The Cortland

Very glad I found this apartment building. Located in the heart of Adams Morgan, right at the top of 18^th street, its a bargain price in a great spot, super close to bars and restaurants, bus stop, etc.
The apartments are large, the ceilings are high, and they feature tons of closet space. I checked it out with a friend’s dad, who insisted on turning on the showers at each apartment we looked at. When the jet of water almost took his hand off, I knew this was home.
Yes, there are no frills here — no fancy lobby, no doorman, the laundry room requires 13 quarters per load, etc. And the building is a bit on the old side. But this is an apartment, not a hotel.
Most importantly, the manager is a very nice older woman who has lived in the building for many years. She deals with packages, which are delivered to her apartment (she leaves notes to pick it up) and is immediately responsive to all issues. Have a lease question? She’s there. Locked your keys in the apartment? She’s got ‘em.
The only problem we have needed maintenance help on in the past year was a mold/​water damage issue in our bathroom. After noting it to the manager, workers came in 2 days, while we were at work, and fixed everything up good as new.