AMLI South Lake Union

The service requests while living within AMLI SLU have been great and always exceed my expectations. I would also include the entire «Active Building» Community website within this particular review as well. Very recently I had some weather-​stripping that came off of my exterior door which needed to be replaced and submitting the request, having the request answered, the work completed, and receiving notification; was a seamless process within a matter of two to three days. The AMLI team does a wonderful job of making these very small inconveniences which at other complexes could turn into large ones, disappear in a flash. The «Active Building» Community also allows me to submit requests, make rent payments, and receive notifications with ease. I greatly appreciate the conveniences!

Great place to live. The staff is super nice, especially Ron, who has been a pleasure to work with every single time, no exceptions. Would recommend to anyone, especially if you’re new to the area.

This is a management company that truly excels in a city among many others that clearly do not care about their tenants. This building could probably use some renovations but the location is amazing and the staff unparalleled.

I wanted to update my review after my boyfriend’s bike was stolen from the bicycle workshop. We were told it was secure when we moved in, and one would assume it is secure because the garage is supposed to be locked down at night (oftentimes it’s not, however) and the workshop requires an RFID to get in. Well, someone got in and used bolt cutters to cut through both AMLI’s bike lock chain and my own ULock chain. When we went to the office to file a report, we of course had to wait about 25 minutes for someone to actually show up (no «back in 5» was up or anything, just an empty office). And then we find out that the workshop isn’t actually considered secured parking and there’s nothing they can do. Not even a security camera in there.
If you care about having a quiet place to sleep, a safe place for your belongings, or a convenient place to mail your packages, look away. AMLI SLU is not well managed and the parking garage is a nightmare as well.

I’m in my final month of a 14-​month lease and my experience to date has been stellar and exceeded my expectations for an apartment. My wife and I wanted to do «the city thing» before putting a down payment on a home and we’re glad we chose AMLI SLU to make that happen.
/​/​STAFF: Ron, Emmanuel, Stephanie, and Heidi are solid. I’ve always had great encounters with everybody on the management team and they went above and beyond my expectations to make sure my questions and concerns were addressed. Service tickets were processed within 48 hours (sometimes within the hour!)
/​/​AMMENETIES: Gym, Grill, Club room, Ping pong table, rooftop view of the city and SLU were definitely selling points when I moved in 13 months ago. There is no longer a view of SLU from the rooftop but you have access to the AMLI SLU phase 2 solarium as a resident and the views of the sunset are killer. One downside is they don’t have a pool/​hot tub.
/​/​NOISE: I lived on the 7^th floor and never had issues with noise aside from the occasional drunk crowd running through the hallway on weekends. The walls are either really thick or my neighbors never spoke above a whisper.
/​/​NEIGHBORS: I’ve run in to Amazon workers (majority), tech entrepreneurs that have a space at WeWork, doctors doing their residency nearby, a pastor and his wife who planted a church across the street, and others who live walking distance to one of the many tech/​research companies in SLU.
/​/​PRICE: Average/​Typical SLU prices. ~$ 1800 for a 1br and $ 160 for parking in the garage.

I had a 5 star experience as a resident at the AMLI SLU building. The living spaces are modern and comfortable and the staff goes the extra mile to make sure residents are comfortable within the community. There are a lot of great perks at AMLI including a beautiful rooftop deck and grill, a fully functioning gym, and automated package receipt services. I highly recommend living here!

