Woodland Commons

Location is not bad. 140^th Ave is often traffic-​free
About the units, studio are old. 1BR above are better and overall, the setting of the community itself is overwhelming. I love to see greens which revives me, and this is evident here. If you’re exiting from parking or will park be careful of cars behind and on the opposite sides, tenants here doesn’t know driving 101. About utilities, I agree with Miranda it’s expensive like 120/​mo for electricity and 80/​mo for WSG but I assume it’s due to the electric heat.
Schedule for a visit and have a hands-​on experience, remember to look for Craig he’s the most awesome guy in the leasing office. Good luck on your apartment search!

This is my first apartment that I have lived in. I have previously only rented houses. They are nice, but the utilities are so expensive in houses. They even out the utility bills amongst all the renters in the Commons, so that is at least cheaper than any other utilities I have paid.
The people around me are relatively quiet. This is pretty much a place where everyone keeps to themselves. Don’t move here if you want a neighborly experience. I have barely talked to or gotten a smile out of any of my neighbors. That is okay, because that is the type of environment I would rather have, honestly. I don’t mind living very close to a bunch of people, but I really like my privacy, and I have that here.
I love the fact that there is a year-​round indoor swimming pool. My boyfriend and I like to go splash around every once in a while, especially because there is hardly ever anyone in there, despite the size of the place! It is a pretty deep pool, though, not so kid-​friendly. Once again, awesome for me, because the thing that I hate most about pools is all the annoying kids peeing and snotting the place up.
The previous review was correct about the fire hazards. There are not enough parking spaces, so people always park in the fire lanes, which a fire truck would never be able to fit in to begin with. If there were a fire in one of the back apartments, the entire place would go up. Good thing we have renter’s insurance. I am surprised that they never tow or ticket these people.
The biggest drawback is all the construction going on. There are a bunch of shady men walking around all the time, always welding going on, always some sort of noise during the day. It was really annoying that there were people in our place all the time, especially since they told us they were pretty much done with the construction when we signed the lease. Two days after we moved in, we had knocks on the door and people in our house looking at everything, which was really strange and creepy. Then they sent out their newsletter thing saying they had about four projects in the upcoming months, many involving more strangers entering our place. I really dislike that, especially when my boyfriend isn’t home and I am by myself. There is always a security guard present when they enter, but I still don’t like it. If I had known about how often people would be knocking on my door asking to look at my windows, then I probably would have pushed to move somewhere else. We were in a pinch, though, and they made concessions for us. Also, they are tearing down the clubhouse with the pool shortly to build a new one, so that sucks pretty hardcore too.
Another thing, read and reread and watch what the ladies in the office are doing. We were told we only had to pay so much to move in, when it turns out she did her math wrong, and we had to pay a surprising $ 250 more than we expected when we showed up with our check.
Overall, my experience has been okay here. I am looking forward to moving out next September, but this is a good TEMPORARY housing situation until we are on our feet a little better.

More like Firewood Commons. Mr Betsey S lived here before we got married, and the fire trucks were ALWAYS there. My friend is a Bellevue firefighter and he said that the place was a death trap. Also, the cost of utilities was averaged out over the whole building, so it didn’t matter if Mr Betsey S was never home and used hardly any water/​electricity, he paid the same as the family of 8 next door who was constantly running lights, tv on full blast, and the dishwasher. Not fair!
The pool was pretty nice, and rent is not expensive. Easy to get to the freeway and shops.