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The Equinox newsletter today points us to their new virtual tour.
They actually have three. The first (labeled “Virtual Tour” is very lame. They took some photos, panned and zoomed the photos and added music. The second and third (”Home Tour” and “Amenities”) were okay.
What do you think? Good spend of their marketing dollars […]

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A concerned buyer has emailed in the following based on their experience with Equinox. It raises a number of good questions about what you can expect based on your purchase and sale and what you can’t. Do any other readers have similar stories to share?
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I purchased a unit at Equinox Condos in Eastlake on the […]

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Equinox and Gallery forwarded the PSBJ article on the Seattle condo pipeline drying up [pdf] to subscribers of their mailing list yesterday.
It’s always a great time to buyTM.
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I heard a rumor that the Wasabi Bistro folks will be one of the commercial tenants at Equinox. That’d certainly be a win for the Eastlake neighborhood.
Update: This is confirmed by the Equinox community sales manager who says, “Yes that appears to be true.”
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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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Bellagio
Added 3 more units to the MLS for a total of 4. Their HOAs feel really low at $0.26/square foot.
Cosmo
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Decatur
Decatur recently dropped prices on a number of units between $3k and $10k. Though oddly raised the price of #1306 $3k to $302,950 and #1007 $5k to $465,960

Equinox
Added 12 more units to the MLS for a […]

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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 went to the Expo today. Here’s an update on sales numbers.
1 - 143 reservations for 208 units
1521 - 131 of 141 units sold
Brix - 68 of 141 units sold
Domaine - 10 of 92 units sold. I heard a rumor they took all the units off the market but they haven’t. They have switched […]

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Brix
Brix is unveiling their new full size model unit today from 6-8pm. I stopped by yesterday to see it and it looks good. I’m mostly puzzled why for $495,000 I can buy a two story 917 square foot loft there but can only buy a 761 square foot view unit at Trace. It’s too bad […]

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More new listings, more price reductions. One for $20k. My search shows 31 active listings. I’m sure there’s more on Craigslist either as rentals or FSBO. My favorite new listing is this $731/sq ft studio, 900 Lenora St #W702. Check out the nice view that is about to go away :).

Bagley Lofts
Unit #103 is re-selling […]

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