Retreat at Danada Farms

I am currently not a resident, simply a prospective resident at this time but wanted to acknowledge Brad. If you are interested contact Brad, as I am the type of person that researches and simply put… will have a lot of questions. Brad has been great at addressing my questions and concerns. Look forward to being a resident, also if Brad changes I’ll come back and let everyone know. :)

worst people i have ever had to deal with in my life. they are completely over priced for the unit you get. they totally half assed the features in the unit i’m living in. the entry way of my unit has no heat so in the winter, my heating bill was though the roof because it has to continuously run. i would not recommend this property to anyone looking.

1 month living at The Retreat, and so far so good!
They got me in with an ‘end of year’ rent special.
To be honest, without that special, I would’ve skipped The Retreat.
Yeah it has attached garages, which are awesome, but the interiors are quite spartan for the prices. And an fully upgraded 1 bedroom with granite counters and stainless appliances can go for $ 2000/​mo!!! That’s more than a mortgage!
But now that I’m in, I’m enjoying it.
I have the 1bdrm 3 story unit. Garage first floor, living on 2^nd floor, and bedroom/​bath/​laundry on 3^rd floor. I don’t mind all the stairs so I’m liking it.
The bedroom is pretty HUGE considering. It’s over 850sq. feet for the unit.
You get your own garbage bins which you rent from Waste Management.
All utilities are separate.
AT&T Uverse JUST came to the area. Which is awesome! No more Comcast!
The staff have been super friendly during my move-​in and the paperwork has seemed pretty straightforward.
They don’t always remember what you discuss and can be flaky, but they seem eager to help. So just get things in writing if you can.
The garage is narrow but deep with lots of storage space at the end.
The entryway is next to the garage, with stairs upward and a tiny closet.
To note: In the winter the little entryway on the 1^st floor gets VERY cold, and there’s a built-​in electric heater to keep it warm.
Unfortunately that jacks up your electric bill, but without it, the doorway is FREEZING for sure.
The living room is above the garage, with a small dining room and the kitchen.
My caveat with the living room is that there’s hardly any good wall space with two stairways there and the large (but nice) doorway to the outside. It was difficult to lay out my furniture with the TV.
The dining area fits my table well, with ample space along the wall for a buffet or some shelves.
The kitchen is a good size with your standard apartment fridge, (and ice maker!), dishwasher, stove, dishwasher. But no built-​in microwave. I had to get my own.
The appliances all work, but are seriously old. They seem original from the 90s.
I have the «mid» upgrade unit with faux wood floors in the entry and kitchen.
They look nice.
The cabinets are upgraded, which «look» nice, but once you touch them, you’ll see they’re super cheap. They’re wood, wrapped in some kind of white plastic veneer that’s peeling in small areas.
There’s only 3 small drawers in the whole kitchen, and none of them fit a standard silverware tray. But there’s decent cupboard space. However… there’s a huge empty space over the sink where more cabinets could’ve gone.
It all somewhat works fine, but is kinda chintzy for the price, again. They’re trying to persuade you to get the full upgrade I’m sure.
The bedroom upstairs is HUGE. Some units come with an extra kicked out section with a double window. Walk-​in closet is included. There’s a decent sized bathroom up on the 3^rd floor with a large tub, nice vanity and a linen closet.
The stacked washer/​dryer are up here as well. Which is convenient to take laundry right to the bedroom.
All in all, I’m enjoying the Retreat. It feels comfortable. And the price was decent at the time. Look for the deals. Because without them, this place is PRICEY.
I’ve lived in nicer places, but the way rent is skyrocketing, if it works out, it’s nice to have the attached garage.
The Wheaton/​Danada square area is full of good food and shopping, so there’s likely a location premium as well.
Check out the Retreat and see if it’s right for you!

We have been living at the Retreat for a month now and I must say it is nice place to live, quiet, pet friendly and the location is great and ladies in the office are great so customer service is good, they are very attentive.
BUT the reason why I am giving it a 3 star is because of our move-​in experience. We were supposed to move in on a Thursday in November. We got there with a truck full of stuff and after going upstairs we found that there was no heat. It was about 5 degrees outside the place was freezing and we have a 2 month old baby. You can imagine how pissed i was. How are we supposed to move in with no heat in the midst of the winter. We had to call the emergency line and wait an hour or more for the guy to come out and fix it and this was all at night time. We ended up having to go back to our old place because of the baby (thank God we still had it for a few extra days). It was a huge inconvenience and a big negative in terms of our experience.
We also had to request maintenance within the first few days because our tub wasn’t draining. I also noticed that carpet was never cleaned properly. We noticed white cat or dog hair everywhere even after vacuuming several times.
I would recommend the Retreat because despite of all the things mentioned above I still believe this was just a bad coincidence about the heat and the maintenance guy just forgot to turn something on. I am not sure if they ever check on the work their cleaning crew does but the carpet was not clean and i know they charge a few upon moving out for carpet cleaning so it should have been clean.