Review for Potomac Towers Apartments

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Potomac Towers Apartments
2001 North Adams Street
Arlington, VA 22201
Contact: (703) 524-2220
 
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So-So

 
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Review Date: 1/25/2008
Rented: From 2007 To 2008
 
Overall, the building isn't bad to live in. It's dated, and the kitchen is in extreme need for renovation (rusted metal cabinets, fake butcher block formica counters, poor layout, no dishwasher, small rigrigerator), but the neighbors by and large are decent, the cleaning staff do a good job keeping the common areas clean. That said, I have a couple of issues that should not exist, for as much as I'm paying for rent. Issue 1.) The wood tile floors were refinished before I moved in, but they didn't do a very good job. Some of the tiles are worn, rough, and/or water damaged and should have been sanded better/replaced before polyurethaning. Additionally, they didn't vacuum very well before applying the polyurethane, because there are piles of dust and strands of hair mixed and dried into the poly. Issue 2.) About a month after I moved in, the drainage pipe for the condensor in the bedroom backed up and caused the water being pulled from the air to collect and overflow onto the wood tile floor. I was away for the weekend, dealing with this same exact problem with a property I own elsewhere, so when I stepped onto that area of the floor and felt water squish up between my toes, I had a pretty good idea what had happened. I notified the front desk and they had one of their maintenance people come up and check on it. There were several gallons of water pooled under about 30 wood tiles. His solution was a dehumidifier, which I had to keep running continuously for about a week. I suggested to him that the tiles should be replace because they would become moldy. "Ah, no, that won't happen," he told me (after asking for my phone number to ask me for a date - which didn't happen, btw!). Guess what's happened: the tiles in that corner of the room have started turning a blue-green color from the mold growing in the wood under the poly finish.
 
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