Condo Reviews
Stewart + Minor – downtown Seattle lofts
Updated The Stewart + Minor project (website), located on the edge of downtown in the Denny Triangle district, is anticipated to be one of Seattle’s most unique, sleek and customizable loft towers. The 440 foot-tower will feature a hotel on the lower 14 levels and 168 loft homes on the upper 14 levels. The concept…
Remaking 2nd Avenue
Downtown Seattle’s 2nd Avenue has been receiving quite a bit of attention lately with several condominium, apartment and office towers under construction or planned. The most notable of these include the 1521 Condominium, 1 Hotel & Residences, 2nd & Pike (hotel & condo) and the Liberty Building (office & apartment) developments. Now, add three more…
AVA Condo – Early Preview & Reservations
“ZEN living in the ZING of downtown” – AVA Condominium AVA Condominium (website) began early VIP preview and reservation events in mid-September. Presently, all of AVA’s six scheduled preview events are fully booked. For information on future events, please register on the AVA website. Homes may be reserved during the preview events with a $10,000…
1200 Stewart Project – Denny Triangle
The Lexas Companies has proposed a large two-building residential project at the edge of Denny Triangle at 1200 Stewart Street. The plan calls for two 36-story towers with 500 residential units, 55,000 square feet of commercial/retail space and 800 below-grade parking stalls. The developer has not yet determined whether the project will be built as…
1 Hotel & Residences Delayed
Work on 1 Hotel & Residences (website) has been delayed till early 2008 prompted by a design change and a city moratorium on heavy concrete work during the holidays. Boosted by considerable interest in the City Suites, individually-owned condo units available for rental through the hotel, the developer is reconfiguring the design by replacing three…
Max Condo Update – Greenwood
Update Oct 2007: Max Condominium has ceased sales and will revert back to apartments. The Max Condominium (website) public grand opening was this past weekend at 8520 Evanston Ave N, just north of the Evanston. A condo conversion, the property was built in 1999 as the Maxville Apartments and designed by Weber + Thompson. The…
901 Lenora – Denny Triangle
Across the street from 2200 Westlake is a proposal for a 400 feet tall residential tower at the SE corner of 9th & Lenora. The parcel is currently occupied by the Social Security Administration. For a comparison, the recently completed Cosmopolitan is 330 feet tall. A 400 foot tower would be massive in that area…
Wallingford / Aurora Ave Condo
Update: Per a DJC Article dated 11/27/07, this project will be an apartment complex. Kauri Investments recently filed a land use application for a new residential project at 40th & Aurora Ave N. The proposal is for a 4-story building with 93 residential units and 103 parking spaces. While the proposal doesn’t specify the project…
SLU – New Tech Hub?
Both the Seattle PI and Seattle Times are reporting that Microsoft will be making an announcement tomorrow about expanding to the South Lake Union district in Seattle. And, both say, to fill an immediate need, Microsoft may lease space in the Westlake/Terry Building, which houses the new corporate headquarters for Group Health. Rumor also has…
Seattle Area Condo Happenings
The Max Condo – Greenwood The Max Condominium will begin sales this coming weekend with a special VIP preview and sales event on Saturday, September 8th from 11 AM to 6 PM. The public grand opening is Sunday, September 9th from 11 AM to 6 PM. Bellevue Towers – downtown Bellevue Bellevue Towers Condominium announced…
