Bryson At Woodland Park

The Bryson at Woodland Park is an excellent place to live that is very convenient to Northern Virginia locations such as Reston, Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling and Fairfax. The community looks amazing and the staff keeps the community looking its best. It is very secure and is a short walk to a 24 Hour Harris Teeter, Capital One Bank, Starbucks and various restaurants and shops.
The office at the Bryson has courteous and friendly staff including a convenient 24 hour concierge. Everyone I have interacted with has been nothing but nice and helpful. They answer every question you have.
The pools are amazing! Nice and refreshing to go to after a long day at work. The Hot Tub is small (accommodates maybe 3 – 4 people) but is also nice to relax in. It’s great that you can have guests come with you to the pool (up to 3).
The Gas Grill is impressive! The community really invested a lot into a grill with a dedicated gas line. We’ve grilled steaks a few times and they always come out delicious! It is first come, first serve, but most people are nice enough to share a burner of the grill they are not using.
The parking garage is nice and convenient. We have 2 spaces in our unit and they are assigned close to the door of our building. The size of the garage is comparable to DC garages where I park downtown for events. Everyone should remember that you should have your lights on in the garage so others can see you and please watch out for drivers pulling out of spaces.
The condos are nice and spacious with full size washer & dryer, Full Kitchen with Microwave, Bathroom with Shower Stall and ceiling fans throughout. (NOTE: Condo amenities and features vary)
We are already considering renewing our lease after only a month here. It is a great community and we have enjoyed it!

I have been living in Bryson condos for the past 10yrs. Great location, well maintained. When I wanted to buy another one and looked around, trust me none of the condos were like this. If the condo is good then no garage parking or 2 level condos. Surprisingly the condo fee is the same for open parking, no gated community. This is a great place if any one is looking to own as its centrally located, well maintained, single level and garage parking.
Some of the tenants do not follow the rules and they dont even inform management when they move out. No wonder management is upset.

I’ve lived at Bryson for two years and I absolutely love it. The condo is in a great location. I love being able to walk to the grocery store, ABC store, bar, gym, hair salon, etc. It’s also easy to access the Dulles Toll Road. An über to Reston Town Center is less than $ 10 with tip. I really do not have enough good things to say about the community.
I’m not a fan of the management company, Legum Norman. They are really awful. I’ve stopped by a few times to ask questions and the concierge is useless. The assistant manager is incompetent and tries to be condescending, but isn’t smart enough to pull it off. Since this is a review of Bryson, I gave 4 stars, but had to mention the complete waste of space that is Legum Norman.

We lived here for almost a year now. It’s a great condo in great location. The surrounding is very nice and clean. We love taking walks in the evening and walking to grocery and restaurants. Reston town centre is also really easy to get to, about 10 min drive. The association puts together free events once in a while. They had food trucks where we got BBQ, tacos, desserts for free.

My wife and I have lived in a 1 bedroom condo at Bryson for 7 months now and I’ll start by saying we will not be renewing our lease. If looking into renting a unit at Bryson, keep in mind: you will be renting from a specific condo owner or a property manager for the condo owner, BUT you are going to have to deal with the Condo manager at Bryson.
What this means… While your property manager that you sign your lease with may be fair and helpful, at the end of the day, you will have to bend and conform to the ever changing requirements of the Bryson management company. The most frustrating issue that for my wife and I: parking. For our 1 bedroom condo, my wife and I have 1 reserved parking space between our two vehicles. For 6 months, this was no issue as one of us would utilize a spot in the open parking lot in the courtyard of the buildings (there are about 30 – 40 spaces that do not require a pass to park). Today, on a Friday, my wife returns from work around 3PM. She finds that every parking space has been painted «Reserved» sometime while we were at work from 7AM to 3PM. This is upsetting, as she now has nowhere to park her vehicle at our home. When she goes to the office to ask why the parking spaces have been painted «Reserved», she is unable to get an answer as the condo management company is now closed. About an hour and a half later, we get an email from the property «manager» (I use that term loosely as I do not view this person as a manager of anything) saying that the spaces are now reserved due to construction and that residents are no longer allowed to park in those spaces starting the next Monday and will be towed. In addition, she also finds out that residents will not be allowed to get a visitor pass to have a place to park temporarily. The choice, according to the email is: 1) Remove your car 2) Get a pass (and quick because they are limited)
I understand that certain circumstances require action like this. What I refuse to accept is that any circumstances led to such poor planning. To wait until most residents left for work to bring in a crew to paint «Reserved» on parking spaces while residents are away from their homes and to then send out an email not only after the fact, but also after your office has closed to field any concerns or questions is irresponsible, inconsiderate, and frankly cowardly. It’s hard for me to imagine that this was in fact due to poor planning, but actually strategic on this «Manager’s» part. To give residents zero notice of the new parking regulations saved the «Manager» the pain of hearing complaints and solving problems. Job well done. You’ve ruined a great place to live for us.
In reality, the condos are ok. The people in the community are friendly but this manager makes me nervous enough that I will be searching for housing elsewhere.

