I stayed at Jefferson House recently and it was great, very clean and well-maintained, had no complaints. They just remodeled the hallways and elevators and have efficient building management it seems. Nice buidling, quiet, front desk staff very helpful. No problems at all. Would love to rent there again, the location is perfect. There's a metro subway and a Whole Foods one block away, tons of restaurants too. read more

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We lived here and enjoyed it! A quiet building, loved the neighborhood too, which has all amenities and the building itself is kept clean and maintained. Always nice coming into the lobby with the couches and plants. Didn't have time to enjoy the pool unfortunately. Would recommend if you want somewhere comfortable in DC with no hassles. read more

The only advantage is location. When there is an issue, you'll find the management is terrible. Don't provide helpful pest control either.

I lived here my first two years out of college, and have mixed feelings about it. No question - the location is great. It is a 3 minute walk to the Foggy Bottom metro, and a less than 20 minute walk to the Mall, DuPont Circle, downtown, and Georgetown. However, the rodent issue is real and I don't really see any solution for that. Russell (the engineer) is great and is really responsive, but you can only close so many holes in the apartment before another mouse makes their way in to your unit. It makes me shiver just thinking about it because the place is infested. The building is also OLD and multiple times we had flooding and clogs in our unit. The flooding means that there is for sure lingering mold, and (like the mice...) that's also not really a priority of the condo board. Don't get a unit facing the hospital. You will be up all hours of the night with trucks backing in to the loading dock or ambulances driving out. I swear some of those vehicles just make noises because they can. Beware - I wasn't able to sleep in for two years. Lastly, there are also so many characters in the building. Older folks that are bored and want to get in to your business and make trouble because they can. And the trouble just isn't worth it anymore. Great location doesn't always make up for a crappy living situation. There are better options in the neighborhood at similar price points. read more

Mice and cockroaches! They do not seal anything well; pest control does not help. Reoccurring issue. Disgusting.

I've owned 2 units at the Jefferson since 2008, yes the building is old and in need of renovations but you can't beat the location. There is 24/7 front desk and the management is extremly responsive (prior management was not friendly or responsive years ago) we have had a strong team in the office within the last few years and they always email immediatly and keep the building notified with updates through our resident portal. Mice, yes, we have had them BUT it's a DC city wide issue, the building has a healthy extermination process all you have to do is ask to be put on their exterminating program and it's worked. People love to complain and blame everyone else for their issues. Could be alot worse! read more

I've lived here for 3 years. The location is definitely the best part about this place. The bad: Insects are a real issue everywhere in this building. Tiny little roaches are in all of the units and basement. The building is not maintained well The owners of most of the units are very weird people George Tannous, an owner of multiple units, should be avoided. I wish I had known the landlord-tenant laws when I moved in. I didn't know a lot of the things he was doing was illegal and if you have to deal with him, make sure you know your rights as a tenant otherwise he will lie, cheat or steal any way he can. I asked around and talked to people that know him and they all say the same thing. I'm positing this because hopefully someone doesn't have to endure what I had to endure He would constantly ignore me and lie or cheat his way out of doing his land lord duties. Example: he took 6 months to fix the stove in the unit. I couldn't cook or heat up anything for 6 months because he was "out of the country". That's not an acceptable excuse. When I moved in, he said he knew he had to paint and repair the place but said he would buy the paint and supplies necessary and that it would be a fun weekend project for me to do. Haha.....no! I have a long list (too much to list here) of things he did that's illegal. He would also enter the unit unannounced whenever he felt like it. Only when I moved out did he tell me that he would do that frequently and bring other people with him and mess with my personal property. I'm still having disputes (example: charging me $80 to replace a simple lightbulb, $400 to clean small scuff marks on the floor and a scratch on the wall which took me 5 minutes to clean and a pencil eraser to erase the "scratch." The list goes on) with him over returning my security deposit (I didn't know it then but he asked for $1500 beyond the legal limit in D.C.) and may have to take him to small claims court. If possible, It's much easier to just avoid him. read more

I was a condo owner in this building for several years, but was convinced to finally sell after the building management repeatedly treated my family disrespectfully. This includes the building manager, Kevin McGinty, his assistant Alexis, and the building engineer Russell. Alexis and Russell repeatedly complained about "people like [us]," no doubt referring to people of Asian descent like my family. Kevin never resolved issues, but instead chose to treat all condo owners as sources of problems. We had always been respectful, rule-abiding condo owners that took great care of our unit. It is unfortunate that we had to leave due to poor building management. It became clear to us over time, however, that this would be a continuing issue with no end in sight with such careless and disrespectful building management. It's not worth our time or money to maintain our investment in this building, and have since decided to move elsewhere with more owner/tenant-friendly management. read more

DO NOT RENT AN APARTMENT HERE!!! This building is filled with mice!! They come and spray but they still come. I have seen about 7 since moving in August of 2020 I found one dead under my sink. DO NOT DO IT!! I thought being in a higher floor I would be safe. Nope. I seal entrances and had them spray behind the wall of the central AC unit but they still come. I'm so glad I am leaving this month. I repeat DO NOT RENT HERE read more

