This is a really great apartment complex set in a great location. It has a convenience store, coffee shop, Chinese restaurant, and nail salon in the plaza below which is very handy. The maintenance staff is incredibly friendly and very prompt with addressing any repairs. A great size for a studio and many different layouts to choose from based on your interests and budget.

I like that the building is generally quiet but the person above me is unreasonably loud at night and I've told mgmt and they've done nothing. Also a lot of dust comes out of the vents, so I won't be living here next year, but I probably would if it weren't for the dust.

I've loved living at Columbia Plaza. The proximity to the law school is great (8-10min walk), and the maintenance is very responsive to all issues. The only major issue I've had is I've seen several small cockroaches in my apartment, but they have an exterminator that sprayed around my apartment, and I haven't had an issue with them since. Utilities included is very nice (internet isn't included), and if you plan to live in one place for all three years of law school the rent usually only goes up $20-$30 per month each year based on what my lease says about previous years.

This apartment is in a great location for the law school, super close! However, that was unnecessary this year. It is nice to have a mail room where all your packages go, where the building texts you when you have a package. There is apparently a gym, it's closed because of COVID so I have never tried to find it. I also know we have a lot more space than most apartments in D.C. There are also lots of 1L students here, so there's a good opportunity to make friends with close-by neighbors.

I don't think the price is worth it for this apartment building. The building is old, the heating/AC units are full of dust, and the cockroach problem is NOT solved. My apartment, as well as others, have had problems with all kinds of bugs (INCLUDING COCKROACHES). The price for parking is insane ($225/month). The neighborhood has basically nothing besides the school and a Whole Foods. OK for COVID, would probably be less fun when we are able to go out again. The building controls when it switches from A/C to heat = a couple of weeks where we had super hot days but they had already switched to heat so we had to deal with that. Overall, you could definitely find a better bang for your buck if you're willing to walk a little farther. We do not plan on staying here next year.

The building itself is noticeably aged, but it otherwise has the things you need to live. Appliances have been updated as well. We live in a one bedroom, but the living room was large enough to create a second bedroom, so you can have a roommate to split costs and space with. The gym is small but accommodating enough for a good workout. There is parking at the complex (not cheap but reasonable) which is nice if you ever have friends come visit with a car. Walking distance to campus, but most nightlife is much further away. Of course, there is always public transportation. After two years, I do wish I lived on a less quiet block. Maintenance is attentive if anything goes wrong, but management could be better.

I lived at Columbia Plaza for 3.5 years (first in a two-bedroom apartment in the Ambassador building with my law school roommate, and then in a one-bedroom apartment in the Baron building with my husband), and I just moved out a few months ago. I had my ups and downs with management (I had to really stay on them to have them fix one issue I was having), but overall, I had a very good experience living here.

In general, the apartments are MUCH larger than other apartments in the area. Some units have redone kitchens, which are very nice, but even those kitchens that haven't been redone are spacious with lots of cabinet space. Individual units do not have washers and dryers, but each building has a card-operated laundry room (add money to the laundry card, use the laundry card to pay).

The parking garage allows hourly parking, or you can pay for a designated spot (I didn't do this, but I think it costs around $200-$250 per month).

There is one front desk that is manned 24/7, and it is in the Consul building. So, if you have packages delivered, you will need to pick them up from that building (even if you live in a different building). The gym is also in the Consul building. It was newly redone while I was living there, and it is quite nice!

The plaza around which the apartment buildings are situated has a small market, restaurants, and a dry cleaner. It's also within walking distance (probably an average of 4-5 blocks) of more restaurants and Whole Foods, and it's only 8 blocks to the office!

This apartment is decent. I got one of the newly renovated ones though so I don't know what the older styles are like. I had brand new or like-new appliances.. The worst thing about this apartment is that management turns on the AC way too late into the spring so the apartments get SO SO SO hot and you can't do anything about it.

Other than some pests, which Management sprayed for within 24 hours of my notification, I like my apartment enough to live here all 3 years of law school. The walls themselves are thick where you don't hear your neighbors but you do hear some activity in the hallway. I have a huge walk in closet, lots of storage space, and it's big enough for a couch, bed, dining room table, and two rocking chairs to comfortably fit.

It’s very clean and nice and reasonably priced. Close to campus. But not really any restaurants or nightlife around.

Nothing about living at Columbia Plaza would make me warn others against living here. It is a short walk to campus. It’s a quiet complex generally but you are free to make whatever level of noise you want. Maintenance does a great job responding to requests. Washer/dryer are shared with your floor, but it’s rarely unavailable when I want to use it. We are far from the good nightlife areas, but obviously Uber and Lyft were created for a reason! I would overall recommend this place to others.