Updated: First off, the parking situation SUCKS! You pay $40 for parking and then they don't enforce the parking situation so you are WASTING your money. Secondly I Havnt had a working dryer in OVER 2 months!*** They fixed it, but while fixing it the matience man was pulling my laundry out of the dryer to feel if it was wet or not. Underware included. The matience man also put holes in the ceiling. Third: There are surprise fees and while the people working here are nice, their policies are insane. I got charged for parking when I wasn't using it. Fourth: The wifi sucks here too, and not all devices are compatible for what they use. Fifth: I have cracks in my ceiling from the foundation sagging. This also came with being unable to open my door, then being called crazy even though I was UNABLE to open or close my door. Sixth: There is a hole in my ceiling from water damage. Seventh: My kitchen sink LITERALLY fell through the cabinets. Eighth: My car was egged (along with others) and Lark hasn't even filed a report. Finally, last but NOT least, they have no security cameras and there are so so many drunk people during the weekends. IT IS NOT SAFE HERE! If you have ANY sense, DO NOT MOVE HERE! And one more small detail.... THEY ARE TRYING TO SWEEP A SHOOTING UNDER THE RUG!! read more

Brand new apartments, although they do have their ups and downs it's not terrible. I do love the locations and the rooms themselves are quite nice. Buying a parking spot is a MUST though. The shuttle is very convenient as well. There are problem here a there like the lack of security presence, especially when it comes to noise complaints at night. And the Internet connection can be a pain, it often cuts out. Overall the biggest thing to be said is they are new apartments, so I don't expect perfection but they are very nice and if things continue to go well I will renew my lease for sure!! read more

I have lived at Lark Bellingham for about a month now. I have encountered a number of problems that has made living here a miserable experience. First and foremost, the parking. This complex has to have the most atrocious parking setup. There are two types of parking--residential and reserved. If you are lucky enough to be able to get on the list for reserved parking then parking won't be a problem. But is you do not get granted reserved parking you will be stuck with residential parking. There are not enough parking spaces and during the afternoon the parking lot becomes a free-for-all with people seemingly ready to crash into another car just to get a spot. If you work late or have classes later in the day you will NOT be able to park within the community. Many people park outside the fence or at the Fred Meyers located next to the Lark. If you drive a car are not sure you will be able to get a reserved parking space like many of the residents here, I suggest turning around and driving to another complex. The staff are not helpful. They are ill equipped to solve any problem that is presented with them and quite a number a very rude if you are insistent on having a problem solved. Scion Group itself is not helpful as well. I reached out to them with my complaints while taking the post move-in survey. They said they would be in contact but weeks have passed an I have yet to hear from them. There are clear problems from upper level management and this incompetency can be seen within the planning of the Lark community. On a less serious note, I hope everyone looking into living here is ready to invest in physical therapy as the furniture is extremely uncomfortable. I will suggest to anyone reading this review to not live here. Find somewhere else with more competent staff and a more competent parent company preferably. It truest has been a regret living here and I'm looking forward to the remaining 11 months of torture ahead. read more

NXNW is one of the worst places you could live as a student or as an adult in the Bellingham area. I know when touring it seems great and adult like, but it's not all it seems. 1. The shuttle seems like a great idea until you actually get there and realize it doesn't actually have the capacity to hold the amount of students that it needs to. Unless you plan on standing outside for 30 minutes waiting for the shuttle to finally pick you up, I would recommend walking. 2. Parking is extra which is complete bullshit. For the amount they are charging parking should be free and come with an assigned parking spot by your apartment. This place is just a ripoff and not worth what you're spending. 3. Management sucks. They are the least helpful people in the world. People will be screaming and playing music until 3 in the morning and they won't do anything. People leave their DOG POOP everywhere and they won't do anything. The computers in the lab don't work and they don't do anything. The people working here are honestly useless. 4. Don't move here just because the outside stuff/gym look fun. You won't really get to use it during the winter because it's so cold/rainy, and based on most of the people who live here, you're probably going to go home for the summer. And the gym is always packed. Just use the western/whatcom gym. 5. The price for the apartment is not worth the cheap apartments/furniture you are getting. Just move to a better cheaper place and buy furniture. Trust me. This place comes off as great during the tour (I felt the same way) but it's honestly the worst. read more