THE CONDO BOARD ASSOCIATION IS USELESS. THE MANAGEMENT IS RUDE.
The Condo Board was still holding their meeting, 90 minutes into it and unable to adjudicate rather simple matters. I raised my hand to inquire when, after 2 years of broken equipment and/​or uninstalled cable on the exercise equipment, the gym was to be remedied. A QUICK question warranting a quick answer for an OWNER.
Board Pres Jonathan Bergner was exceptionally hostile and aggressive when I raised my hand. He immediately started raising his voice and calling me rude. It was very uncomfortable and almost violent. It appears that some people have deeper issues at play. Newsflash: this is not a Congressional hearing. This is a sad little condo with an underperforming gym.
I have had NOTHING but rudeness and hostility form the front desk to the CEO of the management company, John Rhodes at Legum Norman, who told me that the absolutely violent treatment I received from the front desk was a he said she said matter.
DO NOT BUY HERE UNLESS YOU HATE WORKING OUT AND LOVE HOSTILITY.
Mist sits at the front desk and scoffs at you should you ask for a manager. She was rude and accused me of breaking the equipment. Mist raised her voice several times. She has serious anger issues and should not work at an upscale condo.
I have complained about the broken gym equipment for over a year and nothing has been done to fully remedy the situation.
After one year, the replaced the ellipticals but failed to install cable on the tv. The treadmills continue to be broken.
Do not buy or rent here.

Great location and an overall decently maintained place. The gated community is a bug plus but parking is a slight problem especially if you have visitors. The non numbered spots outside the garage get filled up pretty quick even though there are reserved spots inside the garage for every home. The fitness center is not very well maintained and the weekday after hours concierge staff is not very polite but the homes and its layouts are great. Lot of other positives including great location, accessibility, good quality homes, barbecue sets for residents outside every building and most importantly the Herndon metro coming in less than a mile’s distance from here.

Excellent location, the building has relatively decent basic amenities such as pool, a small gym and dry cleaning service. However the management isn’t friendly and a bit conceited. The tenants have no value. Walls are super thin. So if you have any noisy-​inconsiderate neighbor you will get no help from the management (unless you’re the owner). They discourage communicating about the issue directly with the neighbor on your own. You’re stuck with the non-​emergency police only.

