Milan Apartments

NeChole, the property manager was fantastic in assisting me with maintenance and apartment issues. She was professional, friendly and great with follow up.
Although I am choosing to move locations, I enjoyed the amenities of the Milan for an affordable price. My back deck was large enough to fit a full sized patio, additional chairs and a barbecue. The rooftop has a fantastic view of Lake Union! The neighbors were all friendly and the apartment is walking distance from greenlake, Fremont and downtown Wallingford!

My roommate and I lived in Milan Apartments for a year and it was my first time living in Seattle. The location is great and there’s a great view of the city from the roof. The original manager, Jennifer, was very unpleasant, as well as, unprofessional. She would only contact us in regards to any issues going on around the property and would continuously ignore our work orders. Toward the end of our lease, however, we received a new manager named Meg and she’s absolutely wonderful! We finally received an onsite office where the tenants could drop by and Meg was always readily available. She was making major improvements to the property while we lived there and has prospective plans for further development. I would recommend this property solely based on Meg. She was very attentive to our needs and just a delight to be around. The neighborhood is also great! It was only a 10 minute walk to the main strip in Wallingford or downtown Fremont in the other direction.

When you move into an apartment complex, you get asked tons of questions and then you have to fill out tons of forms with your background info… well what about interviewing the apartment manager? What is she like, what is her background? If i had known it would be like this, i would not have moved into the Milan. When you first move in the apartment manager, Jennifer will be very nice to you. Then after you move in comes rules rules rules, lack of upkeep, unjustified complaints directed to you that have NOTHING to do with you, and a lack of professionalism that i have NEVER seen in any apartment community that i have ever lived in. I actually believe that the positive reviews on here are all her and her friends and family trying to pose for her. I have spoken with a couple of my neighbors in this apartment complex and from what i understand they agree with me on her lack of people skills and professionalism. She has also been significantly rude to a few of my guests, been lax on upkeep of a significant issue in my unit. The rehab institute downstairs has moved so that is a plus, however if i was the property owner, i would DESPERATELY want to know that my live-​in apartment manager is completely unprofessional the majority of the time and has turned what would be a happy client into someone who has gone out of their way to post an unfortunately bad review in a public forum. I wonder if she realizes how many websites she is blasted on for being so mean… and i wonder if the building owners know the type of person they have working for them.

DO NOT go to this apartment complex! THE MANAGER IS A HEINOUS B*****.
It is quite unfortunate that someone (probably HER) posted the most RIDICULOUS Unilocal 5 star rating in 2009 because, had I read the two latter, truthful posts, I would have never moved into this complex. She is rude to me and has been very rude to my guests, making them not want to return.
If extremely rude people don’t bother you, the apartments are fine and the rooftop is nice. But seriously, watch out for the manager Jennifer. She will make you regret paying rent to this establishment for the term of your lease. Find a home where you feel comfortable and happy. DO NOT LIVE HERE!

YOU ARE BEING TOO LOUD! YOU CAN’T BRING ANIMALS HERE! Wow really? Who are you lady?! Those were the first things that came out of her mouth… and it went on. My first thought is who is this crazy lady coming at me screaming and yelling pointing her finger and giving me dirty psycho looks. I was scared for my life and was going to call the police because it felt like she was going to attack me!
This happened as I was leaving around 10:15 or so… saying my good byes to our friends who live there. I came out and I guess the manager sprint to us or something because as i came out of the door and headed to the elevator she said that we were too loud and she could hear us all the way down the other floor. We weren’t loud at all, as matter of fact, even if we were to think in our head it would probably be too loud for her! Seriously? Try going downstairs where she across from my friend’s see if you can here anything. My friend had her puppy along to show our other friend. Okay so no pets, we know that now, and rule is rule, got it.
the point here is identify yourself and approach people without making others feel like taking a bat in your face. If you call yourself the manager, yea THE manager… be a little more professional… actually, manager or not don’t come across like this crazy lady. Because you may meet another crazy lady like yourself one day, and it could get ugly. You need to get FIRED, crazy lady.

The Milan Apartments have spacious units with a great view of Lake Union and Gas Works Park. It is close to Wallingford, where there are tons of excellent and quaint shops, and Ballard. It is accessible to a lot of bus routes. The units are well kept and perfect. It’s quiet for a college student to get their homework done. It’s peaceful for a working professional to unwind after a long day in the office.
Jennifer is a wonderful landlady. She is responsive to your texts and calls. She is good about getting requests completed. She respects your space and always calls before she enters the apartment. Jennifer’s friendly and definitely works hard. She is always running around trying to keep her tenants happy. She is the best landlady I’ve ever come across.