Coho Real Estate

Mold growing in 3 of the 4 downstairs units. I recommend buying an air purifier because management doesn't actually acknowledge the problem that the ventilation is poor. Dish washer takes 3+ cycles to actually clean. I recommend just hand washing. Pipes often sporadically back up too. No in unit laundry, onsite laundry is often completely out of order 20% of any given month. My only recommendation is to have friends that have laundry access elsewhere. Most apartments are in disarray. Hot water only lasts about 10 minutes, if you're in a 2+ apartment, you need to schedule showers. This is a fairly awful place. I would look elsewhere.

I am surprised about the positive nature of the reviews for this business on Google. Other sites have different reactions, largely very negative. So, which is correct? My experience with Coho is based on a very disappointing afternoon in dirty buildings and depressing and overpriced apartments. As a professional, I was looking for a place to live and the U District seemed a likely spot. On a warm afternoon, I showed up for one of those "group showings". In my group, waiting patiently outside the Coho office, where we were told not to intrude, there were several pairs of students, looking for a home away from home, and a couple of grad students or professionals looking for a place to call home. The COHO rep started the tour with promises of "free parking" if we signed today, and not only that, but "$100" off the rent. Very tantalizing. First came the one bedroom, three flights up a staircase that hadn't been swept since the last millennium. So unappetizing was this introduction to the building on 8th Avenue NE that I found myself scanning for needles, etc. The apartment was, in a word, dismaying. More like a cell. To be fair, there weren't any mouse droppings or trash inside the apartment. Cheap, ugly carpet, a bedroom the size of a walk-in closet, and, if I recall correctly, popcorn ceilings. If I were trying to study within its walls, I would probably become chronically depressed. The two bedroom, one building over, while marginally better, was nothing but a desperation option. Two young men asked about mold on the carpet. "We don't have mold," intoned the rep.