We had the pleasure of receiving a property tour with William Smoot who also assisted us with the application process. William was very helpful in providing us essential information from start to finish that ultimately helped us conclude our apartment search journey as we signed a lease here. Out of all the apartment communities that my girlfriend and I had toured in the past couple of months, I would certainly say that William stood out with his genuine customer service and personality. read more

This apartment complex caused me many many issues!! I lived here for 2 years and it never really got better. First day I moved in I was towed out of the garage!!! because I was over the line. The leasing office failed to mention if I parked over the line I would be towed. Paid around $200 to get my car out. Also that morning at 8am I woke up to demolition noises happening above me. Apparently they were redoing the apartment on the floor above us to the right. I did not know that since we didn't start getting apartment emails until we moved in. I was exhausted from moving, having my car towed, and having to listen to those sounds all week long... the demolition sounds still were happening until I moved out because they were redoing the gym and then next the lobby. There are always some sort of noises echoing up through the building from somewhere else. More about the garage. There were many times when I would come back late at night and there would be absolutely no parking. I had to park on the street many times and wake up early in the morning at 8am to move my car. It really depended on how many spots they over leased to everyone since it's only 3 floors. The spots are sooo tight that I even scrapped the side of my car on a column! It was awful. Another time when I was coming out of the garage, my tire hit the side of the ramp and my tire popped! I didn't know until I was on the highway and smoke was coming out of it. It was so close to flying off but thank goodness. It was $1,000 in damages just to replace the tires and even more if you include the scrape!! I wrote a letter to management and thankfully they fixed the side of the ramp that was clearly broken with some concrete. Second, for lease renewal, they put that our 2 bedroom renewal was $4,100.... crazy! Our previous lease was $3,300/3,400. With the amount of construction sounds I heard that never ended. I felt like it wasn't worth it. No one leased our apartment until after we moved out. I checked the website and saw it had dropped to $3,050. I was mind boggled since our lease renewal was around $4,000! Third, the sunroom would either be freezing or so hot! The windows overall were very poor insulation. In the winter even in my room it would be cold! Anyone looking to lease the sunroom as a room, I wouldn't do it. I loved using the sunroom and tried to put 2 different heaters in there to use it in the winter but didn't work and one of my heaters is very powerful and had a fan. The temperature would get down to 59 degrees in there sometimes. Even with the apartments heat on, sooo cold. In the summer, you also really sweat in there. If you keep the doors shut though, it does help with keeping your inside apartment warm/cold. Fourth, so much dusttttt. I haven't seen a place so dusty. I had maintenance come to replace the air vent filter in our apartment and fix my bathroom fan dust filter but my bathroom would get sooo dusty in 1-2 days. It was crazy. I hadn't seen a place get so dusty so fast. I used an air purifier in my room cause I wasn't sure if it was good to be breathing that in. Please clean the air ducts to the whole building!!! I'm sure that's why it was so dusty. For the washer and dryer. My clothes wouldn't get fully washed. The dryer also didn't dry our clothes very fast which leads me to believe the vent that runs through the building for moving the air hasn't been cleaned out.... Fifth, you cannot have heat or air at the same time. The maintenance has to come change it in between seasons to either heat or cool air and it would be miserable. Either way too hot or too cold depending. I hated that nest thermostat. I would login and then couple weeks later it would log me out. Happened all the time. It tricks you into thinking it's new when it isn't. Shout out to the maintenance team though!! They always do a great job and are awesome! They respond to your requests in a day. Front desk staff was always sad and in a bad mood! I felt bad for going to ask for packages. Only good things were that the bedrooms are very big which was a plus, everything was newly renovated for the apartments, and the noise levels were good. Didn't hear too much through the walls. read more

I have lived in the Meridian BC for over 3 years. Had I rated my experience after my first year, it would have been 4 stars. Pros: Great location, nice finishes and space in the apartments (closets could be bigger) Cons: Wouldn't recommend for temperature & noise sensitive. Air doesn't circulate well in the apartments. Sunroom windows can leave the unit drafty - you will have to actively manage. Additionally, I live high up in the building but am awoken ~3x/week with trash collection. My inbox has been filled with disruption notices in the last 30 days. (Trash Chute out of order, exterior window washing, fire alarm testing, Elevator closure, drywall removal, air filter change, closing outdoor grill, the list goes on). The annoyances of living here add up; don't get me started on all the backordered parts. Renters, be warned: you are better off buying. Would not recommend for WFH. read more

