Very good and affordable place to live

I love Columbia Plaza! Management is great, the employees are welcoming, kind, and helpful, and the apartments are spacious. Rent includes utilities and is significantly cheaper than surrounding apartments. Apartments are also larger and cheaper than competitors! Walking distance to campus, has a parking garage, concierge, and security. The only complaint I have is that AC/heating is building wide so you cannot control your apartments temperature (it gets really hot). Unfortunately, they do not allow a consigner but if you can prove that you can pay rent via your paystubs it is an easy transition! Because of this, it is a quiet apartment with many working professionals and graduate students who respect your space.

The experience has been amazing. The staff is super helpful

My apartment has ample space, a spectacular view, most utilities included, a decent gym, 8 to 10 minute walk to the hospital and mfa, and easy escape from dc into Virginia. The catch is that I spend 50%+ of my salary on rent.

Not the nicest apartment around, but nice enough and works on a resident salary if you don't want roommates. Pros: spacious floor plans, front desk staff present 24/7 to receive packages/help with issues, undergrads aren't allowed to live here so it's generally pretty quiet, the plaza downstairs has dry cleaning and a great convenience store you can get most necessities at, also a very short (~8 minute) walk to the hospital/metro and close to the monuments as well. Cons: Temp is controlled by you but is only heating or cooling, which is fairly common in DC proper. For example heat will be on during the winter and in the spring management decides when to switch over to AC which in my opinion is often after a week or 2 of being uncomfortably warm. There is the occasional pest (again unfortunately common in DC) but if you keep clean and request extermination at regular intervals it's not a big issue.

Good for the location and close to campus but a lot of other inconveniences such as inaccessible building, temperature control issues, mailroom being far, rental/mail staff are mean and not inclusive: treats poc very differently and depending on their mood even if you are nice or just minding your own business! Their older buildings also have lead paint hazard so keep that in mind and maintenance issues are very common. Only grocery store nearby is Whole Foods which is $$$, not a lot around in terms of food spots but it is very close to the national mall if you're a big outdoorsy person.

I live in a large complex with mostly working professionals and graduate students. Few undergrads live here due to the inability to have a cosigner. I love the location and the employees and great! This is an older building but rent includes all utilities and is one of the more affordable apartments in the area.

It has been great. The staff is super helpful.

Good except the leasing office/front desk/mail can be rude and that’s been my biggest issue here. Location is very convenient to metro/gwu so saves time to commute since it’s walkable and the national mall is within walking distance as well. Property is a little old depending on which building you’re in and may have lead paint exposure but inside layout is very spacious for 2b2b layouts. Utilities included but you have to pay for wifi and laundry. The AC is controlled by the building so it switches to heat in October which can get extremely hot. Easy process to apply (a little old school). Make sure to also read your lease. Affordable compared to others in the area.

I cannot wait to move out. Kelly, the leasing manager is AWFUL and could not care less about issues. They don't care about tenants whatsoever. Scary neighbors and cops have been called several times by myself and others (and I've only been living here for 5 months). It costs way too much for how many maintenance problems we have. I've been here half a year and my apartment STILL smells like marijuana and cigarettes the way it did when I moved in (smell is in the curtains and they don't care). Appliances are so gross and we've had many issues with the oven, dishwasher, and sink already. Hallways smell awful and give dingy motel vibes. The buzz-in system doesn't work and they don't care to fix it. One of the 3 elevators doesn't even stop on my floor and they don't care to fix it. They don't listen when we ask for our rent lowered or if we can move into another building (safety concerns with scary neighbors). Not safe for women, my roommate (21) got verbally threatened by a huge man in the lobby and the building did nothing even when police came. And they have the audacity to charge 250 for parking on top of all of that. THE AC BARELY WORKS AT ALL BTW. Thermostats do not work -- heat is just very hot and AC does not turn on. I COULD GO ON, DO NOT LIVE HERE.