My experience here was horrendous. not only was practically everything they advertised a lie, but my apartment practically fell apart. There was a leak in the ceiling and it cause my kitchen ceiling to cave in. The maintenance team was not kind, and i was left with gigantic holes in my walls and ceiling because the team 'FORGOT' they were supposed to fill the holes. Management feels entitled to the space you occupy, and barely give you any time to answer the door, they will just walk right in. Kyle, the property manager, makes it his goal to swindle college kids into giving them more money. Parking is not free, it's an additional 50 a month and your spot isn't even guarantied. i think there's about 7-10 guest parking spots for a complex with literally over 700 residents. and THEN they have the audacity to just stick towing stickers to everyone's windows. also, if you have a roomate move out, get ready for maintenence to stain you furniture with their god awful fugly turquoise paint. read more

If I could rate this place zero stars I would. They have absolutely no way of handing roomate issues. Especially regarding electricity. I was recently billed almost 70 dollars for a 15 dollar electricity bill because a roomate that was staying in the apartment canceled the electricity while she was out of town without mine or my roommates consent/knowledge. We expressed concerns that the cancellation might happen but after failed attempts to contact the roomate and assurances from the office stating that they would let us know if and when it was cancelled, my roomate and I were billed an outrageous amount even though we no longer live at the residence. Now dealing with this new charge the office has absolutely no knowledge about what happens since the electric account was instantly given to a third party vendor, who are almost impossible to get a hold of and you spend most of your time on hold being passed from one branch to another just to have no one pick up your call again. This is not the only frustration with Lark I have experienced and with the constant changes in the managers, rules, and charges no one seems to know how to answer any questions. Not to mention they made it IMPOSSIBLE to get someone to take over our leases. read more

Management is unethical, profit driven, and manipulative. The sales team is intrusive from the moment tenants arrive, with a full court press on gaining a second year contract that starts immediately after arrival. The management team is syrupy sweet but unresponsive and disorganized. Read the 14 page lease carefully to see all the tactics they use to undermine tenant rights and evade accountability. Although the facilities are nice, the quality and integrity of the management team makes this a low quality experience for many residents. I would strongly urge prospective tenants to look elsewhere. BTW your lease may start on the first of the month, but they will not let you move in until two weeks later...one of many strategies designed to line their pockets at your expense. read more

My daughter has had nothing but negative experiences with this complex, and the "management" is young, inexperienced, and seems to know nothing about customer service or running a business. No ability to know who you are going to share an apartment with, rules change without notice, complex has been sold already in less than a year and she says it looks like it may get sold again as they are 25% empty and not advertising. read more

Wish I could give 0 stars honestly. This is an extremely predatory apartment complex. They prey on first time students who are desperate for a place, and then they try and suck every last dime out of you. When I first moved in there were FLEAS in my room (which had supposedly been cleaned before I moved in). It took almost 3 weeks to get rid of the fleas, during which time I got eaten alive and didn't get any reimbursement on my rent or anything. They did not tell me the people already in the unit had pets, and then when I asked to switch rooms they told me I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO SWITCH! Even though it was their mistake! And don't even get me started on the parking- there is never enough spaces if you go anywhere past 5 PM you won't get a space. I even paid for "premium parking" and I wouldn't get a space if I worked late that night. They were completely unhelpful during covid, all they did was extend the late period for rent payments by 10 days. The roommates they picked for me were extremely obnoxious and loud, even though on my roommate form I said I would prefer quiet and studious people. DO NOT MOVE IN HERE!! It may seem like a good deal for the price but it's not. Avoid at all costs!! read more

I lived in one of the NXNW apartment for six months. I loved living there. Everything is brand new, the rooms are very spacious, the kitchen is great. The clubhouse is amazing, you can get as much gourmet coffee as your body can handle, FOR FREE! They do activities very frequently, they even had a Thanksgiving dinner for the residents! The staff is very good too. I had to break my lease because I got a position in Seattle, and they helped me a lot with the process of breaking the lease. I highly recommend living in NXNW. read more

Rooms are furnished and are perfect for off campus housing! NXNW has community events that helps connect residents and makes everyone feel welcome! The workers are very helpful and strive to make all the residents satisfied. This is my second year and I have loved staying here! If you're looking for a great place to live then this is a great selection! read more

