First Hill Property Management for High-Rise Condo Owners and Boards

First Hill property management for units and buildings

• Rental property management: we offer First Hill rental management for condo units, co-ops and apartment buildings. We market the unit and screen applicants, draft the lease, take rent payments online, coordinate repairs and turnover between tenants, and report to you every month.
• Tenant placement: for unit owners who will collect rent and handle repairs on their own. Our leasing team photographs the unit, lists and shows it, processes applications and arranges electronic lease signing before handing the tenancy to you.
• Condominium and HOA management: built for condo towers, mid-rise buildings and single-building associations, with one dedicated manager assigned to your building, its owners and its board.

For a unit owner, handing the work to us means you no longer schedule showings, chase rent or find repair people yourself, and you reach a person directly rather than a ticket system.

What First Hill owners should know

• Renters are the large majority. In the City's First Hill reporting area, between 5th Avenue and 15th Avenue and from E Yesler Way north to Madison and Union Streets, 88% of households are renters, well above the citywide 56% (Census estimates, 2020 to 2024).
• Most homes are in large buildings. Summing Census estimates for the four tracts that make up the area, we count about 71% of homes in structures of 50 units or more, against 27% citywide, and most owner-occupied homes sit in buildings with at least 20 units (Census tables B25024 and B25032).
• The area is growing faster than the city. The City's snapshot, using state estimates, counts 24,873 residents in 2025 against 20,322 in 2020, an average gain of 4.1% a year, about twice Seattle's 2.1% pace. The City lists Virginia Mason Medical Center and Swedish First Hill among its major institutions, and Seattle University's campus sits on the area's eastern side.
• The streetcar runs on Broadway. The First Hill Streetcar, open since 2016, has 10 stops over 2.5 miles, including Broadway and Marion and Broadway and Terrace on First Hill, and connects to Link light rail at the Capitol Hill and International District stations.

Questions from First Hill unit owners and boards

My First Hill condo has no parking space. How would you market it?

We lead with what is within walking distance. In the City's First Hill area, 41% of households live without a vehicle, more than double Seattle's 19%, and residents walk to work more than they use any other mode. The listing can describe the walk to the streetcar on Broadway, the G Line stop at Madison Street and Summit Avenue or nearby hospital campuses, next to clear photos of the unit.

Is one rented condo in a First Hill high-rise enough for full management?

Yes. Our rental management covers condominium units and co-ops, so an owner can hand us the leasing, rent collection and in-unit repairs for one unit in the building. Boards that want help with the tower itself would hire our condominium and HOA management, which assigns a manager to the association.

What does property management cover for a First Hill high-rise association?

It takes on the operating work while the board keeps the decisions. Condo and HOA management in First Hill covers budgets drafted for board approval, monthly financial reports, supervision of dues collection, vendor and maintenance oversight, an annual insurance review with your broker and reserve study coordination with licensed specialists. For more on dues and budgets, boards can read the Seattle Condo & HOA Management Guide on our site.

How can a First Hill board tell whether a management company knows high-rises?

Ask which high-rise buildings it already manages and for references from them, who your day-to-day manager will be, and how vendor licenses, insurance and reserves are tracked. Quorum's association portfolio includes urban high-rises, each association gets a dedicated manager, and the board has its own AppFolio portal, alongside the one owners use to pay dues online, open documents and send maintenance requests.

How do you handle turnover when a First Hill tenant moves out?

We treat it as one job: a move-out inspection with photos, then cleaning, repairs and a new listing. Our rental page describes the goal as keeping vacancy between tenants to a minimum, and the next tenant's move-in inspection is documented the same way.

Nearby areas we serve

• Capitol Hill, on the same streetcar line
• Madison Valley, at the east end of the G Line
• Belltown
• Beacon Hill

Buying or selling a First Hill condo

Our brokerage side represents condo buyers and sellers too. When you buy, our agents read the resale certificate, the reserve information and the board minutes with you, so you know the association you are joining. See our pages on buying real estate and selling your property.

Talk with us about your unit or building

For First Hill property management, call (206) 283-6000, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or reach us through our contact page. Our office is at 3227 NE 125th St, Seattle, WA 98125.

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