The Ludlow Apartments

Will preface this by saying, I was living in NYC for the past 3 years where buildings are ancient, the rent is sky-​high, and many living situations can be a bit gritty compared to other cities. My standards might be a tad lower than some, but overall — my experience living at The Ludlow has been positive. I have lived here for a year, with one lease extension so far — and plan on staying unless the rent is raised too much at my next lease renewal.
PROS:
–Location. HoneyHole is downstairs, QFC around the corner, plenty of restaurants and bars nearby.
–Never had a serious ‘problem’ here (appliances/​actual apartment, neighbors, or otherwise), and if I’ve ever had an issue, it was resolved quickly. The leasing office is easy to work with.
–I think the price is reasonable. You would be hard-​pressed to find a studio in the middle of Capitol Hill for the price. Yes, my apartment is tiny (less than 500 sq feet, think like 400ish?) — but I knew that going into it and it’s not a problem. The location is worth the price to size ratio.
CONS:
–It can be a little dirty/​seedy at times. I think this is the nature of Capitol Hill rather than the building. For example, someone keeps getting in and drawing with sharpie on the walls and ripping up the recycling (which they quickly remedy), there will be random food/​trash left in the halls or by the front door — which I doubt is an actual resident but maybe some of the people that hang out nearby get in somehow? Either way, still creepy.
–They did raise my rent at my last renewal, around 100 $ I believe? That sucked, but wasn’t too surprised since its Capitol Hill. Hoping it isn’t raised too much again.
–Can be loud. Sirens, people yelling when the bars close, the crazies around QFC being crazy. Again, nature of the location. Some of the walls are a bit thin and I can hear my neighbors, but it isn’t more significant than other apartments I’ve lived in.
I can’t attest to the move-​out process and deposit refund — hoping it is seamless and fair.
I’ll probably keep living here until I’m priced out.