Slate Ridge at Fishers Landing Apartment Homes

I don’t know what to say. We found all of these holes in our unit about a month after moving in. In the kitchen, in the living room, the bathrooms, and over our bed. They’re annoying. We had other maintenance issues as well, like our microwave irregularly heating food.

Amber, Sarah and Christina are outstanding! Great place to live and they really went above and beyond helping my family. Thank you!!!

On a recent night about 9, my smoke alarm started to beep, indicating low battery. I have a broken wrist and not able to deal with a stepladder to replace battery. I called after-​hours maintenance, they took request and John Chase was at my door in about 15 minutes! He replaced the battery, was polite and pleasant, and kept me from being beeped at all night! Thanks, John! I appreciate it when someone makes an extra effort to provide good service!

I don’t understand the negative ratings either. We did a short-​term lease while building a home, and found Slate Ridge to have fairly competitive pricing. The grounds are well-​maintained. Insulation is good; we never hear our neighbors. Parking is reasonable. They did some resurfacing over the summer, and even then we didn’t have a problem finding a spot. It’s a decent, quiet, safe complex in a very nice area of town. Only downside is that some folks don’t pick up after their dogs, but you’ll find that anywhere.

My wife and I lived here for 6 months but decided to not renew our month to month lease when we realized we could get a 2 BR apartment that was double the size of the 1 BR we were staying in. I’m not sure why this company thinks charging $ 1400+ for a 600 square foot apartment is reasonable when The Regency offers 2 BR’s starting in the $ 1200’s and it’s gated.
Anyways the staff here has always been really nice and helpful, especially the maintenance staff who came quickly whenever called. The location is also really convenient as it’s right by HWY 14. My favorite amenity is that someone will come pick up your garbage 5 days a week.
Two pet peeves of this place:
1. Don’t expect to receive packages from the USPS the day your supposed to as for some reason the mail person never even tries to deliver packages to your door but instead takes all of them to the main office where you have to wait to receive a ticket from them which usually ends up adding another day. As someone who works from home this was super annoying especially when expecting Amazon Prime shipments.
2. Also don’t ever expect to be notified of any upcoming work/​projects taking place near your unit as for some reason they don’t feel the need to let you know that men will be walking on your roof or power washing in front of your door. Common courtesy in the form of a letter or note would go a long way.

These are the best apartments in Vancouver area through all the searching we’ve done. The quality is great. We don’t live there yet but we will be by the end of the year, we are selling our home and renting here while we look for a home in the fishers landing and west Camas area. The only negative against them is sometimes they don’t call back or email back, communicate with you within the agreed upon window. Very friendly staff though.

I love this place. The people are just darling, and it is clean, new, shiny, and has lots ad lots of amenities. They give you cute little move-​in gifts when you arrive which was such a nice touch. I love renting the movie theater and having friends over. It’s gorgeous and big and they have a huge selection of movies to pick. It is maybe a tad spendy but I think it’s better quality than a lot of the neighbors.

I’m surprised at the large number of negative reviews this place has got. I’ve called Slate Ridge Apartments home for a year and will most likely stay on for the next year. This is my first time renewing a lease with an apartment complex, so I feel like that’s a big win for Slate Ridge :)
I literally have zero complaints about the place. The apartment itself is pretty awesome. Other apartments in this area have similar rents, but fewer amenities — either there’s no microwave or fireplace or patio (gasp!) — something’s always missing. But Slate Ridge apartments has just about everything you might want — full-​sized washer/​dryer, fireplace, heaters, ceiling fan, microwave, dishwasher, fridge, nice kitchen counters, a bathtub, a covered carport and a balcony. The location is unbeatable. Close enough to the freeway to get into SE Portland within 20 minutes, 15 minutes from Camas and downtown Vancouver, literally walking distance from everything one needs on a daily basis.
Finally, the staff is fantastic. When I’d first got here, I took a lower-​level apartment with them, but couldn’t tolerate the noise from the guy living upstairs; the management helped me move to an upstairs apartment for no extra fee at all! They text you when you have mail, drop it off in your apartment, and are generally always there to help you out. When I moved to the NorthWest from SoCal, they were the ones who told me where to find stuff around. The maintenance staff is also prompt in responding to requests.
I love these guys. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a place in east Vancouver!

