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Metropolitan Park Apartments: This is a GREAT Place to live! (Recommending!)

2008-09-26T22:32:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I just moved to Seattle and have lived at MET Park for one month. Everything has been exceptional! The manager is super attentive and is very helpful. She is friendly and is trying to make efforts to unite the residents. She just planned a gathering for our ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Love my apartment (Recommending!)

2008-05-10T01:15:46-06:00

From WeLoveOurApt: My roommate read the reviews and they were unfavorable. Initially, I did not put much faith into the management. However, the management proved to be a considerate hard working team of professionals who are also personable. Most of the apts. looked at during my apt. search turned out to be ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Beware Metropolitan Park Apartments (Not Recommending)

2008-04-25T19:16:44-06:00

From mlowe000: I was a tenant of Metropolitain Park Apts for 8 months under old management and the new one. The old management had a short timers attitude and did not really care if things were taken care of or not. I had items waiting for repair that never got addressed. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: new management not much better (Not Recommending)

2008-03-29T14:24:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just moved out. The I new management has little direction. The park behind the apt. is full of drugs and sleeping drug users. There also seems to be a rodent problem. In my case the quality of the interior was cheep and worn. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: I decided to rent here anyway after I heard they were under new management (Recommending!)

2008-02-12T21:34:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After I saw an ad on craigslist.com I thought this was too good to be true! A 2 bedroom with a view of Puget Sound for a reasonable rate...what could be wrong with the building or management? I found the awful ratings on this site and got the full picture. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Downright Horrible Management (Not Recommending)

2008-01-18T16:59:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I you can stand the noise of I-5 being less than 100 yeards away &The enourmous abundance of homeless tramps living literally, in your backyard &The 2 month wait you must endure for routine maintenance requests &Getting dinged every which way with costs and/or deposits...You still shouldn't live here, because ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: New Mgmt: Leasing Agent Sucks (Not Recommending)

2008-03-02T13:49:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I'm not sure what's going on with the new leasing agent but I've had several different prices quoted to me for the same EXACT advertised apartment. For instance, I'll go on CraigsList and find an apartment from the MetParkApts and it will be advertised at one price and then Voila! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Do not live here! (Not Recommending)

2007-11-26T15:41:44-06:00

From unhappyatMP: I can't add much to what has already been said, I lived at Metropolitan Park for 2 years and the building and location where good for me, but the management is so bad its hard to put into words what its like having to deal with them. Toni the manager ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Definitely not renewing our lease (Not Recommending)

2007-11-26T14:27:17-06:00

From exohmndypndyohex@yahoo.com: We moved in in a pinch, didn't really have a choice, but had to move fast.. So i guess we got what we deserved. The kitchens, appliances, hardware (doorknobs, handles, doors, etc.) were probably made the same year i was born. Brass handles that are loose, and will not tighten, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Don't be fooled! (Not Recommending)

2007-07-16T19:47:38-06:00

From SSM2007: The location of the apartment is ideal if you like to attend football and baseball games. Recently the complex redesigned the interior (hallways) and exterior building. The appliances and cabinetry are outdated, and in poor condition. The parking spaces in the garages are tight. The management is something else. They ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Military stay away (Not Recommending)

2007-02-25T23:00:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived at MP for 6 months. I'm in the military and deploy every 6 months. I was told when I moved in that I could drop off checks in advance to have deposited on the first of each month. I tried to do this and made it clear to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Nice but no (Not Recommending)

2007-02-08T14:26:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for about 2 1/2 years and my lease is about up and they want to raise my rent 200 more dollars a month. During the time of my tenancy they have switched managers at least 3 times and settled with the worst one out of all ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Fraudulent Accounting/Unprofessional Management (Not Recommending)

2007-02-07T13:31:04-06:00

From dianekerr: I moved into the Metropolitan Apartments October of 2005. The kitchen cupboards had writing on the bottom, door handles were loose and falling of, the closet doors came off the guiderails constantly, there were dark stains all over the carpet by the vanity, the handles came off the sink which ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: The apartment is nice & Mr. Ed is cool. But the managment needs worked on. (Not Recommending)

2006-12-12T00:29:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Just like everyone else I'm going to give my 2 cents.

I just recently moved into the apartment a month ago. Everyone was nice and friendly including the manager (TOni). But once you're in the apartment! that's when the nice part goes down hill. The ONLY person that is nice ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Sucks! (Not Recommending)

2006-09-08T19:00:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Metropolitan Park for over 5 years and had a mostly enjoyable experience until the most recent management change and it has become the worst experience I've ever had. After living there for 4 years a bookkeeping error by the new manger ended with them attempting to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Very sad to go! (Recommending!)

2006-09-03T12:45:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for 5 yrs and I have loved my two bedroom facing the water! It's been great.

