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Manor House Apartments


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anonymous

Resident ā€¢ 2016 - 2019

1/20/2019

My wife and I loved our two and a half years in the Nelson building of Manor House Apartments. It is a family-owned, remarkably well-maintained property with attentive management, located in a wonderful neighborhood. Manor House is in a quiet section of Del Ray, convenient to DC Metro, the shops and restaurants on Mount Vernon Ave., Old Town, Potomac Yard, Reagan Airport, etc. We lived there without a car for over a year; my daily commute included a pleasant 20-minute walk to and from King Street Station. Braddock Station is even closer by foot. And if you don't feel like walking you can take Metro or DASH buses. My wife and I enjoyed taking walks around the neighborhood, especially after we got a puppy last year. (We had been probably the only couple in Del Ray without a dog until then.) The building was built in 1940 and has been kept in excellent condition. The apartments all have real wooden floors, real plaster walls, crown molding, etc. At some point in the building's history, central heat and AC systems were installed, as well as in-wall bookcases in place of murphy beds, and modern windows. New tenants always come into refreshed units, because the management re-plasters and paints the walls every time a tenant moves out. Most of the units also have upgraded HVAC systems and upgraded kitchens with granite counters, new cabinets and a new fridge. As they re-plaster and paint the walls between tenants, they have a generous policy allowing tenants to paint their own walls their preferred color, use nails to hang art, etc. (Although we rather liked the default off-white puddy color that the walls came with.) The layout of our unit was very usable. The bedroom and living room were spacious; we had a walk-in storage closet; and we had a dining room. The kitchen is perhaps not as large as in contemporary apartments, but it was recently upgraded and it worked well for us. In the courtyard between the two buildings is Virginia's largest green ash tree, some grills for resident use, and a backup electrical generator. The last item came in handy several times during our stay when power went out. The generator doesn't supply electricity to the apartments, but it does keep the power on in the halls and common areas, so you can still read or charge your phone in a climate-controlled space during a blackout. During our time there, management always responded promptly to service requests. One of the maintenance guys is a member of the family who owns the property; he lives on the premises and is a kind and generous person. Parking is convenient. The buildings have their own lot; when full, it's generally not a problem to find a spot on the street within a block, if not right out front. The shared laundry room is kept clean and in good working order. There is a notebook where residents sign up for time slots to use the machines. The system works quite well. The laundry rooms also feature small libraries of books free for residents to borrow. We had very few complaints about our apartment. In the winter we did have an issue with repeated incursions of mold in our unit, which mostly we dealt with on our own, but when it eventually became too much and we informed the management about it, they responded promptly to clean the mold and treat the walls. We appreciated the quick response. We made a lot of friends among our neighbors at Manor House. People living there are respectful and mature. As with any rental property, turnover is fairly high, but we did know some folks who had stayed there for a number of years. Overall, we enjoyed our stay very much and would recommend it to others. We found the rent to be quite reasonable for the area, especially considering the value provided by the location, the quality of the apartment, and the responsiveness of the management.
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12/1/2023

Manor House Apartments
Hello and thank you so very much for this amazing review & your kind words! We really do appreciate it & we're so happy that you were a resident of Manor House. We wish you all the best in all your future endeavors! - Manor House Management Team

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