Park Tower Apartments

Prior to living in Park Tower I lived in their building next door (the Olympic), when I ended up needing more space due to working from home in 2020, the staff was accommodating and allowed me to move to a 2 bedroom in Park Tower when it became available. Moving in to each building and moving out was an easy experience. I loved the location and being able to walk to restaurants and Wright Park. Office and maintenance staff were always friendly, helpful, and repairs were completed same day.… Someone usually showed up to make repairs within a few hours of me calling the office. The building is quiet, and the other tenants were nice. There's of course crime in the area as some mention, but we never had issues with our cars being parked in either lot and just didn't leave anything in our cars. Street parking definitely fills up by the afternoon. Our unit did not have a washer/dryer, but the washing machines are paid through an app on your phone so no need for quarters. I never had to wait for a washer/dryer to open up. Packages are also always secure in the package locker room. Park Tower is also affordable. Overall, I loved my time at Park Tower. Read More

Throughout the entire process of locating a place to live while still 2,000 miles away, moving in, living in Tacoma, and moving back home again after school...I clearly made the right choice finding Park Tower Apartments! Both Peggy and Brittany went above and beyond with every request and question that was put forth by me and my parents...they sent me photos, bus routes and maps of services in the area in advance of moving in. And knowing no one else out here, they were always friendly,… helpful, obliging and knowledgeable. More concierge than "rental office" mentality. And that helpful friendliness did not stop when I moved in. I count myself very very lucky. I have loved the experience here.

It's true what they say...LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION! I had no car here and transportation was always conveniently available to anywhere. So were the grocery, bank, medical appts, book store, movie theatre and restaurants in easy safe walking distance. It is a perfect walking neighborhood. Beautiful victorian homes and gardens! Our building is right off Wright Park, designed by the same person that created Central Park in NYC and there is always something going on there... It is also a short and picturesque walk down Commencement Bay. I learned a lot about Tacoma and it's history thanks to some books I was lent by Management.

The maintenance of the building itself is excellent. Their on-site staff and after hours service is expedient, professional and very service oriented. They not only "fixed" things; they also replaced them when necessary. The same day! They always kept an eye ahead and didn't waste time with "band-aid" fixes. The building's art deco decor as well as the landscaping and grounds were tastefully updated while in residence and it was managed without creating any inconvenience to me.

Park Towers is the full package: Location, friendly residents,a professional and competent staff and a well maintained, safe and comfortable place to call home.... Read More

I moved here from out of state, desperate to find an apartment. When I first arrived to visit, the property manager and the other young woman who works in the leasing office were friendly because they wanted me to lease an apartment. This is one of these situations where the staff are fake nice upon arrival and continue to get more and more ridiculous as time goes on.
This is a smoke free apartment, obviously. A few months after I moved in, the landlady was convinced that whoever was smoking on… my floor was me, presumably because I'm young. She would bang on my door, incessantly, and ask to stick her head in and smell my apartment (without giving me prior notice). She was all around rude and would make inappropriate jokes to me in passing down in the lobby.
When we would bring a potential renter upstairs in the elevator, she would pretend to be sweet and call me by a shorter, familiarized version of my name. Presumably, this was because she had a potential client in the elevator with her.
The apartment was super outdated and the appliances were barely of this century. It is extremely overpriced for what they offer. There was a leak they could not fix; it continued the entirety of my lease. They only used the maintenance men from the building and wouldn't call an outside plumber. The windows are horrible at keeping in heat in the winter and the bedrooms are freezing because the vents don’t disperse air. The windows have no screens, which wouldn't be within safety code in any other city. I was promised I would have a foggy window replaced in my apartment upon move-in and it never got fixed. There are people constantly moving in and out; don’t let them fool you by saying that people stay there on average for 5 years (like they told me).
The entry for the parking out back is uneven cobblestone. My tires got bubbles in them from the impact of driving over the uneven cobblestone and when I brought the problem to the office, they continued to pass it off as the city’s problem and said they couldn’t do anything about it. I paid $65 a month for a spot that required me to get my tires changed.
They did sneaky things like slip notices in my door, dated for the day prior, telling me they are going to show my apartment and that they gave me 48 hours notice.
This is just not an ethically run business. They are shady and I would steer clear of renting here. Read More

The crime/car prowls around the Park Tower Apts. are constant. Homeless people relieving themselves and drug paraphernalia are always around for your viewing pleasure. The office staff will lie to you regarding crime stats, so I suggest you call Tacoma PD and ask for the crime stats.

IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!!!

Expect, after your first year lease expires, to get dinged with a rent increase ranging from $150.00 to $300.00 a month.