Tag: Downtown Seattle
5th and Madison Update
The tall, slender 5th and Madison (website) project is well underway across the street from the Seattle Central Library. Occupancy is on-target for October making the project one of the few due to be completed this year. I had an opportunity to take a hard hat tour of the building to see how it was…
The Friday Round-up – 5/25
Land Use Update Just saw a bulletin for a new 46-story hotel/residential project at the corner of 5th Avenue & Stewart which is currently a parking lot (next to the Escala presentation center). The proposal calls for 175 hotel units and 190 residential units which I presume will be condos. A 2nd early design meeting…
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…
Tobira Condo Update
Tobira (website) has announced the release of the second phase of courtyard homes for sale. To celebrate the release and completion of its “urban backyard”, Tobira will be hosting a luncheon at their newly landscaped courtyard April 21st & 22nd from Noon to 4:00 PM. The courtyard features “lush built-in planters with Japanese Maples, native…
Map of downtown construction projects
Here’s a useful map of new buildings in the downtown area. Click here for larger image. From the Puget Sound Journal’s State of Downtown insert.
Friday Odds and Ends – 3/30
Equinox: The Equinox sales team report that they’re off to a quick start. Eighty-five percent of those with appointments during the first weekend purchased a home. Four Seasons: The uber-exclusive Four Seasons reached a construction milestone this week as the new landmark building rose above street level. At this pace, each floor will be completed…
AVA Condos – Downtown Seattle
Please see our AVA Condo Preview and Reservation events post. First Look – Ava Condominium The newest project from Urban Condominiums is AVA. Formerly known as 8th & Pine, AVA will be the newest hotel / condo project to grace the Seattle skyline following on the heels of 2200, Olive8, Madison Tower, The Four Seasons,…
Twisted @ 2nd & Pike
Related Post: 2nd & Pike Update Interesting concept from the new architect for 2nd & Pike. My guess, the angled upper levels will provide more SW and NW view units, though it’s hard to discern direction based on these early mock-ups. Unfortunately, the street & lower-level portion are less than impressive. Click here to view…
Friday Odds and Ends
Is Civic Center Ready for Residents? Seattle Times columnist Nicole Brodeur wonders if the lot across from City Hall will attract condo-owners. Would buyers of $500,000 to $1 million condos co-exisit with the raw, urban surrounding? I scanned our surroundings. Loitering. A bail bonds place. People lined up for free bag lunches. A man sat…
Smith Tower Condo Review Meeting
On the agenda for the March 7th Pioneer Square Preservation Board meeting will be a review of the plan to convert Smith Tower into condos. The proposal calls for reclassification of the building to allow for retail on the ground floor and 150 condo units above. Where: Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave – Boards…