Tag: South Lake Union
Area Projects Pick Up Marketing Awards
The National Sales and Marketing Council announced its 2008 “The Nationals” Gold Award winners this past Wednesday in 59 categories. The awards honor new-home sales and marketing homebuilders, developers, associates, and consultants. From among the 1,400 entries, Seattle winners were represented by Escala and Veer Lofts (Vulcan): Best Buyer Retention Program – Escala Best Sales…
Odds and Ends
New Denny Way Tenant Walgreens announced they will open a store within the historic Bank of America building (Seattle First National) at 6th and Denny Way. Walgreens will renovate the interior but will retain the exterior and drive-thru. The store is expected to open this Summer and will be flanked by the new Taylor 28…
SLU – New Tech Hub?
Both the Seattle PI and Seattle Times are reporting that Microsoft will be making an announcement tomorrow about expanding to the South Lake Union district in Seattle. And, both say, to fill an immediate need, Microsoft may lease space in the Westlake/Terry Building, which houses the new corporate headquarters for Group Health. Rumor also has…
South Lake Union
Paul Allen’s vision for the South Lake Union area is taking shape and will become an exciting area to work and live. It may be difficult to envision it today as it still has a light-industrial feel to it and there’s still significant development and road work ahead. Nonetheless, SLU is slowly but surely remaking…
Vulcan Announces 2nd Phase Release
Vulcan announced it will end its initial release phase on July 31st for its three South Lake Union area condo projects – Veer Lofts, Rollin Street Flats, and Enso. Currently, all homes are available at initial phase pricing. On August 1st, Vulcan will enter its second phase, narrowing the selection of homes and increasing prices…
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…
Veer Penthouse – South Lake Union district
The Veer Loft’s only Penthouse is now available. Veer is one of Vulcan’s current projects transforming the South Lake Union district, set to emulate the Portland’s popular Pearl District. Listed at $925,000, the penthouse, situated in the Southwest corner, is a spacious 1,354 sq ft of open living space and features: 16′ floor-to-ceiling windows with…
Veer Lofts Purchase Opportunity Update
Vulcan will be making the remaining units from the Veer Lofts lottery available to the public beginning Sunday, February 25th at 2:00 PM. A 5% earnest money deposit and a valid photo ID will be required to purchase a unit.
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…
2200 Westlake
A number of 2200 re-sales have hit the market. Currently, there are approximately 18 resale properties on the market. If you’re keeping track of 2200 sales activity, the addresses for the three buildings are (map): 2121 Terry Avenue 900 Lenora Street 910 Lenora Street Sampling of sales as of 2/6/07 Information acquired from public records…
