urbnlivn, a seattle condo blog

I stopped by the 1521 grand opening this morning. Lots of people were there for the opening, including Seattle mayor, Greg Nickels as well as many of the people involved in the project, William Justen, Susan Marinello, Blaine Weber, Dean Jones,… One couple pulled up in their Maserati just as things got started.

The first […]

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Monday from 10 - 10:30 they’re having an opening event attended by none other than the Mayor!

Homebuyers and Mayor Greg Nickels is scheduled to attend the event, which will include the opening of the tower’s lobby and the porte cochère, a residential amenity new to downtown that provides residents and visitors with a covered walk […]

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Alrighty, no more buying the paper on Super Bowl weekend. Here’s the re-cap of ads in this past weekend’s Sunday Seattle Times:
1 Hotel Residences: Grand opening coming soon. Now selling. Occupancy 2010. It’s a lifestyle many desire but only a fortunate few will call their own.
1521: Occupancy 2008. Final purchase opportunity happening now. Call […]

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This morning I woke up to a nice offer of free tickets to the ACT play Mojo on and the Sayso courtesy of new condo development 1521:

But then had my hopes dashed this afternoon:

Thanks 1521.
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Seattle PI, Basement of old S.H. Kress department store to become a full-size IGA grocery:

“The downtown central business district of Seattle is one of the most ‘understored’ areas in the Pacific Northwest.”

This will be great for all the folks moving into the Four Seasons, 1, 1521, Fifth and Madison, etc.

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The Pacific Northwest magazine had a length article about downtown living this Sunday, Uptown Downtown: Close to everything and luxe, too, it’s the new condo life. Interestingly they take a look at who these urbanites are:

Of those purchasing high-rise condos for more than $500,000, half list themselves as professionals, while nearly 60 percent earn incomes […]

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Wendy reports that Fifteen Twenty-One-1521 receives 14 awards:

Fifteen Twenty-One, the high rise condo project which broke ground a few months ago on 2nd and Pike has been awarded 14 National and Regional awards by the National Association for Home builders (NAHB). The awards will be announced February 7, 2007. The awards also include the prestigous […]

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The Seattle Times this weekend had a big article on luxury real estate, The new luxury in Real Estate and takes a look at the definition of luxury condos:

How does an “all-luxury” building differ from a regular condominium project? For starters, there’s price: Most luxury condos cost $1,200 a square foot or more.

As well as […]

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Wendy has a post out about 1521 Fifteen Twenty One, not just another number.

One interesting luxury condo is 1521 on 2nd Ave between Pike and Pine St. The condo has been receiving so much interest that more than 50% of their units were sold and the developer will be raising their price tomorrow for some […]

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