PLEASE READ!!!!!! This place deserves 0 stars. I have lived here for only a few months and it is already terrible. I woke up one morning to find that my car been improperly towed, no notification from lark at all but they okayed the tow. I was told I didn't have a sticker but I had it placed where I was told to put it and their excuse was that "it was dark and we didn't see it" have you ever heard of a flashlight?! Lark makes residents pay and extra $30 for a reserved spot yet they can't seem to enforce parking AT ALL! They will lie to you and say their doing their best but it's all a lie. I was told that after hours there is nothing they can do! Residents are the one that need to call the towing company and report improperly parked cars! So my question is why are we having to pay an extra $30 each month if you can't even enforce the parking rules 24/7?! Lark also states that this is a gated community which in some cases it is but in reality they leave the gate open from 7am to 7pm for anyone and everyone to come in and if it's after 7 people that don't live there park outside the gate and wait for someone else to scan their card and sneak in. The management is corrupt saying that they care for their residents yet they suck them dry of their money. Because of larks mistakes I missed work as well as my dad because he had to get my car that they improperly towed having to drive all the way from downtown Seattle to Bellingham and all they offered was to take $30 off my next rent... is that a joke? That was slap in the face to me and clearly showed that all this place cares about is talking as much money as they can from students. It's so sad. Please do not sign a lease here, lark does not deserve the time of day or your money find a place that actually cares for its residents and not just suck them dry. Lark was also formerly known as NXNW and many residents believe the name changed happened because a naked man was masterbating outside in the apartment complex and the police had to shoot him with salt bullets, lark makes it seem like they are a perfect student houseing center but in reality it's party central drugs party's and alcohol 24/7 with no ways to file a complaint. Management is as fake as they come! If you want to have a happy year I would think again before signing here Here is proof https://youtu.be/iUKMG6ZtTeY read more

My daughter signed a lease last spring without my permission. I was sent a guarantor request, but never signed it. Literally the day after she signed it, we let Lark know that this was not going to work out. My daughter and her friend found a roommate to take my daughter's place in the apartment, yet Lark is still insisting that they did that, and she needs to pay $400. If she doesn't they are threatening to send her and me to collections. I'm still not sure how I am on the hook never having signed anything. If this group is supposed to be providing housing for students, they should not be using predatory practices to get students who are still in high school to sign leases, and then using punitive charges to make money off of them. Keep your child away if possible. The university is there for kids. This place is just out to make money. read more

DON'T SIGN A LEASE HERE!!! (You guys really suck, can't wait for your business model to collapse on itself!!) If you're thinking of living here don't! The monthly electric bill is through the roof (My average is $100 for 2 people) and you hear all your neighbors having sex because the walls are so poorly insulated. Yeah, cool, its fancier than the dorms, but most-certiantly not worth it for the collective $1530+ they charge for a 2-room apartment ---- THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PARKING SPOTS FOR EVERYONE AND ABOUT 1/2 OF THE SPOTS THEY HAVE COST $30/MONTH EXTRA!!! ---- They also like to have "Quarterly Inspections" that, for me, resulted in $400+ damage charges, 2 months after the inspection, to replace a couch that isn't even worth $400!! read more

To give you an example of how much Lark actually cares for their tenants, let me layout how I was recently treated. I have lived here the entire year with my car and recently found out my car was towed. How I found out is where the issue lies; my phone number is on call, my license plate and car description is connected with my car (as well as a sticker showing that I am a resident here), but I had to CALL the towing company myself after however many days it's been impounded and find out that I'm being charged $500 to retrieve my car that I have parked in my own apartment complex. Not ONCE was I notified by any of management that my car was being towed nor do I know WHY my car was towed. I have been unable to reach any of management for the urgency of this issue to find recourse for this or to even find out why I wasn't even simply contacted. Lark Bellingham takes a shoot first, ask questions later kind of aggressive approach with all issues that don't concern them, yet when you as a tenant have an issue, I guarantee most of the time you won't actually get more than a "We're sorry!" This has occurred in multiple situations. My roommates car was broken into earlier this year while parked on the complex and had an expensive subwoofer in (his car was lock, the window was literally smashed.) Something like this would normally be easily solved by having security on site, right? Well, Lark claims they do, but they have gone through at least 6 security officers in the span of this year and none of them have offered any actual protection to a complex as big as this. When he contacted management, all they did was point to the lease and say they're not responsible. Lark will take to their lease agreement and offer no recourse or assistance in any time of need; my neighbors were broken into and it took them weeks to send out an email which just stated "Just keep your doors locked!" I would not recommend Lark to anyone. read more

