Avoid Retreat at Bothell - Unprofessional Management and Terrible Experience…read more I lived at Retreat at Bothell for 2.5 years, and to say my experience was horrible would be an understatement. Throughout my stay, I had multiple unpleasant encounters with the leasing office over issues that could have easily been resolved with basic professionalism and courtesy. Unfortunately, that was rarely the case. Noise was a constant issue--particularly from the neighbors upstairs--but the tipping point came when rent hikes were introduced without meaningful improvements to justify them. I decided to move out in February, and at that point, I was fully paid up and in good standing. Despite this, the management withheld my $1,000 security deposit and came up with exaggerated repair charges, eventually telling me I would only receive around $190 back. To make matters worse, they issued the refund check with the guarantor's name on it--someone who does not even live in Washington--making it impossible for me to cash. Since February, I have been chasing them for a corrected check. It's now mid-July, nearly five months later, and I still haven't received anything. The leasing office continues to give me the runaround with vague explanations that make no sense. I strongly urge anyone considering living here to read through all the reviews carefully--many others share similar experiences. Between poor management, unjustified fees, and lack of accountability, Retreat at Bothell has been one of the worst housing experiences I've ever had. Avoid this place at all costs.

Only problem is that vallet seems to miss my trash and the recycling dumpster is always…read moreoverflowing. Another point about vallet is that I'm not sure how many bags of trash or recycling I can get rid of a day.

We looked at several units in this complex when we bought a few years ago. There are definite pros…read moreand cons to living here with a family. Note: there has recently been a significant special assessment and upgrades done to the property.... Looks like this is mostly completed now. Pro: one of few options with option for 3bdrm condos and access to public transit. Attached garage on every unit. Great school district. POOL (huge selling point for my family). Cons: like many eastside condos, storage, even closet space is severely limited. 2 car tandem garage. Very little (if any) outdoor space for children to play. For my family, this wouldn't be a problem since we have an active lifestyle visiting parks and playgrounds.... But during COVID times, this would definitely be tough for us. If you're considering renting or buying here, make sure you look at all options in the area. For slightly more money you get a significant increase in creature comforts.

We have enjoyed living here as renters, but as we considered purchasing a unit, we did not love the…read moreHOA and decided against it after they said they are almost 30% rentals and looking for a rental cap. Attended a couple meetings and it just seemed like the people on the board were on a power trip and really, really did not like renters. This was our first experience with an HOA and our first experience renting after 15 years of owning houses. As of this month, 4 out of the 6 or so people on the board are new, so maybe things will be better, but we're not able to stick around to find out. We'll be moving out next month to help aging parents. We had a couple of incidents with parking as someone seems to spend a lot of time looking out their window and tagging cars that belong to residents that happen to be parked in the visitor spot. We didn't make a big deal about it though - not worth our energy. The people that live here are mostly professionals and elderly, very few children, at least around the buildings we live by. It's very quiet and the units are really nice with big windows and high ceilings. Very low turnaround rate with residents that we could tell. I didn't give this review 4 stars because of the location. As a mom of 2 teens I make several trips to the grocery store a week and the access to and from stores during key times of the day is very difficult. Between school traffic, rush hour traffic in the morning and evenings and the construction going on for the new 522 ramp from 405, you have to be very strategic about when to head out if you want to make a quick trip. But, it is close to 405, so if you work full time on the Eastside, this is an ideal spot.

