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Charles E. Smith will try to trick you
From:
-Anonymous-
Date posted:
3/12/2007
Years at this apartment:
2006
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2007
1 response
I moved into the Consulate because the management seemed friendly and I was under the impression from the advertisement and management's representation that part of the bills were paid by the Consulate. I asked several times what was paid and the answer was always the Consulate paid the gas bill - when I asked what in the apartment was gas, I was told 1) the heat 2) the water heater 3) nothing (the only thing that is gas at the Consulate is the back-up generator according to my third conversation with management).
I was told by management before I moved in that the electric bill would average about $130 for the apartment but I have never had a bill even close to that. My average was $212 and once had a $300 electric bill. Since I'm only home for about 2 hours in the evening before I go to sleep and 1 hour in the morning before I leave, this was unbelievable. The apartments are not well insulated (evidenced by the constant breeze you could see and feel near the sliding glass doors that are in every room), which causes the apartment to be an "energy-suck".
Though Charles E. Smith Properties advertises no security deposit, the ad does not tell you that you will have to pay a non-refundable amenities fee of $500 (ie a security deposit in disguise).
Though management was always responsive and everyone in the office is great, I would not recommend this apartment due to the way Charles E. Smith Properties handles its advertising and fees.
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User Responses
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From:
lapopessa
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Date:
05/15/2007
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I left the building when Smith bought it. They wanted to increase my rent $300/month. You couldn't pay me to live in an Archstone/Smith building again.
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