Providence Apartments

The apartments are very nice inside, but the office staff is the WORST.

My first review still stands true but this is for the move out process. Everything was fine, we turned in our notice to vacate — we then received a bill for all the remaining charges — I started to add them up. It was several hundred dollars over (I want to say around $ 300 but can’t quite remember) what we were suppose to be charged. We were charged full pet rents for the month we were moving out, they prorated our renewal price and not our lease price. My husband ended up going in to talk with them as we couldn’t reach them. They did agree that it was wrong and just said «our system is new and doesn’t always add up» — how many other people were overcharged?
Then came the move out inspection. I had our carpets cleaned and there was very little on the walls. They said we had to replace the entire carpet and padding — as well as pay for the apartment to be repainted. The move out inspector literally ran his finger over the walls in the place and that’s how he determined it needed to be painted. I had lived in 5 apartments before this during college (you can only imagine what college kids do to a place) and we were never charged to paint it.
They said we were «lucky» because it was a 10 year carpet and on year 9. So that was all prorated but we had to pay for ALL the labor for it to be replaced. That part didn’t make sense.
So in the end we had our $ 700 dollar deposit taken and we owed them just over $ 700 on top of it. The place is nice to live in but be prepared when you move out to lose your deposit and pay more.

I love living here! My apartment is beautiful and large (Crest floor plan), the community is well maintained and kept clean. If I ever have maintenance needs (which do happen no matter where you live) they’re always so prompt to fix it! My dryer broke one night and they came the next morning super early and fixed it (I had wet clothes that I needed for that day). My dishwasher broke and they replaced it right away. I don’t have mold problems nor do I hear lots of noise from my neighbors.
Midway through my lease I moved from a one bedroom (which I LOVED) into a two bedroom (friend-​saver floor plan) and they were so helpful and accommodating. The complex staff are amazing. I love chatting with the ladies in the office, they’re incredible, and the maintenance staff are very friendly. Parking can be a problem but I pay for a covered spot so that it’s not an issue for me. The location is amazing, on the Bothell-​Everett Hwy just 2 blocks away from the 405 on-​ramps. Yes rent is high but welcome to Seattle. You’re missing out if you don’t at least stop by and take a tour!

I just wanted to say that we really enjoyed our apartment at Providence Apartments. Management was very helpful with our relocation. The apartment worked well for us. We were on the third floor, and our view made us feel like we were living in a tree house. Our stay was short, which we knew it would be, as we were moving into a house. But it was definately our best experience with apartment living.

I moved in in February with my boyfriend. I love living here. It has gorgeous grounds, amazingly friendly staff. I actually enjoy talking to the managers of this property. The maintienance men answer our requests quickly and they are so nice and friendly. Parking is first come first serve except for the undercover parking. I always come home to a spot even when I get off work at 11pm. The only reason I marked it down a star is that is it 100% no smoking. okay okay okay hear me out before you get all MOM status on me. I am a full time student and I work full time meaning I am barely home, but I would like to have one cigarette on my porch at night. I pay 960 a month plus water sewer garbage… I had someone report me for smoking on my deck… its funny because my downstairs neighbors smoke weed every night and IT STINKS!!! and the front desk wont do anything because they «can’t prove it» I can’t smoke my completely legal cigarette once a day? but they can smoke an illegal substance all night! Not cool in my book… other then that I adore this place I guess I will just have to keep walking off property for my nightly cigarette.

Run, don’t walk… I repeat, run, don’t walk as far away from this complex as possible. Management here is ludicrous, unaccommodating, and just plain insults my intelligence. I recently moved out last week and management tried to overcharge me on anything they could. I spent hours cleaning, and still charged me a cleaning fee when the place was spotless. They then tried to charge me for utilities that they said were not paid for? Yeah right! When I insisted on showing them my records they folded up their cards on that one, saying that oh yeah, utilities were paid. They are a greedy bunch, not looking out for the best interests of their tenants, soley their pocketbook. I am SOOO happy to be moving out of here. My one year stay here has been horrible. I have been to management regarding my lease, fixing things in my apartment, and anytime that I interact with anyone in that office, it is as though they are doing me a favor by speaking to me. Adiós! Like I said, do yourself a favor and do NOT move in here. They don’t even have cookies in their office.