Braddock Lee Apartments

I've lived here for 10 years because the rent is affordable, and the neighborhood is quiet. However, over the years, the building has deteriorated.

There have been recurring plumbing issues, leaking water pipes, and my bathroom ceiling had to be replaced. During a heatwave, the A/C was out for an entire week, and in winter, the broken heat pump left me freezing. The mice and roach problem is persistent—despite scheduling pest control four times a year, they never fully go away. I think... Alexandria just has a general pest issue. Parking is also a challenge; after 8 PM, it’s hard to find a spot, so getting home early is a must. I paid for parking at the time, which was $60 per month.

The office staff is unreliable—they rarely answer the phone, don’t return messages, and the office is often closed.

On the positive side, the location is great, with easy access to I-395, Old Town Alexandria, Shirlington, D.C., and Arlington.

The maintenance team is friendly and usually fixes issues within 24-48 hours. The neighborhood feels safe, and package theft isn’t a concern.

Would I ever move back? Nope.

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I've lived here for about 2 months now and the first few weeks were a stressful nightmare. Two days before we were supposed to move in, I find out that the unit we signed a lease for would not be ready in time so we had to sign a whole new lease and I had to change my renter's insurance. They agreed to keep our current rent amount despite the new unit being more expensive due to interior upgrades. The leasing office is understaffed and they are very rarely available and most of the time do not... pick up my calls. I heard they hired someone new so hopefully that helps. After the whole unit change debacle, I discovered the dish washer was broken. They took almost a month to order the new part and fix it. The bathroom does not vent properly and humidity gets trapped in there. Smells from the unit above come down in through the bathroom and make it smell pretty awful. The person in the unit above us definitely smokes which is not allowed and the smells stay concentrated in the bathroom. We have noticed a few roaches but no mice.
Now for some positive stuff: The maintenance people are amazing and very quick to respond and help out. Luckily I have not had any issues with parking. The neighbors in your building determine what kind of experience you have and we have gotten fairly lucky with that too. They are mostly quiet which is great. The electricity has gone out once so far but was fixed within a few hours. I have not had any issues with packages getting stolen either. They had put a fresh coat of paint and new carpet in our unit before we moved in which was nice. The location is great for my commute and I like that the street is pretty quiet. Considering my last place had a ton of mold, asbestos, and theft issues, this is a step up from that. Basically if you don't need anything from the leasing office you'll be fine. Overall it's a decent place to live. Read More

We dealt with roaches from day one of moving in, we see at least 5 large roaches every single day in our apartment even though we regularly clean and leave nothing in our sinks. The pest control did nothing every time we called, all they would do was leave dust everywhere and claim it would stop the roaches.
The A/C broke multiple times in our one year stay, and the office would take multiple days to even acknowledge what happened. After that, it would take even longer, with no updates from the... office, to fix the problem.
If you don't have in unit washer and dryer, be prepared for the card refill machine to break multiple times, and be prepared for the office to once again provide minimal help in dealing with the situation.
Finally, after all of these, the office has the audacity to attempt to increase our rent by close to $100. Between paying more to live among roaches and a horrifically managed office or moving out, it was a pretty easy decision.
The only thing I can thank Braddock Lee for is I now know what to look for to stop myself from renting at such a horribly run place. Read More

We came today with my 3 small kids as we have appointment at 3pm for viewing. We arrived 10 mins early, went to the the office BUT it was closed. We tried to knocked several times, called their phone but No answer. There is a noticed on the door '' out for touring new resident, be back at 2:45pm. After few minutes here comes an old man(tenant) who hardly knocked on the door and finally someone opened the door and she shouted whattt??. I'm on my break.... So all along she is there inside. The... old man answered her been coming back here since 1 pm. After their conversation. She asked us how can i help you?, my husband replied we have appointment today at 3 pm for viewing. She said I don't have any appointment book today, with high voice, so my husband showed to her our confirmed appointment and then she change her voice tone our system is having a problem. Give me your ID and I will give you the key and you can view the unit, she instructed us to where the unit located. It means that it is a SELF SERVICE TOUR. So, I ask her the apartment that we are going to view is it 2 BR apartment? And she replied NO it's 1BR and she told us you are so many. I was like yeah that why we want to view 2 BR. She is suggesting 3BR BUT she wants us to view 1BR. I told here can we view 2BR she said No I don't have 2BR but in their advertisement in apartment.com they have 4 available.What a unprofessional staff and very rude person. Read More

Have been here 2 years and the apartment itself is nice enough. The maintenance team is great. But over the last couple months, the crime on airbag theft on Hondas has been ridiculous. My car has been vandalized 2 times within 3 weeks ( 1,000 for my deductible). The airbag stolen. My next door neighbors car was vandalized and at least 5 other cars to my knowledge in the past month. When the management was notified, they said they were working with getting more police presence. NOT. Regional... office has been notified and ask about any kind of security measurements such as camera’s installed or security. Nothing!!! So if you need and ok apartment, but ride the bus, then this place is a winner! Read More