PH level grill was out of order and shortly after the deck became severely warped.

My recommendation is to stay far away from any Brookfield Properties buildings. Lee mas

Foundry lofts has nice apartments and concierge. However, I’ve had an unpleasant experience with management even before moving in.

Management told me that my original lease wasn’t possible for the apartment bc the individual living there decided not to move out. This was shortly before I was to move in and I had already given notice to move out of my prior home. Then I was charged an additional amount of rent after they breached the original lease. I had to request and negotiate free parking... for 2 months as compensation for them jacking the price up on me.

Next were the delays in getting things done. Followed by them delaying access to parking that was promised. I notified them of the need to have my free parking redeemed and had to wait a few days for them to finally provide it (it’s as easy as programming a garage key, they’re excuse was they’re auditing parking in foundry lofts to see if I can park there, I had to park in a different building). Wouldn’t be a big deal if parking overnight didn’t average 30+ dollars.

Recently, I came down the back stairs to find an individual smoking crack-cocaine. I told concierge, then when I got back, the guy was sitting in the parking garage charging his phone. I had to escort concierge to the man that had just been smoking illicit drugs in the back stairs and now chilling + charging his phone.
Mind you, there is no safety once you’re in the parking garage or back stairs. There is no key fob required to get into the back stairs.

To quote management “we do not advertise safety or promote safety”, “residents leave the back door open and that’s how people get in”, “you live in an urban setting and things like this happen”.

Just so everyone is aware, if the parking garage doors are open, anyone can get into the building and onto your floor using the back stairwell. There is no safety like the front stairs or elevators. Lee mas

Leasing office doesn't respond, nor attempt to mitigate issues between residents. Instead they will choose to move unilaterally without regards of your tenant rights.

I thoroughly enjoy my apartment home and the team here at The Yards! This is my first time living on the east coast and it’s been quite a change for me so I appreciate how close I am to entertainment and the train! Management has been awesome Mario in the office is always a joy and eager to assist and even helped me with suggestions on places to go in the area for brunch and night life !

I lived here for one year. I do not write many reviews, but I thought an honest review would be helpful for anyone considering this property. I’ll list the good and bad with some detail, but provide a quick summary first.

The Gist:
Loved my actual apartment. Is it worth the inflated price and begging the leasing office to talk to you? I’ll leave that to you. Believe negative reviews about leasing and management. But check-out the units, common areas, and noise levels for yourself. I would... personally never lease from Brookfield again—ever (Never ever).

Here’s the good stuff:
• Apartments are beautiful. Highly recommend the second floor—highest ceilings and biggest windows, unless you have penthouse money.
• Location is great! Yards Park is great. Right by the Nats and DC United. Riverwalk along the Anacostia is so pleasant. Lively enough, but quiet most nights.
• Front Desk folks. Mostly friendly and helpful for basics. Nikki is the all-star of this team!

Here’s the not-so-good stuff:
• Common areas. Fewer amenities than all the other buildings in this area and price range. And not that well maintained. Examples: courtyard fireplace never worked; decking in courtyard is buckling (good luck not tripping); grill out-of-order for months; broken gym equipment; etc.
• Maintenance. The staff is helpful and polite, but there will be issues and they will recur.

Here’s the BAD stuff:
• Price. Super inflated. Seriously, snag a place somewhere else with better leasing/management and more amenities. Your buck will go further elsewhere.
• Leasing Office. An actual nightmare. Never provide you with any information. Never answer the phones or call back. Never reply to emails. They are disorganized, unfriendly, and seemingly have no idea how to do their jobs. It is wild, y’all.
• For anything, it will take several calls and emails to various members of the office to get any help. And even then, you’ll get incomplete solutions and some attitude to boot.
• I have anecdotes galore to back this one up! It took me 3 months, countless phone calls, and emails to give them my deposit on an apartment! They fired people mid-leasing process and never let me know. They failed to send me a lease until 5 days after—yes, after!—the start date, so I ended up in a different apartment. (Don’t worry they lost a ton of money on the deal!) They will not provide information on anything other than lease renewal. They called 2 days after I moved out to ask when I would move-out.
Lee mas