Echelon

My wife and I moved in end of 2020. We both have above 650 credit with a combined income of 3000 a month. Cost upon move in was about 4000$ with pets and the prorated rate. There is NO PARKING! It forces you to have to pay for covered parking which is an extra 25$ per car. Other than that it is a nice place management is respectable. Knowing what i know now i would still apply but this is what i wish i wouldve known ahead of time.

The actual apartment inside is nice do not move here if you have a car. There is no parking what so ever in the apartments after about 5pm. At times you can drive around the complex for about 20minutes and maybe you might find someone leaving their spot. If you still do t find a spot then many cars park in the fire lanes. Sometimes they don’t do anything about that other times they tow your car from the fire lane. There literally is no where to park. Only move here if you don’t drive a car or… you can get dropped off into the apartments. We had been told that parking was challenging here by a previous resident but we did not realize the extent of it or we would have chosen to move somewhere. Do not count on the staff to warn you because they are only concerned with getting people moved in. Read More

From the very beginning the staff here has been working with me well I went to many apartment complexes and had to restate what I was looking for but when I got here they already had my name and what apartment I wanted meeting all of my bullet points. I’ve had a few work orders I’ve put in and they were responded to within days. The parking isn’t as bad as everyone says you may not be able to park right outside your apartment every time but in reality it is free to park at the complex versus… many other places charging just to simply park within the complex. It is first come first serve it does get crowded after about 6-7 but I’ve come back as late as midnight and still found a spot every time. I haven’t had any security problems or felt as if I was in any sort of danger walking around the complex. I have really enjoyed living here and I’m glad I looked passed the reviews I have read before because it really is a nice place. Read More

Looking for an apartment in the Lakewood/Tacoma area? DO NOT rent from Echelon Apartments Echelon Staff

speaking from dreadful experience. Don't do it. Staff is disrespectful. The apartment complex isn't maintained (tall grass, spiders, frogs...etc.) Oh, but never near the model apartment or the office. They're sure to keep that area decent for future residents that are viewing. NOISE NOISE NOISE - the apartments are poorly built and the policies for quiet hours aren't being reinforced.… Parking? HA! I hope you never leave or have a reserved spot (which cost extra) because parking is nearly nonexistent. You'll see people who don't live in the complex parked in spaces ALL the time. Also, there's no point in complaining about any of your issues to the manager, she's rude, and doesn't respond to anything. Oh, but when they finally do - weeks/months after your initial complaint they'll ask YOU to change instead of fix the issues at hand. To top all of this off... they're going up in their already high prices WITHOUT any renovations being made.

This place is a joke! The staff is disgraceful! They should fire them all and redo the whole process. Absolutely terrible experience at this apartment complex!!! Read More