I have lived here since The Harrison first opened and was one of the first 15 residents to move in. I don't personally know what happened with the first "review" by L.L. or their personal experience here. However, when someone has only posted two reviews on Yelp...ever...you can see that they are one of "those people" that only review something on the internet when they are angry.
Management seems to be actively engaged in addressing concerns both in person and online. I'd like to assume that if someone were so quick to blast a place online they would update their review if/when it was resolved. I digress.
I was one of the first residents to move in and have been in communication with management since last fall. Everyone has been extremely helpful, transparent and friendly, but above all Atif has really gone the extra mile! My job requires me to move every three years and I had the daunting task of relocating from Atlanta without much travel time to explore the area. Initially, I was pretty set on The Avant until I came across some information on The Harrison and called looking for information. The gentleman I spoke to was Atif. I explained my situation and told him that I had been considering Avant.
He was so knowledgeable and genuinely excited about all of the amenities here to that I wanted to jump through the phone, sign the lease and move in that day! He has always been 100% transparent and honest in our dealings.
Since moving in I have made sure to keep realistic expectations when living in a brand new building. There are some bugs that continue to rear their ugly heads, however, you have to consider that as a building that is not 100% complete you will have that.
Talk to management or the friendly maintenance staff (Domingo and John) and they will tell you their hands are tied a bit by the fact that some of the items are covered by the manufacturers warranty and they literally can't do anything to repair some things that are still under warranty or outside contract.
The elevators have bugs a few times a week. I have never been stuck just minor bugs, but I do understand that the elevators are the responsibility of the servicing company (Otis, Schiller, Kone) to maintain properly. The only thing The Harrison could do better is to really, really force the issue and FINALLY get them fixed.
There are consistent issues with the trash chute. This has been an issue for too long and needs to be addressed, as well.
I am in love with the amenities. I don't have to pay a penny extra for a gym membership because they have a full fitness center with spin class, yoga class, kickboxing and a free library of workouts you can access on your own 24/7.
The dog park is fantastic and there are dog waste stations every 200 yards surrounding the building. I can grab my golf clubs, hop on an elevator and play a round of golf at Pebble Beach...UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE!!!!
The fit and finish of this place is extremely high end. You do not get the feeling that anything is done cheaply. They get fresh flowers throughout the building, Washington post and magazines are available daily, pool table, shuffleboard (bar version) commercial kitchen, fresh ground Starbucks coffee ON DEMAND 24/7 and freshly baked cookies all day (coffee cake in the morning). They have dog walking service, dry cleaning pickup/dropoff and a concierge 24/7.
A minor gripe is that there used to be water and soda's available by the coffee. That is no longer the case since some construction workers abused the privilege. I would like to see that brought back and maybe fresh fruit?
Yes, there are a few issues with growing pains since The Harrison is still under construction. If you move in with realistic expectations and communicate concerns with management they will bend over backwards to help you. Actually, don't move here. Go somewhere else so I can use the amenities to myself!
I have lived in a house for the past 5 years and was VERY tentative about apartment living due to noise concerns and thin walls. I have a very robust home theater and they only time my neighbors can hear anything at all is when I REALLY crank the 24" paradigm subwoofer to a ridiculous level. I did this just to test sound proofing. Other than that I have never heard my neighbors through a wall or ceiling. Not a single footstep! When you walk through the hallway sound escapes through the front door, but you can only hear that IN the hallway.
I guess they could add horseback riding on the roof with a slide to RTC to fully satisfy my requirements of apartment living. I would give it 4.5 stars based off of that alone. ;) read more