Delancey at Shirlington Village Apartments

Beware! Crows, roaches, and mold. I lived in the flats for one year. I have never lived in such poor living conditions before.

Issue # 1 - Thousands (literally) of crows nest in Shirlington Village from October - April each year. They encircle the building cawing from 4am - 6am every morning. The walls are paper-thin and you can still hear the extremely loud cawing when using earplugs. Before moving here, go check out the thousands of crows that nest in Shirlington Village at night. Or just... google "Shirlington Crows". They will ruin your life. Shirlington Village tries to scare them away with sound cannons, but that only lasts a few minutes. When you walk outside of your building every day you will see bird droppings all along the sidewalk and you will be forced to walk through the mess.

Issue #2 - My health suffered from living here. The apartment that I moved into had mold. I developed clear symptoms of mold exposure (chronic cough, memory loss, fatigue, heart palpitations/increased heart rate, and a cough that lasted for 6 months). Once mold spores are in your furniture and clothes, it's hard to get out. Maintenance laughed at the fact I was complaining about mold and the musty smell. I used at-home tests and a mold detection company to verify the mold. Delancey did let me switch to another apartment.

Issue #3 - The first apartment I moved into was infested with roaches. They told me this was because the apartments are above restaurants. I've lived in many apartment buildings over restaurants - and never saw roaches. Exterminators put sticky roach traps all throughout the inside of my apartments. I have never lived anywhere where I had to constantly have roach traps littered around the floor of my living space. It was so embarrassing to have guests over. The staff of Delancey acted like it was a normal thing to have roach traps all over the inside of your apartment

Issue #4 - The apartment they moved me to had silverfish, damp carpets, and a constant smell of pot in the hallways.

My quality of life decreased significantly while I was living at Delancey. My health, my sleep, and my work life suffered. Notice the strong air freshener smell when you walk into the main office. This is to cover up the constant smell of trash in the main building. Beware.
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I have lived here and have friends that have or still here. The management and staff are as useful as ticks on a dog. They are fake and will tell you what you want to hear to sign a lease. The maintenance staff will blame the tenant on broken equipment or breaks in order to not replace and make the tenant pay. The desk and work staff gossip and hang out with tenants which is also how you get know much of this scoop. Oh and if you want to work with corporate to escalate good luck, more lip... service than a politician with a microphone. Beware and choose another property. At least you can live in a dog poop and pee free pot smelling building and still be in the village!!! Read More

I lived in one of the Loft apartments for 5 years and it was a great home. The walls are thick, you have no neighbors top or bottom, and everything feels fresh and new. Maintenance always came the same day and the grounds are well kept. Parking is an issue - particularly in the tower and flats buildings, lots of people vying for few garage spaces and competing with shoppers. Concierge is spotty - they advertise 24 hour coverage but in reality, they leave the desk frequently for long periods... and you're basically out of luck until they come back. Otherwise, couldn't be more convenient right in the middle of the village shops and grocery. Read More

Please do it be fooled. This apartment complex is rude and only in it for the money. Horrible insulation ( freezing duing the winter and expect a heating ill aroind 200 for a 1,000 sq foot place) college party loid noises, people getting sick in the hall and not cleaning it until carpet had to be removed 4 days later. Look somewhere else....only positive: front desk staff who deal with belittling management

They are AWESOME! Always there when you need something. The 24-hr concierge is fast friendly and courteous. Just an amazing and great place to live!