Overall: My wife and I stayed here for two years and were overall satisfied, but there were definitely some areas to improve. I would generally recommend living here for people in need of short-term housing, but I couldn't see or recommend anyone to stay here greater than 3 years. The rapidly-increasing cost of living, despite the extremely slow progressing improvements of the apartments makes these apartments a difficult choice. Pros: - We felt safe in the community, and our neighbors were for the most part friendly people. I cannot attest to other buildings but my building was quiet and we rarely heard our neighbors. In fact, my wife and I were probably the loudest in our apartment considering we had church members over our house often. - Apartment itself was spacious. - It's a great place to go for a walk. - The management and maintenance are generally helpful and attentive to your needs. We love Brittany! - They have two rooms for package deliveries. One is a locked room where you receive a code to your phone/email, and the other is an open room. Despite the open room, I had no issues of theft while here, and never really had trouble finding packages. - Location: Near the highway, shopping centers & restaurants, hospital/urgent care. Centreville Road can get a little busy during rush hours but it is manageable. - Never saw a roach or a mouse (but again, could vary from building to building). Cons: - Most of these cons are cost related. I understand the market is competitive and we are in difficult times for housing and renting. But what seemed a little unjustifiable was paying $2400/month in total rent & utilities for a room and building that wasn't modern or up-to-date. - In two years, our base rent went up roughly $200/month. - The apartment itself didn't feel like $2100/month; you would expect up to date appliances (dishwasher, stove, oven, fridge), cabinets, bathroom, etc. - The building itself -- staircase, wallpaper, carpet did not match the price tag. - The garbage room is tiny and gets filled quickly, and unfortunately is a closet in the laundry room. I would much, much rather throw my garbage outside at that point. - Moreover, the laundry machines finally just received an update (literally the week before we left), but even then, the machines are not state-of-the art and are a little overpriced compared to local laundromats -- $2.75 per wash, and per dry. Not to mention, during my time, one of the dryers was completely inoperable basically our entire time living here. - Gym: although large and spacious, it is lacking in modern equipment and there were numerous times things weren't functioning properly e.g., treadmills not turning on, treadmill screens do not work, exercise bike not working, etc. - Tennis Court and Basketball Court weren't usable until my last month living here. - We had a small ant problem (and mind you, we were very clean!) in the warmer months. Nothing that diatomaceous earth didn't fix.