Rent is going up around 28% on average. Every single person I know is moving out because their rent has gone up $600-$800. I'm not even sure how this is legal. read more

I used to love living at the Meridian but this past year has been a terrible experience. There was a mouse infestation on my floor and the pest control guy offered very little support. I was advised to get a cat! Security is lacking which has led to break ins and homeless sleeping in stairwells. I would recommend living elsewhere. read more

The reasons I enjoy living at the Meridian at Ballston Commons: The customer service at the desk and the maintenance crew are outstanding. The building is soundproof; I don't hear the people living above me or beside me. The location is near the metro station. The people who live in this community are friendly. Many of the units have been renovated and are super cute on the inside. The units include a bonus indoor patio living space. They have a weekday coffee bar and today they had pumpkin spice creamer!!! read more

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The apartment building is currently undergoing construction in the lobby area, which, as many reviews have already mentioned, has been highly disruptive. Construction over the past 3 years has been non-stop with frequent "renovation noise alerts" being sent in mass emails by the Meridian Management Office, because in addition to the lobby, apartment units are also being renovated each time a resident moves out. In addition to the noise disruption, another consequence of the ongoing construction is the difficulty of delivering and receiving Amazon packages, food deliveries, etc. While the "renovations" may help in the future once completed, at the present time, the Meridian at Ballston Management Office has provided no definite or clear timeline for completion. Moreover, the Management Office has made no attempt to mitigate the disruptions due to the noise and pollution/dust particles coming from the construction site. In addition to the ongoing, endless construction, there are notices that often go out about "broken trash chutes" and "elevators not working." These frequent issues with the elevators and/or trash chutes being out of service often cause inconveniences for all residents on a day-to-day basis on top of the aforementioned construction issues. In summary, at this time, it is not worth moving to the Meridian at Ballston, as the rent has increased approximately 15-20% over the past 2 years despite all the ongoing construction and ongoing noise disruption chaos with no end in sight. Would recommend moving elsewhere. read more

Living here has been a very disappointing experience. Be prepared to deal with CONSTANT noise from construction since sound travels so easily throughout the building. Be prepared to constantly hear your upstairs neighbors' footsteps. Lastly, be prepared for run down facilities (and awful odors during the summertime too). I would recommend living elsewhere. read more

Good: The apartment, itself, is as advertised; I moved here with my partner from Houston, site-unseen, and we were relieved to find that the photos were accurate. The sound isn't bad for a city apartment, the area is nice, the proximity to the metro is nice (though those environment perks can be found in any of the many surrounding complexes, which have apartments at similar prices). We have had some issues with fuses blowing and breakers tripping too easily, but maintenance is pretty quick to fix it (a day or so). You pay a lot for what you get, but that shouldn't be surprising because, again, they tell you your square footage and give you accurate photos before you commit. Eh: They have been doing a lot of construction because they're renovating apartments (there are a lot of apartments here, so they had been doing that for the entire year I've lived there so far, and I don't foresee that changing, to be honest), though they keep it restricted to work hours. If you're a remote or work-at-home worker, I recommend going elsewhere (so maybe also hold off coming here if it's still the pandemic when you read this). Bad: IN ENTIRELY NORMAL CASES, then, things are fine here. In fact, we had just renewed our lease this past month with the intention of staying for at least another full year. However, a sprinkler head broke in the apartment above us, and it damaged over 45 units, going all the way from the 18th to the 4th floor. As a resident on the 17th floor, we got quite a bit of damage. A flood damage company came into the affected units and installed a lot of industrial fans and dehumidifiers (I'm sure we are still responsible for the electric bill for this) that ran 24-7 for about a week (Sunday-Friday) and were so loud that I would have to raise my voice for my partner sitting next to me on the couch to hear me. When I called the management desk to get an idea of how long it would take for these fans and the renovations that follow to be complete, the man on the line (who did not state his name) was terse, angry, and whiney. He said, without me ever claiming that it was, that, "well, it's not OUR fault!" three times in the space of a short call. He also said, in a similar frustrated tone, that they "could not move any faster!" (I had not said that he should move faster--I had just asked for a timeline on when things would be back to normal). I was told, despite the fact that there were industrial fans and a regular parade of construction crews entering my apartment during the day to do demo work on the walls, that "there's no reason why you should need to leave your apartment." A 780 square foot apartment had to host huge extra machines, and all of the furniture had to be pulled several feet from the walls, so it was incredibly tight, impossible to work in (my office was closed due to the pandemic), disruptive, and concerning given the pandemic. On Tuesday, over half of the power in my apartment went out (affected the bedroom, sunroom, living room, and bathroom--only the kitchen seems to be completely fine). I called the front desk, and the person who answered said that they would send someone up right away. They did, technically, but they didn't repair the power--simply used extension chords to make sure the fans in the affected power-outage area could get power from another part of my apartment. At this point, my work and emotional state was so severely disrupted that I asked management if there was a possibility of us simply moving into a similar, open unit in the building. They said that I could, but I would have to resubmit my renter's application and pay all of the corresponding fees for a new resident, which feels ridiculous (it's over $500). We ended up going to a hotel for the week using my renter's insurance, with no help from complex management. As of today, Friday, the fans are out, so I called management to get an updated timeline about how long it should take to complete repairs and renovations (someone had said both earlier in the week and earlier today that an evaluation would occur later today). I got no new information, and the front desk could not tell me anything about my specific apartment. When I asked if the power was back on, they said that I would have to physically go check myself. I did, and it was still out. Additionally, the musty, moldy smell was incredibly strong and discouraging. I immediately opened all of the windows and returned to the hotel. I'm still not sure how long this will take, if the mold will be a lasting issue, or whether management will be in any way more helpful moving forward. The one relief in all of this is that I happened to sign a month-to-month lease this year, despite intending to stay for at least a year. I've been looking at surrounding apartment complexes to keep my options open. I recommend that anyone who is looking into this complex physically visit any apartment to make sure that it is not moldy or water damaged. Or just go elsewhere. read more

