The Beacon Clarendon

Just moved in - super easy process and everyone was very helpful! So far love the space. Common areas smell good and are clean. Great lighting. Truly is the little things!

We are enjoying our stay at the Beacon Clarendon. It is such a convenient location near the metro and multiple Buss stops. A walking distance from Trader Joe's and many good restaurants.

Living at Beacon Clarendon has been a fantastic experience. The modern, well-designed apartments offer spacious layouts with high-end finishes that immediately make you feel at home. The windows provide an abundance of natural light, and the views of Arlington are incredible, especially during sunset. The building’s amenities, like the rooftop pool and lounge, state-of-the-art fitness center, and coworking spaces, are top-notch. Another highlight is the location—Clarendon is a vibrant, walkable neighborhood. Having easy access to shops, restaurants, and the Metro makes commuting to D.C. or enjoying a night out very convenient. The community events organized by the building management are also a great way to meet neighbors and feel part of a community. While the rent is on the higher side, the overall living experience at Beacon Clarendon, with its luxurious features, convenience, and community vibe, definitely makes it worth it.

Maintenance is very fast and knowledgeable. Package system is well run. Gym is nice. Rooftop and club room are great perks. Location is perfect, no lights to 66 and quiet enough for being in the center of Clarendon.

The building is excellent and I love my apartment. However, the music noise level from the Clarendon Ballroom outdoor rooftop (and sometimes Don Tito’s) is egregious and unconscionable. It is living inside a nightclub every weekend with the bass reverberating across the indoor walls of the apartments , at least three days out of the week for 5 hours at a time. With great sadness and frustration I now have to seek alternate housing, against my wishes.

Leasing office is very helpful and the front desk helped out a lot with my move in. Lobby’s nice, unit is nice as well. Great location in Arlington.

Great building and location. Highly recommend this to anyone looking for a place to live. The staff and service I receive on a daily basis is top notch. Plus they just did an amenities refresh (the gym is amazing!)

From the moment I moved in, the management team has been incredibly responsive and attentive to all my needs. The amenities are top-notch, with a well-equipped gym, a sparkling swimming pool, and beautifully maintained lounge. The community here is vibrant and friendly, with regular social events that make it easy to meet neighbors and feel connected. The property is always clean and feels very safe, thanks to the 24/7 concierge. Overall, Beacon Apartments truly feels like home. The combination of excellent service, quality amenities, and a welcoming community makes it a fantastic place to live.

Beacon Clarendon is a solid spot! My fiance and I have enjoyed it. My only recommendation is that I would like them to install a water fountain in building two.

I love everything about the beacon! The staff is friendly and helpful, maintenance works fast, and they do a great job of communicating to residents.

The building staff are great and the building location and amenities are superb. You are very close to the metro and are also 2 minutes away from the grocery store

Great apartment, friendly staff! The only negative I've had so far is: almost every early morning, except on the weekends, I hear very loud beeping and throwing of things from what I think is the loading dock and garbage truck. It is quite frustrating as it is early in the morning, and not just once a week. It is also very loud and can be heard by others on my work calls! Wish there was a way to change the timings or frequency, to later in the day.

The staff here at The Beacon is incredible! The best concierges, so friendly and professional. Shoutout Tiana and Rahel! The maintenance staff are quick to respond and have fixed all my requests in less than 24 hours, and usually in five to ten minutes. Nia in the residence office is so nice and helpful as well. We love living here. So pet friendly as well.

Great apartment and building amenities - the staff are very helpful and kind. I love my balcony and view of the downtown area. Looking forward to a great year in my unit.

This building is in a great spot in Clarendon with awesome amenities. My space was clean and had great storage space and appliances when I arrived. I am very happy with my experience so far at The Beacon Clarendon.

The apartment complex is in a really good location. There’s grocery options walking distance, the metro is right outside, and there are lots of popular bars and clubs nearby. At the same time, it is far enough away so that it is still very peaceful.

I’ve loved living the beacon! Such friendly staff and a great location. I’ve lived here for over 2 years and have enjoyed all of the amenities the building has to offer.

Location is amazing, property is good, staff friendly. Pool is too small. Gym needs renovating and upgrades to the equipment. Visitor overnight parking should be free.

This is a n ice place to stay. But the noises from the construction site are baaaaaaad and loud. They start by 6:30 AM until late afternoon.

The amenities and location are great. Maintenance comes quickly and is always available. Only thing to remember is that it is a busy area so it's a bit loud (there is a fire station around the corner)

Love living here! Staff and area are great :) amenities are good for the area. The gym has 2 pelotons, among other equipment. Very close to the Clarendon metro station.

I have lived in the Beacon Clarendon for 3 years. The maintenance staff is always very responsive and helpful, as well as the front desk staff. Some negatives I have encountered are the ever-broken elevators in the building and the high turnover in the leasing office.

The staff here is always so friendly and helpful. This is a lovely place to live and in a wonderful location. We are a quick walk to the metro and basically anything else you could ever want or need.

I love living at the Beacon. Maintenance comes so quickly when requested. The front desk employees are so thoughtful and kind. Communication with the leasing office is very quick

We have loved living at the Beacon in Clarendon! The apartment is in the Perfect location and the facilities and staff are fantastic! Never want to leave

Awesome facilities, incredibly friendly and helpful staff, and great location. The views from the roof top are cool. Very pleased to be in the Beacon.

