This building on located on seven bus lines and about 15 min away from a red and green line stop. It’s a 40 min walk to campus or about 25 min via public transit. There is a nice rooftop and a great park right across the street (Meridian hill)

I like my apartment building. It’s a big complex but all of the staff are extremely friendly and kind. The rooftop is awesome and the gym space is big and not usually crowded. Having package pickup is very nice. It is a very old building so there can be some problems, but typically things are taken care of in one day. The location is unbeatable with the exception of not being near a metro stop.

The management staff is very helpful and there is staff at the front desk 24/7. The hallways can smell a little weird and I have heard mice in the ceiling, but have not had any problems within the apartment itself. Overall it's a decent price for the amount of square footage in the apartment. There's no dishwasher though and laundry is in the basement.

I get great value for money here. A top-floor, 950 sqft apartment with views of the monuments for under $2200 is nothing short of miraculous. Central air, hardwood flooring, thick walls, all make things very comfortable. However, the property management company, Borger, seems determined to wring as much out of the building as possible, whether that be by removing historical art deco murals, doing unnecessary "improvements" to apartments to justify getting around rent controls, to refusing to address dangerous tenants (one has set fire to the building on multiple occasions).

I really enjoy Dorchester Apartments in Arlington. My roommates and I were looking for a clean value in a nice area, and we found it with Dorchester. I am especially happy with the location and the included utilities. Further, I am happy that there is a gym on the premises and that the apartment was well cleaned at the beginning of our lease.

We just moved in to a newly renovated apartment in this building. It's a beautiful space, and a great value for the location. Management's response time can be a little slow, but all in all we are pleased! Great roofdeck, pretty nice gym, and a really friendly front-desk staff!

That being said, Dorchester West is a rip off. Management is pretty bad, but service crews are so so great - they are responsive and friendly. The management always skimp on cosmetic work on common area and thus make them look so cheap and sloppy. I mean, do these people know about paint tape so they can make clean painting line?? Also, there are definitely mice in the building. In the laundry room 5 inch roach crawled over my feet too. Other than that, room is spacious and location is great.

Maintenance staff, front desk, and doorman are EXCELLENT. The location is amazing and living at the Dorchester House gives you good bang for your buck. The only gripe I have is with management. On multiple occasions and with multiple tenants, they have been rude, unresponsive, extremely hard to get in touch with, and unprofessional. Issues that they did not attend to were once brought to the attention of Borger Management, and it turns out that they are equally terrible at their jobs and lack customer service skills entirely. Fortunately, I don't have to deal with the leasing department all that often, but when I do, it is almost never a pleasant or helpful experience.

All in all, I do enjoy living at the Dorchester House and would recommend it to a friend, just with the understanding that you will need to contact the leasing department multiple times before getting a response and their customer service skills are severely lacking.

It was a great location, and not super expensive (for 2 people in a one bedroom), but the gym is out dated and there are few amenities. The management makes up for it though by hosting happy hours and having movies on the roof and such. Good atmosphere, old building.

I've lived in the Dorchester for a few years now and truly love this building. The location is fabulous, just across from the park and walking distance to Columbia Heights, U-Street and Woodley Park metros. I also take the S2 bus to work, which stops right in front of the building. The maintenance is also great - I've had some repairs and they have been fixed immediately. I will be sad to move out of this building at the end of the month. My husband and I just purchased a home in Silver Spring.