The Exchange at Van Dorn
  (formerly Metropolitan at Alexandria)

The Met's solution to the dog poop problem' "We're eliminating poop bags!" From: -Anonymous- Date posted: 7/21/2004 Years at this apartment: 2003 - 2004   Yes that's right. The queens of logic in the office have outdone themselves again. The staff sent out a mass letter to residents informing us that some of us have been... *gasp* stealing poop bags. Therefore, poop bags will be eliminated (pardon the pun) from the doggypot stations from now on. Does this make any sense to anyone''' Obviously, the only people who would steal poop bags are dogowners who clean up after their dogs!! Getting rid of the bags is not going to stop the few idiot dogowners who never cleaned up after their pets to begin with... it will only prevent the good dogowners from doing so in the future. SO JUST KEEP THE POOP BAGS STOCKED YOU CHEAPSKATES! POOP BAGS ARE NOT THAT EXPENSIVE! The other bad thing about this community is it is poorly designed. If you move here, make sure to live on the ground or second floor. Also, DO NOT ask the staff if there is an elevator in your building. They will lie and tell you there is. In reality there is only one elevator that is shared by two buildings... and if you are unfortunate enough to live on the far end of either building, you will have a hell of a time moving in. Especially since even after you use the elevator, you will still have to go up and down some steps on your way to your apartment (although this is only true if you live on the 3rd or 4th floor...) This eliminates all the benefits of using a handtruck to begin with. There's no way around it, your move-in day will be hell. The management sucks, as others have said. They are lazy and forgetful. Good things about the community: Brian, the maintenence guy with the untucked shirt is nice though and will take care of you. Also, some of the residents are really friendly, but lately it seems even this is going downhill. A lot of loud thugs have been moving in and they don't look like the most upstanding citizens.

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