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Friday Condo Round-Up 6/15
2007-06-15 21:38:00 Luxe Condo s - Lower Queen Anne The Luxe will be hosting its public Grand Opening this weekend at 500 5th Avenue W (map). 200 West Highland - Queen Anne Work is underway for 200 West Highland. The 5-story concrete & steel building will feature just 25 condominium homes ranging is size from 1,600 to 2,800 square feet. ... More About: Real Estate , Round Up , Friday
Luxe Condos Grand Opening
2007-06-13 21:28:00 The Luxe Condominium on Lower Queen Anne will be holding its Grand Opening this weekend from noon to 6 PM. Luxe is located at 500 5th Avenue W (access from Mercer). The Luxe conversion features 39 one-bedroom and two-bedroom homes, many with city or Sound views. Prices begin in the mid-$300,000s. - Luxe website - SCL ... More About: Real Estate
Max Condo - Greenwood Conversion
2007-06-11 21:48:00 The Max Condo minium (website) is the newest condo project in the Greenwood area, located on Evanston off of 85th (map). It’ll be a conversion of the apartment building just north of the Evanston Condominium. Max will include one-bedroom, one-bedroom + den and two-bedroom homes starting from the mid-$200,000s. Sales is expected to begin ... More About: Real Estate , Conversion , Version
The Seattle Condo Round-up ~ 6/9
2007-06-09 20:45:00 1 Hotel & Residences - Downtown 1 Hotel & Residences broke ground this past week. The $200 million project states they are more than 50% reserved on condo homes and oversubscribed on city suites (hotel / condo units). AVA Condos - Downtown AVA Condos will begin scheduling private preview events in July for interested buyers. ... More About: Seattle , Real Estate , Pioneer Square , Round Up , Greenwood
Condo Searching Just Got Easier
2007-06-08 00:51:00 John L. Scott Real Estate rolled out its new home search feature allowing users to pinpoint their home searches to a specific neighborhood or block. The feature, called “Neighborhood Wizard”, allow users to use a polygon tool to draw any shape search parameter they desire. For condo searches, this is a great tool to narrow ... More About: Condo , Searching
May Seattle Condo Market Update
2007-06-07 19:42:00 May continued to exhibit an active condo market with double digit increases in units sold city-wide. Interestingly, NE Seattle and West Seattle showed the greatest increase in unit sales, mostly attributable to a robust resale market. City-wide, condos appreciated approximately 6% based on average sales price. However, across the board, median prices took ... More About: Real Estate , Market , Condo , Update
Design Insights
2007-06-01 00:08:00 Came across the website for the architect of 5th and Madison, Ruffcorn Mott Hinthorne Stine, and noticed they had designs for number of downtown/Belltown projects. Most were office space but they did have renderings for 114 Pike, the old Liberty Loan and Pawn building. The design includes 7 levels of office space and ... More About: Design , Real Estate , Pioneer Square , Sigh , Sight
5th and Madison Update
2007-05-31 04:12:00 The tall, slender 5th and Madison (website) project is well underway across the street from the Seattle Central Library. Occupancy is on-target for October making the project one of the few due to be completed this year. I had an opportunity to take a hard hat tour of the building to see how it was ... More About: Real Estate , Pioneer Square , Update , Diso
The Friday Round-up - 5/25
2007-05-25 21:55:00 Land Use Update Just saw a bulletin for a new 46-story hotel/residential project at the corner of 5th Avenue & Stewart which is currently a parking lot (next to the Escala presentation center). The proposal calls for 175 hotel units and 190 residential units which I presume will be condos. A 2nd early design ... More About: Real Estate , Pioneer Square , Round Up , Friday , Frida
ICON Tower Info
2007-05-25 00:01:00 Levin Menzies received city-approval for the master-use permit of its 29-story ICON Tower . Designed by Weber+Thompson and Vancouver, BC - based engineering firm Glotman Simpson, the slender tower sits on a triangular 10,665 square foot parcel at Denny Way, Wall Street & 6th Avenue. Construction is slated to begin in early 2008. ?Making the ... More About: Icon , Real Estate , Info
Entry-Level Inventory Shrinkage
