"I knew about places like Adams Morgan and Georgetown. I would prefer to be part of a developing downtown community rather than an established one," Davis said. "I like it a lot here, like the urban feel. I can walk to the MCI Center in five minutes. I can walk to [the] Spy Museum or the Shakespeare Theater." He takes Metro to school in Arlington.
Mass Court is managed by Trammel Crow Residential Services. Davis and other tenants raved about the management company.
Susan Casper, Elliot Anenberg and Isaac Metthias sit beside the rooftop pool at Mass Court.
(Michael Temchine For The Washington Post)
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When his girlfriend came from California to visit him on short notice, Davis said, he was unable to pick her up or meet her at his one-bedroom apartment. A member of the management staff met his girlfriend at the complex, greeted her by name and let her into his unit, Davis said.
"They went way out of their way. They even left me a fruit basket" Davis said.
Like Davis, Tom Quinn, 26, and his girlfriend, Susie Perez, 28, wanted to find a place downtown when they were apartment hunting last December.
They had another requirement that Mass Court satisfied: They wanted a place that allows dogs. Mass Court permits pets but does have a weight limit.
Quinn and Perez, both Hill staffers, were living in a nearby building that didn't allow dogs.
"We liked the neighborhood and wanted to stay in it," Quinn said. "We took a tour and didn't look at another apartment. We fell in love with the building that day. Everything was brand new and very well put together. We put our security deposit down that day."
Quinn and Perez moved into a one-bedroom unit in Mass Court in mid-March and are now the owners of a Boston terrier named Stitch.
"This building's definitely for dog lovers," Quinn said. "It doesn't take long to put the leash on and walk Stitch to the Mall or some of the small parks nearby on Capitol Hill."
Living in Mass Court is also for lovers of urban living, Quinn said.
"It's great. The Metro is right there, Chinatown, the MCI Center, anything you want is walking distance," Quinn said. "We've tried a bunch of different restaurants since we moved in. "
Urban life attracted Barbee Barber to Mass Court. Barber, 52, had been living at an apartment complex in Ballston before she moved into a studio in Mass Court in April.
"I love city life. Although Ballston was great, it was like being teased," said Barber, who works for the Smithsonian.
"Now that I live here, I walk six blocks to work. I often go home for lunch," she said. "I run errands between home and work, and lose no time whatsoever."
Because she is so close to work and to public transportation, she sold her car, saving money on insurance, gasoline and maintenance.
"Since I've moved here, I've gone to a lot of book readings, some Smithsonian events," Barber said. "I absolutely adore it."
