I ran a small, legitimate creative business out of ActiveSpace -- producing and shipping handmade…read morework for clients across the U.S. I put countless hours into building my studio setup, investing in equipment, shelving, and infrastructure to grow my business responsibly. Despite always paying rent and maintaining a safe, organized space, management blindsided me with a non-renewal notice right before the holiday season -- the busiest time of year for my work. Their decision, paired with a complete lack of empathy or communication, forced me to dismantle my entire workspace and move equipment during peak production. I'm not just disappointed; I'm disheartened by how management treats tenants who are actually creating something. Instead of supporting a small independent maker, they chose to add unnecessary stress and costs during a critical period. The "creative community" they advertise is a façade -- it's a corporate environment run by people who have no real understanding of artists or small-scale manufacturing. If you're an artist, designer, or small business owner considering ActiveSpace, I strongly advise you to look elsewhere. The people managing this property have no idea how to foster a supportive environment. They treat creators like liabilities, not the reason their buildings stay alive. I've never experienced such disregard for human decency or timing. Evicting or forcing out a small business in November -- during the holidays -- says everything about their priorities.

Nine years ago, I viewed spaces at the Lovejoy location and met Betsy the manager. She was the…read morekindest, realist, most helpful, and tenacious manager. While I ended up renting a space at the Raleigh location in 2017, Betsy was always available to help me, as the managers for the last 9 years at Raleigh have been GOD AWFUL. I love this location and my studio, but always wished Betsy could be our manager. Lo and behold, my wish recently came true!! I am THRILLED to have such a consistent, hardworking, dedicated, personable, kind, amazing manager who goes ABOVE AND BEYOND. For the first time since 2017, the Raleigh building is actually functioning the way it should! Many managers have come and gone and have been absolute shite. But Betsy? A bonafide ROCKSTAR!!! This woman deserves a raise, promotion, AND bonus for how she's gotten this property back into shape. For the first time in almost 10 years as a tenant, I feel taken care of and safe here. She is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and the reason I'm choosing to continue renting here. This woman is GOLD and needs to be protected at all costs!! If you're looking for a space for your art, hobby, or business, Betsy is your girl!! Thank you SO much for all you do, Betsy, we love & appreciate you!!!

The apartment complex and amenities and location are incredible. The front desk staff, especially…read moreDanny, appear completely apathetic about/uninterested in helping the tenants. The staff, though, are a huge part of the living experience in any apartment complex no matter how nice the building, so I would advise Saltwood's management to choose front desk staff/train their staff better to have good reviews.

The person who gave me the tour was extremely condescending the whole time after letting me in…read more When I pressed what I thought to be the off button for the jets, it set off an alarm. After I apologized for mistakenly setting off the alarm, with an aggressive accusatory tone she asked me "if I meant to do that!?" and even ended the tour because according to her she felt uncomfortable. 7.5/10 For the amenities. Free Kombucha and sparkling water is a plus though.

My experience leasing an apartment at Raleigh Slabtown was nothing short of exceptional. I had to…read moreapartment search remotely from out of state, usually very frustrating, but not with Jolyn. She went over and beyond in helping me find my new apartment, talking time to send pictures (Marcus was recruited, your a serious photo pro!) and answer all my questions. The level of service that I was provided made me pick this community over any other one, my mind was practically set after the first telephone call with Jolyn. The service is truly exceptional and it's obvious Jolyn and Marcus are true professionals, it's in the small details that count and that are noticed. They really are unicorns. It's really cool that they know every resident by name, the little things=big things. Is obvious that it's a beautiful property however it's the people who make the building come to life. Well done. Applause Jolyn and Marcus. The property is immaculate. Very high tech. The latch door system is highly functional and useful, easy to allow guests in and to navigate securely around the property. Thermostats and electric blinds, all controllable via Stratus app. Community spaces are showpieces yet inviting and warm. The observatory deck is nicely arranged and you can even connect your phone via Bluetooth to the premium speakers so you can rock out to Bad Bunny (ha) while you eat dinner on the roof-small luxury that's honestly great. Units are elegant and modern as stated by another Yelper, and yes a gas range. Good luck finding that in any apartment on the West coast- you won't. Location is awesome. Excellent walk score. Neighbors where observed walking dogs together. The community wall in the app show that there is actually a sense of community here, as evidence by Watson the popular golden retriever pup whom I believe is who I saw walking with friends.A post looking for someone to help with walking a dog yields multiple comments of offers to help. Well done. I'm happy to call this place home. I feel like I barely touched on how great my experience was but it was necessary to share it. World class. -Wesley

