I have lived at Graham Place Apartments for 1.5 years. It is important when reviewing an apartment to distinguish between the neighborhood and the complex. That being said, my building is kept clean and extremely well maintained. Elmer, our maintenance lead is a ROCKSTAR! He makes me smile every time I see him and is incredibly responsive to any requests (I've asked for a battery change in my smoke detector and also needed a drawer in my refrigerator fixed.). Elmer is always singing and smiling as he works, making everyone's day better. Our building manager, Meranda was wonderful to work with as I signed my lease, sight unseen from across the country. She was able to answer all of my questions and made the process easy to go through. Upon arrival, I found Meranda to be a great resource for suggestions in the area and again, very responsive to any requests. I really appreciate the fact that my apartment is full of a diverse group of friendly people. Another commenter mentioned hallway odors....living here you will likely smell cooking odors from multiple nationalities....sometimes I think they are great, other times not so much....but, I never smell anything inside my apartment. The neighborhood...yes, it can be loud at times, but I expect that living in the outskirts of a city. I am close to Seward Park, PCC, QFC, and Safeway, a great variety of ethnic restaurants, the library, post office, movie theater, Farmer's Market, live music and several nice pubs...this is a growing, changing area, I've seen lots of improvements since I've been here. As others have mentioned, my rent increase was minimal, one that I had no issue with. read more