Silverton Condos

I am a current Silverton owner. I have had an extremely positive experience living here for the past three years. The building is well managed, the housekeeping staff keeps it extremely clean, the amenities (pool, small gym, multiage/​playroom, large dog run, party room) are very nice to have. The location is perfect given that it’s a five minute walk to the metro, a 10 minute walk to downtown Silver Spring, but also has several restaurants, bars and coffee shops in the immediate vicinity.
There are several committees — social, pets, finance & budget, facilities & grounds, that are very active. No building is perfect but when minor problems do come up the condo association board, as well as these committees, are quick to get input and make changes. In addition, there is a real feel of community in this building which is unique for this area. Overall, I would highly recommend this building.

I am a renter and the owner does not maintain the unit. First month I was there the washer overflowed. The A/​C unit froze because it was low on Freon and missing grout in the bath tub and vanity caused water seepage to the unit below. Then the unit above had a water leak and my kitchen had to be dismantled to dry out the walls and sub-​floor. I was unable to cook for 60 days, having to eat out, and the owner would not reimburse the expense much less compensate me for having violated my lease by continuing to charge $ 2250/​mo for an apartment that is no longer in the condition I initially agreed to rent. Upstairs noise is dreadful, incompetent building management, and excessive moving fees and conditions. It’s cost me well beyond the rental amount to live here. I’m moving out when my lease expires!

Full disclosure: I’m a current Silverton owner.
I’m more than happy to build equity in this place for a couple of years. The association accepts dogs of any size, the location can’t be beat, and the space is nice. This is honestly one of the nicest places that I can afford for now.
A few people here complain about the noise from their neighbors — I don’t really find that the noise is an issue, relative to some of the older apartment complexes on Connecticut. The building is certainly not concrete, but neighbor noise isn’t a issue for me.
Move in fees are outrageous. I completely agree with that assessment. Management can be slow to respond to concerns, and there is an association that you have to go through if you’re going to make major changes to your unit. My experience with the association management has more or less been positive.
There’s also a pool and a gym. Nothing to really write home about, but they’re there and are nice to have available.

I rented a unit at the Silverton for two years just moving out a few weeks ago. While the convenience to the metro is a great feature, everything else makes it not worth the money. The noise level from the people upstairs which is to say it was them just walking around, made it difficult to sleep so actually moved to the spare room. Once a baby was born sleep was something of the past. The worst part about the Silverton is the moving out. Not only do they charge you $ 200 with a $ 500 deposit, but you can only move out from 10am — 4pm. As part of the military, the movers come and pack everything and then move out. On the day of my move, only two guys show up even though I did let them know about the hours. Needless to say, they were not finished until 5pm. This was an addition $ 150 and if I did not pay it, the association would cash by $ 500 depost. They really know how to screw you. Of course there was no one I could talk to about this at the association. Plus how am I supposed to control how many movers they send and how long it takes? So happy to be out of the Silverton, recommed not buying or renting there!

This place is a dump and a half!
Ok, maybe not a dump, but lets just say for the money you could live so much better. Whether you rent or own, live somewhere else.
1) Condo Association. By there very nature, worthless, but especially at Silverton, The Condo Board, supposedly run by owners, is worthless and either a. doesnt care or b. has no power. The Condo Assoc. itself, worthless, no regardor concern for the well being of its residence.
2) close to the train/​metro. If you love metro (which already your judgment must be skewed) or like trains as a 4am wake up call, then this is your place. otherwise, live somewhere else.
3) near a lot of crime. Downtown SS may be a «thriving neighborhood» but its also thriving in crime. again, better money spent living in bethesda or chevy chase. You’ll pay roughly the same amount, better spent there.
Long story, short, live in another town, Bethesda, Chevy Chase or Arlington. but if you have to live in Silver Spring, live somewhere else

I LOVE living at the Silverton!
The Silverton is a mid-​sized condo building that was built during the revitalization of Downtown Silver Spring in 2006. The building was built at the site of the old Canada Dry bottling plant, which is visible with the retained façade and sign of the factory. It is conveniently located two blocks from the metro and is walking distance to all of the amenities of Downtown Silver Spring.
The building itself is extremely well managed, with onsite property managers that are very attentive to residents needs and the housekeeping staff do a great job keeping the building clean. Building amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, social room, «multi age/​kids playroom», a large outdoor plaza with seating, and a large fully fenced dog run! It is definitely a pet friendly building and one of the few in the DC area with its own dog run.
The units themselves are spacious with ample storage and range in size from approximately 800 square feet for a 1 bedroom to 1,300 square feet for a 2 bedroom + den. There are even a few one and two bedroom loft units. The finishes in the units are modern, most have granite in the kitchens and bathrooms and stainless steel appliances. Most units come with garage parking (some have 2 spaces) and the garage is conveniently located in the back of the building with access on each floor.