Graham Place Apartments

I have lived at Graham Place Apartments for 1.5 years. It is important when reviewing an apartment to distinguish between the neighborhood and the complex. That being said, my building is kept clean and extremely well maintained. Elmer, our maintenance lead is a ROCKSTAR! He makes me smile every time I see him and is incredibly responsive to any requests (I’ve asked for a battery change in my smoke detector and also needed a drawer in my refrigerator fixed.). Elmer is always singing and smiling as he works, making everyone’s day better. Our building manager, Meranda was wonderful to work with as I signed my lease, sight unseen from across the country. She was able to answer all of my questions and made the process easy to go through. Upon arrival, I found Meranda to be a great resource for suggestions in the area and again, very responsive to any requests. I really appreciate the fact that my apartment is full of a diverse group of friendly people. Another commenter mentioned hallway odors… living here you will likely smell cooking odors from multiple nationalities… sometimes I think they are great, other times not so much… but, I never smell anything inside my apartment. The neighborhood… yes, it can be loud at times, but I expect that living in the outskirts of a city. I am close to Seward Park, PCC, QFC, and Safeway, a great variety of ethnic restaurants, the library, post office, movie theater, Farmer’s Market, live music and several nice pubs… this is a growing, changing area, I’ve seen lots of improvements since I’ve been here. As others have mentioned, my rent increase was minimal, one that I had no issue with.

I am a current resident of the Graham Place Apartments. I have lived here for over a year and It couldn’t be a more wonderful place to live It is in a convenient and up-​and-​coming neighborhood accessible by car, bus, or light rail. As a long time Seattle resident I attended school at what is now Aki Kurose Middle School back in the 80’s when I was called Caspar W Sharples Alternative School. This neighborhood has made tremendous strides for the positive.
I have an amazingly affordable 2 bedroom unit that is twice the size of the vastly more expensive cracker box I lived in on Capitol Hill. I have had little to no problems with the apartment while living here and what few there were, were taken care of in an extremely swift and professional manner.
Our rent did go up after a year lease was up but only 20 bucks. Good luck with your rent going up only 20 bucks on Capitol Hill or Ballard. It is quiet and I have never had an issue with noise and I feel that it is unfair for the Graham Place to be criticized for things they definitely don’t control such as the noise coming from neighboring buildings and the only odors in the halls are from neighbors cooking exotic meals. Also good luck finding a place on Earth where flies don’t get in.
All in all I have quite enjoyed living at the Graham Place Apartments.

I’m coming onto a year at Graham Place Apts. and I’d like to share some feedback.
Didn’t take long before this place felt like home. I feel secure, well taken care of by management and maintenance and completely happy with my digs.
I love the diversity of the neighborhood and the food choices are outstanding. I am conveniently close to most everything I need.

I cannot say enough good things about living at Graham Place. I was a little bit apprehensive about moving to the neighborhood as I had heard some negative stories about that part of Seattle, but I feel 100 times safer at Graham Place than I ever did in Lynnwood or North Seattle.
I have gated parking, there are cameras all over the campus, and the apartment manager has high standards for the tenants and how they behave. (In a good way!) Management is very communicative about standards and incredibly personable — I know that if I text our maintenance guy or email our apartment manager, I will get a friendly response incredibly fast. I have lived at GP for 1 year this month, and any issues that I’ve had (the biggest being the battery needing to be changed on my gate opener) were resolved in a way that far exceeded my expectations.
GP is cleaner than any apartment I’ve lived in and most that I’ve seen. I love the art and bright colors. Occasionally people on the street can be loud or cars have loud music, but this has not lasted long in my experience, and I’ve never had any trouble whatsoever with my fellow tenants at GP. I love the sense of community — people say hi to me, look me in the eye, and are friendly.
My rent went up after one year — by $ 20 a month. This is such a small increase considering what is going on in much of Seattle that I was thrilled to get the letter.
The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. My unit has not had one problem and is incredibly spacious for what I pay. My balcony is beautiful.
I could not be happier living at Graham Place and highly recommend it. I also love the neighborhood — there are probably about 40 bars or restaurants within 2 miles of where I live. Tons of diverse cuisine, two art galleries, a variety of boutiques, two bookstores, and a handful of places to go dancing. GP is also within walking distance of Seward Park which is gorgeous and right on the lake.

An absolutely horrible place to live. If your next door neighbor isn’t blasting obnoxiously loud music that shakes your apartment, the person underneath you is. Even if you have your windows closed (nearly impossible during warmer months since there is no air conditioning), you still hear about 10 – 20 obnoxious children from the apartment complex across the parking lot yelling and screaming from about 11 am to 11 pm, and sometimes even later.
You also will have the pleasure of people in the parking lot honking car horns at all hours of the night for some reason (because calling someone on your cell phone as opposed to honking your horn multiple times outside of their apartment at 3 am is far too difficult).
You will also have the pleasure of being assaulted by horrific smells in the hallways. I’m not exactly sure what the smells are, but I would compare it to the scent of rotten fish and shrimp being pan charred to an absolute crisp. Because of aforementioned smells, you can be sure to be greeted by a swarm of dumpster flies on the first floor lobby after a long day of work (assuming you work in contrast to the majority of tenants who appear not to). It’s as pleasant as it sounds.
Additionally, I’ve lived here for over two years and without fail, the rent has gone up each year. Don’t let the relatively cheap price of rent for the area fool you, because it absolutely is not worth it. You can do way better.
The manager of Graham Place Apartments offered me $ 50 worth of gift cards for writing a positive review of this place awhile ago which I sadly accepted. After much consideration, I must come clean and tell you that I wouldn’t recommend living here to my worst enemy. Seriously, avoid this place at all costs. I wouldn’t choose to live here again if it was free to do so.