River House Apartments
1600 South Joyce St., Arlington, VA 22202
703-521-7900  save favorite
AVERAGE RATING
recommended by:
31%

overall rating:
3.0
3.3
3.29 Parking:
3.0
2.96 Maintenance:
2.8
2.82 Construction:
3.2
3.15 Noise:
3.3
3.26 Grounds:
3.3
3.35 Safety:
2.5
2.49 Office Staff:
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Horrible Management - Disrespectful of Residents

From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 11/22/2005
Years at this apartment: 2003 - 2005
 
This review is broken down as a top 3 pro/con section -

PROS -
1. Great location - close to metro, shopping, the Pentagon and DC.
2. Utilities included in the rental rate.
3. Rent rate is reasonable.

CONS -
1. DISRESPECTFUL MANAGEMENT - Enters apartmens without notice or warning, sometimes causing damage to residents' belongings.
2. WORK HOURS/CONSTRUCTION - The building is old and continuously undergoing renovation/repairs. Work hours are supposedly 8AM-5PM, but management tends to begin projects much earlier/later (an occasionally schedules unannounced loud overnight work). What the working hours mean is that from 8AM-5PM Mon-Fri, YOU WILL HEAR HAMMERING, SAWING, SANDING, POUNDING, ETC. EVERY DAY. You won't even need an alarm!
3. PARKING - Management does not limit the number of cars each apartment can have, nor the number or issuance of visitor parking passes - the result is that the parking lots fill quickly and parking is a problem. Additionally, break-ins in the parking lot are fairly common (parking access is NOT controlled).

SUMMARY - The building, apartment and location are good, howeverm careless disrespectful management ruin this placeand make living here a continuing daily hassle.

Recommended: NO
Overall Rating
2 out of 5
Parking:
1 of 5
Maintenance:
2 of 5
Construction: 2 of 5
Noise:
2 of 5
Grounds: 5 of 5
Safety: 4 of 5
Office Staff:
1 of 5
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