HUE

I’ve lived at Hue for almost a year now, my lease is ending in a couple weeks.
Overall, my experience has been positive.
Pros:
+ Very friendly leasing agents
+ Very clean common areas
+ Awesome game room with pool table, bar, TVs, speakers, shuffleboard, bean bags, etc.
+ Great roof with furniture, tv, speakers, and grills.
+ Pet friendly
+ Quiet
+ Budding neighborhood
+ Right next to QFC
+ Repaired things in my apartment for a very reasonable price
Cons:
— No gym
— Can’t retrieve delivered packages unless a leasing agent is in the office and not busy. If you ask, they are pretty good about delivering the packages to your door, but not always.
— Budding neighborhood = rising prices
— Mercer st is terrible (but the worst might be behind it)

Cons:
— Poor construction; we lived on the top floor and every time someone jogged on the rooftop our unit would feel vibrations. It was aggravating and even worrisome how shaky the building can be.
— Very limited amenities despite the price tag; no gym.
— Very limited basement parking and parking around the neighborhood is equally difficult.
— There aren’t many restaurants nearby.
— Before signing the lease we were informed that Zipcars would be available on-​site but instead what was available were Cars2Go and no consolation was given for this.
— Management can be slow and disorganized. Upon move-​in we were only given one set of keys despite being a family of 3. When we inquired about this the building manager just went on about how busy she was instead!
— Though it claims to be smoke-​free, several neighbors frequently smoke on the rooftop.
— Garbage collection needs drastic improvement. Several times the garbage room would be packed because the shoots wouldn’t be working.
Pros:
— Maintenance guy was respectful and helpful. Most issues were resolved within reasonable amount of time.
— Walking distance to Amazon.
— Good view of South Lake Union.
— Close proximity to QFC, Seattle Center, and Children’s Museum (but walking there really isn’t the prettiest due to heavy construction and traffic)
— Move out was an easy and smooth process.
— Dog friendly (but that can also be a problem to non-​dog owners like myself — there was pee in the elevator during one incident!)
— Nice thick windows that insulate the units from street noise well.