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High-rise Apartment
Forest Hills, 4545 Connecticut Ave NW | Washington, D.C.
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  •  Building Laundry Room
  •  Business Center
  •  Controlled Access
  •  Extra Storage
  •  Fitness Center
  •  Granite Countertops
  •  Hardwood Floors
  •  Parking Garage  
  •  Pet Friendly
  •  Private Balconies
  •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  •  Tennis Courts

User Rating

7.5
Good
6 Reviews

About this Location

Rock Creek Park and Piney Branch Parkway
15 min walk
Limited nearby
public transit
In a quiet
neighborhood

Pricing 

1 Bedroom, 1 Bath
$1,830+
2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath
$2,410+
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$2,715+
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$3,930+
  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
  • Convenience

    •  Business Center
  • Entertainment

    •  Playground
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Garbage Disposal
    •  Microwave
    •  Refrigerator
    •  Stove & Oven
  • Laundry

    •  Building Laundry Room
  • Living Room

    •  Central A/C
    •  Hardwood Floors
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Parking Garage  
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  Controlled Access
  • Sports & Fitness

    •  Fitness Center
    •  Tennis Courts
  • Storage

    •  Extra Storage
  • View

    •  Private Balconies
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Overall rating 7.5/10, based on 6 renter reviews Write a review

7.8
Location
8.0
Amenities
7.2
Management
8.0
Value
6.8
Social
7.0
Safety
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4
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Brandywine Apartments reviews and highlights

  • management is quick and responsive
  • the apartments in Brandywine are good sized and very bright
  • the gym has everything you would need for a workout
  • staff are all very friendly at the front desk
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Good amenities, slight safety issues

Sometimes at night, I feel slightly unsafe. There is a concierge stationed at the front desk 24/7, but there is also a fair amount of police activity in this area. The amenities are good and the apartment is generally quiet.

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Good for what you pay for, wouldn't make it a home forever

Spacious apartment. Management is responsive to maintenance requests. I feel safe, but it seems like police are often called for domestic disturbances on lower floors.

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Great Deal and Location

After living alone outside of DC, moving into the city and having good transportation options has been a huge thing for me. The Brandywine is close to the metro and bus as well as campus, and a lot of students live here. It has decent amenities and the rent is great for what we get. Sometimes the management is difficult to get ahold of but once you do contact them, they take care of everything. I’ve really enjoyed living here!

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  • 2 beds / 2 baths
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Big Apartments with Lots of Light

The Brandywine Apartments offer large units with lots of windows. Natural light is very important to me, and is a prime feature of the building. Management is very responsive to tenant's needs, while also maintaining a fun environment. The gym has everything you would need for a workout, and saving money on membership costs is great.

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Nice and Bright Apartments

The apartments in the Bradywine are good sized and very bright. Each room has multiple large windows. The recently renovated exercise facilities are great, with new equipment suiting all needs. The laundry facilities can get pretty crowded, which is my only gripe. Management is quick and responsive, and very attentive to tenant needs. Great building.

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Great Place Overall

I love the fitness "center" we have. It has two treadmills and I usually can access a piece of cardio equipment when I want it. They also just installed a video fitness workout station with a full library of videos and its great.
The staff are all very friendly at the front desk and so is management. The package room leaves a little to be desired - they've lost two packages in the year I've lived here. But generally its nice neighbors, a nice roof top deck, and easy access to bus and metro.

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 34 Recs

Comet Ping Pong
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
Sfoglina
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grocery 2 Recs

Whole Foods Market
Giant
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convenience 2 Recs

Walgreens
CVS Pharmacy
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fitness 14 Recs

DC Running Coach
UDC Tennis Courts
Double Eagle Fitness
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parks 3 Recs

Soapstone Valley Park
Melvin C Hazen Park
Fort Reno Park
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coffee 9 Recs

Bread Furst
Little Red Fox
Terasol
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About Forest Hills

The name Forest Hill itself describes the exact nature of the neighborhood. Its uniqueness is that it promotes recreational activities in a natural setting. The number of embassies in the area bring in a lot of diversity into the neighborhood giving the residents a remarkable global experience. Rock...
Safe
Not Lively
Family Friendly
Convenient Commute
Quiet Neighborhood
Grocery Store nearby
Close to popular locations
Median rents in Forest Hills
Studio
$
1,550
1 Bedroom
$
1,950
2 Bedroom
$
2,900

Getting around Forest Hills


Forest Hills Reviews

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The Forest Hills/Van Ness neighborhood is great. It is a very short walk to Tenleytown (15 mins) and a 10 min walk to the Van Ness Metro, Giant Food, CVS, and a plethora of good coffee shops and restaurants. The M4 bus stops 3 blocks up the road and takes you straight to AU and the L2 runs very consistently on Connecticut Ave. The Chesapeake backs up to Forrest Hills Park and Rock Creek is right down the street with lots of trails. Overall, the whole neighborhood is very safe and student-friendly.
The neighborhood is very nice. Many things are in walking distance like a few restaurants, a movie theater, and the Cleveland Park Metro stop. It is a bit of a food desert in that the grocery stores and restaurants that are accessible are a tad on the expensive side. The neighborhood is pretty quiet and people are usually pretty friendly. Overall, a decent neighborhood for people at different stages in their lives.
Van Ness is on several bus routes and very near to the (Van Ness) metro stop. Moving off of Connecticut Ave. quickly becomes entirely residential, but there are restaurants and other amenities (such as grocery stores, dry cleaners, etc) along Connecticut. It's not a crazy or busy neighborhood like several others, which personally, I appreciate, but it does mean you'll have to go a bit farther than home if you're looking to go out for the night.
Van Ness/Forest Hills is quiet and a little boring. Not a lot of places to go out to eat or grab a drink in the immediate area. However, Cleveland Park and Tenleytown are fairly close. I love walking our dog up around International Drive and the embassies there. We frequently see deer coming up from Rock Creek Park, and the UDC/Howard Law students are mostly very courteous (many of them live in the neighborhood too, so they care about it also). The neighborhood feels very safe--lots of police presence, Secret Service sub-station in the neighborhood, and the local vagabonds are not aggressive to pedestrians--they mostly mind their own business.
I like the area on Connecticut avenue, just wish there were better food options. Great community, overall safe, love the HBCU next door (UDC). UDC is a great HBCU and community to be near.
Nice, quiet, and safe with some restaurants in the area. Seems very family friendly and slower paced than downtown. Easy access to grocery stores.
Close to the Zoo and great restaurants. Close enough to Downtown, but far enough away where you're not in the chaos but still in DC.
Pros: safe area (I can let my dog out after midnight and feel safe), <10 min walk to metro, bus stop right outside, grocery store/CVS <10 min walk away (although the giant isn't the greatest), lots of on-street parking available (great for guests),
Cons: not a lot of activities within walking distance

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