Update: the rodent situation situation is out of control and there is a full-on infestation. Absolutely horrible with mice running around the unit in the middle of the night. Don't live here. read more

My first apartment in DC. Fairly good sized studio. I was a grad student at GW so the proximity to school was awesome. The metro is about 1.5 blocks away. Georgetown a quick 10 - 15 minute walk and Dupont wasn't too far off either. I had a studio facing the pool so I didn't hear the sirens of the hospital. Great proximity and yes, as some other Yelpers pointed out, if you're not a GW student (particularly undergrad) it can get a bit rowdy/noisy outside the building. When i was there, it was predominantly med students, some grad students, young professionals and old-timers. read more

I've lived in the Jefferson House for a few years, and you simply cannot beat the location. The building is in poor condition and the management ignores many of the issues. There has been an ongoing rodent and cockroach infestation. Additionally, the building's heating and cooling system is old and breaks often (last summer and this summer there have been a few days where the AC stopped working with temperatures outside being a 100 degrees). Rather than management being proactive and checking the system before there is an issue, they wait until issues happen and patch things up. The same thing goes with the roof, which has continuously been leaking, and they have discussed replacing for a couple of years now. Unfortunately, the building has fallen in disrepair and quality of living here has decreased in the few years I've been a resident at JHC. read more

Let me preface this by saying I've lived here for 10.5 months now. During that time, I had to live through MAJOR renovations at this building. In the end, the lobby looked great, but the carpet in the hallways were too funky a design for me (it's one of those designs where it's so busy-looking, you wouldn't be able to tell if it's dirty). I'll just list the pros and cons of this place: Pros: - location, location, location. The Foggy Bottom metro stop is literally a 1.5 minute walk away. If you're a GW student, the campus is right there. There's a 7-11 next door (granted, it closes at 11 p.m....yes, believe it or not, it's not 24 hours). - building is located right between a Trader Joe's to the north and a Safeway to the south. - no mice/bug problems, as far as I know. One day I saw dead roaches near the laundry room on the ground floor, but they were gone when I went back down there a few days later. Don't really know what that was all about. - yay for receptionists/doormen who hold your packages. - overall a safe neighborhood, and Georgetown is in your backyard. - a lot of students live in this building, I believe more graduate than undergraduate. But out of the time I've lived here, I think I've only heard really loud parties twice in my hallway, which is good. I'm assuming prospective tenants don't want to feel like they're living in a dorm. Cons: - super thin walls. Sometimes when I'm lying in bed trying to fall asleep, I hear my neighbor make some really freaky Tasmanian Devil-type noise. No joke. And when all that renovation went on months ago, it was just plain miserable. I sleep like a deaf bear - I don't wake up even if someone elbows me in the face (true story), but all the construction at 7 a.m. was unfortunately able to wake me up. - I live in a unit that faces the GW hospital across the street, so of course, that equals a LOT of sirens. Try to get a unit that faces the back. - too many college students in the area. I'm sorry, I've only been out of college several years, but I just find college students to be annoying, especially the ones who flaunt their parents' wealth. You know who you are. - I have AT&T, and my cell phone reception SUCKS. I don't know if it's my phone or plain old reception issues, but either way, I get at least 4 dropped calls a day. Super irritating. - I don't find the area to be that entertaining, and the majority of the restaurants in Foggy Bottom are just average. - for some reason, our water gets shut off often. I never had this problem in any apartments I lived in in other cities...maybe it's a DC thing? I don't know, but it's not cool to go to work wearing a baseball cap b/c you couldn't shower that morning due to no hot water. read more

Location,location,location! 1 minute walk to Metro Foggybottom , GW , cross the road to Whole foods, block from there to Traders Joes etc .Nextdoor 7/11 is always open. Great building to stay at. Super nice front desk staff. Always helpful and there 24/7 365 days! Mostly grad medical students , World bank ,IMF and Diplomats staying on short term. so place is quiet. No rowdy partiesat all. Great place to rent because everything is included in the rent. Owners pay for the condo fees that include all electric, water, utilities unlike most apartment buildings in the area. Grab a rental fast because most of them are gone in 30days time! The unts come up and are rented in a heartbeat by the medical students and they stay on for 5-6 years! The building engineer is always there to make all the repairs and charges $25 for fixing a leaky faucet! IT is a GREAT Location!!!!! I have been living for the past year. This is clean, nice building with everthing one needs to make they stay in a city comfortable! read more

Amazing location. Literally 2 min walk to the metro, whole foods, etc. Very well managed. Everything you could want in an apartment.

Pros: Near metro and Georgetown, near Starbucks, Safeway, and Trader Joe's. Has a nice pool. Cons: The maintenance is awful. My air conditioner has been not functioning well for about two months now, and the whole building has been shut off for AC for about two days- not acceptable in DC summer time. My hallway smells like smoke and the doorman is often on cigarette breaks. It's not worth the money. read more