As a parent, I would say we are pretty disappointed with this place. Each and everything possible thing about this place is cheap-- except the rent. The walls are paper thin; you can hear everything that is happening in every room around you. The furniture and lighting are horrible, so plan to pay more for things that make it more comfortable. The amenities are a joke. It is far from campus and kids really feel burdened to get to class. The location is so depressing: stuck between the ass end of a Fred Myer and the highway. Our daughter and her roommates can't wait to get out and boy oh boy is she bummed that she agreed that she'd be responsible for paying rent over the summer. There's nothing luxurious, convenient or healthy about this place. Help your child find somewhere else and don't be talked into this place. You will both regret it. read more

We were seduced early 2015 before the apartments were completed. It looked like an awesome place for my child to live. However, her roommate backed out before school ended and it has been a nightmare since then. My daughter is being bullied by the roommate that they (NXNW) matched her with and is living in a less than ideal situation. We have talked to management numerous times but it always comes back to the fact that we signed a contract. Bottom line, big corporation with little regard for the student's/tenant's welfare. read more

Do not move here. It was probably the worst experience of my life. They say they provide a bus but half of the time it's shut down. When you leave if there's a tiny bend in your blinds they will charge you a huge amount for anything they don't think is perfect-even if when you moved in it everything was already scratched. Our sink even fell through our counter that's how cheap everything is made. They will sign you up for insurance you don't want without asking which my insurance agency said is illegal. This all happened to me first hand. read more

I pay extra for parking and just in 3 months I have had to park outside of the complex so many time just because I work late. I get the reserve sticker but it means nothing people can park wherever they want. If you want you car to be in the lot just make sure you dont go anywhere past 7 especially on the weekends. read more

This place looks nice from the outside and from the tours but I would advise anyone to look elsewhere. Here's why: My rent was 755 + 30 for "reserved parking", which MULTIPLE times I was stuck without ANY parking, paid or unpaid residential parking. And if you want any shot of getting a spot near your apartment you have to buy the reserved paring. It's not okay that they overbooked themselves with parking. And for this reason alone I wouldn't suggest this place. Not a good business model. I understand there is hard loopholes to find parking regulators, but it was not my job as a high-paying tenant to have to call someone to get a non-reserved car towed. I don't appreciate this loop hole or paying 30 dollars a month for a bullshit policy as a college student. Don't sell "reserved parking" if it is not to the definition- reserved. I don't understand. They do quarterly inspections, which is fine but they fail to give you even a notice of the day they will come in, just the week. And when they told me that something was wrong with my door, I specifically asked for a warning of when they will come, not only did I not get a warning at all but not even an email reply. I followed back asking if in the future I would get a warning/how this works and they also never replied. My last biggest issue is the CONSTANT messages asking to renew your lease right away. They come from multiple numbers all the time and then they start calling you. My mother (my co-signer) was called BEFORE I was, not okay. Also made me feel like I wasn't the leaser. They never took note that I was not planning to renew and kept texting. It took too many times for them to stop. I could never get the free printing to work. The free shuttle fills up, which I understand theres a bus stop very close- but we're paying for this amenity. Electricity is through the roof consistently even with power saving life style. The appliances often need maintenance. There is NEVER any room for anyone's guest. Very very minimal guest parking. With a busy schedule its hard to go in and sit down and talk about the problems, but if you can do it. They will listen at least, and hopefully realize their business model is trash and they need to adjust. Don't live here! At least until they change a LOT. read more

