Ratings & Reviews

Betty Gibb

Location, location, location, that's about it. Blackbird is in a prime location for commuters with the train right across the street. It is also located right above the Roost, a food hall with decent options. The Blackbird has fees for everything, ev...

Iris M.

I lived here for about 6 months. I ended up relocating for a job, but I loved living here. Probably the best management i've experienced in an apartment complex. Bertha, the property manager is so kind and very helpful and attentive to your needs. Ma...

Angel Salva

I recently toured the Blackbird Apartments as I’m considering a move to DC, and I was thoroughly impressed. Angel and Bertha were absolutely amazing! Of all the communities I visited, they provided the best service and made me feel incredibly welco...

Blackbird has been a great apartment building to live in. It's my first experience in a larger building like this but it genuinely feels like a community. Building management is so responsive and kind - Angel and Bertha are truly lovely and now feel ...

Debbie Fuentes

I toured Blackbird Apartments last week and was thoroughly impressed by Bertha! Her responsiveness and ability to answer all my questions made the experience exceptional. While Blackbird is comparable to other communities I visited—some of which we...

Tess Van Schepen

Blackbird has been a great apartment building to live in. It's my first experience in a larger building like this but it genuinely feels like a community. Building management is so responsive and kind - Angel and Bertha are truly lovely and now feel ...

I’ve been living at Blackbird Apartments for a while now, and I couldn’t be happier with my experience here. The management team, especially Angel, has been extremely helpful and attentive to all our needs. The food hall downstairs is a fantastic...

I’ve lived at Blackbird with my partner for 4 years, and it has been an incredible experience. Angel and Bertha have always been attentive and provide a management team you can truly rely on. They also throw the best resident events, from live ente...

I’ve been living at Blackbird since 2021, and I absolutely love it here! The location is unbeatable – everything you need is right at your fingertips. The building features an upscale food hall on the ground level, complete with a full bar and be...

Daniella Rosello

I’ve been living at Blackbird for a year now and just signed my renewal, excited to spend another year in my apartment and this amazing community. The management team here is incredibly friendly, kind, and always goes above and beyond. Angel and Be...

Deanna Thomas

I have been living at Blackbird for over a year now, and it has been nothing short of an exceptional experience from day one. Neighborhood The neighborhood around Blackbird is vibrant and convenient. The grocery store, Eastern Market, and popular res...

Ellen Wood

I’ve lived at Blackbird with my partner for 4 years, and it has been an incredible experience. Angel and Bertha have always been attentive and provide a management team you can truly rely on. They also throw the best resident events, from live ente...

Ivan J Howell

I’ve been a resident of The BlackBird for two years now and I couldn't be happier with my decision! From the moment I visited the property, I was impressed by how well-maintained and welcoming everything is. The leasing office staff were incredibly...

Stephanie Andrade

I've been living at Blackbird for three years, and I can confidently say that it's the best place I've ever lived, thanks in large part to Angel Cardoso. He has made our residency truly special. Angel is incredibly personable and always takes the tim...

Loraine P

I'm very upset with my experience at Blackbird. This is the most poorly done "luxury" building I've ever seen. Blackbird was built with one goal and one goal only: cost efficiency. Therefore everything from the sound proofing, draught-proofing, finis...

Mr Dog

Lookup the Washington DC subreddit, they're sub-metering 4x the normal costs of utilities as they are ALLEGEDLY pocketing the money.

Blanchi Roblero

The Blackbird has been fantastic so far. I moved in 3 month ago and the service has been excellent. Staff is really approachable and and you cannot beat the access to all the restaurants and bar at the roost. I've also love their gym and access to pe...

Margaret F

I have enjoyed living at Blackbird for almost two years now. The amenities are great--the gym has all that I need and is never too crowded. Any maintenance needs have been quickly resolved and the staff was so helpful when I moved to a larger unit ea...

Chris Blanchi

Going on my third year living at the Blackbird, so I would say I love it! I looked at all the buildings in the area (Lockwood, Beckerts, Rushmore, etc.) and Blackbird overall stood out from the rest. Highlights include: The Roost right downstairs w/t...