So you got a job at Amazon, Facebook or Microsoft in Seattle and are considering going to live in South Lake Union. Yes? Read this.
I have been inside the buildings as a potential tenant, went there 3x, but ended up renting somewhere else.
Things to know:
— Most apartments in SLU to not have air conditioning, so make sure your apt doesn’t get too hot in the summer.
— A lot of new apartment windows do not open more than one or two inches (I am serious).
— If you can, start a lease out of the summer, because prices do go up in this season then they back out
The good about Amli SLU:
— Apartments are quite new
— Gym is great (really)
— Sky deck is beautiful. An air-​conditioned room with glass ceilings
— Attention to detail is stellar here: knobs, drawers, elevators, bathroom tap
— Grill areas area awesome. There are several units with shades for your guests
— 100% of the building is smoke free. So if you are healthy like me, you’ll like it
— Available charging parking garage for electric cars
Things I did not like about Amli SLU:
— Most common areas close at 10pm: kitchen on rooftop, glass rooftop. This would be understandable to avoid noise for people who live next to these common areas. But wait a minute, I was told that the rooms were «SOUND PROOF». Does that ring a bell?
— One of the salespeople said some things that I did not believe. For example: «The prices will go up this Monday!». I checked the price again and they did not. So be careful with that.
Overall, I think the community is very good and apparently they are making significant efforts to make everyone happy. The deal breaker for me was that I did not find a reasonable space to work with a laptop after 10pm. This is unacceptable for the price they are charging (especially in the summer). I understand that some places are next to other tenants, but how about being creative and finding somewhere that does not bother other people? Or perhaps improving the «sound proof» of these rooms?

We have been here nearly a year after living in another local complex for the year prior. This is by far the best living experience in the neighborhood and with the opening of phase 2 it promises to be even better. The staff is above and beyond professional, helpful, and friendly. The events are great, the amenities are great, the response from the maintenance team is very quick and helpful. We visited every community in the neighborhood before choosing this one and it is hands down the best in South Lake Union

We are coming up on our first full year at Amli, so thought it was a good time to review! We have really enjoyed our time at Amli, and are looking forward to renewing our lease and enjoying all the amenities the 2^nd phase will be bringing! Yes, rent is expensive. But I have looked and been unable to find anything that is cheaper in this sort of prime location (except for older buildings) with good amenities. The staff is wonderful; they know all of the residents (including dogs!) by name and do a lot to go above and beyond. The maintenance team is super quick– when we submit a request, it is typically done same day before we get home from work. There are also regular community events, like cooking classes, happy hours, brunches, etc. Amenities are also great, the first phase has an awesome club room and rooftop deck, dog area, and outdoor movie theater. The next phase will have an indoor theater room and a solarium on the top that we will be able to use. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to live downtown!

I’ve been here for about 6 months and so far its the best place I’ve lived by far. My top floor apt has a pretty great view and I love the finishes. I always host get togethers in the lounge or my place and my friends love coming over. The location is great since I’m at Amazon and I love being close to the freeway. The elevators can be a little slow and parking in the garage can be a little tight but my last place had the same issue I guess its a Seattle city living thing. All in all a great place.

Great building! The gym and common facilities are always nice and clean. The rooftop deck is huge and perfect for having friends around. It’s equipped with a Ping Pong table, full kitchen, a couple of BBQs and a multiple TVs.
The location is great since it’s right by the freeway and a ton of restaurants in the South Lake Union area. A quick bus ride will get you downtown and to both stadiums within 20 minutes so you don’t even have to drive if you choose not to!
The staff is very friendly and always around to help. They have cool optional events throughout the week that gives the complex a feeling of community that sometimes gets lost while living in an apartment building.
I’ll be here a long time, I think!

AMLI SLU is stunning new building which I highly recommend to any person who recently has moved to Seattle. The location is perfection with easy access to I-​5 and walking distance to SLU and on a nice day a walk to downtown Seattle or the waterfront.
The building itself has so many floor plan options available for creating your own unique home. The amenities are top notch especially the community room & gym (who needs a separate membership anymore)!
The staff & customer service is stellar & key component to making this community & home to many. I have attended multiple events here & they have gone above & beyond when I’ve I needed help with parking or gaining access to the building.

Great building location. Right by the water, walking distance to various stores, and next to I5 which makes it super convenient.
In general, South Lake Union has been an up & coming developing area with new restaurants, retail stores, and other property establishments literally popping up left & right so this place is an extremely convenient place to live.
What’s also great is their staff. Very friendly and bubbly. My favorite part is their rooftop deck with the integrated ping pong table and long fire pit/​table.

