When we toured the new Lyric Apartments on Capitol Hill late last year, we figured the upscale building would do well, given its modern style, amenities and central location. But we didn’t know it would do this well: The 234-unit complex is now 99% leased, just six months after it officially opened. “It’s nothing short… Read More
jseattle at Capitol Hill Seattle reports, Developer: Massive Pike/Pine project temporarily ‘on hold’: The ambitious project to create a seven-story, 260-unit mixed-use apartment project while preserving a portion of the old auto row building at 714 E Pike is temporarily “on hold” and as a “backup” has been put up for sale, the company behind… Read More
Citizen Apartments on Capitol Hill which was completed on April 6th is now fully leased up according to a press release (see below) released yesterday. Wallace Properties has successfully leased 100 percent of the 107 homes in its newest apartment community, Citizen of the Pike Pine, in less than four months after coming to market…. Read More
For those wanting to snag an apartment at the brand new Citizen Apartments on Capitol Hill, your chances are numbered! The sparkling complex designed by Baylis Architects is strategically located on the corner of East Madison and 13th Ave opened earlier this year and is nearly rented out. Of Citizen’s 107 available units, only 13… Read More
Need an excuse to poke around inside the Lawrence Lofts? We’ve got a good one paired with food trucks DJs and one of those cheeky photo booths everyone secretly loves. On Saturday June 16th, the Lofts are hosting the depARTure, an afternoon event with food trucks like Charlies Buns N’ Stuff, local artists, wine flutes… Read More
Big thanks to Lawrence Lofts for advertising with us. Our first ever apartment advertiser. Here’s an update on how things are going over there: Renting is going very well. We’re about 30% pre-leased. Move-ins will take place on May 1. There are a few of penthouses left, but all of the radius apartments are gone… Read More
Wallace Properties issued a press release earlier this week saying that Citizen, the apartment at 1222 E Madison is done. However, the place still seemed to be buzzing with construction folks yesterday :). Nice work Wallace! I’m assuming this means move-ins are beginning? (We’ve asked for an update on how renting is going and move-in… Read More
There are few things that we like more at Urbnlivn than an early look at new construction. In this case, the new construction is Lawrence Lofts, an apartment building located at 19th and Madison on Capitol Hill that is scheduled to start move-ins in April 2012. They are currently showing a fully staged model unit… Read More
The wrap is starting to come off the new apartments at 1818 E Madison on Capitol Hill. And a big, vertical sign that says lawrence-lofts.com decorates the corner. So I took a moment to check out the site, Facebook page, and blog: lawrenceseattle.com. In short, there are many images but few words. “Adventures in sophistication”… Read More
You know Citizen by its address on Capitol Hill — 1222 E Madison — and by its specs: a newly constructed, 6-story building with 106 apartment units and 6,100 square feet of retail at street level. You also probably know a bit about the building from CHS Blog’s design review coverage. And now you know… Read More
There’s been all this talk about apartment projects getting started, but those properties won’t be rent-ready for a year or two – so here’s a sampling of what’s available now. And it’s about time since the last time we did a roundup on rentals was over a year ago. First, the bad news. One of… Read More
The preservation efforts involved in recent Capitol Hill developments such as Trace Lofts and the relocated Elliott Bay Book Company are highlighted in an article in Preservation magazine (pointer from Seattle’s Land Use Code who discusses Preservation or Development: How about both?). For the history-curious, I’ve listed some choice bits from the Preservation article and… Read More
Curious about the Broadway Building at Broadway and Pine? They’re hosting an open house tomorrow, Thursday, the 3rd from 4 to 8 PM. Use the building entrance off of Nagle Pl. The building has its own blog but oddly they didn’t blog about the open house? Hmmm… I’m tracking down photos of the interiors. In… Read More
Got a press release the other day saying that the Broadway Building at Broadway and Pine is 75% leased which I found pretty surprising given that the building just went up and there seems to be a lot of retail sitting empty around here in the Pike and Pine corridor. Retailers moving in include: Panera… Read More
