This place is very silent and quiet during day and night. Everything is tide and neat, only a few…read moreneighbors don't respect the signs about the right place to put the trash on, but in overall every dirt is very fast cleaned by the staffs here! There's security in the garage and never had any issues with broken cars or anything being stolen living here for the last 7 months. I love the Amazon lockers and the mail room, both had plenty space and everything is very well coordinated and organized by the people on the leasing office, never had any issues with stolen packages (and we order a lot) plus, the building really makes efforts to bond the community here by making brunch's, some nice meetings, painting, providing wrapping station with plenty of materials for Christmas gifts, also fun stuffs at his time of the year like ornament scavenger hunting, treats on Halloween and some competition of the best dessert with the community! It's been very delightful living here and I feel respected!

My husband and I have lived here for almost one year. This apartment has nice amenities and we feel…read morevery safe. All apartments have bad neighbors and noise at times and that is a part of apartment living. The key is respecting each other and working through issues. Coming out of a pandemic has changed us all. Some good and some not so good. Sara N has been so kind and helpful to us from day one. I definitely recommend The Current. Not that other reviews were not valid but these are not so recent. I would say currently... The Current is a nice place to live!

Just finished a long a hard process of both selling and buying a home through Brad Cooper with HOME…read moreSMART. We were a particularly difficult sell and purchase because both my husband and myself are mobility impaired and had specific needs for a new home and had difficulty getting our previous home ready for sale. Brad went over and above to ensure that both our sale and our new purchase went as smoothly as it possible could have. He spent literally months with us as we looked at home after home trying to find one that fit our specific needs. I believe that without Brad we would still be searching. He even did dump runs and loaned us his floor cleaner so we could get our home as ready for sale as possible so we could get the best sale possible. This is our second time working with Brad and we would definitely recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell.

Once upon a time I lived in this apartment building for over 6 years (I just moved out September…read more2006) and let me help you out by being very clear about a few things. The location is great, the rooftop deck view will take your breath away, and the building management totally SUCKS. Let me set the stage for you. If you call the building manager to report a problem they won't pick up the phone and when you leave a message they won't return your call. You'll have to call them several times before they even respond and then you better be ready for a laundry list of excuses why they can't get to it for a few weeks. Like one time the fan which vents air and moisture out of my windowless bathroom broke. It took the building manager 8 weeks to fix it and after 5 weeks of no action I finally had to call her out and tell her I was going to start deducting money off my rent check if it wasn't fixed ASAP. In the end, after it was fixed and she realized the vent was simply clogged with dust, she tried to blame me for not vacuming it out often enough. Hello, this is why I rent. I'm not unscrewing a vent fan and crawling into the ceiling to clean that out. File under THIS IS KIND OF STUFF MY RENT CHECK PAYS FOR SMARTY. And then another time I pulled into the garage and discovered a foreign car parked in my parking space. Since I had been parking in the same ASSIGNED PARKING SPACE for six plus years I was a little perplexed but assumed someone was just being stupid and decided to go ahead and park where ever they damn well pleased. My first thought was to block them in with my car. But the garage is tight and I would have had to block other cars as well. My second thought was to call the building manager, which I did, but I simply got voicemail. My third thought was to leave a note on the car asking them to move it and then park my car out on the street until they moved. In the meantime, my husband and I were in the middle of making an offer on a house, so we ended up moving our car again to meet up with our agent. But before we left, I ran into Sally (http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=wZaLqZ8PppggeII3DhICqQ) and told her the news on both counts. She, of course, was happy about the house news. And her response to the car thing was something along the lines of, "Do you want me to block them in with my car? Because I totally will." Ha. Great minds think alike. When we returned from signing all the paperwork for the offer we pulled into the garage and discovered the car was STILL parked there. So we had to find street parking since someone was PARKED IN MY PARKING SPACE. Argh. The apartment building managers aren't very helpful to say the least. Since they didn't call me back until Monday and this happened on Saturday it wasn't much use for them to even call me back. As it turns out the building manager told the strange car to park there because they couldn't seem to recall THAT I'VE PARKED IN THAT SAME EXACT SPACE FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. I was also advised to park in two other spaces if that happened again. As it turns out one of the spaces she told me to park in IS ALSO ASSIGNED so I called her back to let her know space #36 is already assigned and she shouldn't be telling people to park there or the same problem is going to happen again to someone else in my apartment building. She asked if I knew the name of the person who parks in that space. Isn't that her job to know that? I told her no, but described the car and gave her the license plate. Very professional Ms. Buidling Manager. Needless to say, I was thrilled when I finally moved and didn't have to put up with those no brains anymore. P.S. I left a note on the car parked in my space that said "Move your car or it will be towed". When the building manager called me back she told me "the girl parked in your space was very offended the nasty note you left". That's funny. Because if the girl was smart she would be very offended that you can't do your job. P.P.S. It could have been worse. Sally and I both had the brilliant idea to use lipstick to write the note directly on her windshield. I resisted that urge. I'm glad about that. Karma. And more importantly, lipstick is expensive.

Loved this place. The location was awesome and the Rooftop view was absolutely stunning. The…read moremanager Katie was honestly the best property manager we've ever had and we have lived in so many places. She was extremely helpful and super welcoming. She made the place feel like home. 10/10! we only left because we decided to be home buyers but would have stayed forever. Also, the garage is nice, secured and very affordable. Totally worth it.