Please for the love of god don't rent here. Don't mistake my one star for actually having any appreciation for this place; everything about this place is terrible and while half the stuff they advertise is complete lies, the other half is majorly exaggerated. - free parking? Nope! Their website implies that parking is free for everyone and that spots are always available, 90% of the time all parking is entirely full except for spots you pay $40 A MONTH FOR. Not only is it $40 extra to have access to an amenity they promised was free, but I have been on the waiting list for a reserved pass for almost 3 months. So, yeah, I'd even pay for parking if i could. Also, don't try temporarily using a reserved spot just until a resident spot opens; your car will get towed at 1 am 30 minutes after parking there! - private shuttle bus to WWU? Yeah, if you can manage to get a spot! Students are stuffed on the bus like sardines, some sitting on the floor just to pray they can make it to class on time. For a complex with hundreds of students, you think the shuttle would be able to fit more than maybe 25 people. Also, the shuttle is frequently shut down with no more than 12 hours notice for "maintenance"; once it was gone for three days while they gave it an ugly new decal. - $200 pet fee per year? Yeah, but there are rules they don't advertise: you can't have more than 2 pets, it's $200 per pet, and they'll make it as hard as possible to get any information. I was trying to emergency foster a small litter of kittens and the office was rude and condescending to me, as well as completely unwilling to help. The walls to other apartments are thin. Noise complaints aren't verified and you'll be held responsible even if you and your roommate were ASLEEP when the complaint was filed. The desk attendants are friendly but absolutely clueless and all give different information. When I filed a complaint about parking, the response i got was rude and suggested that I uber to work so I don't have to worry about their incompetent amount of parking (ubering to my job would cost around $30-$40 every night, which is almost as much as I make in one shift). When I filed a maintenance request about my dishwasher that wasn't cleaning dishes, I was told that I was "putting the dishes in wrong" and that bowls and pots weren't supposed to go on the bottom rack of the dishwasher even though that's exactly how a dishwasher works. Maintenance was either clueless or too lazy to fix it. Maintenance will enter your apartment with no regard for you or your privacy completely unannounced. Amenities will be taken away with 0 notification to the students; one of the biggest things that drew me to this place was the tanning beds they advertised. I suffer from seasonal depression and I was thrilled when I learned they offered tanning beds, only to be replaced with a "meditation room" with no notification to the residents. Security once yelled at us for playing music with our windows open at 9:30 pm on a Friday. Rooms are much smaller than they show them off to be. Wifi that's provided is slow and unreliable. All communication with the complex is condescending and rude. Drywall is cracked and waterlogged because of faulty appliances. Lights frequently flicker for no reason. On top of all of this, our rent is $1700 a month. Lark Bellingham is taking advantage of and scamming students. I loved this place at first but everything advertised is gold plated. Take your money somewhere else. read more

I would give 0 stars if I could. Way too overpriced, terrible customer service, the office is run by college students who have no idea how to help or what direction to point you in if you do need help, everything is broken constantly, parking is a nightmare unless there's a global pandemic happening so students are staying home, and no noise complaints are enforced (they told me it was my problem to tell them to be quiet). Not to mention the carpenter ant infestation we complained about and were told that it was probably due to our living conditions insinuating we were unsanitary. The garbage and recycling are constantly overflowing and there is broke glass everywhere, even the parking lot in the back corner of the complex where my building is located. There's a serious mold problem in both units I've lived in. When you move out of a unit they charge you ridiculous rates for cleaning services and maintenance only for the unit you move into to be disgusting and in disrepair. The units have paint all over the floors and when we moved in there was a giant white spot on the teal wall from them patching a hole and not bothering to repaint. The previous tenants broke the couch but it wasn't replaced so we will probably be charged for it when we move out despite us not being the ones to break it. I think I would have preferred to live in someone's basement. At least it would have been quieter. read more

nice place. Nice officers and quickly solve the problems. Furniture. Include and they are nice. Also a safe place to live and you need card to get in after 8in weekdays and 6 at weekends. Shuttle bus also helps a lot. read more

The apartments are fairly nice. Be aware that this company is very aggressive about collecting any move out fees and will send you threatening letter indicating that they will report you to National Credit Services if you do not pay this fee within 2 weeks. Take this threat seriously and pay your fees or they will attempt to ruin you credit. We paid the fees within a month of move out and they did report us to a credit agency the month after payment. It has been a hassle getting our credit fixed. We were able to prove payment prior to the company sending us to collections and I think this is straight now. Probably best to avoid this company from the start. read more

