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Total Monthly Price

No Availability

Beds

1 - 2

Baths

1 - 2

* Price shown is total price based on community-supplied monthly required fees. Excludes user-selected optional fees and variable or usage-based fees and required charges due at or prior to move-in or at move-out. View Fees and Policies for details. Price, availability, fees, and any applicable rent special are subject to change without notice. Note: Price and availability subject to change without notice. Note: Based on community-supplied data and independent market research. Subject to change without notice.

Lease Terms

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Fees and Policies

The fees below are based on community-supplied data and may exclude additional fees and utilities. Use the calculator to add these fees to the base rent.

  • Utilities & Essentials
    • Amenity Fee (1 Bdr)
      Charged per unit.
      $550 / yr
      Charged per unit.
    • Amenity Fee (2 Bdr)
      Charged per unit.
      $750 / yr
      Charged per unit.
    • Common Area Gas
      Allocated by Occupancy Charged per unit.
      Varies / mo
      Allocated by Occupancy Charged per unit.
    • Electricity
      Directly metered Charged per unit.
      Varies / mo
      Directly metered Charged per unit.
    • Water
      Based on Allocation (Submetered) Charged per unit.
      Varies / mo
      Based on Allocation (Submetered) Charged per unit.
    • HVAC
      Based on Allocation (Submetered) Charged per unit.
      Varies / mo
      Based on Allocation (Submetered) Charged per unit.
  • One-Time Basics
    • Due at Application
      • Application Fee
        Charged per applicant.
        $50
        Charged per applicant.
    • Due at Move-In
      • Security Deposit
        Charged per unit.
        $500
        Charged per unit.

Property Fee Disclaimer: Based on community-supplied data and independent market research. Subject to change without notice. May exclude fees for mandatory or optional services and usage-based utilities.

About Vela

The Yards' most anticipated contemporary residential building has arrived at the waterfront. All great things begin in light. Vela's Scandinavian design and elevated amenities bring calm, balance, and well-being into the place you can call home. Embracing lightness, beauty, and simplicity, this little peace of home embodies the vital qualities of warmth and comfort with wide views of possibility that reach in every direction. Now leasing one- and two- bedroom apartments, penthouses, and townhomes.

Vela is located in Washington, District of Columbia in the 20003 zip code. This apartment community was built in 2023 and has 11 stories with 379 units.

Special Features

  • *select apartments
  • Balconies
  • Bike storage
  • Coworking spaces
  • Destination Dispatch
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows*
  • Front-loading washer and dryer*
  • Guest parking
  • Hardwood flooring*
  • High-speed WiFi throughout amenity areas
  • Kitchen islands*
  • Latch keyless apartment and building entry system
  • LEED certified
  • Outdoor courtyard within the lobby
  • Pedestrian friendly, curb-less entry points
  • Pet friendly
  • Pet spa for your furry friends
  • PV/ solar
  • Resident storage
  • Spacious walk-in closets
  • Water views*

Community Features

  • Maintenance on site
  • Clubhouse
  • Courtyard
  • Waterfront
  • Fitness Center
  • Spa
  • Pool
  • Bicycle Storage

Floorplan Amenities

  • Wi-Fi
  • Island Kitchen
  • Kitchen
  • Hardwood Floors
  • Walk-In Closets
  • Floor to Ceiling Windows
  • Balcony
  • Yard

Security

  • Package Service

Airport

  • Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl

    Drive: 11 min 5.6 mi

Commuter Rail

  • L'enfant

    Drive: 4 min 1.5 mi
  • Washington Union Station

    Drive: 5 min 1.9 mi
  • Union Station Marc Washington

    Drive: 5 min 2.5 mi
  • Lead

    Drive: 5 min 2.5 mi
  • Crystal City

    Drive: 8 min 4.3 mi

Transit / Subway

  • Navy Yard

    Walk: 4 min 0.2 mi
  • Capitol South

    Walk: 15 min 0.8 mi
  • Waterfront-Seu

    Walk: 16 min 0.8 mi
  • Eastern Market

    Drive: 3 min 1.3 mi
  • Anacostia

    Drive: 3 min 1.6 mi

Universities

Parks & Recreation

  • U.S. Botanic Garden

    Drive: 2 min 1.2 mi
  • Anacostia Park

    Drive: 3 min 1.5 mi
  • Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

    Drive: 4 min 1.6 mi
  • Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

    Drive: 4 min 1.8 mi
  • Einstein Planetarium

    Drive: 4 min 1.8 mi

Shopping Centers & Malls

Military Bases

Schools

GreatSchools Rating

Private Elementary, Middle & High School

(202) 537-6435
Grades K-12

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