Management has changed a few times but have never bothered me. The current maintanence man "Ed" he's a sweetheart and has always taken care of any problems that have come up.

If I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Only if you're desperate. (Not Recommending)

2006-08-22T19:59:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: For starters, $905 a month for a 1 bedroom is pretty steep. But when your "new" apartment smells like urine and the carpet is stained and the doors dont shut properly and the toilet leaks; it's even worse.

The neighborhood however is my biggest complaint. 6th & South Washington seems like ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: A mixed bag (Not Recommending)

2006-02-28T03:51:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here 3 years, and I can report a mixed experience.

I have not had any major complaints with the management, and I suspect that some of the expectations of other posters are unrealistic. Many of the tenants are young twenty-somethings and I am not sure if they have enough ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Worst place ever (Not Recommending)

2006-02-17T14:50:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in many cities all over this great country. Las Vegas, So California, Chicago, Denver, Arizona and a few more. I have never been more unhappy. We moved in and gave the manager a list of broken things or things to fix (this was a check list to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Very Happy (Recommending!)

2005-10-17T01:52:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We really enjoyed living here, and only moved because the price was a little steep for our budget. We never had any problems with the management, and Ed the maintenance guy is great! We hate our new apartment(we've already had one of our cars stolen out of the parking lot)and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Terrible Managment (Not Recommending)

2005-09-20T00:45:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartment complex's are so bad, but you don't get alot for how much you pay. It have a funny smell. The management is terrible. Sure, they tell you they are there to help. But the first time you go down and hope to get some consideration, they dance around ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Laughable at best (Not Recommending)

2005-08-25T06:09:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Having lived at Met Park for 3 plus years I have formed my own opinions through observation of other tenants and their issues, the condition of the property and my own ongoing bewilderments with management.

The management has worsened with every change to what we have now, The Toni and Josh ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: The Management sucks !! (Not Recommending)

2005-07-18T11:19:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The first month I was there, I was told I could pay the rent by Visa. All I had to do just send a fax and that's it. I asked the manager if I should confirm or not and she said NO ... and you know what a week later ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: NEVER LIVE HERE - MANAGEMENT IS TERRIBLE (Not Recommending)

2005-07-13T19:21:01-06:00

From marthkay@yahoo.com: I lived her for one year and there were many complaints about management. My lease ended on July 31st, 2005 and I gave notice to move out on July 12th. I had gone by the office on the 11th to find out what I had to do exactly to give ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Visited the Site and WAS Interested (Not Recommending)

2005-06-06T13:35:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I visited the place and it didn't seem bad AT ALL... But, I recall a nearby park that had nothing BUT unsavory characters... And I have called them to let them know i was interested, but no one EVER answers (bad management)... I am a single female (with a dog ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: THIS PLACE IS GARBAGE (Not Recommending)

2005-05-29T20:36:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you have a job and have to be up early - this place is not the right place for Professionals. Since the new Manager and her idiot assistant who's always on his personal phone calls constantly and always out of the office. As written by the Manager - Toni ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: If you dont like seeing the manager this is the place for you! (Not Recommending)

2005-05-06T21:50:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I love the location and the building is not that bad, but everytime something went wrong with our apartment they took forever to fix it or just forgot about it and things just didn't get fix. But if something went wrong and we owed them money they all of the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Great Value for the Price (Recommending!)

2005-04-05T15:32:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved to Seattle from the East Coast about two months ago and was pleasantly surprised at the value in the apartment for the price. To have a washer and dryer, fireplace, and deck is a treat for me. I have not experienced any problems so far, and don't anticipate. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: She has made my life very stressful.... (Not Recommending)

2005-03-22T03:18:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Toni, the apartment manager, is terrible..
i moved here in september from colorado and thought that this was the best place to live being from a small town and moving to a big city. i was very wrong.
after one day of being late on my rent, she put up ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: It's gotten WORSE with Management! (Not Recommending)

2005-03-22T02:27:48-06:00

From metparkrenter: ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Leasing agent is horrible!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-03-07T18:40:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The leasing agen Toni is terrible. She has made my stay here unbearable. She is extremely unorganized, very rude and stubborn. Even when she knows she is in the wrong, she has done nothing to right the situation. Not only is she terrible, but she is never availible. She is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: By the book? (Not Recommending)

2005-01-28T15:56:50-06:00

From legal25: I just read the last review about the current Manager being "by the book". IF she stayed in the office/showing apartments instead of socializing with her fat friends perhaps she would be "by the book". If she took care of residents and wasn't a hag and didn't discriminate, perhaps she ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Sometimes a Manager can Screw your Whole Experience (Not Recommending)

2004-11-23T13:06:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Metropolitan was going to be the perfect place for me. I moved in roughly one and a half years ago now. At the time, the apartment manager was polite and everything seemed GREAT. I had SOME issues getting things repaired RIGHT (w/d door off track) but overall not bad.