I loved living at the Grove! I'm moving out due to work but I will truly miss my time here. This…read morebuilding is close to downtown Ballard and within walking distance of everything you may need. The apartments have updated appliances, full kitchens, and in unit laundry - not to mention the amazing rooftop deck with beautiful views! There have been a couple different management companies since i moved in a few years ago, but the latest is Redside and they have been amazing. You can really tell that they care about the property and all of the residents. The new lobby mural and seasonal decorations, new bulk high-speed internet, the increased frequency of cleaning the common areas, the security measures for package delivery, and so much more -- I seriously appreciate the effort this new team is putting in in making The Grove a better community all around! Christy the Community Manager has been incredibly helpful and insanely fast to respond to inquiries, and is quick to communicate everything important to the community as a whole! The maintenance team is also fantastic - shout out to Samuel who is always there to help quickly and efficiently. I seriously cannot recommend The Grove enough- I took a chance moving here sight unseen from out of state and I really could not have chosen a better first apartment :) Thank you to The Grove and the Redside Team!

I applied for a studio apartment. The Grove Ballard double the rent. Typically that is a common…read morepractice but I believe it is in poor taste for a company to allow someone to apply for a rental property then double the rent on someone.

Greasy, unscrupulous management. Was not told in advance that I'd have to paint the entire space…read moremyself upon leaving. Threats to charge me above and beyond and in perpetuity if I didnt. I originally agreed to rent the space for six months but left after three weeks due to fussy and arbitrary rules that made it impossible to use as a photo studio (Im a photographer and cant have light coming in, but Im not allowed to cover the windows). When I moved in, there were spiderwebs and dead bugs everywhere and now Im being told that I need to clean them up, paint the entire place, and so on in order to get my deposit back and not accrue additional fees. Considering that the space was literally used to store my stuff for three weeks since I couldnt actually work in there, I find it hard to believe that theres a laundry list of issues that now need to be remedied to avoid charges. Avoid this place.

I was here for a few years, we barely used the facility, overall we were ideal tenants…read more They had some really shady ways of screwing us out of our $500 security deposit though... When we originally rented the garage style unit it was unpainted, the manager said if we would accept it unpainted (it was just bare sheetrock) then when we left we wouldn't need to paint it. They raised the rent like clockwork, but that's fine, it's business after all. After over 3 years we decided to leave since we were barely there. Before doing so we double checked with the manager on the paint situation. Two different managers told us not to worry about it, there would be no charge. Then a month later we received a bill for $550! (It somehow cost $550 to paint a tiny 8x14 room?!?) Well they kept our security deposit. I reached out to the management office about the situation and they replied with a surprisingly hostile letter basically saying screw off and don't try taking legal action. They headache wasn't worth the $500 so I guess they won, but it definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.

I had a fantastic experience with working with Sunshine and Brooke for a purchase of a townhome. As…read morea first-time homebuyer, I was nervous that I wasn't familiar with so many moving pieces of buying a home. However, Sunshine and Brooke supported me every step of the way, from the education tour to signing. Even when we ran into a few surprises along the purchase process (at no fault of Sunshine and Brooke), they were very patient and helped coordinate all parties to find a way forward. I especially appreciated their partnership, where they divided and conquered based on their individual strengths, skillsets, and availabilities. I will recommend Sunshine and Brooke to any family or friend looking to buy or sell a home.

Top notch realty support. Deep knowledge of the local market and what it takes to win a listing or…read moreto sell for maximum return on investment. They patiently worked with us for months as we waited for the right time to sell, orchestrated all staging and marketing, dealt with multiple small disasters in the home between listing and closing, and were available at a moment's notice to answer any questions. We closed on an offer that was beyond our wildest dreams!

As a landlord I could not have been happier with Ann. Found…read more3 great tenants over a 7 year span and never missed one month of rent even through Covid. Ann runs a tight ship and makes sure landlord and tenant are following procedure and protocol. Have recently moved out of state and will miss working with Sagan Group.

(Please note that I have never been a tenant or client of Sagen Group but am leaving this review as…read morea Formerly Interested Party who experienced Poor Customer Service.) I was looking around the Fremont / Queen Anne areas for an apartment and drove by one of Sagen's properties. It was in a great location and so I left a voicemail on their mainline while I was nearby and asked for a call back. No response... About two days later, I sent an email. No response... A few days after that, I tried one last time and I sent a Contact Form through their website. No response... This happened during the summer but I had my Yelp review 'saved' and not posted for a while and I finally decided to post it. I just wanted to note that this was pretty unprofessional. Regardless of whether or not the unit had been leased, a quick contact would have been a nice gesture (even just one of those generic "sorry, the vacancy has been filled but please check our website for blah blah blah"). Who knows, maybe I would have been interested in hearing about other upcoming vacancies in another building... or spreading the word about one of their vacancies to a friend. Oh well.

I've been a Mountlake Terrace resident for a while and I'm very impressed with the improvements of…read morethis property and the remodels. I can't wait for an opening so I can move in! I've spoken with the manager a few times and have been very impressed with her professionalism and kindnesses. Please have an open unit soon!

Lived here for 2 years. For 1.5 years property manager was unresponsive to requests or anything…read more The only time she was responsive was when she needed something from you. When contacting management above property manager to discuss concerns I was treated with disrespect and he handled himself very unprofessionally. I really think these townhomes are overpriced for how management treats property and tenants.