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Mid-Rise Apartment
Foggy Bottom, 2400 Virginia Ave NW | Washington, D.C.
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  •  24 Hour Fitness Facility
  •  Building Laundry Room
  •  Controlled Access
  •  Elevators
  •  Granite Countertops
  •  Hardwood Floors
  •  Individually Controlled Heat & A/C
  •  Parking Garage
  •  Pet Friendly
  •  Private Balconies
  •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  •  Walk-in Closets

User Rating

7.3
Good
150 Reviews

About this Location

Whole Foods Market
8 min via 32 (bus)
Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway
8 min walk
In a quiet
neighborhood
Lots of bars and
restaurants nearby
Blue/Orange (metro) - 9 min
31/32/36 (bus) - 4 min

Pricing 

Studio, 1 Bath
$1,650+
1 Bedroom, 1 Bath
$1,850+
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$3,100+
  • Bedrooms

    •  Walk-in Closets
  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Microwave
    •  Refrigerator
    •  Stove & Oven
  • Laundry

    •  Building Laundry Room
  • Living Room

    •  Hardwood Floors
    •  Individually Controlled Heat & A/C
    •  Large Windows
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Parking Garage
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  Controlled Access
  • Sports & Fitness

    •  24 Hour Fitness Facility
  • View

    •  Private Balconies
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Overall rating 7.3/10, based on 150 renter reviews Write a review

8.5
Location
6.5
Amenities
7.1
Management
7.5
Value
6.0
Social
7.8
Safety
Excellent
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Columbia Plaza reviews and highlights

  • safe and clean neighborhood
  • parking is a little pricey
  • huge windows which let in lots of natural sunlight
  • utilities and electricity included in the rent
  • spacious layout with plenty of room for entertaining
  • convenient location close to the metro
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Close and Nice

Columbia Plaza is a quick walk to school and not far from the Foggy Bottom Metro stop. A convenience store, dry cleaner, and a few places to eat are located in the plaza. A number of GW grad students live in the building so it is easy to make friends, but it is not overbearing if you don't want to be social all the time.

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Good location, bad service

The location is good, quite near the Metro station. The price is not bad considering how much space I get in the apartment. The front desk's service is terrible.
PS: a mouse maybe came in to our apartment at one point.

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Worth it. Should definitely try this. Really great view and location. Ideal for students at GW. Great amenities and management is amazingly helpful. Very close to the metro station and nearby restaurants and pubs. Great for social life and student environment.

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My apartment

Best apartment. Very close to my school. The price is totally is worth it considering we live in downtown. All the facilities are available. The best part about this apartment is that most of the GWU students prefer to live here therefore we can always have a good social life.

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Excellent housing for students

It's close to the uni, lots of like minded students live close by and the apartments are just amazing! The amenities in the kitchen are very high end and make living very convenient. The balcony gets ample sunlight and is great to hold parties. The management is very helpful and responsive in case of any issues.

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Good location

This is a good location near GW so it is good for students or other professionals working in Foggy Bottom. The apartment building is not fancy, but it is still nice enough and has everything you might need. The area is safe and easy accessible to the rest of the city.

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There are better options in the area

This apartment is a bit run down, especially considering the other buildings in the area. I love the neighborhood as it's close to both offices and residential buildings, the metro, grocery stores, GW, but the building needs some updating. It smells at times, gets cold during the winter months, and doesn't have the most up to date amenities.

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Can't Beat the Location, but CAN Beat the Rent

If you're interested in an apartment close to campus and have a relatively flexible budget, Columbia Plaza's not a bad place to live. My studio apartment is pretty large (bigger than the other studios I've seen near campus), and utilities / electric are included in the rent.

The rent, however, is VERY expensive. $1,986 per month right now, and that's after a $20 increase from last year's rent.

Two other problems: Cockroaches and temperature. As far as temperature is concerned... Central heating and A/C, so it's cold during the summer and hot during the winter. You have no control over this. I've purchased a small fan to keep near my bed, for those nights when the heat is overpowering.

