AMLI Mark 24

It’s still pretty early in our lease (moved in at the beginning of June), but I felt like I should write a review now after seeing some pretty crap ones. Overall, we love it here. The location is great if you want to be in Ballard — walking distance to just about everything, and about 5 minutes by car to Golden Gardens. The gym is AWESOME, and we’re in there almost daily. The yoga room is my favorite, mostly in part to having a TRX setup. There are times when it can be a bit crowded, but I try and go at non peak times. The rooftop is great, and we’ve never had an issue with getting a grill. If they’re taken, someone has always offered to share if there’s been room, and we always try to do the same. Downstairs lounge we haven’t used, other than getting coffee in the morning when our machine broke. The dog wash room is really convenient when you have a huge dog and can’t lift them into the tub, but the little dog run is really only helpful for those with small dogs — our dog won’t go anywhere near it.
As for the cons people have been listing, sure, there are some not so great things. It’s also called an apartment building, and it’s shared by hundreds of people, not a single family home where you and you alone live there. Yes, it is annoying when people don’t clean up after themselves or their dogs in the elevator, but I have seen that less than five times, and I use the elevators a lot. I’ve never seen dog poop or pee in hallways, or dirty hallways. When we moved in people couldn’t grasp the concept of breaking down cardboard boxes and the trash rooms were always full, but management has made a new central recycling room and it hasn’t been an issue since. The east elevators have been having issues lately (one is down A LOT), and it is really annoying, but also due to the construction going on across the street.
We street park, so I have no idea what the garage is like, but we’ve never had an issue, or have had to park more than a block or two away. The office also runs a lot of resident events, which they don’t have to do, and it’s a perk we enjoy. Free beer/​wine events, cooking classes, etc… a lot of things they don’t have to put on and pay for, but they do to try and make it feel like a community.
I’m not sure about noise levels on the front side, but we face 56^th and the construction, and it’s not overly terrible. We’re awake by the time they start (7a), and they’re usually done by the time we’re home from work, or just finishing up. It can be loud if you have your windows open, but it’s not a big deal to keep them closed for a few hours until they wrap up for the day.
Honestly, this is one of the best buildings to live in in this area — and the most affordable for what it comes with. Management really is on top of things when you have an issue, and they do their best to make it a great place to live. But you’re always going to have those people who just don’t care, especially when you live in such a large building. As of this moment, we have no plans to move when our lease is up, so long as the price remains fair and doesn’t go through the roof.

I was one of the first tenants to move in when Amli Mark 24 opened. I loved it then — beautiful floor plan, TONS of storage, great amenities, secure building, always clean.
Now, almost a year later, my opinion couldn’t be more different.
I still love the apartments themselves. But one of the biggest things that has declined since I first moved in is cleanliness. It is not uncommon to find puddles of urine in the elevators, and in one of the stairwells, there are at least 2 huge stains where animals have urinated. Also, I don’t know how often the stairwells are cleaned at all — there were leaves, wrappers, and dirt on the floor for MONTHS.
On the third floor where I live, there is often a smell of marijuana in the hallway. I know it’s legal now, but it’s supposed to be a non-​smoking building!
There have also been several break-​ins in the parking garage. Although I don’t park my car there, it raises serious questions about the security of the building.
Another security concern is that the office sometimes close early with almost no warning, and I have seen packages sitting outside the locked door where anyone could pick them up. That definitely does not make me feel secure.
If I’m paying $ 1685 for an apartment, I want it to be somewhere I feel proud to bring guests home to — not somewhere I have to be worried that when the elevator doors open there will be a puddle of urine inside. I want to live somewhere safe, clean, and presentable. I feel that I have not gotten my money’s worth at this apartment, and once my lease is up, I will not be renting with Amli again.

I don’t usually write reviews on Unilocal,however, I would like to make the exception for AMLI Mark 24.
After reviewing these reviews, I agree with Kelly K.‘s post the most. Been here for almost a year now. It was the perfect location, amenities, etc. when I moved it. Still is, however the cleanliness of the apartment complex itself is troublesome.
I find myself gagging every time I have to walk into the garbage area because it’s either packed with recycle and old trash bags because the garbage is filled up. Or when it’s not packed with recycling and garbage you can see the stains all over the floor from spilled liquids or God knows what. Also, the fact that there has been two pee stains (from what I assume is dog pee) in the back entrance stairwell for months now is pretty gross and unsettling (still has yet to be picked up). I called about this, but nothing was done. It shouldn’t be the tenants responsibility to notify the staff of this issue. For months there was blood stains on the door that leads to the back of the apartment and just recently got cleaned.
Security is another complaint I have. There have been multiple break-​ins since living here for the past year. Bikes have been stolen, cars have been broken into. I per de have not be victim to this, however, I ensure you that I wouldn’t feel comfortable with my car in the parking garage. A while back some suspicious kids were in the elevator after the apartment complex was closed which is extremely unsettling.
Once my lease is up I will not be renting from AMLI apartments as I do not feel I am being fulfilled for what I am paying for.

