Real Estate
Upcoming Conversion Projects
City View Condominium – Leschi The City View Condominium is a conversion project in the Leschi area, off of S. Jackson Street. Renovations began this week and the developer expects to start sales by mid-February. More info to come. The Pittsburgh – Lower Queen Anne The Pittsburgh conversion is being developed by Pioneer Properties who…
Equinox Update
Equinox is gearing up for its pre-sale offering in Spring 2007. The 204-unit project at the south end of the Eastlake neighborhood is currently constructing its presentation center. The presentation center will include a scale model of the building, doll house models of the lobby and kitchen and bathroom vignettes, finish packages and floor plans.…
Do you use Realtor.com?
Taking a little poll over at my other blog to see if people use Realtor.com to search for properties. Please take a moment to answer – Do you use Realtor.com? The NWMLS is the primary MLS that serves Western Washington and currently feeds Realtor.com listings of local properties for sale. There is a possibility that…
More Upcoming Condo Projects?
I have been posting info an potential new condo projects on this blog, but will now move those posts to my other blog – Seattle Housing Buzz. What I consider “potential” are projects that are proposed and/or are wading through the city’s design review process that are yet to be approved. Additionally, the city uses…
Gallery Condominium – Belltown
The Gallery Condominium, Belltown’s newest project is gearing up for its long anticipated sales; over 1,500 people registered online through their official website. Located at the corner of 2nd Avenue & Broad Street, Gallery is a concrete, steel and glass building that will feature 214 homes comprised of numerous floor plans to suit many different…
Brix Condos – Update
This past summer I wrote about the Brix Condos on Capitol Hill. Brix is the Hill’s newest development located at the old Safeway lot on Broadway. Brix homes feature: High ceilings (flats up to 9′, lofts up to 15’6″) Townhomes with exposed timber ceilings Balconies (many with Juliet balconies) Frigidaire washer/dryer Frigidaire gas range Fisher…
Update on Concrete Strike
As mentioned in the Construction Quagmire post the strike was heading to it’s fourth week, but it has now ended. As mentioned in the Housing Buzz, it could have ended weeks ago since they settled for the exact amount that was previously offered when the strike first started.
Construction Quagmire
DELAYED! The month long strike by merely 100 operating engineers at the area’s four cement plants is showing it’s impact on Seattle’s construction sites, public and private. Not only has the strike impacted major civic projects like Sound Transit’s light rail and the Olympic Sculpture Park, it’s delaying work on many condo projects as well.…
Trio Condos – Belltown
The Trio Condominium is a low-rise 6-story building featuring 116 studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The interiors features: Bamboo or Cork Flooring Premium Carpeting in Bedrooms Glass Tile in Bathrooms Innovative Lighting Metal Accents Dramatic Sliding Glass Walls Its location makes it convenient to the Seattle Center, the Olympic Sculpture Park and to many restaurants…
The Ballard Four
Over the past few years Ballard has been reinventing itself. Long the establishment of Seattle’s Scandinavian heritage, Ballard has seen a new group of people migrating to this once sleepy neighborhood. Driven by affordable housing and short commute to downtown people from all walks of life have influenced Ballard’s rebirth – nightlife, a triving neighborhood…