By far the worst experience I've had as a tenant in my life. Do not fall for the luxury look…read more Management is inhumane and unethical. The apartment complex has a number of well known issues in the community, none of which will be communicated to you when you're shown around. Any apartment facing Raleigh Street will have daily weekday (yes daily) industrial trash pick up from 3:30 AM to 5:30 AM. If you are on the second floor specifically, the noise is truly unbearable. I spoke to a number of neighbors who discussed they all are woken up by it. I was personally in apartment 228, which is directly above the spot where management decide to place their industrial sized garbage containers 10-20 meters from bedroom window. Management chooses to have these pick up times and are in complete control of the trash given in Portland the city does not require them to use a specific company. They will not care and will ignore your messages. Do NOT move into 228. You will not sleep. I wish someone told me this before hand. White noise, ear muffs are NOT enough to bury noise. Be careful! Second, there is a well known white van that wanders around the area with two sex offenders that live out of it, who in the winter, run a very loud generator all night and frequently park around the building, specifically on raleigh street. Again, management will act like they are doing something about it, but it is just performative. Had to take this matter into my own hands to get temporarily removed. Called the cops multiple nights. Again, immediately unable to sleep at the start of my lease. The building is very well aware of it, but will keep it a secret until you're locked in with lease. Finally, the senior manager, Charles Rough, is the most useless, unethical, and unprofessional leasing managers I've dealt with in my life. Changed my initial offer to move out without penalty to requiring a 30 day notice, offered me options that made no sense, and basically wasted three months of my time as he allegedly "worked out a fair solution." At times, he would take 10 days in between emails and ignored communications. An apartment is mainly for sleeping. If you cannot do the most basic thing the apartment is supposed to be used for due to conditions caused by the building, you'd hope Charles would be a little more responsive. I simply do not understand how this man has a job. He is constantly on automatic OOO replies, and has zero sense of urgency in a issue that is seriously affecting a tenant. Apt complex is owned by investor group in California, who probably has no idea how bad this guy is at his very simple job. Do NOT move here. I lasted 3 months only because Charles wasted my time, my peace, and my money. For context, I gave my first notice of the issues 11 days into my lease! False promises of apartment availabilities of same size opening up and the belief they would respect my lease kept me engaged and putting up with something I should of legally left a long time ago.

We lived here for 2 years and only recently moved. I am definitely not disparaging Kim's remarks…read morebelow because I am sure they are valid but our apartment faced the other side of the building and we had zero problems with noise from the garbage. None. So, it's not fair to say as a blanket statement that you can't sleep there. The apartments are nice. I think they could use some updating in terms of kitchen cabinets and appliances but they are still quite nice. We had a pretty spacious place with relatively low rent (compared with the neighborhood). Our view was awesome. We had a great view of Mt. Hood, The Rose Garden arena (aka the Moda Center) and the Fremont Bridge. So beautiful and well-lit at night! The secure balcony allowed us to constantly breathe fresh air even when we were up so high, I loved it. We even napped out there like weirdos on hot nights. Units all have W/D in unit and large walk-in closets. The on-site manager is very helpful. Due to mail theft in the lobby (two of my things were stolen), I would say KBC really needs to install cameras. Not only are packages viewable from the street but being a downtown apartment, you have a lot of foot traffic from unsavory people around. They really need to focus on protecting the tenants' mail. Other than that, we loved it. We only moved so that we could finally get a dog since they are not allowed there.

Great apartments - very clean and safe. Management is professional and responsiveread more

I have lived at HOLM for three years now. This review is long overdue lol. My Yorkie Bear and I…read moreinitially moved into a one bedroom with a balcony on the north side of the building. Oh my goodness, the view and the nice breeze at night.AMAZING. Loved it so much that when my lease was up, I moved into a 2b 2bath corner unit on a higher floor facing south west WOW! Spectacular view of the river and mountainside of trees. Beautiful sunsets every single day and basically floor the ceiling windows. But what truly makes living at HOLM special is the management in my opinion. Tommi runs the show and I don't know how she does it. She does it with a smile and she is so cool and funny and kind.. She helped me with everything from filling the form out to encouragement going through the process. They even have moving hand trucks to help you move in and offer storage rooms if you need extra storage. Super cool the best part is our maintenance guy Joe is always available and anytime I've ever needed anything. He was available in minutes. Joe keeps our building safe and clean. I don't think that guy rests. My pups love Joe and his wife and their dog. I feel safe living here and like I said I'm three years in and love it. I walk this neighborhood every day multiple times a day to my favorite tea spot and I walk to new seasons and even the flower shop. I highly recommend this place.

EDIT: Was 1 star, moved up to 4…read more I was able to get in contact with someone higher up than the property manager and I will say that he was fantastic. He took responsibility for the behavior of the manager here on site and was willing to work with me so I felt understood and heard. He gave me renewed faith in the Holm at Sellwood. He explained all the ways they have updated the building to better stop break ins and protect the tenants. He was also very receptive when I made suggestions on improving how they do business. I still believe the current on site manager needs to go, but I no longer would not tell someone to move here. The building is very nice, and the neighborhood is a ton of fun, plus you have the waterfront park just down the block. If you do move here, just be sure you keep all your ducks in a row to help out the on site manager. ORIGINAL: I have lived at the Holm for 18 months. In that time I had my vehicle stolen out of their gated, underground parking garage. The building itself has been broken into more times than I can count. I have caught people breaking in the outside doors and had to stop them myself. The management does not communicate to residents when break ins or theft have occurred. The property manager means well, but she is completely aloof. She often forgets your name and will ask you if you are a current resident. If she has a question she will harrass you in the hallway at her convenience rather than calling or sending a professional email. I have been charged accidental late payment fees on three occasions and had to email multiple times to get it fixed.

It's quite impressive that they deleted my Google Review…read more I could hardly ever receive my mail in a timely manner, because of a serious lack of communication with delivery drivers about building access. Upon move-out, I was charged for "2 days of pro-rated rent" despite vacating the apartment EARLY. This was due to the incompetence of the office staff that neglected to follow-up until 2 days after move-out, so I -confirmed- vacancy 2 days after move-out. Just a heads up that they will scam you for your security deposit.

Out of the many apartment buildings I have lived in throughout my life, this one is by far the…read morebest. The whole process of moving in and transferring to a new unit was incredibly smooth. Management is very friendly and welcoming. The building is extremely clean and well taken care of. Definitely recommend this building.