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Trace North is at 35% sold:

Thirty-five spaces already sold, with new spaces releasing soon. Line up now and move-in mid-May.

And RAFN, Trace contractor, wins an award for Trace Lofts, Bellevue firms win restoration awards.
I’m sure a few residents are chuckling about:

Particular attention was paid to reduce noise by installing state-of-the-art, built-up acoustical floors and […]

Popularity: 23% [?]

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Nice, we’re getting a Pizza Fusion in Trace North. This could be trouble :).

Great for a quick bite or casual dining, Pizza Fusion is an organic, eco-friendly restaurant serving gourmet pizzas (of course), salads, ciabatta sandwiches, beer, wine and more. They have an extensive list of environmentally friendly practices (details at http://www.pizzafusion.com/saving-the-earth/), and many of […]

Popularity: 19% [?]

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This week Trace North has been unwrapped (click-thru for high-res photos):

I’m so glad it’s finally getting unwrapped, I’m tired of living beside the “death star” as the developer referred to the wrap. With it finally unwrapped I’m very surprised how easy it is to see into the units from the street! Floor to ceiling windows […]

Popularity: 22% [?]

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The restaurant going into the ground floor of Trace North and 12th and Madison is Barrio [pdf]:

Barrio, pronounced “[something],” takes its name from the Spanish word for neighborhood, a term generally used to describe a cohesive place. The food will take an innovative approach to regional Mexican cuisine by bringing a simple and seasonal Northwest […]

Popularity: 21% [?]

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When folks signed purchase and sale for Trace North their closing was January 15th and as late as early November this was still believed to be the anticipated close date but throughout the holidays that date has moved all the way back to April 18th. HOA dues have also increased to $234.63/month.
Popularity: 6% [?]

Popularity: 6% [?]

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Yesterday evening was the Festive Evening on 12th [pdf] (fine print that’s 12th between Madison and Pike.)
It started off we me getting home and having to ask the black tie, black dress carolers outside our door to move so I could get my bike in.
After changing so I’d fit in with all the […]

Popularity: 15% [?]

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They’re holding back floors 4 and 6…

Feel free to send over any price sheets you might pick up; it drives me crazy that most places don’t put this info online or only have representative units on the MLS.
Popularity: 8% [?]

Popularity: 8% [?]

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2200 vs Cosmo
2200 - 36 vs Cosmo - 54.
Arcadian Court
#205, my friend Katrina’s unit that she listed on Redfin, went STI in a two days.
Fini
I hear there was a line up 25 people deep for Fini’s opening day. I also hear they started raising prices throughout the day in reaction to the demand. […]

Popularity: 31% [?]

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Trace North goes on sale Monday and in advance of that it looks like the floor plans made it to the web today (I hate how you have to use next and previous on their site to access the floor plans. Why can’t I just select the floor plan I want to see instead of […]

Popularity: 5% [?]

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Wow, I just got back from the Trace informational session, and I am excited!
First a photo from Todd Bates (via Vlad):

What happened was they had the following people speak for 5-10 minutes followed by a long Q&A followed by 1:1 time:

Ted Schroth the developer
Jim Goldberg the sales manager
Jeff Oaklief the architect
Robin Freeman the interior designer
Michael […]

Popularity: 9% [?]

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