Apartments and the building itself are a bit dated, but fine, and James the concierge guy is awesome. Here are the issues... It's sooo noisy! The building is located right next to an assisted living high rise, so if your apartment faces north or west, expect to hear about 6-10 extremely loud blaring fire trucks per week. Sometimes more... If it faces east, you only have to deal with noisy buses all the time which I can actually get used to. Get an east facing apt if you can. The club room upstairs is nice, but you can only bring a couple non-residents up there at a time unless you rent it by the hour for $$$$$, so what's the point. My car got towed from the downstairs lot while I was on vacation, (bill was $400+) because my parking pass fell off the rear view mirror, so they towed me rather than looking up my car's info which they had on file. I hate giving bad reviews, and renting here might actually be affordable by Arlington standards, but trust me, look elsewhere. read more

I lived in this building for 3.5 years and loved it! It's an amazing location being only half a block from the Ballston metro and surrounded by restaurants, bars, and coffee places. It's also next to the Ballston Mall which has restaurants and a movie theater. The location is incredibly convenient in the middle of winter, when you don't want to go far. The pros are: -great location -clean and well kept -friendly staff -concierge is there most of the day/night and it's convenient to pick up packages at all hours -allows cats (no dogs) at a reasonable monthly rate & pet deposit -rent is NOT raised a ton upon renewal and the management is willing to negotiate -generally quiet building/surroundings -farmers market directly downstairs in the little park on Thursday evenings in the summer -Maintenence is great and the response time is within 24hrs for non-emergencies and sooner for more pressing issues The downsides are: -it's a little expensive (but you can get decent move-in specials) -does not have updated appliances -parking is expensive and the garage can be a little tight -visitor parking is $10/day (pricey) -expensive/difficult to get additional keys/fobs -once in a while you'll hear [drunk] neighbors in the hallway late night but that's probably to be expected with the young demographic in the building read more

A nice building, great location, decent amenities, nice units (though small). VERY EXPENSIVE. I would not live here again because the price is not worth the location. Mostly quiet, nice people. Wonderful rooftop pool, although very small. James at the front desk was wonderful, maybe sometimes TOO helpful running errands for some residents in the building while on the job. Huge deposits, which are not returned. The office staff was also not very helpful upon move out. My roommates stayed and I moved to a new building, and I was unable to get any of my deposit back because I was "no longer on the lease". Although the building was aware that our lease was ending and that I personally would not be renewing. I had a fast one pulled upon me and the office was less than helpful. They told me to take it up with my roommates, who obviously had tried to scam me on purpose. Even if the traditional move out procedure was completed, I cannot imagine them returning any of the one month's rent we put down for a deposit. read more

