site: http://www.gables.com/gablesliving/floorplanlistings.aspx'Region=23&CommunityId=94
Renovations have been going on for over two years - and yet nothing is complete, not even the only two floors they have been working on.

( ) Laundry (in the basement) area has been renovated a bit, ok.
( ) High ceilings & hard wood floors
( ) Closet space & Kitchen cabinets/space (maybe not in all apartments)
( ) Windows *new*
( ) A/C *new* and Heat
( ) Discount for incomes of below $29,916 (') & Voucher options (4 even lower incomes)
( ) Utilities included (!will change/have to pay electric around Oct. 1 2008!)
( ) Neighborhood & Overall safe feeling in the building
( ) Parking included
( ) Bus stop
( ) Location
( ) Also a small pool, which I don't use/uncomfortable setting
( ) Maintenance men are friendly and efficient as though they are their own company
( ) Per request, exterminator for roaches (also comes a few times a year)
( ) 3 elevators, two of which are renovated :)
( ) Free coffee

BUT!
(-) During renovations strangers (hired for the installations only') were in the

building, opening apartments and one guy sitting as the regulator in the hallway.

They had all the keys and once I happened to be home and heard someone unlocking my

apartment. THE STRANGER GUY WAS OPENING THE DOOR OF MY APARTMENT AND SEEMED LIKE HE

WAS ABOUT TO TAKE A PEAK AS I APPROACHED THE DOOR. HIS JOB HE SAID WAS TO CHECK IF

THEY HAD LOCKED ALL THE APARTMENTS AFTER INSTALLATIONS OF WINDOWS. BUT I AM STILL

WONDERING WHY NOT JUST TEST THE DOOR NOB'!!!! WHY U-N-L-O-C-K MY APARTMENT'''!!!!!!!!!

(-) Fire alarm goes off often.
(-) Office staff changes and not always introduced to us. Inconsistency.
(-) Most are friendly, but some are not very helpful and slow to respond and incompetent, (but some are good and perhaps it's the management who is to blame). At one point I had a question, but had to come back and remind them that I needed an answer 5 times in 2 weeks until finally was told that they couldn't help. Really! annoying when they don't even try to help! But go around talking, not helping, and smiling "ok thanks bye"
(-) Basement stinks like trash and maybe some rats.
(-) elevators are scary to ride sometimes, shakes/stops all of a sudden though rarely
(-) Laundry room is ok, renovated
(-) Rent will go up (less for low income):
s.efficiency to $900 electric
m.eff. to $960 elec
l.eff. to $1060 elec
1br to $1300 elec
2br to $1470 elec

Overall I am happy here though. My neighbors are quiet. Neighborhood seems safe, no one bothers us.

There is a small park with playground nearby :)

This is a good choice if you need parking and need a cheaper alternative in Bethesda, but don't expect that your concerns will have an effect on the management's decision making.

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