Camden Grand Parc

Overall, I very much enjoyed my year at Camden Grand Parc. 4.5 stars. I lived in a two bedroom apartment with a roommate on the 9^th floor. I honestly wish I could continue living here, but I am moving to another city. I plan to look for a Camden building in New York.
Pros:
— Plenty of space
— Lots of light
— Very well laid out
— Beautiful building, perfumed lobby, wonderful second floor amenities
— Wonderful location – the metro is literally across the street, 15 minute walk to GW, 15 minute walk to Chinatown, bus stops everywhere, food everywhere
— Friendly and helpful 24 hour front desk staff
— Dry cleaning service arranged at front desk
— Accommodating and friendly building manager (Alejandro)
— Fast elevators
— Good website for rent payment, maintenance requests, package notifications, etc.
— Good parking options – $ 15/​night for guests to be in the building parking; though not easy to get in and out; limited space for SUVs
— Seasonal parties in the common area on the second floor – nice to get some free beers, food, and community on occasion
— Easy load-​in and load-​out
— I felt like I was getting a good deal for the price of rent
Cons:
— Can be very loud with construction, people yelling on the street, etc. at night
— Some more difficult maintenance requests were never adequately addressed
— Somewhat aggressive homeless people frequently on the street outside of the building
This is the nicest place I have ever lived, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a place in the heart of the city. If you can deal with some noise and other typical city problems, you’ll love it here.

I lived at Camden for two years and it was really a grand place to live. The staff was responsive and the location is insanely convenient.
I had the choice of living in the new or historic side and ended up choosing a historic apartment sight unseen. Boy, was I glad I did! The ceiling height, the paneled walls, it was all amazing. I still miss this place and wish I had kept it as a pied-​à-​terre. If I ever move back to D.C., Camden is at the top of my list of where I want to live.

I have lived at Camden for over a year now, and really love the building and the staff.
The staff is attentive and always helpful. Service/​maintenance requests have always been resolved within 2 business days, whether it has been changing a lightbulb, fixing squeaky doors, and cleaning the carpet after we had a bottle of hot sauce explode and couldn’t fully clean it ourselves. There is someone at the front desk 24/​7, which is great for package deliveries! We have even called the front desk for help killing a frighteningly large cricket before. Overall, I have no complaints about Camden. I have always found everyone to be helpful and the amenities are great. I love having a washer and dryer in the apartment, and the teeny tiny gym in the building is a huge plus.
I think my only con is that the kitchen sink backs up easily, which has to do with how the pipes were originally built. Other than that Camden gets a rave review from me! I hope to be able to continue living here in the future.

I’ve lived at Camden Grand Parc since April, and I have been very pleased with the facility and the Camden staff. I discovered the property online, and from the first meeting with Alejandro (leasing agent), I have had nothing but very good to great experiences.
Among the positives —
— the building is well maintained and the public areas are unusually clean and nice for an apartment bldg
— the concierge staff is very helpful, friendly and a great resource
— the population feels like a great mix of ages and backgrounds. It doesn’t feel like an «old folks home», nor does it feel like a college dorm
— the maintenance guys are skilled, prompt and cordial. Problems get fixed promptly and they never act like it is an annoyance.
— I can’t believe I’m even giving praise to a big corporation, but I’m also impressed with the parent company, Camden, and how they interact with residents. Very customer focused and easy.
— tons of restaurants (from upscale to a burrito wagon) are all very nearby and very good.
Among the not-​so-​positives —
— It IS an apartment building with lots of neighbors. Sometimes, I’ll hear something from neighbors — but rarely. Not a big deal. BTW, I’m in the historic part of the building, so I probably have thicker walls than the newer part of the building.
— It is at the corner of 3 very busy DC streets and directly across from a Metro station. That is really convenient, but you’re kidding yourself if you don’t expect to hear horns, sirens or traffic.
— The nearby CVS drug store is dirty and small. The nearest grocery (Whole Foods) is a 10 minute walk. Getting groceries is not a «run down the block» option — but thank goodness for PeaPod.
Since «fake reviews» have been in the news this week, here’s my disclaimer — :) I don’t own stock in Camden, don’t know anyone that works the company except our staff, I’m not getting paid for this, I’m particular about quality and service and I actually live in this property.
I’m sure I could find another very nice place to live — but it is hard to imagine I could be anymore satisfied than I am at Camden Grand Parc.

