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I’m always happy to help a reader out. In this case, Ryan, lives below this co-op unit and wanted our help finding him a quiet upstairs neighbor. It’s at 2020 Broadway E, Unit #3:

$349k for a 1 bed, 1 bath, 743 square foot place.
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Better hurry is the tone of Brix’s latest email blast:

Inventory is dwindling at Brix, where just 26 homes remain for sale. In addition, the community of brownstones, flats and lofts in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is now approved for FHA loans with 3.5 percent down.
“Now that we have FHA approval, homes are selling fast,” says [...]

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A very nice looking penthouse loft came on the market at 81 Vine, unit #504.

$599k for 923 square feet. Last sold in November 06 for $550k.
(Update posted via satellite Internet at Bahia de la Luna in the south of Mexico. I won’t be posting much but have some scheduled posts to come out [...]

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Finally a Twenty-Five on the Park unit hits the MLS, 1818 11th Ave Unit A is listed at $575k. 1,506 square feet, 2 beds, 2.25 baths.

Current average appraisal:
$473,750
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Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty is taking over sales for the remaining 100 units at Hjarta in Ballard and Florera in Greenlake. If you’ll remember the developer Pryde + Johnson switched from selling units at these two buildings to leasing them. The press release below indicates this was part of a debt restructuring in 2009. Sounds [...]

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The Seattle Times does a great job digging into a lien situation at the Four Seasons, Posh Four Seasons project in downtown Seattle faces liens, lawsuits:

More than a year after the $120 million Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences opened to considerable fanfare, a dozen firms that designed and built the ultraluxury project say they [...]

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The 5th and Madison auction site is up.
If you want to skip registration here is the price list for the 18 units.
I’ve spoken to a few folks who are pretty excited about the auction because of the low starting bids. However, if you read the fine print you want to beware the unpublished reserve [...]

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These Pb designed townhomes in Fremont caught my eye. Here’s the description:

The first of 5 modern townhomes, designed by Pb Elemental, is now on market. Choice location: one block from the Fremont Troll and tucked beneath the Aurora Bridge (quiet b/c under). High quality contemporay design aesthetics and dramatic bridge views from every window. The [...]

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This is a hot looking townhouse in Beacon Hill at 1211 S Grand St. One of six, this one is $429k for 1,687 square feet.

Current average appraisal:
$371,500
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Last week I blogged about the Alex getting renamed Volta and yesterday I got a hard hat tour of the Belltown project just as the scaffolding came down and as two units, #101 and #602 hit the MLS. They’re expected to put two more units on the MLS shortly to give folks a sense of [...]

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