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H. L.
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Club Pilates changed my life! I have been going for about a year now and I've never felt more mentally and physically healthy in my life. I would say almost anyone can do it - you would need severe physical limitations to not be able to use some of the equipment. But if you're worried that you haven't exercised in while, or you don't like the thought of exercising around other people but you just can't get yourself to do it regularly at home - club pilates is for you! There are infinite modifications to meet you where you're at, and the environment is so welcoming and stress-free. I always feel like I had a brain break after I leave a class. I have developed a really strong mind-body connection through pilates, which has been so beneficial in other parts of my life. I can listen closely to my body's signals and actually take care of it properly. I also feel so strong and my posture has improved 100%. Pilates is hard, but its doable and it feels really good because you stretch throughout the workout. I definitely recommend it, especially at this location. The owner is new since spring and she's done a great job of cultivating an awesome atmosphere. The staff and other members are so friendly and encouraging, and sometimes they offer fun programs and events, like sound bath meditation or glow in the dark classes.
If you move here, you will be priced out in 2-4 years!
I have lived here for three years and currently pay $1,743 for a one-bedroom unit, and let me be clear – no one should ever have to pay more than this to live here. Yet, I have seen more than one family get evicted each year I've lived here. LCOR artificially jacks up the rent every year until you can't afford it anymore. The rent increases are totally unnecessary. LCOR says it's the "market value," but that just means LCOR is more interested in squeezing every penny out of residents rather than offering fair pricing. For example, parking costs a ridiculous $150/month despite the fact that there are plenty empty spaces available. "Pet rent" is $75/month per pet.
Wentworth staff and tenants are the people who do the actual work to keep this building livable - not landlords or shareholders. The Wentworth property staff is excellent, and they work hard to maintain the property. But I don't think these rent increases are going towards their wages.
Recently, my neighbors have been complaining about "rising crime," possibly linked to a the nearby homeless shelter. In response, LCOR put up "private property" signs in our courtyard, yet they're hoarding a giant plot of land across the street, doing nothing with it, and depriving the community of a usable space. I have run into people sleeping or hanging out in the northeast stairwell, but the building so far does not consider it a safety/security issue as it leaves the access door from the harris teeter parking garage unlocked.
This is also a very noisy community. Children run rampant, screaming like they're being attacked all day long, taking over the pool and courtyard (usually they're just playing, but it's still jarring). The north side of the building is plagued by deafening train horns from the train tracks across the street, which the leasing office was NOT transparent about when I moved in (I have to pause my work calls several times/day to accommodate), some sort of never-ending construction work at the washington gas facility across the street, and harris teeter parking lot noises: car alarms every day, loud conversations, shopping carts crashing, horns honking, loud music, etc.; while the east side has all the loading docks: large truck noises (air breaks, back-up beeping, crashing dumpsters). There's also a terrible garbage smell wafting up to all the apartments.
To top it all off, the community here is marked by an unfortunate lack of compassion and friendliness. Neighbors threaten police action on innocent people from the nearby homeless shelter, demanding unnecessary police patrols in our courtyard. They tattle on and nitpick each other's actions without realizing that LCOR is our common enemy - not providing affordable housing, hoarding land that we cannot use, jacking up our rent, letting unused parking just sit there. We work hard to earn our money and LCOR executives and shareholders just want to get rich by funneling our rent into their stock portfolios.
Also, there are 4 elevators but only one is ever working. You can't take the stairs up from the ground floor, and there is only one stairwell that has access to the street from upper floors going down. UPDATE, the elevators still continually break down. There have been significant delays and repairs multiples times in the weeks since management provided its "response" below.
Verizon is the only internet company available in this building. It's expensive and doesn't work well.
In conclusion, Wentworth House is a prime example of how corporate greed trumps the comfort and well-being of its residents. LCOR Inc. and its executives should be held accountable for their actions, and prospective tenants should think twice before signing a lease here. I would not recommend living here.
I have lived here for three years and currently pay $1,743 for a one-bedroom unit, and let me be clear – no one should ever have to pay more than this to live here. Yet, I have seen more than one family get evicted each year I've lived here. LCOR artificially jacks up the rent every year until you can't afford it anymore. The rent increases are totally unnecessary. LCOR says it's the "market value," but that just means LCOR is more interested in squeezing every penny out of residents rather than offering fair pricing. For example, parking costs a ridiculous $150/month despite the fact that there are plenty empty spaces available. "Pet rent" is $75/month per pet.
Wentworth staff and tenants are the people who do the actual work to keep this building livable - not landlords or shareholders. The Wentworth property staff is excellent, and they work hard to maintain the property. But I don't think these rent increases are going towards their wages.
Recently, my neighbors have been complaining about "rising crime," possibly linked to a the nearby homeless shelter. In response, LCOR put up "private property" signs in our courtyard, yet they're hoarding a giant plot of land across the street, doing nothing with it, and depriving the community of a usable space. I have run into people sleeping or hanging out in the northeast stairwell, but the building so far does not consider it a safety/security issue as it leaves the access door from the harris teeter parking garage unlocked.
This is also a very noisy community. Children run rampant, screaming like they're being attacked all day long, taking over the pool and courtyard (usually they're just playing, but it's still jarring). The north side of the building is plagued by deafening train horns from the train tracks across the street, which the leasing office was NOT transparent about when I moved in (I have to pause my work calls several times/day to accommodate), some sort of never-ending construction work at the washington gas facility across the street, and harris teeter parking lot noises: car alarms every day, loud conversations, shopping carts crashing, horns honking, loud music, etc.; while the east side has all the loading docks: large truck noises (air breaks, back-up beeping, crashing dumpsters). There's also a terrible garbage smell wafting up to all the apartments.
To top it all off, the community here is marked by an unfortunate lack of compassion and friendliness. Neighbors threaten police action on innocent people from the nearby homeless shelter, demanding unnecessary police patrols in our courtyard. They tattle on and nitpick each other's actions without realizing that LCOR is our common enemy - not providing affordable housing, hoarding land that we cannot use, jacking up our rent, letting unused parking just sit there. We work hard to earn our money and LCOR executives and shareholders just want to get rich by funneling our rent into their stock portfolios.
Also, there are 4 elevators but only one is ever working. You can't take the stairs up from the ground floor, and there is only one stairwell that has access to the street from upper floors going down. UPDATE, the elevators still continually break down. There have been significant delays and repairs multiples times in the weeks since management provided its "response" below.
Verizon is the only internet company available in this building. It's expensive and doesn't work well.
In conclusion, Wentworth House is a prime example of how corporate greed trumps the comfort and well-being of its residents. LCOR Inc. and its executives should be held accountable for their actions, and prospective tenants should think twice before signing a lease here. I would not recommend living here.