Condo News – New Projects
Pontedera Condos
HomeSight, a non-profit community development company, is breaking ground on a new condominium project in Seattle’s Rainier Valley neighborhood on city-owned surplus land intended for affordable workforce housing. The six-story $32 million project will feature 17 live/work lofts and 85 condo units. Prices will start from $220,000 with financing assistance up to $120,000 for families…
Art House Apartments?
Could the Art House development be the latest condo project to go apartments? The developer, the Pauls Corporation, has apparently been researching apartment development in the Seattle area. Pauls has a property management division so it might not be out of the question. Whether it’s condos or apartments it’ll appeal to urban dwellers with its…
Trace Lofts Update
Trace Lofts (website) report they are down to their final 5 units. Four of the units are on the 4th level with the remaining unit on the 5th level. Prices range from $485,000 for a 703 sq ft loft to $850,000 for a 1,154 sq ft loft. Next door at Trace North, construction is expected…
New Green Lake Condos
A couple of new condo developments are coming to Green Lake. With significant revitalization projects underway on the Northeast end of the lake, it’s good to see new developments on the West side. Information is sparse, and subject to change, but this is what I’ve been able to gather so far. Tyee At Greenlake Currently…
Marselle Condominium – first look
If you’ve been by the Space Needle recently you’ll have noticed a hub of construction activity along Denny Way near Aurora. Currently, four projects are under way including two apartments, a hotel/apartment complex and a new condominium. The Marselle Condominium, at 115 Aurora Ave, is the latest addition to the burgeoning area just north of…
More on Heron & Pagoda Towers
More preliminary renderings of the Heron and Pagoda Tower project in downtown Seattle. Just based on the scale of the project (1.2 million square feet, $900 million) and striking architecture, this has got to rate as the most exciting development Seattle will experience. The project will consist of two 43-story towers (550′), up to 200…
New Look for Heron / Pagoda Towers
There’s a new look for the Heron/Pagoda project at 5th Avenue between Virginia and Stewart Streets in downtown. The most current renderings indicate a twin-tower design, which interestingly enough, will be directly across from the Westin Hotel’s twin-towers. Between the Westin & Escala (foreground) Note: A 2nd design guidance meeting has been scheduled for this…
Seattle Civic Square – Downtown
Just West of Seattle City Hall is the proposed Civic Square project that’ll encompass an entire city block between 3rd and 4th Avenues and Cherry and James Streets. Civic Square will feature an open plaza with an amphitheater, water features, retail space, a Metro/Light Rail station and a 40-story office & residential tower. The curved…
Downtown Condo Updates
Gallery Belltown Buyers speak with their pocketbooks. And, apparently buyers spoke loudly at Belltown’s Gallery Condominium project. When the Gallery project first came online it was touting its SkyLofts concept, true two-level loft homes with 18′ ceiling heights located on the upper floors that offered spectacular city and sound views. But, it seems buyers just…
