The Pontedera Condominium, situated just south of Downtown Seattle at 827 Hiawatha Place just reduced prices significantly on a number of units. The price drops range from $10,000 up to nearly $60,000 per unit! Good thing, too, since there’s only been 18 closed sales out of 102 unts, with only 2 sales in the past year, per NWMLS & county records.

It’s a shame really since Pontedera was nicely designed and accented, plus it’s conveniently located to downtown, Capitol Hill and the International District. Home prices start from $174,900 and there are several incentives and programs geared to first-time and lower income home buyers, including down payment assistance, property tax exemptions for qualified buyers and no HOA dues for a year. Its worth checking out.

View available Pontedera Condo homes for sale

1111 E Pike Street – Capitol Hill

The Tom Kundig designed 1111 E Pike Street Condominium is down to the final three homes for sale. The uniquely designed boutique condo building is located in the heart of Capitol Hill’s trendy and vibrant Pike Pine Triangle. Homes start from $314,950. Own for less than comparable Cap Hill apartments rent for!

View the last remaining 1111 E Pike condos for sale

Hjarta Condominium – Ballard

Ballard’s green constructed concrete and steel Hjarta Condominium reports they are now over 75% sold. Per NWMLS records, Hjarta closed 25 units, just over 30% of its homes in 2011.

Hjarta is located at 1530 NW Market and is one of only two new constructed condominiums in Ballard. Hjarta’s new home prices start from $264,950.

View Hjarta condos for sale

Marselle Condominium – Lower Queen Anne / South Lake Union

The Marselle Condomium report they have sold 100 homes, or 75%, since opening, with 21 home sales in 2011. Marselle features a variety of floor plans ranging from open one-bedrooms to 2-story three-bedroom penthouses with soaring ceilings.

Marselle is located at 699 John Street in the shadow of the Space Needle…a great place to call home for those who work in downtown or South Lake Union. Home prices begin from $199,990.

View Marselle condos for sale

Danielle Condominium – Ballard

Ballard’s other new construction condominium, the Danielle, is down to its final three homes for sale — 2 one-bedroom units and a two-bedroom. Located at 5803 24th Ave NW, it’s close to Ballard’s many shops, restaurants and attractions. The remaining homes range from $219,950 to $479,950.

View Danielle condos for sale

This week’s spotlight condo is a two-level townhome at the Ballard Place Condominium in Ballard.

Unit #1555 (1555 NW 57th Street) is a large 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath home on two-levels with its own private exterior entrance. The 1,475 square foot corner home offers a spacious living room, dining room, kitchen and a family room / office space on the main level. A wall of west facing windows create a bright and airy living space. The kitchen features shaker style cabinets, granite counters and stainless appliances. A perfect home for entertaining.

The bedrooms are located on the lower level. The master suite has a walk-in closet and access to private patio. Step out the back door to two secure parking spots and a storage unit. Or, walk out the front door to everything Ballard.

Ballard Place Condominium amenities include concierge services, a community lounge, fitness center, sauna, outdoor hot tubs and a roof top deck with a p-patch garden.

This home is currently offered at $374,999.  Contact us to inquire about this property or arrange a private showing.

>> View more information and additional photos of this home.

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Listing information and photos are courtesy of Corey Robinson with Keller Williams Greater Seattle

Trace North is now sold out! The last developer unit, #502, went under contract this week and is now pending.

Fortunately, for those interested in Trace North there are a few resales available.

Enso Condominium – South Lake Union

Enso Condominium

These are also Vulcan’s final two condo units from the last construction cycle, which will complete their foray into condominiums. Presently, Vulcan is reviving its Martin project in Belltown, but as apartments.

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1521 Second – Downtown

The 1521 Second tower has closed 117 units and is now over 84% sold. 1521 is a luxury condominium offering exquisite finished homes commanding spectacular city, Puget Sound and Olympic range views. Homes start from just under $1 million.

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Olive 8 – Downtown

Olive 8 is now over 2/3 sold with more than 145 homes closed.

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Four Seasons – Downtown

The uber-luxurious Four Seasons Private Residences is clinging on to its remaining 11 new homes…there hasn’t been a sale there all year (per NWMLS records). Most of the available homes under $3 million are on the 1st Avenue side facing the Russell Investments tower while the choice view homes start from just over $6 million.