I think this place is great! I read another review and disagree so strongly I am motivated to sign…read moreup with yelp and post my review. I don't know who the other guy lives next too but this place is super quiet. Maybe since his review in 2011 things have changed. The people here are pretty quiet and private. The people above and on both sides of my unit are so quiet I thought no one lived in them until my neighbor knocked on the door to invite me to attend the resident meeting. The grounds are very well maintained and I don't mind people fixing up thier cars as long as there are no junkers left in the lot. Instead, there are 2 super cool mustangs, a cherry VW and an old Porshe along with my Prius. There is an awesome boat dock here and I was told I was welcome to use it...aside from parking a boat in someones spot, but what do you expect. I have a kyak and I love paddling up the river to Bothell or heading out to Lake Washington...and what is not to love about feeding ducks or fishing 100 feet from your front door. PLUS the Burke-Gilman trail is 100 feet away from the other side of the building, Safeway is 2 blocks away, Mc'Ds, Subway, Pagliacci, Starbucks, great Chinese food, parks, etc all within a few blocks. The only downside is that the building is pretty old but that means the walls are nice and thick. I have a washer/dryer in my unit but there is also a nice laundry room and a pretty big meeting room that is free to all residents. I think a lot of owners have been remodeling thier units so this place has improved since the economy tanked. My unit has new hardwood floors and windows and I have heard others working as well. I think Kenmore is a hidden secret. The people are so friendly it's like a small town here at the top of the lake. I hung out at the Tully's on Bothell HWY and like 5 people started talking to me. That does not happen too often in the city. I moved up here from Greenlake after the 520 tolls were killing me and I could not be happier.

I am a owner of one of the units and disagree with the first post. I have lived in my unit for…read moreover two years, then rented it out - All of my tenants have stayed for over a year, even though their leases were only for six months. The building is older, but well maintained, the docks may be used by tenants, but not the moorage, there is always plenty of parking, there are rules about noise and other undesirable behavior, all one has to do is complain and the appropriate steps are taken, as per the rules outside of the laundry room. The board is all volunteer, and I think people forget that they have a life too, but they do take care of stuff! I absolutely love the location next to the Burke Gilman trail, park-n-ride and Sammamish slough! Compared to other small affordable complexes, this one is pretty darn good!

In my experience Michael McNeil is person who has the tendency to follow minorities around the…read moreproperty then lie about it. I would give this property 5 stars if it wasn't for him. He followed my kids home after school, and when I asked him why he said it was because they were letting people in the building using a service entrance and the service elevator. Strange behavior for them especially since the service doors would be out of their way, but sometimes kids get into stuff. I reprimanded them, and they took their punishment while still maintaining that they were innocent. After I moved out a parent from the elementary school told me about the incident because she was there. Our kids are friends. She still lives there so I won't say who. I don't want Michael to retaliate against her. She is another person of color. My children, her, and her children came in the north lobby. When they got in the elevator Michael blocked the doors from closing, and forced everyone out. He then grilled my children about their identities and where they lived. He forced them to re-enter their latch code and then followed them to our door. When I asked him about it today he left out that they were using a service entrance and said it was the north lobby entrance. Which is it? It's not hard to remember the truth. He continued to downplay the experience, and that is exactly the kind of thing that makes people with his mindset so dangerous. This property and my experience here I would consider perfect if it wasn't for Michael making my children uncomfortable and afraid to walk past the front desk. If I didn't have to leave because the cost was too much to handle after getting laid off, I would 100% have broken my lease because of his presence. Donald is amazing. Heather is lovely. The entire maintenance team is fantastic! There are very little issues with neighbors other than the occasional loud/rowdy nights that happen. There was an uptick of inside smokers and people who left trash in inappropriate places as we were moving out. Hopefully those issue get resolved for the tenants.

The service techs at Avalon Alderwood are exceptional! One who really stands out is Johnathan…read moreBedford. There is no job too big - or too small - that Johnathan isn't willing to handle. His manner and approach to the residents is the top! He treats all of us with respect and kindness - as though we are the most important people to him. I get the feeling that we are! Johnathan makes sure that we have what we need and he makes sure that we are happy to be living here - and I definitely am! I feel like I've hit the jackpot being here. He is a real asset to the team!

Jayy is very hospitable and knowledgeable about the entire rental process. I would highly recommend…read morehim as point of contact when looking for a new place to call home if you decide to consider Junction.

I've lived at Junction for slightly over a year, and my experience has been great. Jayy the…read morecommunity manager has been a wonderful person who truly cares about tenants. Thank you Junction Team.

