If you read only one Eliot on 4th review, I promise you that this should be it.
I took a gamble on moving to the Eliot on 4th, sight unseen (well, besides the online pics), as I had 5 days to relocate from Atlanta, and was looking for a large, modern apartment with lots of natural light, and hopefully situated less than 1 mile from the Capitol.
I moved in August 2017, the first resident of my fourth floor apartment, which had stunning floor to ceiling windows, overlooking the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
During my 5+ years living at The Eliot on 4th, I would give A+ grades to the maintenance staff, who fixed things quickly, at a rate that will be hard to duplicate again.
The gym is wonderful, as is the rooftop, which features a nice pool experience and grills that work most of the year.
The concierge staff came and went, some stellar, others wanting to be elsewhere, but the addition of the automated Amazon Mail Boxes during the pandemic was great.
I just wished that I had not witnessed so much crime, both inside, and directly outside the building.
There were times, coming back from a dog walk and entering the back entrance, where I would meet up with police in the stairwell, asking me which floor I was going to, and after replying "fourth", they told me to "run and go as fast as you can".
Later, I found out that there was a gun related homicide on the 5th floor that night. Domestic violence. They carried out a dead body through the front door of the Eliot earlier that night.
I personally called 9-11 three times during my stay at The Eliot on 4th. From violent outbursts across the hall, to drugged out strangers passed out in our hallways, there was never a sense of safety living there.
Honestly, I feel like more violence and crime happened in this building, but I was too scared to Google it. Even the night when I was told by cops to "run to your door and stay there", there wasn't any email notification from the property via what happened the next day... Or the week after. They just ghosted us. Gunshots happened at the Eliot on 4th. Someone died. They carried the dead body out. And there was no notification. It's cowardly. There is no excuse.
As a dog owner, living in that area was also problematic. There are drug deals going on daily, steps outside the front door. One block west at Duck Pond, drugs and prostitution deals happen on the regular. Seeing a condom on the ground on a Sunday morning walk was the norm, not the exception.
And if that wasn't enough, since 2021, all eastside facing apartments get a healthy dose of mid-rise construction noise, 6 days a week. The Northside will too, soon, as the church sold out years ago, and a new development will go up shortly.
Finally, do not trust this sales staff at all. They are the worst. Some even live in the building. Grade A liars. Seriously, if you intend to move in, take TONS of pictures from the get go to ensure that you aren't held accountable for any damage. Same with move out. Document everything. I did. Saved me a ton of money.
TLDR; - Eliot on 4th. Great views and natural light. Probably too pricey for what it is. You can do better elsewhere. Maintenance staff rocks. Construction noise all around it. Oh, and violent crime. Great gym. read more