Meridian at Ballston Commons Apartamentos

This property has extremely rude front desk staff that will give you attitude whenever you go retrieve your package deliveries. They also increased our 2nd lease renewal offers by almost 16% of our previous lease agreement which is far from the usual 2-3% apartments usually increase by. Avoid Meridian at all cost!!

The management is so bad. We have lived here for a year. During this year, we have lost our packages, our bike. And the parking space is so narrow, they will tow your car even your car can fit in such unreasonable parking lot when there is no else to park. And they are not towing all the cars. You might be the “chosen” one.
Their office is closed often. The front desk is empty when you need your packages. It seems they don’t want us to stay here, which is true because the staff said “you can... choose not to stay with us. ”
The apartment itself is not good either. It may be good when you have the tour. But after that, there will be many issues with the apartment itself. Our laundry door rotted because of the bad design. The hall way smells like trash, sometimes the elevators. Lee mas

I've loved my experience here. The building's services are excellent, I don't hear my neighbors, amenities are great. It's an expensive rate to rent but I think it's worth it considering the quality as well as the location!

My spouse and I moved in last year and the entire process was poorly conducted. Our leasing agent sent us an incorrect leasing letter 3 times, with my having to point out to them the errors in the letter. Throughout the process they were very unresponsive, often going days without hearing back to inquiries or when we asked that the letter be updated to reflect what we actually wanted. It is rather surprising given that we are paying them money to move into their apartment. One would think that... they would be interested in having a good track record of communication until we signed the lease at the very least. When confronted with the delays in response we would get the same excuse that the individual was busy (aren't we all), but being busy does not excuse absences of 48 hours.

Additionally, because we did not earn enough at the time we had to pay a deposit and get someone to guarantee our lease, with the stipulation that both would be removed once we had an income high enough. Well, now that we do have an income above the levels stipulated by them they have informed us that to remove the individual guaranteeing the leasing as well as get back the deposit (which under normal circumstances residents do not have to pay) we will have to pay them 50$ so they can rerun a background check. So basically I have to pay them money so that I can have my money back, none of which was communicated in that manner.

Moreover, the elevators for this building are terrible. You will literally spend 4-5 minutes waiting for an elevator during the middle of the day, when most residents are at work, and nobody is working on the elevators. It defies reality how much of my life I have wasted waiting for the elevators.

Given the price, one would expect nicer features, functioning elevators and a leasing staff that understood customer service, but ultimately what a tenant is paying for is a great location. If you can get past the animal urine stains throughout every carpeted surface in the public areas, the poor customer service, and the glacier-like pace at which the elevators move, then this will be the building for you. If none of these things sound enjoyable, please find a place that is a little less overpriced and a little more human in how it treats its tenants. Lee mas

A half block away from the Ballston Metro Station, Meridian at Ballston Commons is perfect for commuters. The building has well maintained amenities, like a rooftop pool with green views of Suburban Virginia, fitness center, convenient washer and dryer in the units, parking under the building, and free fresh coffee every morning. The staff is friendly and dependable and plans monthly events for residents, usually including food. Our building has mixed recycling services, however I wish they went... the extra mile and put a paper bin in the mail room, as heaps of paper junk mail are trashed daily. Great residence for students of nearby universities, professionals, families, anyone. Safe location and lots of restaurants and shopping just a block away. Lee mas