Kennedy Warren Apartments

The Kennedy Warren is a lovely historic building. The shared interiors are stunning; beautiful emerald carpets, tasteful wood, and marble details. Every time I come home, I am taken with the beauty of my building. The front trees are nicely lit in winter. Taxi drivers always comment on the beauty of the building. Most of the front desk staff is very helpful. They just changed management, so we’ll see how that changes things. There’s a great recreational room which is usually open if you want to watch TV (we dont have cable). Our unit (in the historic old wing) overlooks Rock Creek Park and feels very green. The kitchen is a bit dated, but is charming. Some of the neighbors could be a bit friendlier, but you can find that anywhere. They allow dogs, but you cant let the dog touch the ground inside so you see a variety of funny contraptions to get the dogs outside. There’s a great store inside to get your basics and a salon in the basement where I plan to have my wedding hair done! There’s a pretty good, if sometimes crowded, gym in the basement. I haven’t tried the pool, but it’s there, too. All in all, I highly recommend it!

Don’t believe their lies!
Moved in less than two weeks ago and have been nothing but disappointed. First, I had to harass them into making sure I had a functional closet before moving in, even though I was told at lease signing that it would be ready (seriously? the amount of time I had to waste to get them to install a closet rod was ABSURD). THEN despite letting the property manager know before signing on the dotted line that I was sensitive to noise and him assuring me that they took care of residents’ noise complaints because no one should have to deal with a problematic neighbor, he let me move into an apartment where the next door neighbor’s dog barks from 6:30 am to 9:30 pm daily and then tells me it’s my problem to fix — that I must have misunderstood him! So I was totally lied to in order to get to move and now Im stuck here — I can’t afford to move again!
So, if you are looking for a luxury property, or even a half-​way decent property, don’t bother looking here.
I very much regret moving in here — I would have better off staying at my old Equity property, if you can believe that! (and for anyone who knows, for someone to prefer Equity over a so-​called «luxury» property is pretty pathetic.)

Love! This place is as top of the line as it gets, rent is utilities included and with all these amenities I feel blessed to live here. When I see tenants who’ve been at the KW for decades it makes me feel good, this place has nice retention because renters love the environment, facilities and community of the building. Washer and dryer in each apt, nice sized kitchen, art deco charm, thick walls so you cant hear neighbors. In my 3 years at KW I have NEVER seen a mouse, rat, centipede, freaky insect or large bug. (This was a concern for me when apt hunting after college, I’m so scared of bugs, I’m so lucky I’ve never seen one!) There is a historic section of the building and then the newer developed side (fancier rooms, marble foyer, fancy kitchen appliances). Wonderful history with the building, little convenient store, piano bar, conference room, huge pool, pilates room, gym, steam rooms, hair salon, business center, family friendly, movie nights for kids, holiday parties, rooftop, seating areas, library, ballroom for party rentals, parking attendants ²⁴⁄₇ (Sometimes they sleep at night haha but the parking garage is gated after 11pm), friendly staff, dog friendly (dogs not allowed to walk on carpet, they need a dog carriage or wagon to keep floors clean which is awesome because there’s nothing worse than wet dog smell after it rains…) The only thing that’s frustrating is the expensive Colonial garage parking price (But it’s DC, that’s standard and understandable for getting an underground parking spot in a temperature controlled environment). The last thing I could complain about is the spring and summer when the zoo gets touristy– it can be hard to pull out of the garage driveway because the green light for cars to exit is short and cars block the garage entrance.

We have lived at the Kennedy Warren for a little over a year; it’s a marvelous place. Wonderful architecture; great apartment layouts; nice art-​deco decorations throughout; comfortable and quiet; convenient to all the wonders of Cleveland Park and the Metro. Best of all is the staff: competent, friendly, helpful; professional. This is a marvelous choice for DC living at its best.