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Escala – Downtown

Downtown’s other remaining condominium tower, Escala, has closed 130 homes. That’s another 30 in the past two months, which brings the project to approximately 48% sold. New homes start from the low-$400,000s.

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The Decatur – First Hill

Since the switch in marketing firms, and in some cases, price increases, the Decatur has only closed 1 additional home. That leaves about 21 units remaining.

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Marselle – South Lake Union / Queen Anne

Marselle reports they are over 70% sold and still have a variety of home options available from one-bedroom to two-story penthouses. Homes start from $219,990.

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Bellevue Towers – Bellevue

Downtown Bellevue’s upscale Bellevue Towers continue to sell well with over 230 homes now closed and another 20 or so homes under contract, including two $2 million penthouses. That brings the massive twin-tower, LEED Gold Certified development up to 43% sold.

Wells Fargo is now offering financing at Bellevue Towers, which expects to receive Fannie Mae approval later this year.

   >>  View available Bellevue Towers homes for sale

One Main Street – Bellevue

Bellevue’s only other new condominium development, One Main Street, is also doing well with 70% of its homes sold. Prices start from $299,900 and is FHA approved.

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Hjarta – Ballard

Ballard’s Hjarta Condominium has also done well this year, they are now 70% sold. Homes in this green constructed concrete & steel building start from $274,950.

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Danielle – Ballard

The Danielle Condominium in Ballard reports they are over 60% sold. Homes at the Danielle start from the low-$200,000s.

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Harvard & Highland – Capitol Hill

The Harvard & Highland Condominium has sold 76% of its luxury homes leaving 9 available. Tucked quietly away in Capitol Hill’s Harvard-Belmont district, Harvard & Highland offers sophisticated in-city living.

Through the end of October, Harvard & Highland is offering an additional broker bonus. We will rebate 2/3′s of the bonus ($10,000) if you use our associates to facilitate the purchase of a Harvard & Highland home by the end of October.

>>  View available Harvard & Highland homes for sale

Disclosure: 1521 Second, Olive 8, Marselle, Harvard & Highland and Hjarta are advertisers of Seattle Condos and Lofts.

Pryde + Johnson has filed a land use application the 2nd phase of its Hjarta development in Ballard. The phase 2 building will be on the backside of the existing building and will front NW 56th Street. I’ll update further when more information is available. View the land use bulletin

Trace North & Trace Lofts

Trace North sold another 5 units in the past three weeks and is now down to its final 3 units for sale. www.tracelofts.com

• #418: One-bedroom, 804 square feet offered at $354,950
• #519: Open one-bedroom, 614 square feet offered at $274,950
• #502: Open one-bedroom, 610 square feet offered at $264,950

Plus, there’s a resale unit that’s listed at $199,950. Due to MLS restrictions I can’t tell you about it, but you can view more info about the resale and the other 3 units here.

Trace Lofts is down to its last unit, #407, which is a 703 square foot open one-bedroom facing south with its own deck. It is currently listed at $324,950 – View listing

Harborside Condominium

Slightly outside and a ferry ride away from Seattle is the Harborside Condominium in Bremerton. The Harborside is located on the waterfront just a couple of blocks from the ferry terminal. The two building development has a number of great units available with prices that are 40-50% below their 2007 prices when the project was completed.

Prices start at $255,000 for one-bedroom homes (from 913 square feet), from $309,000 and up for large two-bedrooms and $759,000 for a 2,642 square foot three-bedroom penthouse suite.

www.harborsidecondominiums.com

Joseph Arnold Lofts

For those keeping track of the Joseph Arnold Lofts apartment project in Belltown, the design review board meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 10th at 5:30 pm at Seattle City Hall. The Joseph Arnold Lofts will be adjacent to two condo buildings – The Klee and Bellora. View land use bulletin

Olive 8 & Escala

Sales seem to be tapering off for both downtown Seattle condo buildings. Since March 1st (over the past 8 weeks) there were 6 new purchases (contracts accepted) between them, 2 at Olive 8 and 4 at Escala. Three of those were over $1 million.
www.Olive8.com   |    View Olive 8 units for sale
www.somethingischangingatescala.com   |    View Escala units for sale

Queen’s Court

After Matrix took over the Queen’s Court condo development last September sales have been brisk with 12 homes sold so far, leaving just 2 homes remaining. Both are 509 square foot studios priced at $149,950 and $154,950. Queen’s Court is a 2007 conversion located near the Seattle Center in Lower Queen Anne.

