Apartment Features

Low quality craftsmanship and cheap materials

Construction  

• Key fob only for lobby entrance

• Cupboard and closet space extremely limited

• Low quality windows permit lots of noise transfer

• Low quality flooring disintegrating rapidly throughout common areas

  

• Patio door doesn’t open properly

• No bumpers on sliding closet doors, residents slam them closed

• Low quality toilet lids that slam closed

• False Fire Alarms

   

   

• Elevator comms system broken

• Awkwardly thin countertops

Appliances and Fixtures  

• No AC in units

• No garbage disposals (seriously?)

  

• Thermostats don’t work properly even after maintenance (I purchased my own space heaters)

• Low quality appliances and fixtures throughout

• Flimsy dishwasher — The drawers on mine ram into the outer seal such that I have to shake the dish drawers side to side to close them.

  
  

• Luke warm water (kitchen and bathroom) that takes upwards of 2-3 minutes to get warm

• Bathroom top drawer only 2 inches deep; no cabinet

• Kitchen top drawers only 2 inches deep; may not fit measuring cups

Amenities  

• Minimal gym that disturbs neighbors after hours
• Garage parking has very narrow spots and is overpriced for Kirkland
• Slow garage doors controlled by consumer-grade radio fobs instead of proximity sensors and inductive access cards.

Trash  

• Must see for yourself