Cambridge Park Villa

I have been living at Cambridge Park Villa for over a year now and I really like the apartment complex. The units are all very new and clean. The kitchen is large and spacious including the bedrooms and living room. I also really like that washer and dryers are included in each unit, this makes doing laundry very easy. The big plus about this place for me was the garage parking, the parking is safe and secure. The staff is very accommodating and helpful whenever any issues or concerns arise. The new management under Angela is very approachable and accommodating. The only reason I did not give a rating of 5 star rating is that parking is very difficult to find. The parking spots are numbered and assigned which is not a problem but becomes very difficult when you have friends/​family over. If they are lucky then they can grab one of the three visitor parking (which are always taken), or they can park on the main street. The only issue with parking on the main street is there is only one entrance into the complex which is a HUGE hassle for friends/​family if you live in one of the farther units like I did. For the price and quality, I think its a steal especially for being in Seattle and roughly 15 – 20 mins from downtown Seattle and/​or Bellevue.

I love living here! I live in the second floor of the pets allowed building and this is definitely my favorite place I’ve lived. My 1 bedroom apartment is spacious, comfortable and impressive with vaulted ceilings and a walk in closet. The staff is professional and timely. What I love most about living here is how safe I feel. There is a gate to get into the apartment complex and if you have a garage parking spot there is another gate to enter that area. Being able to just exit my car and walk up stairs to my unit is Sooooo nice! I’ve found the staff to be responsive and polite, especially Angela and Melissa. They have always made time for me.
Lastly when I first was looking for apartments I thought CPV was out of my price range, and I became more and more frustrated at my options for a 1 bedroom with a washer and dryer, but after speaking with them, and realizing there was a first year special I realized that CPV was the LEAST expensive of all my options, so if you are concerned about pricing, give them a call first! It is a deal for the quality.
Also you would think that living in the pet building would mean noise issues but that hasn’t been a problem either. I haven’t had any issues with pets, or neighbors. I would definitely suggest Cambridge Park Villa to anyone, especially a couple looking for a 1 bedroom.
I love living at Cambridge Park Villa and I will be so sad to have to leave in August

I’ve lived in this apartment complex for two years. If I were to do this Unilocal review a year ago I would have rated this place probably a 3 star.
Cons:
— they bumped up their rent to 300 $ a 1 bedroom here will probably cost you about 1400 $ now.
— the office manager (Melissa) is unprofessional. They always seem to be unavailable and they always seem to have an excuse for it. Today we had an appointment schedule at 11:00. And dropped by the office to make sure they’ll be there at 11:10 and she said she would be on her way… An hour and 20
Minutes goes by and she doesn’t show up. I was so upset and all she had to say is that she was sorry… I couldn’t see why a «manager» couldn’t have gave us a courtesy call to reschedule the walk through, rather than having us wait and waste our Sunday Saturday. I’ve had more than a handful
Times when I was trying to pick up a package and the office would be closed (during the hours they should be available.) and they usually have a time saying they’ll be back… Those are never accurate so they are pointless.
— during our two years there our washer had broken twice. And it’s not because we broke them. It’s because the first time they replaced it, it was already broken to begin with. Dryer had stopped working as well and had to replace that.
— Parking is terrible. No one listens to the hazardous yellow lines where you shouldn’t park and that’s because they don’t get towed. They made addl. parking as well that looks so ghetto that you have to pay 10 $ for. Undercover garage parking cost 50 $, and outside parking cost 25 $. Free parking is on the Main Street.
— neighbors we had are psycho. There’s a guy who constantly yells at some women. At one point I asked my fiancé to call then cops because it sounded like abuse.
— weed and cigarettes smells throughout the buildings. I lived in building F, where its supposedly a smoke free zone yet there are people on the deck or next to the front entrance.
— their gym isn’t all that great. It’s a small
Selection and their equipment is old and loud. We never used it.
— swim pool is over filled with lots of children. Guess it’s nice for a family but not if your an adult wanting to enjoy yourself.
Pro:
— management was good the first year we stayed (2013).
— willie the maintenance guy is nice and a hard worker
— apartments are pretty new but prices went up so not really worth it.
— gated community.
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I wish I had photos of all the cons to show how terrible it is. I don’t think I’m over exaggerating about all my comments it’s pretty straight forward and all completely honest. My fiancé hates this place more than I do. It’s sad really because the place is modern and nice to look at, I wish I had better things to say.
My recommendation:
Please do yourself a favor and look elsewhere!!!

I’ve been a resident @Cambridge Park Villa since Feb, 2013. The Management Team is the best. They are a friendly, professional Management team who care about the well being of their residence and the Community around them.
I recently suffered a personal injury during the Holiday Season when the parcel post deliveries are at a all time high. Angela is amazing, she always graciously lended me a helping hand with transporting my packages to and from the office.
The Maintenance Crew works tirelessly to make sure the complex grounds are neat, clean and well maintained on a daily basis. They respond immediately to address maintenance concerns. The living space is spacious! Full size washer and dryers, built in microwave, and fireplace. The beautiful neutral tones match most color schemes. Cambridge Park Villa is a wonderful place to live!
I Love the Management team of Angela and Melissa. You guys rock!
Valerie H

Beautiful spacious apartments, great location and friendly staff. The overall environment is very quiet and the grounds are kept up regularly. I’ve been here for two years no and it’s been a great experience thus far.