A place to call home… Amli Mark24 has it all! Friendly, helpful and well informed staff. That truly smile without much effort. Their maintenance team is expedient, effective and timely. Each one of my requests has been completely fulfilled in 24 hours or less. The community is conveniently located on market street and it is chockfull of nice amenities and services. I have to say I’ve lived in Miami, Chicago and Raleigh and never wrote a review of a community I’ve lived in.

I am a month or so in and here is my opinion so far…
Pros:
— Good floor plans
— Tall Doors /​Ceilings
— Nice floors (carpet only in bedroom)
— Good kitchen appliances, washer/​dryer
— Best fitness center in an apartment complex that I have seen
— Offers Condo Internet (best in the city)
— Near all the best Ballard Locations
— Can talk to management about getting a temporary parking pass for friends
— Two rooms to have groups over, deposit only, no stupid fees
— Near a good number of bus lines (40 to get to Amazon Campus)
— A nice amount of storage space available
— An event or so every week typically offering free food from or at some nearby establishment
— Room to wash your pet
Cons:
— Rent is a little on the high side (comparable to downtown Seattle)
— People in the leasing office give tours often on the weekend so it can be difficult to pickup packages
— Picks up street noise, generally not an issue but the north side of building has construction during the week right now
— If neighbors are loud and having a party you are going to hear a lot of it, there are supposed quiet hours but I have not seen it enforced yet (only happened once or twice so it just might not have gotten caught)
— You can buzz people in at the front but will still have to go let them in as there are multiple places that require someone to badge you in
Hopes:
— With the new introduction of food waste laws I hope to see some compost bins in the trash rooms
— They replaced the pet area recently with a fake grass mat, hopefully they add some rocks and such in to make it more interesting and actually encourages more use.
Not an issue for living here but for a LEED certified building I would expect building management to be more mindful of leaving the televisions in the hallway or common rooms on and leaving the empty apartment’s lights on. Seems like an easy thing to fix.
I can’t tell if I am genuinely enjoying the building or if Ballard is just awesome. I will give 4 stars for right now.

I was looking for an apartment in many different neighborhoods as my current apartment is increasing the rent for a small studio. After researching many different options, I was really impressed with AMLI Mark 24 and decided to choose AMLI Mark 24 as my next apartment.
They offer comparable prices and in fact, I was able to get more storage with AMLI compared to my current apartment. Not to mention the apartments at AMLI are much nicer and offer much more air flow which was a major concern.
In addition, the staff (i.e. Abbey) has been very helpful so far, offered many different layouts within my price range, great move-​in specials, and they have been very flexible with my move-​in date without charging a high holding fee compared to the other apartments.
Lastly, the location is great as it is located near many popular areas in Ballard. My current location in Belltown is filled with a lot of homeless people and high crime rates but so far every time I’m in Ballard — I feel safe.
Overall, I’ve never been so excited to move into a complex and cannot wait until I am finally all moved in!

We looked at a couple of apartments in Ballard and were really impressed by AMLI. The price was the highest among them, but it’s definitely worth this money when it comes to the apartment’s quality, floor plans, design, fitness room (the best!), business center with conference room, and two little parks — at the second floor and on the roof — with amazing views of Queen Ann, Magnolia and a channel! The staff is very friendly and willing to help, and AMLI tries very hard to establish a community — so far we had Halloween Party, Thanksgiving and Thursty Thursday almost every week.
Location is one of the major criteria we rely on. Plenty of buses — 3 to downtown (with two expresses), 1 to Queen Ann and one to University District. Now we drive car only on the weekend. You can walk to plenty of restaurants, bars, shops (including QFC one block away) and even movie theater. Did I say that Ballard Market is few blocks away, as well as Olympic Athletic club is 10 minutes walking? Ah, the library is also two blocks away. And Starbucks :)
So we truly enjoy living here, thank you, AMLI, for providing such a great experience!

I didn’t rent from them but I was impressed by the efforts of their leasing managers. They only lost to where I live now because the feel seemed to be the college graduate type and it wasn’t ready when I toured it.
I think it going to be known as the new ballard home for college grads. Even when I walk by their property, I always remember them as the one that almost got me and it’s with a smile.