PC
Pedro Cruces
Apr 4, 2020
I have been a tenant as The Fields of Alexandria since July 1st, 2016.
The leasing office and engineers:
At the moment, the leasing office managed by Brenda, and she is terrific! Brenda has always been very attentive to all matters regarding the unit. She often organizes small gatherings either at the leasing office or in the complex for families – Easter egg hunt, morning coffees, Halloween trick-or-treating, etc. – and it gives you a sense of being apart of a community. Brenda is prompt when you leave a message for her, responds to email quickly, and will often handle matters herself to make sure any request gets completed.
The front desk staff is always friendly! They tend to your concerns, prompt with all engineer requests, and always answer the phones and emails.
The group of men that work as the complex’s maintenance crew are simply T H E B E S T! They will always do their best to resolve any issues with your unit, very kind to me, and respectful of your housing unit.
The complex and units:
The Fields of Alexandria does an excellent job of maintaining the complex clean and lawn manicured. A hard-working group of women clean all buildings daily, walk the complex to pick up all of the trash and clean the small gym. My unit comes with upgraded, black, stove, fridge, and dishwasher. My apartment also comes with a W/D at an additional monthly cost included in your rent. The apartment complex could use a face-lift – outdated balcony, outdated flooring inside the buildings, and old-looking garbage box housing – otherwise lawn and parking lots are appropriately maintained. The apartment complex has an ABC store, mechanic shop (pretty good mechanics in there), an Advanced Auto Parts, and a paint store literally at the entrance of the complex. The city’s basketball court, soccer field, and playground are across the complex. There is a seven eleven, Aldi, Harris Teeter, CAVA, Chipotle, Planet Fitness, LA Fitness, to name a few all within a mile and a half. KING ST METRO STATION IS > 10 MINUTES AWAY BY CAR; Old Town Alexandria is also > 10 minutes; and Washington D, C is > than a 30-minute drive with no traffic and two light-years away with typical rush hour traffic.
Pool, gym, and playground:
The pool recently had major work done this past summer of 2019; the apartment’s community pool house also got furnished with all new tables, chairs, and umbrellas. The aesthetics of the pool house is 4/10, and third party lifeguard company sends mediocre lifeguards. I would recommend parents to BE WITH THEIR KIDS at all times when they’re at the pool. The gym is a three on a scale of ten. The apartment complex has one playground that could also use an upgrade.
Tenants:
At The Fields of Alexandria, I have gotten to know all five of my neighbors in my building very well and am very happy with that. They are all family-oriented, kind, hard-working, and respectful of each other. As I can not speak for others in the complex, I will say that for a significant percentage of the residents are all families of a minority group. Crime in this apartment is two out of a ten – with some misbehaving teens and immature adults – but I would say very, very much safe. In the years of my living here, I have only experienced two legit 911 calls – one where some guy shot off a firearm and another where a resident got her car broken into in the middle of the night by a non-resident.
All-in-all, I would recommend living here to anyone looking for a place to live.