Great place for law students. Quiet building, though the F street side is across the street from some fraternities and a common walkway for undergraduates. Even then, still stays pretty quiet at night. The building is clean and secure and pretty spacious given the price.

Pros: can't beat the location. I can leave 10 minutes before class starts. I'm on the 9th floor and the view is pretty cool. Upon moving in, the apartment was clean and everything worked the way it was supposed to. I haven't had any issues with management, Viktor is great. The property is maintained well, a cleaning crew comes through a few times a week to clean the common areas. As a woman, I have never felt unsafe here. It's also only a 10-15 minute walk to the Foggy Bottom metro. No pest problems.

Cons: thin walls makes it so you can hear neighbors pretty well even if they aren't being loud. The draft that comes in from the hallway means you can smell whatever your neighbor is cooking. No washer/dryer in unit but there are some in the basement. Management keeps normal business hours (not open 24/7 like some other complexes in the area), which means you're out of luck for receiving packages after 6 pm. Before signing a lease, I was told windows would be replaced in a month or two. It's been almost five months and we haven't heard anything about the windows (might not be an issue for everyone but one of my windows is super foggy).

Decently sized studio with great location in the heart of Foggy Bottom near the law school. Management is responsive and helpful in solving problems, although the actual apartment owners are primarily responsible for most in-apartment issues but may not be the most accessible.

I love living here for law school. Being only 2 blocks from the law school, it's extremely easy for me to travel for classes or back home for lunch.

Furthermore, Viktor is an amazing building manager, I have had nothing but positive experiences with him.

My main issue with the building is that the units can be slightly dated and that my studio has a very small kitchen.

Have been living at Letterman since moving to DC for law school. Location is excellent, price is fair for the area, and the building is nice. More amenities could be added (pool wasn't open all year, no gym.) But overall I'm satisfied. Would recommend for other GW students.

Letterman House is fine. My apartment has been updated a little so the kitchen is pretty nice with a stainless steel gas stove/oven and granite countertops with nicer ikea cabinets. Otherwise its your standard studio. Its not very big, but it does the job. Management has been very responsive whenever there is an issue in the building/my apartment. Rent is not too bad for its location. It doesn't really have any extra amenities (there is technically roof access but its tiny and has no furniture, parking you have to pay extra, and who even knows what is happening with the teeny little pool out back). Nothing about the building wows me, but its a fine place to live.

I think a lot depends on who owns the unit you rent, but overall this building has been an irritant, and I will be relieved to move out.

The only reason to live here is to be close to school. There is almost always construction, and it's almost always noisy. For a while we had water shut off every few days or weeks for repairs. Then there were the months when the fire alarm went off frequently. Currently, for almost two months now, they have been doing something with the windows, meaning that there are workmen going up and down all the time, able to see in if the curtains are open. They are tapping, drilling, scraping, etc., and there is a constant loud drilling sound. This starts around 8am almost every weekday morning. Furthermore, all screens have been removed. No one has been able to tell residents when the work will finish or when we will have screens again.

Most mornings, garbage is loudly picked up between 6:30 and 7:30, both from this building and the one next to it.

The heating and cooling is not good. Each unit has control to a point, but there is only heat in winter and air conditioning in summer, so it is often very hot in the shoulder seasons and when the weather is unexpectedly warm. Even when I had screens, I could not sleep with windows open because the building across the way has lights on all the time.

The building handyman is very nice but largely unable to do his job. I have simply given up on getting my lights fixed, and had a very simple problem with my shower that eventually had to be fixed by an outside company.

The office is basically fine, but only open between 9am and 6pm on weekdays, and 10am and 2pm on weekends, so it can be hard to get packages if you work regular hours.

At one point while I was away, there was a water problem affecting several units, and I got a call from a neighbor saying that my door had been left open and the water left running indefinitely. Management did not seem to think this was a problem.

I don't know if other buildings in the area are much better, but I would recommend looking around.

I'm on the 9th floor at the back of the building, so it's relatively clean, if dusty. However, it is noisy at night sometimes because of all of the students and frats in the area, and I hear the loading/garbage trucks in the morning. Some people do not hear these things at all, and if you are a good sleeper you will probably be fine. There is great daytime light through the huge windows in all units (I'm pretty sure), but at night there is a lot of ambient light that is next to impossible to keep out. I was assured this was not going to be the case, so if this is an issue for you, make sure your landlord is clear that he/she has actually first hand experience of the noise/light, or ask previous renters. There is only heat in winter an only air conditioning in summer, so the temperature is frequently too high in shoulder seasons. Each unit has a control, but whether you can get hot or cold air from it is not up to you. Also there are have been a lot of maintenance issues, with water frequently being shut off for repair, but this has tapered off this year. Individual unit upkeep is up to the unit owner. The office manager is good, although the weekend people are less good. You can only get packages between 9am and 6pm.

The building is very old and there might be construction or renovation during the year. The studio where I live is on the first floor and there are shrubs behind the window, so I could not open the window. In addition, internet is not included in the rent.

the apartment is very spacious and convenient as it is close to gw law. but the building's maintenance is very slow and often unresponsive. i've had to have numerous repairs done to my unit as well as the building is very old.