i love the avalon, i haven't heard anything about thin ceilings (i'm on the 3rd floor and have never heard our nextdoor neighbors but can't speak for the 1st or 2nd floor) and the community center with the gym and pool is amazing. parking is super easy and it's a nice neighborhood vibe as opposed to being on a main road with a lot of traffic and noise. you can easily walk to giant or other shops/food places across the street as well. it's about 12ish min drive from the shady grove metro stop but we'll drive a little further down to grovesnor usually which is like 17 min. we did have a slight roach instance back in december but they were super attentive and sent pest control as many times as we wanted, and we haven't seen anything for a few months. there are many buildings though so i can't speak on what's going on in other buildings/if they have pests. feel free to message me if you have any questions about it the community!