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I'm not compelled to write reviews often, but after seeing the recent low reviews and also knowing how hard it to find a decent apartment in (around) the district, I have decided to give my 2 cents to give a better picture of this complex.

I have lived at the Portico for about 11 months and have had an excellent experience.

PROS:

-literally a 2 minute walk to the metro

-the interior and exterior is always clean

-Maintenance, on average, attends to my requests within 2-3 hours of me submitting it

-Office staff is friendly (and I pester the hell out of them)

-They deliver packages to/inside your apt. (with your permission)

-Quiet for the most part. Of course you will hear city sounds (metro, dogs, sirens)

-Close to everything in DT Silver Spring

CONS (mine and addressing others I have seen):

-Parking is extremely high like $160 or something (Fix: I park at the Montgomery County parking garage around the corner and pay $123 saves me $20 and I get a little exercise)

-No pool

-There are rats that live behind the McDonald's in front of the building (Fix: Look where you are stepping and hustle up the stairs for 5 seconds you encounter them while they scurry away from you. If its a huge issue, walk the extra 30 seconds past the Mcdonald's to the stairs next to 7-11 and avoid the issue completely)

-Sometimes, mostly on the weekends, a few people will congregate outside to hangout or smoke (I've never witnessed anyone drinking). (Fix: Mind your business. No one is preventing you from entering or exiting the building. Also a lot of the renters here are young so people hanging out outside is bound to happen.

Long story short: There is no way this place could get a 1 or even 2 star review. Its a solid 3 due to it being more than liveable and in a prime location, but I'm rating it a four because I have had a great experience with only minor issues that I can look past.

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