2007-05-24 10:32:00 The Seattle Times recently had an interesting graph on the availability of entry-level condos over the past 15 years. The last few years have seen a drastic decrease in sub $200,000 properties. The majority of buyers that my team and I work with are first-time homebuyers and we definitely feel the squeeze. In fact, ... More About: Real Estate , Inventory , Vent , Tory , Inventor
Luxe Condos - Queen Anne
2007-05-24 05:47:00 The Luxe Condominium (website) located at 500 5th Avenue West on lower Queen Anne is the newest conversion project by Metropolitan Homes. Metropolitan recently developed the Plaza del Sol and Mezzo condo projects on Capitol Hill. Luxe consists of only 39 one- and two-bedroom condominium homes including multi-level penthouses that surround a central atrium. ... More About: Real Estate
CityScape 2010 Virtual Tour
2007-05-21 00:33:00 The highlight of the 2007 Seattle Condo Expo was the CityScape 2010 Virt ual Tour developed by Weber + Thompson and Urban Condominiums. The tour can be found on the Urban Condominiums website. Click on the CityScape banner at the top of the page. The tour starts with a flyover of the downtown area. ... More About: Real Estate , Cape
Friday Condo Round-up
2007-05-18 22:36:00 With competition fierce many projects are offering buyers sweet incentives. Here are a few: CityView Leschi - $5,000 buyer bonus PLUS 1-year paid homeowner dues. Queen Anne High School - $10,000 buyer bonus for homes sold in May. Both require buyers facilitate loans through the preferred lender for the buyer bonuses. Trace Lofts Buyer’s Lounge is now open. ... More About: Real Estate , Round Up , Condo , Friday , Frida
Expo 62 to Begin Sales
2007-05-17 21:46:00 After much anticipation for lower Queen Anne ’s newest condominium community, Expo 62 will begin sales starting Tuesday, May 22nd by appointment only. Prior to the purchase & sales appointment, now through May 20th, interested buyers should schedule a home preview and selection appointment and obtain tentative pricing information (a price range). Your buyer’s agent can schedule ... More About: Real Estate , Sales
What is a Condo Reserve Study?
2007-05-17 19:51:00 Farren West is the owner of Key Inspection Services. This is the second article of Farren’s series for SCL. Farren can be contacted at FarrenWest (at) KeyInspectionServices.com. Once you and your real estate professional have found the right condo to meet your needs, the best location/price/aesthetics/etc you will now begin the process to ... More About: Real Estate , Study , Condo , Reserve , Serve
Happy Blogiversary
2007-05-16 20:36:00 Today is our One Year Blogiversary! We’ve had a great year, even when it seems like it’s been longer. To all of our loyal and new readers…a very grateful “Thank you” for your support of Seattle Condos and Lofts. To celebrate, we’re having a drawing for a $50 Starbucks gift card. To enter, click here ... More About: Real Estate , Happy , Give , Logi
Seattle Condo Expo - updated info
2007-05-16 03:14:00 The 2007 Seattle Condo Expo is fast approaching. The expo, the first of its kind in Seattle, will be held this weekend at the Westin Hotel (map) and will feature exhibits of current condo projects, mortgage companies & developers, presentations and a Realtor Symposium. Saturday, May 19th - 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday, May 20th ... More About: Real Estate , Info
2200 Receives Award for Excellence Honor
2007-05-10 19:28:00 Vulcan Real Estate announced that its 2200 project has been nationally recognized by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) as one of 10 winners from across the country in the 2007 Award s for Excel lence competition. The award is widely recognized as the country?s most prestigious land-use recognition program. The criteria for the award include leadership, contribution to ... More About: Ellen , Honor
Friday Odds and Ends - 5/4
2007-05-05 04:33:00 Land Use Updates The Liberty Jewelry parcel by 2nd Avenue & Pike Street appears to be a commercial development per the latest land use bulletin. Initially, it was proposed as a mixed-use development. An early design review meeting has been set for the 9th & Pine project (former site of Pande Cameron). The proposal ... More About: Real Estate , Friday , Odds , Ends , Frida
Types of Condo Inspections
