About Us
SageWater is the nation’s leading provider of plumbing and mechanical infrastructure solutions for condominium and apartment communities. We rehabilitate critical systems to preserve the vitality of multifamily buildings—all while residents remain in their homes.
Our engineering and construction professionals solve age-related and defective system problems through:
- Forensic and empirical diagnosis
- Solution-based design
- Turnkey construction services
Our expertise has been tapped by commercial, hospitality, and residential real estate owners, operators, general contractors, and construction managers for properties across the lower 48 and the Hawaiian Islands.
Our Promise: Delivering For the Good of Your Building™
At SageWater, we think of the plumbing and mechanical infrastructures in a building as the circulatory system that helps keep residents healthy and safe. When that circulatory system is failing or absent, the flow of life is disrupted. And so is the flow of revenue for our apartment clients, and peace of mind for our condominium clients.
SageWater restores the circulatory system of a client’s building—returning the community to physical and operational health and safety. Our solutions help clients increase operational efficiency, protect owner investment, and improve residents’ quality of life. That’s Our Promise. To deliver For the Good of Your Building.
Leadership
Every SageWater team member is crucial to ensuring that we deliver for our clients’ success. Get to know about those who lead us across the country.
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Our History
Check out a timeline of key milestones in our journey from a regional insurance restoration company founded in 1988 to the nation’s leading specialist dedicated to revitalizing critical multifamily infrastructure.
Our Culture
People call our client properties their home. That’s why, from the very beginning, we’ve believed that ensuring customer satisfaction is critical. It’s how we’ve fostered a culture grounded in MERIT.
Corporate Responsibility
We support all our stakeholders, from employees and clients to the communities and planet we call home. Learn about our commitment to ethical business practices, sustainable solutions, and making a meaningful impact where we live and work.
Where We Work
SageWater operates nationwide. We are licensed in nearly every state and deploy a hub and spoke model to serve clients with crews out of joint headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, and Honolulu, Hawaii.
Location matters. We’ve worked in hundreds of multifamily apartment and condominium communities all across the nation, successfully revitalizing the piping and mechanical infrastructure that runs through more than 135,000 units. That means we’ve honed our project management and resident communications programs to be successful in every style building, from modest garden styles to luxury high-rises.
We’ve also learned that while every community will experience problems from aged, defective, and absent infrastructure, some issues can be more prevalent due to where properties are located.
Eastern Region
There was a boom of buildings in the mid-Atlantic built before 1985 with two- and four-pipe closed-loop hydronic HVAC systems. This centrally operated infrastructure has taken a beating over the years due to switching whole communities over from heating to cooling and back again.
Central Region
In the central US, leaking domestic water piping is the main issue at many properties. In addition to aged metal piping, the region is plagued with lingering polybutylene issues.
Mountain Region
In the mountain area, a dryer climate and more arid environments means harder water, which accelerates piping systems corrosion, particularly in those built with metal pipes.
Pacific Region
Across Southern California, restrictions up to 2010 against plastic pipes has exacerbated challenges in domestic water lines, many of which were built or replaced with thinner, lower grade copper pipes that are corroding quickly under the state’s harsh water conditions. In the Pacific Northwest, many properties are experiencing simultaneous failures in their aged domestic water piping—especially those with galvanized steel and polybutylene—and their Drain, Waste & Vent (DWV) systems.
Hawaii
Older multifamily buildings in Hawaii—predominantly the AOAO/condominium communities—are experiencing corrosion and deterioration of their interior piping infrastructure, especially their cast iron Drain, Waste & Vent systems. In addition, many high-rise properties in Hawaii that were built without fire sprinklers are dealing with legislation that requires them to retrofit their buildings with fire suppression systems.
Affiliations
SageWater maintains professional affiliations with several local and national trade associations and not-for-profit organizations that serve multifamily industry owners, operators, and leaders. We sponsor events and produce educational content to help members protect their investments and create healthy and desirable communities through their plumbing and mechanical infrastructure.
Our affiliations include:
CAI Business Partner Member Chapters:
- Gold Coast
- Hawaii
- Keystone
- New Jersey
- Rocky Mountain
- Southeast Florida
- Washington Metropolitan
- Washington State
Careers
We’re Looking for Great People to Help us Continue our Growth!
¡Animamos a los hispanohablantes a aplicar—nos encantaría tenerte!
From plumbing and drywall craftspeople to project managers and administrative staff, we’re constantly recruiting to employ the best resources for each position. Learn more about our competitive compensation and benefits package, view open positions, and apply online.