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Georgetown Mba Housing Guide 2015-2016 REVIEWS AND ADVICE FROM CURRENT STUDENTS GEORGETOWN MBA HOUSING GUIDE 2015-2016 Housing data Top properties Neighborhoods explained Brownstone info Apartment ratings Renter resources Intelligent Apartment Search Where Georgetown MBA students Who Georgetown MBA students Live Live With 20% Rosslyn/Clarendon 18% Dupont Circle 30% Alone 9% Adams Morgan 9% Burleith/Glover Park 37% Roommate (excluding spouse/partner) 44% Elsewhere in DC area, including: - 8% Foggy Bottom/West End 33% Spouse/partner - 7% Foxhall Village - 5% Ballston - 5% Georgetown *19% of students live with pets **3% of students have children What Types of Properties What Size Residences Georgetown Georgetown MBA students Live In MBA students Live In 54% Mid- or High-rise Apartment 15% Studios or Efficiencies Buildings 39% One Bedrooms 37% Standalone Apartment Units, Low- rises, and Houses 26% Two Bedrooms 9% Mid- or High-rise Condo Buildings 20% Three or more Bedrooms Distribution of Overall Ratings Average Rent by Apartment Size STUDIO $1750 1BR $2050 2BR $3000 0-6.9 7.0-7.9 8.0-8.9 9.0-10 3BR+ 10% 13% 48% 29% $3400 Rent versus own Most frequent transit method RENT 93% OWN 7% Driving/Cab Public Transit Walking Bike/Other 45% 30% 15% 10% 2 Contents Housing facts If you enjoy the guide, like us on Facebook 2 Our data on Georgetown MBA housing and follow us on Twitter! Table of Contents 3 facebook.com/veryaptco What’s in the 2015-2016 Georgetown MBA housing guide Life on Campus, VeryApt.com and DC @veryapt 4 Overview More detail on the important campus buildings, using the VeryApt website alongside this guide, and a quick overview of DC neighborhoods Disclaimer Neighborhood Guides The reviews and ratings presented throughout 7 this guide and the VeryApt website do not Rosslyn/Clarendon, Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, reflect the opinions, position or endorsement Burleith/Glover Park & Georgetown of VeryApt or Georgetown University. The responses and reviews presented are solely Apartment Ratings those of the survey respondents. VeryApt and Georgetown University assume no responsibility 11 Compiled from over 100 student reviews for readers’ or users’ interpretation of the 12 Most popular apartments data. The results do not in any way constitute a warranty or representation by VeryApt or 13 Highest rated apartments Georgetown University as to the quality, safety, or other features of a property. Students are 14 Best for families encouraged to check all available sources of 15 Best for pet owners information about properties prior to leasing. The data in this guide is compiled from 16 Best amenities Georgetown MBA students, though this guide is not an official publication of Georgetown 17 Best social experience University. Finally, we do not alter results or 18 Best value edit reviews based on any outside partnerships. However, “Featured” content (unlike “Top” content) is often supplied by partners who Renter resources, brownstones helped support this guide, or are from new 19 Landlord grades, renting process explained, properties that lack reviews but are likely brownstones relevant to students. Questions or comments on the housing guide? Contact Scott Bierbryer, Co-Founder of VeryApt at: [email protected] | (561) 271-3202 3 LIFE ON CAMPUS The Rafik B. Hariri Building is the home Healy Hall is the flagship building on of the McDonough School of Business. the Main Campus of Georgetown It features classroom space, professor’s University which was constructed offices, an admissions office, the business between 1877-79. It houses academic school dean’s offices, a 400-seat and administrative offices, as well as the auditorium and extensive workspace. historic Riggs Library and Gaston Hall. The Rafik B. Hariri Building opened in 2009 as the new home of the McDonough School of Business. It was supported entirely from philanthropic efforts and is named for the late Rafik Hariri, prime minister of Lebanon from 1992-1998 and from 2000-2004. 4 Use our intelligent search algorithm to receive a list of top properties Explore property details and reviews Book viewings directly with property managers and leasing agents Intelligent Apartment Search Why we started VeryApt, and how we can help you find your About the data in perfect apartment this guide My housing search began around this of our data in detail and sort buildings time two years ago. After the initial by ratings and features. In addition, excitement of getting accepted into we’ve partnered with the most popular This guide was compiled business school and I ran out of Game buildings to offer you accurate and from 2014 survey data of of Thrones episodes to watch on my up-to-date information, so you don’t over 100 current students company computer, I figured I needed have to sit in front of your computer to find a place to live. I really didn’t know refreshing Craigslist. much about the city, so I approached We asked students to