1630 R Street Apartments

"I lived here for a year from 2021-2022, and I really enjoyed it. The apartment itself was very comfortable and spacious, the building had everything I needed, and the building manager, Emmett, was very responsive. The apartment was a great value for the part of town it was in, and I already miss being within 4-5 blocks of everywhere I wanted to go."

"I definitely recommend renting at 1630R!!! My husband and I lived on the 5th floor from Aug 2018 through March 2022. When the pandemic hit, we spent a LOT of time at home and are so grateful to have been in a place we loved so much. The location is fantastic, the space is airy, light-filled, and new, and the management, specifically Emmett Jafari is kind, attentive, and responsive. Having a gym in the basement finally motivated me to go (occasionally) and being able to pay and check laundry from an app was super convenient. The only reason we moved is because the rent-controlled monthly rent allowed us to save up enough money to buy a condo! We had a really great 3.5 years at 1630R and moving is definitely bittersweet."

"I really loved my apartment for the year and a half I was here. Tall ceilings and a great floor plan that maximizes space with a generous closet. You can’t beat the location either. I did not feel unsafe living here and there were no issues on my floor. There were two package thefts that management addressed and the system they have in place now works well. Management was always responsive with maintenance requests."

"My wife and I lived here for almost two years (09/2109 to 06/2021). Overall, our time here was very positive, with only a few minor incident affecting us indirectly. Some of the clear positives of this place are: - Terrific location! Right in the heart of Dupont, with the convenience of many shops, restaurants, services, and transportation. The Safeway next door and the local food scene was incredibly convenient for us. - Excellent staff. We always had our emails responded promptly and courteously. Cleaning/maintenance personnel was always friendly very quick to respond to our service requests, with no fuss whatsoever. All common areas were always well maintained. - Great neighborhood. Well-lit and clean streets, quiet at night, plenty of bike lanes and walkways. School, commerce, and medical clinic nearby means you also have the benefit of occasional private and community security, with a quick police/EMT response when needed. - Modern apartments. Modern kitchen appliances, new bathrooms, excellent flooring, etc. Easy to make the apartment your new home. Some of the negative mentioned in the other reviews are certainly true, but these are primarily issues with a select few other residents in situations where building management has few options to pursue. That said, most of this is mitigated by simple personal safety measures: don't let people tailgate into the building, pick up your packages promptly, report suspicious activity, use the main entrance, etc. Overall, we were never directly affected by any of these negatives, and mostly heard stories from other community members. The occurrence of these incidences has been far less since approximately September 2020. As mentioned, overall our experience was very positive. Our in-building staff was fantastic, and we only request/urge Borger Management to invest more in building-wide community measures/policies that counteract some of the negative incidences. We have certainly seen steps in the right direction, such as added security after hours, and would love to see more additions like these in the future."

"We’ve lived here for about three years. The apartments are very clean/updated for the price you pay in such a fab neighborhood. The apartment is in great walking distance to everything you need (restaurants, grocery stores, bars, gyms & the metro). Unfortunately, the building started leasing to housing programs which led to some problematic residents. It became a frequent occurrence seeing non-residents passed out in hallways, doing the laundry, harassing residents to get into the building, sleeping on the back basement steps, stealing packages from the main mailroom, pee stains on the walls, pee stains on the floor, pee stains on the elevator, domestic violence cases...... the list goes on and on. Basically if you’re living alone or expect a safe environment without triple locking your doors, I would NOT recommend this apartment. Side note - the building management/ police have been alerted many many times about these issues and not much change at all."