I did not think I’d be writing a negative review about this apartment complex. The apartments themselves are attractive, good space, fair prices, and the location suited me. That’s usually all I need. I hardly ever interact with office staff, leave maintenance requests by voicemail, pay my rent on time, and make no waves. I’m a low stress resident. …Usually.
The issue is an out of control parking issue and an office staff unable or unwilling to enforce. There are NO visitor spaces. There aren’t even enough parking spaces for just the residents living here. Leases state a 2B is allotted 2 spaces but the office allows only 1, and it is unlikely that space will be anywhere close to your unit. Visitors are ‘supposed’ to park along the street outside of the gate, but what’s available there fills up fast and it’s quite a trek to the complex so… they park anywhere they can inside the gates. The reserved spots, the handicapped spots, along curbs, motorcycle-​only areas; any empty space they can find. And since the office doesn’t enforce towing, who can blame them?
We pay extra for a parking space, so we are told that vehicles parked in our spaces will be towed if we just call the office (day) or afterhours number (evening). Phone call after phone call, day after day, not one single time has an unauthorized vehicle been towed from my spot. I have never known if the failing lay with the apartment complex or the towing company. However, the most recent time I called to report someone taking up my spot, I called Special Interest Towing a few hours later and they informed me no one had ever called in the authorization. I complained and let the complex know I wanted to meet with a regional manager because I was upset. That was over a week ago and they are STILL ignoring me. So I tried to contact their management company, Westland Associates. They apparently manage only like three complexes, very small, no website. I scoured for phone numbers, found three potentials; all disconnected.
Now it makes sense. Those so rude and flippant are usually those unafraid of reprisals. If they have no one watching over their shoulder then there’s no one to make them do their jobs.
So apparently my problem with being able to park my car in my spot that I pay for is going to remain purely MY problem. There’s nothing in the lease that says the complex is Required to tow unauthorized vehicles, simply that they may, at their discretion. Their discretion favors inaction. And with Westland Associates being unreachable, there’s nothing I can do about it but wait out my lease. Which is sad, I was initially very happy and could have stayed here. Which is truly an apartment office staff’s job. They don’t sell apartments. If a person likes a place and it fits their needs and budget, they’ll take it. The office staff is really there to KEEP the residents they already have, to fix problems, and to promote a positive experience so those people refer friends and write positive reviews to get others interested… This review, naturally, is the result of horrible property management and resident care.
I do not recommend this community. I recommend against this community. It doesn’t matter how pretty a place is if it’s rotten from the inside.

We are on our 2^nd year here and have loved living here until recently. Our rent will be bumped to almost 1700 when we are paying 1370 now. Which is why we are moving. Things keep breaking and parking is ridiculous unless you park in the garage, which we don’t mind paying for. There are new people at the office and I am not a fan of their lack of help. It was a great place but now seems to be slowly deteriorating, which is sad. I do feel safe here still and for me it is a close location to work (15 min to sodo). They do seem to be the nicest apartments in the area though, everything else seems very run down.

I am a current resident here and it is horrible just got a letter that said my rent will be going up from 1440 to almost 1700 no thanks

I absolutely love living here. The added security of having 1 bdrms inside a hallway vs having the front door outside is fantastic. For being so close to downtown (literally about 10 minutes) and a newer complex, it’s perfectly priced. As usual — you’ll have weird neighbors and if you don’t, YOU’RE the weird neighbor. Apartment living is a community and people annoy each other but this is by far the quietest complex I’ve ever lived in and hope to be here for a long time. Both resident-​wise and neighborhood-​wise. You’re kind of off the main drag so yes, you probably need to drive wherever you want to go but it’s worth it for the serenity.
Management is always amazingly friendly, takes an interest in you as a person and maintenance is fast and helpful. Literally couldn’t ask for anything more.
Oh! Newer washing machines and dryers in units!!!

