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				Apartment Ratings > Reviews for Crystal Towers Apartment Reviews for Crystal Towers - Arlington, VA To read reviews, click on the review titles. Please rate your own apartment to help others choose wisely. Thanks for your help! 24 % Like This Apartment Crystal Towers 1600 South Eads Street Apt 533N Arlington, VA 22202 Security: Parking: Appearance: Management: Maintenance: Unit Condition: Noise: Overall: Read Reviews Here! 41 Reviews Date Review Approve Rating 2/13/2009 Reality? Here'S Some Reality Yes 3 Permit # B0701490 Address 1600 S EADS ST Type CMISC Status APPLIED Applicant TIMOTHY CRAWFORD Owner SMITH PROPERTY HOLDINGS CRYSTALTOWERS LP%CE SMIT Applied Date 06/08/2007 Approved Date Date Issued Description MAINTENANCE REPAIR-CONCRETE, COATING, CAULKING, RAILING REPLACEMENT Dear Sir/Madam, My name is Vance Wilson. I... Read More 10/10/2008 Impressive And Amazing! Yes 5 I find most prior reviews that of bitter whiners who absolutely must high too high of an opinion of themselves. My experience at Crystal Towers has been phenomenal. I have lived in the building... Read More 8/12/2008 Much Improved Yes 5 Summer 2008, the noise level in the apts is so much lower with the new thermal windows/ the new AC units quiet and cool. Construction is now ending on the cement slab... Read More 12/19/2007 No Disappointment Here Yes 4 Reading the previous reviews, I can't help that the previous people are somewhat arrogant. If the building was as awful as some say, the building appears to be teeming with residents. The building offers... Read More 11/19/2007 Ugh As If No 1 So the parking is a joke, you never get packages on time, the concierge desk always requires like a 15 minute wait. College students that live in the building can be loud. ... Read More 9/21/2007 Let's Be Realistic Here... Yes 3 A few things - parking is very difficult and Advanced towing WILL tow you at the drop of a dime. The office staff is, by and large, incompetent. However, there are a few individuals... Read More 8/24/2007 No Way Stay Away You Are Not Safe!!! No 2 We have been living in Crystal Tower's for six years and every day we see the down fall of this apartment. If you have children don’t believe what they tell you about how... Read More 7/31/2007 Asbestos Hazard Official Investigation In Progress No 1 Renovation construction at my residence located in the Crystal Towers high-rise apartment building (1600 S. Eads St., Arlington, VA 22202) has been in effect since October 2006. The building, initially constructed in... Read More 7/16/2007 I Sued Them No 1 They towed my car two times ($100 each time) -- both times because I was parked against a white curb because there were no parking space left. I complained the second time and... Read More 6/6/2007 From A Temp No 2 I temped as a resident concierge at this property and it was an absolute nightmare. The building is far too large to adequately meet the needs of its residents! When I arrived to relieve... Read More 5/20/2007 Management Are A Bunch Of Monkeys No 1 Wow. The apartments are nice, but not nice enough to put up with the downright evil management. They have "lost" my rent check endless times, then threatened legal action if I didn't pay,... Read More 12/4/2006 Aviod! Archstone Merger Destroyed Crystal Towers No 1 This used be an excellent apartment, but after the Archstone merger this place quickly deteriorated. From the management staff to concierge services to maintenance the deterioration was across the board. Broken security... Read More 11/30/2006 Fine If Your A Masochist No 1 Experiences since June move in: lost/stolen articles notices about money owed under my door that have nothing to do with me. surly management filthy corridors and unpainted doors... Read More 10/23/2006 Do Not Even Think About It!! No 2 This is the worst renting apartment experience I have had so far. Here is a summary of the experiences I have had for the five months me and my sister have been living... Read More 8/28/2006 Please Read No 1 If you have any love for yourself at all, you will run (not walk) away from this complex. My issues with Crystal Towers started on my move-in day when... Read More 8/14/2006 Consider This... Yes 3 1. If residents would close doors instead of propping them open, security would be better. 2. Parking in the city - you simply get what you pay for - pay and you... Read More 8/14/2006 Now Consider This... No 1 The previous "you get what you pay for" comment is false. At the current time, my AC is leaking under the carpet which means in order to dry it all of our carpet in... Read More 8/4/2006 You Paid Rent But They Say You Didn't No 1 I have lived here for two years and never paid any monthly rent late. Two months ago, I received a notice thrown through my door saying "5 days notice: to pay or to move... Read More 8/2/2006 Under Archstone, Avoid At All Costs No 1 Under Archstone, avoid at all costs A great building under Charles E. Smith from 1966 into 21st Century when Archstone bought out Smith. Straight downhill from there. Regular crime... Read More 7/7/2006 Nice If You Like Thieves, Tow-Truck Drivers From D No 1 Nice apartment, horrible staff...My Car was towed while sitting out front with flashers on, there was no staff at desk and front door was open, tow truck staff threatened me, i found out later... Read More 6/27/2006 Charles E. Smith Residential Life - Asbestos Remov No 1 There is a containment and convector unit in the middle of my apartment while a construction crew removes asbestos 5 feet away from my bed. Management here didn't bother to inform me how... Read More 5/22/2006 Stay Away From Charles E. Smith No 2 Because of the Charles E. Smith monopoly you pay too much, get rude, uncaring management and multiple problems. Stay away from CES buildings althogether. 