A M.Davy

I am a resident at the Blackbird apartments. I have been with Blackbird for 2 years & love everything about it. The amenities are top notch with a full restaurant & bar downstairs, the gym & the clubhouse which are fully equipped with state of the ar...

Janaya Reid

I've enjoyed my years living at Blackbird. Much of my experience has been under the great management and leadership of Angel and Berta along with the amazing maintenance staff. From the unique/fun events, speedy communication, and convenient location...

Mark Duer

We love living here and enjoy so many of our neighbors in the building. Community parties and events have tapered off sadly, but have always been great fun and built a real community here. Angel has been instrumental in making sure his staff are acco...

Bryan Cooper

I lived at Blackbird for over a year and thoroughly enjoyed my time there! The management at this property was top-notch and any maintenance requests were handled promptly. Members on the team like Bertha and Willy made the living experience even bet...

Sahm Forbes

These 1 star reviews are such bull****. People want to know what it’s like to actually live there, not about your hassles and annoyance at the move in process! So I’ve lived here a year and management has been normal and nice without much turnove...

Antoine Pugh

I’ve been living here for over 2 1/2 years and I definitely love the community that the Blackbird has built and continuing to build. I love thé Monthly events ‘BINGO ANYONÉ that we have which helps bring the Blackbird Community Together.. Our c...

Juliya Ziskina

AVOID dealing with leasing & management whatsoever. I got scammed out of $500. I applied for an apartment and was told that the application fee was $50, and $500 for a move-in fee to use their amenities. Fine. I got accepted for the apartment. I hadn...

Hayden Anderson

Update: I would not live at another May Riegler property. The management company for Blackbird is unresponsive and untrustworthy. The Lockwood and Beckert’s Park are much more reliable options in the same area. The Lockwood is a little pricier but ...

Jon Acker

I was scammed out of $50 by Dierra from leasing. I recently toured Black Bird and the person who showed me the unit and building told me she could forge pay stubs so I would be accepted for the unit. I was skeptical about it but wanted to move in. Sh...

Jeanette Brown

A happy nesting place as I rise from the ashes.

D L

The apartments are nice, but the Manager of the property is rude with an attitude. Keyonna the leasing agent was very pleasant and worked with what was available to her. How do you have a person showing apartments and don't equip her with the tools s...

Uendel Vituriano

I have moved in because the management property was flexible to attend my demands. That is a good point. After almost one month here there are positive points and also some negative points. Overall positive points surpass negative ones. Here are the ...

Mac

I really wanted to love Blackbird, but my experience staying at Blackbird for less than 6 months has been frustrating and stressful. In 5 months, management has seen full turnover, we can’t continue to live here due to safety purposes. 1. After tou...

I lived in the Blackbird for 1 yr. The space was okay, with some small complaints. However, ultimately, I had a terrible time with the management. I would have trouble getting certain things fixed (even though the maintenance team is great!) and ther...

Hue Nguyen

1 star coz the leasing agent was nice and went though lot and I got a free pizza from the Roost. Other than that , they ghosted me, and never heard from them again (called multiple times no sucess) ...kinda relief now, coz that a pretty small room fo...

Aayush Patel

I signed a 3 month lease over the summer where Blackbird agreed to give me and my roommate $1000 of credit at The Roost on the main floor. After months and months of emailing, my roommate and I still have not received any update on the credit. The le...

McKenzie Plante

Blackbird has been a good apartment building. Lots of changes in management over time and for awhile there was not many staff. They are making changes so hopefully things will get better!

Alexander Vetzel

Love the building itself but probably one of the worst move in experiences I’ve ever had. First, as I was signing my original lease I received a call last minute to tell me the apartment was no longer available my original move in date because the ...

David Szybalski

Blackbird is a unique building. My overall experience for the last two years has been very good. The building is usually well maintained and the staff is always friendly. The amenities mostly live up to their promise. However, the gym could use some ...

Valerie Poulos

The Blackbird is great so fa!

Nandi Taylor

I've been living in Blackbird for almost a little over a year now and I could be happier. The leasing staff, concierge, and maintenance staff are always so welcoming and attentive to our needs. They throw awesome events like movies with popcorn on th...

