The people who know your name
Lake Union Escrow is Holly Christianson, Nicole Crowell, and Lexie Gray. When you work with us, you work with us.
Holly Christianson
Co-Founder, DEO and LPO
Holly has spent her entire career in residential real estate transactions, building a depth of market knowledge that comes only from working through Seattle’s full range of conditions — the boom years, the corrections, the pandemic, and everything in between.
She brings a practical, solutions-first approach to every file she manages. Her relationships with Seattle-area agents reflect a reputation built over decades of consistent, professional service. The kind of service that earns referrals not because someone asked for them, but because the work spoke for itself.
Nicole Crowell
Co-Founder and LPO
Nicole brings an uncommon combination to every transaction she manages: deep escrow expertise and formal training in psychology.
Her background in psychology isn’t incidental—it directly shapes how she communicates with clients, navigates emotionally charged situations, and keeps complex negotiations on track. Real estate transactions are rarely just financial events. For buyers and sellers, they are often among the most stressful and significant moments in their lives.
Nicole’s ability to meet people where they are and to build trust quickly, de-escalate tension, and help clients feel genuinely supported through a complicated process is something agents notice. It’s also something that clients remember long after the closing.
Lexie Gray
Assistant
Often the first point of contact, Lexie coordinates a transaction's moving parts, from opening the file to chasing down the last signature. She's the one walking a first-time buyer through an unfamiliar stack of paperwork, or sitting patiently with someone signing documents alone for the first time after losing a spouse. More than one client has told her they couldn't have gotten through their closing without her.
Working with us
Working with Lake Union Escrow means your clients are in the hands of people who understand both the technical complexity and the human experience of closing a home. Two people who have built their careers on doing this well, and who are invested in the outcome of every file they open.