Real Estate
Bellevue Condo Round Up
Though Seattle Condos And Lofts primarily report on Seattle area condos, a number of new developments have been recently completed, under construction or are planned for the Eastside. Here’s a heads-up on a few Bellevue condo projects. One Lincoln Tower (completed) Situated at Lincoln Square, One Lincoln Tower features 148 upscale homes (floors 20-42) in…
2007 State of Downtown
The Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) held its 2007 State of Downtown Economic Forum on Feb. 9th providing an overview of current and future downtown livability issues, planning and development. The forum focused on four areas of commerce – the commercial market, residential market, transportation and tourism and was highlighted by featured speakers, Chris Ludeman, CEO…
Project Updates
Today must be project update / press release day. Here’s a round-up: First Church – Capitol Hill Postponing development to allow for a major motion picture to be filmed in the building. If you want a chance to be in the movie, there will be an open casting call on February 13th at the church…
Downtown Tidbits
Escala Escala broke ground this morning. I didn’t stick around for the ground breaking but I did tour the recently completed 2,600 sq ft penthouse model unit; it’s impressive. 8th and Pine 300+ unit condominium, completion expected for 2009. Seneca Towers A 7- and 24-story tower project with 210 residences ranging from 450 to 1,600…
January Condo update from the NWMLS
Per the January 2007 NWMLS market release: That condominiums are becoming an attractive option for more buyers is underscored by some of the statistics: In King County, condos accounted for more than 29 percent of last month’s pending sales. The median price for January’s closed sales of condos in King County was $274,900, up $45,000…
Carbon 56 Condos
Carbon 56 is a new conversion project in the Gateway district at 2015 Terry Ave (map). Formerly known as the Aristo Apartments, Carbon 56 sits in the shadow of 2200 Westlake and Cornish College, no doubt looking to take full advantage of the new condominium and revitalization projects in the neighborhood. Many of the 56…
4217 Fremont Ave Condos
4217 Fremont Ave Condos (map) is a new contemporary boutique development in the Fremont area offering just six upscale homes for sale. The two- and two-bedroom + den homes range from 1,170 to 1,366 square feet with prices starting from $599,950. Standard features include: Italian Varenna Poliform kitchen cabinets Viking stainless steel appliances with gas…
King County Growth Report
The NWReporter, a publication of the Northwest MLS, reported on findings from the 2006 King County Growth Report. Among the information pertaining to the economy and real estate market include: Strained housing affordability and traffic congestion seem to be the inevitable consequences of the desirability of King County as a place to live and do…
The downtown high life
Pacific Northwest Magazine (Seattle Times) had an interesting article on the state of the downtown condo market – who’s moving into downtown, reasons they’re downsizing, etc. Matt at urbnlivn.com beat me to punch on posting about it, so I’ll just link over to his post rather than duplicate coverage. By the way, I was interviewed…
CityView Condos – Leschi
CityView at Leschi Ridge is a new conversion project at corner of S. Jackson Street & 29th Avenue S (map). Unlike many other conversions the CityView building is fairly new having only been constructed in 2003. Even so, the developer made considerable upgrades to the 28 studio, one- and two-bedroom, and two-level penthouse townhomes. CityView…
