The Seattle Condo Blog

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 sq ft penthouses also [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Update Jan 2008: The project has been sold and will be developed as apartments instead of condos.
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 Exposition which took [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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
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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 [...]

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 [...]

First Quarter Condo Market Performance
Seattle’s first quarter 2007 condo sales figures exhibited a healthy market performance compared to the same period last year. The chart below shows Sold information for city-wide condo sales as well as selected downtown core neighborhoods.

 
March 2007 Condo Market Performance
The one month figures from February to March showed a different [...]