My fiancé and I moved to Alexandria for work purposes and we wanted to get a taste of the tower-style city life living that Avana offers, and that’s exactly what it does. We compared Avana to skyline, shirlington house, parkvue, town square at mark center, and many more apartment towers, and Avana was the best of them all! we got the premier renovated single room floor plan (850 sq ft)
Pros:
- Overall unit and building quality- clean, hotel-like experience and modern, contemporary style living
...- internal appearance and room layouts feel new and gorgeous.
- Staff are very helpful! (Andrew is a great guy); Paying rent and requesting maintenance is a breeze.
- Great amenities- pool, patios, fire place areas at night, gym, game rooms, computer room, tennis court, dog parks, outside grille and large TV with patio decks and tables, fridge and coffee rooms, lake and park with ducks, etc
- Great views- high tower condo-like appearance. Were on the 10th floor (they have 15 floors)- huge triple window view from living room
- Exceptional location. Metro station and bus right outside, highway is a minute away, DC right around the corner- everything is easily assessable, and eventhough they have a gym, theres also a social 24 hour fitness a walk away
- Besides the city ambience, the unit itself is very quiet. You cant hear your neighbors from the walls
- In-unit washer and dryers
- No bugs! We are on 10th floor and haven’t seen a bug in our unit since we’ve been here!
- Resident Diversity- residents are a mix of all backgrounds so if youre a social butterfly, you can make friends easily :)
Cons:
- Very expensive. Lease goes up 100$ after first year. monthly pay to park
- No storage space. Not a lot of room.
- No ceiling fans (it’s a minor thing, but we would sleep better if they had them)
- Hard or impossible to reach anyone for maintenance, etc. past work hours.
- As with most apartment towers, your walking distance from where you park to your unit is somewhat long, so carrying groceries or something as simple as having to go back to your car to get something can be inconvenient
I think this is a great place if you love the lavish city-life and arent trying to reside a long tiem. I think the gigantic, rising price after each lease and the need for more space is why we will eventually move, but for the time being, Avana has been an excellent chapter in our life and we dont regret it.
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