Lou Dato

Broken elevators year-round, old building with a myriad of problems. If I could give 0 stars, I would!!! I've been living in this apartment building for several years now. Even after they renovated the entire building, the quality of living has not improved one bit. The elevators are the original ones (40+ years old). There are only 4 small elevators for a building of 500-odd units (and most units are occupied by families of 4 or 5). There are also a huge number of old people living in the building, some with mobility issues, which requires they take the elevator for even 1 or 2 floors. Each of the elevators is out several months a year. It's unbearable. We're constantly late for work, we are missing our transportation, school bus, shuttle to metro. They've only made cosmetic changes in the lobby and common areas, but there's constantly something flooding or breaking in the building. Really poor quality! Stay away! At the same time they're raising their prices each year very steeply! They're trying to compete with other newer and better buildings in the area. This building is the farthest from the Metro station out of the whole Friendship Heights neighborhood, and with such unreliable elevator situation, people end up missing the shuttle all the time.