I moved into Tressa 1.5 years ago. Was great at first. Then the staff became so desperate to fill the place they started letting *anyone* move in. Low move-in fees brought all the drunks, drug addicts, thieves, gang members, and prostitutes. Tressa is billed as "subsidized housing," but really it's a racket. The rent is not cheap - its totally average for Seattle. I pay $750 a month for a very small studio apartment. The only subsidy is that the building owners get a tax credit for forcing all the tenants to fill out a ton of paperwork every year...some legal trick for a tax credit. Their marketing ploy to make this place seem like a philanthropic effort is a complete joke. - My next door neighbor the drug dealer had constant screaming fights, and a customer kicked his door in at 3am. I called police. - A few doors down the mother would scream and beat her 4 year old regularly. I called police. - Down the hall officers stood outside an apartment trying to take down a hostage situation - A Tressa security guard came to ME for comfort, telling me how afraid he was to work there (no joke)! - A stranger tried to beat me up in the elevator. - On *several* times, I have walked into the elevator and realized I was standing in puke, or urine, or spilled beer with the beer cans still there. - Someone defecated on the public stairway. The elevator has been out of service now for a month, and no signs of them fixing it. The elevator is broken because of vandalism by TENANTS. - A woman set herself on fire. - There have been several stabbings. - The police know my name because I had to call so much. They told me Tressa is on Seattle's "high crime list". - At one point cars in the garage were being broken into three times a week. Tressa has six floors, and no freight elevator. Think about that in relation to moving in/out. It's a nightmare on its own. I have tried to get out of my lease FOUR times, and nothing works. Move anywhere but here, I don't care how desperate you are.
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