Midtown Square

Midtown Square has been my home since relocating across the state three years ago. The previous management, Thrive, definitely had their ups and downs (more downs). Since Forge, the new management as of Nov. 2025, took over it’s definitely been very pleasant living here. Thrive left a massive mess for Forge to take over. My partner and I have switched apartments/buildings during the management switch. Thrive had plenty of time to do the move out process for our old apartment but for some reason did not. Thrive also didn’t not inform Forge about our transfer or our move out process. Brian, in the office, has take lots of time to sit with us and problem solve. Forge is a new management company, so I expected some growing pains. Already Forge has gone above and beyond what we expected of them in such a short period of time. They listen to their residents and have made proper adjustments. The puppy pad is taken care of daily, packages are directed to safer locations, and maintenance is quick to respond. Some comments on here will talk about the phones and elevators not working but if an elevator is down, it’s for a day and there’s usually two others operable. As for communication, the resident portal is an easy way to send a message and it’s answered quickly. Midtown Square is definitely for the better with Forge Management. I’m excited to see how they progress.

My partner and I enjoyed our stay here for the most part. The location is great, we've felt safe, and (at least facing 24th) it's been quiet. There's a new maintenance crew as of a week or two and they've been fast, kind, and efficient. Our only complaints have been the fire alarm going off frequently and trash management. Our designated garages that have trash are closed more often then not, so we have to use the dumpsters on the street yet the landfill ones tend to be missing. Big annoyance, but everything else has been fine.

I honestly would not recommend anyone. We did the tour and the home was not ready. We have to get (still not done 2 weeks later) window fixed, transition on the top stair fixed because we do not want to trip and fall into a concrete floor. (We’re in the townhouse) the townhouse was not properly turned and we had to ask them to have the cleaners come back. The cleaning service is a tenant in the building so not a professional service. We also had to get all the toilet seats replaced because they looked like they were washed and dyed in bleach. Window shade cover is missing and the maintenance guy was matter a fact about it, asked if we want a replacement, and were like we’re about to pay over 3k a month Ofcourse we want the house to look the way it’s supposed to look and have everything it comes with. The response was “well it’ll take 3 weeks” I’m like we will be here for 12 months lol we can wait 3 weeks. Also we signed the lease 2 weeks before so they had more than enough time to fix all of this. Experience so far living here after 2 weeks first official weekend here and the buildings alarm woke us up on Saturday morning at 8am (11/15/2025) and went on for 15minutes, stopped and then went on for another 10minutes. Be prepared for amazon drivers to also mess up your deliveries. Also the building kind of has an odor andthe garage smells like a sewer. Yeah (doo doo)! “Management from what I hear is changing” and the people the last couple of days seem to be here just for the day. Lol this might sound exaggerated but it’s not. As I’m listing it out I’m like this is a lot! Also the ice machine they recommended in the building because the refrigerator doesn’t have an ice machine feeder or whatever is disguising I’ll post a picture. I’ll post all the pics. Other than ALL OF THAT. The neighborhood is pretty lively and the food options don’t seem to be bad if you don’t cook at home. Also PCC is right across the street. They wanted an honest feedback about the move in, this is about 80% of it.

Location: Great, but if your facing courtyard, expect loud music every other weekend to come thru your window. Staff: Employee turnover is ridiculous. Only person who is still there is Deedee, who has exceptional customer service. Every month, there is new staff so send emails to keep paper trail. Cost: Expect your rent to increase 15% at renewal, no matter what. Community roots is not a priority, money is. Building: 1 elevators always down.. more than 6 months. Dogs everywhere, expect pee smells!!!! Garage: Price doesn't match the door getting stuck or people taking your spot.

TLDR uncontrolled pets pissing/pooping everywhere. I stayed here from July 2022-July 2023. At first the apartment was fine. It took a month to get my dishwasher fixed but whatever. Soon, pets started terrorizing the apartment. Poop in the garage, poop in the elevators, pee in the stairway carpets and the smell doesn't go away no matter how many times they clean. The poop also doesn't go away until some unsuspecting resident drives over it with their car and smears the smell into the pavement. The worst part was my upstairs neighbor who literally let their dog pee all over their balcony. For months, I had pee dripping down my screen door, crystallizing on the glass, and the smell was rancid. It was 80F+ in my apartment and I couldn't open windows/doors bc the smell would permeate everything. I emailed management several times, and I'm sure I wasn't the only neighbor complaining. When I finally got them to address the issue and clean my balcony, they left a pee rag on my rug and my door unlocked (I was on vacation for a week, and reading other reviews about break-ins, I'm glad nothing happened). I had to follow up in person bc they didn't respond to my emails and they assured me the problem was resolved and would not go into detail. I trusted them, but of course the pee came back like a week later. Overall, there are some employees in the leasing office that are trying their best and actually get things done, but most of the staff is incompetent, annoyed when you ask them to do their job, and make fake promises so you stop bothering them. Hopefully they have fixed things since I moved out. 🐕‍🦺💩

