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Shorewood Apartments: Pretty nice place to live (Recommending!)

2008-11-09T09:12:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been in Shorewood about two months and so far so good. I am in one of the new buildings and those are very nice, there are some other buildings that don't look as good. Choose your unit carefully because there is a very wide range of building ages ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Going to miss living here... (Recommending!)

2008-07-30T14:26:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for over 2 years, and love Shorewood. Everything is clean, the exercise room and lobby are wonderful, packages can be delivered to the front desk while you are away. The staff are helpful and always available. With cute apartments, including real hardwood floors (ground floor units only), ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Love My Apartment! (Recommending!)

2008-06-29T17:44:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into Shorewood Heights with my family back in January for the schools. The school district here is great, they really push the kids hard. Shorewood was the best deal at the time. I must say my apartment is great! We have a three bedroom which is really spacious, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Great Deal (Recommending!)

2008-05-25T15:24:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into Shorewood about 6 months ago and have had nothing but a pleasant experience. The staff has been wonderful, I had an issue with a neighbor and his dog barking constantly. I tried to speak with him myself but nothing happened, so I called the office and they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Run Away! (Not Recommending)

2008-05-14T15:59:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I would never advise for anyone to rent from these guys. Staff is the worse to deal with. They are nice when you first meet them, but as soon as you move in.... you are in for a big dissapointment! Beware of them charging you all kinds of fees once ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: God help you if you move to Shorewood Apartments (Not Recommending)

2008-05-09T13:35:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I wouldn't live again at Shorewood if you paid me! The new management (Riverstone) staff is incompetent, uncooperative, combative and passive aggressive (think Nurse Ratched). I subleased and the very first week I got a utility bill for $1,200! The previous tenant hadn't paid his bill and when I brought ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Do NOT rent here (Not Recommending)

2008-04-16T21:33:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The staff is awful. We moved out and were sent a bill with charges related to electric. That bill was sent on 2/13. We received and wrote a check back to them within 30 days. They processed two days after 30 days. So, they send it to COLLECTIONS. Completely shady ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Apathy (Not Recommending)

2008-04-09T14:05:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am so fed up with the staff here. It's hard to understand how they can be so completely apathetic to their tenants.I moved here from the east coast for work. I've been here for one year and recently renewed my lease. I am planning on staying and quite frankly, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Good Experience (Recommending!)

2008-03-18T18:44:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I recently went through a divorce and had to find housing in a short amount of time. I found Shorewood Heights and was relieved. I needed to find something on Mercer Island to be closer to my children. Shorewood is perfect and my children love it because they have lots ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Why ruin your credit rating? (Not Recommending)

2008-03-04T18:59:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: To aggressive to collect/ you will be shocked what they do to your credit rating.Shorewood referred a dispute over security deposit to collections, who didn't have a clue that I'd paid the lion's share of the dispute. When I forwarded the cancelled check to the collection agency(IQ Data in Everett) ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Nice Location, horrible experience with staff (Not Recommending)

2008-03-06T21:12:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My wife and I moved into our Shorewood Heights apartment in June 2007: we forcefully terminated our contract with Shorewood Heights in January 2008. We thoroughly enjoyed the campus and surroundings of Shorewood Heights on Mercer Island. We rented a ground floor, 2 bedroom/1 bath garden apartment in one of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Long Term Resident/Bad experience (Not Recommending)

2007-12-17T15:13:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Shorewood for nine years, through a total remodel which required relocation. I saw multiple management companies come and go, but the last group (Riverstone Residential Group) was totally unconcerned with tenant retention. It was sad to see the property decline in customer service and value over the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Loved it (Recommending!)

2007-09-06T17:55:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a current resident at Shorewood Heights. I unfortunately will be moving out at the end of the month only because I have a job tranfer taking me out of state. I'm going to miss my garden-style apartment. I had a very private one bedroom with woodfloors which made ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: The new buildings have great apartments (Recommending!)

2007-08-17T23:59:22-06:00

From emeraldmph: I suppose I can understand why people would have gripes with the older buildings. We took a look at those and just the size of the closets in there was a deal-breaker.We took a 2 BR, 2 BA apartment in one of the newer buildings and couldn't be happier. It's ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Life Change (Recommending!)

2008-01-29T12:57:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When I visited Shorewood Heights I was pleased by the leasing people, they were kind and did not push me to lease the same day. I am newly divorced and moving was a difficult choice for me. I leased the next week and love my new apartment. The week that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Great Location, Bad Management (Not Recommending)

2007-06-03T13:01:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This appears to be a recurring theme. I lived at Shorewood Heights for a little less than 2 years and I have seen this place take a turn for the worst. First off, the most unfortunate thing that happened to this place was the change in management. The previous management ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Perfect Location (Recommending!)

2007-05-26T17:23:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just recently moved to Shorewood Heights on Mercer Island from downtown Seattle. Let me tell you how peaceful it is here compared to where I used to live. No more worrying about the bums and crazies out all night. The property is old but very well kept. The walls ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Very nice but a little pricey (Recommending!)

