Tag: Seattle Condos
Volta Condo (formerly Alex Condos) – Belltown
Update 2/22/2010: Alex is now known as Volta Condominium. Update 9/13/2011: The project, which had been foreclosed, was recently purchased by a New Jersey real estate investment company. I suspect they will complete the project as apartments in the near term. Currently under construction, the Alex Condo (website) occupies a prime location in Seattle’s Belltown…
The Marc Anna Condo – Queen Anne
The Marc Anna (website) will be hosting its grand opening this weekend, September 29th & 30th at 102 Galer Street on the top of Queen Anne. Originally constructed in 1927, the Marc Anna features just 6 one-bedroom and one-bedroom + den condominium homes starting from the high $300,000s.
Denny Way Developments
Denny Way has become a hotbed of construction activity with no less than eight residential projects currently under development. These projects will dramatically re-invent the SLU, Denny Triangle & lower Queen Anne landscape. Four of these are located within blocks of each other near Denny Way & Aurora Avenue. Of the four, two are expected…
2nd & Pike Project Named
The Seattle PI reported this morning that Urban Visions’ 2nd & Pike project will be known as the Candela Hotel & Residences. The 2nd & Pike project will be the first property for the Seattle-based Candela Hotels. According to Candela, the 36-story project will aim for LEED Gold certification featuring 150 hotel rooms and 90…
Stewart + Minor – downtown Seattle lofts
Updated The Stewart + Minor project (website), located on the edge of downtown in the Denny Triangle district, is anticipated to be one of Seattle’s most unique, sleek and customizable loft towers. The 440 foot-tower will feature a hotel on the lower 14 levels and 168 loft homes on the upper 14 levels. The concept…
Remaking 2nd Avenue
Downtown Seattle’s 2nd Avenue has been receiving quite a bit of attention lately with several condominium, apartment and office towers under construction or planned. The most notable of these include the 1521 Condominium, 1 Hotel & Residences, 2nd & Pike (hotel & condo) and the Liberty Building (office & apartment) developments. Now, add three more…
City Considers Conversion Fine
While the State seems unable to agree on a conversion bill, the Seattle City Council is taking baby steps to assist low-income tenants. Earlier this week, the council’s Housing, Human Services and Health Committee moved forward Bill 116022 that would fine developers $100 per unit per day if they fail to provide notice to low-income…
AVA Condo – Early Preview & Reservations
“ZEN living in the ZING of downtown” – AVA Condominium AVA Condominium (website) began early VIP preview and reservation events in mid-September. Presently, all of AVA’s six scheduled preview events are fully booked. For information on future events, please register on the AVA website. Homes may be reserved during the preview events with a $10,000…
1 Hotel & Residences Delayed
Work on 1 Hotel & Residences (website) has been delayed till early 2008 prompted by a design change and a city moratorium on heavy concrete work during the holidays. Boosted by considerable interest in the City Suites, individually-owned condo units available for rental through the hotel, the developer is reconfiguring the design by replacing three…
901 Lenora – Denny Triangle
Across the street from 2200 Westlake is a proposal for a 400 feet tall residential tower at the SE corner of 9th & Lenora. The parcel is currently occupied by the Social Security Administration. For a comparison, the recently completed Cosmopolitan is 330 feet tall. A 400 foot tower would be massive in that area…