Really a great place to live. Knocked off 1 star for not updating/renovating the units. Building is clean and nice, staff is friendly and attentive, maintenance is superb, parking is just fine considering its Arlington, price is about right if you get specials, gym and pool are nice. A bit noisy on the Taylor and Wilson side due to street noise and fire station up the road. Not too bad though. Parking is fine. Lived there for two years with a nice car and never ever had a problem. Park within the lines and you'll be fine. There a few "single" spots you can nab and lower levels aren't very crowded. $75 for first spot, $150 for second. Even if this is more expensive then renting a condo or lower tier place, the added convenience of after hours package pickup and speedy maintenance is worth it. We received our entire deposit back, surprisingly. The sunroom is worthless unless you cram a poor soul in there. That soul better leave the room after 9am because whatever temperature it is outside, that room is the same temp (freezing at night in winter, boiling in the day all year) even with the HVAC vent on (thermostat is not in that room, its in the family room). read more

I'm a resident here. Must say this place has the rudest staff ever. I wanted to use the clubhouse with my guest to play pool and the temperature was locked at 64 degrees there. We couldn't stay there for more than 30 mins coz it started getting very cold. I went to the concierge staff requesting him to raise the temperature to 72 degrees and he straight away declined to do it. He asked me to wear a jacket if it's too cold. I reminded him that i pay rent to use these services but he wouldn't listen. This is poor customer service. I'll make sure my co-workers n friends know about it so they don't make the mistake of moving here. read more

We've been living here for over a year and the only reason why we renewed our lease for another year was because we don't want to move out in the middle of a pandemic. As I am writing this message, there is construction noise, which has been going on since we moved here. Both I and my husband have been teleworking since the beginning of the pandemic and let me tell you, there were days when I cried of frustration because I couldn't take the construction noise anymore. I am having a hard time focusing at work and I always have to apologize during meetings for the background noise or simply mute myself. One day, my husband found the car covered in dirt while parked in the garage, as if dirt was sprayed from the ceiling. He reported it and they told him they were going to look into it. They never got back to him. Don't even get me started on the flooding incident that took place last year. It took around two months to bring workers to fix the holes in the walls and ceiling. It's not fun spending this much time with holes in the walls when you have pets. The workers did a great job fixing everything and I think it only took them one day. Also, although there are signs in the building about wearing a mask, some people do not care. I've had people without a mask jump on the elevator last minute as the doors were closing. On the other hand, I would like to thank the Maintenance people for always being prompt whenever something breaks in the apartment. They are amazing! read more

Beautiful apartment, great views, perfect location and spacious one bedrooms for a single or couple. Only problem is we have been facing poor customer service from the manager Nick. I submitted several maintenance requests, called and visited the office about my hot water not working. The manager Nick told me "just let the water run & it will get hot & anyone in apartments have to wait for hot water" I tried explaining to him it's not a matter of waiting.. the water isn't getting hot at all no matter how long we wait... and his response was simply that he's "been working in property management for many years and he knows for a fact that we need to let the water run and eventually it will get hot." He wasn't believing me when I told him the hot water really isn't working since I've moved in it doesn't matter how long we let it run. After two weeks of cold showers I finally I called emergency maintenance and they came the next morning and they saw the pilot was out... I'm so disappointed that I had to deal with this for as long as I have simply because the manager thought we were being untruthful. The office staff is friendly and maintenance is wonderful, but because the manager didn't believe us about what we were facing they weren't able to help us properly. read more

So I went to look at this property earlier this week. Chris in the leasing office is awesome. So straight forward with you and is very personable. Gave us a nice tour and showed us everything including the parking garage which a lot of properties don't do. Property is nice! Only down fall is the crucial $500 "move in" fee and the $500 dog fee. Rent price is about average I'm just a little bummed out that our apartment isn't going to have the newer appliances. Overall though I'm pretty happy we're going to sign here. read more