Melendy S

You truly get a place that is well rounded and welcoming. There are so many amenities including a gym with Peloton bikes a dog wash and food hall just downstairs. Aja'Na has been amazing to work with and worked with me much on my original indecision....

Jason Huffnagle

Living the good life at Blackbird! We love the energy at this place, the location, and our apartment. Thanks to the team here and everything you all do.

Eboni McKinney

Living here has been a great experience. The staff is AMAZING! Any problems encountered gets handled immediately. The building is always clean & welcoming. I LOVE LIVING AT THE BLACKBIRD.

Janae M

I've lived in a lot of apartments in DC and this definitely hands down one of the best I've ever lived in just for the people. The staff are amazing and handle all of my concerns in a timely manner. I always feel like I can pop in the office, sit dow...

Cornelius Payne

I can’t thank blackbird enough. This by far and hands down is the best community in all of DC. The location is phenomenal and the staff (Melissa) is superb. From in to move out my experience at Blackbird was everything I needed for my transition fr...

Jordan Wells

I toured Blackbird apts last week and was taken back by the building and what it had to offer. Unfortunately, I no longer need to move to the area until the summer, but I definitely plan on getting an apt here when I'm back in town more permanently. ...

Samuel Drew Lambeth

About two months ago, after accepting a new job offer, I began searching for an apartment in DC that I would love to call home. I reached out to several apartments, and the most responsive, most welcoming, and most home-feeling leasing team was Black...

Samantha Persaud

The best apartment building I have lived in Washington, DC by far! The size is perfect, the entire staff from management to concierge and custodial, are all super friendly and helpful, the residents I've encountered have been courteous, considerate, ...

Pamela Jones

A nice place to live. Isuggest they have community meetings for residents to discuss certain issues & concerns. Overall its a safe building and I love that..

Dasha Long

The blackbird is an amazing place to live. The staff here has such an amazing character especially Mr.Angel. The Blackbird tries to assist in anyway possible to make your experience the best.The view is amazing its also convenient considering I have ...

Shawn Brown

BEWARE: The Blackbird is an apartment community I would stay away from. I applied to the blackbird because I noticed they had a rental special. The rental special advertised stated 2 Month Free (select apartments), and $1 covers all move-in fees and ...

Joey Mamlin

Seems nice.

Jess W

I waited awhile to write this review because i was so upset about my experience with the Blackbird. I went through a lottery with DC IZ to rent this place. I was contacted by management after a few months asking if I was still interested, accompanied...

Arnalda M

The management team is forever changing yet consistently displays a lack of professionalism, is inefficient at paying attention to details, poor communicators from the top management down, and lack responsiveness. However, they’ll put more effort i...

I have really enjoyed living here. Very modern units with space-efficient layouts and good closet storage. I moved in back in July when the building was first opening and there were a few hiccups in part because all the floors weren't finished but ma...

Dwight Martin

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Parker

The resident managers and the staff are great. They made me feel welcomed to join the "Nest". I'm sure I'm going to enjoy living here. Thank you!!

S. Dorm

I moved in nearly 1 week ago and so far so good. Pros: The leasing staff were able to answer all my questions and even answer ones that I didn’t think of. The concierge is helpful and attentive. I haven't had a chance to try all the restaurants in ...

Julio

I am a very friendly, sociable, fun person, although I still do not know the English language very well( I speak Spanish) I am practicing it and that helps me to know many more people, my experience living here is very good and I am very happy about ...

LesDC “Les” Coleman

Beautiful place, amazing staff, and residents

Karen Lajuan

Location is excellent ( Metro across the street, 295 two lights away, downtown DC 5 min away, the apartments are new and all the amenities you need, washer/dryer stainless steel appliances, balcony and the 11 eateries/restaurant downstairs and privat...

Alexis G

I had the pleasure of viewing this lovely community recently and I was hands down impressed with everything! I toured with Derek and he was amazing. He was personable, detailed oriented, and he knew the community & area like the back of his hand. I a...

Jerome Campbell

Just moved in and it's more than I expected. Great emenities.