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Mid-Rise Condo
Downtown, 522 21st St NW | Washington, D.C.
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  •  Bike Storage
  •  Building Laundry Room
  •  Central A/C
  •  Controlled Access
  •  Elevators
  •  Fitness Center
  •  Granite Countertops
  •  Hardwood Floors
  •  Pet Friendly
  •  Rooftop Deck
  •  Stainless Steel Appliances
  •  Surface Parking Lot

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7.0
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20 Reviews

About this Location

FoBoGro
4 min walk
West Potomac Park
7 min walk
Lots of bars and
restaurants nearby
In a quiet
neighborhood
Blue/Orange (metro) - 11 min
80 (bus) - 3 min

Pricing 

Studio, 1 Bath
$1,600+
1 Bedroom, 1 Bath
$1,995+
  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
  • Entertainment

    •  Rooftop Deck
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Garbage Disposal
    •  Granite Countertops
    •  Microwave
    •  Refrigerator
    •  Stainless Steel Appliances
    •  Stove & Oven
  • Laundry

    •  Building Laundry Room
  • Living Room

    •  Central A/C
    •  Hardwood Floors
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Bike Storage
    •  Surface Parking Lot
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  Controlled Access
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Overall rating 7.0/10, based on 20 renter reviews Write a review

9.2
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4.0
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5.4
Management
7.8
Value
5.5
Social
7.1
Safety
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Monroe House reviews and highlights

  • the facilities are old and poorly-maintained
  • the building is clean and safe
  • wonderful location
  • walls are thin
  • the Monroe House is a wonderful value for students looking to live near GW law school
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Conveniently Located to GW Law

My Monroe House apartment has been fine, by most accounts. Because the units are individually owned, much of your experience will be landlord dependent. My landlord is responsive to my queries. My studio is well-lit and spacious, but much older/not updated. Aside from package delivery, which is convenient, building management could improve. The washers in the laundry room are in serious need of updating and one or more is often broken. The semi-frequent need to shut off power and/or water is reasonable enough, but irritating on short notice. There was a mouse infestation earlier this year, and building management promptly and thoroughly addressed the issue vis-a-vis a legitimate pest control visit to each unit, which was much appreciated.

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Condo/Apt on 21st and F

Apt/condo close to campus (near Tonic restaurant). No real building amenities but water, heating, electricity included in rent. Pets not welcome in building. No 24hr doorman.

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It does the job

My specific unit is newly renovated. However, because it is a very old building, there are still kinks here and there, but all relatively manageable to live with. The kitchen space is very small, but the overall studio is very spacious. The only complaint is that it does not have a 24h security and the main entrance into the apartment building is a key.

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Close to law school & no pest problems!

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Great

The on cite management of the building seems to be run by 2 people. They are very responsive to basic requests regarding maintenance and packages. They building is a 3 minute walk to school, so that has been very convenient.

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Nice place to live

A good mix of students, families, working professionals and retirees. No amenities but everything is always clean and quiet.

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Close to law school

Apartment is in good location. Near GW Law and other GW school buildings. Very walkable to everything.

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Extremely happy with this place

Every unit is individually owned, so everyone's experience might be different. My experience with my unit and landlord has been excellent.
It's in a great location; two blocks away from the law school, a CVS on the same block, and many restaurants near by.
In regards to the building, it's an older building but I've had no problems. I don't have any noise issues from any of my neighbors.
As to receiving packages, they all get delivered to the front office. The building manager is not always there for you to go and pick your package up, but usually you can just call him and he'll go and get it for you.
I highly recommend this place. I have friends with much less nicer units and who live farther away yet they pay more. Don't be one of them. Only thing is that it'll be a little harder to find a unit as they don't have a centralized unit to search; I found mine on Craigslist.

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Low Key

There are not amenities in this building but it is quiet and safe and that's all I care about. No pets allowed.

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Good Location, Bad Most Other Things

The Monroe House is very convenient for GW students and the amount of space in the studio is perfect for me. Also, lots of natural light. However, a lot of the building's amenities and services are unreliable. Over the past two years (I regret signing the second year), I have experienced:

- Very loud street noise. I live on one of the higher floors and I can easily hear conversations, door openings, and street sounds from below. Also, there are large trucks that move in and out of the garage across the street on weekday mornings that regularly wake me before 6.30 AM.
- Several unannounced water outages (usually mid-morning).
- An aggregated multiple weeks of nonfunctioning basement washer/drier machines
- VERY unreliable hours and services from the guys at the door. It can be very difficult to get packages because these guys are often either not there to recieve packages from the shipping companies or are not regularly in the lobby for residents to pick up packages.

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 32 Recs

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Founding Farmers
Penn Grill
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grocery 3 Recs

FoBoGro
Whole Foods Market
Trader Joe’s
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convenience 2 Recs

CVS Pharmacy
7-Eleven
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fitness 19 Recs

Ambitious Athletics
Derrick Inglut Personal Training
Svetness Personal Training
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parks 8 Recs

West Potomac Park
Lafayette Park
Farragut Square Park
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coffee 27 Recs

Sami’s Coffee Kiosk
M E Swing Coffee Roasters
Captain Cookie and the Milkman
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About Downtown

Downtown DC offers tourists and locals plenty to do between the various restaurants, historical attractions, and boutique shopping. This walkable neighborhood welcomes its visitors to walk between the Smithsonian Museums for daytime activities and Penn's Quarter at night to meet up with friends.
Safe
Lively
Walkable
Easy Commute
Historic Vibe
Prime Location
Noisy At Times
Median rents in Downtown
Studio
$
1,900
1 Bedroom
$
2,450
2 Bedroom
$
3,400

Getting around Downtown


Parking at Monroe House

Surface Parking Lot

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Downtown Reviews

226 reviews
Love this area, right near Logan Circle and 14th street which has so much good food and nightlife!
Amazing neighborhood. Close to GW and close to so much good food and nice restaurants.
Sometimes noisy, but the front desk quickly deal with it if you ask
Great, Safe neighborhood with great food and close to campus.
Foggy Bottom/West End are great for 1Ls -- you will get to know the area around school and you will be conveniently within a few blocks of GW. There are a lot of food options, but night life is lacking (though you're a short walk to DuPont and Georgetown). There are plenty of busses and metros around.
Good only in the sense that it is near the school, that you can receive warnings from the school and D.C. (if signing up), that you can be assured of safety generally even if coming in late due to pulling off night studies in the library. However, noise levels are high, so you can hardly study indoors at home because of people wanting to earn money in exchange for their loud and terrible performances. This means that you may ultimately end up outside for work or rest during morning/afternoon. Noise in the evening can be high too due to some people having gone drunk. Noise (some loud trucks and mostly machine sounds) and lights can be too much for sleeping deeply.
It's really only convenient because of how close the law school is. Otherwise, I would not live here. Definitely a business/corporate area that shuts down on the weekends. Not a lot of options for going out to eat unless it's either overpriced or fast food. The only grocery store that's walking distance is Whole Foods, which I personally hate shopping at.
The Aston is the furthest GW housing from the campus, so we had to walk more than any other student to get to class. We are also the furthest away from any Metro station, but still not considerably far when you look at the big picture. There are grocery stores, bars, and restaurants nearby which is a perk, but it is pretty noisy around here. But I guess that's anywhere in Downtown DC. There are always cars honking, ambulance sirens, etc. But the area seems pretty safe.

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