rate every person I knew at business school We’re still in beta, so please reach out to their residences on a 1-10 to learn more. us if you experience any issues. Please try out our Intelligent Apartment Search scale Countless Google searches, Craigslist that will provide you with personalized refreshes, and spreadsheet tables later, I apartment recommendations based on Building ratings are figured out where I wanted to live. That your unique needs and budget. Please process helped me find an apartment I contact us with questions or feedback determined by averaging love - I managed to balance my desire on the site or this guide, and good luck these scores from for space, proximity to students, and with your housing search! students high-quality amenities. That said, it didn’t make sense that the process should be so time consuming. My Co-Founder (and Scott Visit VeryApt.com to neighbor), Ashrit Kamireddi, who worked search quickly for more at TripAdvisor prior to business school, Bierbryer went through the same process as I did [email protected] detailed amenity and and thought that the review and data rating information model he knew so well would be a great one to apply to apartments where grad Scott Bierbryer is a recent UPenn MBA students live. graduate student. Prior to business school, At VeryApt.com, you can he worked at Glenview Capital Management read reviews on buildings Two years and thousands of student in NYC. He is a Co-Founder of VeryApt and reviews later, we’re proud to offer in the guide as well as admitted students this guide along with currently lives in Philadelphia. other great properties in our companion site VeryApt.com. We DC want this guide to be a starting point for your search: an idea of where you should be looking given your unique situation. The site allows you to go through all 5 Top DC Neighborhoods Explained Columbia The most popular neighborhoods for Georgetown MBA students heights/ mount Burleith/ Adams pleasant Glover Park Morgan Foxhall GUTS Stops (Whitehaven/Wisconsin) Village Dupont Washington, DC GUTS Stop (Dupont Circle Circle Georgetown Georgetown MBA Campus Virginia Foggy Bottom/ GUTS Stop West End (Rosslyn) GUTS Stops (Arlington Loop) Rosslyn/ Ballston Clarendon The Top FOUR Georgetown MBA Neighborhoods 1 Rosslyn/Clarendon 2 Dupont Circle Other Neighborhoods 20% of Students 18% of Students <8% of Students Each A cheaper option than some With easy metro access, including Foggy Bottom/West End areas closer to campus. Students GUTS (see page 15 for GUTS 5 call out the area for safety and info), many students enjoy this amenities, though the commute pricier area for the ease of getting 6 Foxhall Village from Clarendon can be a bit of a to campus as well as the great hassle. nightlife and restaurant options. 7 Ballston 8 Georgetown 3 Adams Morgan 4 Burleith/Glover Park 9% of Students 9% of Students A bit farther from campus than A quiet and friendly option for other downtown spots, Adams students, though some areas on 44 Morgan is praised for its great the outskirts can be a bit hard to nightlife and character. get to campus from. Percentage of surveyed Georgetown MBA students who live outside of the top 4 neighborhoods. 6 Rosslyn/Clarendon Affordable options just across the Potomac River Location and Features What’s great The Rosslyn/Clarendon area is directly across the Potomac River from Very safe feeling Georgetown in DC. The neighborhoods are bound by the Potomac River on the east and N Kirkwood/Washington Blvd on the west. North Pet/family friendly to south, Rosslyn/Clarendon is set apart by Custis Memorial Parkway and Arlington Blvd. Both Rosslyn (east) and Clarendon (west) have metro Affordable rental options stops, and more importantly there is a GUTS stop in Rosslyn. Good transit access Students like the calmer and safer feel to Rosslyn, relative to some of the downtown neighborhoods though Clarendon still has many great nightlife options. Some students reported that traffic can be an issue What could be better getting to school, though there are certainly areas in Rosslyn where you can walk to campus, as well as several GUTS options in the area. Traffic can get bad Getting to Georgetown MBA Campus Restaurant selection could be better in certain areas Good but not great nightlife Lengthy commute to 25-50 10-30 30-40 10-20 campus Minutes Minutes Minutes Minutes Signature Spots Parks Pets Grocery Theodore Roosevelt Island, Wylie Wagg, Unleashed Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Barton Park, Clarendon Central 7-Eleven Park Fitness Beauty Dining Gold’s Gym, Clarendon Fitness River Place Salon, Bluemercury Piola, Rhodeside Grill, Spice 7 Dupont Circle A vibrant downtown scene with nightlife and restaurant options, but apartments can get pricey Location and Features What’s great Close to public transit Dupont Circle refers to the area in Washington, DC just east of Georgetown, bound by 15th street on the east and 23 street on the west.
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