Your reviews cracked me up.
Everything is pretty much self explained when you come and check out the place.
This place reminds me of my old apt in SD. Cozy, ppl keep to themselves, and ppl hardly complain. I’m surprised I haven’t had complaints about my son stomping because we live on the 2^nd floor.
I always wondered why the clubhouse wasn’t 24hrs. But I’m guessing it’s based on issues from the past Most tenants you see are super nice and friendly
I love living here. Only complaint is the trash. You never know how much trash a small community can load day to day. So I believe if there was more than 1 trash unit it would be easier. Plus ppl need to be respectful dumping items and having the ppl who work there sort and get rid of it for you. Its rude
I give the maintenance ppl props for keeping everything nice and clean. If they don’t get to fixing your problem soon. Someone must have had a bigger issue than yours. So patience is key
I don’t like walking up the stair case. Maybe I’m lazy lol. Wish we had elevators but hey nothing’s perfect right. Its a work out for me and motor skill practice for my son. Just not fun when big baby falls asleep and daddy is forced to carry him up hehe
The play area for kids is great. But I find it hard to play there due to the spiders making webs everywhere. But its nice to know you can just go and play inside your community. When I go to the park my son hardly stays for very long. So its a good place for my son to swing, climb and just play pretend!
When fixing is needed. I’m always respectful and tell Willie to get to it on a day that works. All it takes is communication.
I’m so happy with the appliances. Nothing has broken yet! In my old apt everything broke at least 4 – 6 times within a yr. Ppl complained during times I wasn’t even home.
I would love more closet storage. But than again I should get rid of half the things I own. I love the high ceilings doesn’t get to stuffy.
I haven’t heard about getting broken into with vehicles. Even the ones on the st.
For the review about the office managers being rude? Maybe you took it the wrong way because seems to me like they’re always helpful, cheerful and super nice. Awesome sauce
leasing here again till we get a home. You get more for your money when it comes to space. Brand new cabinets etc.

The units are spacious and have everything I was looking for in an apartment. There is a pool and a small gym. I really love the bay windows. The price is really awesome for the amount of space you get. There is hardly any guest parking, so all of my friends have to park on the street outside the fence. It’s not a bad walk in, but we have never felt entirely safe having them park there.
We have had a few problems catching the office staff towards the beginning and end of office hours. They have two staff on the weekend, so aim to catch someone then.
I live in an interior entry unit, but there has been several problems with the locks. I liked the idea of having three locks between me and the outside world, but with the gate broken 50% of the time, I am down to one. But, I suppose that I initially had one more lock than those with an exterior entry.
We haven’t had any serious issues though.

Great Place to Live good people great staff, had to leave for reason outside their administration. You should check them out.

I have lived here since January of 2013. This place is AMAZING!!! Melissa and Shannon are extraordinary! They area always there to help us with our needs. I don’t have an issue with parking or anything else people are complaining about on here. I guess every now and then you get a rotten apple that wants to spoil the bunch. This place has a great atmosphere, new appliances, rent is reasonable. WE like it so much that we are renewing our lease for another year. So don’t take any body’s negativity if you want come by and see it for yourself. Its a great place to call home.

The reviews here seem like a classic schizoid jekyll and hyde. Nowhere is perfect, but I love living here at Cambridge.
I’ve lived at Cambridge Park 15 months now and love it; renewed my lease a few months ago and absolutely no regrets. The facilities are new, the club house has a superb indoor year round swimming pool and there’s a sweet jacuzzi. Appliances are all brand new and the units have nat gas fireplaces which is a great bonus.
The parking spaces are plenty wide; I have a GMC Acadia, full size SUV and it fits easily; much, much wider than the spaces I negotiated when I was living/​working in Belltown at places like the Aspira, Cosmopolitan and the Olympus apts. Seriously, if you need to park in something as big a barnyard you might have issues, but otherwise the spaces are for full size vehicles.
The location is not perfect but then again I have had zero problems with trouble or theft and the rent is very, very affordable compared to what I had been paying downtown.
The girls in the front office and the maintenance folks are what I would reserve my very best comments for. For me, they respond super fast and are ALWAYS extremely friendly. I give Cambridge Park five stars.

If you ever want to come to the office, wait about an hour after it supposed to open. They are not on time. It says the open at 10, but just plan to get here at 11. I think there always on day light savings. Just don’t expect that they will be on time and you’ll be fine. lol

I am a current resident at the Cambridge Park Villa and would NOT recommend this place to my friends.
1) Although newly built– the walls are so damn thin. I can hear the family of 6 running upstairs and screaming their lungs off.
2) Parking is scarce — you have to pay to park, and often time, someone is parking in your paid stall. There is 3 parking spots for visitors and everything else is employee or future resident parking. Obviously, this place does NOT promote family and friends visting.
3) The coded gate works HALF the time (so much for security at night).
4) Management is a hit or miss. They are friendly to your face, but non productive when you complain or need something to be fixed. My roomate called about wood pannels that needs to be re-​hammered a month ago and NO one has came to fix it.
5) They DO NOT PICK UP THEIR PHONE. I keep calling because I have a question to ask. it’s 1030am and NO ONE IS PICKING UP!
I guess I should have known they would be inconsistent because we came to sign our lease a few months back, door said they opened at 10:00AM but no one was there until 10:30. I had to call my work and told them I was coming late because of this mixed up.
6) And I think the icing on the cake has got to be the fact that my key doesn’t work to the door CLOSEST to my apartment building. I have to backtrack, walk the opposite direction and then loop back to my apartment. When I bring the matter up to management they’re nonchalant about it. Excuse me– I pay rent on time. I’m a good tenant. Why can’t you just fix the LOCK so that everyone can live simpler and happier? I am soo annyoed.
Do NOT move in here. I can’t wait until my lease ends.