The Seattle Condo Blog

Jim and Matt report that Live Historic’s Marlborough conversion project is reverting back to apartments and Maris is leasing its unsold units.

Seventeen07, a recent conversion at 1707 Boylston is auctioning off 17 units with bids starting at $95,000. The auction which is being conducted by Accelerated Marketing Parnters is scheduled for Sunday, October 19th at the complex.

In case you missed it, here’s King5’s video report on condo conversion defects.

The WestWater, a recent condo conversion development in West Seattle is going back to its old roots, sort of. With 45% of the units unsold, the developer took them off the market last week and is now renting them out.

Recently, a number of newly converted condo projects popped up in the MLS. Here’s a breakdown of these developments located in West Seattle, First Hill, Lake Washington and North Seattle.

Following the legislature’s lead in passing a condo conversion bill earlier this year, Seattle has adopted a new conversion ordinance providing added relocation assistance and notification to tenants.

Received a project update from First Church this afternoon. The Capitol Hill church-to-condo conversion is on schedule with work on the interior progressing. When completed in the first half of 2009, the church will be home to 12 multi-level luxury townhome units centered around the church’s dome.

MODE Seattle - Capitol Hill
Situated at the residential end of Bellevue Avenue E, you’ll find the 36-unit MODE conversion development. Originally constructed in 1957, the 3-story walk-up has been tastefully reinvented and features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom homes.
MODE offers an affordable option for Capitol Hill homeownership with units starting [...]

Nestled in the North Seattle neighborhood of Licton Springs is the newly converted Zulo Condominium development (website). What’s with the name? Zulo is Spanish for “hideout”, thus the naming implies an “urban hideout” retreat.
Zulo includes just 12 condominium homes within 2 buildings consisting of 8 two-bedrooms and 4 one-bedrooms. The two-bedrooms [...]

The WestWater Condominium (website) is a recent conversion development located in West Seattle at 6960 - 6970 California Ave SW. Originally built in 1989, the two building 4-story complex contains 71 condominium homes with an expansive community courtyard.
The WestWater came on the market last year and has sold about half of its inventory, not [...]