From:
-Anonymous-
Date posted:
2/25/2007
Years at this apartment:
2003
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2007
4 responses
First things first, the Woodner is not for everyone and that can be said about any place. Sure, if you're daddy is willing to pay $1600-$1800 a month for rent then by all means the Woodner won't be for you. Second, the truth about the bed bugs; yes, there are apartments with bed bugs, however, the building is so large - 1100 units - that I would venture to guess that less than 1% of the units have bed bugs. It's a mystery as to where they come from, how they end up in one apartment and not another. The odds are HEAVILY in your favor that your apartment WILL NOT have bed bugs. And for those apartments that do have them, the residents in the apt don't do enough to address the issue, i.e., throw everything away and start over, exterminate completely and that includes the bed bugs located in the most remote areas like inside the wall!!! I know people in the building who had them who don't anymore because they went over-the-top to clean up the place. Oh and another thing, some of the nicest hotels in NYC - we're talking thousands of dollars a night - have bedbugs. Roaches' Well, in DC, the percentage of apt buildings with them probably falls around the 65%-75% range so good luck finding an apt in DC without them. And, you'll pay $$$$ for that luxury. Third, the Woodner is like living in a small city. Neighbors watch out for one another, most residents are cordial and friendly. Very diverse too. My Spanish is improving because of the conversations I have with my Latino neighbors. Fourth, repairs are made INSTANTLY. And they do a good job. What else about the Woodner, great location, right next to Rock Creek Park. Bus stops right in front of building. Grocery store, dry cleaner, bakery, barber, and flower shop (definitely came in handy during Valentines Day :)). I've lived in the Woodner for almost 4 years, and despite the inherent challenges, I'd say it's been worth it and I plan to stay a few more years. Speaking of a few more years, there are residents who've lived in this building 30,40,50 years. Obviously it can't be THAT bad if folks live here as long as half a century!'!'!
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From:
Anonymous
Date:
09/17/2007
this is b.s. no one should live anywhere where they would have the posibility of having bedbugs..
From:
thelawdiva
Date:
09/26/2007
This has to be an employee because almost everything they say is a lie or ploy to sell the place. Half of the building has bed bugs! Do they care? No! So instead of "guessing" that 1% has bed bugs, take time to learn that it is a hefty percentage and they are spreading them to others. That's why the resident's association keeps meeting about it. Let's not talk about the murders and muggings that take place IN the building....
From:
Anonymous
Date:
10/05/2007
People live here for 20, 30, 40 years because the building is under rent control. Whatever the number of bedbugs is, I know of one resident who got the management to wash her clothes and clean up her place. The roaches, however, should be enough to keep anybody out of here.
From:
Anonymous
Date:
12/04/2007
i moved in to my apartment February of 2007. The management suspected that there were bed bugs but did not treat the apartment. It had been vacated a month or more before I moved in. That same weekend, there was a murder in an apartment 1 floor above me.
Bedbugs are 10x harder to eliminate then any other type of infestation. this persons comment: "And for those apartments that do have them, the residents in the apt don't do enough to address the issue, i.e., throw everything away and start over, exterminate completely and that includes the bed bugs located in the most remote areas like inside the wall!!!"
This is the THE WORST thing you could do. Removing all your "old" furniture with out ensuring that the bed bug problem has been eliminated is by far the quickest and most common way to spread the infestation through out your apartment, home our BUILDING!!! Bed bugs will simply fall out of the infested items and travel around laying eggs until they find a new host location. Bed bugs can live up to 1 year with out food(blood) from a host, females lay about 12 eggs everyday. when you throw out infested items you cause a greater problem.
I eliminated my roach and bug problem with powdered Boric Acid. $20 for a HUGE bottle. I laid it around the edges of the apartment, sprinkled it on the rug and furniture and I no longer have bed bugs. I also do not have roaches. after a week i vacuumed up the boric acid in the carpet and reapplied the treatment once a week for a month. After the month was up, I vacuumed and reapplied a thin line of BC along the edges of the apartment and have been bed bug and roach free since April 2007. Boric Acid is non-toxic, i have two cats and both are a live and well.
The building is a mess. Tenants leave trash in the hall ways, and on the floor of the trash chute room. They pour old, spoiled food directly into the trash chute (that's why we have a roach problem). The grocery store price gouges, each cashier comes up with different prices for items and the restaurant adds a 10 percent tax to all the food.
Its cheap and you get what you pay for but its close to a lot of things. If you’re a young professional, its not THAT bad and you can afford it easily on your 30,000 a year job.
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