Condo News – Conversions
Smith Tower One Step Closer
The proposal to convert Seattle’s venerable Smith Tower to condominiums is one step closer. The Seattle PI is reporting that the Pioneer Square Preservation Board has unanimously voted to approve the condo conversion proposal. However, it will still need approval from the city’s Landmark Preservation Board. Read the full Seattle PI article.
More Ballard Conversions
The Northlake Group has been busy with a number of conversions in Ballard as mentioned previously. The latest is 6000 24th Avenue which features ten 2-bedroom and one 3-bedroom units. The homes range in size from 653 square feet (seems rather cozy for a 2-bedroom) to 1,516 for the 3-bedroom penthouse unit. Home prices start…
Live Fremont Condominium
Live Fremont (website) is the most recent conversion in Fremont. Originally constructed in 1962, the 2-story walk-up includes 19 one- and two-bedroom homes and is located at 3636 Evanston Ave N. The one-bedrooms are fairly small ranging from 512 to 529 square feet and start at $274,990. The two-bedrooms offer considerably more space at 913…
North Seattle Condo updates
Max Condos – Greenwood The Max conversion in Greenwood just released an updated website with floor plans, features and some area businesses. It appears the website is still under construction. Max is located near the Evanston and Sapphire condo projects, just north of 85th. Fini – Phinney Ridge Fini reports that they are framing the…
Conversion Conundrum
The condo conversion market is continuing to feel the effect of a softening market. In the past few weeks a number of notable conversion projects have taken price reductions ranging from $5,000 up to $30,000 with most of the reductions being around $10,000 to $15,000. Some are offering other incentives for both the buyer (buyer…
Max Condo – Greenwood Conversion
Please read our updated Max Condo post The Max Condominium (website) is the newest condo project in the Greenwood area, located on Evanston off of 85th (map). It’ll be a conversion of the apartment building just north of the Evanston Condominium. Max will include one-bedroom, one-bedroom + den and two-bedroom homes starting from the mid-$200,000s.…
Luxe Condos – Queen Anne
The Luxe Condominium (website) located at 500 5th Avenue West on lower Queen Anne is the newest conversion project by Metropolitan Homes. Metropolitan recently developed the Plaza del Sol and Mezzo condo projects on Capitol Hill. Luxe consists of only 39 one- and two-bedroom condominium homes including multi-level penthouses that surround a central atrium. The…
Tobira Condo Update
Tobira (website) has announced the release of the second phase of courtyard homes for sale. To celebrate the release and completion of its “urban backyard”, Tobira will be hosting a luncheon at their newly landscaped courtyard April 21st & 22nd from Noon to 4:00 PM. The courtyard features “lush built-in planters with Japanese Maples, native…
The Betsy Ross Condo – Capitol Hill
Built in 1928, the quaint Betsy Ross Condominium (website) radiates with character and charm of a time long passed. Pioneer Properties, developer of the Nord and Queen’s Court, is readying the building and upgrading the units for their upcoming sales later this Spring. The three-story building, located at 1120 17th Ave (map) will be home…
First Look – Azul Flats in Fremont
aZulflats (website) is the latest project from Williams Marketing. Located in Seattle’s funky Fremont neighborhood at 120 NW 39th Street near Leary Way (map), aZulflats is close to all the action that the Center of the Universe provides. aZulflats is comprised of just 30 studio, one- and two-bedroom homes ranging in price from the mid-$200,000s…
