Capitol Hill Condos
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…
Brix – Presentation Center Opening Date
The Brix presentation center will officially open to the public on October 7th at which time Brix will be accepting reservations. Purchase conversions of those reservations will begin on October 16th. The Presentation Center, located at 700 Broadway Avenue E, will showcase kitchen and bath vignettes, sample finishes, a scale model of the development, a…
First Church – Capitol Hill
Update: First Church is now The Sanctuary. While the battle looms over the First United Methodist Church in downtown, a Capitol Hill sanctuary is finding new life…as a condo. The 1906 constructed First Church of Christ, Scientist, a beautiful grand dame of a building is being transformed in to luxury townhome condominiums while preserving the…
Sneak Peeks 4
The Press Condominiums (Capitol Hill) Conversion project, previously Press Apartments on Pine & Belmont in the Pike/Pine corridor. Presscondos.com Studio, one and two bedroom home Square footage from 521 to 982 sq feet City and mountain views from many homes Roof deck for entertaining friends Fitness center Underground, controlled-access, reserved parking Priced from low $200,000s…
Capitol Hill Condo Market Update
July was a great month for condo sales on Capitol Hill with both pendings sales and solds increasing. The number of pending sales increased from 15 to 34 from June to July while solds increased 36 to 50 during the same time period. The number of active condo listings remained the same at 112. The…
2005 Condo Appreciation Rates
The Seattle Times reported that King County condos have surpassed single family homes in appreciation during the first half of this year. Condos now make up 25% percent of the total home sales in the county. Condo Appreciation Rates for selected neighborhoods: Source: Seattle Times
Arboretum View
The Arboretum View condo project is a conversion on Madison Avenue. All units are being updated and there are no upgrade options. Standard features include: Granite tile countertops in kitchen & bath Either ceramic tile or hardwood entry & kitchen GE stainless steel appliances (electric range) New carpeting in living and bedrooms Fireplaces Washer &…
Sneak Peeks 3
Three more condos that are up and coming around Seattle. I’ll provide full posts on each projects once more information is released about them. Arboretum View (Madison Park) Arboretum View will consist of one & two bedroom homes. Located on Madison half-way between Trader Joe’s and the Washington Park Arboretum with pricing from Low $200’s…
Sneak Peeks 2
Sneak Peaks 2 takes a look at several proposed projects. None of these are certain and may never come to fruition. Nevertheless, it’s a chance to see what’s may lie in Seattle’s future. 5th & Bell (site of Teatro Zinzanni): Project consists of two 32-story towers on top of an 8-story base with plans for…
Onyx Condo – Capitol Hill
One of the newest conversion projects on Capitol Hill is Onyx. Formerly known as The Oliver apartments at the corner of 12th Avenue and Olive, Onyx has been receiving rave reviews from buyers and agents. The Onyx is a project by Mastro Properties which has two other conversion projects on the market – Epic Condominium…
