I have lived in apartments for just about most of my life. 7 years on my own. I would say I was an expert in apartment living for sure. I have lived in atleast 11 different communities. I have lived in both types of communities, ones that are privately owned and ones that are owned by a company. Currently I have lived at Addison Greens for almost 4 years. It is managed by APM.
Pros:
-apartments are very nice. Especially compared to most affordable apartment communities near me, and there is
...about 50 that I looked at before selecting this one. no joke. Each unit has high ceilings, great closet space and a really nice kitchen. I live in a 2bed, 2bath open concept layout. Bathrooms are enormous. Giant soaking tub is a plus. W&D in unit, in the kitchen which is fine. Appliances are basic, a little loud but very reliable. fixtures in the homes are in-expensive but still nice. very clean. Close to freeways, shopping like the farmers market, 24 hour gym, great restaurants within walking distance, can pay rent on automatic withdrawal, great staff, especially maintenance team. Grounds are always well manicured.
Cons-
-not very much parking. There is enough covered spots for every apartment here, but if you are a two car family, the second car will either need to rent a storage ($50-$100 monthly depending on specials) or park in a uncovered spot. Which, if you arrive home after 7:00 PM, there is very few left.
-in-expensive carpets in the home. I have a small dog and terrible allergies so I steam clean my carpets often. Because I clean them so often, the carpet is falling apart so I can only imagine that bill will be high. (first time I will pay anything upon moving out)
-staff isn't strict enough on doggie-doo clean up. First two years great, most recent year, more and more of it can be found.
-getting into Highway 167 is horrible. If you leave after 7:00am, be prepared to take 20/35 minutes to get through the Algona/Pacific daily traffic jam. There are ways around, W valley highway or through Sumner but sometimes those are are even backed up.
-rent has been raised every year I have lived here, feels like they do not want long-term residents.
overall, even though moving out will probably cost a ton, which I am sure there is no way to avoid it, the community is nice and it is a great place to live. I recommended it for 1/2 years for sure.
The choice is yours, but you are now fully informed. I'll call it home for atleast another year.
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