2001 Clarendon

This is a beautiful building, but the leasing office really turned me off to moving in, so I ended up leasing a place from 1919Clarendon.
1. No one answered the bell at the front desk or in the leasing office when I arrived. Once I snuck in with a resident I had to go search for the women engrossed in their computers.
2. The leasing agent got lost in the building three times during our tour, and we needed to re-​trace all of our steps to get back to the lobby, through the gym. Further, she was unable to answer basic questions about the lease on the tour.
3. While turning over a unit, the maintenance had a hall totally blocked, with tools and materials strewn all over the place that we had to walk over.
4. After I decided on a unit, I asked what their policy was for finding new (qualified) tenants to take over a lease, if I had to move before a year was up. I was rather curtly told that it wasn’t possible, and that any broken leases would result in the maximum penalty. Understanding that DC is a transient area I thought this must be a misunderstanding, as the common practice is just to transfer a deposit and play new application fees, but was again, rather aggressively told that I’d have to pay the full penalty and may need to pay extra months rent.
So I walked out, leaving 2001 with 8 two-​bedroom units still empty and leased a beautiful unit from 1919 Clarendon, ½ a block away, where the leasing agent was highly competent, kind, quick, and flexible. I also got 1.5 months of free rent, and they rushed to get a unit ready for me to move into quickly.

My husband and I moved into this building almost 2 months ago, and we are incredibly happy here! The entire staff (concierge, security, management/​leasing office) is very polite and helpful. We were told the original plan for the building was for condos, so the walls are thick and we almost never hear our neighbors or the traffic in the hallway. The appliances are all GE stainless steel (top of the line), and they work great.
The building is always doing happy hours, and resident socials. Not to mention, Tupelo Honey is attached to this building now and it is THE BEST. Residents seem to be genuinely happy here. Overall, this building is wonderful and I highly recommend to anyone looking to rent in the Courthouse neighborhood.

I’ve lived here for about 3 weeks and so far it’s been great! The apartments are pretty nice and spacious, but the best part is the pool! The building is extremely convenient to the metro and several good restaurants. The concierge and management staff are both friendly and communicative, and the maintenance staff have been prompt with several of my early on maintenance requests. Overall, very happy with this building so far.