2007-05-02T18:24:59-06:00

From kawatwo: I lived at Shorewood for 7 months and liked it very much. I had one maintenance issue that was handled in one day. Parking is very tight, so you may have to walk a ways to your apartment when you park. The apartments do smell strange (old?) but you get ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Satisfied (Recommending!)

2007-04-21T14:02:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have now lived at Shorewood for 3 months. I relocated from out of state and found that Mercer Island was a very prime location. I have one bedroom, which is Huge compared to the one I lived in when I lived in California. Comparing the prices in the area, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: DON'T (Not Recommending)

2007-03-12T01:40:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: - BAD MANAGEMENT (it took 2 weeks, 5 calls for maintenance to fix an appliance; staff is rude)

- SMELLS like rotting paint (I thought it would eventually go away, but it seems to be a permanent odor. Some genius used outdoor paint for the indoor walls)

- DOORS DON'T LOCK (the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Do not recommend overall (Not Recommending)

2007-01-29T22:29:42-06:00

From taylsha@yahoo.com: I lived there for almost 3 years and just now moving. i loved the location and the apartments, but now they have horrible management. They are unresponsive, the grounds are going down hill, very, very unfriendly. Parking is horrible!!! Expect to pay a lot in utilities, i.e., average 130 per ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Great Location, Horrible Management (Not Recommending)

2007-01-28T11:24:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Just echoing a familiar theme about the management here. Riverstone took over in late 2005 just before Xmas. What a terrible present it was to the residents and the old staff.

You could feel from day one this was a corporate takeover. Oh sure they told us "how great" they would ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Great location ..poor management (Not Recommending)

2007-01-24T13:32:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Where do I start, I moved into Shorewood Heights about 8 months before Riverstone Residential Group took over. As soon as the new management was in place Shorewood started on a downhill slop of decay. Shorewood Heights use to look like a golf course, there is stack of ladders that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Good location can only make up for so much (Not Recommending)

2007-01-09T04:43:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Positive: The apartment complex is in a nice location and has fairly nice grounds.
Negative: Most of the new property management I have dealt with are unkind, uncaring and inept. Parking is tough to find near your apartment after 9p. Gas bills are a little high. Walls and floors are very ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Not a good place to live - unless you like mold (Not Recommending)

2006-12-26T20:41:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Shorewood for 5 years, and honestly I don't know how I managed to stay so long other than the fact that it was relatively affordable rent for a place close to Seattle/Bellevue. The last straw, however, was when we found mold coming through the walls - yes, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Good location (Recommending!)

2006-11-22T18:44:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved to Mercer Island a couple of months ago and have been pretty happy. Shorewood is an older apartment complex, but its really cute, and the location is great. I was surprised to find out I could use the carpool lane just for living on the Island. I was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Terrible experience (Not Recommending)

2006-11-12T19:26:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I only lived here for three and a half months, but I couldn't stand it any longer. Parking is horrible; if you get home after 7-8pm, you will likely be parking on the other side of the complex, usually in between two huge trucks or SUVs, and you're lucky if ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Please be warned (Not Recommending)

2006-11-09T20:03:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Shorewood for over 4 years. When I moved out I gave proper notice, cleaned my unit and completely abided by the lease agreeement and thought everything was in good order; however, I received a move-out statement with ridiculous and exhorberent "padded" fee's. For example, Carpet replacement (not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Rude management (Not Recommending)

2006-10-03T03:07:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Moved into this apartment, and while things weren't perfect under the old management, I had no real complaints. Once the new, even bigger company took over, things immediately began to go downhill. Garbage colllects everywhere, smelly hallways, no parking (cars from many different states are showing up a lot lately ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Unique for an apartment complex. (Recommending!)

2006-09-15T18:59:50-06:00

From seattlegirl81: I was surprised to see the other comments about the management being bad here. I moved in at the end of August '06, and I thought the office staff was fairly helpful. I never noticed anything on the negative side. So far, we've been really happy here and when we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Wonderful place to live!!!! (Recommending!)

2006-07-22T20:01:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just recently moved to the Seattle area from New York. I found Mercer Island because the location is so perfect. The grounds here at Shorewood are beautifully well kept. The maintenace staff is very friendly and fixed all my problems in a very short time. I've never had a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: PLACE IS A GOD DAMN PITT HOLE (Not Recommending)

2006-07-06T17:45:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I love Mercer Island because it's close to where I work. I can't afford anything on the Island but with a room mate we pooled our money to afford a two bedroom, 1 bath apartment at Shorewood.

The apartments are laid out weird and they are very small. We also heard ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Its a good place to live (Recommending!)

2006-05-31T13:45:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is my first apartment rented in the US. It seems fine to me. Nice wooded setting. Apartments are quite old but ok. Noise does travel through the celings so an upstairs apartment is probabaly better. Well insulated. On 203 bus route and easy walk to local good quality schools. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Don't move here (Not Recommending)

2006-05-22T12:38:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The location alone is not worth living in this dump.
After living at this place for a month, I discovered that there was untreated mold between the walls in the bathroom (which was denied by mgmt). When we asked the management why the bathroom fan was hardwired to be on all ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Great Location, Bad Everything Else (Not Recommending)

2006-05-18T16:42:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Location was fantastic. DSL is available and very high quality as central office is nearby.