First what I like most about Meridian, this Meridian has the widest common area Wi-Fi coverage, the largest gym, the longest club room, an epic racquet ball room, and a roof top pool with an eye-popping view. What is great about this place is that when my mother-in-law wanted to stay with us, we were able to put her into a two-bedroom suite below us. If you were a resident from a prior Meridian apartment, the approval process seemed to go a bit quicker. All the residents I encountered there with the exception of one were pretty admirable and amazing to hear from. The management seemed accommodating with lease amendments especially if incoming tenants had been approved previously. There are conveniently located bathrooms on the top floor near the pool and on the ground floor in the gym. Even with any amazing place, there are always things that could be taken to the next level. It takes an extra two minutes to park deeper but it is so much safer for your car especially if your body condition is good. I recommend parking on level P3 as one's car is more likely to avoid unattended contact with other cars thereby reducing the risks of an unattended hit-and-run. I also do not recommend not wasting your time bothering the apartment staff with any observations of driving transgressions because the management do not wish to provide any assistance to residents in the form confirming entrances, fob-iin records, or video footage of common areas for privacy reasons even if a report is filed with ACPD. Even when inquired about my own fob-in time, I was told those records did not exist. I think parking management could be enhanced by towing what appear to be two abandoned vehicles (e.g. a green Isuzu or white Buick such as found on level P3. Like any residential situation, a lot of what you will experience is dependent on what any neighbors around you do. With respect to other residents comments about a common ventilation or shared exhaust system, I recommend turning on one's bathroom exhaust fan to offset internal negative internal pressure drawing air from nearby apartments after weatherization was done to the interior spaces. Thus, overall I feel the place is making progress going from good to great with many opportunities for more supervisory oversight in the areas of residential assistance. With more helpfulness from the staff and further restrictions on smoking. I envisage a future where this will become an even more desirable place for people to stay if the management can find the courage to implement Meridian's smoking policy. read more

Put a deposit down for an apartment that was refundable within a certain time period. The agent helping me was non-responsive when I emailed to cancel and when he finally got back to me, he gave me some story about how they couldn't give back the money. I talked with the Assistant Property Manager, who was extremely rude on the phone. I'm so glad that we didn't move into this place. It's a nice neighborhood but this bordered on the verge of a scam when they refused to refund my deposit. Very glad we didn't move in here! read more

I lived in this apartment complex for a year in 2007. I hadn't found yelp yet, or I would have written earlier. I absolutely love this apartment complex, the only reason I left was because I could find a room mate quick enough to get a two bedroom. It is a bit on the expensive side but they have an awesome pool, updated gym, 24 hour concierge, the only thing they don't have which its been a couple of years was a business center, which my current apartment has. I felt like I lived in a hotel, it was always clean and in a great location, close to metro and everything at the mall and surrounding area. read more

Very clean, well maintained building. Commensurately very expensive. Street noise and AC/ventilation noise is relatively high on East side. Most parking spots in the basement parking are very narrow. Although access to building is by FOB and there is a concierge, my bike was stolen from the locked biking storage area in the basement and management acknowledged that another bike was stolen from the same place a week before I reported mine. read more

The location is great, but there is a lot of competition in terms of residential real estate in the area. Unfortunately, the property manager is rude and incompetent. Look elsewhere, plenty of other options. read more

I've lived here for 4 months, and the staff at this building have been fantastic: from the front desk to the leasing department. Amenities are good-- a little old, but solid and spacious. Unfortunately, the walls are paper thin, which has been a major pain point. I can hear alarms going off and if my neighbor is playing music I can almost Shazam it. Could just be my luck having loud neighbors on both sides, but the building is NOT soundproof. If you don't mind hearing noise from neighbors, this is the place for you as the rent rates are very competitive in an area that is getting more expensive every day. read more

Having lived here previously for over 2 years and just recently switched places, i have had a chance to see this place go through a lot of different staff and changes! this place is pricey, yes, but it is right across from the metro and a lot of restaurants/bars. Ballston in general has had a lot of development going on so I can only see this place renovating more and getting even better. The upstairs club room has been renovated to a gorgeous layout and although it would be great if the pool was bigger, i can't complain since it is a rooftop pool! I would definitely stay here again if I were to move back to Arlington and of course, miss my favorite concierge guy, James!!! read more

The Meridian at Ballston Commons' apartments is a great place to live and there are many reasons for this: 1. The apartments are convenient to the Metro Orange line just 1/2 blocks away. 2. The building is also convenient to walk to many restaurants, bars, grocery stores and other merchants including the Ballston Commons mall with Macy's right across the street. 3. The building is kept very clean on a daily basis, has a concierge at the front desk to handle all incoming packages and visitors and all the maintenance requests we've made for our apartment over the 4 1/2 years living here have been handled quickly and with high quality. 4. It's nice to have a park right next to the building. 5. The fitness center and pool are well maintained and very adequate for the size of the building. 6. The staff is very friendly and helpful and really works hard to keep everything running smoothly as well as show appreciation for residents with parties for holidays or resident appreciation week once per year. 7. Since I moved in the lights in the halls have been replaced, all common areas have been repainted, new marble has been installed by the elevators on all floors and the upstairs club room has been completely refurnished; it's beautiful. I can enthusiastically endorse and recommend the Meridian at Ballston apartments based on living here over four years and getting similar reviews from other residents I talk with. read more