I genuinely love living at the beacon! Great location and staff are beyond friendly. I am really looking forward to signing another lease here

Love living at the beacon! Couldn’t rave more to my friends and family about the staff, amenities, and the apartment in general! We would recommend to anyone

The apartment is awesome, they have excellent service, coffee. They greet me everyday when I walk by. The party’s are also really nice and the food is really good!

I’ve loved living at The Beacon for over a year and a half now. The location and amenities are great. They are always very helpful with any maintenance request and Monica is an amazing front desk manager. The only complaint would be the construction, which I know is out of their control

Overall a great place: great location; clean; well maintained; and friendly staff. The executive concierge, Monica, is excellent! She always goes out of her way to make every resident feel welcome and important. Her professionalism and friendliness truly enhance the resident experience!

Monica at the front desk is amazing! Makes the building feel like a community. The location is great. Near a good amount of bars and restaurants

Great management and great location. I really like this place.

I lived at the Beacon for 2.5 years and it started out great. The previous management was fantastic but it has gone way down hill from there. The current management is completely unresponsive or useless - from multiple emails about the grills not working on the roof (took over a month to take care of), to an email asking if they could require the fob to get on each floor/stairwell in building 2 (there is no doorman and we got MULTIPLE emails about a man who attacked a woman at a building nearby and to be "safe" yet nothing was done upon request), to no response when I emailed asking what steps needed to be taken before move out, which resulted in a FAT move out bill -- even then when I tried to ask questions I didn't receive a response until I sent another email to follow up!!! The majority of the front desk people are worse - facetiming friends while you stand there and wait for them to be done to get your package, one creepy concierge wiggling his eyebrows asking you what's in the package, multiple instances of missing packages only to be found the next day, and so on... The units are nice enough but missed some basics like no fan in the bathroom, no hand towel holder in the bathroom, windows don't really open, the sink in the kitchen was AWFUL and never drained from day 1, and the gym mats were never replaced in all 2.5 years I lived there - yuck. Units are small for what you pay and management is terrible - the only real perks were location and the pool.

Pros: The location is central and the units look nice. Cons: The quality of the furnishings is a bit wanting. The windows are poorly designed, such that (1) you cannot open them more than about 2 inches (there is a rubber stopper preventing opening further), (2) if you try to close the window when the latch is locked, it will jam up against the edge and warp the rubber frame. When I moved in, the previous tenant had apparently had a lot of trouble with this, and the window frame was all mashed up, but the management did not replace. The laminate on the floor (not real hardwood) is peeling in places and can snag on a broom or vacuum cleaner. And the walls are thin, and you can hear your neighbors. There was a change of ownership about one month after I signed. They are cold, unaccommodating, and it really feels like all they care about is extracting as much money from you as possible. The new property manager, Greg Uy, is an unpleasant and unfriendly little ogre. Example: I was going outside to smoke (because smoking is not allowed in the units, and also because I don't like my unit smelling like cigarettes), and as I'm going outside with an unlit cigarette, Greg gets in my face and says, flexing his petty authority, "Smoking is not allowed in the building. You can't smoke in the building!" I show him the cigarette, inform him that it's unlit, and that I am going outside to smoke, to which he brusquely replies, "I know. I'm just telling you. Smoking is not allowed in the building!" He's like a mall cop. The doormen when I first signed the lease were pretty friendly and personable. After the change in management, it seems they are paying poorly, because the doormen (or... "concierges") are cold and bored, sometimes sleeping at the desk, and they rotate out very frequently. I don't think there's been anyone working here more than a month before they quit. So don't expect the doormen to know your name, because they'll quit before they can learn who the residents are. Also, although they advertise 24 hour "concierge" service, there's almost never anyone working the night shift (security?). Other than that, it's near the bars (which you may or may not appreciate), which means that you can hear loud music booming through the walls at night, drunk 20-something douchebros wander around all evening on Fridays and Saturdays. I have on multiple occasions had the displeasure of witnessing wasted douchebros urinating on the building.

If you are going to live in Arlington, Clarendon should be on the top of your list and the location of this building is perfect. The on site staff are very attentive and helpful and having a concierge that takes care of packages, dry cleaning, reservations for common spaces etc. is awesome. The gym has everything you need if you are not a power lifter or cross-fit junkie. The pool is a bit small, but come on, you have a pool. Also the rooftop deck and grilling space is top notch - great place to have friends over and cook. I moved in when the building was first delivered so there have been some minor problems from time to time and there were certainly a few design challenges that I chalk up to poor execution. There are no fan's in the bathrooms - which is absurd - I don't care if it's sustainable or whatever justification they use, it's just not practical. I also have one cabinet that opens into a light fixture (but I am assuming that is just a lazy contractor not measuring twice). It can get loud on the weekends in units that face the street - but you did choose to live in an urban setting so get a white noise machine if you are a light sleeper (not a problem for me after the first couple weeks). CONSTRUCTION COMING NEXT DOOR: The building is surrounded by Red Top cab on both sides and that is going to be developed starting early 2017. It will be interesting to see how the building does when there is massive construction on both sides so if you are looking at a lease here during that time frame make sure to bring that up. Overall, I love it here and it fits my life perfectly. It is hassle free living in a very safe neighborhood. You can walk to anything you need and metro is literally a three minute walk.

This apartment building is a great place to live. The staff is extremely friendly and service requests are fixed in a very timely manner. The location is great, as it is within a very short walking distance to the metro as well as numerous bars and restaurants. The rooftop has great views and is a wonderful place too enjoy the pool and the grills in the summer. The building is brand new and the apartments are clean and equipment is great. I would recommend this building to people of all ages!