Condo Reviews
Listings and an Open House
Just brought on two fantastic one-bedroom condo units at the Regata and Asia. These are perfect entry-level opportunities for anyone looking to enjoy the urban, in-city lifestyle. The Regata, Unit #120 This home is only the third one-bedroom unit to come on the market in over two years in the highly desirable Regata Condominium, located…
Conversion Spotlight
Queen Anne The Newbury Etruscan (website) is a small conversion project on the North side of Queen Anne at 49 W. Etruria. Originally built in 1968, the project features only 8 condominium homes comprised of 6 one-bedrooms about 680 sq ft in size and 2 two-bedrooms that are 860 sq ft. All 8 units are…
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…
Forte Condominiums – Pinehurst
The Forte Condominiums (website) is currently celebrating its grand opening in the Pinehurst neighborhood located in North Seattle. Forte, a 4-story conversion, features 48 one-bedroom and two-bedroom homes that range in size from 564 sq ft to 1,400 sq ft for the penthouse suites. All homes surround a large light-filled central courtyard. Currently, one-bedrooms start…
The Other Shoe Drops – Domaine
According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, Intracorp has offered Domaine up for sale as apartments. The project is listed for sale on the Moran & Co. website, view listing here. In response to questions about the listing, Intracorp said, “Domaine has not been sold and we are currently selling condos and townhomes” in the…
Project Happenings
The Maris – revamped its website and opened its sales office, but only on the weekends (Friday – Sunday, 12-6 pm). Homes start at $419,000. Noma – has an interesting promotion going on through Feb 29th. For buyers using the preferred lender, Noma will (1) match any price decrease (%-based) and pay float down on…
New Project Resales
Late last year Belltown welcomed the completion of two condominium projects – The Parc & Mosler Lofts. With resale units in both projects hitting the market, it’s as good a time as any to take a peek at what investors are looking to score. The Parc To date, there have been nine resales at The…
Expo62 Bites the Dust
It had been rumored for the past few months that Expo62, a new condominium project under construction in Lower Queen Anne, was going to be converted to apartments. Now, it seems to have come true. According to fellow Realtor, James Stroupe, who reserved a unit in Expo62, the building was sold to an out-of-state buyer.…
Smith Tower Conversion Scaled Back
The Seattle Times reported today that Smith Tower’s owner, Walton Street Capital, has amended plans to convert the venerable landmark. The new proposal calls for converting the top 12 floors to condominiums with one unit per floor, roughly about 2,000 square feet each. Read the full article at the SeattleTimes.com: Smith Tower condos: Only the…