I moved into AMLI SLU about two months ago, and I think it’s pretty great here. Thoughts so far:
1. The staff is friendly and super helpful. I was in some weird circumstances when I was moving (I wasn’t able to be around much, and I had a bunch of packages coming in and services being set up), so I was always bugging them, and long story short, they helped make my move and life a lot easier. I also had one service request, and they were really quick to respond on that too.
2. It’s really well maintained. It’s nice coming home to a building where everything looks (and smells) nice and clean and new.
3. The common areas are nice as well. The roof has a lot of space for entertaining, there’s a space with Directv (with NFL Sunday ticket!), and I was told that when the building north of us is finished, we’ll have access to their solarium which should have views of Lake Union.
4. There’s a bunch of great events for residents. Since I’ve been here, there have been events every other weekish with free food and beverages in the common areas where you get to meet your neighbors (who also all seem to be pretty friendly).
My only complaint is that the elevator is kinda slow, but not bad enough to take a star off of the review, and if that’s the worst thing I have to deal with in a building, that’s pretty good in my book, and I highly recommend this place.

We moved to Seattle for medical treatment, and needed a clean comfortable safe place to live. As luck would have it, we found AMLI’s new South Lake Union. The staff (Ron, Stephanie, & Emmanuel) are the BEST. The apartment building has every amenity. Our place is comfy, has a great view, is walking distance to great eateries, is beautiful and new, and we are happy. The staff made us feel like family!

So happy to have made the move to AMLI SLU :) amazing staff and also the building is just perfect with tons of amenities. Price is high but again you pay for where you want to live. Excited to see what then next phase brings for both towers.

Good location but too much money and no views of south lake Union anymore. Also the neighbors are so loud upstairs and we can hear it easily which should not happen in a new place. We can hear every foot step, when they have sex, even when they open drawers in their kitchen. I asked management to check on this, but other than a sound test, nothing was done to fix the issue. I see other tenants have now complained here as well with the sound issues. Do not live here unless you want to hear everything.
Plus listening to dogs bark all the time is annoying and don’t even get me started on their loud and very slow elevators. For a newer building there were issues all the time, units were leaking, our sink fell completely into the cabinet since their plumbers did the worst job I’ve ever seen when it comes to fastening a sink to a counter and it sounds like they had to fix all the sinks in the whole place.
Spend your money elsewhere, they increased our rent over $ 140 a month after 12 months so we found a much nicer brand new building with more amenities closer to downtown Seattle. Their price does not justify their limited amenities, they are a 4 star apartment charging a 5 star price. I am actually paying more to move to a brand new 5 star place because the difference is night and day and the price increase is worth it.

VERY happy about our move here! We blindly signed a lease because we weren’t able to shop around prior to moving to Seattle but are so happy with this place so far. The most important factor for us was location, and being in SLU, this is very convenient. I can get onto the I-​5 in a few minutes, but you’re not close enough to hear all the freeway noise. Also 10 min walk to Lake Union (or you can just look at the lake from the rooftop view!) which is a great area to go biking or running around.
As for the apartment itself, everything is brand new including W/​D and all kitchen appliances (oven, stove top, microwave), and ladies, there’s a pretty spacious walk-​in closet. Other perks-​building has a rooftop lounge, BBQ grills, work station w/​computers, gym, and an amazing staff.

Sold a house recently and was looking to move back into downtown Seattle. With this new construction, I love the layout and building design. There are thoughtful touches like booths in the shared lounge areas, a gorgeous rooftop deck with edible plantings and conversational corners, and wonderful layouts in the apartments. The 5 panel doors, lighting, full size W/​D, walk-​in closets and generous soaking tubs are features I didn’t expect to find in apartment living. As a value-​add, even in the recent 90+ degree heat wave, my place stayed cool and comfortable on the top floor. Location is an easy walk to SLU waterfront park, with restaurants and groceries nearby — so far I am delighted!