Colonnade,

2 Forrester Street Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia 20032

"I've lived here for 4 years and it's a pretty decent place to live. The neighborhood is safe and relatively quiet. Once in awhile you'll here a few "sounds" off from the other side of the park if you live on the SE side but I just stay clear of the window. The fire station is a few blocks up so you'll hear the siren often. It's something I've just learned to get used to lol. The rent price is perfect for someone on a budget and it's also convenient to MD & VA that's honestly the reason that I've stayed this long. The centipedes are ANNOYING. Period. I have NEVER seen mice in my apt or roaches but I attribute that to keeping a clean home as well as my neighbor. All in all, I would recommend. It isn't luxury but it's home for now and I'm comfortable!"

"Wouldn't recommend nobody to move to this place unless you have to and if you do, don't plan to stay there long didn't see any mice but I had plenty of Different types of bugs and I'm a pretty clean person but I even see roaches from time to time Ms.Willams is a pretty cool lady if she likes you but she don't take her business serious enough it's like most of the issues I told her about my until went in one ear and out the other and on top of that the neighborhood isn't that safe!!"

"This is a fairly quiet neighborhood easily accessible to Interstate 95 and 295.The rent is great for people with low incomes who are looking for a safe quit place to live. However, if you can afford an extra two hundred or three hundred dollars a month for rent, don't try to save your money here. I have not seen any mice, but the house centipedes are out of this world. They say they do bi-weekly pest control, but these bugs are clearly immune to it. I did not see them in the first three or four months, once they made an appearance, it was as if they moved in. I spoke with my neighbor and they mentioned seeing them from the day that they moved in and having to call often to have maintenance to spray the apartment. I have given up on that because I call, they will come, and two weeks later the bugs are back. I have to thoroughly inspect my shower before getting in every morning otherwise I may find a centipede surprise--they're in the tub, they're hiding in the shower curtain, they are on the ceiling; I went to lay down one night and one came crawling across the pillow next to me in my bed, and they also would frequent my bedroom often. I have had problems with my power going out inexplicably, and once an electrician had to be called to correct it. I have also had several problems with plumbing here: when I first moved in, the tub would run into the apartment below me, and now the toilet needs attention often because it will not flush properly after a few weeks. I was told that the toilets are cheap and people in my building were not doing what they were supposed to do to prevent the frequent stopping up of the toilets. I also had a an exposed hole at the bathroom light fixture that I made someone aware of months ago that was just fixed a few days ago. There was also a wet spot in a corner in my bedroom, that got progressively worse as the year went on. I reported this to maintenance and someone came and painted over it, so the water spot continued to grow. A few weeks before I moved out, either someone broke into my apartment or the lock that I told them didn't work finally gave and I came home to find the door was ajar. They hurried up and fixed the lock then, but kept telling me to jiggle the lock and not stick the key all the way in when trying to unlock the door. I was also told by Ms. Williams that she doesn't have time to go back and check to make sure that issues in the apartment are actually fixed, which is completely unprofessional, but she was also sure to steal from my security deposit because I moved out on a Sunday and the gate to the rental office was locked when I went to return the keys. I told her this was why I was unable to return the keys, and she said nothing about the fact that she was going to steal from me because returning the keys was pretty much out of control. I have experienced all this from this complex in a year's time. If you have it, just spend the extra money. This place is trifling."

"This place is a good place to live it its just 2 people or a college student on a budget. Just a lot of crime in the area and a little mouse here and there. The manager she is nice and will work with you."