As usual, cheap is expensive. I'll put details bel...

As usual, cheap is expensive. I'll put details below, but the main takeaway for someone considering moving here is that you should factor not getting your security deposit back in to the price of the apartment you're renting.

Before I moved out last month, we had a walk-through of the apartment and the apartment representative said there were no issues, but shortly after we moved out we received notice that they would be withholding our security deposit and charging us an additional $50 because our carpet had scuff marks near the entryway. When we told crystal house that the marks were caused by the maintenance staff when they came to change our air filters, they replied that we had 10 days to pay the money in full via certified check or they would give our information to a collections agency.

Other issues during my time there:

The day I moved it my bedroom flooded because of a faulty a/c unit in the apartment above mine, one day i came home to an overpowering chemical smell throughout the apartment which required opening up all the windows to air it out (in February). On two separate occasions I got stuck in the building's old elevators, once having to pry open the doors with another person and jump from between floors.

Honestly there were other issues, but listing them would be more for my benefit than a potential renter's. And even with this negative review I'm not saying don't move there, just weigh the negatives against whatever is the price of the unit you're looking at, and the pretty nice convenient neighborhood of Crystal City. But this is NOT a luxury apartment building, don't be fooled into overpaying for a unit there.