I highly recommend living where you would want to hang out. Look to some of the local brick and mortars/amenities (gym, bars, restaurants, grocery stores, parks, proximity to metro, trails, etc.) and see if that matches the vibe you’re looking for. Arlington has a lot to offer but it’s hard to answer your question without knowing what matters to you in a neighborhood.

Look to traffic from near the north Arlington metro stops and your work. If it is bad, you might want to consider them opposite plan unless you really think you’ll go into DC a lot.

Get a realtor. The fee is paid by owners and they will be helpful finding an apartment directly from a person who is less likely to be predator than the buildings.

Live as close to work as possible

Skyline Apartments in Falls Church. Not quite Arlington but close.

Riverhouse is in your price range and basically allows all dogs. They’ll say no pits but if you tell them you have a lab they won’t care. People have huge German shepherds, newfys, all kinds of dogs here.

Pentagon row

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Meridian at Courthouse and Meridian at Ballston have no weight limit on dogs. I have a 75lb dog. I have a Google Earth file I made about three years ago that has all the major apartment complexes and their pet policies, if you're a Google Earth person. DM me your e-mail if you want it.

I had 2 large dogs at Avalon Arlington North.

We lived at Latitude for a while in Arlington (VA square neighborhood). There were some big dogs there and just checked their site and says weight limit is 75lbs and dog breed restrictions apply too. The rental fees are a bit pricey but maybe you can work out a deal. We negotiated a few things at the time pre pandemic. Good luck.

This was awhile back when we were getting our home remodeled in Arlington, VA but Horizons East West on on Old Dominion Drive allowed large dogs. We had a 60 pound lab.

Paramount

I’m in the Acadia and don’t have any carpet.

Two I recall from apartment hunting last year: The Lofts 590 have poured concrete floors at least on the ground floor. The Millennium has some apartments with carpet and others with (faux?) wood floors. The wood/panel floor apartments do tend to cost a little more.

Try asking specifically “do any ground floor apartments have rooms without carpet?” And/or “do you have any accessible rooms without carpet?” (The second question if you have allergies or other strong reason to need flooring)

not in Crystal City or Pentagon Row but I am in an apartment in Arlington and there's no carpet anywhere in my place. I sure hope no one reports it for being out of code 😂

Agree. It has to do with cutting down noise from the bedrooms above/below you. Its one thing to have floor noise in the living spaces, but to have it in the sleeping space is too much. Most likely a VA building code for apartments.

most apartments would be really noisy without carpet. The sage might not have carpet in the bedrm? just a guess since it’s new

I just moved here as well and have had zero luck meeting people..

Smiley social on meetup.com goes hard on the volleyball organization. They're also fun people

The Crystal City court but I don't know what day/time is regular anymore.

The Springfield Sportsplex is easy to get to from Arlington as a quick shot down the highway for organized men's and women's VB. You can call and your name will be given to all the captains to be able to text you when they need a sub to see if you can make it.

Considering this region, most people would sell their first born to have a commute under a 15 minute time frame.

Considering they have two cars, that could easily be another $500 a month, not an inconsiderable amount. And some people would freak out by spending that much on parking alone.

Fair point. From Google maps, best route with fewest lights:

The View/Rosslyn to Amazon HQ = 8 minutes

The View/Ballston to Amazon HQ = 13 minutes and tolls if taking 66

If I could move anywhere in the area, I'd move to Rosslyn. It's convenient and it's a short hop to the whole city. It's on three metro lines that can get you to both nearby airports, and you can literally walk to Georgetown. Ballston feels very, like, manufactured to me. Obviously the area right by the metro station is very built up in Rosslyn, but there are a bunch of great restaurants and things a few blocks up the hill. Rosslyn all the way, honestly. I live in Courthouse and I wish I would've gone to Rosslyn. Ballston feels like living in a mall.