1350 Alki
It has taken nearly three years to sell out the 10-unit 1350 Alki condo development, but the end is seemingly in sight. The pending offer on unit #S5 last week now leaves two units available. Unit #3S is a 3-bedroom 1,425 square foot unit listed at $559,950, which is 34% less than its original $849,000 price in 2007. However, that’s a tad bit high considering that #4S sold 6-months ago for $560,000. Unit #2N is a slightly smaller 3-bedroom 1,325 square unit listed at $499,950. That’s 35% below its original $769,000 offer price. View 1350 Alki condos for sale.

Gallery Condo Buy Now Event
Word is the Gallery Buy Now event was a “disorganized mess” that resulted in the sale of just 8 of the the 25 units offered. Although Schnitzer totally botched the auction/buy now event, and perhaps lost some goodwill in the process, the Gallery Condominium is a great building and does offer value for new construction in the downtown/Belltown area. View Gallery condos for sale.

1521 Second
The 1521 Second Condominium is hosting another open house event this weekend, March 12th & 13th, from noon to 4:00 pm. The open house provides the public an opportunity to tour some of Seattle’s most luxurious, and expensive, condos. View 1521 Second condos for sale.

Hjarta Condominium
The Hjarta Condominium in Ballard sold another 4 units since our update last month. View Hjarta condos for sale.

Trace North
The Trace North development on Capitol Hill recently passed the 90% sold level. It has been a long time coming given that pre-sales started back in early 2007. Since our last update 3 weeks ago, 4 additional homes were sold at Trace North, leaving less than 10 homes available for purchase. View Trace North condos for sale.

Escala Condominium
Since the beginning of the year, Escala has closed 11 transactions with another 8 homes pending. Per the NWMLS, to date, Escala has 88 sales with 75 of those closing, so they’re just under 1/3 sold with 181 homes available. View Escala condos for sale.

Disclaimer: Advertisers of The Seattle Condo Blog at time of publication include Hjarta, 1521 Second & Trace North.

The 200 West Highland Condominium on Seattle’s Queen Anne’s South slope reports that they’ve sold six homes since coming back on the market in November. Just 11 of the luxury condo homes remain.

www.200westhighland.com

Matrix is ready to close out the Trace North development on Capitol Hill with just 15 homes left! There’s a good mix of studio (1) , open one-bedroom (6), one-bedroom (3) and two-bedroom homes (5) available.

Additionally, prices were just reduced and homes now start at $209,950 and go up to $414,950.

Trace North

The Hjarta Condominium in Ballard reported they sold another 5 homes during the holidays and have revised prices with homes now starting from $259,950. The building is LEED Silver Certified and FHA approved.

www.hjartaballard.com

Mercer Island’s 7800 Plaza Condominium is 50% sold and prices have reduced since our last posting. This is a rare opportunity to own a new condo on Mercer Island.

www.7800plaza.com

Disclaimer: Hjarta and 7800 Plaza condos are advertisers of The Seattle Condo Blog.

First, if you didn’t catch it here, the 200 West Highland Condominium is coming back on the market, with a public relaunch event starting at 5 PM on Tuesday, November 16th. The Kendra Todd Group is now handling sales and marketing at the upscale project.

The Kendra Todd Group also took over the boutique 744 Harvard Condo project located in Capitol Hill’s renowned Harvard-Belmont neighborhood. Prices on the two remaining homes have been reduced up to $150,000. Unit #200 is now priced at $799,000 while the penthouse (#300) is available at $825,000. Both homes have been reduced approximately 57% since they first came on the market in 2008/2009.

The 132-unit Marselle Condominium development reports they are now 60% sold. They’ve recently started a new homeowner testimonial campaign on Facebook and Twitter, following in the footsteps of 1521 Second’s elegant promotion.