Many other apartment complexes on Mercer Island are being converted to condos, but Shorewood has escaped conversion thus far, mostly due to the poor structural quality of the 1940s buildings. If you live on the ground ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Worse management in the world!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-04-07T19:03:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Recently went through a management change and these guys are far worse than the last, making the last ones seem like a dozen of roses. Trammell or Riverstone is a bunch of hotheaded snobs. Their customer service is terrible. The word is when they can in and took over the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Great location, bad management (Not Recommending)

2006-04-05T20:18:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The location of Shorewood really can't be beat for Mercer Island. Right near Luther Burbank park, right off the 90 for commuting East or West.

That's about all that can be said for the place, however. The management (and ownership) has changed twice in the past year and the most ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Dont move here (Not Recommending)

2006-01-26T12:33:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: if you like your car dented cause there is no parking, this may be a good place for you... The rent here when I moved in was a lot less. The management change, everything is getting worse. it used to be called shorehood welll that name is coming back!!! Dont ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Horrible Management (Not Recommending)

2005-12-23T14:11:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Shorewood for 15 months and during that time I did not have any problems with the management. Though I did not have to use them that often. The problem I had with Shorewood was when I had to move and "damages" were assessed. We scheduled an exit ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Park yourself elsewhere (Not Recommending)

2005-11-22T19:30:25-06:00

From poolking1974@yahoo.com: Don't even think of renting this place. The aparetments seem nice when they show it to you at first. But once you start living you see what this place is all about - a bunch of lies.

The parking as pointed out is pathetic. Sadly, the city seems to thrive ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: The worst management you could possibly imagine! (Not Recommending)

2005-11-09T21:20:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: There are many problems with Shorewood Heights and I would not receommend this place to anyone. I was completely fooled when I signed my lease, as the apartments seem very nice at first. Really the worst part is the management, as they are extremely rude, snobby, and worst of all, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Don't move here! (Not Recommending)

2005-09-14T15:14:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I don't know anything about the new apts, but the renovated ones have mold. No matter what they tell you, don't move here it's not worth it to risk your health. I didn't move here, I found out about the mold after signing the lease & checking the apartment. It's ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: New management but even worse than the last (Not Recommending)

2005-09-05T18:43:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The walls are paper thin...and don't bother complaining to management since they won't follow up. I am routinely waken up at 5am by my neighbor's alarm clock. I especially love it when he goes out of town so that I am able to listen to the buzzing for the next ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: They seem fine to me! (Recommending!)

2005-08-19T19:01:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have read the previous reviews and can understand some of their concerns however I have had the best experience at Shorwood over any of the other places I have ever lived. I feel bad that no one really likes to give props when someone does a good job but ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Great location, decent apartment, pathetic management (Not Recommending)

2005-08-04T11:16:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Okay, so we all know living on Mercer Island is expensive, and these apts. are no exception. Parking sucks if you get in late and many inconsiderate tenants park in the handicap and fire zones.
Dealing with the management is pretty lame. They essentially will do anything possible in order ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Do not get fooled. (Not Recommending)

2005-07-30T21:05:08-06:00

From vonbrohon@yahoo.com: The management at Shorewood Heights is the absolute worst. I have rented apartments for many years, all in the Seattle area, and never once had an issue with any management until coming to Shorewood.

Tenant retention means absolutely nothing to them. They are somewhat friendly to a "future tenant", but ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Welcome to our revolving door! (Not Recommending)

2005-06-08T19:29:46-06:00

From wave_guide2003@yahoo.com: My son and I lived at Shorewood Heights for 8 months in 2004. Being accustomed to apartment living (I've lived in something around 20 apartments over 30 years), I have what I consider to be reasonable expectations.

Common for most large complexes, the staff was focused almost entirely on writing leases, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Second update (Not Recommending)

2007-03-13T18:15:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: (March 2007) I have now lived in Shorewood Heights for 2 years. I signed a new lease last year under the new management and saw my rent go up $65. This seemed odd considering there were many vacant apartments at the time I re-signed and my friend, who has lived ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Management is unexperienced. Staff is not managed well. Do not move here! (Not Recommending)

2005-02-04T01:29:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This was the worst experience renting anywhere! Many neighbors have similiar complaints. Although the grounds are pretty, the units are old, and the road has at least 1 accident per day. Our parked car was hit at least 4 times in 3 years. Gunmen have had swat teams breaking down ... [click to read full apartment review]

Shorewood Apartments: Unsafe Complex with all time worst mgnt. (Not Recommending)

2004-12-22T10:20:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living here for more than a yr. and would reccomend NOT to consider this place for several reasons.

1) Unsafe. Total of over 75 storage units were robbed including myself (lost around 4K in total) and mgnt said they are not responsible and was written in the contract, ... [click to read full apartment review]