Ben Kakimoto
Ben Kakimoto is a Seattle condo and urban real estate marketing & listing specialist. Contact Ben to learn more about the Seattle condo and loft real estate market or about buying or selling a Seattle area condo. Find Ben on Twitter and Facebook.
A tower grows in Belltown
HAL Real Estate Investments recently acquired a 12,960 square foot parcel just north of the Cinerama Theatre along 4th Avenue on which it plans to construct a 400-foot residential tower with 360 units.
The Danielle Condo – Ballard
The Danielle is the latest new construction condominium development in Ballard and is conveniently near the heart of old Ballard. The six-story building will offer 31 homes with numerous floor plans from open one-bedrooms to two-bedroom penthouses.
Duncan Place Condos | U-District
Duncan Place is the latest condominium development in the University District area located at the SW corner of NE 47th St and 8th Ave NE. With most of new developments near the city center, Duncan Place is only the second new construction project in the U-District in the past couple of years.
Seattle adopts new conversion ordinance
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.
Leona to host VIP open house
The Leona condominium development on the South slope of Queen Anne will open its doors to a “VIP Open House” event this weekend, July 16th and 17th from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Lite refreshments will be served.
Recent condo project price adjustments
Condo projects that have adjust prices so far this month, including the Blue Heron in Magnolia and the Oslo in Ballard and Arthaus on Capitol Hill.
Moda Apartments
Just received confirmation from one of the principals behind the Moda Condominium project in Belltown. The project, which will be completed in just a few months, will in fact be converted to apartments.
July 2008 Seattle Condo Market Update
July exemplified the fluidity of the housing market. After median price gains over the past couple of months, the median price took a tumble to $299,975 last month, which reflected a 4.5% decrease compared to the same period last year and the fourth year-over-year decrease this year.
Intracorp seeking to unload another property
Just a couple of weeks ago we reported that Intracorp was seeking approval to revise its 1915 Second project, increasing its height from 240 ft to 400 ft. Now, Intracorp has put the property up for sale per this listing on the Moran and Co. website.
1350 Alki – West Seattle Condo
The 1350 Alki Condominium project is one of the newer developments along Alki Avenue SW. This boutique condo features only ten homes with two units per floor, conveniently located to Alki Beach.
