River Place is no-frills, but it has all the space and amenities at literally half the price of a comparable apartment in D.C. - there's a pool, a gym, and a front-desk concierge. It's safe, quiet, and very accessible. I will likely live here all three years of law school.

The apartment is in a great location if you want to visit DC but want to live in Arlington. the metro is only a 5 min walk away and on the silver line it's only a 30 minute commute to M2. The apartments are alittle dated but the layout was surprisingly spacious and flows well.
*Also they do short term fully finished leases if you want to come explore DC and get to know some possible ADP's before signing a longer lease.

Phenomenal place for 1L

River Place is the cheapest place to live in Rosslyn, no doubt. Each unit is individually owned so it varies in terms of renovation, flooring, and layout. I think I'm getting a good price by having ~650 sqft that includes all utilities, has hardwood floors throughout, and a renovated kitchen with new appliances. Lots of storage too (3 closets - one linen, one coat/pantry, and one very deep storage space). River place is decent - I never worry about safety either within the community or in Rosslyn. Staff is generally helpful. Landlords are less helpful than dealing with a commercial company as a landlord in terms of maintenance, etc. Conveniently located to the metro.
Building does have a pest problem on its lower floors. My partner lives on the first floor and has cockroaches & pest control (provided by the building) that helps. I've never had a single problem on the 8th floor.

Community laundry is annoying if you can't help but go at peak times. People also leave their laundry in for ages. There's an online system to check availability but it doesn't work accurately. A/C is also central, which is inconvenient when the weather doesn't cooperate with their schedule. But investing in a fan & small space heater have been very helpful.

I first started in DC living downtown for a place that was 2.75k/mo., including parking. That was luxurious compared to this but I'd rather save a thousand dollars a month. Living conditions are absolutely doable here. I imagine residents who are here for the long run may live in better units or own their own units.

Location is really good. Very convenient no matter transporting to school or other places. The only thing is that the building is old and residents cannot control the temperature in the room.

I have been so happy living here. What a great welcome to this area! The doormen all learned my name within 3 days. It is incredibly safe and there are never any loiterers around. Gorgeous, furnished units and the building and grounds are kept immaculately clean. Very very happy here.

My studio in River Place North is wonderful! I really love the hardwood floor and updated kitchen & bathroom. The large windows allow a lot of light into the place, and it is fairly large for a studio as well. There is a sizable walk-in closet. While the kitchen stove could use an update, everything else in the kitchen is great - large countertop and big stainless steel sink. Excellent place for one person who would like to be near the city and have easy access to transportation.

The location of RP is 1.5 blocks from the metro which makes the dreaded winter commutes very bearable. I can be in DC in a matter of minutes by either using the metro or walking into Georgetown via the Key Bridge. RP's gym and pool are very nice but their policy for visitors needs to change (they have to pay $7 per day for each pool visitor, and $3 per visitor for gym entry). The pool area could also be modernized. The apartment buildings themselves are very old and outdated (built in 1955) and definitely need to be renovated. That said, they are very clean and well maintained. Outside of the RP North building, there are a lot of rats at night since the dumpster holding facility for the complex's trash is located there. This problem needs to be addressed.

This is my second apartment in the last year and I absolutely love it. Love the location and area. But this apartment is a little old so its not that comfy.

Positives:

Great use of space with a walk-in closet that leads to a full bathroom.
Built in shelves, space to put a small dining table, full size bed fits, kitchen is small but adequate.
Good views of city.

Negatives:

No washer/dryer in unit.
No dishwasher.
Older building
Temperature is controlled by management.