Comments on: First Church Seattle Update

By: David H

David H — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:03:20 +0000

I LOVE the floorplans. I would buy one of these in a skinny minute. Here’s hoping the current housing situation makes these affordable.

By: Aileen May

Aileen May — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:25:29 +0000

Any news on procing. Also, anyone know of ahistorically significant work/live conversion? Also, have a great 1892 restored Methodist church building for sale in Covington, KY. Was my former live art studio.

By: Jamesww

Jamesww — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:43:17 +0000

I do not understand the negativity that this project is getting. I really like the idea of it. I wish that Houston did more of this type of stuff. I grew up in the northwest and always really liked the funky use of real estate. Redevelopment of old warehouses in Portland in the Pearl District worked out like magic. I sure do miss the Northwest summers. But, never could get use to not seeing the sun for 3 months at a time in the winter. Hey Ben you should add the plug in that allows for you to sign up for comments to your email.

James

By: jcricket

jcricket — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:29:23 +0000

I can’t disagree with the MD. I love the concept behind saving such a historic building. But I’m curious as to whether the indoor atrium will be utilized at all by the owners. And the very vertical nature of the floor plans reminds me of the shoe-horned-in designs of the oft-criticized townhomes we see dotting the Seattle landscape.

The rooms are bigger than those townhomes, but I find a lot of steps, doorways or angled walls leads to far less truly usable space than one might think – based on “traffic patterns” (i.e. where people need to work).

By: The MD

The MD — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:05:03 +0000

Were the two buyers that liked it enough perhaps the developer or friends and family of the developer?

By: Ben_Kakimoto

Ben_Kakimoto — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:46:41 +0000

Well, no design is going to appeal to everyone, though two buyers liked it enough to purchase shells. Fortunately, I don’t think empty nesters are the demographic this project is aiming for.

By: biff

biff — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:35:18 +0000

Wow. Such. Horrible. Floor Plans. I can’t imagine walking up and down four flights of stairs. Resale on these will be difficult since empty nesters won’t even look at such units.