Classroom condos on Queen Anne get ‘A’ in city history:
There’s high school classy: Old-school chalkboards and original classroom floors in some units. And then there’s classy-classy: Granite, stainless steel and tile, all standard condo accoutrements, and the hilltop views of downtown, Elliott Bay, Lake Union and Mount Rainier.
- Real estate developer Legacy Partners, with headquarters in Foster City, Calif., bought the building last year and is turning it into 137 condos.
- Thirty-six units already have been sold to alumni and other VIPs.
- The Seattle Board of Education erected the original neoclassical school atop Queen Anne Hill in 1909 and expanded it in 1929 and 1955, according to the National Register of Historic Places. The district closed the school in 1981 and, in 1986, sold it to developers, who converted it into 139 apartments.
- Inside the condos, the ceilings are at least 14 feet — some much higher, some ending in massive crown moldings.
- How much: a little over $300,000 to more than $1 million
- The condos range from 526- square-foot studios to two-bedroom, 1,432-square-foot units.
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Wendy // Sep 25, 2006 at 7:03 am
Hi Matt:
My updated take on QAHS in case anyone is interested:
http://www.seattlecondoreview.com/2006/09/queen_anne_high.html
Seems like lots of people think the best units are gone and the old building is the one with all the character.
2 anon // Sep 25, 2006 at 1:37 pm
i went to see QAHS over the weekend.
not impressed at all, and the good units were long gone.
they also didn’t do much to the inside, felt dark and dirty.
just seems like they really rushed it
3 new condos online // Sep 28, 2006 at 7:19 pm
Is that a chalkboard in that condo? In the picture above?
4 Buying Luxury Real Estate // Oct 6, 2006 at 4:22 pm
What do you think about using exclusive buyer’s agents when buying high end condos and luxury real estate? The National Association of Exclusive Buyer’s Agents (NAEBA) appears to specialize in this type of purchase.
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