I have been living at Village at Juanita Beach for about 2 years. The complex is located across from Juanita Beach Park and the walking trail that follows the lake; this is great during the summer. It is also less than a 10 minute walk to the Juanita Shopping Center where you can find coffee shops and restaurants. I commuted to downtown Seattle for over a year by either catching the 255 bus at the corner of 98th and 116th or by driving 10 minutes to the South Kirkland Park and Ride and catching it there. Either way my commute was about 50 minutes one way but it was worth it since I didn’t have to transfer and I love the area I live in.\r
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As for the complex itself, the buildings are older in comparison to the newer complexes going up in the area and there are pros and cons to that. Being older, it has a more reasonable price tag than its neighbors, it was built in a time when sardine living wasn’t popular so it is spacious, and many of the tenants have been here for a long time. My apt is heated through baseboard heating in the bedrooms and forced air in the living area, this makes for an energy bill of about $120 in the winter (November-March) but only $30 in the summer months (July-September). During the summer the apt never gets too warm so not having an AC unit has not been an issue. \r
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I haven’t had many things break but whenever something doesn’t seem to be working appropriately (long running toilet, stove coil doesn’t fit well) I just email management and the issue is solved within the day. I’ve never had an issue ignored. I really like the management team they make living here easy. The other tenants in our building are respectful of our space and I don’t ever remember hearing them except on super bowl day. This is a really quite and welcoming neighborhood.\r
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