Friday Odds and Ends
CityView Condos Price Adjustment CityView recently reduced prices on available units, upwards of $25,000 on 1 bedroom units, bringing price per square feet between $350 to $410. Two bedrooms reflected a $10,000 reduction. This was anticipated and when taking into consideration current market conditions as well as the nicer finishes, unit size, age of building…
Land Use Updates
From the city’s Department of Planning and Development: Greenlake – Supplemental Design Review Meeting for the old Albertson’s lot. The proposal is for a 4 story building with 137 units, 11 work/live lofts and retail space. March 19th at 6:30 PM at the University Heights Community Center, 5031 University Ave NE Room 209. Update: The…
The Greenlake Condos
As there has been quite a bit of interest with the Florera project in the Green Lake neighborhood, I thought I’d review the last major development built in the area – The Greenlake Condominium. Constructed in 2004, The Greenlake is situated right across the street from Florera on NE 70st & Woodlawn Ave NE (map).…
Florera Greenlake Condos
Not far from Seattle’s most active park sits Florera Greenlake (website will be updated shortly) the newest condominium project in the Green Lake neighborhood. Developed by Pryde+Johnson, Florera is a green constructed building featuring finishes made from sustainable resources and is targeting LEED Silver certification. The project is located at the corner NE 70th and…
Veer Lofts Purchase Opportunity Update
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.
Smith Tower Condos?
The Seattle Times is reporting the new owners of Seattle’s venerable Smith Tower has designs on converting it to condos. Chicago-based Walton Street Capital filed papers with the city Wednesday to begin what could be a months-long process of getting approval to redo the tower as housing. Some people seem to think it may be…
Seattle Core Neighborhood Condo Market Trends
Here’s some information readers may find useful. I’ve highlighted market trend activity for three core neighborhoods – Downtown, Capitol Hill and Queen Anne – as this is were the bulk of condos and lofts are located. Click on link below. There are three graphs for each neighborhood: Condos for Sale, Sold & Pending Average Price…
Andiamo Condos – Queen Anne
The Andiamo Condos is a conversion project on Queen Anne just off of Mercer at 626 4th Ave W (map). The building, originally constructed in 1996, features 28 units on 5 floors with homes ranging from 463 to 709 square feet and are priced between $229,900 & $439,900. Standard features include: Bamboo Hardwood Floors Slab…
2006 Condo Appreciation – Seattle
2006 Condo Appreciation rates for selected Seattle neighborhoods as compared to 2005. Overall, 2006 was quite healthy for Seattle condos and many people who sold their units did well. Though, Queen Anne, surprisingly didn’t fare as well. Notes: Data compiled upon NWMLS sold listings. Data does not include for-sale-by-owner or closed pre-sale activity that were…
Condo Updates
CityView Condos – Leschi CityView held its brokers open sneak preview today. The builder did a great job at renovations. I updated the post with current pricing, photos & review – view CityView post. The grand opening is this weekend the weekend of February 24th. Maris – Shilshole Construction on this boutique condo at Shilshole…
