2201 Pershing Apartments

Lived here the first year it opened. I’d sum it up to a lot of unkept promises.
Never once saw the outdoor projector work.
The happy hours they mentioned would go on regularly happened only 2 time in a year, less than expected.
Sharing a pool is beyond annoying, as all the bros would blast music against other music in an overcrowded pool. Think Vegas, which sounds nice but just like vegas, you’d never wanna live there.
The community theater wasn’t good for anything but tv. Was never able to watch movies down there as no instructions on how it works was provided.
The «luxury» was far from it. The island in the kitchen wasn’t even screwed into the ground! I could actually take off the supporting beam!
Other than those, the billing. Holy S*** what a nightmare. The staff was very unprepared for the CONSTANT mistakes made in the billing system. It took at least a week to get them fixed. This was the most annoying thing I had to deal with, constantly.
Great location though, and good food nearby.

First let me say that i most probably will stay again in the future given the location. Staff (especially MELAT and Jason) was always smiling, ever friendly and helpful, There’s usually a zip car outside of the lobby, location is convenient with grocery store opened recently, and dry cleaners, Korean Bonchon chicken restaurant Mediterranean restaurant right cross the street. I like the decorations at the lobby…

My boyfriend and I have lived here two years (in two different apartments) and we’re sick of this place. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Keep in mind that this building is two years old and is supposed to be «luxury.» When we moved in, we were told that we would have prime retail and a market downstairs within a matter of months. We’re just now getting a market. We had some issues with the first apartment, but assumed that because it was a new building that they were working out a few kinks and thought that it might just be our first apartment. We were wrong.
However, that’s not even the worst of it. The bottom line is that this building was shoddily constructed and it shows. Here’s what living here is like:
1. When we moved into our second apartment there was mold in the bathtub.
2. There’s rust on our bathroom light fixtures already.
3. The complex fire alarm goes off on a biweekly basis for at least 45+ minutes.
4. Steam from our microwave sets off our personal fire alarm constantly.
5. The business center – the computers/​printer have never worked.
6. The garage door is broken on a monthly basis.
7. Same goes for the elevators – except that’s on a biweekly basis. (I’ve been stuck, in the dark, in the elevator several times.)
8. Sure there’s an outdoor movie screen – except they forgot to hook up the projector, so really it’s just a big wall.
9. The online website has failed to process our rent payment 3 times (this has also happened to our roommate numerous times). As a result, we were charged late fees, and repeated kicking and screaming has done nothing to fix it.
10. Expect to be woken up every morning at 7– 8 am by gunshots from the nearby military base. If that doesn’t wake you up, then the noise from the highway/​days inn across the street will.
11. The back door to the apartment is always unlocked (you’re supposed to have to fob in, but anyone can really just walk in).
12. Most of the outlets/​light switches in our apartment aren’t wired to anything. They just go no where. This was the case for both apartments.
13. The cabinets are crooked on the walls (again both apartments).
14. In our current apartment, most of the bedroom doors don’t actually shut properly (I can’t reopen my bedroom door if I try to latch it – I’ve been stuck in my own bedroom).
15. You share a pool with Sheffield courts, which means that it’s often overcrowded and you end up getting denied access to a pool that you pay for!

This is one of my favorite apartments I have ever lived in! We were one of the first residents in the building and if it weren’t for a change in location of my office, I would never leave! A quick walk to Clarendon or Courthouse, you are in the middle of everything without having to be there and pay the extra cost in rent. The staff is fantastic — Hicham is the best and will take care of any questions or concerns in a heartbeat. The amenities are great — the gym is never overcrowded and the retail spots are finally filling in adding even more to the living experience. I am going to miss this place!

Friendly, responsive staff. Great value compared to other apts in the area. I love the amenities.

Every night the fried chicken shop under my unit lets out in waves. There is the 10 o’clock crew (patrons, I guess) and the 2AM crew (employees, I assume). I know this because the windows are crap. Last week I had to pound on the window to encourage a lovely family to move it along because at 1134 PM with a sleeping baby I did not want to hear anymore about their plans to binge watch Breaking Bad. Yes, it’s like you are on the sidewalk chatting with them instead of in bed.
The quality of the construction is not good. As the other reviewer mentioned you can hear your neighbors, or the retail spaces if you are on a lower level, the garbage compactor for the building breaks regularly and it is considered non-​emergency repair. So every 10 mins all night, or weekend, you hear it start up and try to compress while broken.
Finally, and this is probably Arlington’s fault, the master bedroom on the second floor was level with Arlington’s new LED street lights. With the cheap blinds the master bedroom remains bright even in the dead of night.
I hate moving but this place was not worth the stress nor sleep depravation.