For starters, we leased a 3bd for just under 2k a month. When the lease was about to expire we get this fancy little note on the door explaining our renewal options. If we wanted to go the long route (6 months in this case) we could keep the already inflated rate we were paying. But hey! You want the convenience of a slightly shorter lease? Slate Ridge has your back! For only about a grand more you can sign a 3 month lease, and for the convenience of month to month it would only have cost us a grand total of about $ 3500 a month. No, That’s not a typo. But let’s explore what you get for all that money.
When you first walk in the rental office you notice the place is clean. There’s a work out room with 24 hour access, a common area with a pool table and kitchen, television, fireplace that never seems to have a fire going, and a T.V. In the back is access to the pool, a theatre room, and a tanning bed room. The staff are very friendly and the entire office is clean and organized. The grounds throughout the entire complex are well maintained as well. So far, so good, right?
It’s all a ruse. They start by telling you that rent is based on average rents in the area for similar units. The length of the lease you are signing determines the amount you will pay, and generally speaking the longer the lease the less the rent. I’ll say more about this at the end, just keep it in mind as I rant.
They tell you that you have access to all the amenities I just described above, but they FAIL to mention that access to the stuff (not including the pool) is limited to business hours, which means 6pm. If you work for a living (and I don’t know any welfare recips that can afford 3k a month) this means you won’t be using it. If you want a tan, they even have to come into the room with you to turn on the machine. The theatre room can be reserved for after hours, but weekends are especially tight and you better reserve yours at LEAST a month in advance! The workout room does have 24hr access, but if you’re serious enough to use it, you are going to get bored with the few machines and cardio equipment they offer and join a real gym anyways. No free weights guys.
Let’s talk about that pool. Busy, Busy, BUSY all summer long. Until someone took a massive dump in it that is. Their solution? Shut it down for a good solid month while a tiny little filter floated on the surface and trikled water through it. They didn’t drain it, scrub it, and refill it folks. Nope. They filtered the water through something similar to one of those light duty floating pool cleaner filters. Hmmmmmm… I wonder what the lab results were on that water before they reopened that pool? Or did a sample even make it to the lab? Get ready to post those results if you want to reply to this one Slate Ridge, or I don’t want to hear it.
The apartment itself was… ok for the most part. New-​ish appliances, mostly clean. There WAS a brown stain on our ceiling that I can only hope was chocolate pudding at one time that never got cleaned before we moved in. If you own a smart car, motorcycle, or a go cart you can use the garage to park your vehicle if you get a unit with a garage. Anything bigger and you’re shit out of luck.
On move out they do a walk through with you, but it’s essentially pointless. They will do another, OFFICIAL one after you leave and what they DO NOT tell you when you do your move in walk through is that they will be checking the carpet with a black light when you move out for piss stains for which you will be charged for any additional cleaning required. Why is this a big deal you ask? Well, I don’t know that the tennant before me didn’t have a giant Great Dane that shit and pissed all over the carpet and those stains weren’t completely removed now do I? I didn’t have the luxury of running my own black light through there at move in as a pre-​emptive measure, and anything they claim they found after the fact COULD be a result of before mentioned tenant, or even complete bullshit for all I know.
The fact is, Slate Ridge is owned by Sequoia Equities, a rather large and ambitious rental property company. They use the whole «sliding fee“rent rate to their advantage. There is NO WAY the rent I was charged was competitive with the area. I was desperate for a place because I moved here for a job, and that is the only reason I agreed to four months. They charge you double deposit if your credit is less than perfect and bank on the hope that you can’t come up with an equally ludicrous deposit elsewhere in the time they have you. Additionally, I sincerely believe that they jack your rent up if you have ahigher income. I can’t prove it, but I don’t think they would be trying to charge me $ 42k a year to live there if I only made $ 40k. Too bad for you guys that we found a five bedroom house in a nice area with a two car garage for $ 100 LESS than the 1.9k You charged us for that crummy little apartment. Suck it Sequoia Equities.

They mow the lawn every other day for about 2 hours by your window 7−8am. I work night shift. So I have to be awake for 2 hours while there done mowing grass that hasn’t even grown out yet! Parking is tiny! They have all these tanning, and rental party room but it’s not that easy. Every single person has to be on the lease, u can rent out the room only until 8pm or 9pm. It’s ridiculous. The water heater constantly turns off and I have to wait until the end of the day to shower by the time it finally heats up. I regret renting from this place. It’s terrible.

How can a place say they’re pet/​dog friendly with no weight restrictions then have a long list of dog breed restrictions. WTF! I was thinking about moving in but my great Dane would not be welcome or my golden retriever mix because he has some malamute genes. Rediculious! HERE IS THEIR «Pet Friendly» POLICY:
Pet Friendly Apartments Vancouver
From the first day you move in to a Sequoia community, you’ll know your pets feel at home. Our pets and pet parents are spoiled with pet treats, adoption fee reimbursements, and annual pet activities!
Cookies and treats are fully stocked in the office daily. We are also proud to reimburse the adoption fees* if you plan to acquire an animal from the SPCA. Simply provide the adoption paperwork and we will take care of the rest*.
We don’t like getting on the scale, so we won’t make your pets do it either! Our relaxed pet criteria, allows us to house large breed dogs and does not take weight into consideration. We do have breed restrictions.
*Maximum adoption fee reimbursement of $ 250. Must be submitted within 90 days of adoption. Not all properties participate in all or part of the PAWS program. Breed restrictions apply (except for service animals), see office for details.
Our breed restriction policy is as follows:
The following breeds of dogs, whether full– or mixed-​breeds, are not accepted for residency: Airedales, Akitas, Alaskan Malamutes, Basset Hounds, Bloodhounds, Bullmastiff, Chow Chows, Doberman Pinscher, German Shepherd, Giant Schnauzer, Great Dane, Husky, Pit Bulls, Standard Poodles (miniature Poodles are permitted), Presa Canario, Rottweiler, St. Bernard, Terriers (West Highland, Jack Russell, and Yorkshire Terriers are permitted), or Wolf hybrids**.
**Does not apply to service animals (see office for details).

The staff was very friendly and the apartments are nice. However, be very cautious about random fees that they start tacking on especially as you’re moving out. Do not expect to get your deposit back even if you leave the apartment in pristine condition!

Movie theater, pool table, tanning bed! All of these things are at your fingertips along with a sizable gym at just a stones throw from your front door. These amenities, along with an incredibly knowledgable, and very good looking crew are a big reason why I will be renewing my lease with Slate Ridge!

Very friendly service and nice amenities. I wish the trees didn’t leave sap all over my car on a daily though. I love that there is a trash and recycling pick up at my front door step. A lot nicer than alot of other places.