The Swift at Petworth Metro

Do not rent in this building. The management company is extremely unprofessional and they made every interaction we had with them more difficult and frustrating than it needed to be. They did not provide proper documentation about the terms of our move-in so we were left scrambling to find a cashier's check on a Sunday bank holiday. They raised our rent every single term they could. While we were in a precarious financial position and on an agreed upon month-to-month lease with them, they... penalized us for leaving at the end of our lease term without giving multiple months notice. They sent legal paperwork unprompted to address issues that could have been handled very simply by a phone call or email with us. They failed to adequately notify us of a fee during our move out and we received a debt collections notice out of the blue nearly half a year later. The office staff on premises were friendly but woefully under-equipped to handle any sort of complex problem and would point us to a mysterious "upper management" that we could not get into contact with. A frankly traumatic experience as a resident there. Read More

Good overall, amenities such as the gym and roof deck are nice and relatively quiet and private areas for residents to enjoy. Interior courtroom as well where you can sit and mot be bothered.

I love the sense of community I get at the Swift from both staff and other residents! But I feel that the cost of rent—which was just increased by the absolute maximum allowable by law—is a bit unreasonable for what we are getting. If it increases any more I am sadly going to have to move.

I have been living at the Swift apartments for a week so far, and it has been a great experience. The amenities, and the fact that everything is close, like the metro station and different supermarkets.

Happy to live here. It’s close to my work place, and every thing else I need on a daily basis. Garaging my vehicle is very important for me.