The Residences at Capital Crescent Trail

If you move here you will literally be living in a construction zone. Every unit is being renovated upon move out, and moveouts are frequent (multiple per week).  If you work from home, you will be exposed to 80-95 dB construction noise multiple hours per week, which is enough to damage hearing. Despite multiple requests, residents are not sufficiently informed when noise will occur, nor have we been provided basic safety equipment such as earplugs. Additionally, in the past year, the property has methodically removed amenities. So far, the following amenities have been removed: 1) Pool 2) Work from home space 3) Very nice lounge space with fireplace 4) Gym has been relocated to a cramped stuffy area for months as the gym area is also being renovated Meanwhile rent was raised 20-30% This property should be avoided at all costs!

The building managers are hell bent on constant reconstruction of the ground floor, as well as EVERY apartment that goes vacant (which is frequent, 'cause lotsa college students rent here). If you have a remote or hybrid job and you expect to work in peace & quiet, that'll never happen here! Constant hammering, buzz saws, and even jackhammers. Then there's a sort of 8am wakeup call, 3 or 4 days a week, from loud & smelly gasoline-powered leaf blowers. AND... there's a storage business next to the building, which is used mainly by loud trucks, 5 or 6 days a week.

Maintenance is nowhere to be found. Have leaky windows after every rain and drips on the carpet, dryer smells burnt as probably it was never cleaned prior to moving in and recently stopped working. If I am lucky I can expect it to be replaced in 3 months because it took 1 month for the microwave to be replaced. Ceiling fans are not working, electric heater in the bathroom is not working and they are not replacing. Most important of all, I cannot get a response to my service requests to check on these matters and potential fire hazards. The hallways and elevators are no longer being cleaned and the carpets in the hallways are in bad condition. Neighbors smoke weed and cigarettes and you will get it through the common air vents.

Terrible maintenance and services, we had mice infestation for 4 months and all they did was once a week check in and no actions taken. I had to buy anti-pest stuff my self (~100 bucks) and they did not reimburse either. The AC units are terrible too, in the winter electricity bills are around $300 and in summer around $250 only because their AC units are super low and ineffective with poorly sealed windows. They have a open parking lot with no assigned parking, security and no garage style roof, and still i had to pay $95 per car per month. The only reason kept me there for 3 years was the neighborhood and its accessibility to the trails.