Thomas Place

Thomas Place apartments are a 10 minute walk from the Ballston metro but you get to walk through the Ballson mall half that time so it's not bad if it's cold or rainy out. I feel very safe walking home by myself late at night. If you live on the 4th floor, the ceilings are really tall. Dittmar is great at fixing maintenance problems quickly. There are a ton of young people who live here. No one interacts much with their neighbors though. You don't get in trouble if you have a kind of loud party. It would be better if we had a balcony and pool.

Thomas Place is pretty new so it is in great condition. I live on the 4th floor which is the top floor so the ceilings are very high. The kitchen opens up to the living room so it has a very open layout wich is great for hosting parties. There is a counter for bar stools as well as an area right by the kitchen for a table. The kitchen, bathroom, and entry hallway are tile floors. The living room and bedrooms are carpeted. The living room and kitchen have floor to ceiling windows which bring it a ton of light! Our view is of the Harris Teeter parking lot but that doesn't really bother me. All the appliances work really well. The building is full of young people so people don't get mad if you have loud music playing on the weekends. The gym has 2 treadmills, 3 ellipticals, 1 stationary bike, and about 6 different weight machines, as well as free weights. There are usually 2-3 people in the gym, so there is plenty of space. Management is really good at coming to fix maintenance problems quickly. This is actually called 2 bedrooms plus den because the 3rd bedroom/den doesn't have any windows so it can't be called a bedroom. It is smaller, but it stil has a closet and attached bathroom. There is also a huge closet in the entry hallway that can be used to store miscellaneous stuff like luggage or winter coats. There is a security person who walks around at nights and she is really friendly! It is about a 10 minute walk from the metro but you only have to walk outside for 5 minutes and then you can walk through Ballston mall so if it's cold/rainy, you're only outside for 5 minutes. I feel pretty safe walking home alone late at night.
The apartment complex is lacking an outdoor space. I think Henderson Place has an outdoor grill area which would be nice. It would also be nice to have a balcony.