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Vulcan will be making the remaining units from the Veer Lofts lottery available to the public beginning Sunday, February 25th at 2:00 PM. A 5% earnest money deposit and a valid photo ID will be required to purchase a unit.
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Today must be project update / press release day. Here’s a round-up:
First Church - Capitol Hill
Postponing development to allow for a major motion picture to be filmed in the building. If you want a chance to be in the movie, there will be an open casting call on February 13th at the church [...]

Escala
Escala broke ground this morning. I didn’t stick around for the ground breaking but I did tour the recently completed 2,600 sq ft penthouse model unit; it’s impressive.
8th and Pine
300+ unit condominium, completion expected for 2009.
Seneca Towers
A 7- and 24-story tower project with 210 residences ranging from 450 to 1,600 square feet. Ground [...]

Carbon 56 is a new conversion project in the Gateway district at 2015 Terry Ave (map). Formerly known as the Aristo Apartments, Carbon 56 sits in the shadow of 2200 Westlake and Cornish College, no doubt looking to take full advantage of the new condominium and revitalization projects in the neighborhood.
Many of the 56 [...]

The Vulcan Real Estate Discovery Center re-opened its doors today. The soft opening is intended for their home selection appointment holders to come in and view scale models, finishes and full-size models representing Veer Lofts, Enso and Rollin Street Flats. The Discovery Center is open to the general public though the public [...]

Escala Midtown
Escala’s Presentation Center at the corner of 4th Avenue & Stewart will open on October 22nd. The center will include a full-scale model of a two-bedroom unit.
Escala also reports securing a $175 million loan for the project.
Vulcan Discovery Center
The Vulcan Discover Center will re-open on Tuesday, October 24th. The Discover Center [...]

The sales staff at Vulcan has been actively calling lottery card holders for purchase and sale appointments at Veer, Rollin Street & Enso. Matt at urbnlivn.com has a post about his appointments that include many comments from other folks about their appointment dates. They are starting appointments much later than originally planned.
One more note, [...]

For those interested in purchasing a Vulcan project - Enso, Veer Lofts, Rollin Street - the first deadline is fast approaching. The Lottery Cards and Pre-Approval Letters for the three projects are due on September 1st.
The three South Lake Union projects are all part of a lottery system. All that the lottery does [...]

The Seattle Times reported that King County condos have surpassed single family homes in appreciation during the first half of this year. Condos now make up 25% percent of the total home sales in the county.
Condo Appreciation Rates for selected neighborhoods:

Source: Seattle Times
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The Eastlake Lofts is planned for the heart of the Eastlake neighborhood, on Eastlake Avenue between Lynn & Boston. Constructed of brick & concrete The Eastlofts will provide 18 one- and two-level loft homes.
Home features include:

Many units offering sweeping views of Lake Union
Private balconies or terraces
Industrial loft character with oversized windows and soaring ceilings
Concrete, steel [...]