Park Crescent

At the Park Crescent, you get what you pay for. And this is a great thing. The building is in a fantastic location. If you don’t care about amenities or having a fancy apartment, then Park Crescent is a great place to live while staying within your budget.
The area: Lanier Heights (the northwest pocket of Adams Morgan) is a quiet, tree lined area directly next to Rock Creek Park and the National Zoo. There are lots of townhouses, lovely gardens, yard sales, street parking, etc. It’s very neighborhood-​y. And it’s still only a five minute walk from Adams Morgan’s restaurant and bar scene!
The building: The staff at the Park Crescent are really easy to deal with. They are friendly, available and capable. It’s run by Borger so everything is set up efficiently, but you have to deal with inflexible big company policies rather than the discretion of the building manager. They’ve been doing A LOT of construction recently so there is a decent amount of noise during the day, but at least they are investing in the building. There’s no gym or pool, but we do have a 20′ x 20′ rooftop patio!
The apartments: Perhaps the other apartments are completely different, but my two-​bedroom does not have central air, dishwasher, washer/​dryer, garbage disposal, nice appliances, granite counter tops, or anything beyond the most basic features. But it is good sized and reasonably priced so there isn’t much I can complain about.
Overall, Park Crescent is a great place to live if you want to be in a good location and stay within your budget. Watch out though, they are not pet friendly.

Lanier Heights, where Park crescent is located, is one of the best neighborhoods to live in the city. For me it is the perfect combination of privacy and convenience. When walking through it appears to that you are in a suburb or at least the outskirts of the city. It is quiet, there are trees and parks everywhere, and you are a couple blocks away from the zoo. Then you look at a map and realize you have a grocery store around the corner, the bars on 18^th st 5 minutes away and are less than a mile from Woodley Park, Columbia Heights, DuPont, and U street.
Enough about the location though, the apartment building itself is a value and that is how it should be classified. If you are looking for a building with all the bells and whistles this isn’t going to be your place. I often go into my friend’s apartments and they have a glorious entrance way then they tell me the building also has a gym and a grill and a rooftop and a conference room etc. At first I was jealous and then I realized I was paying $ 200-​$ 400 less a month than them.
This apartment building may not have jaw dropping extras, but if you are looking for a beautiful apartment that is reasonably priced, has a good staff, and is in a great location then you should try to find an apartment here.
Update: Park Crescent just put in a rooftop terrace Started at the bottom now we here

Great things are being done to this building over the past year. All the hallways are currently being renovated and the new roof deck is about to open.
Things to keep in mind though before moving or considering to move in. It is a pre-​war building, so there aren’t any dishwashers in the units or wash machine or dryers in the units. The kitchens are fairly small along with stove and fridges.
Heat is controlled by the building and not adjustable within the units and A/​C is only available by window units.
The ability to get out and go for a run in Rock Creek is nice along with being equal distance between the Red Line and the Yellow/​Green line makes the city very accessible.
Outside of that, it is still city life when it comes to parking and it can be tough at times due to the proximity to the zoo and Adams Morgan, but on the upside, you’re far enough away that it is quiet and if you listen close enough, you can here the animals at the zoo.

Great place for the value! And superb building management. I lived in Park Crescent for 6 years and loved every day. It’s in a fun, great convenient and safe location. I loved being so close the the Adam’s morgan strip, but this building is tucked nicely away form all of the chaos and is a little quieter!
The building is old, but it’s clean and I never had any issues with mice, rats or bugs. Any other minor issues were addressed by the on site building manger, Ms. Shorter, in a professional and quick manner. I miss my old apartment and only moved because I was getting married.

I’ve lived in the Park Cresent for almost 3 years and I love it! As long as I’m in DC I will live in this building. The building manager, Ms. Shorter, takes care of anything I ask about sooner than I even need. The neighborhood is very quiet, but just around the corner from everything you need.