- Fantastic location, though there is a lot of competition in the area so shop around for the best deal - Very nicely appointed party room on the top floor. Fine for casually inviting a few friends to watch the game, but crazy expensive if you want to reserve it. Unlike other similar buildings they charge for the priveledge -$300/hour on the weekends. You are also on your own if the TVs aren't working properly, the conceriege shrugs and says they don't know how to fix 'em. - The rooftop pool is nice, though I've only rarely seen anyone in it. Most people use it as a deck for sun bathing - Maintenance is quick to respond but largely ineffective. They "fixed" the dripping faucet but it still drips. My AC hasn't functioned correctly since I moved in, despite my calling twice to report problems. Yes, it blows a little cool air but if the temperature is set for 70 and never dips below 75 the it actually isn't working. However, the maintenance guy held his hand in front of the vent, felt a little cool air and pronounced it functional. I wish I was making that up. - If you have any concern for the environment you'll carry a lot of guilt for how much water is wasted because it takes forever to heat up. - With only one exception, the conceriege staff is friendly and efficient. The rather miserable evening guy seems to hate his job and takes so many breaks (leaving the desk) we usually defer any business we need to discuss for the business day. - Gym is great and frequently used, there is a dry cleaners on site and on Thursdays there is a small farmers market in the park next door. They also have guest suites to rent. - Parking spaces are laughably small, but it isn't insurmountable. - As others have noted, the "sun room" is a waste of square footage, unless you use it for storage. I keep the sliding glass door shut to trap the heat out of the rest of the apartment. Can't imagine what it will be like in winter with a poorly functioning HVAC system. Kind of too bad, as it would be a huge selling point otherwise. read more

Just signed the lease for August 2015. The staff all seem very friendly and helpful. They were very patient and accommodating throughout the process from start to finish, especially Zevar. Zevar seemed like a nice, helpful lady. Looking forward to our stay here. Will post another update once we move in. read more

By far the best building I lived in. Everyone is so professional, helpful and kind. You feel like staying at a five star hotel. The location is awesome, facilities, people. Feel safe and love coming to my new home! read more

Pet rent is insanely high and when they started allowing dogs this year, cat rent went up even higher..?? Too much carpeting in the apartments - made grosser by the fact that maintenance men don't cover their shoes when they come into your apartment (they're all very nice though and I'm sure it's lack of direction from management). The fixtures are gross and outdated. Kitchen appliances are also extremelyyyyy outdated. For the way the apartment looks inside the rent is definitely not worth it. They say they tow a lot but I always see cars parked in the (already very tight) parking garage without parking stickers. It's an okay location but like another reviewer mentioned the ambulances/firetrucks going to the senior living home are incredibly loud every day if you live on that side of the building. read more

This is a well-located, clean, modern facility well suited for a temporary stay. Nice gym, all kinds of places to eat that are walking distance or a short METRO ride. Staff is excellent. With one exception: While I have been here, it has been my bad luck to have to interact in the evening with Shane at the front desk who is obviously unhappy in his job.(see review below).and could not care less about the guests who are paying his salary. read more

Increadibly noisy! Windows do very little to block out traffic and metro noise even on 21st floor. The metro bus stop is not only a source of noise -buses backing up at all hours of night sound like a giant construction zone-but also a magnet for homeless and other nefarious characters. Building management is also unprofessional and unresponsive. And forget about using their gym-anyone working in the building is told to use that bathroom. My friend told me how uncomfortable it was for her to be running on a treadmill with three guys hanging out behind her staring while waiting to use the bathroom. When management was asked about the steady stream of people in street clothes entering the gym, a rude and condescending employee from the management office said that it was the Meridian's policy to make that bathroom public. When asked whether the Meridian could come up with another option, the employee sarcastically asked whether the Meridian should build another bathroom. In short don't waist your money renting/buying at the Meridian in Ballston-especially if you think the gym, "club room" or pool are a bonus. read more

This has been the worst apartment building I've ever lived in. The main benefit is that it is close to the Ballston metro station, and Ballston as a neighborhood is a great place to live, but the service we've received here has been absolutely abysmal. We've had packages lost, been disrespected by the concierge numerous times, and received no help whatsoever (and more disrespect) from the leasing office when serious issues have come up. I wish I would have looked elsewhere in this area back when I was apartment hunting, and I strongly would recommend any friend to do the same. There is no shortage of great housing around here, so do yourself a favor and look elsewhere. read more

Was a nice community, decent size apts and average rent prices for the area as we found out while visiting places. The staff was mediocre but pleasant. read more