Via6 Apartments

Can you say BIG BROTHER… This place has cameras up the wazoo… They can even see you while your on your balcony. STAY AWAY UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE WATCHED

I just moved out. Consider your entire «refundable deposit» non-​refundable — they take the whole thing in cleaning and painting fees. I do understand that Greystar is a huge company and they’re only out to make money off of these apartments, but the benefits of renting from a large company are not there — their utilities billing is a mess, parking is disorganized, and they seem to have a lot of trouble getting elevator repairmen & garbage chute maintenance people to show up to fix things outside of normal business hours. If only one elevator is serving half of a 24 floor building as wide as a city block for an entire weekend, it takes a while to get anywhere.
I like the people at the concierge desk, the maintenance staff, and the people in the leasing office who have been there for a while, but ultimately living at via6 was difficult in ways I didn’t expect and just don’t have patience for. As for Greystar corporate, they sent my final bill to the wrong forwarding address (when the right address was clearly written in the paperwork) and threatened to send me to collections after 14 days over a $ 300 bill. If the building gets more organized and straightforward, and all the construction in a 2 block radius finishes up, it might be worth the money to live there.

Nice luxury apartments, building has a lot of additional things to do, a lot of games, mini market and a few restaurants. Pricy. Loved that they have coffee and juice/​smoothie shop. Nice part about juices/​smoothies is that they are not pre-​made but freshly squeezed.

Awesome time living the in the building. Great amenities. Best part is the friendly, knowledgeable, and accommodating concierge staff, top to bottom

I am very proud to have called this place home for two years. It was a really vibrant vertical community, though at times it felt like an Amazon dorm. I really appreciated all of the resident events sponsored by Via6 and local restaurants! Even the resident portal was pretty convenient for posting subleases, furniture, events, etc. I’ve never seen such community involvement as this but I hope to inspire the same vitality in my new community Cirrus.
Moving out wasn’t such a pain. Our deposit covered all the outstanding utility bills, cleaning, and damage (we had wallpaper). I wish ACH online rent payment didn’t require a $ 3 processing fee. That is complimentary for most resident portals.

Things have been very busy at work but I wanted to take a few mins to make good on my commitment to reply once we moved out. We did move out on June 4^th and are just days away from moving into our Condo a couple of blocks down. The move out was not nearly as painful as so many other reviewers have posted (must be truth in that more people are quick to post negative vs good reviews, sigh). We took extra care removing all the furniture and even made an attempt patching the holes where the TV was anchored. When we closed the door it was wipe down clean, Via charges a sanitation fee so don’t go crazy cleaning (this is upfront info from the leasing office by the way) and what we would consider very good move-​out condition given two people lived there for 2yrs. Might have been a week or so before we got word on our final bill and they were as expected. Sanitation fee, wall repair (I didn’t sand paint the patches where the tv anchors were), wall paint (few scuffs and tv area) and some other very minor things that I can’t recall at the moment. All in all, it did eat up most all of our deposit but that was money spent 2yrs ago so no big deal in our eyes. We truly enjoyed living at Via and will surely visit the retail space in the near future as it’s where our lives in Seattle began.
Thanks Via6!

I really enjoy living here. The location is great. Also, I’m impressed with how great, professional and helpful the concierge team is.

If you’re looking for an apartment to rent in downtown Seattle and willing to pay a little more for great management/​concierge team, vibrating social environment, and of course high quality features, Via 6 is the one to go for! Not to mention about the high quality of the apartment units, but the concierge team is professional, helpful, and pleasant. Check it out!

I’ve lived in Via6 for over a year, and just renewed my lease a few weeks ago. There are good and bad qualities to every building.
The good:
What I love the most about this building is its staff. Specifically, the concierge staff. They are the most helpful and friendly group of people you can imagine. They have gone out of their way for me a number of times with specific requests, that I am truly appreciative. I would like to specifically call out Insa and Mike. Superb guys. The leasing staff is also extremely professional and helpful and will do their best to meet your needs. I would also like to call out Stephen, the asst. manager, as one of the most helpful and professional managers I have come across.
Location and amenities are a major plus for Via6. Rents are to be expected for this market albeit the small spaces.
The bad:
Construction noise: that’s not Via6’s fault but Amazon’s. Via6 tries to do its best in giving the residents construction updates and advance notice on major milestones.
Parking: this is, by far, the most deplorable parking garage I’ve ever parked in. The parking spots are way too narrow for the cars and residents end up parking over the line, which hurts everyone else. This is very much a controllable issue in that the building can resize the parking spots, or limit the amount of guest/​commercial parking. Guests get to park anywhere they want, where residents are assigned a sized spot based on the size of their vehicle. The spots are too small for the size you’re assigned. Via6 will attempt to blame Impark, which manages the garage, but that’s a good example of pushing accountability elsewhere. For the amount of money residents pay for parking, this issue needs to be resolved.
So, all in all, a fantastic building to live in with superb staff. If they can fix the parking situation, then it would get 5 stars.

Having lived in multiple large metropolitan cities, I understand what it feels like to overpay for a downtown apartment that under delivers. Thankfully, Via 6 does not fit that bill!
This place is extremely vibrant from morning to night. Excellent choice of high quality restaurants & social seating areas.
What I am most impressed by was the quality service from the Leasing & Concierge services. I received help from multiple leasing agents, all of whom were extremely friendly & helpful. Honestly, they have the best leasing team I’ve ever encountered. Great people!
Highly recommend Via6 for professionals who thrive in a fun-​loving & social environment. The spectacular views from most rooms don’t hurt either!

