Poll: Most Overrated Apartment Amenity?
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New apartment projects in the DC area offer seemingly every amenity under the sun, from rooftop pools to open-air dog runs. While many of the services and amenities offered by these buildings are likely coveted by residents, we imagine that some are rarely, if ever, used.
In this week’s poll, UrbanTurf asks which of these amenities or services readers think are the most overrated.
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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/poll_most_overrated_apartment_amenity/5983.
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