Archive for October, 2006
Gallery Condominium – Belltown
The Gallery Condominium, Belltown’s newest project is gearing up for its long anticipated sales; over 1,500 people registered online through their official website. Located at the corner of 2nd Avenue & Broad Street, Gallery is a concrete, steel and glass building that will feature 214 homes comprised of numerous floor plans to suit many different…
Upcoming Events & Grand Openings
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…
Who’s the Tallest?
Fifteen Twenty-One is Seattle’s tallest planned residential tower at 440 feet, taking advantage of the city’s new zoning regulations. But now Olive 8 wants the title of tallest and is considering adding 3 additional floors making it 39-stories tall and bringing the overall height to 455 ft. The three additional floors will add another 33…
Vertigo Condos – Capitol Hill
Matt at Urbnlivn.com wrote an entry about this new conversion in the heart of Capitol Hill. Unfortunately, for Vertigo, the readers of Urbnlivn.com aren’t so impressed. Vertigo is turning the clock back taking its cue from Hitchcock and mid-century design. Floor plans include 1 and 1+ bedroom designs with price ranging from just under $200,000…
Gallery VIP Preview Event
Gallery will host a VIP Preview Event on Thursday, Oct. 12th at their presentation center from 6:30 to 8:300. The presentation center is located at 2500 First Avenue (corner of First & Wall). A full sized model, floor plans and finishes will be displayed. Contact Gallery at info (at) liveatgallery.com or 441-0300 to RSVP. A…
Brix Condos – Update
This past summer I wrote about the Brix Condos on Capitol Hill. Brix is the Hill’s newest development located at the old Safeway lot on Broadway. Brix homes feature: High ceilings (flats up to 9′, lofts up to 15’6″) Townhomes with exposed timber ceilings Balconies (many with Juliet balconies) Frigidaire washer/dryer Frigidaire gas range Fisher…
Potential Upcoming Projects
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…
