Landes

I don’t know how one could rate this building below five stars…
Location — Amazing! You’re on the cusp of First Hill and downtown, with Capitol Hill no more than a 5 – 10 minute walk. Downstairs we have a café, hair salon, and dry cleaner (although I do not recommend the dry cleaner), and across the street is Kanpai (awesome sushi), a veterinary clinic, and a great mini-​mart. The Polyclinic is literally next door, so you can save yourself time by making doctors appointments there. Lots of bus access too — a block to the 12, two blocks to the 2, three blocks to the 3 and 4…
Staff — Outstanding! Our manager, Kathy, is about the nicest lady you could ever meet. She worked very hard to resolve a situation with some incredibly rude upstairs neighbors, and consequently, my husband and I changed units within the building and now love it even more! The maintenance staff is friendly and always working hard, and has been quick with any and all maintenance requests we’ve made.
Dogs — SO dog friendly! Seriously, there are a ton of dogs in this building and Kathy not only keeps a stockpile of dog treats in the office, but also facilitates dog and owner gatherings. There is pet rent, but I think they justify that by keeping the building immaculate. The carpets are cleaned and vacuumed consistently, there are no dirt or pet waste stains anywhere. It’s nice to have a building that welcomes dogs but maintains such high standards of cleanliness.
Amenities — Not a ton with this building, but we do have a beautiful lobby, a common use room, and a rooftop deck complete with fire pit, water fountain, and a grill. There is a parking garage but parking costs an extra $ 185/​month (that may not be accurate now, I got rid of my car over a year ago). There is also bike storage and storage units you can rent for a little extra.
The apartment — We live in a large, open one-​bedroom floor plan, although they have smaller layouts as well as two-​bedroom options. There are real hard wood floors throughout, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and tall ceiling with adjustable track lighting. Every unit I’ve seen has an entryway desk area and it’s own washer/​dryer combo. It’s modern and clean with lots of natural light.
Really, the only complaint I can see anyone making is that these apartments aren’t cheap. But if you want to live downtown and you want modern style, this building is highly affordable compared to a lot of the new construction in the area, and if I’m not mistaken, this building is only 7 years old anyhow.
I’ve had a lot of nightmare rental stories in my life. The Landes is the opposite of all that, and I plan to stay here a while!

I have been living here at The Landes for two years and i love it. My neighbors are amazing, it’s the most dog friendly building i have ever lived in. My favorite feature is Kathy our amazing building manager, she always has a treat and a belly rub for all of the dogs. They get more excited to see her than they do for a treat. She is always willing to work with me and i feel so comfortable going to her with anything. The building is always clean, we have great maintenance guys, i have never had things fixed so fast. My power bill in the winter is around 25.00 a month. I have never had to replace a light bulb, everything here is so energy efficient i haven’t had to do anything. Amazing. .i would recommend living here to anyone who wants to feel like they are home.

We’ve lived here for four years. Seattle has become home and we’ve looked around at other options, but Landes is so perfectly located, we can walk everywhere, and we have a gas stove, and the light is good, and our dog loves the place – and the manager. Management and maintenance are friendly, go out of their way and the few times we’ve needed help, they’ve been so responsive. They know our names! It’s clean. It’s all good. I recommend it all.

I’ve lived in Landes 3 years, and I love it. The management is great, the building is well maintained, and the location is fabulous. Plus, the place is 100% dog-​friendly. The rent is high — but it’s comparable to similar buildings in the neighborhood. And you get what you pay for, which is someone in the office 7 days a week to pick up packages and handle things that come up while you’re at work. As well as a nice building.

I lived here for 2 years! Why? I don’t eff know! When I signed a 1 year lease for my first year, they offered me 2 months free parking as long as I sign a 1 year lease. They failed to mention or provide any details in the lease agreement that I had to keep the parking spot for a year. So they asked me to refund them for the free two months of parking. When it came time for my 1^st renewal, they raised my rent by $ 125 a month and increase my flat utilities by $ 25 a month. I asked for lower but they stated since I live on the top floor which they called the penthouse because of the 9 foot ceilings they cannot negotiate price, WTF! The unit faces The Polyclinic so I keep my windows close throughout the day because I don’t want the people in the other building to see what I’m doing! I explained that to them and they didn’t care.
The 2^nd year lease renewal time is here and they’re raising my rent again; of course! This time by $ 150 if I sign another 1 year lease and they up my monthly flat utilities by $ 10. I’m am sure they’re violating HUD utility regulations!
The units are okay but aren’t the best. They still keep that stupid sign up stating they were voted #1 for some stupid reason back in 2007!
I spoke with a few tenants and everyone of them confirms that they go through light bulbs every month. The lighting track just shorts out the bulbs everytime you put a new one in. So be prepared to spend a few hundred dollars on light bulbs a year.
You don’t get your own water heater! I wake up at 6am for my morning shower even on the weekends and I don’t get hot water even after running the water for 30 mins.
If you live in a small unit and want to cook, be prepared to turn on your stove fan and opoen your window (yes only 1 window) and the smoke alarm will go off still. Very bad air circulation.
When I moved in, there were some great people that I have met and less than a year later those people moved out and there is a reason why too! Because management sucks major d@#k!
Only reason why I stayed is because it’s a 15 min walk to my work, that’s about it!

Two stars because of super nice lady in office. No amenities, super expensive rent, terrible parking. Noisy as heck too, with I-​5 right there and Harborview right down the street: nonstop noise. Sure, nice appliances, but come on, those are at most places now.

Convenient place to live, there is a coffee shop, hair salon and dry cleaners in same buidling. Easy walk downtown, close to bus lines. The garage parking is TERRIBLE. During the day its shared with polyclinic employees so it can be tough to find a spot plus there are a few cars who think they need to take up 2 spaces and never get tickets or talked to. Plus its expensive for parking for the amount of hassle you have to go through.

Condo styled apartments with high end finishes.
Landes is a great place to live. They have moderate sized 1 and a few 2 bedroom apartments. All the apartments have high end finishes including: granite countertops in both kitchen and bath, stainless steel appliances, and air purification systems in each apt. They are an open loft styled floor plan without a full wall between the living space and the bedrooms.
Landes has been open for less than 2 years so the place is extremely clean and most current tenants were the first ones in the building. They have underground parking below the building, Kanpai Sushi, dry cleaners, salon, crepes and M Street Grocery all next door. Also with great access off and on I-​5, being only 2 blocks away.