Element 170! Luxury living in the heart of Beaverton! It must be luxury, because I've never lived in a nicer neighborhood that had nightly drug deals! Between that and the junky downstairs neighbor with frequent domestic issues, I feel like I'm living in hollywood! But don't let the community fool you with its extravagance, the units themselves are astounding. The paper thin walls make sure you can hear each and every haymaker the drunk next door throws at his wife. Well, at least you might if your refrigerator is quieter than mine. Gotta love those brand new appliances!
On that note, the kitchen design is unbelievable. As in, you cannot believe it. A small, cozy U shaped kitchen with plenty of counter space and only 1, that's right, count em, ONE drawer! I've never heard of a kitchen with only one drawer, but I am not a wealthy man, so who knows? Maybe this is what the kitchens in the finest Villas in Paris do! And that one drawer, is the smallest drawer you have ever seen. It might seem like a petty quibble to pick, but lets see how you like it after dumping 2 grand into moving into the place and have to find a spot to put your silverware! Maybe eating with your hands is all the vogue in those french villas, so they don't need your low brow eating utensils. If I didn't know any better, the only silverware my neighbors need are spoons!
The bathroom shows similar levels of sophistication, in having the one central cupboard and no drawers. Maybe the architect had a thing against drawers, like his father was killed by a wheel and castor set up and this is his way of making things right. It must have been a man, because no woman in her right mind would design these amenities this poorly. Alright, time to shake the sillies out, lets get down to brass tacks and talk about some things that ARE good. All the rooms have walls. The windows all work. Mostly. The ceilings are also nice, but unfortunately the floor above it must be as paper thin as the walls, as you can hear every step made by the degenerate partiers above you.
Lets talk amenities, shall we? Well, if you're one of the 40 million or so smokers in the united states, go somewhere else! They have a strict no smoking on the premises policy, which feels a bit unfair considering you can smell the pot smoke coming from at least three units on every building. They have a gym too. And a pool. Neither of these things are even remotely large enough to accommodate the large numbers of people living here. Better hope none of your "Brand new!" appliances break down, as when my washing machine clogged, it took 3 weeks to get the issue addressed! After calling and leaving several messages of increasing rage, they finally came by and fixed it. But by then I was used to having what was essentially a bucket of molding swamp water in my house. LUXURY LIVING!
In short, cutting the facade, these apartments are nothing more than a fancy looking, cheaply built, overly expensive crackhouses. Live here only if you are gullible, hate your money, or are looking to sell drugs. read more