Real Estate
NoMa fact check

NoMa sent the following mass email out exclaiming “Closeout Pricing” and claiming they have the best prices in Ballard for new two-bedroom condo homes and to compare their prices with two other new developments. So, I figured it’s fair game to take them up on their suggestion.
Leona Open House Event
The Leona Condominium on Queen Anne will host an open house event on Saturday 9/13 and Sunday 9/14 from 11 am to 6 pm. Leona is a mix of the old with new. The development preserves the original 1909 structure along with the addition of a new penthouse level on top as well as townhomes…
Conversion Spotlight

Recently, a number of newly converted condo projects popped up in the MLS. Here’s a breakdown of these developments located in West Seattle, First Hill, Lake Washington and North Seattle.
Recent Price Adjustments
Recently, a number of condo developments, both new and conversions, adjusted prices downward. Here’s a list of those that have dropped prices in the past few weeks.
Condo values holding firm…

Seattle’s condo market has experienced considerable fluidity, yet through first eight months this year the citywide condo values have remained on par with 2007.
Bellevue Towers open house event

Bellevue Towers, the Eastside’s most hyped (and likely to be one of the region’s few condo successes) is hosting an open house of three newly completed model homes. The model homes, which range in size from 800 sf to over 1,600 sf, showcase three distinct interior designs with budgets from $20,000 up to $100,000.
A tower grows in Belltown

HAL Real Estate Investments recently acquired a 12,960 square foot parcel just north of the Cinerama Theatre along 4th Avenue on which it plans to construct a 400-foot residential tower with 360 units.
Seattle adopts new conversion ordinance
Following the legislature’s lead in passing a condo conversion bill earlier this year, Seattle has adopted a new conversion ordinance providing added relocation assistance and notification to tenants.
Recent condo project price adjustments
Condo projects that have adjust prices so far this month, including the Blue Heron in Magnolia and the Oslo in Ballard and Arthaus on Capitol Hill.