The Lex at Waterfront

My roommate and I lived in the Leo for a year. It is a good location and the building is relatively safe. The leasing company (Bernstein) is a nightmare though. The employees are friendly, but the company itself has nothing together. Won't return your calls/emails, sent lease renewal notice 4 months late, sent rent referral bonus 8 months late... I once thought someone had broken into my unit (even called 911), and emailed/called management repeatedly about it, they never called back still to… this day. The elevator constantly smells like weed and there is no service in the building. Amenities are nice and maintenance team is amazing. Read More

The absolute worst leasing experience I've ever had! I've been trying to lease this apartment for about a month. For some reason my application is being held up in the system and it directs me to speak to the property manager. I meet all credit and income requirements. I've been calling and leaving messages and emailing the leasing department and cannot get any help- FOR A MONTH! I was told by staff, the property manager would be in Monday. Monday, I took off of work and went to appear in… person. No property manager, no leasing agent. I was told by the concierge, the manager would be in Wednesday. Today is Wednesday. I call at 9am. No property manager. She isn't expected to be in all week. I was transferred to the assistant property manager and of course, she didn't answer the phone. Then I checked the website, and the apartment I've been trying to lease is no longer available. Terrible customer service. Waste of my time. Read More

Been living at the Lex building for a little bit and I am truly enjoying it. Pricing is alright (I don't like city prices), the actual unit feels fresh with lots of light and modern touches. The building hallways are very dark and moody, but that doesn't bother me too much. 24/7 package pickup from the front desk, although it could take hours for them to check it in. The Lex building gym has most (if not all) of its machinery working, and the rooftop amenities are a nice treat. No pet rent for… cats is awesome in my case.

My one BIG gripe is the thin walls, I can hear my neighbors dog bark 24/7, and the bedrooms have a remote for the light/fan (which I love) but since the walls are so thin, if your neighbor turns their light on at 3 am...they often turn yours on too. Very annoying.

The location is great with safeway, cvs, and the metro right here. Food options are somewhat limited but they are good. It is a quieter area of DC, very residental feel. There is a farmer's market every saturday and a community event night every other friday that is DIRECTLY outside. Read More

My experience wasn’t the best, which is disappointing because I looked forward to touring. My partner and I recently had a tour, and the first issue was no prospective tenant parking. We had to find street parking which, while not the worst, wasn’t close to the buildings. We ended up parking closer to the Lex building, so we stopped in there to start the tour. Our guide was a man named James who was concierge in Lex. He isn’t a leasing agent so he didn’t have to give us a tour, but was kind… enough to do so and was very knowledgeable about the property. He was the highlight of this experience. After touring Lex we walked over to Leo to see those units, as we were informed the units and amenities in that building did differ in some ways. However, the desk staff there were surprisingly rude. We were told that since we started the tour at Lex and not at Leo we couldn’t have a tour of Leo’s building. When the man at the desk informed a woman in the back that we were here for a tour, she (loudly) huffed, rolled her eyes, and made a snarky comment. When she approached us she stated that a tour isn’t necessary because the two buildings are “exactly the same” from amenities to units. This was definitely not true, since my partner insisted on at least viewing the amenities which were (not surprising) different once shown to us. We were also told that there were differences between units in both buildings, so I don’t know who was telling the truth there. She wouldn’t allow us to tour a unit which was frustrating, and at this point I was just happy to leave. Lex & Leo has beautiful apartments and a great location, but unfortunately that experience at the Leo building left us deciding to cross this property off our list. Read More