Fantastic units, great location, and awesome amenities!
My wife and I have lived in Bryson at Woodland Park for three years now and are so satisfied with it as a community that we are in the process of moving out of our rental unit and buying a unit of our own in the complex.
First of all, the units have great floor plans and are really well built. Unlike many other apartments we looked at in the area, the walls are thick and we rarely hear any neighbors.
The location is very convenient. With quick access to the Dulles Toll Road, Reston Town Center, and the Herndon-​Monroe Bus Terminal (less than 1 mile away and will become a future Silver Line Metro stop in 2018), the location can’t be beat. In addition, there is a mini «town center» across the street that has everything you’d need; Harris Teeter grocery store, Capital One bank, barber shop, and various restaurants.
As far as the amenities, there is covered parking, two pools, a fitness center, and a clubhouse. Although I rarely use the gym or clubhouse, it’s nice to have it there. In addition they offer concierge service for dry cleaning, package pickup, etc. which is nice.
The parking situation is fine for residents as there are assigned spaces in the two garages, but overnight guest parking can be a hassle. There is a guest lot in front of the clubhouse where anyone can park but for parking overnight you need to obtain a free pass from the clubhouse. Only once in three years have they done garage maintenance/​sealing. They lifted the overnight restriction on the guest lot so residents could park there with no problems. Sarah E’s experience is likely an anomaly as they put up various signs and sent emails notifying residents prior to the sealing. Seems like she also had a very poor experience with the towing company which has no affiliation with the complex.
More serious than the parking is the issue with the dumpsters/​trash compactors. As Kimmy mentioned, they are incredibly loud and annoying for units that face them. We knew it would likely be an issue when we rented our current unit, but the unit we are buying is on the perimeter of the complex and faces the park thank goodness.
With the exception of the annoying compactors, we could not be more pleased with our experience living in Bryson which is exactly why we’re looking forward to buying a unit and making it our permanent home!

We rented a unit in this place on the bottom floor. It was very easy to do grocery shopping as it was just across the street. The guest parking is a nightmare if you dont know the concierge’s schedule or where to park. If you are there without a permit YOU WILL GET TOWED. I ended up parking in the garage of Harris Teeter as there was no towing enforcement there.
If you are a guest at this establishment, I recommend parking your car in the garage of the Harris Teeter. I did it every day/​night for almost year and never had any problems.

I am disgusted with this place we have lived here for 5 years and are planning on moving because of the lack of managment. They hire a tow company to tow your car when they need to do parking garage repairs and dont even boother to ask you to move it in advance. Then I see the tow truck with my $ 50k car flying down the garage at rediculous speeds cars bouncning off pavement!!! I then had the pleasure of watching him reach into someones car and take something right in front of me!!! I complained to the office along with the line of other residence and no one even bother to pretend to care! After that I got a bill for $ 25 for the tow!!! Now today i go to my car and find the company they have hired to do some sort of work is powerwashing… yes I said POWERWASHING my BRAND NEW car. The manager «Allen» is never there and supposedly is going to call when he gets back from lunch. Unfortunatly when you are the manager the actions of your employees and those you conduct business with are a direct reflection on your abilities and a «mamanger».

Amazing place to live. The place is well maintained and love that its a gated community! My sister lives there and I often spend a lot of time with her…
They have a lot of SUMMER ACTIVITIES AND PARTIES TO ATTEND TOO!
So close to all the shopping and restaurants! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Just make sure your condo is far from the parking garage… sometimes, alarms do go off and it’s noisy because people are always getting in and out of the garages! I really wish I could live there and commute to DC… MAybe soon enough, they have metro coming soon!

The Bryson condos are… OK. The parking garage is way too narrow: If two cars are passing each other (one coming up, one going down), they have to be really careful not to skin each other when passing. You also have to be careful going around curves in the garage: Because it’s so narrow, two cars can’t turn the corner at once. If one is coming up and the other is going down, one car has to wait. The parking spots are pretty tight as well.
But there is one thing that is absolutely INTOLERABLE: The trash compactor. There are trash compactors within the complex. This would be great if the compactor didn’t rumble so loud it sounds like thunder or a garbage truck, and shake the entire building whenever someone disposed of something. This happens morning, noon, and night – yes, night, sometimes as late as 11pm, 12am, and later. Not great if you have to get up early for work the next day.
So, if you move here, be prepared for loud rumbling and nerve-​shattering vibrations all hours of the day and night. My recommendation? Look elsewhere! Trust me, your nerves will thank you! I will be moving out as soon as my lease is up!

This is a great place to live. Gated apartment community with 24 hour access to the gym, common room in case you want to get away and relax with watching TV, playing shuffle board, darts, or playing pool, and there is even a small computer room in case you need to do some last minute printing. One of the downsides is that the swimming pool isn’t always open. You can stay here knowing you are safe and secure with gates, security cameras, and on call staff in case something happens on property.

Great place for residents and guests to shed that extra pound.