TLDR: Do not rent here. Horrible and sketchy. Unsafe and unsanitary. It’s been a while since we’ve moved out of midtown. It was my first apartment out of college so I thought the issues we experienced were normal for a complex. WRONG. Our current place is vastly different. This place is horrible. My car was broken into and defecated inside, units have been shot through, dogs (and humans) leave feces and urine everywhere, fire alarms in the middle of the night, inebriated people threatening residents in the lobby, inebriated residents passed out in the lobby, trash rooms filled to the brim and so much more. Parking garage is just dangerous and scary. You pay $210/month when it’s safer to park on the street. Will never forget walking into the garage stairwell and being greeted with human diarrhea. Management does very little and they’re a hot mess. We loved Lexi, Michaela, and Joseph. Wish they worked elsewhere! They do not deserve to work in such an awful building. Also Thrive has a class action suit against them for price gouging. We were ushered into an overpriced unit that dropped by $300+ the next week. Also, they only have positive reviews from random spam accounts. Our mental and physical health have improved drastically since living here. I cannot believe we thought dealing with this building was normal. Please do not put yourself in a situation like this. overall - I would not live here if I had a chance to go back and change. I would not recommend any of my friends or family to live here. place is pretty, but that’s the only nice thing. some in the leasing office are kind but are the people facilitating these frustrating situations. And yes, these concerns have been brought up to this office but they cannot do much to change anything - but you know, the rooftop and lounge are nice 🙂 They will comment apologies for the experience we had and to reach out. Let’s be honest, they won’t do a thing to change. Hope this health code violation of a building figures out how to improve for the sake of their residents. Quick edit: our move out day a drunk driver crashed into the lobby shattering the windows (last two pics). That was a sign that we made 100% the right decision leaving.

I was a resident at Midtown Square Apartments for almost 2 years and in that timeline I was broken into twice with 10’s of thousands dollars of my items stolen, primarily expensive jewelry, area rugs, stereo & speakers, etc in addition thousands of $$ in stolen packages. Mgt. was very uncooperative and dismissive & were the absolute worst always stating it’s not their problem, well YES it was their fault for not having more cameras & ALL maintenance personnel having fobs to everyone’s units that Seattle police are constantly investigating this property along with many ongoing car theft’s & burglary’s ie slashing tires…! It’s also very unkept, halls, especially in buildig B but A is equally awful! I don’t understand any of the positive posts whatsoever. There was always filthy conditions ie vomit and dog feces, garbage piling up constantly is all too common. Also these 2 boxes of chairs were stolen before the Co. had a chance to pick them up and was charged $860 for them!! Worst experience EVER as never felt Safe or had any peace of mind during the timeline…Don’t rent unless you have an Attorney on speed dial!!

Beautiful apartments / staff. Love the new manager Chinua, he has made the move in process incredibly easy. The location is also perfect!

I moved in over the weekend and the staff made it such a smooth process!! DeeDee, Brianna and Maekla were literally the best!

Midtown square has glitzy shared spaces and is in a great part of town, but my experience their was quite negative. I decided to move out after multiple fire alarm incideints, including one that went off multiple times throughout the night and forced me and mt kids to leave at 3am to get some sleep. The corporate speak lack of apology about the fire alarms was off putting, as was the lack of any compensation. I have an 8 year old daughter who already struggles with anxiety, these blaring, middle of the night fire alarms happening multiple times was no small matter. My bike was also stolen from the bike room, which actually upset me less than the fact that no one cleaned up the broken locks for over a month. The bike room looks trashy and depressing, with constant reminders that it is unsecure and unimportant. It would be one thing if that was a free amenity, but it is one tenants are expected to pay for. Reimbursing me the cost of bike storage seemed insufficient for having my bike stolen. Lastly, not only was my final month not prorated as dictated by the lease, I was charged for the month after I moved out. The check is supposedly in the mail, but once again, midtown square did not lead with an apology or promise to make sure that such things never happen to other tenants. Don't make the mistake I did, avoid renting at midtown square!

Living here has been a nightmare. The constant noise from loud events in the central square, people singing, the blaring garbage truck, and the endless parties in the social spaces make it impossible to rest or sleep properly. This place has caused me so much anxiety, and the management clearly has no regard for the peace and tranquility of its residents. They've shown complete disregard for anyone looking for a quiet and livable space. Don't come to live here, this is hell.

This company actually falsified a write up and demanded I sign it or I'm fired. So that's basically what happened because I didn't sign it. Rid of my MHA application, purposely put me on employee housing so when I got fired they hiked my rent back up to market rent and said if I can't pay then get out and kept my commissions and they split it among each other! STRAIGHT TRASH!

Don't move here unless you want to be woken from your sleep at least once a month to false fire alarms. After 2 yrs nothing has changed. Literally counting down the days until I can move out of here! DONT MOVE HERE!!!!!!!! Constant false fire alarms, homeless people sleeping in the stair wells, secured doors broken for almost 2 years (still not fixed), feces in the parking garage (that cost over $200 a month), office staff is a revolving door

This team is amazing. Never have I ever seen such a excellent example of a group of people working so hard for the benefit of my little family! When Lifelong dropped the ball and our housing was at risk, this team (so many were involved it's impossible to point out only one or two employees!) jumped into action. I can honestly say that without their kindness and effort my little family would have gone homeless. You simply can't go wrong when everyone here is working for your good. I've just moved in and I am impressed % Give yourself the opportunity to tour this beautiful apartment complex! Everything is here! Fitness center, multiple elevators, package system, outstanding security, tenant events and more. What are you waiting for?!?! Come check them out!

Scheduled a tour for a studio and when I showed up for the tour, there was no answer to the leasing office to let me in. I used the callbox to call the leasing office four times with no answer. I called the phone number I received in the email when scheduling the tour, and the leasing manager walks to the front door to let me in. She was very obviously ignoring the calls from the callbox. Why let people schedule tours if you don't want to answer the door at the time of the appointment? Bad management vibes immediately, definitely not a place I would trust to live.