P & T

My husband, son and I moved from LA to DC for one year for work. After days of looking at over-​priced, too-​small apartments, I found Park Square. It sits on top of Meridian Hill, across from Meridian Hill/​Malcolm X Park (which is gorgeous, full of fountains, and everyone in the neighborhood). We rented a spacious one-​bedroom with incredible views and couldn’t have been happier. The apartment had the biggest bathtub ever, ample closet space, great open rooms, lots of sunlight, and a small but well-​designed kitchen. We did lots of cooking and baking there. Everything was well-​maintained, in our apartment and in the building in general. The staff is very friendly and helpful and the neighbors are nice as well. Also, the roof top cannot be beat for the views of the city. We took our dinner up there regularly. Overall, great experience.

P & T LLC is the management company behind this building («Park Square») and two others in the Dupont Circle area. They have their own entry here, but this one is about the Park Square.
Located across the street from Meridian Hill Park (woo!) and between the Josephine Butler Parks Center (constant activities) and a building on the corner of 15^th and Chapin that houses a chapter of the Art of Living Foundation (yoga, meditation, more activities). Park Square is close to Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle and the U Street Corridor, while situated in a quieter, uptown neighborhood; the 16^th St (S1, S2, S4) and 14^th St (52, 53, 54) bus lines are close by. The rent is slightly better than what you’d expect from the same sized place nearby, the upkeep is real good and the staff and management are great people. Coin-​operated laundry works 95% of the time and the elevator was only down for repairs once in the last year. This six-​story building has a roof deck with a view that will seal the deal if you like looking at things far away. July 4^th is best experienced on this roof; you can see every firework from the park to the monument (you can see the monument too, and the capitol building, during the day). BONUS: annual xmas party!
Downsides? With the JB Parks Center next door, parking can get snatched up real fast at odd times for the occasional wedding or dance party, and the noise can go pretty late during the week. Commuters going home to parts north use 15^th St as a detour to 16^th St. This section of 15^th St is a one-​way on a steep hill, with Park Square at the summit, so making your rounds to look for parking gets real old real fast. They take an aggressive approach to keeping bugs out with frequent sprayings, especially in the trash room, which unfortunately is next to the exercise room. It isn’t too bad too often, but I tried to work through the smell one time and copped out with a bad headache.