Real Estate
Live Fremont Condominium
Live Fremont (website) is the most recent conversion in Fremont. Originally constructed in 1962, the 2-story walk-up includes 19 one- and two-bedroom homes and is located at 3636 Evanston Ave N. The one-bedrooms are fairly small ranging from 512 to 529 square feet and start at $274,990. The two-bedrooms offer considerably more space at 913…
Vulcan Announces 2nd Phase Release
Vulcan announced it will end its initial release phase on July 31st for its three South Lake Union area condo projects – Veer Lofts, Rollin Street Flats, and Enso. Currently, all homes are available at initial phase pricing. On August 1st, Vulcan will enter its second phase, narrowing the selection of homes and increasing prices…
Downtown Weekend Happenings
Bite of Seattle & Expo 62 The Bite of Seattle kicks off today at the Seattle Center and will run through Sunday, July 22nd. The Bite features food samples from 50 local restaurants along with music & comedy entertainment. The folks at Expo 62 invite bite-goers to drop by the Expo 62 sales center for…
4217 Fremont Condo – Friday Open House
The recently completed, upscale boutique condo at 4217 Fremont Ave, will be hosting a open house on Friday, July 20th from 11 am to 7 pm. The six unit 4217 Fremont project offers an elegant living environment with upscale features such as direct access elevators, Viking appliances, Italian Varenna Poliform kitchen cabinets and Frigidaire washer…
Smith Tower Update
The Seattle PI reports the Smith Tower is one step closer to conversion having cleared one hurdle, passing a conditional city approval. The project will need to also receive approval from the Pioneer Square Preservation Board. Interestingly, per the article, the developer is not fully committed to converting the Smith Tower. Related SCL posts: Smith…
Live in the Center of the Universe
Open House :: Sunday, July 22nd :: 1 pm – 4 pm 949 N 35th Street #406 Two-bedroom Fremont condo under $300,000! Live in the center of the universe in this spacious two-bedroom Fremont condo. This top floor, end unit is set back above the street providing a tranquil living space, yet close to the…
Jackson Square Condos – Pioneer Square
Joining the Nord, Jackson Square Condos (website) is the latest boutique conversion in Pioneer Square at 121 S. Jackson Street. The building, known as the Jackson Square Building, was originally constructed in 1902 for James McKinley who operated a blacksmithing and machinery repair shop. Through the years, it has also housed supply and furniture stores…
North Seattle Condo updates
Max Condos – Greenwood The Max conversion in Greenwood just released an updated website with floor plans, features and some area businesses. It appears the website is still under construction. Max is located near the Evanston and Sapphire condo projects, just north of 85th. Fini – Phinney Ridge Fini reports that they are framing the…
Vida Condos – Bellevue
Update Oct 2008: Tonsing Development is proceeding on the project as an apartment rather than a condominium. With most of Bellevue’s new condo developments focusing on the very high-end market, it’s refreshing to see a developer offering a more reasonably priced option for condo buyers. Proposed by Colorado developer Tonsing Properties, the Vida Condominium (website),…
2nd Quarter 2007 Condo Update
With the exception of Northeast Seattle, the 2nd quarter 2007 figures exhibit an active condo market and healthy growth rate, compared to the same period last year. City-wide, the median price increased 8.4% with a 23.2% increase in units sold. However, not reflected in the figures below was a 46% increase in city-wide new listings…
