Avanti Apartments

I have lived at Avanti for over 3 years, and in two different apartments in the building. My husband and I liked the management so much, that we stuck with the Horizon group when we wanted to change neighborhoods this year. Things get fixed in a timely way, the staff is nice, and we never had an issue with a neighbor.
It’s true that part of your deposit is non-​refundable, but if you are like us and don’t enjoy spending hours of your move cleaning, then this is great! The expectations of wear and tear on the place were more than reasonable, and we never got nickled-​and-​dimed for anything. It’s also a great place for pets. You’ll probably hear a few barking in the halls, but inside the apartments it’s nice and quiet.
It’s true that the location is near a hospital (or 3), but so is the whole neighborhood on First Hill and much of Capitol Hill. The noise never bothered us even on the Boren side of the street, but sometimes bands play in the summer on a Friday night in the nearby park. Street parking is difficult, so you may want a garage spot, but walking to Capitol Hill nightlife is so easy.
I would easily rent here again, and recommend it.

The Avanti Apartments are a great place to settle down and call home. When I moved to Seattle I was lucky to be walking around and stumble across this great apartment building. Both Connie, the manager, and Tessa were very curious and professional. Any issues I had with the apartment were dealt with almost immediately and the fixes were very well done.
Not only is the apartment great, but the surrounding night life is awesome as well. I never had any issues simply walking to bars on Capitol Hill, Downtown or in Belltown, and if I didn’t feel like walking all the way home there were always multiple busses headed in the right direction.
If I hadn’t gotten a roommate I definitely would have stayed in a heartbeat. With the awesome staff and great night life around there is no question as to why one would want to live at the Avanti.

This place is right next to Virginia Mason Hospital so you get the luxury of hearing sirens every five minutes… The staff is very nice (before you sign the lease) they take care of everything for you like changing light bulbs WOW! (but charge you $ 50 to open a locked door… And they are so good to you that they even tell you before hand that more than half of your security deposit goes towards mandatory cleaning regardless on how clean you leave the place, on top of their it is a mandatory non-​refundable deposit… But their is a plus they do allow pets… with another non refundable fee and pet rent… So yes I highly recommend the Avanti apartments (for people I dislike with a fat wallet and a pet dog)

I have lived at the avanti for a year now. I previously posted about how loud the pool is, and as a result of the post Connie, the manager contacted me. I was extremely impressed with the creative solutions she came up with to fix the problem. She even contacted the hotel manager on my behalf to work towards fixing the noise. I appreciate the results Connie was able to obtain for me. Though I have to move for unrelated reasons, I am sure I will return to the Avanti in the future. Good rates, great management and great location.

I never leave reviews for anything but I thought my positive experience at Avanti was worth sharing. I lived at the Avanti for about 9 months after reading good reviews. I was moving all the way from PA to Washington and Tessa was a great help. The location was golden, especially for someone like me who was new in town. Right in the middle of Capitol hill, downtown Seattle, and all the bus stops! The giant hill was a bit of a pain in the butt but it was doable. Among my friends who recently moved to Seattle, I had the biggest apartment for a cheaper price.
Staffs are amazing, especially for a clumsy person like me, they were a big help. I locked myself out a couple of times, I dropped my company badge into the elevator shaft once (yeah, I know), and they even got that for me the next day with no charge.
No packages were lost, and most of the times, I would have the packages by the door, so I don’t need to go to the office to get it, no need to carry heavy stuff.
It’s a pet friendly building. I saw people walking puppies and big dogs all the time. However, didn’t have much of a noise issue.
Only issue I had with was the alarm system. It would sometimes go off at like 3 in the morning and it used to scare me a bit. But they always sent out an letter explaining what happened the next day.
I moved out for a better commute and for different priorities.
However, their great service continued. I actually received my deposit back! And I accidentally sent a package to the old address and Tessa talked to Fedex and helped forwarding the package to my new address.
If you are looking for a quiet neighborhood, but still want to be part of fun night life and be around nice restaurants, Avanti is the way to go :)

2013 — So far the experience has been great. Tessa has helped us every step of the way. We are moving here from Scottsdale, AZ next week. We chose a 1br with a loft for $ 1900 which also includes a washer/​dryer and a small patio. The location of Avanti is the key — we scoured all of downtown Seattle and found First Hill to provide the best balance of urban life, cleanliness and security. Here we come Seattle!!!
Update 2015: We are still here primarily because of the location. Rent has increased to $ 2350, the carpet is a pain to keep clean and Tessa is no longer here.
I love freeway park and the proximity to downtown.

I lived at the Avanti from Summer 2011 to Summer 2013. I chose it largely because of the good price and location and I’m glad I did. It has been a great apartment to live in. The location is perfect! Close to all the nightlife of Capitol Hill, but far enough away so it’s quiet. I lived in a one bedroom facing away from the street and didn’t have any street noise or hospital noise problems. The staff provides a great level of service, my maintenance issues were always taken care of and it’s very convenient that the office signs for packages. I’ve had a few cases of my neighbor being loud, but I could always walk downstairs and tell them that I’m sleeping.

Wish I could rate it zero stars…
Had the worst experience when visiting the apartments. I’m moving to Seattle from the East Coast and went to visit a couple places. This one was the worst. The customer service was horrible.
The lady who helped (will not provide her name) showed us the most disgusting room ever: it was like out of a hoarder episode… I couldn’t believe she showed us this place… what was she thinking? There were condom wrappers on the floor, uncleaned dishes from 3 months ago… I mean, disgusting!
Did she really think we were going to be blown away? We were, in a negative way!
I DO NOT RECOMMEND this place to anyone! Yuck… still having nightmares about it!!!

This is where I decided to call home. Gotta love it. I’m walking distance from everything. Want to go to Pike Street, bam there it is. Want to go to Belltown, bam there it is. Want to go up to Capital Hill, bam there it is. I guess I can’t complain one bit.

I have lived at the Avanti for almost 2 years now, which is a record for me because I had never renewed a lease before moving here. I love the location, just a few minute walk up to the heart of Capitol Hill or a few minute walk down to the Downtown shopping district /​Pike Place Market. I live in a studio apartment facing Boren Ave & noise from the street or above me has never been an issue, in fact it always feels rather quiet. The staff is amazing, Connie & Tessa are super understanding and will go out of their way to help in anyway. It also rocks that you can pay your rent online & it is not considered late until the 5^th! I can’t imagine living any place else!

I lived here for almost three years. THREE YEARS — that is a record for me. I had a tiny studio but it absolutely rocked. It was in the courtyard, I had a microwave built in (one less thing to buy), endless hot water (boiler!) which led to two hour long baths at times. Heated pool (I’d be out there in 20 degree weather in the warm bath-​like water) and central location made many of my friends very jealous. Connie, the manager, will jump through her butt to help you if you do your part and pay rent and speak to her nicely. She is a good manager and even offered to walk my dog after I had surgery.
Oh, and did I mention that this place is within a five minute walk of TWO hosptials?

I lived at the Avanti Apartment building for over two years. I really enjoyed this building. It was located on 1^st Hill and was in walking distance to downtown and to Capitol Hill. The Avanti is pet friendly, reasonably priced, and has knowledgeable staff. I would recommend someone live here, although don’t live on the Boren side because it gets very noisy. I loved my loft-​style apartment, although since the windows were almost 20 feet tall my place was very cold. The kitchen was also very very tiny. On a side note, it’s fun during the winter time if you do live on the Boren side because they usually close Boren and you can sled down the hill. If I had to live here again I would in a heartbeat.