My partner and I have lived at Camden Grand Parc for over a year now and we love it. This building is located downtown, across the street from an entrance to McPherson Sq. metro, meaning it’s convenient to the Silver/​Orange/​Blue line on the Metro (Metro being convenient is another topic of discussion, however.) She walks to work in less than 15 minutes and I metro to work in (usually) less than 10 minutes. I realize this point is not necessarily applicable to everyone but hey, this is my review of the place, is it not?
The apt. itself is great (I gather there are two kinds, historic with hardwood floors and not-​historic with carpet, we live in the latter) Keep in mind there are obviously several different layouts. The appliances are all modern and if/​when there is an issue there is a super simple online way to report it and someone comes and fixes it, in my experience, within 24 hours, usually while I’m at work.
The gym is pretty bare bones but if you know how to work out wisely this is not an issue. All buildings like this these days have gyms pretty much but in my opinion it’s silly to be picky about this. Apart from the gym, amenities include a small business center similar to what a hotel may have, and there is breakfast M-​F mornings.
We only had one elevator for a long time. which was annoying. but I believe this was drawn out a lot longer than it needed to be because of slow D.C. inspectors, not the building management. Also, yes, there is noise from the street but the windows work well and this is downtown in one of the biggest cities in the country, so… I don’t know what to tell you, if you don’t want noise from the street move to rural Maryland? We experienced construction noise for a while but, again, I’m sure it’s temporary and was not some evil plot hatched up by this buildings management to annoy residents.
Beyond the physical convenience of the building, everyone who works here is extremely nice, helpful, and, in our experience, flexible (if there are ever any issues). We love to call this community home.

Avoid this building! I was looking for apartments in DC, and found fake Craigslist rentals for this property. When Management was notified, they refused to investigate. Now wondering if they themselves were involved… (Below, the Manager claims they were aware and taking action. That wasn’t true — He actually told me that I should report the ad to Craigslist and not their office. The Office did not want the phone number or email of the person who posted the ad).

I lived at Camden Grand Parc for one year and I had mixed reviews about this place.
The positive:
— The location to the metro (Blue & Orange line) is great. Literally across the street.
— My neighbors: I never saw them and I lived on the second floor rarely hearing anything from the few people that lived on my floor. Unite above me is another story, but never bothered me that much.
— Management: They were awesome — very friendly and accommodating.
— Quality: My unit never had a problem the entire year.
— Guest Parking in the Garage: I had friends drive into the city and were able to park their car in the garage.
— Safe gated entrance and elevator.
Negative:
— Windows /​walls are paper thin. I heard everything from the outside alley including the trash truck at 6AM.
— My apartment would constantly smell like steak from the vent from Georgia Browns. Like I said, second floor above the restaurant
— Homeless People: You will be approached everyday leaving and coming home. They hang out literally 5 feet from the main entrance.
— Incredibly pricey.
Overall, a great place to live for a year.

I love the building, it is conveniently located and beautiful.
The service staff are very nice however the quality of management level staff is questionable. The turnover for the mangers is very high and the service quality greatly varies. As the managers change, the targeted resident demographic changes as well, currently it seems that mostly students and interns are targeted and therefore a lot of the residents are beginning to encounter noise issues from loud parties, the doorman staff do a reasonable job by trying to end the parties however the building management does nothing about trying to stop the problem. The current management has no interest in helping tenants resolve problems but only appear to care about leasing new apartments.
If you are looking to live in the building for more than short term you will likely encounter a problem renewing the lease the rent increases are excessive ranging from $ 200-​$ 600. I am not sure why they have this policy, I suspect that the commission structure is set up to reward managers for leasing apartments but not retaining.

I just moved out of this building, and I could not be happier. Would recommend that anyone who is apartment hunting look elsewhere. The location is convenient, and it is true that the working level staff are dedicated, helpful and responsive.
But beyond that, the very high rent here does NOT give you the value for your dollar that you get at other ‘luxury’ buildings. The gym is small; management is a revolving door of unhelpful (and, at times bordering on disingenuous) representatives; the walls/​windows appear to be paper-​thin. For example, when the trash collectors came at the break of dawn it felt like they were outside my window (and I was on the 13^th floor!) And as a special treat, I made the mistake of overpaying my last month’s rent, and the management company conveniently found services to charge me for that sucked up the reimbursement I was owed — to the tune of 350 dollars.
This is my first review on Unilocal.I felt strongly enough to log in and hopefully save someone else the dissatisfying experience of renting here.

I have only lived in Camden for a few months but I am not a fan. As the other reviews said, it is very loud (see ratings on
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