5/4/2006 The Others Are Right. No 2 Too much money, for too little. 2/6/2006 Read This Before You Rent Here! No 1 My husband and I moved into the building in March of last year. We never really had any major problems in the beginning. The staff was never friendly and getting a service... Read More 1/25/2006 Do Not Rent Here - Too Much $ For Too Much Hassel! No 2 I have been in my apartment since July and look forward to my lease ending or paying double to get out of it. I have been towed once for parking in the outside lot... Read More 1/4/2006 Nice Location, Very Poor Management Team No 1 Three years ago this was a great place to live. It is still an excellent Crystal City location. Unfortunately, the management of this complex has deteriorated to a point where desk staff... Read More 12/8/2005 Dont Rent If You Have A Job, Car, Hate Losing Mone No 1 The mangement is good about screwing people out of money with ever spiraling utility costs (average went from $75 to $110 in a matter of a couple months before Katrina) and parking. The... Read More 11/16/2005 Loyaltiy Is A Not No 2 I have been @ Crystal Towers for 3 years and am on my last week here... I can not wait to move to my new appt. THe longer you stay here the more... Read More 10/22/2005 Stay Away No 2 I wish I had discovered this website before moving into Crystal Towers. I have lived here for about four months and I can testify that much of what the others say is true.... Read More 10/6/2005 The Longer You Stay, The More You Pay And Less You No 1 We lived at Crystal Towers since 1999, through the mess of complete reconstruction of the lobby, swimming pool (now 1/3 of the original size), new construction of the Lofts, no parking, and our rent... Read More 9/28/2005 Comfortable And Convenient Yes 4 Comfortable, affordable (considering location), no major complaints. Maintenance staff is busy but adequate. Sometimes if you come home late you have to park on the street, but lots of spaces there. Laundry room is... Read More 9/5/2005 A Nice Rip Off No 1 Very nice place, yes. But it is a complete rip off. Dont expect to live here for more than a year. They will lure you in with a semi decent rate and then bump... Read More 8/29/2005 Great Accept For The Construction Yes 4 When I lived here from 1993 until 2001 it was a wonderful place but now they have built up all around it have increased the price and in general have deteriorated. 8/12/2005 A Dissenter Yes 4 I have lived at Crystal Towers for four years. I have not had the rent increases other reviewers report. I realize that they are beginning to charge for utilities, but I don't... Read More 8/4/2005 I Would Not Recomend Living Here. No 4 I rented this apartment for its close proximity to my job. Its large with a great balcony and pool. The people who work at crystal towers are idiots. The computers and grill are allways... Read More 6/16/2005 Nice If You Rent The Lobby No 1 The only nice, clean looking part is the spotless, immaculate, shiny lobby. the hallways up from there are dirty. Smells like trash the whole walk to your apt. Old appiances. quick repair service... Read More 6/2/2005 No Tenant Loyalty- They Take As Much As They Can Yes 5 I wanted to reply to this previous post. I have to concur with most of the list items mentioned here, except for the fact that the appliances are 30 years old. My... Read More 5/4/2005 Corporate Goliath No 2 Be prepared for bureaucratic rental office staff, minor headaches galore (e.g., poorly functioning toilets). The building's shiny lobby betrays the age and decay of its 2/22/2005 Terrible Management, Parking No 2 I have lived at Crystal Towers for two years and it's terrible! The management doesn't care - at all! Maintenance is slow in fixing things and sometimes they just don't do it... Read More 8/25/2004 Worst Managed Apartment Ever! No 1 After signing a one year lease and putting up with construction, poor maintenance, declining quality of staff and a kitchen with appliances put in over thirty years ago they raised the rent over $600.00... Read More 7/29/2004 Don't Rent Here, Renter Beware No 1 The building has pluses and minuses, but the minuses do outweigh the pluses!!! Pluses: The apartments are big which are great. The building also has a grocery store which is really convenient and a... Read More Click here to view all reviews! Crystal Towers Information Crystal Towers is located in Arlington, Virginia. You can locate many more apartments in Arlington by clicking here. Westover Apartments - Arlington, VA I've been requesting maintenance for months now to fix problems that would only take 5 minutes to fix but for the life of me can't get a soul to... Fort Strong Apartments - Arlington, VA Don't move to Fort Strong! Otherwise you will have to throw everything(furniture, bed,etc) and move out asap like me after being bite by hundreds of Ten Twenty North Quincy Apartments - Arlington, VA we lived here for a year and had the worst experience. 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