Enter ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Not Worth It (Not Recommending)

2004-11-10T14:17:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: At first glance, I thought this apt. was perfect...location, size & price. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Minutes after I signed my lease I was in the elevator and was informed by 2 different tenants that their cars were broken into. Secondly, I don't exactly feel safe when bums that sleep ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: The good ratings HAVE to be written by the mgmt. (Not Recommending)

2004-11-09T17:26:52-06:00

From BrianF: If there is any one that believes that an apartment manager is not responsible for some of the satisfaction renters have for the apartments they live it, then they have lost their mind. I have lived in metro park for three years and have generally had a good experience, until ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Slum (Not Recommending)

2004-09-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in the apt. for a year now and it's been bad ever since. When I first moved in there were multiple car break ins despite secured doors and cameras. Just recently a pipe broke in the building after one of many numerous unexplained fires and everytime my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Take your money elsewhere (Not Recommending)

2004-09-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I would not be surprised if the people writing the good comments are the employees trying to make things sound better. The maintanence and management staff are horrible and never fixed anything. Three people that I've had over visiting have had their cars broken into, including my own (even in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Love it (Recommending!)

2004-08-31T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: So I read the other reviews, and I have to wonder a bit about the reality of people's expectations when they actually decide to sign a lease.

I love my apartment because it's close to all the things I want to be close to. Everything is a super cheap cab ride ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Convenient Location & Friendly Neighbors (Recommending!)

2004-03-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Great location and walking distance to International District as well as to the metro area. My neighbors are quiet and friendly as well as the Manager. The building is well maintained and kept. The maintenance workers could use improvement by skills as well as cleaning up their mess when completing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: NOT a good choice-thereys much better (Not Recommending)

2004-03-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: unhelpful staff AND maintanance ( we were missing a pole in the closet when we moved in and they woke us up in the wee hours of morning 7 months later to ask if we still needed it. ) the manager gets nothing done at all and the carpet that ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: I LOVE my home... (Recommending!)

2004-01-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have a great view and the rent is affordable for my income.
The manager was very helpful and very friendly in the whole moving process. Moving from out of town she made it very easy to make the transistion.
The maintenance seems to be right on top of everything... cleaning up ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: DO NOT LIVE HERE!!!! Read the comments please! (Not Recommending)

2003-09-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived here for a year and a half. In the beginning it was awesome- very friendly apartment manager, pretty nice place. Now, the new apartment manager is a cousin of satan, weve had several unexplained fires, the tanning bed burned down and wasnt replaced, there have been multiple ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: DO NOT RENT (Not Recommending)

2003-09-03T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is one of the worst places I´ve ever lived in. First of all, if I pay $100/mo. per parking space in which I have 2, I expect to be able to park and go home after a long days work. Unfortunately living here doesn´t provide that. It took 3 ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: THE WORST SERVICE I HAVE EVER SEEN! (Not Recommending)

2003-08-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THIS IS THE WORST APARTMENT STAFF I HAVE EVER SEEN! APARTMENT MANAGER DOES NOT GET ANYTHING DONE!! We moved here recently, and everything that we needed fixed has still not been fixed. We reported it about five times in the last few months and one thing has not been taken ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Not that great anymore due to changes :( (Not Recommending)

2003-08-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This used to be nice building. People are now disrespectful. There are load parties on the roof, garbage left everywhere including the common areas and the elevator. Cars are getting broke into all the time. The manager is nice, but has no power to get anything done it seems. No ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Great View , But you´re just a Number (Recommending!)

2003-07-04T00:00:00-06:00

From divekyra: We have been living here since 2001 and have moved units within the building.
When we first moved in we had AMAZING deals and free tanning bed as well as a small but decent gym.
The tanning bed burned and was turned into a closet. The bike broke down and was never ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Decent, safe, clean place to live (Recommending!)

2002-12-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Relatively clean, comfortable, well-lit, decent amenities for the price. Easy to get to off I-5 from either direction. Polite and helpful staff (all two of them!). Everything works and the one maintenance issue was resolved quickly and correctly. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Excellent choice with few drawbacks. (Recommending!)

2002-10-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Well-built building with secure parking and great views. Right on the edge of the International District and Pioneer Square, good food and shopping are close.

Buses are only a block away and so is Harborview. Helicopters come and go hourly and they can be noisy, but not too much of a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Metropolitan Park Apartments: Highly Recommended (Recommending!)

2001-10-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Im just about to finish my fourth year here and I have been very happy.

* Generally quiet for being downtown. You get the occasional car outside with loud bass or the cars apparently lacking mufflers, but overall, its very quiet here.

* Great DSL access. The central office is a few ... [click to read full apartment review]