2007-05-04 01:21:00 (Please welcome contributing writer, Farren West, owner of Key Inspect ion Services. Farren will be writing a series of condo inspection related articles, which many buyers will find invaluable.) Generally there are two types of condo/townhouse inspections. The first and most popular is the ?Interior Only? inspection. This will cover everything from the sheetrock in, ... More About: Real Estate , Condo , Type , Types
Fini Condos - Phinney Ridge
2007-05-01 03:56:00 First Look - Fini Condominiums Fini Condominiums (website) is the latest condo project in the Phinney Ridge / Greenwood neighborhood, just up the hill from Green Lake. The building features 51 spacious one-bedroom (6), one + den (31), two-bedroom (3) and two + den (11) homes ranging from 728 to 1,417 sq ft. The top-level 1,417 ... More About: Real Estate
Sapphire Condos - Greenwood
2007-04-27 23:30:00 Updated 4/28/07 This new construction project in Greenwood has flown under the radar. They officially began sales during their Grand Opening on Saturday 4/28 and apparently they anticipate a rush given their “Rules of Sale” which state: Doors open at 10 AM Limit to 2 units per customer $3,000 deposit required First come, first served All units to be ... More About: Real Estate , Sapphire , Sapp
Friday Odds and Ends - 4/27
2007-04-27 19:54:00 On the Horizon Eastlake area - Ruby Condominiums (website) at northern tip of Eastlake Ave E at E. Allison. Lower Queen Anne - Luxe Condominiums (website) at 500 5th Ave W. Thirty-nine flats starting from the low $300,000s. Escala Unveils Revamped Website Escala unveiled a new website with additional features including home floor plans, an impressive virtual tour ... More About: Real Estate , Friday , Odds , Ends
EXPO 62 - lower Queen Anne
2007-04-23 21:53:00 EXPO 62 (website) is Intracorp’s latest condominium development located in the lower Queen Anne neighborhood (map). As the name implies, EXPO 62 pays homage to the 1962 World’s Fair also known as the Century 21 Expo sition which took place across the street at the Seattle Center. The seven-story complex features 114 condominium homes consisting of ... More About: Real Estate , Lower
Friday Odds and Ends - 4/20
2007-04-20 23:18:00 Upcoming Condo Events Lumen - Queen Anne April 24th - Lumen’s Design Studio will move to 501 Roy Street, Unit C232 (2nd level, NE corner of the courtyard). Lumen requests visitors utilize the elevator at the 5th & Mercer entrance. The Design Studio is open 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily. April 28th - The Lumen ... More About: Real Estate , Friday , Odds , Ends
Tobira Condo Update
2007-04-19 01:57:00 Tobira (website) has announced the release of the second phase of courtyard homes for sale. To celebrate the release and completion of its “urban backyard”, Tobira will be hosting a luncheon at their newly landscaped courtyard April 21st & 22nd from Noon to 4:00 PM. The courtyard features “lush built-in planters with Japanese Maples, native ... More About: Real Estate , Condo , Ondo , Update , Tobi
Queen Anne High School Update
2007-04-19 01:49:00 Queen Anne High School Condominium (website) recently announced they have released the final phase of available homes for sale. Current pricing for homes: Studios start at 309,950 Loft homes start at $288,950 1 bedrooms start at $380,950 2 bedrooms start at $566,950 Main Building Townhomes start at $528,950 Industrial Arts Townhomes start at $735,950 Related post - Queen Anne High School More About: Real Estate , Queen Anne , Update
22 West Lee - Queen Anne
2007-04-11 22:02:00 22 West Lee (website) is among the newest upscale condominium projects on Queen Anne ’s South slope. The community consists of just 20 spacious two-bedroom homes, ranging size from 1,165 to 1,738 square feet. Homes feature: Brick & Stucco siding Custom kitchen cabinets Slab granite countertops in kitchen with an undermount sink Jenn-Air appliances with a gas cooktop Marble-top ...
Condo Conversion Bill Update
More articles from this author:2007-04-11 22:01:00 I’ve been following the condo conversion bills in the legislature this year on my other real estate blog. The bills are SHB 2014 & SB 5031 - which have the same purpose but take different approaches. Unfortunately, the Senate’s version, which was much more restrictive than a community stakeholder backed version in the ... More About: Condo , Ondo , Update , Sion , Conversion 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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