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The last week has been very busy at work getting ready for our all hands meeting which was on Friday, so I missed the news that Equinox on Eastlake has gone apartments. I think I know one Urbnlivn reader who will be quite happy to get their deposit back.
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Looks like Schnitzer West is switching to their own brokerage instead of using Windermere Onsite to finish sales off at Gallery & Equinox.
The Gallery announcement:

We proudly announce that Schnitzer West’s brokerage is now Brix’s listing agent. Community Sales Representatives Larry Ahrens and Kristi Dilts will be available to assist you beginning Wednesday, April 15th.

The [...]

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This week The Stranger takes a look at look developer Schnitzer, Schnitzer Hits the Fan – Developer Took Big Risks at the Worst Possible Time.

Schnitzer’s construction crews are finishing hundreds of new condos and scads of office space just as the real-estate market is bottoming out.

Yes, they are striking out: Gallery (

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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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