Saigon Mule
The Fainting Goat

The Fainting Goat

1330 U St. NWDC 20009, Washington, D.C., United States

Full • Asiatic • Cocktail • Fast Food


"The Ellington building itself is a great building with renovated units and a large rooftop patio area that has a designated for area. 4 grills on the roof make it great for the summer and the gym is well equipped and large.Main point for moving out of the building is the area (U St) which is no fault of the management companies. Area is very lively and loud on Friday and Saturday nights with crime increasing over the last year. Fall 2021 multiple bullets came into the buildings lobby and someone had been shot right outside front door. People ride ATVs and motorcycles late at night on weekends and they are very loud.Management company has been slow to communicate with residents about incidents even though there is a concierge located on site 24/7. Case in point is that when there was bullets shot into the building, the first contact from management happened 18+ hours later. They stated this was due to gathering facts but one would surmise that the concierge could accurately state right away that bullets had entered the building and to stay away. Another example is that the fire alarm went off recently due to contractors setting it off and the building was evacuated. It was due to a mechanical problem and there was no fire. This was not made aware for residents for multiple hours during a work day as the management was gathering facts to give out. One could again surmise that it was clear pretty quickly that there was no fire and residents not impacted by the sprinklers going off could return home but management did not make that immediate notification but rather took the time to first call contractors to come in and help clean up water instead of letting people know their home was not on fire.The building has a standard no rental clause in the lease where you are not allowed to rent out your apartment on sites such as AirBNB. However, the building management itself has decided to post vacant units on AirBNB. This was told to us by the building 's social media accounts rather than an email to residents informing us of this and has yet to inform residents if the building will be conducting background checks on any individuals using the AirBNBs similar to the ones done when applying to live in the building."