Before the year is up, we should probably circle back on one of the bigger stories of the year: the flood at Mosler Lofts. To quickly recap, the flood happened in May, impacted as many as 30 units on the 7th floor and below, forced some residents to relocate while repairs were made, and generally [...]
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Interesting Sales Last Week
October 24th, 2011 by katrina · No Comments · Enso, Monique Lofts, Mosler Lofts, Recent Sales, The Florentine
Looks like the final developer-owned unit at Enso went pending late last week and the project is basically sold out (after the 5 or so pending sales close in the coming weeks, that is). In closed sales news, 19 condos and townhouses closed last week including a former foreclosure at Mosler Lofts in Belltown, a [...]
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Seattle’s Penthouse Loft Listings
July 29th, 2011 by katrina · No Comments · Enso, Madison Lofts, Monique Lofts, Mosler Lofts, Veer Lofts
The penthouse showcase at Realogics got me thinking about penthouses. I started wondering how many penthouses are currently listed and, more specifically, how many top floor condos bill themselves as both penthouses and lofts? My methods are far from a complete and accurate search but here’s a quick look at what I came across. A [...]
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A Visit to Mosler Lofts PH#2
July 28th, 2011 by katrina · 11 Comments · Mosler Lofts
Earlier this week Realogics had a broker’s open to showcase several of their penthouse listings in Seattle (and unique townhouses – read: Enclave and Sanctuary). And although I’m not a broker, they let me ogle PH#2 at Mosler Lofts anyway. Sadly, I only had time to stop in on one property that day. Matt has [...]
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Interesting Sales Last Week
July 18th, 2011 by katrina · No Comments · 5th and Madison, Eastlake, Escala, Mosler Lofts, Recent Sales, West Seattle
I was about to say there weren’t any closed sales in new construction condos last week but then I refreshed my Redfin query at noon. One popped up for Downtown’s Escala (#606 for $410K) and also the Dakota over in West Seattle (#410 for $390K). In total, there were 23 condo and townhouse sales closed [...]
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Kiro 7 on Mosler Lofts Flood
June 22nd, 2011 by katrina · 1 Comment · Insurance, Mosler Lofts
Matt already covered some of the Mosler Lofts flood story in his post at the end of May, but looks like Kiro 7 really pounded the pavement to see if they could get more details. BelltownPeople saw the article first but here’s the link: Belltown Condo Owners Deal with Headaches After Massive Flood Damage. This [...]
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Flood at Mosler Lofts!
May 29th, 2011 by Matt · 10 Comments · Mosler Lofts
Two weeks ago a Mosler Lofts resident got home to their seventh floor unit Saturday night, started drawing a bath and promptly fell asleep. At 6 am on Sunday a neighboring resident awoke to find water flooding their place. Leaving a bathtub running all night flooded the stack immediately below the unit, the stacks adjoining [...]
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Mosler Lofts Profiled in ArchDaily
April 3rd, 2011 by katrina · No Comments · Architecture, Mosler Lofts
ArchDaily recently published a lengthy write-up of the sustainable features of Mosler Lofts (including lots of pictures). The article made me wonder if Mosler Lofts (2720 3rd Ave) stands alone in providing residents with: free membership to an on-site hybrid ZipCar an alternative fuel-recharging system in the garage HOA dues include paying for a green [...]
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Mark Phillips Sells Mosler Penthouse For Huge Loss
November 1st, 2010 by Matt · 3 Comments · Mosler Lofts
Penthouse #1 at Mosler Lofts sold two days ago for $1.5 million (we last blogged about this unit in June). This is a significant markdown from it’s original listing price of $1,975,000 and it’s last sale price of $2.3 million in May 2008. The seller, Mark Phillips, must have been motivated after 155 days on [...]
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Lofty Pursuits, Schuster Writes About Mosler Lofts
August 8th, 2010 by Matt · 6 Comments · Mosler Lofts
Mark Schuster, the developer behind Mosler Lofts, has written a book, Lofty Pursuits about his career and building Mosler Lofts, a Belltown condo. Lofty Pursuits is a journey of success built the old-fashioned way: through perseverance and hard work. Over the course of twenty-five years, Seattle real estate developer Mark Schuster went from scrubbing toilets [...]
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