Last Sat. I had a tour with Eugene as I am hoping to become a resident at the 104 Apartments within…read morethe next month in June. I had friends with me for moral support. Eugene was amazing. Very friendly, answered all my questions & questions my friends had. He was very thorough, explaining everything. We were so impressed with the building, how well kept & the vibe of the building was awesome. I even called Eugene on Sunday to ask a few more questions & he remembered me & was just as pleasant.

Manager of the property is great. He and Eugine helped us to move in asap and without any issues…read more However, please make changes to staff of maintenance department. It's such a scam and unprofessional. You rent an apartment and hoping that everything will work in the apartment. But no, after the first use of the sink in our apartment, we found out that our garbage disposal needs to be replaced. Why would we need to find out the first night we stayed? They did change it, but only on the third day. We weren't able to wash dishes and use the sink in the kitchen, plus it was all stinking. They did fix it, but the maintenance person left track-in dirt from shoes on the floor. Will it be acceptable if it were your home? Days later we found out that our Room Darkening Vinyl Blinds were broken before us. And they fixed it by putting tape on it. Is it even normal? It's our second week in that apartment and I have no idea what to expect next. I do understand that it's not a brand-new apartment, but you can't let anybody rent it without fixing it.

Answering your phones, making staff accessible to tenants. Response times when you do find someone…read moretakes forever. Not to mention a lot of passive aggressive attitude as if they don't want to be there.

Welcome to District Flats, or District Flatulence, we say,…read morewhere "luxury living" keeps unraveling by the day. Alarms at midnight, leaf blowers at dawn, elevators broken, patience gone, dogs everywhere, but nowhere to be, trash in the halls and mystery fees. You'll pack up your life and head for the road, and wonder how this ever passed as a home, because anyone who's lived it once already knows--don't sign the lease, just leave it alone.

Everything was great . Dee leasing agent was great location…read moregreat , building great can't wait to move in January 1 coming back home to Seattle from California .

Hello! I've lived at…read moreThe 101 for a number of years, and generally enjoyed the experience. Both Dee and Joe are wonderful people. The complex is no longer livable. A construction site has been erected next door, and the noise and shaking is incredible. It begins, every weekday, at 7:00 a.m. and the beeping/slamming/crashing cannot be drowned out even with earplugs. Just for laughs, I checked the decibel level in my apartment at 8:30 a.m.; with no appliances running and seated at my desk (approximately 15 feet away from a closed sliding-glass door), the decibel meter read a very respectable 70 decibels. For the people who will rush to dispute this review, that's about the sound of a running vacuum or hair dryer. Except, of course, those noises generally don't persist for 8-10 hours per day. Oh, and they don't tend to physically shake the unit, either. I cannot open my sliding glass doors for ventilation because of the dust and smoke from the site -- but that's okay because I'm sure I'm getting plenty of it, even with all the rain, through the ventilation ducts. The unit's balcony might be a selling point, except it's unusable during daylight hours. The property manager was condescending, suggesting to me this long-term construction is part of the landscape. Pillar Properties is unwilling to accept the notion this construction has dramatically impaired my ability to function in the apartment. Meanwhile, I am immunocompromised and quarantined for the duration of the Covid pandemic. Even if I were vaccinated and able to move, the Pillar folks won't discuss an early termination of the lease. So I'm here with the banging and clanging and shaking for eight more months. To the point: Hello, devil. Welcome to hell! (And anyone who's thinking of moving here, know that construction has just begun and won't be completed until 2022 or 2023.)

My fiance and I dress in a fairly emo style, I can understand why people assume that must mean we…read moreare poor. I did not expect to be treated as second class citizens due to our state of dress to tour an apartment unguided. There was another couple touring and we were asked to avoid interrupting their tour. They were told we "hopefully won't bother them" and they laughed about it. Very rude imho. Also, the ceiling of the patio was quite literally FALLING OFF onto the balcony. The bathtub for the showing unit was moldy in the crevices. It smells off. The apartments seem pretty nice other than that. A little old, but oh well. I wish we had had a better experience, but I won't spend a year living somewhere that gave us such a poor first impression. Hopefully everyone else gets a much better viewing experience than us!

I cannot in good faith reccommend this apartment complex, management is terrible…read more Only positive is maintainence is quick to respond.