In terms of roaches, there isn't much you can do. They're not in all of the buildings (I live in Baron, which has them, but my friends in Ambassador don't have any), and I think they live in the walls. They only come out in the fall (I lived here all of last year without seeing any, but when I returned after a summer out of state, they'd moved in), and were gone by the time I got back from winter break. I reported them to management, who were really responsive about sending out the exterminator, but he's only around once a week and before long, the roaches were back again. They also like to hang out in the trash room, so stay away from there late at night.

If you can't afford The Avenue, Columbia Plaza apartments aren't priced too terribly, given the location and the apartment size. If you don't mind a commute, though, the same amount of rent in Arlington or Alexandria will pretty much get you a palace.

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Great location close to campus; very spacious but pretty pricey

It's a great place to live in terms of being a few blocks from the law campus; the apartments are spacious and lots of natural light; it's on the pricey side though. Utilities/electric are all included in the rent but you have to get your own cable/internet through Xfinity (which I pay ~$100 for); most of the rooms are newly renovated with kitchen amenities and new shelving. The maintenance staff responds to problems extremely quickly; I had some issues with water leaking under the floor boards and causing them to be raised but the building dealt with it and put new floor panels in within 24 hours.

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Columbia Plaza Review

The apartment itself is spacious and nice. However, the management is completely unbearable and inapproriate. The leasing manager, who runs the leasing office creates an environment of disrespect and laziness that the rest of the office follows. They did as much as they could to make me feel unwelcome. After putting a security deposit down on an apartment, I got a phone call and was harassed by management. She completely shamed me and told me that because I was signing the lease with my boyfriend I was not allowed to live in Columbia Plaza as an unmarried couple. She went on to tell me that by living with my boyfriend I would lose my status as a GW Law student and would therefore have to prove that I made a salary of $80,000 a year. When we complained she finally agreed to "turn a blind eye," however, my boyfriend would not be added to the lease until I could show them that we had gotten married. I plan on moving in the summer.

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 30 Recs

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Campono
Beefsteak
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grocery 3 Recs

Whole Foods Market
Trader Joe’s
FoBoGro
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convenience 1 Rec

CVS Pharmacy
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fitness 19 Recs

Urban Boxing
SoulCycle
CrossFit Foggy Bottom
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parks 5 Recs

West Potomac Park
Old Stone House Park
Farragut Square Park
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coffee 16 Recs

The Deli
Sami’s Coffee Kiosk
Illy
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About Foggy Bottom

The naturally foggy surroundings of the area gives it its own unique name - Foggy Bottom. Unfortunately, its name does not highlight the excellent quality of music, dance and drama practiced in the neighborhood every single day. The John F Kennedy and Potomac River-side performing arts centers are p...
Dull Nightlife
Quiet Neighborhood
Great Accessibility
Professional Sector
Few Restaurants Or Bar
Proximity To Amenitities
Median rents in Foggy Bottom
Studio
$
1,800
1 Bedroom
$
2,450
2 Bedroom
$
5,300

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Foggy Bottom Reviews

260 reviews
Lots of pretty row homes, walking distance to many restaurants, grocery stores, and my school. Lots of trees and a dog park near-by. Overall, very pretty and scenic to walk through, and also close to other neighborhoods and essential stores.
I like living in Foggy, it's easy to get to school but also is close to Georgetown, which is fun for food and shopping. The northern part of Foggy (near GW) is about 10 minute walk to Dupont too, which is great.
Short walk to Georgetown, West End, and Dupont Circle. Many restaurants nearby and close to metro so you can get to anywhere in the city conveniently.
Nice to be so close to school. Short walk from the mall and other tourist destinations. Bar/restaurant/night life scene leaves a lot to be desired.
It is really close to campus so a lot of GW folks live here! You can reach a lot of places on public transit.
Edge of Foggy Bottom bordering Georgetown - very safe and peaceful!
I personally enjoy the quietness of the neighborhood and its location within a close walking distance of campus, Georgetown, the water, and convenience/grocery stores. The neighborhood is also very safe, I am a woman in my early 20's and I have never felt unsafe walking home late at night near my apartment.
Foggy Bottom is a great place to live given the proximity to the law school. It's also within walking distance of Georgetown and Dupont Circle which are fun places to go out with friends and classmates. It's also has lots of bike racks for the Capital Bikeshare nearby, and the Foggy Bottom metro stop is a few blocks up the street.

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