Ballard’s Hjarta Condominium hosted a broker’s open event on Wednesday drawing over 65 real estate brokers to celebrate its relaunch with Matrix Real Estate. Hjarta’s current prices reflect significant reductions.

Speaking of Matrix, they just released the results from their annual market survey. A few highlights from the 2010 survey include: 82% of respondents felt now is a good time to buy, though only 48% said they were considering buying within the next 24 months and 63% prefer to live in a denser close-in neighborhood with the ability to walk to amenities, but the majority preferred a single family house.

Interestingly, 49.9% of respondents felt prices will remain stable or improve in 2011, with only 23.4% believing prices will go down next year. Read the rest of the survey here.

After sluggish sales over the past few years, Hjarta is revamping its pricing strategy, which is now in-line with the market place and are competitively priced with Ballard’s new condo developments, namely The Danielle. One-bedroom homes now start from $229,950 and two-bedrooms from $329,950, upwards of $65,000 in reductions per home. Unlike the other new Ballard condo developments, Hjarta has superior construction (concrete & steel vs. wood-frame) and is a LEED Silver certified, green constructed building.

Hjarta’s sales and marketing are being headed up by Matrix Real Estate and is located at 1530 NW Market Street (map).

View available Hjarta condos for sale.

Visit: www.hjartaballard.com

The Danielle Condominium in Ballard is celebrating its public grand opening this weekend, Saturday 10/23 and Sunday 10/24 from noon to 5 pm. The Danielle is located at 5803 24th Ave NW, kitty corner from the Ballard QFC.

The newly completed condominium features 31 homes with open open-bedroom, one-bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans. Design finishes include hardwood floors throughout, slab stone countertops, stainless steel appliances with gas ranges and outdoor spaces. Some homes come with gas fireplaces, heated bath floors and are AC-ready.

Prices begin at $229,950 for an open one-bedroom and tops out at $649,950 for a large two-bedroom penthouse.

Although Danielle is hosting its grand opening this weekend, homes have been selling since Summer. As a result, the project is now 35% sold. The Danielle is also FHA approved.

Visit: www.DanielleCondos.com

Gallery Condominium

The Gallery Condominium in Belltown (2911 2nd Ave) has reintroduced a 3% buyer bonus, up to $10,000 maximum, for homes purchased by October 31, 2010 and closed by November 30, 2010. Additionally, open one-bedroom home buyers may select either a slider or a closet combo build out.

Gallery is now 75% sold with prices starting from $239,000. The development is FHA and VA approved. www.liveatgallery.com

1521 2nd

Downtown’s luxurious Fifteen Twenty-One Second Condominium (1521 2nd Ave) reached a milestone with its 100th closing; the building is 70% sold.

1521′s large upscale homes, which overlook the Pike Place Market and Elliott Bay, are available starting from $1 million. www.1521second.com

Escala Condominium

The Escala Condominium reported they’ve just closed on their 50th home with 80 sales total (30 units in escrow). So, they’ve sold 30% of the building and are 19% closed. No bad considering the competition from Olive 8 and Enso. Escala is FHA approved. www.somethingischangingatescalaseattle.com

Eleven Eleven East Pike

Eleven Eleven (1111 E. Pike St) is making a push to close out the development with its final 10 homes. Prices now start from $239,950. The 27-unit Tom Kundig designed condo building fits snuggly in Capitol Hill’s effervescent Pike/Pine Triangle neighborhood. www.1111eastpike.com

Hjarta Condominium

The LEED Silver certified green constructed Hjarta in Ballard (1530 NW Market St) is now 50% sold. Unlike other recent Ballard condo developments, Hjarta is green constructed with a mind towards energy and water efficiency as well as indoor air quality. Further, Hjarta is a concrete and steel building, not wood frame like most of the other newer Ballard condos. I know a number of people have commented about the higher prices at Hjarta compared to other developments, but it has a superior construction quality, which may save $$ over time. The development is FHA approved. www.hjartaballard.com

The Decatur Condominium

Slowly but surely First Hill’s Decatur Condominium (1105 Spring St) keeps on closing with 3 sales in the past week. The building is now 70% sold with homes starting from just $189,950. The Decatur is part of the New Home Council’s Fresh Ideas Tour. www.ownthedecatur.com