Best place we have ever lived and not just in the state of Virginia!
We lived in a 2bd/2bth apartment on the 1st floor. I know some people on here have complained about noise and you have to understand you are in an apartment- there will always be some noise (we lived by the entrance so we even got to hear every single person that came in and hung around the elevator). If noise is an issue for you, I would suggest top floor (Which has vaulted ceilings!! Too bad we missed that one.). Really not a
...big problem.
The apartment is very nice, we had one washer issue which was fix immediately, never had ANY issues with the apartment. Unfortunately we brought in fleas from being down by the pond fishing, the BEST part of that though? Within a couple days River House staff had a company come in and treat our rooms and took care of the problem immediately! If you have any pest concerns they take care of that head on, same goes for maintenance. Being honest, you may see some waterbugs and the like, just reach out to the staff and they will take care of it. You live by a river AND in Norfolk, its going to happen.
The Staff there are phenomenal!! As happy as I am moving to be closer to family, I am so sad to be leaving the River House Family behind. I wish I could take them with us. They bring the apartment community together with fun activities, parties, and events and are just so involved with their residents you will not meet another group of people who truly care.
The amenities are really nice, the pool is relaxing and there's always friendly faces chilling too. A new grill was installed this year. The fitness room isn't glamorous, but can definitely get the job done and is super convenient. I've never been in there and had it be over crowded. You can check out bikes to go biking around the boardwalk or through the neighborhood (maybe stop and get some coffee or breakfast?) or go kayaking? Fishing off the apartments dock is pretty good too.
There is plenty of parking, the only downside (and literally the only iffy thing about the complex), is that the spots are on the smaller side. If our roommate can fit his Toyota Tundra though I think you can manage.
I worked at Norfolk Naval Station and the drive was great, no freeway and took me about 10-15 minutes to get through the gate.
Extra perk- Orderup delivers all the yummy foods from downtown Norfolk :).
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