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Barclay Apartments


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bethesda1

Resident 2009 - 2010

1/19/2010

UGH! Terrible

This place has it's ups and downs. To be positive, let's cover the ups: 1) Recently renovated 2) Nice tile in kitchen 3) Maintenance is pretty responsive, except when there is an emergency. Ok...that's about it. Now for the downs: 1) Completely incompetent management. They are completely unfamiliar with the contract and argued and haggled with me over some of the terms, but had they read the contract it would have been resolved quickly. Instead, it took them 2 weeks to understand and make the changes I asked for. Their hours are ridiculous (M-F 9-5) and thus make it impossible to do any work with them and not have to take off work. Oh, and don't try to have any vistors on the weekends---they arent open to get a guest parking pass. The business center is open only when the management office is, which means that the only way you would be using the business center is if you were unemployed during M-F, 9-5. The new management is just the worst. I miss the old guys who were there. 2) Noise = awful. I hear my upstairs neighbors' kids running and playing. I hear the movies playing in my next door neighbor. And I hear the garbage trucks every Monday morning at around 6am. I'm not even a light sleeper, but the walls are thin. 3) Parking = terrible. You pay $60 a month for unassigned parking, which means you could get a spot by your building, or you may have to settle for a spot 2 blocks away. The towing company is draconian and I've had valid guests and my rental car towed on many occasion. Think it was easy to resolve? See #1 above. Oh, and if you don't park in the lot, be prepared to face the wrath of a serial car keyer. There have been at least 4 police reports filed about a car keyer on Chevy Chase Ct. Hope you have good insurance. 4) Common areas are dirty and carpets need cleaning. 5) Gym is about 2 treadmills, 1 elliptical machine, and some dumbbells, nothing to clean equipment with and no windows. 6) The laundry area has two washers and two dryers. Better hope you don't do more than two loads at a time or you will be doing laundry forever. Oh, and it's coin operated, but there are no change machines. So, I also hope you can scrounge up some change weekly.

    Review 11 out of 22

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