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Escala sent out an email today touting the fact that they (and the Four Season) were featured in the latest issue of Alaska’s in-flight magazine [pdf] as if that’s like being feature in the New York Times or something:

Escala has garnered impressive media attention in recent weeks, including a feature in the July Alaska Airlines […]

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Seattle Times columnist Nicole Brodeur is skeptical of Escala’s ability to raise prices amid all this recession talk in, Condo grandeur’s price still climbing:

Recession? What recession?
There’s no such thing at Escala, the 31-story, mixed-use condominium complex under construction at Fourth and Virginia in downtown Seattle.Escala is so confident about Seattle’s prospects that this week, the […]

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Hurry and buy soon at Escala because the Seattle Times reports, Seattle luxury-condo complex Escala will raise prices:

Developer Lexas Cos. said this week that on June 5 it will raise the asking prices 3 to 7 percent for about 70 unsold units that have been on the market since last spring.

What’s the market doing?
Here […]

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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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Curious as to which downtown projects were advertising at the end of summer as the mortgage market implodes I picked up a Sunday Seattle Times. Here’s who is advertising and what their ads are saying:
1 Hotel - Sales debut September 2007
Carbon 56 - 50% sold. Summer Special: No Home Owner Dues for One Year!
Equinox - […]

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I was a little too hungover to make it to the condo expo today (though CrazyAboutCities was there and has a report.) I’ve found that putting on a smiley face and bullshitting with sales associates requires a certain level of mental dexterity, a level I was not possessing today. I did manage to make myself […]

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I’m running off to hockey but here are a few things to check out this weekend if it rains…
1100 E Howell
Phase two of 1100 E Howell is getting started soon. 24 townhomes, radiant in-floor heated hardwood, across from the park, underground parking, etc. Presentation center is open daily. Monday 1pm to 6pm and Tuesday to […]

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It’s been a while since I posted about the ads in the Sunday Seattle Times. Here’s a quick look at who’s advertising. You’ll notice only one Williams Marketing project on the list. Oddly last week the ran ads for Olive 8, Fini, Leona, 5th and Madison, Mosler, Meritage and Eastlake Lofts but this week they […]

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The New York Times recently ran an article on the how more and more couples are sleeping apart, To Have, Hold and Cherish, Until Bedtime, and they mentioned Escala as a development catering to this not so niche market:

At Escala, a condominium project in Seattle, a quarter of the 270 units have double master bedrooms, […]

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If you’ve got $500,000 to $5 million and want to live downtown (and if you don’t, why are you reading this blog?) you should check out the Escala preview event this Thursday at 5pm (presumably since you’re so rich you can leave work early). It’s at 414 Stewart Street, suite 200 in ‘Seattle’s vibrant Midtown’ […]

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