Elme Communities

It is an okay place to live. Below in rent in some of the other places I was looking at.

It is an okay place to live. Below in rent in some of the other places I was looking at.

Riverside continues to face a high crime. This crime includestheft of autos, as well as car parts, particularly tires, tire rims, air bags & catalytic converters. KIAs, Hyundais, Hondas, & Toyotas are the most targeted cars. Residents are subject to assault. The property manager's idea of bolstering security is firing security companies. Riverside has had 3 in 3/4 year. I met the new security team chief for Planned Security Service, Planned Companies subsidiary. He mapped out "the battlefield." He understands the challenges in providing security. The property manager collaborated with the last security company to repel the criminals. The property manager considers bolstering security as firing successive security companies. He told residents he has no responsibility for tenants’ safety, their cars or other property, let alone keeping them from harm. He hires a series of security companies to give the appearance of security. The new company has 1 car. This is insufficient. The threat posture is high. Riverside has multiple entry points, as opposed to 1. That would be preferable. It has no guards at entry points to conduct checks. Perimeter security is deficient, having extensive, exploitable gaps. Criminals enter through unguarded entry points & porous perimeter. Riverside has inadequate CCTV. The property manager pledged to improve ill lit parking lots. Riverside leaves service entrances open & unsecure The property manager allows malefactors easy access. He knows homeless sleep in the community center at night & parking lots. 1 business staffer said if a resident wanted to avoid getting attacked he should not go out after dark. The security company can’t compensate. Its personnel cannot be everywhere. They have no security experience. The security team can’t compensate for porous perimeter, poorly lit parking lots, inadequate CCTV, & failures to provide adequate security at entry points to buildings. Security may be fired. The property manager has a responsibility to provide a statistical criminal statistics & direction trends. He does not. He has access to data. There is a lack of transparency, a failure to communicate security threata. The property manager passively witnessed a rat infestation at Building 3 in winter. Rats were scurrying, helter kilter on the loading dock, the building’s back side, sidewalks, everywhere. They hid in a warren holes & tunnels. DeAndre Dun & American Pest worked miracles. The drove away rats, using Rodenticide & Ditrac to kill them, leaving dead rodents. They need help, but didn’t get it. The elements washed away rats’ hiding places. American Pest needs help from Riverside to clean mountainss of trash, hauling it away quickly. The property manager hasn’t helped, being able to use clean crews to rid the building of garbage, wash down the loading dock with strong cleaning fluids. He hasn’t taken responsibility. He says it isn’t his fault, saying rodents come from the river & are to blame. He almost provide a welcome mat to overwhelm Building 3. 1 night I saw 9 rats in 15 seconds. You can’t get worse than that. Riverside Apartments needs rescuing & a new property manager. Elme Communities should replace him & revamp management at Riverside. Indeed, the property manager hasn’t fixed the marred elevators, with marks,scratches, stains, bad ceilings, floors and sides. He hasn’t ended intermittent power & electricity outages. Again, the property manager must fix this or Elme Communities remove him & overhaul operations.

The Kenmore is a great place to live. Great price for the area, especially since it's a safe area. I see people walking around all the time late at night.

Good housing, updated appliances. Has community events, and very diverse.

I really like living here. My studio is very spacious and utilities are included in the rent so it's affordable overall for the area. Lots of restaurants nearby, including Target, Giant, Streets Market. There are two metro stops within walking distance (Cleveland Park and Van Ness-UDC), plus access to buses. The community is welcoming, racially diverse and safe.

15-20 minutes from GWH and 30-40 minutes from the VA DC

Great location, close to metro and lots of restaurants. Very residential neighborhood. Not a luxury building but there are some amenities (free printing, gym) and management is typically very responsive to concerns.

gym has monument views. Cables, dumbbells up to 65, lat pulldown, leg press, leg ext/curl. no barbells or smith.

management always fixes an issue within 24hrs. the microwave turntable stopped working and they literally installed a new microwave within days.

the study spaces suck.

I have adequate space and the building does come with a few nice things like a workout room. Compared to some other DC apartment buildings the amenities are lackluster. No pool, rooftop terrace, nor washer and dryer in the apartment. The staff is friendly and the building is kept clean. I wish I was paying less money but I think I would feel that way no matter where I lived seeing as DC is so expensive.

No criticism of the apartment. You get what you pay for! I found this to be one of the cheapest apartments around the area.

Starting with the bad. There is much more space than what you’ll get for the same price in DC, but it comes at a price. The place was not designed with quality in mind. Floor planks are loose, you can feel where nails aren’t hammered all the way down in them, water often runs cold at night and in the morning.

There are also roaches and spiders (at least on the 1st floor where I live), and maintenance will often come days after your request, sometimes not at all.

For the good, there are a couple of gyms on site, pools, a convenience store (in tower 2), and most units are relatively renovated (at least in tower 2 where I live). You do get a a lot of space compared to DC apartments, which is big coming from the South or Midwest where you’re probably accustomed to more space. It also has a bus that takes you and picks you up from the metro station (Huntington) in the morning, then again in the evening. There’s also 24/7 security driving around the premises all of the time.

Lastly, people are mostly here that are working professionals and students, so there’s not much noise or drama happening here at all, and there’s plenty of spaces to host and hang out if that’s your type of thing.

All in all, not horrible, but also not great.

Management could be better

I lived here a few years. The location is convenient for public transit and driving but not picturesque for Alexandria. Highway 1/Richmond Hwy is close. Bus stops are close by. We are 1 mile from Huntington Metro station (Yellow line). There is a complimentary apt shuttle to and from the metro that runs during weekdays in the morning and evenings, with limited weekend service. There is an onsite gym (no extra cost) and a minimart. Across the street you have small shopping area with a gym, pizza place, ABC store, convenience store.

This community is quite the catch for a grad student - I live alone with a small pup and have enough space for the two of us in this one bedroom. It's a 10-minute walk to the Friendship Heights station for the shuttle pick-up and is another 5-minute walk from Nebraska Ave, near Politics and Prose and other great restaurants. The neighbors are mostly young professionals or older families with young children, and there are other furry neighbors. With parking spaces available on-site, this is a good value for its location. The staff is the friendliest I've ever experienced in apartment living, and I definitely think I could stay here long term. Initially, there was a small rodent issue, but maintenance was very quick to resolve the issue.