Niwa Apartments

I’ve been living at Niwa Apartments since August, and my experience has been really positive so far. The building is modern, quiet, and in a great location. My unit has been functioning well, so I haven’t needed to submit any maintenance requests, which I think says a lot on its own, lol. 🙂 Management transitions happen, but my day-to-day living experience here has been comfortable and smooth. The common areas feel well kept, and overall it’s been a calm, secure place to come home to. I’m happy living here and would recommend Niwa to anyone looking for a modern apartment in the city.

I've been waiting a really long time to write this review, and now that I've got *part* of my deposit back and I'm moved out, I can unleash all my feelings and warn others about Niwa. TLDR: AVOID RENTING HERE AT ALL COSTS!! Insecure building in shady area + unresponsive maintenance + scorching hot rooms with no ventilation For context, I moved from out of state to Seattle and wasn't able to tour any apartments, so I took a risk and trusted the stellar Google reviews of Niwa (not so stellar anymore now as tenants vent their similar frustrations). Boy was I in for a treat. The day I moved in the hallway AC was broken. It was a scorching 89 degrees on the 8th floor where I lived. I was assured it would be repaired asap. We'll get back to that later.. As for my apartment itself, it was cle

Update November 2025: I hope the new management company takes better care of this building, bc ORI forgot about it. The trash rooms have been ignored. There’s now a cockroach infestation. So gross. ________ It makes me sad having to leave a 1 star review of this building, bc the building staff are great people, but Ori is a horrible company to rent from. I feel the staff really are trying but their bosses have left them unsupported. Pros: -Friendly staff -walkable location CONS: -UTILITIES ARE UNETHICAL: The building recently switched to a more “fair” system - the RUBS system- of dividing the buildings total utilities by your apartments square footage & number of residents. I have a toddler, so that apparently counts as an extra full human. $190 for one month sewer?! $87 for water, $78

I hated how no one was doing a weekly or even a bye weekly clean of the trash room. It always smelled awful!! The start of living there in Oct. 2024 was great, but as it went on to spring and summer i kept my window open all the time because of the heat. Hope the new ownership takes it serious because its a newish building. The only thing i loved was the rooftop patio, with the firepit, and my Neighbors on my floor.

I see that the management company that will start managing this building in November decided to reply to my review. Note to AGM: I never mentioned you and I clarified that the building was CHANGING companies. I hope you are better at managing than reading. ===== If you are thinking about renting now (October 2025) this place is changing management companies and no one is taking care of this building : I’m seeing a huge number of cockroaches in the last week like I haven’t seen before and the hallways smell like garbage. I can’t wait to move out! Btw some of the good reviews like Donna’s review is from someone that doesn’t live here and then Bunny Bunny’s review looks fake. The staff was great (now half of it has quit) and one of the reasons why we chose this place. I feel like a lot of the