Saffron
Saffron Apartments is a studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment community at 22850 NE 8th St #104, Sammamish, WA 98074, on the Sammamish Plateau in the Lake Washington School District. Homes feature in-floor radiant heating, high ceilings, granite breakfast bars, private decks and full-size washers and dryers. The community sits directly beside the Sammamish Highlands shopping center, where Trader Joe's and Safeway anchor more than thirty shops and restaurants.
STUDIO, ONE, AND TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT HOMES
Saffron Apartments offers studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartment homes in Sammamish, WA. Every layout is open-plan with tall ceilings and large windows, and select homes add a lofted sleeping area, a gas fireplace, a built-in computer desk or a walk-in closet.
Current availability, square footage, and starting rates are published on the Floor Plans page and updated daily. Studio apartments are available with open-concept living and sleeping area, a full kitchen, and a private deck. One-bedroom apartments have a separate bedroom space, open living and dining, and a private deck. Two-bedroom apartments with two bedrooms, room for a home office or guest room.
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CONNECTED LIVING IN SAMMAMISH
PRIME LOCATION
Every apartment home at Saffron Apartments includes a full-size washer and dryer, a gas range, a refrigerator, a microwave, a garbage disposal, and extra storage. In-floor radiant heating warms the floor itself rather than blowing air, which keeps homes quiet and evenly warm through a Pacific Northwest winter.
Saffron Apartments residents have access to a fitness center, a sundeck with barbecue, an on-site dog park, bike storage, and Parcel Pending package lockers. The community is gated with controlled access, entry is managed through Butterfly MX, and both management and maintenance are on-site. Covered parking and a garage with EV charging stations are available, and elevators serve every level.
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PRESTIGIOUS LOCATION
Sammamish Highlands, at 430–710 228th Ave NE, is immediately adjacent to Saffron Apartments. Trader Joe's (490 228th Ave NE) and Safeway (630 228th Ave NE) anchor the center, alongside CVS, Chase Bank, Indigo Urgent Care, Club Pilates, and a Weldon Barber. Restaurants in the center include Pine Lake Ale House, MOD Pizza, The Habit Burger Grill, Thai Trio, Eight Turn Crepe, Gyro Crush, and Honest Indian Street Food. Within the Saffron Apartments community, additional restaurants such as Pagliacci Pizza, Sammamish Café, and Vinason Pho Kitchen are just outside your front door.
Sammamish maintains more than a dozen parks within a short drive of Saffron Apartments. The East Lake Sammamish Trail, an eleven-mile paved waterfront trail connecting Redmond to Issaquah, is reached from the NE Inglewood Hill Rd or NE 7th Ct access points west of the community. Big Rock Park (21805 SE 8th St) has a nature playground with a zipline and a hillside slide. Soaring Eagle Regional Park (26015 E Main Dr) holds 790 acres and twelve miles of forest trail. Pine Lake Park (2401 228th Ave SE) and Beaver Lake Park (25101 SE 24th St) both have swim beaches, and Beaver Lake adds an off-leash dog area.
Saffron Apartments is served by two transit routes that stop at 228th Ave NE and NE 8th St, the community's own corner. King County Metro Route 269 runs weekdays between Issaquah Transit Center and Marymoor Village Station, connecting to Link light rail at both ends. Sound Transit ST Express 554 runs to Mercer Island, Eastgate, and downtown Seattle.
By car, 228th Avenue runs north to SR-202 and Redmond, and south to I-90 at Issaquah. Sammamish has no freeway inside the city, which is a large part of why the plateau stays as quiet as it does.
Saffron Apartments is served by the Lake Washington School District. The assigned schools for this address are Samantha Smith Elementary (23305 NE 14th St), Inglewood Middle School (24120 NE 8th St) and Eastlake High School (400 228th Ave NE), all three within a mile of the community. School assignment is subject to change. Households should confirm current boundaries with Lake Washington School District at lwsd.org.
