I lived here for almost 3 years. The first year or so I had a roach problem which I think came from the boys living below me (as did the constant smell of curry). However this was easily solved by boric acid and since then never a roach to be seen.
The rooms are large, much larger than any of the newer complexes I looked at. The windows and screens were replaced in the summer of 2001 and are great. The balconies are large which is nice.
I lived on the top floor and had squirrels living above me. Probably not the best of situations, but being an animal lover I did not say anything.
You have to be pushy with management if you need something. I had an issue over a year ago when some friends and I went out of town and one of my friends left his car there. We obtained a temporary pass from the office, but 1/2 way through writing it, the manager's blue pen ran out and she switched to black. BIG mistake- Henry's towing (the worst in the area, another story), towed the car anyway. Upon our return it took an hour and a lot of yelling to get the manager to call me (it was sunday evening, I had to call the maintenance number) back. In the end we got the car back and did not have to pay for it, though thanks to the recklessness of Henry's, there was body damage to the car.
I lived alone there and felt pretty safe. The first summer I was there a girl in the neighbourhood was raped, but she was the 6th of many in the Reston area so I don't feel that the neighbourhood itself was a target.
On the whole, I was satisfied living there. I think the main thing I would change is that they bill for water only, no other utility, but unlike electricity, individual apartments can't be metered, so they base it on the square footage of the apartment. This is not fair to those of us in 2 bedrooms who live alone, when other 2 bedrooms house 3-10 (yes 10, not a typo) people and probably use much more water while paying the same amount.

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