The Seattle Condo Blog

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 [...]

City View Condominium - Leschi
The City View Condominium is a conversion project in the Leschi area, off of S. Jackson Street. Renovations began this week and the developer expects to start sales by mid-February. More info to come.
The Pittsburgh - Lower Queen Anne
The Pittsburgh conversion is being developed by Pioneer Properties who [...]

Last week I wrote that a couple of condo projects are proposed for the block where Greg’s Japanese Auto & Starbucks are on. Just one block to the West, next to Bank of America, yet another project is being proposed. This one will be at the corner of Denny Way & Taylor Ave [...]

Another condo project is proposed for the Lower Queen Anne / Denny area. The 123+ unit project is planned for John & Aurora (the parking lot behind Starbucks on Denny Way) and it’ll sit right above the Denny Way off ramp.
In the next few years, this area will go through considerable change. This is [...]

I’ve been mostly focusing on larger, well marketed condo conversions so I thought I’d give some space to some of the smaller, overlooked conversions around town. These don’t appear to have websites so I’m providing sample listings from the MLS.
Queen Anne
Waverly Place @ 2012 Waverly Place
Small 5-unit building with one-bedrooms starting at $258,700 and [...]

I have been posting info an potential new condo projects on this blog, but will now move those posts to my other blog - Seattle Housing Buzz. What I consider “potential” are projects that are proposed and/or are wading through the city’s design review process that are yet to be approved. Additionally, the [...]

I don’t necessarily know if these are condo or apartments at this point, but given the size of the projects, I’m guessing condos.
Ballard @ 22nd Ave NW & NW 56th St
A 160-unit building with retail store front.
Queen Anne @ Lee St & Dexter Ave N
A 7 story 49-unit building with retail store front.
Green Lake @ [...]

Another Queen Anne conversion is the 1717 5th Avenue Condominiums. The project includes one and two-bedroom units. Not a lot of info yet, here’s a list of features from their website:
Excellent Queen Anne Location with spectacular Lake Union Views

Watch the 4th of July Fireworks from your balcony
Ceramic Tile or Hard Wood floors [...]

Dexter Place is a new conversion project on the East side of Queen Anne that recently began sales. The building was originally constructed in 1985 and includes 27 one bedroom + den units. From their website - www.dexterplace.com, amenities include:

Spacious 1 bedroom homes with dens
Views of Lake Union and downtown
Private Patios
Fireplace in [...]

Serana is a conversion project at the base of Queen Anne across the street from Lumen on 5th Avenue North. The original 4-story building was constructed in 1999 so it’s fairly new and the developer has done a very nice job at renovations.
Serana consists of 34 studio, one and two-bedroom homes. Standard features include:

Atrium [...]