Eastlake Property Management for Lake Union Condos and Rentals

Eastlake property management services

Whether you need an Eastlake property manager for one unit or a whole condominium association, our services cover both.

• Rental property management for single-family homes and townhouses, condominium units and co-ops, duplexes to fourplexes, and apartment buildings from small to large. We handle tenants, maintenance, rent collection and monthly owner statements, with year-end 1099s and the full financial picture in the owner portal. Move-in, move-out and periodic inspections with photos help catch small problems early, which matters in older buildings.
• Tenant placement for owners who manage their own condo or apartment and only need help leasing it. We market, screen and place a qualified tenant, then hand the lease to you.
• Condominium and HOA management for condominium associations, including single-building associations. Boards get financial management, routine visits, local vendors and meeting support from a dedicated property manager. No call centers or rotating contacts. Unit owners get a secure portal for dues, payment history, documents and maintenance requests.

Owners can find Seattle rules and practical advice in our Seattle Landlord Resource Center. For condominium boards, our Seattle Condo & HOA Management Guide covers budgets and other parts of running an association.

What Eastlake owners should know

• Early apartment houses have little parking. The area grew up as a streetcar neighborhood. Its apartment houses from 1900 to 1930 were built with little on-site parking because most tenants did not own cars. Later waves of apartments and condominiums arrived from the 1960s into the 1980s.
• A RapidRide line is on the way. The City of Seattle and King County Metro plan to upgrade Route 70 to the RapidRide J Line, with service planned for 2027. The route runs through Eastlake, and the project adds new stations, dedicated bus lanes and protected bike lanes, with better connections to downtown, South Lake Union and the University District. If your unit has no parking, the new RapidRide stations on Eastlake Avenue may be worth mentioning in listings once service starts.
• Most homes are in buildings of five or more units. In the City's housing characteristics data for the Eastlake growth area in its Comprehensive Plan (Census survey estimates for 2020 to 2024), 67% of the area's 3,965 homes are in buildings with five or more units, and 15% are detached houses. About two in three occupied homes there (67%) are rented, against 56% across Seattle.

Questions from owners and boards

Can you rent out my unit in an Eastlake co-op?
Yes. Our Eastlake property management covers co-op units as well as condominium units. Co-ops are part of the neighborhood's housing history. The L'Amourita Apartment Building on Franklin Avenue East, built in 1909 and now a City of Seattle landmark, was reorganized as a cooperative in about 1950.

Our building is decades old. How do you keep up with maintenance?
For rentals, we inspect at move-in, move-out and periodically, with photo records, and we coordinate repairs through our vendor network. For associations, our managers make routine walk-throughs and work with local vendors, so boards hear about problems before they grow.

Will Quorum lease out my Eastlake unit and leave the rest to me?
Yes, through tenant placement. We take listing photos, advertise the unit, show it to prospective tenants, screen them and draw up a lease they sign online, then coordinate move-in day. From then on, rent, repairs and renewals sit with you. Owners who later want those handled too can move the unit to full management.

Nearby areas we serve

We also serve these neighborhoods near Eastlake:

• Capitol Hill
• Montlake
• Wallingford
• Queen Anne
• Fremont
• University District

Buying or selling in Eastlake

If you own a rental here and are deciding whether to keep it, our guide to selling or holding Seattle property walks through the choice. Our licensed agents represent both buyers and sellers of condominiums, single-family homes and multifamily properties across Greater Seattle. Learn more about selling your property or buying real estate.

Talk to us about your property

Whether you own a unit in a 1970s condo building or a streetcar-era apartment house, or you sit on an association board, we can talk through the Eastlake property management you need. Contact our team or call (206) 283-6000.

Quorum, a locally owned Seattle firm, has served the Greater Seattle area since 1985, and the Community Associations Institute, the Rental Housing Association of Washington and the Washington Landlord Association all count it as a member.