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Queen Anne High

By Matt Goyer September 12, 2006

Has anyone checked out the Queen Anne Highschool? I’ve tried but they’re only giving tours from 11am to 5pm Monday to Friday. I don’t know about you other working professionals but those times just don’t work for me.

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16 responses to “Queen Anne High”

thalia says:

September 12, 2006 at 7:44 am

I suppose their target market is people who set their own hours.
thalia says:

September 12, 2006 at 2:44 am

I suppose their target market is people who set their own hours.
Mike D. says:

September 12, 2006 at 8:22 am

I put a deposit down on a place the third day they were open. I love everything about it (and I mean *really* love) except the size and am still wrestling with the issue of whether or not I’m ready to squeeze into 655 square feet. $410,000 including $20k for a garage spot and storage. The price is fine considering it’s a top floor unit with an awesome view of the city/needle and one of the few decks in the building, but man, I wish there was a similarly located unit with an extra bedroom… I’d gladly pay an extra 75k or so for that.

My impressions (positive):

– Location is great and there is zero danger of major construction… rare
– Character and originality of building can’t be beat… even in the newest stuff going up
– Wildly varying floorplans (although some seem great and some seem awful to me)
– The fixtures going in (at least with the cherry theme) are better than I could pick out myself if I had my own interior designer. It’s really high end and a huge selling point.
– Seems like it will be a pretty upscale little community once it’s all sold out.

My impressions (negative):

– Possibly size, depending on what unit you get. Some are big though.
– They are putting these combo washer/dryers in, which I’ve heard mixed reviews of. I think I’d rather have a stackable set but not sure if there are venting issues.
– Closet space and in-unit storage space (at least in my unit) don’t seem huge.
– You have to put 5% down in earnest money and your buying rights aren’t assignable. Since my unit isn’t going to be ready until February, this basically means $20k locked up for like five months with no ability to back out if something else came along or assign my rights if I decided I didn’t want to buy. I know they do this to shoo speculators away and it’s pretty standard, but I’m not a speculator… I just don’t like having $20k locked up with no ability to rescind.

So that’s where I’m at. Extremely happy with the building in general but just questioning whether I can step down from a 2BD to a 1BD without cramping my style. I have about two more weeks to decide.

Anybody else?
Mike D. says:

September 12, 2006 at 3:22 am

I put a deposit down on a place the third day they were open. I love everything about it (and I mean *really* love) except the size and am still wrestling with the issue of whether or not I’m ready to squeeze into 655 square feet. $410,000 including $20k for a garage spot and storage. The price is fine considering it’s a top floor unit with an awesome view of the city/needle and one of the few decks in the building, but man, I wish there was a similarly located unit with an extra bedroom… I’d gladly pay an extra 75k or so for that.

My impressions (positive):

– Location is great and there is zero danger of major construction… rare
– Character and originality of building can’t be beat… even in the newest stuff going up
– Wildly varying floorplans (although some seem great and some seem awful to me)
– The fixtures going in (at least with the cherry theme) are better than I could pick out myself if I had my own interior designer. It’s really high end and a huge selling point.
– Seems like it will be a pretty upscale little community once it’s all sold out.

My impressions (negative):

– Possibly size, depending on what unit you get. Some are big though.
– They are putting these combo washer/dryers in, which I’ve heard mixed reviews of. I think I’d rather have a stackable set but not sure if there are venting issues.
– Closet space and in-unit storage space (at least in my unit) don’t seem huge.
– You have to put 5% down in earnest money and your buying rights aren’t assignable. Since my unit isn’t going to be ready until February, this basically means $20k locked up for like five months with no ability to back out if something else came along or assign my rights if I decided I didn’t want to buy. I know they do this to shoo speculators away and it’s pretty standard, but I’m not a speculator… I just don’t like having $20k locked up with no ability to rescind.

So that’s where I’m at. Extremely happy with the building in general but just questioning whether I can step down from a 2BD to a 1BD without cramping my style. I have about two more weeks to decide.

Anybody else?
anon says:

September 12, 2006 at 5:18 pm

does the 410k include the garage, or is the total 430k?

and the 5% is standard, they usual keep it in an interest bearing account.

i couldnt imagine moving down from a 2BD to a 1BD, unless the 1BD is large (800 sq ft +).
anon says:

September 12, 2006 at 12:18 pm

does the 410k include the garage, or is the total 430k?

and the 5% is standard, they usual keep it in an interest bearing account.

i couldnt imagine moving down from a 2BD to a 1BD, unless the 1BD is large (800 sq ft +).
Mike D. says:

September 12, 2006 at 6:49 pm

Yep, includes garage. Garage is basically 15k extra and storage is 5.5k extra. So 389k plus that stuff.

The unit feels a lot bigger than 655 square feet so at least that’s good. I was actually quite shocked when I found out the exact square footage. Felt like about 725-750 to me. I’m pretty sure the 655 doesn’t include the stairs or the deck.
Mike D. says:

September 12, 2006 at 1:49 pm

Yep, includes garage. Garage is basically 15k extra and storage is 5.5k extra. So 389k plus that stuff.

The unit feels a lot bigger than 655 square feet so at least that’s good. I was actually quite shocked when I found out the exact square footage. Felt like about 725-750 to me. I’m pretty sure the 655 doesn’t include the stairs or the deck.
Mike D. says:

September 22, 2006 at 10:11 pm

Update: I just bailed out. Need a bigger place. :)
Mike D. says:

September 22, 2006 at 5:11 pm

Update: I just bailed out. Need a bigger place. :)
mattgoyer says:

September 22, 2006 at 10:21 pm

How did you decide you needed a bigger place? Did you go back and see it again and it just felt small?
Matt says:

September 22, 2006 at 5:21 pm

How did you decide you needed a bigger place? Did you go back and see it again and it just felt small?
Mike D. says:

October 21, 2006 at 5:31 am

I went back and saw it several more times and it actually felt larger than 655 square feet each time. But upon moving into a 700 square foot place in the interim, I just came to the conclusion that I couldn’t comfortably live in a space that small. More of the story here…
Mike D. says:

October 21, 2006 at 12:31 am

I went back and saw it several more times and it actually felt larger than 655 square feet each time. But upon moving into a 700 square foot place in the interim, I just came to the conclusion that I couldn’t comfortably live in a space that small. More of the story here…
Mike D. says:

November 11, 2006 at 4:03 am

Update #2: SO SO SO glad I backed out. Just bought a 1200 square foot, 2 bedroom 2 bath corner unit with a great view in Lower Queen Anne. Almost twice the square footage and 20k less than the QA HS unit. The lesson for me? If you have even a hint of buyer’s remorse before you’ve reached the point-of-no-return with your contract, back out. There’s always better stuff out there.
Mike D. says:

November 10, 2006 at 11:03 pm

Update #2: SO SO SO glad I backed out. Just bought a 1200 square foot, 2 bedroom 2 bath corner unit with a great view in Lower Queen Anne. Almost twice the square footage and 20k less than the QA HS unit. The lesson for me? If you have even a hint of buyer’s remorse before you’ve reached the point-of-no-return with your contract, back out. There’s always better stuff out there.

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