Since 1992 · Third-generation Pacific Northwest property management Learn more →
We manage every property like it's our own.
How We Got Here
A business that has been improved upon each generation.
Thirty-plus Years
A journey, measured in communities.
Four chapters, three generations, one continuous commitment to the place we call home.
Era I · Foundation
A handful of units. A family name on the door.
Whitney Griffin founds Olympic in Fife with a small multifamily portfolio, managed out of a converted bedroom office, with one simple rule: every decision begins with the question an owner would ask.
1992
Era II · Strategic Growth
From South Sound to the full Puget Sound.
The portfolio reaches across King, Pierce, Thurston, and Kitsap counties. The second Griffin generation joins the firm. On-site teams grow, back-office systems modernize, the owner’s-mindset culture scales without losing its voice.
2000
Era III · Regional Recognition
From a family firm to a Pacific Northwest institution.
Olympic earns Approved LIHTC and Approved HUD management status. CPM, CPA, and Designated Broker credentials are brought in-house. The team grows past 200, but the walking-every-asset ritual never changes. The principals still know every community by name.
2010
Era IV · Legacy Meets Technology
Three generations. A modern platform. One mindset.
Real-time financial dashboards, 24/7 resident portals, automated compliance workflows, built in-house and deployed across 114+ communities. The third Griffin generation takes operational leadership, carrying the founding ethic forward: modern tools, same standard.
2020
The Griffin Story
From a single trade to a regional portfolio.
Six chapters, several generations, one continuous commitment to the Pacific Northwest.
01
The Early Years · through the 1970s
Expansion into real estate.
The family’s roots trace back to the ice trade in Tacoma, a business that evolved into fuel distribution through the Griffin Fuel Company. That same entrepreneurial instinct carried into regional development, including involvement with the Alpental Ski Resort, and in the 1970s a member of the family helped start the Seattle Aquarium.
Each venture built on the last. This habit of creating, adapting, and reinventing across industries became a lasting legacy and set the stage for the ventures still to come.
Ice trade · Tacoma
Griffin Fuel Company
Alpental Ski Resort
Seattle Aquarium · 1970s
02
The Griffin Companies
Origins & early foundations.
Griffin Companies
Whitney & Jim Griffin
Fee management
03
Diversification
Growth & diversification.
~12 retirement communities
Acquire & rehab
Missouri
Farm homes
04
Signature Properties
Signature properties &
regional ties.
Among the family’s notable holdings is the historic Leopold Hotel in Bellingham. Through every chapter of expansion, the family’s ties to the Pacific Northwest remained the constant, the anchor that kept the business rooted in the region it knew best.
The Leopold Hotel
Bellingham, WA
Rooted in the PNW
05
Olympic Management Company
Transition & evolution.
x`As priorities shifted, the retirement properties were gradually sold while still under Griffin Companies, marking a clear turn in focus. From there, Griffin Companies evolved into Olympic Management Company, owned solely by Whitney Griffin, with a sharpened emphasis on multi-family apartment communities. Over the following decades the company expanded across the Pacific Northwest to manage roughly 4,000 units.
Olympic Management Company
~7,400 units
Griffin Glen I & II · Bremerton
Switchback · Lacey
06
Early 2020s → Today
Next generation & rebranding.
In the early 2020s, Whitney Griffin’s two sons, daughter, and nephew joined the company, a generational handoff that brought renewed energy to a decades-old foundation. With them, the business was rebranded as Olympic Multi-Family Management, signaling a fresh vision while carrying the family legacy into its next chapter.
Today, the company manages over 7,400 units, reflecting its continued growth and a strong, lasting presence across the Pacific Northwest.
Olympic Multi-Family
Next generation
7,400+ units today
Leadership
The people who steward
every asset.
Owner & Chief Executive
Evolved Griffin Companies into Olympic Management Company and, with the next generation, into Olympic Multi-Family Management growing the firm to 7,400 units across the Pacific Northwest.
VP, Accounting & Client Services
Next-generation Griffin. Translates owner priorities into line-by-line financial clarity, the kind that survives diligence reviews.
VP, Property Management
Runs the on-site teams across every community Olympic manages, with decades of hands-on portfolio oversight.
VP & Designated Broker · JD
Next-generation Griffin. Leads brokerage, compliance and capital transactions. Attorney-trained, owner-minded.
Finance Officer
Steward of the firm’s financial infrastructure. She reviews every statement before it leaves the door.
Capital Oversight Officer
Plans every CapEx horizon and walks every acquisition target, drawing on a background in affordable housing for the Pierce County Housing Authority.
Our Values
The Olympic CREST
Five commitments that shape how we show up for residents, owners, and each other.
C
Continuous Improvement
Every community is a work in progress: always refining, always listening.
R
Resident Commitment
Trust earned through responsiveness: every ticket, every renewal, every call.
E
Empowering
We give on-site teams the authority to make the calls that keep a community running well.
S
Success
Measured the way owners do long-term NOI, long-term reputation, long-term tenure.
T
Teamwork
Three generations of operators, three decades of muscle memory, one integrated team.
Recognition
- IREM Member
- Certified Property Manager
- Designated Broker
- CPA
- Washington's Best Workplaces
- Approved LIHTC
- Approved HUD
Our portfolio
Seven counties. Every size of multifamily asset.
Communities across the Pacific Northwest. From coastal Kitsap to the foothills of the Cascades. Seven counties, every size of multifamily asset.