Be aware of their move out policy. My son paid the penalty fee for an extra 24 hours to vacate his apartment, but staff and vendors cleared it within the 24 hours and without his permission. There was also no system in place: some items were bagged/tagged for him, although many items were tagged incorrectly; some items had been thrown away; and some items were on staff member's desks - it looked like they were keeping things for themselves! Staff were not helpful and simply called it a 'miscommunication within their team'. They did waive the penalty fee. However, there are many important documents and personal items that are now permanently lost. Just be warned! read more

This place is great. It has tons of amenities and free coffee is always a plus. The only down side is that if people are hanging out in the court yard it makes everything very loud. read more

attention all future nxnw residents here is the truth about nxnw: 1. the whole thing is a money scam, they charge you insane rent and add fees like car,pet, car sticker, key card on for no reason 2. they purposefully screw people over to make more money 3.they randomly tow cars without telling the owners or ticketing first 4. they have clauses in the lease that add extra charges for simple things like needing a new car sticker or simply trying to sublet do not move in you will regret it--i have been here since the first day and have continually gotten screwed over 5. this is a money scheme and management deserves to be put in court --sincerely anonymous resident read more

NXNW is a beautiful site, with the most luxurious amenities. The maintainable staff is outstanding and is not thanked enough for their never ending hard work. I think some of the managers are not the kindest or easiest to work with, they are sales people, but over all, I cannot imagine living anywhere in Bellingham after living in such a beautiful community. read more

From the very beginning, when I took over this lease they were extemerly helpful. Today, during move in all the staff was calm and collected while helping everyone move in. I have had issues with parking. It's extremely difficult to find park especially at night. With most students using the shuttle/bus they are able to leave their car in its spot days on end. Thank you nxnw! read more

I wish there was a zero star...alas but I have to give one. My son lived there for a year. Early spring before move out in August he kept getting hammered to sign a lease for the next year. He did so and then they told him he did not qualify without a co-signer. I got an email to co-sign for him. I called them in less than 24 hours after he signed and asked that it be cancelled as he did not qualify and I was between jobs at that time and was not in a position to co-sign and I felt like he could do better than the outrageous rent he was paying there. The person I spoke with said no problem it would be cancelled. I again asked, "so I will not be getting a final fee for this at move out?" Rep--"oh, definitely not m'am we will tear it up". Even though I provided multiple emails and told them about this conversation I had to pay over 500 bucks or they were going to turn him and myself into collections. They also charged for an HDMI cord that never existed. Run, don't walk, away from this place. read more

I have lived here half a year. Loved it already and have renewed as well as upgraded for next year. Verry pretty, has alot of little services that are very useful. Large rooms read more

Please be wary of the pressure tactics used by NXNW on these young inexperienced college students. My child was high pressured into re-signing a lease for another year thinking there was a way to easily back out. The price was hiked up without his knowledge as well. There is NO CANCELLATION POLICY once you sign a rental agreement. NO WAY OUT. As the guarantor (I pay the rent, not my kid), I was contacted by email AFTER the 72 hour period where we could have legally gotten out of the contract, asking me to sign the new lease, which I find very suspicious. The staff was very friendly when it came to seducing us on leasing an apartment last August for the first time but, now, after my child unwittingly renewed the lease and we notified them of the misunderstanding, their "customer service" took a complete 180 degree turn. NXNW is owned by a large corporation and staff has obviously been trained in this strategy of high pressure sales and retention, then once a contract is signed, they behave with complete inflexibility if a misunderstanding has occurred in dealing with the young and inexperienced tenants. read more

Horrendous management and staff. False advertising. No parking during the year. They even took away recycling bins as a "punishment" for residents. DO NOT sign a lease here, they're heartless and unhelpful and bloodsucking and the prices are beyond absurd. read more

a nice modern living space for a decent price, NXNW is a pretty nice place to live for a student. Not only are there various amenities at our disposal, but all students can ride the shuttle bus back and forth from school, saving $$ on transportation. the free coffee in the game room is a nice addition. Honestly just having my own bathroom is a blessing in itself. Maintenance is always there to fix any issues that come about. read more

Everything seems to be very good, except I don't like that the tanning beds are included in our rent since I never use them and never will. However, I do really like that the staff is nice and very helpful! The club house is also super awesome by including a mini market, free coffee, a 24hr gym, computers, and plenty of space to hang out with roommates and friends. read more

So far I,ve had a great experience with the NXWN apartment buildings. Everyone who works there is super kind and ready to answer any questions or concerns you have! read more