Real Estate
Happy Blogiversary
Today is our One Year Blogiversary! We’ve had a great year, even when it seems like it’s been longer. To all of our loyal and new readers…a very grateful “Thank you” for your support of Seattle Condos and Lofts. To celebrate, we’re having a drawing for a $50 Starbucks gift card. To enter, click here…
Seattle Condo Expo – updated info
The 2007 Seattle Condo Expo is fast approaching. The expo, the first of its kind in Seattle, will be held this weekend at the Westin Hotel (map) and will feature exhibits of current condo projects, mortgage companies & developers, presentations and a Realtor Symposium. Saturday, May 19th – 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday,…
2200 Receives Award for Excellence Honor
Vulcan Real Estate announced that its 2200 project has been nationally recognized by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) as one of 10 winners from across the country in the 2007 Awards for Excellence competition. The award is widely recognized as the country’s most prestigious land-use recognition program. The criteria for the award include leadership, contribution…
April Condo Market Update
Month to month results from March to April, were less than stellar. Citywide, condo sales increased 7.8% with downtown seeing a 82% increase in sold units compared to March. However, sold prices remained flat overall. In a few core neighborhoods, prices reflect a downturn from the previous month. Compared to a year ago, the Seattle…
Friday Odds and Ends – 5/4
Land Use Updates The Liberty Jewelry parcel by 2nd Avenue & Pike Street appears to be a commercial development per the latest land use bulletin. Initially, it was proposed as a mixed-use development. An early design review meeting has been set for the 9th & Pine project (former site of Pande Cameron). The proposal calls…
Types of Condo Inspections
(Please welcome contributing writer, Farren West, owner of Key Inspection Services. Farren will be writing a series of condo inspection related articles, which many buyers will find invaluable.) Generally there are two types of condo/townhouse inspections. The first and most popular is the “Interior Only” inspection. This will cover everything from the sheetrock in, or…
Fini Condos – Phinney Ridge
Fini Condominiums (website) is the latest condo project in the Phinney Ridge / Greenwood neighborhood, just up the hill from Green Lake. The building features 51 spacious one-bedroom (6), one + den (31), two-bedroom (3) and two + den (11) homes ranging from 728 to 1,417 sq ft. The top-level 1,417 sq ft penthouses also…
Sapphire Condos – Greenwood
Updated 4/28/07 This new construction project in Greenwood has flown under the radar. They officially began sales during their Grand Opening on Saturday 4/28 and apparently they anticipate a rush given their “Rules of Sale” which state: Doors open at 10 AM Limit to 2 units per customer $3,000 deposit required First come, first served…
Friday Odds and Ends – 4/27
On the Horizon Eastlake area – Ruby Condominiums (website) at northern tip of Eastlake Ave E at E. Allison. Lower Queen Anne – Luxe Condominiums (website) at 500 5th Ave W. Thirty-nine flats starting from the low $300,000s. Escala Unveils Revamped Website Escala unveiled a new website with additional features including home floor plans,…
EXPO 62 – lower Queen Anne
Update Jan 2008: The project has been sold and will be developed as apartments instead of condos. EXPO 62 (website) is Intracorp’s latest condominium development located in the lower Queen Anne neighborhood (map). As the name implies, EXPO 62 pays homage to the 1962 World’s Fair also known as the Century 21 Exposition which took…