While Riverstone property management wouldn’t be my pick for company of the year, the concierges Insa and Mike are fantastic – their great attitudes, smiling faces, and general helpfulness go along way in making me feel at home in Via6.

These apartments are in a very good spot, you’re close enough to South Lake Union to walk and parks like the Olympic Sculpture and the Elliot Bay Trail are super close. That said, in the few month’s I’ve lived here, the management has been less than inspiring. I moved from a two bedroom to a studio within the building, and between the two units I had to sign 5 leases because of incompetence and rigidity on the management’s part. The first time I moved in, I had to sign two leases because they hadn’t keyed the apartment correctly. I had to stay in a hotel and all they said was sorry… The second time it took three leases because of an issue with my renter’s insurance being ONE day off. Because my insurance company had to reissue the policy to meet Via6’s standards. These leases are 50+ pages. Totally unacceptable.

This place is ridiculous. In a good way. The best location (between Belltown, Downtown, Denny and SLU) and a TON of amenities. I work and live from here and have for almost a year. I love it. The staff in the restaurants are great, at the coffee shop too, but especially the concierge. Mike and Insa are the best and take care of us residents like we are in a michelin rated hotel. The only bad part about the building at all, is the parking garage. But, hey, its downtown living in a growing city. What’re you gonna do? Live here.

I have had an apartment here for a year now and it has been one of the most comfortable and clean places I have lived. I love the building and the concierge staff have always been really helpful. I love being able to go down to the 1^st floor to get coffee or really any meal of the day easily, and having many options for shopping or eating an easy walk away. I’ve made friends with quite a few people in the building and all the staff who work here are very personable and easy to communicate with, it’s a very good vibe all around. You get what you pay for if you’re tryin to be cozy and all that.

One of the first residents to move in two years ago — still living and loving it!
Amenities are great and staff very helpful. Elevators can be slow at times — especially in the morning — and Assembly Hall coffee and juice is a bit expensive. However, I expect this living in a large complex in the heart of downtown Seattle.
Much, much more positive than any small drawbacks. Insa and the concierge team are awesome and always responsive to our needs.
See you on the pavilion deck!
— Dave

I have lived here since Via6 opened two years ago. Time flies when you have fun! This place is absolutely amazing, if you want to live in Downtown Seattle. The location is top notch, the amenities are fantastic and everyone in the building is friendly. It really is a vertical neighborhood. The concierge go above and beyond. They always say hi and let you know when you have packages or help your guests up to the 7^th floor. Couldn’t ask for a better front desk.
Five Stars for this building.
Justin

I been at Via6 from day one My dog’s and I absolutely love it here. It’s like a five star Hotel. The concierge are absolutely top-​notch very respectable. Thay are always there for you sometimes I feel thay only work for me. If need to know how to get somewhere they pull out the map on their desk and give me directions anywhere in Seattle. I would be lost with out the Concierge

I lived in three different Apartments in downtown Seattle and the via 6 is the best. The rent is reasonable they have a great leasing team thay are very helpful too. The building is very clean the gym is wonderful I cannot imagine living anywhere else thank you again Via6…

I lived at via6 for a year and just moved out. While I was impressed with all the amenities — and the view — that’s what you’re really paying for (these apartments are tiny and noisy). The problems with the building add up fast; the elevators are always broken (I’ve waited 10+ minutes, sometimes walking 20 flights of stairs.) The concierge is never there or screwing around; the juice bar is overpriced; the garage is too small; the utility bills make NO sense (I was out of town for an entire month and was charged the same as when I was home!)
The worst was when I moved out. The leasing staff — which seems to change every few weeks — had no paperwork ready for me and didn’t know how much I owed. I had called to make an appointment to do all this — and a walk through — and was told they don’t do that. When I turned in my keys — which took an hour -, I was told I could come back later to do the walk through! (That’s why I called!)
Oh, and the icing on the cake? My lease went up for next year, but after I gave notice a friend called to ask about availability — it’s renting for $ 500/​month less than what I paid.
At least that’s closer to what this place is worth — and worth putting up with.

WE have moved out of this apartment as of May…
Just wanted to give everyone an update, I am NOT WHINING just want everyone to be an informed consumer.
1. When you move out you DONT have to clean they will AUTOMATICALLY charge you out of your deposit a cleaning fee of around ±$ 180. I made the mistake of spending all night cleaning, no one informed me of this, i could not find this anywhere in the paperwork.
2. You will be charged for paint, no matter how clean the walls may be. Yes, that is considering that i got touchup paint BEFORE they walked in.
3. Be flexible with the walk thru sometimes there late or sometimes forget. I called about 4 times and appeared 3 times in person to make sure this was going to happen at a particular time and still did not happen on time.
4. YOU WILL end up paying something more than what your deposit is. After having a pet deposit, and regular deposit they sent us a bill for $ 280.00 that the deposits did not cover.
We are a two type A professional couple with 2 small well disciplined dogs, I don’t understand.
This is a really nice place, great location, just wanted future resident to know that you will pay additional (unless you have corporate housing).
** Everyone who has left a great review prob still live in the building and not YET experienced move out.

Still no fix for the parking garage, now it seems Via 6 fanboys (and gals) are touting the wonderful life of Via 6. Well, Yeah, the building is pretty nice, the finishes are ok, the floors are nice (yet very easily damaged) the paint is a pleasing color (but scuffs and scratches off VERY easily).
If you’ve toured the Olivian (another building in this same price range) you’ll see the difference, I can only guess that the positive reviews for this building who are saying we should feel blessed to live here have never lived in a luxury building. Because, this just isnt up to snuff., end of story.